I combine skills and experience from both academe and popular fiction.<br /><br />ACADEMIC<br /><br />Ph.D. (1981) in Interpersonal and Public Communication from Bowling Green State University (OH)<br /><br />M.A. (1974) in English from the University of Scranton (PA)<br /><br />B.S. (1972) in Political Science from the University of Scranton (PA)<br /><br />I am currently Professor of Communication Studies at Plattsburgh State University (NY) &nbsp;I have taught at Plattsburgh since 1982.<br /><br />I have a long list of academic publications, including a scholarly book (AMERICAN RHETORIC AND THE VIETNAM WAR) as well as articles in academic journals, chapers in edited books, end entries in reference works, both academic and popular.<br /><br />I will send a complete Curriculum Vitae upon request.<br /><br />POPULAR FICTION<br /><br />I have been writing and publishing genre fiction for the last fifteen years, including seven novels, three novellas, and 23 short stories. I am also the editor of an anthology. &nbsp;I write urban fantasy, horror, and crime/suspense.