Awards:

• Invited for Membership in AcademicKeys Who's Who in Education, summer 2003
• Awarded the U.S.F. Jerome Krivanek Teaching Award, fall 2002
• Nominated for the William S. Gray Citation of Merit by a former student, International Reading Association, fall 2002
• Nominated for the 2002 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching by my Department Chair, spring 2002
• Awarded the Cardinal Newman High School Alumni Recognition Award for notable service to Florida, October 11, 2001
• FCTE's Honor Award 2000-2001
• Awarded the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE)'s Honor Award, the Council's most prestigious award, for notable service to advance the teaching of the language arts, October 2000
• Awarded the U.S.F. Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1999-2000
• FCTE's President's Award 1999
• Awarded the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE)'s President's Award for long-time commitment to teaching and service in Florida, October 1999
• Awarded 10 Years of Continuous Service Award at USF, April 8, 1998
• Florida Legislature's Teaching Incentive  Program Award, 1993-1994 & 1996-1997
• Honored at the U.S.F's Author's Award Reception, April 26, 1995
• From the Edge of Excellence in Teaching Award, USF Oracle, 32 (146), April 26, 1995
• Senior Class Committee's Outstanding Professor Award 1993
• U.S.F. Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1991

Published Articles:

• English Journal
• The ALAN Review
• The High School Journal
• The Florida English Journal

Professional Activities & Service:

• Chair of the NCTE's CEE's Commission on the Study andTeaching of Young Adult Literature
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards/Early Adolescence English Language                  
• Arts Committee, 1999-2000
• ALAN President and Conference Chair,  fal11998-1999
• Young Adult Literature Column Editor for the English Journal, September 1996-April 1998
• FCTE President, October 1995-1996