About
I teach mostly composition courses to community college students, usually using OER materials. I sometimes get to teach science fiction, my real favorite. Education
Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, 1996
M.A., Northeastern University, 1988
B.A., Suffolk University, 1986 Publications
Journal article
- “Some Suspect of Ill: Shakespeare’s Sonnets and [Star Trek’s] ‘The Perfect Mate.’” Extrapolation 36.1 (March 1995): 55-64.
Book chapter
- “Genocide and Extinction in Linda Hogan’s Ecopoetry.” Ecopoetry: A Critical Introduction. Ed. J. Scott Bryson. Salt Lake City: University of Utah P, 2002. 162-175.
Book reviews
- Review of Sylvie Magerstädt, Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema: Virtual Worlds and Ethical Problems. (Palgrave Pivot, 2014). SFRA Review 315 (Winter 2016): 20-21.
- Review of Michael C. Pounds, Race in Space: The Representation of Ethnicity in “Star Trek” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Scarecrow Press, 1999). Journal of Popular Film and Television 30.1 (Spring 2002): 71-72.
- Review of Sue Steward and Sheryl Garratt, Signed Sealed and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop Music. (South End Press, 1985). Sojourner (May 1985): 37.
Projects
- OER textbook on women science fiction writers.
Memberships
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Modern Language Association
