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• Ed.D.   West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. (2002)
  Major: Public School Educational Leadership Studies
  Dissertation Title: “I’m Right Here”: Appalachian Women in Public School Leadership.
  Emphasis is in educational leadership, social foundations of education, managerial
  communication; 3.87 GPA Marshall University; 4.0 GPA West Virginia University.

• M.A.plus 30: West Virginia Department of Education Charleston, WV. (1986) Permanent Professional Public School Teaching Licensure

• M.A.: Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (1985)
  Major: Communication Arts, Emphasis in instructional design and mass communications
  Minor: Field Anthropology. Served as graduate assistant; worked four seasons on Clover
  archeological dig. 3.82 GPA.

• Non-degree work: University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH. (1981-1983)
  Intermediate and advanced photography; advanced black and white darkroom technique

• B.A. Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (1974)
  Major: English and Speech/Theater 7-12
  Member Sigma Tau Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, social sorority. Dean’s List; 3.72 GPA.

• 2000-Present: Assistant Professor of Education, Marshall University. Teach Schools in a Diverse Society (EDF 475), Children’s Literature (CI 342), Secondary Methods (CI 415 – 515); supervise Clinical II secondary field experience (CI 470).

• 1986-2000: Instructor/Supervisor, Supervised Student Teaching (CI 450, 452, 672), Marshall University. Taught weekly seminar for 16-20 secondary student teachers in the undergraduate and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs. Observed students six times each in public school placements, directing development of instructional, professional, and interpersonal skills; evaluated final teaching competency; scheduled and lead individual and small-group remediation as necessary. Assisted Director of Clinical Experiences with student field placements, yearly workshops for classroom supervisors, scoring of written and oral Capstone presentations, and formulation of evaluative tools.

• Spring 2000: Adjunct instructor, Schools in a Diverse Society (EDF 475)

• 1991-1997: Adjunct instructor, Introduction to Teaching (EDF 114), Marshall University.

• 1985-1987: Substitute teacher, Mason County Schools, Point Pleasant, WV. Performed all designated classroom duties including instruction, behavioral/administrative management and grading in multi-subject elementary classrooms as well as subject-specific junior high and high school classrooms.

• 1984-1985: Graduate assistant, Learning Resources Center, Marshall University. Assisted students with utilization of the facility; taught individual specialized classes in varying media; prepared audiovisual aids upon request for faculty and administration.

• 1984-1986: Part-time instructor of theater arts, French Art Colony, Gallipolis, OH.

• 1984-85: Part-time instructor of photography and communication, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH. Taught introductory black and white darkroom photography, interpersonal communication, and mass media.

• 1981-1984: Teacher, Kyger Creek High School, Cheshire, OH. Taught English, speech, photography, and journalism; sponsored school newspaper, sophomore class, drama club; coached interscholastic forensic team and SCORES team.

• 1978-1980: Part-time instructor, Marshall University Community College, Point Pleasant, WV. Taught Business and Technical Communications I-II.

• 1974-1981 :Teacher, Point Pleasant Junior High, Point Pleasant, WV. Taught English and speech; directed twice-yearly dramatic presentations and yearly school talent show; coached interscholastic forensic team and tutored remedial and ESL students.

• 1974-1976: Facilitator, Project Talented and Gifted, PACE Center, Huntington, WV.  Designed and implemented courses in debate, oral interpretation, creative and  academic writing, and interpersonal sensitivity for students in grades 4-8.   

• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills; demonstrates superlative presentation skills; works well with people; solves problems and brainstorms effectively; functions comfortably in multiethnic-multicultural environments.

• Astute analyst of teaching who identifies strengths, articulates weaknesses, and devises plans to optimize performance.

• Accomplished interviewer possessing thorough knowledge of qualitative research techniques and expert text analysis skills.

• Adept database and Internet researcher with working knowledge of multiple software programs and computer applications.

• Avid reader who keeps abreast of current knowledge; highly effective learner who acquires new skills easily.

• Accomplished editor and published photographer." Children and Television: the Modern Problem.” West Virginia Educational Media Journal, fall, 1984.

• “Integrating A Framework for Teaching into Teacher Education.” Presentation (with Dr. Jane McKee) to the Sixth Annual National Pathwise Teaching and Learning Conference. Radisson Rosemont, Chicago, IL, June 23, 2003.

• “Grandma’s Christmas Moonshine: Stories from the Oral History of Herb Seelinger.” Paper presented at the Appalachian Studies Association National Conference. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond,  KY, March 30, 2003.

• Performer in Revelations at Appalachia Wired: Webs of Diversity (CSEGA Web-based Conference with live streaming video presentations). Marshall University, Huntington, WV, March 7, 2003. [access at http://windowsmedia.marshall.edu/appalachia/csega_low_6.asf]

• “Making the Best Better in Monongalia County, West Virginia.” In Voices from the Margins: Childcare Providers in Appalachia (with Linda Spatig and David Holliway), panel presented at the American Educational Studies Association National Conference. Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA, November 3, 2002.

• “Making the Best Better: The Educare Initiative in Monongalia County.” Culminating report of 18-month qualitative research project profiling the educational day care facilities of Monongalia County, WV. Submitted to the Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Families, Charleston, WV, September 1, 2002.

• “Creating the Community of Learners: What Students Expect from You.” Presentation at MU Graduate College Teaching Assistant Workshop. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, August 21, 2002.

• “Things We Sometimes Forget: Building the Climate for Learning in Higher Education.” Presentation at New Faculty Orientation. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, August 19, 2002.

• “West Virginia Educare: Case Studies in Community Collaboration.” Symposium (with David Holliway and Linda Spatig) presented at the 14th Annual Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education National Conference. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15, 2002.

• Performer in Revelations at the West Virginia Social Work Conference, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV, April 11, 2002.

• “The Educare Initiative: Collaboratively Meeting the Needs of West Virginia Children and Families.” Paper presented at the Appalachian Studies Association National Conference. Unicoi State Park, Helen, Georgia, March 16, 2002.

• Performer in Revelations at the Appalachian Studies Association National Conference. Unicoi State Park, Helen, Georgia, March 17, 2002.

• Performer in The Vagina Monologues, a staged reading sponsored by the Marshall Women’s Center, with proceeds benefiting women’s causes. Experimental Theatre of the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, February 28-March 1, 2002.

• Performer in Revelations for West Virginia University Diversity Week. Mountain Lair Student Center of WVU, Morgantown, WV, October 12, 2001.

• Performer in Revelations for the Charleston Council of Churches Diversity Week. Asbury United Methodist Church, Charleston, WV, April 20, 2001.

• “Bright Girls, Baby Steps: On Being an Appalachian Female.” Roundtable chair/participant at the Appalachian Studies Association National Conference. Snowshoe Mountain Conference Center, Snowshoe, WV, March 31-April 2, 2001.

• Performer in Revelations, a staged reading of Appalachian gender data collected and written for the stage by CSEGA Rockefeller Scholar Carrie Kline. Experimental Theatre of the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, March 17, 2001.

• “Carolina 2000: Performance-Based Assessment.” IMPACT Retreat, Marshall University College of Education and Human Services, Huntington, WV, February 2-3, 2001.

• Social Services Site Evaluator/Researcher. Prevention Resource Center, Charleston, West Virginia, summer/fall, 2000.

• “Bessie Woodson Yancey: A Celebration.” Roundtable participant at Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA) First Annual Conference. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, March 3-5, 2000.

• “Resistance as Rationale: Female Appalachian School Administrators.” In Educational Leadership in Appalachian Contexts (symposium), American Educational Studies Association National Conference. Detroit, MI, October 28, 1999.

• “Anti-Bias Education: What Every Childcare Worker Needs to Know.” Presentation for Huntington Area Early Childhood Council annual conference. Huntington, WV, April 16, 1999.

• “Remedy as Resistance and Rationale.” In Women, Mentoring, and Leadership (panel), American Educational Studies Association National Conference. Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1998.

• “Cultural Sensitivity: Barometers and Parameters.” Presentation for Huntington Area Early Childhood Council annual conference. Huntington, WV, April 3, 1998.

• Cover photo, Winter Solitude” for The Book of Snow by Mary Moore. Cleveland: Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 1998.

• “Plagiarism and the Internet: Educational and Ethical Responsibilities of Teachers and Librarians.” Panel chair, West Virginia Library Association Spring Fling. Flatwoods, WV, April 2, 1997.

• “My Life in a Bag: A Portfolio Development Workshop.” Presentation to National Writing Project Institute. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, June 17, 1997.

• “Libraries of the Future: Three Visions.” Invited keynote panelist, West Virginia Library Association annual conference. Davis, WV, October 1995.

• “Touch the Future: Teach! (And Come Learn How to Do It at Marshall).” Presentation for Cabell County Public Schools Career Day. Cabell County Vocational-Technical Center, Huntington, WV, February 16, 1995.

• Editor, A Report on Arts Education in West Virginia Schools (WV follow-up study to the national Towards Civilization report). Prepared for the Division of Culture and History of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and the West Virginia Department of Education, March 1990.

• “The Student Teaching Experience: A Communication Perspective.” Panel chair, West Virginia Communication Association annual conference. Huntington, WV, October 14, 1989.

• Facilitator in Photography/Theater, Lawrence County Vocational-Technical Summer Career Camp, Proctorville, OH, July 6-9, 1989.

• “LatchKEE Kids: Safe in the River City.” Poster session, Phi Delta Kappa District V Regional Convention. Cleveland, OH, November 12, 1988.

• “After-School Survival.” Student workshop at Cabell County Vocational-Technical School. Huntington, WV, October 21, 1988.

• “LatchKEE Kids: Safe in the River City.” Phi Delta Kappa Foundation Grant, 1988.

• Research consultant for communication audit of Western-Southern Life Insurance, Huntington, WV, summer 1987.

• “Theater Gaming and the Pre-Writing Process.” In-service presentation for Fayette County Schools Language Arts Departments. Fayetteville, WV, August 27, 1987.

• Marshall University Foundation Grant for student teaching handbook revision (with Dr. David Koontz and JoAnn Johnson), May, 1987.

• “Cracking the Codes of the Classroom: Semantic/Non-Verbal Behavior.” In-service presentation for Classroom Supervisors of Student Teachers. Marshall University, Huntington, WV, April 1, 1987.

• "Shine On, Star!” Student Forensic Workshop, Fayette County SPRITE Tournament. Fayetteville, WV, November 14, 1986.

• “The Hamlet Handicap.” Newsweek, May 18, 1987, pp. 10-11.

• “Sliding In Sideways: Initiating a Forensics Program Through the Existing English Curriculum.” In-service for Fayette County Language Arts Departments. Fayetteville, WV, August 28, 1986.

• “Children and Television: the Modern Problem.” West Virginia Educational Media Journal, fall, 1984.

• Merit Pay, October 17, 2002

• Pickens-Queen Teaching Award, April 18, 2002

• Quinlan Endowment funding for paper at the Appalachian Studies Association National Conference, January, 2002

• “Fabulous Faculty Member” of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, November 7, 2001

• “Fabulous Faculty Member” of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, November 2, 2000

• Merit Pay, November 1, 2001

• West Virginia Department of Culture and History Architectural Preservation Grant, 2001

• West Virginia Department of Culture and History Architectural Preservation Grant, 1997.

• Memberships:
  American Educational Studies Association, 1996 - present
  West Virginia Association of Teacher Educators, 1987-1999
  National Council of Teachers of English
  National Writing Project 1995
  Marshall University Writing Project 1995-2001
  Delta Kappa Gamma 1999 - 2002
  Arts in Basic Curriculum Committee, River Cities Cultural Council, 1990-91
  Phi Delta Kappa, 1987-1993; 200-2001
  West Virginia Communication Association 1981-1989
  
• Offices:
  Marshall University Writing Project Board of Directors, 1996-2001
  Phi Delta Kappa: chapter foundation officer, 1988-89; chapter president, 1989-90; international conference delegate 1988, 1991, 1992

• Sixth Annual National Pathwise Teaching and Learning Conference, Radisson Rosemont, Chicago IL, June 22-24, 2003.

• Training to Lead (Charlotte Danielson Framework Seminar). Drinko Library, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, October 22-23, 2002.

• Writing Across the Curriculum Seminar. Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV, October 11-12, 2002.
  Framework Observation Training (Charlotte Danielson Seminar. Jenkins Hall, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, July 16 – 18, 2002.

• Marshall University School of Education IMPACT Conference, Huntington, WV, October 13, 2001.

• Marshall University School of Education IMPACT Conference, Huntington, WV, June 11- 12, 2001.
  Carolina 2000: Performance-based Assessment in Teacher Education. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 29, 2000.

• Community and Technical Teaching and Learning Conference, Ashland Plaza Hotel, Ashland, KY, October 12-14, 2000.

• American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Washington Conference Center, Washington, DC, January, 12-16, 2000.

• Web-CT Training, Marshall University School of Education, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, November 2000.

• American Educational Studies National Conference, Detroit, Michigan, October 28-31, 1999.

• Community and Technical Teaching and Learning Conference, Ashland Plaza Hotel, Ashland, KY, October 8-9, 1999.

• Huntington Area Early Childhood Conference, Huntington, WV, April 16-17, 1999.

• American Educational Studies National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 26-29, 1998.

• International Children’s Literature Association Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Conference, Paris, France, July 1-5, 1998.

• Huntington Area Early Childhood Conference, Huntington, WV, April 3-4, 1998.

• National Council of Teachers of English National Conference, Chicago, IL, November 22-26, 1996.

• West Virginia Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Huntington, WV, October 18, 1996.

• Lehigh Valley Writing Institute, Bethlehem, PA, May 1996.

• National Writing Project, Marshall University Institute, Huntington, WV, June 16-30, 1995.

• Marshall University Writing Across the Curriculum, Cedar Lakes, WV, November 8-9, 1995.

• West Virginia Governor’s Summer Institute, Marshall University, August 1994.

• West Virginia Association of Teacher Educators annual conference, Huntington, WV, October 10-11, 1993

• Tenth Phi Delta Kappa International Conference on Educational Issues, Indianapolis, IN, October 23-27, 1991.

• Cabell County Teachers Academy, Huntington, WV, August 11-16, 1991.

• Forty-Second Biennial Council and Ninth Phi Delta Kappa International Conference on Educational Issues, St. Louis, MO, October 26-29, 1989.

• Gabbard Institute of Phi Delta Kappa: Executive Educator’s Leadership Development Conference, Bloomington, IN, July 23-28, 1989.

• Phi Delta Kappa District V Regional Officer Training, Canton, OH, May 3-5, 1989.

• Phi Delta Kappa District V Regional Convention, Cleveland, OH, November 12, 1988. 

• UNI 101 Committee, 2003

• Student Conduct and Welfare Committee, 2003

• CSEGA Board of Directors, 2003

• Drinko Art Committee, 2002-present

• Undergraduate Program Curriculum Committee, 2000-present; secretary 2003

• Library Liaison for Elementary and Secondary Education, 2000-present

• SCORES Liaison Committee, 2000-present

• Pickens-Queen Committee, 2002-present

• SOE Portfolio Committee, 2001-present

• Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, 2000-2003; co-chair K-16 subcommittee 200-2001

• Summer Research Grant Selection Committee, spring 2002

• Women's Studies Committee, 2000-2002

• NCATE Elementary Education Program Report (Folio) Committee, 2000-2001

• NCATE Standard One Committee, 2001-present

• NCATE Performance Task Committee, 2001-2002

• EDF 270 Field Experience Committee, 2001-2002

• COEHS Student Advisory Committee, 2000-2001

• Phi Delta Kappa By-Laws Revision Committee, 2000

• Participant in the Center for Teaching Excellence’s New Faculty Mentoring Program, 2000

• Clinical Experiences public school supervisors’ training sessions, 1986-2000

• Educator Expo, 1986-2000

• Student Teaching Evaluation Revision Committee, 1999

• Capstone Presentation evaluator, 1998-present

• Student Teaching Handbook revision, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1987

• Marshall University Writing Project Board of Directors, 1997-1999

• COEHS Core Revision Committee 1995-1996

• Marshall University Writing Project Newsletter editor, 1995-96

• Created and maintains personal university website, used as a resource for students.

• Created and maintained Edu-Issues-List@Marshall.edu, a listserv for student teachers.

• Created and maintained listservs for EDF 475 and CI 342.

• Participates in qualitative research listserv.

• 2003: West Middle School Local School Improvement Council

• 2002-Present: BASF Community Action Panel

• 2001-Present: Administer Continuing Education classes in Wayne County

• 1992-Present: Member Old Central City Association,

• 1998 & 1999: Parade organizer, Old Central City Days

• 1995-1998: West Middle School Local School Improvement Council