Ph.D., English, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000
M.F.A., English/Creative Writing, University of Iowa, 1991
M.A., English, Kansas State University, 1989
B.A., English, University of Idaho, 1985
2001 Excellence in Education Award, Division of Student Affairs, University of Missouri
Little Lost River (novel), University of Nevada Press, 2008
“The Basic Thing: Some Thoughts on Cheeseburgers, The Big Shaggy, and the Uses of a Liberal Education.” The TLU Reader. Texas Lutheran University, 2013
Panelist, "The Value of Creative Writing in the Community." Our Lady of the Lake University Literary Festival, 2014