Education

M.A., University of Illinois at Springfield (in progress with 32 hours completed)

C.A.S., Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 08/1999

M.S., Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 05/1997

B.A., English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 05/1995

A.S., Lincoln Land Community College: 05/1993

Professional Experience

Professor / Librarian
Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
08/2000 - Present

Editorial Assistant
Between the Lines
05/2002 - Present

Managing Editor
Mirror of Race: www.mirrorofrace.org
11/2008 - Present

Interim Assistant Public Services Librarian
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
08/1999 - 06/2000

Fellowships & Awards

Research Fellowship, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (Austin, Texas), 2003-2004.

Lincoln Land Community College Distinguished Service Award, Faculty, 2008-2009.

Research Fellowship, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (Austin, Texas), 2009-2010.

Publications & Web Design

(Editor) John Fuller & the Sycamore Press: A Bibliographic History. Oxford: Bodleian Library / New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010.

(Editor) Conversations with Ian McEwan. University Press of Mississippi, 2010.

(Co-editor with Vanessa Guignery) Conversations with Julian Barnes. University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

(Contributor). "Barnes, Julian." The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story. Ed. Andrew Maunder. New York: Facts on File, 2007. pp. 27-28.

(Contributor). "Evermore." The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story. Ed. Andrew Maunder. New York: Facts on File, 2007. p. 146.

(Compiler of bibliography). Three Poets in Conversation: Dick Davis, Rachel Hadas, Timothy Steele. London: Between the Lines, 2006.

(Contributor). Kruger, Betsy and Cathy Lawson, eds. On Account of Sex: An Annotated Bibliography on the Status of Women in Librarianship 1998-2002. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2006.

(Editorial Assistant). Peter Dale in Conversation with Cynthia Haven. London: Between the Lines, 2005.

(Editorial Assistant). John Ashbery in Conversation with Mark Ford. London: Between the Lines, 2003.

(Co-compiler of bibliography with Philip Hoy). Charles Simic in Conversation with Michael Hulse. London: Between the Lines, 2002.

(Co-compiler of bibliography with Philip Hoy). Ian Hamilton in Conversation with Dan Jacobson. London: Between the Lines, 2002.

(Contributor). Kruger, Betsy and Cathy Lawson, eds. On Account of Sex: An Annotated Bibliography on the Status of Women in Librarianship 1993-1997. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.

"Bloody golden eggs again!" Authors Review of Books no. 10 (Summer/Fall 1999).

"Letter to the Editor: England, England." Times Literary Supplement, September 18, 1998, p. 19.

Julian Barnes Website: www.julianbarnes.com (1996 - Present)

Ian McEwan Website: www.ianmcewan.com (2002 - Present)

James Fenton Website: www.jamesfenton.com (2005 - Present)

Hermione Lee Website: www.hermionelee.com (2006 - Present)

Ian Hamilton Website: www.ianhamilton.org (2009 - Present)

Luna Argentum (Hand-crafted Sterling Silver Jewelry by Tricia Hardway): www.lunaargentum.com

Organizations

Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Science Honor Society (1997)

American Library Association (1996 - present)

Phi Beta Kappa (1995)

Golden Key National Honor Society (1995)

Phi Theta Kappa (1993)