This is my 27th year teaching English and my 18th at West! I have a Senior at West and a sophomore at SIU. 

I love reading and discussing literature with my students. As a reader, I am especially drawn to novels with multiple narrators and shifts in time and place. I also am a fan of books with a touch of magical realism. Some of my favorites are V.E. Schwab, Sarah Addison Allen, Toni Morrison, Isabel Allende, Amy Tan, Kristin Hannah, and Elif Shafak. 

When I am not reading, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family. We love camping, Cardinals games, and The Muny.