My wife, Kristen, and I currently live in Bloomington, Indiana where I am finishing up my doctorate in literature at Indiana Univeristy and she is working as a civil engineer at a local private firm, Smith Neubecker & Associates.  We have no kids (nor a dog or cat we treat as one).

When not working, Kristen immerses  herself in photography with a specific interest in portrait photography.  She belongs to the Bloomington Photography Club, which provides her an outlet to share her photos.  She recently has had a photo on display at the Encore Cafe in Bloomington, at the Sopha Gallery at Indiana University, and at an art museum in Indianapolis.   We will be getting a website up for her portraits soon.  The only one of her portraits on the web right now can be found on bassist Victor Wooten's website, where he makes use of a Kristen's portrait of his daughter.  To see it, go to http://www.victorwooten.com/soulcircus and click on "Ari's Eyes."

In my spare time, I play bass with my band, hunt with my bow, and play city league softball.  Basically, anything outside the library is a welcome break from my daily  tasks of writing and research.

Current Position/Job:  Teaching Fellow at Indiana University.

Field of Research: Twentieth Century Literature and Philosophy.

Education:

Indiana University, PhD-ABD, Literature and Philosophy

Missouri State University, M.A. (1999)

Missouri State University, B.S. in Ed. (1994)