Degrees

MAT, School for International Training
BA, Hampshire College

Main Interests

I am available to discuss student writing concerns at any point in the writing process. I have a background in English as a Second Language and intercultural communication. Recognizing the various ways that thinking, reading, and writing are related, I see great value in exploring ideas with students in order to deepen revision.

Research Interests

English as a Second Language, college writing in multicultural contexts, immigrant and refugee students, "Generation 1.5"

Teaching Interests

ESL, college writing, multicultural education

Other Interests

In addition to college teaching, I have been involved in refugee resettlement work and community-based adult basic education. I also write poetry, fiction, and essays, some of which explore relationships between culture and the environment.

Publications

Poetry collections

Traveling Mercies (Alice James Books, 1993)
Far Sides of the Only World (Carolina Wren Press, 2004)

Journals

The Atlantic Monthly, Beloit Poetry Journal, Borderlands, Image, Kenyon Review, Massachusetts Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Orion, Sierra, Sonora Review, etc.

Anthologies

Borelli, Peter & Brian Swann, ed. Poetry from the Amicus Journal, NY: Natural Resources Defense Council 1990

Gonzales, Gertrude & Anne Mammary, ed. Cultural Activisms: Poetic Voices, Political Voices, NY: SUNY 2000

Nye, Naomi Shihab, ed. What Have You Lost? NY: Greenwillow / William Morrow, 1999

Melhem, D.H. & Leila Diab, A Different Path, Roseville MI: Ridgeway Press, 2000

St. Antoine, Sara, ed. Stories from Where We Live: The Gulf Coast, Minneapolis MN: Milkweed Editions, 2002

Student Projects

assisting students with senior theses and other research