B.S., Natural Resources, Recreation & Tourism, with a minor in English, Colorado State University; M.F.A., Creative Writing, Fiction, Colorado State University.

Tom has been on the English Department Faculty since 2007. He teaches classes in Composition, Literature and Creative Writing. In his role as Assistant Chair, he oversees the department’s faculty mentoring programs and works on Contract, Continuing and Adjust Faculty issues. He is also the Mentoring Coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts's interdisciplinary mentoring program.