Professor of English and American Literature

Office Location: Bowden Hall 111
Campus Phone: 6530
E-Mail Address: tothb@wnmu.edu

Degrees: B.A. California State University - Chico; M.A. California State University - Chico; Ph.D. The Union Institute

Date began at WNMU: 1991

Research & Academic Interests: Nature writing, literature of the American West, language study, modern drama, and film studies

Publications:

• 80 book reviews in Books of the Southwest and Western American Literature
• Algonquin (poetry)
• Other works in progress

Hobbies, personal interests and community involvement: Playing with my blue-eyed son Tristan, hiking, photography, playing basketball and competitive volleyball, ballet, shooting, casually inspecting the universe, and travel.

Favorite Quote: "We cannot but pity the boy who has never fired a gun; he is no more humane, while his education has been sadly neglected." — Thoreau