Academic
BA (1967) and MA (1969) in Germanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Colorado. PhD (1978) in German at Brown University. Academic appointments at the University of Southern California and the University of Kentucky. Extensive study and research at the University of Bonn, University of Tübingen, the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Leipzig University in Germany.

Professional
Fulbright Research grants, German Academic Exchange grants, International Research Exchange grant, Japan Foundation grant, Center for International Business, Education and Research (CIBER), DOE Title VI, NDEA, Woodrow Wilson. Founder and editor of the International Wezel Yearbook. Developed Foreign Languages and International Economics BA degree and created the Kentucky Germany Business Council (22 German-owned businesses, German-American Chamber of Commerce, and University Kentucky) at UK. Established Global Economics and Modern Languages BS degree at Georgia Tech. Established collaboration between Modern Languages and ME, ECE, ISYE and Computing at Georgia Tech. Developed collaboration for international internships with Siemens, UPS, Michelin, ZF Industries, JETRO and others for Georgia Tech students. Established undergraduate study abroad/exchange programs targeted to engineering, computer science, and International Affairs/Modern Language students at the Technical University of Munich and Monterrey Tech in Mexico. Currently developing joint MS in Information Technology Design and Language Pedagogy and International Website Localization with the School of Literature, Communication and Culture (Media Design section) at Georgia Tech.
Research interests include German literature and culture, applied language learning in the context of the global economy, literary representations of history, web-based instructional materials.