Professional History

Education

PhD in English: Culture and Critical Studies and Composition from University of Pittsburgh, 1996
MA in English from Carnegie-Mellon University, 1975
BS in English Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1971

Teaching Experience

• Consultant to Duquesne University: College of Curriculum and Instruction, 2004
• Visiting Assistant Professor with English Department at Temple University, 1996-1997
• English as a Second Language Instructor with Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie-Mellon University, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999
• Part-time Instructor with English and Education Departments at University of Pittsburgh, 1993-1996
• Teaching Assistant with English Department at University of Pittsburgh, 1987-1991
• ESL Teacher in Bilingual Program with Hartford Public Schools, 1985-1987
• Assistant Director of Instruction with U.S. Refugee Education in Bataan, Philippines, 1991-1993
• Consultant to U.N. Refugee Program in Quetta, Pakistan, 1988
• Coordinator of ESL with U.S. Refugee Education in Sudan, 1983-1984
• Consultant to U.N. Program for Refugee Camp Administrators in Kasala, Sudan, 1984
• ESL Teacher in Adult Education and Job Training in Providence, R. I. 1980-1981 and 1982-1983
• Teacher Trainer with State Department Refugee Education Program in Panat Nikom, Thailand and Galang, Indonesia, 1981-1982
• Peace Corps Volunteer Instructor at Prince of Songhkla University in Pattani, Thailand, 1978-1980
• English Teacher with Turtle Creek Area School District, 1972-1977

Research Interests

• Discourses of Liberation, Reform, and Upward Mobility in Public School Education and the Teaching of English.
• Images of Teaching and Teachers in the Media, Popular Culture and Literature.
• Freshmen Writing: Instruction, Curriculum and Purposes.
• Disciplinary Formations of English and Language Arts.