Education and Professional Experiences 

Education

• 1987 Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • Special Field: Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dissertation Title: "Reading and Teaching Irony in Poetry: Giving Short People a Reason to  Live." 
• 1976 M.A.T., University of Chicago
  • Major Emphases: English and Education
• 1976 B.A., University of Chicago
  • Major: English

Professional Experience

• 2005 Professor, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education, College of Education, Temple University.
• 2002-2005 Professor and Chair, Department of Learning and Teaching,  Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education.
• 1995-2002 Associate Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching,  Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education.
• 1992-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education.
• 1988-1991 Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
• 1987-1988 Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Chicago.
• 1976-1987 English Instructor, Elk Grove High School, Illinois Township High School District 214.