Education
- Ph.D., Princeton University
- M.A., Princeton University
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., Dartmouth College
Affiliations
- SCSC (Sixteenth Century Society & Conference)
- RSA (Renaissance Society of America)
Areas of Expertise
- 16th century French literature
- French wars of religion and witness literature
- New World travel literature
Courses Taught
- Beginning French (FREN 101 & 102)
- French Conversation (305 & 340)
- French Phonetics (308)
- French Literature Surveys (320, 11th-17th c. lit; 321, 18th-21st c. lit)
- French Theatre (325)
Selected Research
- Agrippa d'Aubigné; Jean de Léry
Selected Publications
- Forthcoming with Routledge: module for a French literature textbook, Entre-Textes: Dialogues littéraires et culturels; “Plus vrai que la réalité: La fiction historique d’Agrippa d’Aubigné” in L’Œuvre littéraire du Moyen Âge aux yeux de l’historien et du philologue, ed. Ludmilla Evdokimova and Victoria Smirnova. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2014. 219-229.
Professional Experience
- Previously taught at University of Pennsylvania (as lecturer, 2002-2004) and Princeton University (as lecturer, 2010-2011)
Hobbies/Interests
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Food
- Travel
- Community theater
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