Vita

               Nineteenth Century British Literature, Technical Writing, Writing with Computers, and Spy Fiction

1996-2002	Department Chair.

1993-96	Associate Professor

1990-93	Assistant Professor

1989-90:       Full-time Instructor, Department of English, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
               	Taught Advanced Technical Writing, English Composition I, and British Literature I.  Implemented a program to teach
               	courses in the IBM and Macintosh labs.
1983-1989:   Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of English, 
               	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.  Taught English 101 & 102, Business Writing, Technical Writing, and Literature
               	and Contemporary Life:  The World of Spy Fiction.  

1988      	Worked as a technical writing consultant for M&J Data  Services, Milwaukee.  Revised, updated and tested user
               	manuals for different mainframe computer banking services; compiled a style guide for the Customer Documentation
               	Center.
1987-1988:    Editorial consultant, Gareth Stevens & Co., Milwaukee for children's books.

1985-1989    Ph.D. in English, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 
               	Dissertation title:  "The Infinite Passion of Finite Hearts:  A Study of Failure in the Love Poems of Robert
               	Browning."  Director:  William E. Harrold.
1983-1985     M.A. English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1972-1976     LL.B. University of Delhi, India.
1968-1970     M.A. English, University of Delhi, India.
1965-1968     B.A. Honors English, University of Delhi.

PRESENTATIONS & PARTICIPATION

2007                        Attended the POD Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA from October 26-28th

2007                        Conducted a TEMP workshop on Recommendation Letters at St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA on March 22.

2006                        Attended the POD Annual Convention in Portland, OR from October 24-28th

2005                        Attended Recap 2005 conference on teaching web based courses at West Chester University of PA, May 12-15

2005                        Workshop on "The Invisible Web Revealed: Evaluating sources on the Web" for the FPDC at Cal U on March 30.

2004                         Chaired a panel discussion titled "Experiencing English: Integrating Service Learning into the study of English" at the EAPSU Conference at California University of PA. 10/21-22/04.

2003                        Presented a paper on "Cold War Warriors or Criminals, Charlatans, and Fools, a Masonry of Monsters" in a session of "The Evolution of War and its Representation in Literature and Film" at the 28^th WVU Colloquium on Literature and Film, September 18-20.

2003                        Attended University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Annual Wildacres' Retreat conducted by UNC Writing Program on "Writing in the Disciplines: What Works and What Doesn't." June 12-15.

2003                        Technology Day, California University of PA. Presented a paper and conducted a workshop on "Invention Strategies with Computers and Composition."

2003                        Participated in the "Annual Conference for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning" conducted by the State System at Harrisburg, PA. February 27-28 & March 1.

1998                 Delivered keynote address at the first Annual Convention of the Association of Technical Writers of India (TWIN) in Bombay, India.

1996                 Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Computers and Writing at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Presented a paper on "Collaborative Writing With Computers: Software Documentation Projects for Technical Writing Classes" at a session titled Electronic Communities.

1996                 Attended Summer Academy for the Advancement of College Teaching, sponsored by the SSHE Faculty Professional Development Council at Boiling Springs, PA.

1995                 Conducted a SSHE Workshop on "Using the Internet and the World Wide Webb" for the faculty of the Nursing Department of CUP.

1995                 Attended the "Building a Cooperative Learning Network" Workshops at CUP.

1995                 Attended "Frontiers of Writing Across The Curriculum Research and Scholarship" Workshop at Slippery Rock University, PA.

1994                 Attended the Fall Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Systems Educators at East Stroudsburg University, PA

1992                 EAPSU 92 - Annual Meeting of The English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities at Bloomsburg, PA. Presented a paper "Literature and Contemporary Life: The World of Spy Fiction" in a session titled "Eddy Poe Meet Mickey Spillane: Popular Literature in the English Classroom."

1992                 Annual Convention of The Writing Across the Curriculum Association of the State System of Higher Education at Bloomsburg, P.A. Presented a paper titled "Collaborative Writing with Computers: Software Documentation Projects for Technical Writing Classes".           

1991                 Conducted a five-week WordPerfect workshop for English Faculty at CUP.

1990                 Annual Convention of ISETA - The International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives at Indianapolis. Presented a paper on "Computer Aided Composition and Invention: How to Adapt Theory to Technology Without Becoming Programmers."

1990                 Penn State Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, State College. Participated in a workshop on Computers and Composition and presented a paper on "Invention with Computers."

1989                 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of English. Conducted a two day workshop to train Instructors and Graduate Teaching Assistants to teach writing courses in the computer labs.