Education

• 1987: Ph.D. in Classics, The State University of Iowa
• 1986: Summer Program, The American Academy in Rome
• 1982: B.A. in Classics (Latin), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Honors and Awards

• 2003-2004: SMSU Academic Affairs Leadership Fellow
• 2001: SMSU Foundation Excellence In Teaching Award
• 1997: COAL Excellence In Service Award
• 1995: SMSU Summer Research Fellowship
• 1991: SMSU Foundation Excellence In Teaching Award
• 1982-1986: Teaching-Research Fellowship, University of Iowa
• 1981: Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Scholarly Publications

• "Motivating Faculty 'Ownership' Of IT Initiatives," Proceedings of the MidSouth Instructional Technology Conference, 2002
• "Kairos, Decorum, and 'Popular' Oratorical Practice: Crassus Orator’s Speech de lege Servilia," in Sipiora and Baumlin (eds), Rhetoric and Kairos: Essays in History, Theory, and Praxis (State University of New York Press, 2002), pp.128-137.
• "Finding A Public Affairs Voice on the Internet," SMSU Journal of Public Affairs 2 (1998), pp. 64-72.
• "Invective and Comedy in Cicero, In Pisonem 9 (Nisbet), Latomus 57.3 (1998), pp. 570-577.
• "Inter Tribunal et Scaenam : Comedy and Rhetoric in Ancient Rome," in W. Dominik, ed., Roman eloquence (London: Routledge, Ltd, 1997), pp. 182-197. (Supported by 1995 Summer Faculty Fellowship).
      Reviewed in: Studia Classica Israelica 1998 (M. Winterbottom), Scholia Reviews 1998 (N.P. Gross), The Classical Review 1999 (S.H. Rutledge).
• "Eloquentia ," (co-authored with James S. Baumlin), article in Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition (Garland Press, 1996).
• "'Dramatic' Ethos in Cicero's Later Rhetorical Works," in Baumlin and Baumlin, eds., Ethos : New Essays in Rhetorical and Critical Theory (Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1994), pp. 211-227.
• "Piso's Eyebrows," in Mnemosyne 45.2 (1992), pp. 234-237.
• "A 'Paraklausithyron' in Cicero's Second Philippic ," in Carl Deroux, ed., Studies in Latin Literature and Roman History, vol. VI (Brussels: Collection Latomus, 1992), pp. 215-227.
• "Echoes of Gilgamesh in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions," in Publications of the Missouri Philological Association XVI (1991) pp. 93-97.

Scholarly Presentations

• "Reclaiming The Third Dimension - From Telecourse to Blended Course," to be delivered at MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) International Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7-10 August 2008.
• "Building a Global Studies Program in the United States: Opportunities, Challenges, and Obstacles," delivered at International Conference "Mnogolikaya Globalizatsiya" (Multifaceted Globalization), School of International Relations, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 5 October 2007.
• "Cold War or Cold Wars? A Classical Perspective," delivered at International Conference "Rossiya, SShA i Vostochnaya Yevropa pered vyzovami 21-go veka" (Russia, USA, and Eastern Europe in the Challenges of the 21st Century) Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 28 June 2007.
• "The Parallel Lives of M. Tullius Cicero and Nikolai I. Bukharin," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Cincinnati, Ohio, 13 April 2007.
• "Cicero as Man of Constant Self-Exculpation," delivered at Fourth Biennial Conference "Ierarkiya i vlast v istorii tsivilizatsii (Hierarchy and Power in the History of Civilization)," Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Russian Federation, 15 June 2006.
• "Embracing Chaos: Building a Class Wiki" delivered at MidSouth Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 5 April 2005.
• "An Accidental Distance Educator Speaks,"  delivered at Higher Education and Learning Exchange (HELIX) 2004, Osage Beach, MO, 25 March 2004.
• "O Dinner, Where Art Thou? (Odyssey 7.208-225)," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Lexington, Kentucky, 3 April 2003.
• "Singing For Your Supper as Public Discourse," delivered at O HOMER, WHERE ART THOU? (COAL Odyssey Project/SMSU Antiquities Colloquium), 12 September 2002.
• "Motivating Faculty 'Ownership' Of IT Initiatives," read by title at MidSouth Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 8 April 2002.
• "Build a Low-Cost Virtual Community With Your Students," delivered at TechEd 99, Ontario, California, April 1999.
• "A Non-Citation From Terence in Cicero's Pro Vatinio," delivered at Classical Association of the Middle West and South/Southern Section, Savannah, Georgia, October 1996.
• "Crassus Orator, Comedy, and Mime: Cicero, De Oratore 2.239-242," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Nashville, Tennessee, 11 April 1996.
• "Quintilian on Narrative Brevity," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Omaha, Nebraska, 8 April 1995.
• "Kurt Vonnegut Goes to Hell: Katabasis in Breakfast of Champions," delivered at Southwest Missouri State University Antiquities Colloquium, 5 April 1995.
• "Five Thousand Years of Descent and Rebirth," lecture delivered at the SMSU English Department's Critical Readings Series, 13 October 1994.
• "Philodemus in Cicero's in Pisonem ," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 9 April 1994.
• "Orator gloriosus : Cicero, pro Cluentio 49-59," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 16 April 1993.
• "Echoes of Gilgamesh in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions ," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Missouri Philological Association, Point Lookout, MO on 12 April 1991.
• "Cicero, In Pisonem , fragment 9," delivered at Bi-Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (Southern Section) on 1 November 1990.
• "Comedy in Cicero's Second Philippic ," delivered at the Southwest Missouri State University Antiquities Colloquium, 20 April 1988.
• "Festive Narratio in Cicero: De Oratore 2.326-328," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 9 April 1988.
• "Qui Vero Narbone Reditus : Second Philippic 76-78," delivered at Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, 24 April 1987.

Miscellaneous Presentations

• Presentation; "Hell in the Halls," Student Activities Council (29 October 2007)
• Presentation: "Pirates of Mare Nostrum," Missouri Junior Classical League, Columbia MO (28 April 2007)
• Presentation: "Burying Caesar," talk/extravaganza at Springfield Library Center (02 March 2007)
• Presentation: "Going Down With The Classics: Katabasis in Ancient and Modern Forms," banquet speech delivered at the Illinois Classical Conference, Springfield, IL (7 October 2006)
• Presentation: "Teaching at a Distance - Best Practices" (co-presenter), MSU Showcase on Teaching (16 August 2006)
• Presentation: "Russia - Summer 2005," Springfield LDS Institute (28 April 2006)
• Presentation: "Julian the Apostate: Philosopher King," Philosophy Club (11 April 2006)
• Presentation: "Classical Themes in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe," Student Activities Council (29 March 2006)
• Presentation: "Descent into the Underworld in Classical Myth and Modern Film," Student Activities Council (1 February 2006)
• Presentation: "The Civil War in Springfield, MO," Senior Program, Schweitzer Methodist Church (5 January 2006)
• Presentation: "Roman Names." Grace Classical Academy (11 November 2005)
• Presentation: "Springfield, MO: A Railroad Town," Springfield Chapter, National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees (13 April 2005)
• Presentation: "The Civil War in Springfield, MO," LIFT Program, St. Paul's Methodist Church (9 March 2005)
• Presentation: "The Birth of the Universe in Hesiod's Theogony," SMSU English Language Institute (2 November 2004)
• Presentation: "Teaching Mythology: A Subterranean Approach," Missouri Classical Association, Columbia MO (16 October 2004)
• Facilitator, SMSU Centennial Public Discussion, Plaster Student Union (2 October 2004)
• Presentation: "Springfield, MO: A Railroad Town," LIFT Program, St. Paul's Methodist Church (29 September 2004)
• Presentation: "Springfield, MO: A Railroad Town," Springfield Library Station (18 March 2004)
• Presentation, "Classical Visions of Hell," SMSU English Week "High School Day" (11 March 2004)
• Presentation: "Marcus Aurelius and the Non-Consolation of Philosophy," Philosophy Club/Antiquities Colloquium, (21 October 2003)
• Presentation, "Religious Tolerance in Ancient Rome," SMSU Unity in Alternative Religions on Campus (13 October 2003)
• Presentation, "Roman Kids," SMSU Camp Bear (28 July 2003)
• Panelist, "SOAR Faculty Chat," Plaster Student Union Theater (10, 12, 17, 19 June 2003)
• Presentation, "As Olympus Turns: Classical Mythology as Soap Opera," SMSU English Week "High School Day" (13 March 2003)
• Presentation, "What's in a Roman Name?" Central High Latin Club (13 January 2003)
• Moderator, "An American in Russia - A Russian In America," Plaster Student Union (5 December 2002)
• Presentation, "The Russians Are Coming!," Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts (10 October 2002)
• Presentation, "What Edith Hamilton Doesn't Want You To Know," SMSU English Week "High School Day" (14 March 2002)
• Presentation, "The Ages of Humankind," Drury Mature Learners Institute (12 March 2002)
• Presentation, "From The Beginning," Drury Mature Learners Institute (5 March 2002)
• Presentation, "Classical Mythology," Greenwood Lab School (1 March 2002)
• Presentation, "Teaching, Technology, and Tenure," SMSU Faculty Workshop (9 November 2001)
• Presentation, "Streaming Media: A Demonstration," SMSU Showcase on Teaching (16 August 2000)
• Presentation, "Ancient Egyptian Medicine," The Discovery Center (20 February 2000)
• Workshop, "Roman Names," Fall Classics Festival, Lebanon MO (14 November 1999)
• Workshop, "The SMSU Internet Media Server," Strong Hall (12 November 1999)
• Presentation, "The Greeks and Their Beliefs," Springfield University Club (17 March 1999)
• Presentation, "Classical Myths," St. Joseph's Middle School (8 March 1999)
• Presentation, "The TA's Secret Weapon," Graduate College PIZZA WITH PROFS series (24 February 1999)
• Workshop, "Internet Enhancement of Teaching," SMSU Showcase on Teaching (6 January 1999)
• Presentation, "Virtual Language Center," SMSU Technology Expo (10 October 1998)
• Presentation, "Latin for Gardeners," Missouri Master Gardeners Convention (19 September 1998)
• Presentation, "Successful Teaching Strategies," Graduate College Colloquium (20 October 1997)

Media Appearances

• Editorial, "The Nexus and the Olive Branch," Community Free Press-Midweek (9 April 2008)
• LTE, "A little Latin goes only so far," Springfield News-Leader (29 January 2008)
• LTE, "'Stab in the back' belief dismays," Springfield News-Leader (7 August 2007)
• LTE, "Column was way out of line," Springfield News-Leader (19 August 2006)
• LTE, "Leaving Terrorist Free is Treasonous," Springfield News-Leader (8 July 2005)
• LTE, "Some Readers Enjoy Molly Ivins," Springfield News-Leader (23 November 2004)
• Featured in SMSU Web Services video for Assistive Technology Industry Association conference (December 2003)
• Featured in Faculty Profile article, SMSU Today (September 2003)
• Editorial, "U.S. not likely to go way of Rome," Springfield News-Leader (7 February 2003)
• Provided voice of John Homer Bothwell for Nelrod Productions's John Homer Bothwell: A Simple Life (October 2002)
• Featured on SMSU College Close-Up (November 2001)

Department, College, and University Service

• Coordinator, Antiquities Program (2004-present)
• Chair, MCL Personnel Committee (2004-2007, 2007-present)
• Member, MSU Online Course Advisory Committee (2008-present)
• Member, COAL Student Success Task Force (2008-present)
• Member, MSU Global Studies Committee (2007-present)
• Academic Affairs Leadership Associate (2003-2004)
• SMSU University Awards Committee (2003, 2007)
• SMSU Missouri Informational Technology Accessibility Standards Committee (2003-present)
• COAL Scholastic Appeals Committee (2003-2005, 2006-2007)
• Leadership SMSU (2002-2003)
• MCL Webmaster (1995-1998, 2002-2007)
• MCL Recorder of Minutes (1988-1991, 2001-2002)
• Chair, SMSU Public Affairs Website Committee (1998-2000)
• SMSU Ad Hoc Committee on Internet Issues (1999-2000)
• COAL Dean's Advisory Committee (1999-2001)
• SMSU Public Affairs Webmaster (1998-2000)
• SMSU Honors College Committee (1995-1998)
• SMSU Student Publications Board (1996-1998)
• SMSU Scholastic Standards & Revision of Records Committee (1994-1998)
• SMSU Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching Effectiveness (1997-1998)
• COAL Awards Committee (1996-1997, 2000-2001, 2005-2006)
• Chair, SMSU University College Council (1995-1997)
• COAL Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee (1996-1997)
• SMSU Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching Effectiveness (1995-1996)
• COAL Student Computer Usage Fees Committee (1994-1995)
• Chair, MCL Student Computer Usage Fees Committee (1994-1995)
• SMSU Pre-College Committee (1991-1994)
• SMSU Faculty Senate (1991-1995)
• SMSU Academic Relations Committee (1990-1991)
• COAL By-Laws Committee (1989-1991)
• COAL Ad Hoc Communications Audit Committee (1989)

Last updated 23 April 2008