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
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
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
\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","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