I have been at Ithaca College since 1996, teaching in the central tradition of the liberal arts. Most of my work has been within the discipline of rhetoric, and over the years I have taught a variety classes on Classical rhetorical theory, Classical literature, argumentation theory, propaganda, dramatic literature, poetry, and communication ethics.
I am a historian of ideas, my research focus being the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition and the subsequent reception of that tradition, particularly during the Renaissance. My most recent book is Thomas Elyot, Critical Editions of Four Works on Counsel: The Doctrinal of Princes, Pasquill the Playne, Of That Knowlage Whiche Maketh a Wise Man, and The Defence of Good Women(Brill: 2018) which I co-authored with Arthur Walzer. I've also published widely on Classical and Renaissance rhetoric, and on college pedagogy. I am currently working on two book projects, a collection of contributed essays on the relationship between rhetoric and autocracy, and a reconstruction of the techne rhetorikeof the 'Attic orator' Isocrates.
Among my greatest joys have been coordinating the H&S Slow Read initiative, working with many students on their theses, and fostering independent undergraduate research.
And, it hardly needs saying, Red Sox and Arsenal, TID.