Degrees

• B. S.: Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg VA, 1971 (Physics)
• M. S.: North Texas State Univ., Denton, TX, 1975 (Physics)
• Ph.D.: Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1981 (Theoretical Physics)

Research Area

• Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics
• Cosmology

Current Research

• Particle physics models
• Inflationary models

Current Positions

• 2007-present Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Previous Positions

• 1980-81 : Assistant Professor, Northeastern Univ., Boston MA
• 1981-83 : Research Associate, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• 1983-85 : Research Associate, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
• 1985-1991 : Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
• 1992-2006 : Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Professional Societies

• APS
• AAAS

Professional Honors

• DoE Oustanding Junior Investigator

Selected Publications

• For a complete list, click at the top of this page.