Doctor of Philosophy - Second Language Acquisition/Education
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1996
    Dissertation Title: An Experimental Study of the Status of Two Low-Rising Intonation Contours in American English

Master of Arts - Teaching English as a Second Language
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1989

Bachelor of Arts  English Literature
    University of Wyoming, June 1986

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Marketing
     California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, June 1978

My primary expertise is in applied phonology with a strong interest in pronunciation theory and teaching, the integration of pronunciation into oral communication curricula, and speech intelligibility.  I also enjoy teaching ESL Methodology and Linguistics.