Education:
2003 - Texas
1999 –
1997 –
1993 –
1992 –
1988 –
Employment Experience:
06 – present – Assistant Dean,
02- present – Assistant Professor, History Department,
1999 - 02 – Curriculum Specialist/Recruiter for
1998-99 – Substitute teacher for
1993-96 – Assistant Instructor (history and political science),
1993-94 – Acting Director, International Students Office,
1991-93 – Assistant Instructor, History Department,
Recognitions:
Recipient of F. B. Jackson Scholarship (Outstanding Senior in History), 1988.
Recipient of F. B. Jackson Scholarship (outstanding Freshmen in History), 1984.
Professional Presentations:
“Integrating Textbook, Inquiry, and Peer Teaching,” Annual Meeting of National Council for Geographic Education,
“Riveting the Chains of Slavery: The Irony of the American Colonization Society,” Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2005.
“Implementation of the National Geography Standards in Pre-Service Geography Courses,” Annual Meeting of National Council for Geographic Education,
Publications:
“The American Colonization Society: An Avenue to Freedom?” University Press of
May 2002. A decade of debate: Improving content and interest in history education. The History Teacher 35, no. 3:389-398.
Teaching:
American survey courses, History for Teachers, World Geography, Cultural Geography
Other Duties:
Advisor for History/Social Studies Teaching Majors
Chair,
Member, University Planning Committee
Member, Academic Managers Group
Member, Council of Deans and Directors
Professional Organizations:
The Society for History Education
National Council for Geographic Education
The American Geographical Society
Southwestern Social Science Organization
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