Associate Professor
Canadian University Dubai
Total years of experience :25 years, 11 Months
" University Professor teaching English (English 1, English 2, and Business English) to undergraduate students.
" Director for a special needs center, developing and implementing all aspects of a start up from curriculum to therapy to professional development to policies. In charge of creating a marketing campaign, attracting students, and balancing the budget while also maintaining high standards for a SEN faculty.
Curriculum Leader for 800 boy Grade 9-12 school in charge of academic programs, accreditation, time tables, overseeing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, tracking student learning, and supervising and evaluating teachers in the classroom.
Logistical Leader in charge of performing the duties of scheduling, budgeting, maintaining discipline, relaying policy to faculty and staff, and sustaining the goals, philosophy, and mission of the school.
Online graduate faculty teaching Doctoral and Master’s level education courses via web/distance learning.
Online faculty teaching Master’s and Undergraduate English literature and writing courses.
Dissertation advisor guiding students through the dissertation process.
• Production manager for small, independent press in charge of author contracts and contact, coordinating all phases of publishing process (copyediting, proofreading, design), acting as liaison between press and distribution network, developing marketing strategies—both print-based and social media trending, and delivering the manuscript through the printing process.
• Outreach coordinator for grant-writing, developing literary programming for local schools, coordinating Little Free Library programs, and generating support for community give-back.
Instructional Leader/Principal for 250-student 6-12 independent school in charge of academic programs, producing handbooks, policy guides, and Middle States documentation, scheduling, overseeing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, and supervising and evaluating teachers in the classroom.
Logistical Leader in charge of performing the duties of scheduling, budgeting, creating the academic calendar, maintaining discipline, relaying policy to faculty and staff, sustaining the goals, philosophy, and mission of the school, producing school-related publications, and working on grant-writing and fund-raising.
Professor of Creative Writing, Composition, and Literature (American, British, and Russian) courses.
Instructional Leader for 840-student K-5 school in charge of running grant programs, aligning curriculum to state standards, providing professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, and supervising and evaluating teachers in the classroom.
Logistical Leader in charge of performing the duties of scheduling, budgeting, creating the academic calendar, maintaining discipline, relaying policy, sustaining the goals, philosophy, and mission of the school district, producing school-related publications, and working on grant-writing and fund-raising.
Instructional and Logistical Leader charged with aligning the curriculum in a 7th -12th grade scope and sequence, developing new curricular choices, introducing Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses, creating a web-based program for choice in academic programming, maintaining high academic standards and expectations for faculty and students, promoting and providing professional development opportunities, producing school-related publications, and identifying and training academic leaders within the faculty.
Professor of English Literature, Composition, and Creative Writing courses.
Instructional and Logistical Leader charged with aligning the curriculum in a 7th -12th grade scope and sequence, developing new curricular choices, introducing Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses, creating a web-based program for choice in academic programming, maintaining high academic standards and expectations for faculty and students, promoting and providing professional development opportunities, producing school-related publications, and identifying and training academic leaders within the faculty.
Professor of English Literature, Composition, and Creative Writing courses.
Assisted the Head of the Middle School in the day-to-day operations of the school, including enacting curriculum review, upgrading academic standards and policies, and developing teacher orientation and mentoring programs.
Disciplinarian charged with teaching and enforcing the Discipline Policy, speaking with students about behavioral issues, writing behavior contracts, communicating with parents and faculty, and training faculty to handle classroom-level issues.
Professor of English and Russian literature and Composition courses.
M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Wilkes University, 2013 • Creative Thesis: Jack: A Molly Maguire Story • Critical Thesis: The Duality of Self: Irish-Americans in William Kennedy’s Albany Novels • Internship: Editing, Copyediting, New Media, and Outreach with Etruscan Press M.A. in Creative Writing. Wilkes University, 2012
• Dissertation: The Influence of Culture on L2 Learning M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Wilkes University, 2013 • Creative Thesis: Jack: A Molly Maguire Story • Critical Thesis: The Duality of Self: Irish-Americans in William Kennedy’s Albany Novels • Internship: Editing, Copyediting, New Media, and Outreach with Etruscan Press M.A. in Creative Writing. Wilkes University, 2012
Millersville University, 1990
Franklin & Marshall College, 1988
High School Diploma