Universities Attended
programs and degrees
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; 2010
Doctor of Philosophy, Rhetoric, Scientific and
Technical Communication; Dept. of Writing Studies
Specialty Area: Technology and Writing Pedagogy
- 3.93 overall G.P.A.; 4.0 department G.P.A. (63 units)
- Dissertation:
Online Pedagogy: Designing Writing Courses for Students with
Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Advisor: Laura J. Gurak; 2008 – May 2010
- Additional Committee: Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Mary Lay Schuster, Aaron H. Doering, Cassandra Scharber
- Submitted December 22, 2009; Defense May 11, 2010
- Oral Preliminary Examinations passed Apr. 2009
- Committee: Laura J. Gurak, Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Richard Graff, Richard Beach
- College of Liberal Arts, Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE)
Summer Research Fellowship; 2009
- Different by Design: Online Spaces for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- College of Liberal Arts, Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE)
Summer Research Fellowship; 2007
- Virtually Different: Rhetorical Strategies of Autistic Students in Virtual Spaces
- Academic Advisor: Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch; 2006 – 2008
- University Diversity of Views and Experiences (DOVE) Fellowship; 2006 – 2007
- Courses included: Rhetoric and Ethics, Major Figures in Rhetorical
Tradition, Research Methods, Quantitative Statistics, Visual Rhetoric,
Information Design, Technology and Culture
(Coursework completed Spring 2008)
California State University, Fresno; 2006
Master of Arts with Distinction, English Composition Theory and Rhetoric
- 4.0 GPA (45 units)
- Phi Kappa Phi (ΦΚΦ) National Honors Society, Chapter 062
- Thesis: The Blackboard Barrier: Student and Teacher Perceptions
of Blackboard Online Learning
- Advisor: Anthony Michel
- Courses in Pedagogy: Writing Workshop for Teachers, The Teaching of Writing, Current Writing Theory, Independent Studies in Writing Across the Curriculum and Assessment
- Courses in Rhetoric: Form and Theory of Fiction, Plays in Performance, Film Theory and Criticism, Visual Rhetoric
College of the Sequoias; Visalia, California; 2005
Bilingual Competency for CSU Graduate Programs
- Courses: Spanish I, II, and III.
Chapman University; Orange, California; 1991
Coursework in Education
- 4.0 G.P.A.
- Courses: Curriculum Theory, Research and Evaluation
University of Southern California; Los Angeles; 1990
Bachelor of Arts, Print Journalism with
Media Management Emphasis
Bachelor of Arts, English with Secondary Education Emphasis
- 3.47 G.P.A.; 3.56 program G.P.A. (132 units)
- Thematic Option Honors
Program
- Dean’s Hall Honors Student, Marks Hall; 1987 – 1988
- Faculty in Residence, Kerckhoff Honors Housing; 1988 – 1989, 1989 – 1990, Fall 1990
- Dean’s Scholar award recipient
- Dean’s List; Fall 1989, Spring 1989
- Courses Included: Symbols and Conceptual Systems, The Teaching of Reading and Writing, Learning and Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Use of Instructional Technology, Linguistics and Education
Teaching Certifications and Exams
Institutional Training
- CITI Human Research, Social / Behavioral or Humanist Research Investigators Basic Certification; Sept. 2009
- Institutional Data Security; 2007
- Workstation Security
- University Data Policies
- Data Security in Your Job
Certifications
- California English Long-Term Single Subject Teaching Credential; Oct. 22, 1998 – Nov. 1, 1999
- California English Long-Term Single Subject Teaching Credential; Aug. 16, 1991 – Jun. 30, 1992
- California English Temporary Credential; Apr. 1, 1991 – Jan. 31, 1992
- California Certificate of Clearance; Nov. 6, 1990
- Clearance for Student Teaching; completed education coursework
Exams
- Praxis / Multiple Subject Assessment (MSAT); Mar. 1999 Above Average
- California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST); Dec. 1988 Above Average
- National Teachers’ Examinations (NTE)
- 95th Percentile, Professional Knowledge of Teaching
- 94th Percentile, General Knowledge of Lower and Middle Grade Academic Subjects
- 85th Percentile Biology and General Science for Grades 9 through
12
Perfect score in Earth and Space Sciences
Academic Tests
- Graduate Record Exams (GRE); 2004
- 1310 scaled score
- 93rd Percentile Verbal (660)
- 84th Percentile Writing
- 1310 scaled score
- Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT); 1986
- 1300 total score
- 97th Percentile Math (650)
- 99th Percentile Verbal (650)
- 92nd Percentile Written English
- 1300 total score
- National Merit Tests (PSAT/NMSQT); 1984
- 186 Selection Index; 97th Percentile
- 97th Percentile Verbal
- 90th Percentile Math
- 186 Selection Index; 97th Percentile