Degrees:

• Ph.D., Theatre 8/99
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
  
• M.A., Theatre 8/95
  Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
  
• B.S.E., Theatre/Speech 12/85
  Vocal Music Minor
  Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO

University Awards and Recognition:

• Full-Ride Fellowship from Fling Fund and Thompson Endowment, Maude Hammond Fling Fellowship, Boritzki Graduate Scholarship-Alternate, Graduated CMSU Magna Cum Laude

Honors:

• Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Purple Mask, Theta Alpha Phi, Outstanding Theatre Student Scholastic Award

Conference Presentations, Refereed:

• "TWT: Teaching With Technology" session coordinator, co-chair and presenter, sponsored by Theatre as a Liberal Art Focus Group, Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, August 2-5, 2001
• "Lawrence University’s 2.5%: Establishing Community and Preserving Identity" Theatre History Symposium, Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 9-12, 2000
• "Mysterious Procedures: Funding the Federal Theatre Project and the National Endowment for the Arts" accepted for Theatre History Symposium, Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 13-16, 1997
• "Structural Identity: An Approach to Character Analysis in Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew" Theatre History Symposium, Mid-America Theatre Conference, March 16-19, 1995
• "Intersecting Math and Drama" Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education Conference, September 28, 2001

Current Research Interests:

• American Theatre - Corporate Funding on Broadway, 1930's Popular Theatre, Art Theatre Movement

Directing:

• The Mikado Lawrence University
  
• Resurrections Memorial Presbyterian Church Senior Highs
  
• A View From the Bridge Attic Theatre
  
• Shaw On Marriage Lawrence University
  
• The Little Foxes Lawrence University
  
• Sylvia University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  
• Tall Tales (from The Kentucky Cycle) Southwest Missouri State University
  
• South Pacific (assistant director) Tent Theatre, Springfield, Missouri
  
• The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines Southwest Missouri State University
  (assistant director)
  
• Pajama Game Neosho High School
  
• The Curious Savage Neosho High School
  
• Cinderella Lebanon Community Theatre

Acting:

• Realization #3 (film)Prof. ReissLawrence University
• Hellevator (film)ProfessorLawrence University
• The Last Contrabass in Las VegasNarratorLawrence University
• Winds of NagualNarratorLawrence University
• ArcadiaHannahUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• House of BernardaAlba AngustiasUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Olsten KimberlyQualityCare CaregiverCaregiver Paragon, Inc. Screening Video
• The Glass MenagerieAmandaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• PterodactylsGraceNebraska Repertory Young Co.
• A Coupla White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin'MaudeUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Dancing at LughnasaKateSouthwest Missouri State University
• A Christmas CarolMrs. FezziwigUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Mack and MabelPhyllisFoster Tent Theatre, Springfield, Missouri
• Measure for MeasureFranciscaSouthwest Missouri State University
• Sans Everything (original work)MotherSouthwest Missouri State University
• Bedroom FarceJanLakefront Players Dinner Theatre

Other Professional Service:

• Humanities Scholar for Wild Space Dance Company's Dancing Aloud - a dance performance based on contemporary literature, supported by Wisconsin Humanities Council
  Post-show talk-back, Stiemke Theater, Milwaukee
  Pre-show lecture, Stansbury Theatre, LU
  
• Assistant to Managing Director/Company Manager, Nebraska Repertory Theatre
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
  
• Institute Assistant, Performing Arts Institute
  Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Professional Memberships:

• Association for Theatre in Higher Education
  Theatre as a Liberal Art Focus Group: Publications Coordinator
  
• Mid-America Theatre Association