Ph.D. Educational Communication and Technology
\nNew York University, New York, New York, 2003.
\nDissertation:\u201dSupporting students with low self-regulation through problem-based learning techniques in online education.\u201d
\nDissertation Committee: Chair: Dr. Jan Plass; Dr. W. Michael Reed; Dr. Sandra Flank.<\/p>\n
\u200b\u200bM.F.A. Creative Writing (Fiction)
\nUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1995.
\nThesis: In the Small Wind, short story collection.
\nThesis Committee: Alyson Hagy; Andrea Barrett<\/p>\n
B.A. English \/ Creative Writing Concentration
\nTrinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1993.
\nValedictorian. Honors in General Scholarship. Honors in English. GPA 4.0.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlue Smell of Steel.\u201d Fifty Over Fifty, PS Books, February 29, 2016.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone Bigger Than He.\u201d Currents: Selected Poetry & Prose from the 2014 Cape Henlopen Retreat Writers; Jean Davis, Maggie Rowe and Ramona DeFelice Long (eds.), 2015.<\/p>\n
“Learning to Turn.\u201d ninepatch: A Creative Journal for Women and Gender Studies. Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 2. 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cExtra Presents.\u201d Moondance, June 1997.<\/p>\n
\u201cHolding On.\u201d Men As We Are, Fall 1996.<\/p>\n
\u201cExtra Presents.\u201d O. Henry Festival Stories; Greensboro: Trans Verse Press, 1993.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlue Smell of Steel.\u201d The Wittenberg Review, Vol. 2 Issue 2, Fall 1991.<\/p>\n
\u201cHolding On.\u201d The Trinity Review, Spring 1990.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Miracles Run Out,\u201d The Hartford Courant, August 1994.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t Be Fooled By All the Recycling Hoopla,\u201d The Hartford Courant, January 19,1992.<\/p>\n
\u201cConfessions of an Addicted Trash Recycler,\u201d The Hartford Courant, March 12, 1991.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalculating the Loss of Simple Math Skills,\u201d The Hartford Courant, September 11,1990.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpring\u2019s Message of Hope Marred by Teen Auto Deaths,\u201d The Hartford Courant, May 6, 1990.<\/p>\n
\u201cRadio Drama,\u201d Sparks Magazine, Vol 1 No. 1, Spring 1990.<\/p>\n
Chapter on Cynthia Ozick\u2019s \u201cThe Shawl,” in Exploring Short Stories from Gale Research, Detroit, Michigan, 1996.<\/p>\n
In \u201cSuit Your Sentence to Its Meaning\u201d by Thalia Selz in Anne Bernays and PamelaPainter, What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (HarperCollins, 1990). Revised and expanded, (HarperCollins, 1995).<\/p>\n
In \u201cSpeech Flavor, or Sounding Real\u201d by Thalia Selz in Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter, What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (HarperCollins, 1990). Revised and expanded, (HarperCollins, 1995).<\/p>\n
Wesley College, Dover, Delaware, March 31, 2016.<\/p>\n
Newark Arts Alliance, Newark, Delaware, February 27, 2016.<\/p>\n
Hockessin Public Library, Hockessin, Delaware, August 15, 2015.<\/p>\n
Featured reader, Second Saturday Poets, Wilmington, Delaware. September 14, 2013.<\/p>\n
New Castle County Public Library. New Castle, Delaware. November 5, 2011.<\/p>\n
Featured reader, Fiction Reading sponsored by the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Friends of Kirkwood Library. Wilmington, Delaware. August 8, 2010.<\/p>\n
The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown, Connecticut. February 17, 1995.<\/p>\n
Mark Webster Series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. December 2, 1994.<\/p>\n
Township Public Library, Clinton, Michigan, March 17, 1994.<\/p>\n
Listed in Delaware Artist Roster.<\/p>\n
Invited member of the Mid Atlantic Artist Registry.<\/p>\n
Work featured at the Award Winners X and Reunion Exhibit, Biggs Museum, Dover, DE, July 2 – October 24, 2010.<\/p>\n
Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature: Fiction, Delaware Division of the Arts, 2010.<\/p>\n
Participant in the Delaware Writers Retreat, Delaware Division of the Arts, 2008, 2014.<\/p>\n
Hopwood Major Short Fiction Award, 1995 for In the Small Wind, collection in progress.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1993 for \u201cIn the Small Wind,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
Second Prize, Trinity Alumnus Fiction Prize, 1993 for \u201cIn the Small Wind,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1991 for \u201cExtra Presents,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
Third Prize, Frank W. Whitlock Playwriting Prize, 1991 for \u201cRealities,\u201d One-Act Play.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Trinity Alumnus Fiction Prize, 1990 for \u201cWhere the Man Belongs,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Trinity Alumnus Fiction Prize, 1989 for \u201cHolding On,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
Second Prize, Alumni Nonfiction Prize, 1989 for \u201cWhat I Could Take With Me,\u201d Creative Nonfiction.<\/p>\n
Finalist, Hopwood Major Essay Award, 1995.<\/p>\n
Finalist, Hopwood Major Playwriting Award, 1995.<\/p>\n
First runner-up, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1992 for \u201cNecessary Parts,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
First runner-up, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1991 for \u201cBlue Smell of Steel,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
First runner-up, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1990 for \u201cWhere the Man Belongs,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
First runner-up, Phi Kappa Fiction Award, 1989 for \u201cHolding On,\u201d Short Story.<\/p>\n
Class of 1922 Award, 1993. Awarded to a graduating woman who has done outstanding work in a particular academic field, for accomplishments in English and creative writing.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Women\u2019s Club of Trinity College Award, 1993. Awarded to senior IDP students for academic and personal achievement.<\/p>\n
First Prize, Ruel Crompton Tuttle Award, 1992. Awarded to the best scholar in the English Department from the junior class.<\/p>\n
Phi Beta Kappa, early induction 1992.<\/p>\n
Trinity College President\u2019s Fellow, 1992-1993.<\/p>\n
Faculty Honors, 1989-1993.<\/p>\n
United States Achievement Academy All-American Scholar, 1992.<\/p>\n
Faculty Development Grants. Wesley College, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Summer 2010.<\/p>\n
Doctoral Student Travel Grants. New York University, Spring 2000, Spring 2001.<\/p>\n
Visiting Fellow. Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 1999. Five-day session demonstrating problem-based learning (PBL) and model ways that PBL and other active learning strategies can be used effectively in all disciplines, in upper and lower division courses, and in all size classes. Participants learned how to integrate Internet resources into their courses and use technology effectively in active, group-based learning.<\/p>\n
Rudin Foundation Award in Educational Media and Technology. New York University, Fall, 1998.<\/p>\n
Mary A. Terry Fellowship, 1993-1995.<\/p>\n
Finalist in Honored Scholar Program of the Scholarship Foundation of America, Inc., 1994.<\/p>\n
Finalist for Fulbright Student Grant, 1993.<\/p>\n
Stonecoast Writers Conference, 1992.<\/p>\n
Wesleyan Writers Conference, 1989, General Federation of Women\u2019s Clubs of Connecticut Scholarship.<\/p>\n
Associate Professor and Chair. Department of Multimedia Communication
\nJanuary 2010-May 2015.
\nWesley College, Dover, Delaware.<\/p>\n
Assistant Professor. Department of Media Arts
\nSeptember 2006-December 2009.
\nWesley College, Dover, Delaware.<\/p>\n
Assistant Professor. Department of Communication
\nWestfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts.
\nSeptember 2003-May 2006.<\/p>\n
Adjunct Instructor. Educational Communications and Technology Program
\nNew York University, New York, New York.
\nSeptember 2000-May 2001.<\/p>\n
Instructor, Fiction.
\nGotham Writers Workshops. New York, New York.
\nJune 2000 \u2013 August 2000.<\/p>\n
Instructional Technology Consultant. Opportunities Programs
\nNew York University, New York, New York.
\nFebruary 2002-2008.<\/p>\n
Content Designer \/ Developer for the Center for Online Learning and
\nPedagogy, School of Continuing and Professional Development
\nNew York University, New York, New York.
\nSeptember 2001-January 2002.<\/p>\n
Research Assistant and Instructor. Higher Education Opportunities Program, New York University, New York, New York.
\nFall 1998-Summer 2002.<\/p>\n
Faculty Development Consultant for Technology and Pedagogy. EQUAL: Initiative to Enhance the Quality of Undergraduate Academic Life. New York University,
\nFall 1999-Spring 2001.<\/p>\n
Visiting Instructor. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
\nFall 1997.<\/p>\n
Academic Computing Resource Specialist. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
\nJanuary 1996-August 1998.<\/p>\n
Visiting Instructor. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
\nFall 1995.<\/p>\n
Visiting Instructor. University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut.
\nFall 1995.<\/p>\n
Teaching Assistant (equivalent to Instructor). University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
\nFall 1994, Spring 1995.<\/p>\n
Course Assistant. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
\nFall 1993, Spring 1994.<\/p>\n
Teaching Assistant. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. 4 semesters.<\/p>\n
Writing Center Tutor. Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. 1 semester.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Impact of Low SES on Success for Undergraduates: Impressions of Faculty and Counseling Center Staff.\u201d
\n14th Annual International Working Class\/Poverty-Class Academics Conference. Little Rock, Arkansas, June 25-27, 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cCritical reading and writing for the web.\u201d
\nNational Conference of Teachers of English. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 19-22, 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedia Arts and the digital divide.\u201d
\nInternational Digital Media Arts Association Conference. Muncie, Indiana. November 5-7, 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeaching with free software: the digital divide and Media Arts.\u201d
\nWorking Class Studies Association Conference: Class Matters. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 3-6, 2009.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing problem-based learning techniques in online education: A case study.\u201d
\nInternational Conference on Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education. Baltimore, Maryland. June 16-20, 2002.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe relationship between communication apprehension, writing apprehension, computer anxiety and student performance in online problem-based learning\u201d
\nEastern Educational Research Association, February 14-17, 2001.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Effects of Completing a Computer Anxiety Instrument Online on Users\u2019 Anxiety Scores\u201d
\nEastern Educational Research Association, February 16-19, 2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn Overview of Performance Measures\u201d
\n(Co-presented with Michelle Adelman, John Dalzell, Sarah Rice, and James Watson, New York University.)
\nEastern Educational Research Association, February 16-19, 2000.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeaching with Images\u201d
\nAcademic Computing Conference, Eastern Connecticut State University, April 4, 1998.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeeks to the Rescue: Bloggers and Citizen Journalists,\u201d Westfield State College Teach-In about Hurricane Katrina, Westfield, MA. October 5, 2005.<\/p>\n
\u201cPoetry for the Poetry-Phobic,\u201d Writing Center Faculty Presentation Series, Trinity College, November 1997.<\/p>\n
\u201cCyberspace for Women,\u201d Faculty Presentation Series, Trinity College, 1997.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsing the Internet for Research, American Studies Graduate Program, Trinity College, 1997.<\/p>\n
Created and maintain Delaware Literary Events website.<\/p>\n
Created and manage Delaware Writers Studio Workshop series.<\/p>\n
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2002-2004.<\/p>\n
Association for Educational Communication and Technology Conference proposals, Design and Development and Distance Learning divisions. 2002.<\/p>\n
Assistant Editor, Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999-2001.<\/p>\n
Editor, Family and Friends Online Newsletter, 1996-1998.<\/p>\n
Editor, Family and Friends Online Calendar, 1996-1998.<\/p>\n
Final Judge, Robert V. Williams Memorial Fiction Contest, California State University, Hayward, California, 1995.<\/p>\n
Co-editor, The Trinity Papers, Hartford, Connecticut, 1993.<\/p>\n
Reader, Company One Theater, Hartford, Connecticut, 1992-1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EDUCATION Ph.D. Educational Communication and Technology New York University, New York, New York, 2003. Dissertation:\u201dSupporting students with low self-regulation through problem-based learning techniques in online education.\u201d Dissertation Committee: Chair: Dr. Jan Plass; Dr. W. Michael Reed; Dr. Sandra Flank. \u200b\u200bM.F.A. Creative Writing (Fiction) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1995….<\/p>\n