Professional Appointments
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor, Department of English, 2026—
Associate Professor, Department of English, 2017–2026
Yale University
Visiting Associate Professor of Humanities, 2026
University of Toronto
Associate Professor, Department of English, 2013–2017
Assistant Professor, Department of English, 2008–2013
Affiliate Graduate Faculty, Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, 2011–2017
University of Michigan
Norman Freehling Visiting Professor, Institute for the Humanities, 2015–2016
Education
University of Michigan
Ph.D., English Language and Literature, 2007
University of Missouri–Columbia
M.A., British and American Literature, 2000
Specialization in Comparative Oral Epic Traditions
Vassar College
A.B., Ancient Greek, 1995
Conferred with Highest Distinction