• Education - Ph.D. Columbia University, M. A. University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, B. A. University of Massachusetts - Amherst. 
  NC State faculty member since 1989.
• Areas of Interest- Masterpieces of Western literature, French art and culture, Second-language acquisition, International studies.
• Publications - Articles on modern literature and culture, book reviews, translations, original poetry, a children's book, and a book on
  Michel de Montaigne, sixteenth-century French humanist, philosopher, and founder of the essay.
• Recent Accomplishments - Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award.  Authored history of the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
  to mark its centennial.  Awarded research grant by the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.  Departmental Award for Teaching
  and Learning Excellence. Nominated for University Outstanding Teaching Award.
• Current Projects - Promoting cultural literacy and language learning in North Carolina.  Conducting research on French-American
  relations and on the French heritage of North Carolina.  Enhancing the international environment at NC State. Directing study abroad programs.

Teaching Philosophy // Curriculum Vitae // Resume // History of FLL at NC State // Interview
Montaigne & The New Millennium // Baudelaire & Emerson // Selected Poems // Scholarly Repository
Editorial // Montaigne among the Moderns // French Section // Web Resources // Art & Society in France

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