Richland School District # 1, Columbia South Carolina

High School Teacher, Lower Richland High School

I taught English, Social Studies, and Science in a self-contained classroom for students with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. My first year of teaching I was selected "100 of the Nation's Best First Year Teachers". I also designed a school to work job transition program and was awarded funding grants to implement it.

University of South Carolina

Coordinator, Educational Technology Center

As Coordinator of the ETC I managed Graduate students and undergraduate student workers. I taught the required technology course for all Elementary education students. i was responsible to maintain a large lab setting, and support faculty and staff with all of their technology needs for both teaching and personal productivity. Including conducting frequent training sessions on various educational technologies.

1994 - 1995

Indiana University; Center for Adolescent Studies

Violence Prevention Research Project/ Computer Liaison

The project was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I was the onsite technology Coordinator for the computer-based project. I was also a contributing author in several of the publications that were a result of this research.

Education

University of South Carolina; Educational Research, Testing & Measurement, PhD

Emphasis: Quantitative Measures Cognates: Educational Technology & Special Education

Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville; Master's of Science in Education. MEd

Emphasis: Early Childhood Special Education

Eastern Illinois University; Bachelor of Science in Education. BS

Major: K-12 Special Education Minor: Spanish

Massage Therapy Institute, Davis, CA

Specialty: Sport Massage, Preventative & Post Injury Treatment 250 course contact hour

1991-- 2001

Western Michigan University

Faculty: Graduate Program in Educational Technology

I was hired to research and design the Graduate Program in Education Technology and was one of three initial instructors in the 9 course program. I was Involved in moving it to Co/Dec Video distribution, then totally online. I Coordinated the "Technology in Preservice Education Project" under the Direction of Dr. James Bosco. For several years I taught courses in the program first Using WebCt, then Blackboard as delivery platform. I received "Train the Trainer" endorsement from Michigan Virtual University in 2001. My doctoral research study "Impact of a Verbal persuasion Treatment on Teacher Education Students' Attitudes and Self-Efficacy for Computer Technology was conducted while I was teaching the ED347 required undergraduate educational technology course.

1996 - 2011

California State University Sacramento

Instructor/Consultant- CalPers Graduate Cohort, Trainers. Educational Technology Tools

I facilitated a computer lab-based course covering technology tools for trainers. Students were completing Master's Degrees each year as a thirty member cohort group.

2008 - 2010

Los Rios Community College District

Folsom Lake College- Assessment Office

2013 -2020