EDUCATION
Ph.D. in French, Emory University (2005)

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Medieval Literature, Twentieth-Century Post-War Literature and Philosophy

PUBLICATIONS

Article :

• "Criminal Naïveté: Blind Resistance and the Pain of Knowing in Chrétien de Troyes' Conte du Graal. " Modern Language Review: April, 2006.

• Solicited by MHRA of Norris J. Lacy and Joan Tasker Grimbert, eds. A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes, Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 2005. Spring, 2006.

• "The Sacred (Silenced) Call in Marie de France's Espurgatoire Seint Patriz." Invited by the Department of Modern Languages, Kenyon College, February, 2006;
• "Sacred Trauma: Chrétien de Troyes' Conte du Graal." Invited by the Department of French, Bucknell University, February, 2005;
• "Between the Extremes: The Troubled Status of Purgatory in Marie de France's Espurgatoire Seint Patriz ." Presented at the Southeastern Medieval Association Conference, College of Charleston, October 14-16, 2004;
• "Perceval's Impossible Return." Presented at the 55th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, April 18-20, 2002 ;
• "The Truth about Failure: Structural Collapse in Marguerite de Navarre's Heptaméron." Presented at the 27th Annual Conference on Literature and Film, Florida State University, January 24-26, 2002;
• "The Suffering Body in the Texts of Chrétien de Troyes." Presented in the "Major Texts: Ancient to Medieval Literature" class ( Emory University, CPLT 202, Prof. Nicholas Ealy), November 1, 2001;
• "Perceval's Double Crime: A Story About Wandering." Presented at the "Literature on Trial" Conference, Emory University, October 6-7, 2000 ;
• "How are French Graduate Programs Preparing Us for the Profession?" South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 6, 1998; (panelist)
• "Life and Death: The Effects of Time in the Novels of Nina Bouraoui." Presented at the 23rd Annual Film and Literature Conference, Florida State University, January 29-31, 1998;
• "The Mirror Tradition: The Political Spirit of Christine de Pizan and John of Salisbury." Presented at the 22nd Annual Film and Literature Conference, Florida State University, January 30-February 1, 1997.