Short biography (photo with mom)
I am an Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of English Education in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at The University of Oklahoma, a genuinely stellar institution. Recently, I have received the Pedersen Award for Advising (2016), the Henry Daniel Rinsland Award for Research (2014), the Provost's Award for Research Impact (2013) and the College Research Award (2011). I have great colleagues and brilliant students and anything that I have "accomplished" is likely more attributable to their efforts than mine.
My son Robert is a gifted researcher (soft robotics), musician, writer, and athlete who just graduated from Rice University and is headed for the Ph.D. program at Yale. My wife Coleen is a writer, artist, and editor and one of the best teachers I have ever seen. In my spare time, I read, write, and compose music for the piano.
I am an Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of English Education in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at The University of Oklahoma, a genuinely stellar institution. Recently, I have received the Pedersen Award for Advising (2016), the Henry Daniel Rinsland Award for Research (2014), the Provost's Award for Research Impact (2013) and the College Research Award (2011). I have great colleagues and brilliant students and anything that I have "accomplished" is likely more attributable to their efforts than mine.
My son Robert is a gifted researcher (soft robotics), musician, writer, and athlete who just graduated from Rice University and is headed for the Ph.D. program at Yale. My wife Coleen is a writer, artist, and editor and one of the best teachers I have ever seen. In my spare time, I read, write, and compose music for the piano.
