research overview
- My field of expertise is American, French, and German literatures. My main focus is 19th century and early 20th century American novel. I am researching transatlantic American women writers who have chosen France as their home: 'Edith Wharton in Europe' is an ongoing project. I recently added Elizabeth Barrett Browning as an English writer in Italy. ---Further, the visual arts and architecture play a large role in my research, esp. Renaissance (Florentine) architecture. My research relates to engineering education and informs mainly my pedagogy.