Education and Professional Experiences

Education

• 1991-1993 The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. in English Education.
  Area of Expertise: "The Effects of Technological and Socio-Cultural Change on Literacy and Learning."
• 1981-1984 The University of North Texas, Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems.  Area of Expertise: "Software Development for Database Systems."
• 1975-1978 The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor's Degree in English Education with Honors.  Texas lifetime teaching certificates in English, Reading, Journalism, Physical Education, Computer Literacy, and Speech for grades 6-12.

Professional Experience

• 2003-Current University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, Associate Professor
• 2002-2003 Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, Associate Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Director of the Center for Teacher Preparation, Professor.
• 2001-2002 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Associate Chair, Curriculum & Instruction Professor.
• 1997-2001 Berry College, Rome, Georgia, The J. Leland Green Endowed Chair in Education, Chair of Teacher Education, NCATE Coordinator, Professional Standards Commission Accreditation Coordinator, Associate Professor.
• 1993-1997 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Director of the North Florida Writing Project (1997), Assistant Professor

Service

• Editorships/Boards
  • Current review board for Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
  • Editor of Secondary English (www.secondaryenglish.com).
  • Previous or occasional review boards include: English Journal, Connections, Journal of Children’s Literature, Educational Horizons, and ALAN Review.