1991-1995 Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
PA: Ph.D. 1995 (German)
Dissertation: “The Topography
of Gender in Middle High German Arthurian Romance”
Directed by Dr.
Francis G. Gentry
1992-1993 Universität Köln (DAAD)
1988-1991 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI:
MA 1989 (German)
1987-1988 Universität Köln (Fulbright)
1983-1987 University of Rochester, Rochester NY: BA 1987
(magna cum laude)
Major: English
(with highest distinction)
Thesis:
“Georg Büchner’s Shakespeare”
Minor: Biology
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Arthurian Romance
Old Norse Language and Literature
Medievalism(s): Reception of the Middle Ages in the visual arts, literature
and film
Creative Mythology: Myths and their creative re-interpretations
Women's Literature in German-speaking Areas from the Middle Ages to the
Present
Feminist Theory and the Practice of Women’s Studies
18th Century German Literature, particularly Sturm und Drang
Survey Courses in German Literature, Culture, and Civilization
Interdisciplinary Courses in Culture and the Humanities
Computer-Assisted Language Instruction SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT:
Courses in German Language and Literature
Elementary German
Intermediate German
Age of Goethe
German Literature after 1945
German Literature Through the Reformation
German Women Writers
Courses in German Studies and the Humanities
Literature and Music. Embodying the Word
Modern Medievalism: Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Eco’s The Name
of the Rose
Speaking the Unspeakable: Imagining the Holocaust and its History in Literature
and Film
The Path to Modernity: German Literature, Music, and Philosophy in 19th
Century Europe.
Arthurian Literature
Creative Mythology
Other Courses
Introduction to Women’s Studies: Theory and Practice
Literature and Writing: Cultural Landscapes
LANGUAGES
Near-native fluency in German
Novice-level in Spanish
Reading knowledge of Latin and French
Reading knowledge of Old Norse and Old English
ACADEMIC HONORS
Goshen College
2002 Faculty Research Grant
2001 Women’s Studies Summer Research Grant
1996 Faculty Research Grant
Pennsylvania State University
1994-1995 Edwin Earle Sparks Dissertation Fellowship
1992-1993 DAAD Dissertation Fellowship: Universität
Köln
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1990 Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor
Society)
1988-1989 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship
University of Rochester
1987-1988 Fulbright-Hays Study Grant: Universität
Köln
1987 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
1987 Phi Beta Kappa (Iota Chapter)
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Appalachian State University
2003- Associate Professor of German
and Chair
Goshen College
2001-2003 Chair, Department of Modern and Classical Languages
and Literatures
2001-2002 Interim Director of Goshen College Honors Program
2001 (Summer) Director of Goshen College Study-Service-Term
(SST) in Jena, Germany
1999- Associate Professor of German
1995-1999 Assistant Professor of German
1996- present Fulbright Program and BCA (Brethren Colleges
Abroad) Study Abroad Advisor
Pennsylvania State University
1991-1995 Graduate Assistant, Department of German
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1988-1991 Teaching Assistant, Department of German
SCHOLARLY RESEARCH
Publications
Book: Topographies of Gender in Middle High German Arthurian Romance.
Studies in Medieval History and Culture. New York: Garland, 2001.
Book projects: Women in Text and Image in Medieval Germany 1150-1350
(working title). I am also interested in doing research on the relationship
between German dramatist Friedrich Schiller and nineteenth-century Italian
opera.
Articles:
"Women on the Edge in Parzival: A Study of the 'Grail Women'." Quondam
et Futurus: A Journal of Arthurian Interpretations (now renamed Arthuriana
) Vol. 3, no. 2. (Summer 1993): 56-68.
“Places to Play: Topographies of Gender in Gottfried von Strassburg's
Tristan.” Essays in Medieval Studies. Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual
Meeting of the Illinois Medieval Association. Vol. 16 (Spring 2000): 53-66.
A copy of this article can be viewed in the online edition of the journal
at http://www.luc.edu/publications/medieval/emsv16.html
“Hell hath no fury…” Triuwe and vâlandinne in the Nibelungenlied.
In: Nû lôn' ich iu der gâbe: Festschrift for Francis G.
Gentry. Ed. Ernst Ralf Hintz. Göppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik. 693.
Forthcoming, Spring 2003.
“Uta and Isolde: Designing the Perfect Woman.” The Politics and Aesthetics
of Gender in the Middle Ages. Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting
of the Illinois Medieval Association. In Essays in Medieval Studies. Vol 19.
Morgantown: West Virginia Press, 2003, 70-89.
“Gender and Love in the Epic Romances of Hartmann von Aue.” in: The Hartmann
Companion. Ed. Francis G. Gentry. Forthcoming.
Contributions to the following reference works:
The Nibelungen Encyclopedia. Ed. Winder McConnell. New York:
Routledge, 2002.
Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John M. Jeep. New York:
Garland Publishing, 2002.
The Rise of the Medieval World 500-1300: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed.
Jana K. Schulman. Westport CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Book Reviews:
In progress: Bea Lundt. Weiser und Weib : Weisheit und Geschlecht
am Beispiel der Erzähltradition von den "Sieben weisen Meistern" (12.-15.
Jahrhundert) Munchen : Fink, 2002. Forthcoming for the Medieval
Feminist Forum. Winter 2004.
Hartmann von Aue. Arthurian Romances, Tales, and Lyric Poetry: The Complete
Works of Hartmann von Aue. Trans. Frank Tobin, Kim Vivian, and Richard H.
Lawson. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001. In:
Speculum. A Journal of Medieval Studies. 78.1 (Winter 2003).
Karin Tebben, ed. Beruf: Schriftstellerin. Schreibende
Frauen im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Sammlung Vandenhoek. Göttingen:
Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, 1998. In: Colloquia Germanica 34.1 (Summer
2001): 68-71.
Jerold Frakes. Brides and Doom. Gender , Property, and Power
in Medieval German Women’s Epic. In: Monatshefte vol. 88 no. 3
(Fall 1996): 393-395.
Scholarly Presentations and Service: Medieval Studies
Service:
Elected to serve as president of the Society for Medieval German Studies
for a two-year term from 2002-2004 term. This action was taken at the
35th International Congress on Medieval Studies. Kalamazoo, May 4-7, 2000.
Recent Presentations:
"Walking with the Ents: Tolkien and Marketing Medieval Studies in
the Modern Curriculum" AATG Annual Meeting. American Council of Teachers
of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Philadelphia, 21-23 November 2003
“Sight and the Transformation of Psyche in Konrad von Würzburg’s Partonopier
und Meliur.” Novus et Antiquus: The Thirty-Third Annual Interdisciplinary
CAES Conference. Ball State University (Muncie, IN) 11-12 October 2002
“Uta and Isolde: Poetry in Stone.” 37th International Congress on Medieval
Studies. Kalamazoo, 2-5 May 2002.
“Camelot through the Brandenburg Gate: Christoph Hein’s Ritter der Tafelrunde.”
Presentation at the Humanities Roundtable. Goshen College, February 2001.
Scholarly Presentations and Service: Teaching and Pedagogy
Service:
Elected to serve as Vice President of the Indiana chapter of the American
Association of Teachers of German for a two-year term from 2002-2004. This
action was taken at the annual meeting of the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers
Association 7-9 November 2002.
Recent Presentations:
“Bach’s Bible: History and Language” and “Looking at the Past through the
Present: Eighteenth-Century Germany and Anti-Semitism.” Two lectures
as part of the Goshen College Bach Festival. 26 March – 7 April 2003.
"Grad School didn't quite prepare me for this or If I had only known what
life would really be like" (with Jack Hellenbrand, German teacher, Mishawaka
High School, Mishawaka IN). Perspectives on the Profession. A conference
sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Washington
University, St. Louis, 10-12 May 2002.
“Creating Connections in Northern Indiana: A Cooperative Venture in
Intermediate German,” with James L. Graves. Session on Advocacy/Recruitment
of Students for the Small German Programs Special Interest Group (SIG) at
the annual convention of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language
(ACTFL), Boston, November 17-19, 2000.
“Women in Today’s Academy: A Perspective from Two Generations.” Discussion
leader with Judith Davis, Goshen College Professor of French and Humanities,
at the Second Intercollegiate Women’s Conference. Goshen College, October
23, 1999.
SERVICE
Goshen College: Committee work and other administration
2002- Group Facilitator for Goshen
College Women's Leadership Initiative: Setting Out on the Spiritual Path
2002 (summer) Member of English Dept. Search Committee
1997- present Women’s Studies Advisory Committee (Co-chair
of committee 1997-2000)
2000- present Humanities Task Force
1996- present Member of the International Education Committee
1996- present Director and Organizer of the Germany exhibit
for the annual Goshen College Ethnic Fair
Goshen College: Modern Language Department
2000- Editor of MCLL Department Newsletter
1999- Sponsor and organizer of German
Club
1998-1999 New Faculty Mentor
1998- present Designated Technology Consultant and Working
Web Designer for the MCLL department
1997- present Organizer of the first Goshen College German
Day in October 1997.
1995- present Member of the Goshen College Orchestra
1995- present Kaffeestunde and Stammtisch for speakers
of German on campus
Goshen Community
2000- Member of the Elkhart County
Symphony: Principal second violin
2000 (May) Honored guest at the Northridge High School
2000 Spring Awards Banquet at the invitation of student Jessica Yoder, who
enrolled in German 201-202 during her senior year. All seniors who
attended were allowed to invite the teacher they viewed as the most influential
in their lives. Ms. Yoder is now studying German and Russian
at Indiana University (Bloomington).
1999- Cooperative venture with kindergarten teacher and
early childhood professor Barbara Stahly to develop an exploratory German
unit for the GC lab kindergarten, in which GC students of German provided
most of the instruction over a 3 week period in March 1999.
1999- Co-organizer of cooperative dual
credit college/high school Intermediate German course with Goshen High School,
taught jointly at Goshen High School and Goshen College with teacher James
L. Graves for high school seniors. The first group began in August 1999.
1997-1998 Co-organizer of high school exchange between
Bethany Christian High School and the Paul-Klee- Gymnasium near Cologne, Germany.
1997-2000 Founding member and concertmaster of the Maple
City Chamber Orchestra
Pennsylvania State University
1994- 1995 Selected as member of Graduate Committee:
Department of German
1994- 1995 Tutor: Academic Support Center for Student
Athletes
1994 (Spring) Member and Co-Organizer of Planning Committee
for German Day at Penn State: A program for high school students to
visit Penn State and participate in German cultural activities. To
be held in April 1995 on the Penn State campus at University Park.
In spring 1999, the program had over 200 student participants (according
to recent news from the PSU Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies.)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2002 Summer Workshop: Training and
Practice with TPR-Storytelling. Led by Julie Baird (Wawasee High School,
Syracuse IN) at Valparaiso University, 1-2 August 2002.
2002 Workshop: Active and Interactive
Learning Strategies and Techniques in the Language Class. Led by Dr.
Robert DiDonato (Miami University of Ohio) at the University of Notre Dame,
9 May 2002.
2002 Graduate Student Mentor: Society
for Medieval Feminist Studies (37th International Congress on Medieval Studies,
Kalamazoo)
1999 (Fall) New Faculty Mentor
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language)
AATG (American Association of Teachers of German)
International Courtly Literature Society (North American Branch)
International Arthurian Society (North American Branch)
The Medieval Academy
The Medieval Association of the Midwest
Midwest Modern Language Association
MLA (Modern Language Association)
National Women’s Studies Association
Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS)
Society for Medieval German Studies (SMGS)
Women in German (WiG)