Education:
1996-2000 Ph.D. English University of New Brunswick
Dissertation: Beauty with an Explanation: Lyricism in the Novels of Michael Ondaatje.
1996 Diploma in University Teaching University of New Brunswick
1994-1996 MA English and Creative Writing University of New Brunswick
Thesis Novel: No Friend of Time
1990-1994 BAH English and Drama Queen’s University
Undergraduate Thesis: a play.
University Teaching:
2008-2009 Assistant Professor, Limited Term, Department of English, Dalhousie University
Specialty: Creative Writing
2007-2008 Assistant Professor, Limited Term, Département des Études anglaises,
Université Sainte-Anne
2001-2005 Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, English Language, Literature and Creative Writing,
University of Windsor
2000-2001 Assistant Professor, Limited Term, Department of English
University of New Brunswick
1998-2000 Course Instructor, Multimedia Department
University of New Brunswick
Professional Editing and Writing Experience:
2000- Freelance Literary Critic
The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The National Post etc. (see publications)
2005- Freelance Editor.
Major clients: Cumberland Regional Economic Development Agency
2001-2005 Editorial Board Member, Studies in Canadian Literature
1997-1999 Founder and Editor, qwerte (an online arts magazine)
1996-1998 Co-Founder and Co-Editor, QWERTY (a paper arts magazine)