Experience

East Georgia State College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Professor of History

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  My expertise is in medieval intellectual and cultural history. I focus on creative pedagogies that promote student engagement, research, communication, and critical thinking skills. I also teach Introduction to Art and Music Appreciation at EGSC, and Introduction to Philosophy for the University System of Georgia's eCore program. I teach face-to-face courses, hybrid courses, and fully online courses. I am highly skilled with designing engaging online and face-to-face teaching and learning environments. I am a tenured, full professor of history. Show less

• Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs/Professor of History

  • 2017 - Jul 2019

  Prior to my return to the classroom, I served as Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, where my work focused on improving student success rates and enhancing partnerships with other institutions of higher ed and with K-12 through effective collaborations between Academic and Student Affairs.



Amarillo College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Vice President for Academic Affairs

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for all areas of academic affairs, including the divisions of Health Sciences, Nursing, Liberal Arts, STEM, Academic Success, and Continuing and Professional Education; the Hereford and Moore County Branch Campuses; the Lynn Library; the Center for Teaching and Learning; the Honors Program; Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation; and Dual Credit/Guided Pathways. My focus is on student success and on providing the leadership for the College's guided pathways and block scheduling project. During my tenure, I have implemented a new tutoring program for health sciences and nursing, created new accelerated programs, and developed a stackable approach in several areas for certificates and degree program. I have also led my division through challenging budgetary issues and realigned resources with key areas of need. While at AC, I also taught asynchronous, introductory courses in philosophy on ethics. Show less



Rivier University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President for Academic Affairs/Professor of History

  • Jan 2014 - 2014

  Supervise 5 Deans, 3 Associate Vice Presidents, Registrar, Library, and Early Childhood Center. Provide leadership for program development, retention initiatives, and visionary strategic planning for the University. Supervise 5 Deans, 3 Associate Vice Presidents, Registrar, Library, and Early Childhood Center. Provide leadership for program development, retention initiatives, and visionary strategic planning for the University.



College of Staten Island, City University of New York

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Academic Programs

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

  Responsible for various initiatives to ensure undergraduate student success. Supervised Undergraduate Studies (learning communities, diversity initiatives, retention initiatives); International Education, Honors programs, Undergraduate Research, Continuing Education Programs, College Readiness programs, and K-12 access programs. I also held an appointment as a tenured professor in the history department. Responsible for various initiatives to ensure undergraduate student success. Supervised Undergraduate Studies (learning communities, diversity initiatives, retention initiatives); International Education, Honors programs, Undergraduate Research, Continuing Education Programs, College Readiness programs, and K-12 access programs. I also held an appointment as a tenured professor in the history department.



Georgia College & State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Assistant to the Provost/Professor of History

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

  Provided support for various initiatives. Served as faculty development coordinator, accreditation liaison, assessment director, and coordinator for faculty research grants.

• Coordinator, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning/Professor of History

  • 2004 - 2011

  Coordinated and delivered faculty development workshops and semester-long training for online teaching and learning, creative uses of technology, assessment, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies

  • 1997 - 2011

  Tenured, full professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at EGSC. I taught a wide variety of upper level and graduate courses in ancient and medieval history and introductory courses in world civ for the history department. I also taught the Fine and Applied Arts in Civilization and other courses for the Interdisciplinary Studies Program. I served as Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program from 1997-2001.Awards: Pew National Fellowship for Carnegie Scholars; Boyer International Award for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; University System of Georgia Board of Regents Research in Undergraduate Education Award; University System of Georgia Board of Regents Hall of Fame Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Numerous other teaching awards. Show less


Georgia State University Perimeter College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Associate Professor of History and Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Studies

  • Aug 1992 - Jul 1997