| Institution | Degree | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| University of Texas-Dallas | Ph.D. | 2011 |
| Midwestern State University | MA | 1993 |
| Midwestern State University | BBA | 1985 |
| Employer | Position | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern State University | Associate Professor | 05/11/1996 | |
| Lamar University | Lecturer | 05/11/1993 | 05/11/1996 |
Research and Scholarly Activity
Publications:
"President"s Message," CCTE Studies, Volume LXXXVII, 2022
"An Afternoon with Larry," Archer County News, November 4, 2021
"President"s Message," CCTE Studies, Volume LXXXVI, 2021
Reprint of "Pat Conroy's The Great Santini: The Masculinity of a Southern, Gentle Man" in Contemporary Literature Criticism, Vol 413, Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau, 2017 (Reference Book)
"Masculinities and Role Models in McMurtry's Horseman", Pass By, CCTE Studies, Vol. LXXXI, 2016 (Refereed Journal)
"Pat Conroy's The Great Santini: The Masculinity of a Southern", Gentle Man, The Lamar Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 38, Issue 1, Spring 2013 (Refereed Journal)
Presentations:
"The Life of Larry McMurtry's Non-Fiction," Conference of College Teachers of English, Wichita Falls, 2023
"John Williams: Wichita Falls' Greatest Writer?" Midwestern State University, Lifelong Learning Center, Wichita Falls, 2023
"Jan Reid: A Retrospective on a Writer's Life Well Lived," Midwestern State University, Lifelong Learning Center, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2021
"Larry McMurtry: The 'Bad Boy' of Texas Letters," Conference of College Teachers of English, virtual meeting, 2022
"Jan Reid: A Retrospective on a Writer's Life Well Lived," American Studies Association of Texas, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2021
"An Afternoon with Larry," A Literary Tribute to Larry McMurtry, Archer City, Texas, 2021
"Sandra Scofield and the Heroism of Working Class Women," Conference of College Teachers of English, McKinney, Texas, 2020
"Sandra Scofield's Plain Seeing: A Plain, Great Novel," Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Lifelong Learning Center, 2019
"The Critique of Southern Masculinities in Pat Conroy's The Lords of Discipline," South Central Modern Language Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2019
"James Hoggard's Elevator Man, Midwestern State University, Lifelong Learning Center, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2019
"Larry McMurtry and Horseman, Pass By," Midwestern State University, Lifelong Learning Center, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2019
"Sandra Scofield's Plain Seeing: A Plain, Great Novel," Conference of College Teachers of English, Kingsville, Texas, 2019
"Lyle Lovett and the Deconstruction of Dichotomies." Texas College English Association, Kingsville, Texas, 2019
"Gender and Politics in Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town." Faculty Forum at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX, 2019 (With Melissa Nivens)
"T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land and the Beatles' White Album." The Beatles' The White Album: An International Symposium, Long Branch, NJ, 2018
"Larry McMurtry and The Last Picture Show." COPLAC Annual Meeting, Archer City, Texas, 2018
"The Politics of Gender in Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town." Celebration of Scholarship, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2018 (With Melissa Nivens)
"Darkness on the Edge of Town and Conservative Gender Roles." Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium, Long Branch, NJ, 2018 (With Melissa Nivens)
"Student-Athletes and Performance in the Composition Classroom." Research Network Forum at CCCC, Kansas City, MO, 2018 (With Melissa Nivens)
"The Good Ol' Boy Influence in Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights," American Studies Association of Texas, Huntsville, Texas, 2017
"Elmer Kelton's Good Old Boys and Masculinities," Celebration of Scholarship, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2017
"James Hoggard's Elevator Man: The Bobby Johnson Story: Masculinities' Influence on Collective Attitudes toward Criminal Conduct or the Good Ol' Boy Effect," Texas College English Association Conference, Hurst, Texas, 2017
"Conroy's The Prince of Tides and Contemporary Southern Manliness," South Central Modern Language Association, Dallas, Texas, 2016
"Masculinities in Pat Conroy's My Losing Season," American Studies Association of Texas, Huntsville, Texas, 2016
"Masculinities and Role Models in McMurtry's Horseman, Pass By," Texas College English Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2016
Larry Brown's Joe vs. David Gordon Green's Film: A Contrast in Masculinities," American Studies Association of Texas Conference, Huntsville, Texas, 2015
Springsteen Allusions in T.C. Boyle's "Greasy Lake," Celebration of Scholarship, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2015
"The Genius of John Trimble's Writing with Style," The Heart of English: Region 9 ESC Workshop # 3794.12880, Wichita Falls, TX, 2014
"Pat Conroy: Toward a Gentler Southern Masculinity," American Studies Association of Texas Conference, Kerrville, Texas, 2011
"Friday Night Lights: Existential Mojo," American Studies Association of Texas, Waco, Texas, 2006
"Revulsion and Redemption: Ignatius J. Reilly in A Confederacy of Dunces," South Central Modern Language Association, Dallas, Texas, 2006
"Poverty Knob," Conference of College Teachers of English, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2006
"Hands as Thematic Symbol in Novel and Film: The Last Picture Show," American Studies Association of Texas, Wichita Falls, Texas, 2005
"Gail Hightower's Masculinity: Gender Confusion in Faulkner's Light in August," Conference of College Teachers of English, Waco, Texas, 2005
"The Credibility of Jose Enrique de la Pena's With Santa Anna in Texas," American Studies Association of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 2004
"Bruce Springsteen as Poet," Conference of College Teachers of English, Beaumont, Texas, 2004
"Coaching in the Composition Classroom," Conference of College Teachers of English, Denton, Texas, 1999
"The Jung and the Restless," Sigma Tau Delta Regional Conference, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1992