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Bibbing at the Merril Collection
1994




Pre-launch reading of
Living Room at
Stong College
York University, 2001

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 1985
  Specialization in Canadian Literature
• Master of Arts, Concordia University, 1980
  Specialization in Eighteenth-Century English Literature
• Bachelor of Arts, Concordia University, 1979

Academic Awards and Distinctions

• Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1990-1991
  Purpose: To compile Canadian Literature Index 1988
• Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1984-1985
  Purpose: To compile a comprehensive bibliography of English-Canadian short stories first published between 1950 and 1983
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 1981-82
• University of Toronto Open Fellowship, 1981-1982
• University of Toronto Open Fellowship, 1980-1981
• Graduated B.A. Honours in English summa cum laude, 1979
• Compton-Lamb Memorial Scholarship, 1978-1979

Professional Positions

• Associate Professor of English and Humanities, York University, 2005-Present
  
• Assistant Professor of English and Humanities, York University, 2003-2005
• Contract Faculty, York University, 1990-2003
• Distribution Assistant, CANCOPY, 1998-99
• Part-Time Instructor, Woodsworth College, 1990-98
• Academic Advisor, York University, 1996-97 (summers)
• Columnist, "Socially Speaking" North York Mirror 1995-1997
• Research Consultant, Allarcom Pay TV, 1995-96
• Research Consultant, National Library of Canada Exhibit, "Out of This World: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy" (Open 12 May - 31 December 1995), 1992-1995
  Designed and compiled "The Canadian SF Database"
• Editor/Indexer, Canadian Literature Index 1988, 1990-1992
• Part-Time Instructor, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, 1984-1989 (Full-Time Sessional, Winter 1989)
• Freelance writer/editor, 1986-1988
• Indexer on contract with ECW Press, Canadian Literature Index (1985- )
• Fiction Editor, CityLife Magazine (1987)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, 1980-1984
• Teaching/Research Assistant, Concordia University, 1979-1980

Memberships

• SFCanada: link
• Modern Languages Association: link
• Association of Canadian College and University
• Teachers of English (ACCUTE): link
• The Writers' Union of Canada: link

Conference Papers

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