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Teaching

With graduate degrees and study in multiple areas, I have taught and continue to teach classes in several disciplines: literature, writing, education, and philosophy or the humanities.  Areas of specialization and concentration include:

  • English: Contemporary, Modern and Southern American Literature; Professional and Technical Writing

  • Philosophy:  Theoretical and Applied Ethics; Existentialism; Pragmati[ci]sm; Sem[e]iotic

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Classes

Classes

Taught online, accelerated, and hybrid as well as traditional delivery formats.

Click on the links below for selected handouts, PPTs, or other information on selected classes.

Literature

Writing

Education

Philosophy/Humanities

Contemporary Literature

American Literature I and II

World Literature I and II

Adolescent Literature

Women’s Writing

Modern American Poetry

Composition I

Composition II

Professional Writing   

Business Writing

Technical Writing

Creative Writing

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Methods of Teaching

Directed Teaching/

      Clinical Internship

Ethics

Existentialism

World Religions

Logic and Critical Thinking

Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to the Humanities

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Employment

Teaching

Employment

South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC  (2019 –  present)

Assistant Professor of English, Tenure-track  (2019 – present)

Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX   (2014 –  present)

Hardwick Fellow, Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism  (2014, 2018)

Research Associate, Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism  (2014 – present)

Editorial Board Member, Peirce Studies series, Peter Lang Group (2017 – present)

Writer/Editor  (2007 –  present)

Writer/Editor, 1890 Research and Extension Project, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC (2020-present)

Writer/Editor, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA  (2007 – 2014)

Writer/Editor/Website designer, The WebRite Group, Atlanta, GA & Bluffton, SC (2014 – present)

Local College Teaching, Bluffton and Beaufort, SC  (2015 –  2019) 

English and Philosophy Adjunct Instructor, Technical College of the Lowcountry  (2016 – 2019)

English Adjunct Instructor, Composition and Literature, University of South Carolina-Beaufort  (2015 – 2017)

University of Maryland Global Campus, Europe  (2014 –  2015)

Full Professor, Writing, English and Philosophy, University of Maryland Global Campus, Europe (2014 – 2015)

Westwood College, Atlanta, GA  (2012 –  2014)

Lead Faculty, English, Philosophy, and Humanities  (2012 – 2014)

DeVry University, Atlanta, GA (1992 –  2010)

Senior Professor, English, Philosophy and Religion (1992 – 2010)

Faculty Development Coordinator (2000 – 2001)

Georgia Perimeter College (formerly DeKalb College), Atlanta, GA (1986 –  1996)

English Instructor  (1986 – 1996)

Service

Service & Committees

University & College Service

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  • Vice-President, American Association of University Professors, SCSU chapter

  • Secretary, University Faculty Senate, SCSU (2022 to present)

  • Treasurer, University Faculty Senate, SCSU (2021 to 2022)

  • Senator, University Faculty Senate for the English and Communications (EAC) department (2020 to 2021)

  • Faculty Technology Mentor for College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CEHSS) (2020 to present) 

    • Mentored fellow faculty in technology skills necessary for online teaching, including various aspects of Blackboard LMS, Collaborate, Zoom, video recording, HTML, page design, professional writing. 

  • University 1890 Research and Extension Program Editor, SCSU (Spring 2021 to present)

  • University Distance Education Committee, SCSU (Fall 2020 to present)

  • University Graduate Catalog Committee (Chair), SCSU (Fall 2020 to present)

  • University GEC Revision Committee, SCSU (Fall 2020-present)

  • University Planning and Projection Committee, SCSU (2021-present)

  • University Space Utilization Committee, SCSU (2022-present)

  • University Education Facilities Committee, SCSU (2022-present)

  • University Graduate Studies Council, SCSU (2021-present)

  • University Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee-Carlana Kohn Davis Scholarship Fund (Fall 2020 to present)​

Department Service

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  • EAC Internship Committee, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (2023 to present)

  • EAC Assistant Professor Hire Committee, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (Summer 2023)

  • Developed Professional Writing Course for English and Communications (EAC) Department, SCSU (2020 to 2021)

    • Created and wrote the E 330 Professional Writing for SCSU as part of a minor or certificate in the area. Worked with internal online department and external company Symbiosis to develop E 330 into a Quality Matters online class. 

  • EAC Professional Writing Certificate Committee, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (2019 to present)

  • EAC Committee to Define English Course Learning Objectives, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (2019 to present)

  • EAC Department New Instructor Hire Committee, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (Summer 2022)

  • EAC Newsletter Committee (2022 to present)

  • EAC Department New Instructor Hire Committee, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (Spring 2021)

  • EAC Committee to Incorporate Praxis Core learning activities into E150.  (2022-present

  • EAC Department Quality Matters Ambassador, SCSU, Orangeburg, SC (2020 to present)

  • EAC Communication-Applied Studies Committee, SCSU (2019 to present)

  • EAC Department: Committee to Define English Course Learning Objectives, SCSU (2019 to present)

  • EAC Committee to Develop a Masters’ Degree in English, SCSU (2019 to present)

  • EAC—SC Teaching Certificate Praxis Exam Workshops (Spring/Summer 2020)

  • Conference Moderator:  Words Across the Water Poetry Conference, SCSU (March 2022)

  • Session Moderator, “Transnational Intersectionalities,”  Intersectional Studies Conference.  (March 2022)

  • Judge for “Words Across Water” Poetry Conference and Contest, SCSU (Spring 2021)

  • Judge for “Lift Every Voice” Poetry Conference and Contest, SCSU (Spring 2021)

  • Judge for colleagues’ student final presentations, SCSU (Fall/Spring 2021)

Past Service

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  • Faculty Development Coordinator  (2000 to 2001)

    • Created a faculty scholarship mentoring program (“The Faculty Forum”); Organized and led writing workshops and in-house conference for presentation of faculty papers; Designed and created promotional materials and the Faculty Forum Web site to support this effort

  • Chair of Education Subcommittee for Accreditation Self-Study, Westwood College, Tucker, GA  (2012)

  • Designer, writer and editor of Stay @ ATL, Retention Newsletter, Westwood College, Tucker, GA  (2012)

  • Chair of Humanities Committee, DeVry/Georgia   (1998 to 2001)

    • Facilitated textbook choice for Humanities courses at DeVry/Georgia

    • Facilitated rewriting of national competency exams for student exemption of Humanities courses 

  • Chair for National General Education Committee, DeVry/Georgia   (1999 to 2000)

    • Developed assessment plan/methodology for DeVry’s General Education program

    • Created system-wide student learning outcomes for Humanities emphasis for department

  • National General Education Curriculum Committee, DeVry   (1998 to 2000)

    • Participated in system-wide discussions to improve DeVry’s General Education curriculum

    • Participated in development of assessment for General Education

  • Curriculum Developer, Philosophy of Science Course   (1999)

    • Proposed, researched and wrote the DeVry Philosophy of Science curriculum guide for national implementation as an alternative elective course to Ethics.

  • National Curriculum Guide Revision Committee, DeVry   (1997 to 1998)

    • Assisted in improving and updating DeVry’s Beginning Composition Curriculum Guide

    • Rewrote Course Description and Course Strategy using committee ideas and suggestions

  • Chair of General Education Textbook Committee   (1996 to 1998)

    • Improved textbook quality for DeVry’s Humanities courses

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