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`Q: How long have you worked at Millersville?
A: This is my fourth year.
Q: What course is your favorite to teach and why?
A: Romanticism. I love the revolutionary spirit and humanity of the romantic poets.
Q: What book do you believe every student should read at least once?
A: I don’t think there is one book that everyone needs to read. However, there are certain authors who have been important in my education: Milton, Dickens, Austen, Wordsworth, to name a few.
Q: What first interested you in English?
A: I’ve always loved reading
Q: Where did you attend school and what was your major?
A: I attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. My major was English.
Q: Where do you call “home”?
A: Right now, I split my time between Brooklyn and Lancaster.
Q: Have you ever travelled outside the US? If so, which is the one place you could see yourself living?
A: London or Paris. I’m most at home in big cities.
Q: You recently had a not-so-brush with cancer. Are you well on your way to recovery?
A: In March, I was diagnosed with cancer. After undergoing chemotherapy, the cancer went away. Unfortunately, in October, the cancer returned. I am currently undergoing a second round of chemotherapy. Right now, the treatment is going well, but with cancer, there are no guarantees.
Q: Was it difficult to juggle teaching while being sick and all of the things that go along with the disease?
A: It has been difficult, but I have been very fortunate in having the support of my colleagues and my students. Being able to teach and keep busy has also been very important to me.
Q: What advice would you give to students about your struggle?
A: I don’t know what advice I can give except that you can’t let the disease take over your life.
Q: Lastly, name one author, living or deceased, that you would love to sit down and have lunch with?
A: Byron. He’d have plenty of good stories.