His research focuses on the reception of classical and medieval texts in England during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance with a particular emphasis on the evolving reputations of Virgil, Dante, and Chaucer from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. He taught for four years at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, before coming to The College of New Jersey in 1998 and served as coordinator of TCNJ’s First Seminar Program from 2005 to 2010. He has also served as (co-)coordinator of TCNJ’s Classical Studies program since 2003. He holds a B.A. from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Indiana University.