EDUCATION
Ph.D., English: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., English: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Romanian and Latin: University of Bucharest
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Composition I and II, The Film as Literature
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI: Media Literacy
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL: Introduction to Film, Shakespeare on Film and Video, Introductory Composition
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dissertation:
Visual Splendors and Intellectual Games: Heritage as an International Film Genre
Publications:
“African Tales and American Heritage in Daughters of the Dust: A Complex Tale of Adaptations,”From Camera Lens to Critical Lens: A Collection of Best Essays on Film Adaptation. Ed. Rebecca Housel. Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006. 133-141.
“Rooms with Different Views: Restoring Gay Images to the Past in Contemporary Costume Film,”Film and Sexual Politics: A Critical Reader. Ed. Kylo Patrick Hart. Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006. 217-229.