Education and Professional Experiences
Education
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Program in English and English Education, American Studies focus; 1993
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.A. in English; 1975
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. in English; 1974
- University of Maryland, European extension N/A—focus of study: Italian
- Agnes Scott College N/A—focus of study: English, French, history
Teaching and Administrative Experience
Kennesaw State University, English Department, 1993-current
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Graduate Courses
American Women's Writing
Gender in American Literature
American Literature and Culture
Teaching Writing
Literacy Theory and Practices
The Literary Marketplace
Teacher Research and Professional Writing
Current Research in English Studies and English Education
Bestsellers in American Literature
Evaluating Writing |
Undergraduate Courses
Nineteenth-century American Women Writers
American Multicultural Literatures
Introduction to American Studies
Women's Work
Nineteenth-century American Literature
Introduction to Literature and Composition
Freshman Composition
Methods of Teaching English
Senior Seminar for the English Major
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Seminars
KSU Honors Program (on community studies and on bestsellers in American culture) |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; instructor and graduate teaching assistant, 1990-93.
- Introduction to short story and novel, introduction to literature and composition, American literature
- Professional semester “block” of 3 courses for undergraduates seeking teaching certification (upper-level literature course on multicultural literatures, advanced composition, and methods of teaching English)
- Literacy in Schools; Methods of Teaching English
The Valley School, Flint, Michigan.
- Director, Upper School (grades 9-12)
Main administrative duties: development and ongoing assessment of curriculum; scheduling; hiring faculty through shared governance; mentoring faculty; leading advisement of students with faculty colleagues; program assessment for ISACS (Independent Schools Association)
- Chair, Department of English, and Coordinator for Humanities.
Main administrative duties: collaborative development and assessment of curriculum, including new courses for upper school programs; mentoring faculty; serving as advisor, student publications; program assessment
- Instructor and Administrator, 1985-90.
- Instructor: High School and Middle School English, AP English, Communications, Journalism.
- Coordinator and Director: Upper School Humanities; Upper School Curriculum/Instruction.
- English Department Chair.
- Professional Development Leader and Co-teacher: Lower School, Middle School, Upper School.
Mott Community College, Flint, Michigan; part-time instructor, 1981-85.
Introductory Composition Course Instructor, Writing Center Tutor.
Secondary Schools in mid-Michigan; instructor 1978-80.
English and Social Studies—Bay City All Saints High School; Flushing Junior High.
Benedictine School, Savannah, Georgia; instructor, 1975-78.
English and Journalism, including AP English Literature and Composition, American Literature, and World Literature.
Professional Experience
Faculty Executive Assistant to the President, Kennesaw State University (2006-current)
Main administrative duties: serving as co-chair of the university-wide diversity council; assisting in monitoring and implementation of the Quality Enhancement Plan and the new strategic plan; contributing to the work of several university-wide initiatives; serving on the president’s cabinet and collaborating with other members (e.g., Provost, VP for Student Success, VP for Advancement) on strategic action items; supervise university ombudsman
Co-Coordinator of American Studies Program and Gender and Women Studies Program (2006-current)
Main administrative duties: provide leadership for junior faculty in the programs; facilitate curriculum development and review; manage budgets; provide formative feedback and input into annual review for program faculty (all of whom currently have primary appointments in discipline-based departments); support faculty development; network with leaders of other programs nation-wide; support fundraising efforts
Interim Associate Dean, College of Education (spring/summer 2007)
Main administrative duties: assist with transition as a new interim dean takes over leadership; provide leadership for graduate and undergraduate programs; assist with strategic planning and program review; mentor chairs and other members of leadership team; collaborate with provost and interim dean to develop new policies and practices for ensuring high-quality programs
Director, multiple grant-funded projects (see above.)
Main administrative duties: conception and creation of proposals for external funding; fundraising for cost share and external matching; recruitment of support personnel (e.g., consulting scholars and staff); recruitment and supervision of project participants; formative and summative program assessment, including formal interim and final reports; budget conception, management, and reporting of auditable records for funders; dissemination through a range of venues to diverse audiences of stakeholders
Director, Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project (KMWP), a National Writing Project Site, Founding Director, serving 1993-2006
Main administrative duties: preparation and monitoring of annual budgets, including both grant-funded portion and income generated by inservice; program design, formative assessment and summative assessment (both internal and external); supervision of personnel, including consultants working for inservice and for grant-funded projects; long-term strategic planning through shared governance with program advisory council; definition of site mission statement, core values, and strategic objectives through work with advisory council and National Writing Project; management of material resources, including space allocation, technology, library; recruitment of personnel and participants (ongoing); training of staff and consultants; collaboration with local community partners and national network colleagues
Coordinator, English Education Concentration, M.Ed. Program (through 2001)
Main administrative duties: collaborative development of curriculum and program assessment; scheduling of course offerings; program review
Coordinator, English Education Undergraduate Program (1993-1997)
Main administrative duties: collaborative development of curriculum and program assessment; collaborative scheduling of course offerings; program review, especially NCATE reporting; development of all initial courses for English Education during move of secondary-level certification programs from College of Education into discipline departments; first-ever survey of graduates certified to teach secondary English/Language Arts; recruitment of new faculty colleagues; mentoring faculty new to the program; facilitating program advisory board
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