Education

Ph.D. Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design        2011 (projected)

Clemson University, Clemson, SC - Planned Dissertation Focus: “Rhetorics of Digital Narratologies: Cultural Literacies Across Media.”

 M.A. in English Literature                                                                   2006

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ - Independent Study Focus: “Beyond the Binary: Considering Race in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Using a Stolon-based Approach”

B.A. in Pastoral Ministries                                                                   2011 (projected)

Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL -  Areas of Concentration: Bible & Theology, Pastoral Counseling.

Teaching Experience

Clemson University, Clemson, SC                                                     

Instructor & Co-Developer – “Cultural Literacies Across Media” 2009

Working with Dr. Tharon Howard, MATRF Director - developed course syllabus, coordinated pilot program with multiple departments, and briefed administrators and faculty across the College of Arts, Architecture and Humanities. As teacher of record - conducted classes on-site and supervised students' research and multimodal compositions via digital portals. 

 Instructor – “Accelerated Composition”                                 2008

Conducted course instruction and incorporated laboratory work for composition in print and digital formats, administered all evaluations and final grades.             

Instructor – “Business and Professional Writing.”             2008-2009

        Modified syllabus for multi-modal summer session, and administered all grades.

Instructor – “Introduction to Human Communication.”    2007-2008

Coordinated laboratory syllabus with companion lecture sessions, developed all projects, and administered all grades.

Essex County College, Newark, NJ

Adjunct Faculty – “College Language Studies”                      2006

Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including exams and projects,
and administered all grades.

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ                                                       

Writing Center Staff                                                                       2005-2006

Tutored students in composition, working with students with a wide variety of majors, topics and ESL/EFL proficiencies. Presented at workshops for writing center tutors and writing department faculty.

Professional Organizations

• American Communication Association
• Association for Teachers of Technical Writing
• Popular Culture Association
• National Conference of Teachers of English
  

Publication

• "Panel .22: A Wally Wood Meets Dada Investigation." PRE/TEXT 20.1 (2010-forthcoming)

Presentations and workshops

• "Innocents Abroad: Cultural Mediacies in the Study Abroad Experience." Conference on College Composition and Communication, March 2010, Lousville, KY.
• "Rick Rollin': Interrupting the Machinery of the Culture Industry." Carolina Rhetoric Conference, February 2010, North Carolina State University.
• "Here Be Dragons: Interactive Dark Rides as Compositional Space." Popular Culture Association Conference, April 2009, New Orleans.
• "Cultural Literacies Across Media." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Conference, March 2009, San Francisco.
• "The Wonderful World of Warcraft." Carolina Rhetoric Conference, February 2009, Clemson University.
• "Pecha Kucha as Compositional Form and Adobe Presenter as Pedagogical Delivery Technology." Multi-Modal Users Group (MMUG), October 2008, Clemson University.
• "Donor Wars: An Empirical Study of User Experiences on University Donor
  Websites." Georgia Conference on Information Literacy, October 2008,
  Savannah, Georgia.
• "Creating A User-Experience Through an ‘Interpellation Research Instrument'
  for Giving Websites." Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
  Conference, April 2008, New Orleans.
• "Handling Dissonance in Writing Center Sessions." Southeastern Writing Center Association 2007 Conference, February 2007, Nashville, Tennessee.
  

Professional Development

• Research Network Forum. Conference on College Composition and Cummunication, March 2009, San Francisco.
• National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Studies.
  Mark Twain House, Hartford, Connecticut. Summer 2006.
• College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) level 2 certification, 2006. 

University Service

• Advisory Committee. Ph.D. Program in Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design, Clemson University. 2008-2009.
• Facilities Coordinator. 2009 Carolina Rhetorics Conference. Clemson University.
• Reading Group Facilitator. Summer Freshmen Orientation. 2008-2009.

Technical Proficiencies

Digital Portfolio of Mutlimodal Composition, Research and Pedagogy:

http://rhetoricsoup.com/id2.html

• Graphics Editing (Photoshop, Gimp, PaintShopPro, etc.)
• Audio Editing (Audacity, etc.)
• Video Editing (Final Cut, Premiere, MovieMaker, etc.)
• Design/Layout (InDesign, Publisher, PagePlus, etc.)
• Website Design (Dreamweaver, Komposer, HTML, CSS, etc.)
• Presentation (Synthesis of PowerPoint, audio, video, web content, ProPresenter, etc.)
• Light and Sound Production (programming of animatronics, digital lightboard, etc.)

Community Involvement          

Ordained Clergy                                                                              1982-2007
South Carolina and New Jersey

• Developed and administered comprehensive Christian education curriculum.
• Organized and conducted urban community outreaches.
• Spoke extensively in conventions, conferences, and workshops.
• Contributed to Belleville Times Belleville Clergy Alliance column.
• Frequent host of WMBC-TV community interests program.