Hello. I created this site during graduate school, for the purposes of teaching and building an academic Web presence. After graduating, I decided to go into public/governmental service instead of academia, so have retired this site. It remains here for archival purposes, in case anyone wishes to see my old syllabi, etc. For an index of my current activity on the Web, please go to warren.info.

This morning, I received a firm and good job offer from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC.gov) in Bethesda, Maryland, with a start date of Sept 12. So begins the next phase of my life, beginning with the familiar process of moving to a new city.

My dissertation has been submitted to the University Graduate School! It's all just ceremonies and red tape from here on. :) Here it is:

• Condensed version (single-spaced, double-sided)
• Official version (double-spaced, single-sided)

My dissertation defense today went well. It was about 2.5 hours long: about 30 minutes of me presenting, and two hours of questions. My committee only asked for minor (a few weeks' work) revisions. After doing those, I will get my main adviser's approval on the revisions, submit the manuscript and various paperwork to the university, and, a few months later, get the diploma. Then, I will officially be Dr. Warren. Six years it has taken (to get both a PhD and masters).

My full committee is currently reading my dissertation. Our goal is a defense before Thanksgiving.

The first draft of my dissertation is away! Now my main adviser needs to read it thoroughly (which will probably take awhile), send me feedback, and I'll need to make that feedback before sending it to the rest of my dissertation advisory committee. After they've read it, and I've made any changes they want, then I can defend it, hopefully in early-to-mid fall.