PhD in the Department of English and Comparative Literature,1976. Distinguished Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois,Chicago; Professor College of Applied Health Sciences, Professor, College of Medicine, , 2009-. Professor, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Disability and Human Development, College of Health and Human Development Sciences, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 2000-. Professor, 1997-2000; Associate Professor, 1995-1997; Assistant Professor, 1992-1995, Binghamton University, State University of New York. Visiting Associate Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1991-1992. Visiting Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1990. Assistant Professor, Brandeis University, 1986-1989. Associate Professor, Film Division, Columbia University, 1985-1986. Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 1977-1985