M.Div.  Theology, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
M.A.    English, Beaver College (now Arcadia University), Glenside, PA
B.A.       Religion, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

Religious Uses of Neolithic Stone Circles
Fundamentalism
Early and Medieval Christianity
Religious Themes in Popular Film
Novel Writing

With Mel Seesholtz, “Two Professors, One Valuable Lesson:  How to Respectfully Disagree.”  The Chronicle of Higher Education.  30 October 2009.
“Temptation.”  The Encyclopedia of Love in the World Religions.  Vol. 2.  Yudit Kornberg Greenberg (ed.).  Santa Barabara, CA:  ABC CLIO, 2008. 642-645.
“The Medieval Image of the Hero in the Harry Potter Novels.” The Journal of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, 2004. 440-445.
“Symbol of Transformation:  Jesus as a Trickster God.” The Journal of the Society for the Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, 2002. 344-350.

World Religions, Classical Mythology, Religious Themes in Popular Film, Comparative Religion (Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), Mysticism, Early and Medieval Christianity, Modern Christianity, Women and Religion, The Bible as Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, Technical Writing, Business Writing, Religious Uses of Neolithic Stone Circles in Southwest England (an Embedded International Studies Course)

Chief Ogontz Award (2003)
Special Recognition Award (2003)
Distinguished Faculty Service Award (2006)
Outstanding Teacher Award (2008)