Degrees

• Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2003
• M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998
• B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 1993.

Research Area

• The role of definitions and expressions of identity and identification in transforming collective interest over time
• Communicative appearances in the middle of public life
• Rhetorical theory and public practice

Current Courses

• On leave 2005-2006

Professional Societies

• National Communication Association
• Rhetoric Society of America
• International Society for the History of Rhetoric

Professional Honors

• Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University (2001-02)
• University Scholarship, Northwestern University (1998-2001)
• Top Student Paper, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Interest Group; International Communication Association Conference, Acapulco, Mexico, 2000.
• University Fellowship, Northwestern University (1997-98)
• Tuition Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1995-97)