EDUCATION

MA, Sociology, 1990 - California State University, Hayward, California

BA, Philosophy, 1988 - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

Diploma in Philosophy, 1987 - University of Kent, Canterbury, England

Advanced Technical Training

 Microsoft certification program, 1999, Center for Higher Education, San Ramon
Cisco Academy, 2000, Center for Higher Education, San Ramon
 

Other Coursework

 Creative Writing Extension Courses, 1992, at the University of California, Berkeley

 

ONLINE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Sociology 1: Principles of Sociology, Chabot College, Fall 2001 - Fall 2011

Sociology 2: Social Problems, Chabot College, Spring/Fall 2003 - Fall 2011

Sociology 3: US Race Relations, Chabot College, Summer 2002, Fall 2002

Digital Made Easy Online, Continuing Education, Chabot College, Fall 2003
 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Social Science Division, Adjunct Faculty, Chabot College, 2001 - Present

Distance Education (DE) Center, Support Staff, Chabot College, 1990 - 2002

  • Trained faculty, staff and students in Blackboard course management software (CMS), computer hardware, web pages, Word 2000, file management, FTP (file transfer protocol) and other software as needed.
     
  • Worked with faculty individually to help prepare them for online teaching.
     
  • Created the initial Chabot College DE web site.
     
  • Supervised student assistants and test center proctors. Managed the DE test center. Managed a student computer lab. General administrative work.

Graduate Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant, CSU Hayward, 1988 - 1990 

  • Assisted Dr. Benjamin Bowser, Professor of Sociology, CSU Hayward with his courses and current research projects.

  • Worked on an NIH study at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, HIV Health Services. Scheduled HIV testing at Health Center #1 in San Francisco.


CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified Professional, MCP, 1998
 

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, MCSE, 1999
 

Completed two semesters of Cisco Academy, 2000

 

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Online Teaching Skills:

Advanced knowledge of Blackboard 5.5-6.1

Web page creation:

FrontPage 2002, Photoshop 6

Office programs:

Word 2000, Excel 2000

Operating Systems:

All Windows operating systems (Win 95/98, Win 2000, Win XP)

Significant computer competencies:

  • Training students how to use Blackboard CMS, uploading documents, using various file formats (Word, text and Adobe Acrobat).
     
  • Personally troubleshooting technical problems to help my students quickly and efficiently.
     
  • Advanced knowledge in networking and the Internet.
     

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Chabot-Las Positas Faculty Association (CLPFA)

Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FAAAC)

California Part-Time Faculty Association (CPFA)

Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)


 PUBLICATIONS

"Writing on the Wall," Playboy Magazine, February 1993
     An excerpt from my graffiti collection The Stalls of Learning.

"InnoVision Excels at Chabot," TV Magazine, November 1994
     Technical article reviewing InnoVision software.

Excerpt from the Stalls of Learning, Profiles of American Cultures,  
(Massachusetts: Simon and Schuster, 1996).
      An excerpt from my graffiti collection The Stalls of Learning.

CREATIVE PROJECTS

Non-Fiction Book Collection:
 The Stalls of Learning, A collection of Women's Bathroom Graffiti from UC Berkeley, 1991

Playwriting:
 The Stalls of Learning, an original, one act play performed at Chabot College, December 1996; University of California at Berkeley, March 1997; California State University, Hayward, April 1997; San Jose State University, April 1997

Screenwriting:
 Newsworthy, feature, 1999
Lies in the Desert, feature, 2000: 5th Place, Nevada Film Office
Waiting for Change, feature, 2001
Story Time, short script, winner, GVSU summer film program, 2005
 

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST