Education
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994
I teach medieval literature, history of the English language, fiction writing, young adult literature, and other literature and writing courses.
Publications
Novels for young readers:
- The Book of the Maidservant,
- The Coming of the Dragon, and
- Peaceweaver (all from Random House)
Scholarly/professional titles:
- Recasting the Past: The Middle Ages in Young Adult Literature (Heinemann)
- The Middle Ages in Literature for Youth (Scarecrow Press)
- The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women (Palgrave Macmillan)
- The Old English Hexateuch: Aspects and Approaches, co-edited with Benjamin Withers (Medieval Institute Publications)
I am the English Department Literature Coordinator.