CV for Dr J Unger

John A. Unger, Ph.D.
School of Education
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
GGC Cell: 678-471-4471
GGC e-mail: junger@ggc.edu
johnunger@ymail.com
http://transitional-literacy.org/
CURRENT POSITION: Associate Professor of English for Academic Purposes
EDUCATION
May, 2003 Doctor of Philosophy
Instructional and Curricular Studies
Emphasis in Literacy and TESOL
University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV USA
Dissertation: Graphic Organizers, Activity, and the Positioning of Language and
Learners: An Ethnographic Case Study
May, 1998 Master of Education,
Instructional and Curricular Studies
Postsecondary TESOL
University of Nevada, Las Vegas NV USA
Dec, 1988 Bachelor of Arts, English
Concentration in Writing, Emphasis in Liberal Studies and Education
Western Washington University, Bellingham WA USA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Developmental English/ ESL/EFL English Courses/ Developmental Math/ Composition
Fall 2011-Current English for Academic Purposes:
Reading/Writing/Communication Courses
Jan 5, 15 to Apr 1, 15 FMLA; Math Word Problem Data Collection
Discourse Analyses; Literature Reviews;
One major paper completed and under review
Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA USA
Fall 2009-Spring 2011 Developmental Reading
Spr. Sem. 2010-11: Developmental Writing
University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM USA
Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers
Spr. Sem: Academic Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO USA
Fall 2007-Spring 2008 English Composition
Basic Math I
Basic Math II
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM USA

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Fall 2003-Spring 2007 Freshman Composition I for ESL Students
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK USA
Developmental English for ESL Students
Developmental English
Northeastern State University
Nov 1998 FLS Language Centres, Las Vegas, NV USA
Part-time, one-month replacement position.
Intensive Reading and Writing
Summer 1998 Adjunct ESL Instructor, Community College of Southern Nevada
Grammar for International Students II
Feb 1998 FLS Language Centres, Las Vegas, NV
Part-time, one-month replacement position.
English Grammar for Communication
Linguistics/Grammar/ Second Language Acquisition/TESOL
Spring 2009 Graduate Readings in English: Theory and Methods
in TESOL and Second Language Acquisition
Graduate Directed-Reading Seminar for
a Japanese Teacher in the ALEX Program.
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO USA
Fall 2003-Spring 2007 Linguistics
Traditional Grammar and Usage
Second Language Acquisition Theory and Methods
Seminar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Fall 2006 Seminar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Graduate seminar focusing on the semiotic features
of second language acquisition
Fall 2005 Seminar in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Graduate seminar focusing on the integration of theory, research,
and practice in ESL/Bilingual contexts; Mini case studies as tools
for assessment
Summer 2005 Practicum in TESOL
Through distance supervision monitored a student doing a
practicum at a teaching site in Piura, Peru.
Summer 2004 Valuing Cultural Diversity
Multicultural education for preservice teachers
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Las Vegas, NV USA

Summer 2003 Foundations of Literacy Learning
Graduate-level historical overview of literacy theory and research
UNLV
Valuing Cultural Diversity
UNLV
Jun-Oct 2002 Reading for Professional Purposes
Graduate-level Inservice and preservice teachers from Turkey,
the U.S. the Netherlands, China, and Thailand
MATEFL Program, Graduate College,
Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
June-Oct 2002 Language Learning and Language Acquisition
Graduate-level Inservice and preservice teachers from Turkey,
the U.S. the Netherlands, China, and Thailand
MATEFL Program, Graduate College,
Spring 2002 Second Language Methods and Curriculum
UNLV
UNLV
Spring 2001 UNLV Continuing Education:
TESL Methods and Materials
On-site course for elementary school teachers
Fall 2000 UNLV Continuing Education:
Second Language Learning Theories in TESL
On-site course for elementary school teachers
UNLV
Spring 2000 Valuing Cultural Diversity
UNLV
Fall 1998 TESL Assessment Procedures
University-level Teaching Internship
Co-taught course with a supervising professor
Teaching activities in Chiang Mai, Thailand
from October 1990 to October 1996

(Taught a Payap and other venues for 5 months per-year from 1990-1993; worked in Alaska on
commercial fishing boats in the other months of the year; taught year-round from 1993-1996)
The History of the English Language
The Customs and Cultures of the English Speaking World
Fundamental English for English majors
Fundamental English for non-English majors
Part-time, Australia Centre, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Fundamental English: 5 hours per week for all of June 1996
Annual Cultural Workshop and Basic Language Training (1994, 1995, 1996)
for "World Friendship Force” Chiang Mai, Thailand
Teenagers and pre-teens preparing for Home-Stay and Study-Tour in the USA
30 hour one-week course
Niyomsilp Language Centre, Suthep Rd. Chiang Mai, Thailand
General Conversation, English for Special Purposes
10 hours per week, almost continuously from October 1994 to January 1996
SCHOLARSHIP
Publications
Unger,J, Liu R, Scullion V. (2015). Creating joint attentional frames and pointing to evidence in
the reading and writing process. The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 15
(2), 1-17. Retrieved from http://www.readingmatrix.com/files/13-uh008t98.pdf
Unger, J, Liu R, Scullion V. (2015). Language Competency as Semiotic Design: Attempting to
Cross Academic Borders with Digital Video Cameras. English Scholarship Beyond
Borders, 1(1), 1-51. Retrived from http://www.englishscholarsbeyondborders.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/12/Language-Competency-as-Semiotic-Design.pdf
Liu, R, Unger, J., & Scullion, V. (2014). Social justice through literacy: Integrating digital video
cameras in reading summaries and responses. Journal of Language and Literacy
Education [Online], 10 (2), 34-50. http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-
content/uploads/2015/04/Liu-Social-Justice-through-literacy.pdf
Unger, J. A., & Scullion, V. A. (2013). Digital video cameras for brainstorming and outlining: The
process and potential. Journal of Language and Literacy Education [Online], 9(2), 131-
139. Retrieved from http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-
content/uploads/2013/11/DigitalVideoCameras.pdf
Unger, J.A. & Liu, R. (2013). Digital Video Cameras, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details: The
Process and Potential. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 44(1), 105-113.
Retrieved from http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-
1.amazonaws.com/docs/872/1141062/Unger_Liu-2013-
Video_Main_Ideas_Supporting_Details.pdf

Kingsley, K. & Unger, J. (2011). Technology to enhance academic literacy through indigenous
cultural awareness. In Proceedings of Global TIME 2011 (pp. 306-309). Amercian
Association in Computing in Education.
Unger, J., and Walter, L. (2010). Gesture, speech, and graphic organizers as semiotic
resources for summarizing: A two-case analysis of the genesis of meaning. Asian EFL
Journal, 48. (13-54).
Kingsley, K., & Unger, J. (2008). Classroom teachers’ experiences with critical inquiry
and multimedia literacy. Proceedings of SITE 2008 (4195-4200). Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education, Las Vegas, NV USA .
Unger, J. (2007). A developmental analysis of a concept map, speech, and gesture. Asian EFL
Journal, 9(3), 58-92.
Unger J. & Kingsley, K. (2007). Signs, thought, and activity in Grand Theft Auto, Vice City and
Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas. In Nancy Antrim (Ed.), Seeking Identity: Language in
Society. London UK: Cambridge Scholars Press (92-105).
Unger, J. & Kingsley, K. (2006). Positioning and creating the semiotic self in Grand Theft Auto:
Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In Nathan Garrelts (Ed.), The meaning
and culture of Grand Theft Auto: Critical essays (177-198). Jefferson, NC: McFarland
Press.
Unger, J. (2005). Cherokee language and literacy, searching for links to Hani literacy, and a
proposal for an intercultural seminar in language, symbols, and cognition. In David
Bradley (Ed.), Heritage maintenance for endangered languages in Yunnan China (pp.
37-46). La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics: Bundoora Press.
Unger, J., Troutman, P., Hamilton, V. (2005). Signs, symbols, and perceptions in Grand Theft
Auto, Vice City. In Nathan Garrelts (Ed.), Digital Gameplay: Essays on the Nexus of
Game and Gamer (pp. 91-109). Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press.
Troutman, P., Unger, J., Ramirez, M., & Saddler, S. (2001) Looking for artifacts: A basic
approach to diversity for preservice and inservice teachers. Intercultural Communication,
12, 209-221.
Unger, J., (1996). Chop: A production-based approach for improving reading comprehension
and writing skills. Thai TESOL Bulletin, 9, 44.
Experience in Publishing
September 2008-Present: Associate Editor, Asian EFL Journal
May 1999-August 2001 Editorial Associate, Reading Reseach Quarterly
This was a full-time University Classified Staff position funded by the International Reading
Association.This position involved coordinating the efforts of the two Editors and assisting with
all aspects of running the journal (e.g., editing, preparing manuscripts for publication, maintaing
data bases and communication for 144 reviewers and numerous authors)

Research Projects, Grants, Scholarships
March 2010: Received a mini-grant from the University of New Mexico Gallup to purchase
Vivitar flip-video cameras and for a Student Work-Study to begin compiling resources for a
campus wide Content Area Literacy Project, which involves focused reading and writing work,
supplemented by digital resources, across the varied languages and sign systems presented by
the Academic/Professional disciplines and Applied Technologies.
Jun 2005: Rural Education Institute, Northeastern State University. Grant to travel to a variety of
literacy sites in the Ailao Mountains, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China, to gather
information (e.g., video, audio, digital photos, books and other artifacts) on the Hani
orthography, general language patterns, foundational information for other grants, and content
for theme-based middle school and high school social studies lessons. Grant also covered
travel to northern Thailand to explore educational resources related to indigenous tribes.
Jun 2004: Freeman Foundation sponsored grant to attend a Japanese Studies Seminar for
educators held at Tokai University, Honolulu, Hawaii from May 23-June 13
Dec 2003: Rural Education Institute, Northeastern State University. Grant to develop an Asian
studies unit on the Ailao Mountain people of southern Yunnan, People’s Republic of China.
Jun 2002: UNLV Graduate College Summer Session Scholarship to support dissertation data
collection in northern Thailand
May 2002: UNLV International Student Program Scholarship to support dissertation data
collection in northern Thailand
Refereed Conference Proposal Reviewing
Oct 2008 Asian EFL Journal Conference Proceedings
Sep 2005 American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Emphasis-area, Second Language Acquisition
Jun 2003: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Emphasis-area, English as a Foreign Language
Sep 2001: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Emphasis-area, Literacy and Teacher Education
Apr 2001: National Reading Conference (NRC)
2002 Emphasis-area, Research on Teacher Education
2003 Emphasis-area, Research on Teacher Education
Sep 2000: American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
Emphasis–area Literacy
Conference Presentations/ Workshops
Feb 2014 Journal of Language and Literacy Education Conference

Athens, GA USA
Social Justice through Literacy: Integrating Digital Video Cameras in Reading
and Writing Summaries
Liu, R., & Unger, J.
Multi-Modal Literacy, Critical Thinking, and Social Justice
Scullion, V., & Unger, J.
Mar 2014 English Scholars Beyond Borders Conference
Izmir, Turkey
Attempting to Cross Academic Borders with Digital Video Cameras and
Language Competency as Semiotic Design
Unger, J.
Mar 2013 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference
Athens, GA USA
Integrating Video into the Writing as Critical Thinking Process
Unger, J., & Scullion, V.
Extending the “Flipped Classroom” Concept into Literacy Classes
Scullion, V. & Unger, J.
April 2012 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference
Helen, GA USA
Integrating Video into the Reading Writing Curriculum across Content Areas:
A 21st Century Approach
Unger, J.
Feb 2011 New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference.
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Student-Created Video to Explain Conceptual Relationships and
Connect Ideas.
Unger, J., & Kingsley, K.
Feb 2011 6th
Annual UNM Success in the Classroom Conferences: Sharing Practices that
Work.
Video Cameras as Tools for Transitioning from Informal to Formal writing
Unger, J., & Kingsley, K
Feb 2011 6th
Annual UNM Success in the Classroom Conference: Sharing Practices that
Work. Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
Web 2.0 Tools
Kingsley, K., & Unger J.
May 2010 New Mexico Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (NMATYC)
21st
Annual Conference, Gallup, NM, USA
Signification, Mediation, Grand Theft Auto-Vice City, and Other PS2
Games in the Developmental Math Classroom.
Feb 2010 New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference.
Albuquerque, NM, USA.

21st Century Literacy Skills: Learning Through, With, and About
Digital Multimedia.
Kingsley, K., & Unger J.
Feb 2010 31st Annual Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations Conference
Digital Games and Simulations to Promote Higher-Order Thinking Skills
(HOTS).
Kingsley, K., & Unger J
Feb 2009 30th
Annual Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations Conference
Signs, Literacy, and Activity in Grand Theft Auto and Left Behind
Eternal Forces
Kingsley, K & Unger J.
April 2008 New Mexico International Reading Association Conference.
A Social Semiotic Analysis of Literacy and Thinking: The Educational Potential
of Video Games.
Kingsley K., & Unger J.
Feb 2008 New Mexico Higher Education and Retention Conference
Complementary Assessment Approaches:
Old Lenses Refocused for New Times
Apr 2007: American Educational Research Association
Chicago, ILL, USA
Gesture, Speech, and Graphic Organizers: A Two-Case
Developmental Analysis
Feb 2007: 29th
Annual Southwest/Texas Popular & American Culture Associations Conference
Signs, Thought, and Activity in Grand Theft Auto, Vice City and Grand Theft
Auto, San Andreas
Nov 2005: Oklahoma Regional Universities Research Day
Edmond, OK, USA
Signs, Thought, and Perception in Grand Theft Auto, Vice City and Grand Theft
Auto, San Andreas
Jun 2005: Symposium on Maintenance for Endangered Languages in Yunnan China
Yuxi Teacher’s College, Yunnan Province, PRC
Cherokee Language and Literacy, the Tribes of Oklahoma, and a Proposal for
an Intercultural Seminar in Language, Symbols, and Cognition
Apr 2005: 2005 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference

A Concept Map, Private Speech, Inner Speech, and Gesture: A Developmental
Analysis
Mar 2005: Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Annual Conference
San Diego, CA USA
Signification: The Process of Assigning Meaning in Grand Theft Auto,
Vice City and Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas
Unger J., & Kingsley, K.
Feb 2005: 17th
Western Annual American Culture Association
Las Vegas, NV, USA
The Process of Signification in Grand Theft Auto, Vice City and Grand Theft
Auto, San Andreas
Unger J., & Kingsley, K.
Mar 2004: Central States Communication Conference
Cleveland, OH, USA
Gesture as a Mediational Tool for Stress Reduction
Unger J., & Wallace B.
Apr 2004: Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Annual Meeting
San Antonio, TX, USA
Signs, Symbols, and Perceptions in Grand Theft Auto, Vice City
Unger, J., Troutman, P., & Hamilton, V.
Apr 2004: 38th Annual TESOL Convention
Long Beach, CA, USA
Semantic/Concept Maps, Reading, Writing, Cultural Themes
Unger, J., & Kingsley, K.
Apr 2004: Asian Studies Development Program, 10th Annual National Conference
Kansas City, MO
Mastering the Mountains: The Rice Terrace Builders of Yunnan Province
Unger J., & Goodman, J.
Nov 2003: Oklahoma Regional Universities Research Day
Edmond, OK, USA
Gesture as a Mediational Tool for Stress Reducation
Unger, J., & Wallace, B.
Oct 2002: Yuxi Teachers College: Inservice and Preservice Teacher Education
Yuxi, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China
Graphic Organizers, Collaboration, and Chunking across the Curriculum:
A Three-hour Worskhop
Spider Map: A Wh-Question/Answer Map and Classroom Activity
for Intermediate and Advanced EFL/ESL Learners

Vygotskian Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning
Sep 2002: Wattanothai Payap School: Inservice-Teacher Workshop
Chiang Mai, Thailand
A Three-hour Worskhop
Aug 2002: Payap University, Graduate College Open House: Inservice-Teacher Workshop
A Three-hour Workshop for Pratom, Matayom, and University-level
English Instrutors
Dec 2001: 51st
Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference
San Antonio, TX USA
The Doctorate, Mentoring, and Positions as Artifacts
Nov 2001: 11th
Annual Conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education
Las Vegas, NV USA.
Artifacts and Agency: An Alternative Lens to Meritocracy
Unger, J., & Troutman, P.
Sep 2001: 8th
Annual Sociocultural Theory and Second Language
Learning Research Group
Toronto, ON Canada
OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education)
Conversations about Mentoring: The Utterance as a Mediating Artifact
in the Activity System of Publishing and Academia
Dec 2000: 50th
Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference
Scottsdale, AZ USA
Learning to Teach Literacy in Urban Schools: Changing beliefs
McKinney, M., Perkins, P., Unger, J., Miller, S., & Odell, S.
Apr 1999: 30th
Annual CATESOL Conference
Reno, NV USA
Chunking activities for the ESL/EFL classroom
Apr 1999: 3rd
Annual Southwest Regional Conference, Staff Development Resources
Houston, TX USA
Interactive Semantic/Concept Mapping with Language ChunksMar. 1999: 33rd
Annual TESOL Convention
New York, NY USA
Interactive Semantic/Concept Mapping with Language Chunks
Nov 1998: 2nd
Annual Southwest Regional Conference, Staff Development Resources
Phoenix, AZ USA
Chunking Tasks for the Improvement of Reading, Writing,
Listening, and Speaking
Oct 1998: 5th
Annual Sociocultural and Second Language Learning Research Group

Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN USA
A Semantic/Concept map as a Tool for Mediation: The Process and Potential
Apr 1998: NAEA Conference (Nevada Adult Education Association)
Las Vegas, NV USA
Chunking in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Semantic/Concept maps in the EFL/ESL classroom
Mar 1998: 32nd
Annual TESOL Convention
Seattle, WA USA
Chunking in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Oct 1996: KOTESOL ‘96 King Sejong University,
Seoul, South Korea
A Simplified Approach for Increasing Cultural Awareness and Understanding
and The 4 to 9 method for Improving Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills,
and General Comprehension Abilities
Feb 1996: Northern Thai-TESOL Convention,
A Simplified Approach for Increasing Cultural Awareness
and Understanding
Jan 1996: 16th
Annual Thai-TESOL Convention,
Pattaya, Thailand
Chop: A Production-Based Method for Increasing Reading Comprehension
The 4 to 9 Method for Improving Reading Comprehension and General
Comprehension Abilities
Jan 1995: 15th
Annual Thai-TESOL Convention
Bangkok, Thailand
A Simplified Approach for Increasing Cultural Awareness and Understanding
SERVICE
Georgia Gwinnett College
Member. GGC Research Committee. Ongoing work to revise parameters and review proposals
for small local GGC grants and to provide guidance for larger grants.
Member, School of Education Promotion and Credentialing Commmittee. Ongoing work to
revise parameters and review files for promotion.
Member. Educational Technology Committee. Ongoing work to promote technology on campus.
Includes creating parameters for faculty funding of technology initiatives; collection point for
faculty concerns about technology.
University of New Mexico, Gallup

Member, College-Wide Assessment Committee. Ongoing creation of a tracking and reporting
system to link assessments of individual courses with overall University and Higher Education
Commission reporting requirements.
Member, Library Committee. This committee meets to discuss a variety issues related to the
operation of the campus library.
Member, Professional and Cultural Development Committee. This committee awarded monies
for campus wide professional and cultural development for faculty and staff.
Truman State University
Member, ESL and International Student Advisory Board. Ongoing Discussion on Literacy needs
and different support structures for International Students
Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Education. Ongoing creation of tracking and
reporting systems for preservice and inservice teachers, and the entire Department of
Education for Missouri standards and NCATE review.
ESL Specialist: Working with the Department Chair of Education and English, and a number of
faculty on campus, to develop and begin teaching two graduate classes for a Graduate ESOL
(English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate, which is an add-on option for Masters of
Education student
Institute of American Indian Arts
Secretary, Academic Curriculum Committee. Discussed, changed, and planned curricula,
degree plans, and addressed other college-wide academic curricula issues.
Member, Student Success Committee. Discussed retention, assistance, academic programs,
and student discipline issues to increase retention and enrollment.
Member, Student Grants and Scholarship Committee. Discussed criteria and the awarding of a
wide variety of scholarships.
Chair, Faculty Search Committee: Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cherokee Language
Member, Department of Languages and Literature Document and Records Committee.
Evaluated/adjusted Program Review Records and Procedures and NCATE compliance for
Secondary English Education Majors
Member, College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee. Met with other College of Liberal Arts
departments to examine and approve changes in College-wide curriculum changes.
Member, Department of Languages and Literature Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Monitor BA degree requirements, Department undergraduate recruiting, enrollment, course
rotation, and advising.
Member, Undergraduate Research Day Planning and Submission Review Committee

Fall 2004-Spring 2007: NCATE coordinator located in the Department of Languages and
Literature. Supervisor for NCATE compliance for all Secondary English Education majors.
Spring 2004-Spring 2007: Member, Teacher Education Council. Meets to evaluate, monitor,
and make changes to a all programs that are linked to Teacher Education Majors at
Spring 2005: Undergraduate Research Evaluation Committee: Reviewed undergraduate
research proposals to submit to National Science Foundation competition.
Spring 2004: Member Faculty Search Committee: Tenure-track, Spanish Language Faculty
Formal Supervision of Student Research and Writing
December 2010: External Examiner for an Ed.D. Dissertation for James Cook University,
Townsville, Austrailia. Parts of this dissertation, The production and critical analysis of an
electronic professional development course for upper primary and high school English language
teachers, was written into an article for the Asian EFL Journal, over several months of the 09-10
academic year. In my role as Associate Editor for AEJ, I worked with the author on several drafts
before it was accepted for publication.
Spring 2004 Fall 2006: Directed a master’s thesis and honors-student project (both in the
English Department). In addition, served as a reader/advisor on a two master’s theses.
Both thesis projects were making links between semiotics, literature, and popular culture;
specifically, video games and comic books as forms of literature. One student became the third
author of a video game study (see Unger, Troutman, and Hamilton, 2005 in the list of
publications). Supervised senior capstone projects, which included a technical writing project, a
project on education for the hearing impaired, and a teaching-assistance project in an ESL
classroom context.
Fall 2006-Spring 2007: Directed a master’s thesis on the teaching of grammar and supervised
an honor’s project on bilingual education. The bilingual education project occurred over a period
of two years and emphasized ethnographic case study methods, the learning of Spanish, and
literacy. Supervised two teaching assistants who were doing assistantships as Senior Capstone
Projects: one will be for a grammar and usage course and one will be for a linguistics course.
Summer and Fall 2002: Served as a reader on several theses for MATEFL degrees at Payap
University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Educational Highlights: Doctoral Student Representative to the Graduate Students
Association at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for doctoral students from the Department
of Curriculum and Instruction; Graduate Assistantship as masters student then doctoral student
at UNLV; Educational Psychology: undergraduate teaching-assistantship at Western
Washington University; Semester of Foreign Study in London/ Semester of Foreign Study in
Greece; Honor Roll, March 1983 at Western Washington University. Graduate research
assistantships at UNLV involved working on the Urban Teaching Partnership (UTP) in the 1998-
1999 academic years. This work included assisting in data collection and analysis. During the
2001-2002 academic year, collected data and coordinated student-teacher activities for an
elementary school-university partnership. This included extensive observation of English
language learner and mainstream teaching activities.

Other Work Experience: June 1979-June 1994, averaged four to six months per year working
as a crewman on coastal and deep-sea commercial fishing vessels in the Northern
Pacific, Gulf of Alaska, and Bering Sea (from 1983 to 1994, during semester breaks in
education and teaching). Responsible for the training of new crewmembers in basic
seamanship, general navigational skills, and fish-processing skills. Some Commercial Diving.
US Navy: Jun. 1975-Jun. 1979: Completed Basic Electricity and Electronics School, Gunnery
School, Missile Maintenance Training, Nuclear Weapons Logistics Training, and various
general seamanship and military training activities. Served as a Gunner's Mate aboard the
USS New Orleans for a period of three and one-half years. Responsible for Missile and
Ammo-Magazine Maintenance, Small-Arms Training, general seamanship skills and military
duties.
Foreign Languages: Thai Language/ Conversation, Intermediate-Level

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