PURPOSE
I am interested in using my education and experience with human learning and technology to benefit corporate training, especially within the technology sector.




EDUCATION
December, 1996 -- University of Texas - Austin, Ph.D., Educational Psychology
Area of Emphasis: Human Learning, Cognition, and Instruction

May, 1985 -- Mississippi State University, M.S., Psychology
Area of Emphasis: Clinical Psychology

May, 1983 -- University of Minnesota - Duluth, B.S., Psychology




PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Facilitating faculty development in the pedagogical uses of instructional technology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1996-1997). Serving as the Educational Technology Specialist via the Peter Kiewit and AT&T Faculty Training Grant for Instructional Technology, I coordinated efforts to teach faculty and staff about the pedagical uses of instructional technology.  Mediums used for training included seminars, workshops, satellite conferences, 1:1 mentoring, and an instructional technology fair. Assessing the effectiveness of each grant activity. Assisting with the design, dissemination, analysis, and interpretation of results of a survey assessing faculty use and knowledge of technology for learning. Authoring the final report from the survey.  Authoring the extensive summary report of grant activities, From Awareness to Application: Learning to Teach Using Instructional Technology. A Summary Report of the Peter Kiewit and AT&T Faculty Training Grant for Instructional Technology, at the culmination of the grant.  Presenting the report to key University decision-makers and the grantors.

Designing, producing, and implementing a graduate-level online course in self–care with Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) (1997–1998). The target audience for the course was public school teachers, especially those working in high-risk schools. The goal of the course was to teach the teachers self-care skills that would reduce the risk of teacher burnout (e.g., stress management, time management, self-awareness, etc.). The course was successfully designed and implemented.

Consulting with the Office of Institutional Research at Grinnell College (1998). Assisting with the statistical analysis and interpretation of the results from an alumni survey. Responsibilities included:

• Uploading and cleaning keyed data;
• Merging demographic data from the alumni database with the survey data;
• Developing a plan for data analysis, including cluster analyses to identify groups of respondents who answered questions in a similar manner;
• Executing the data analysis plan using SPSS (versions 7.5 and 8.0) for Windows;
• Interpreting results; and
• Preparing graphical and textual explanations of the results.

Serving as a program evaluation specialist for the Office of Research and Evaluation at Austin Independent School District (AISD) (1992–1994).  Responsibilities included:

• Evaluating all District programs funded through the federal Drug–Free Schools and Communities (DFSC) grant (approximately $600,000);
• Designing an annual evaluation plan for assessing the effectiveness and cost–effectiveness for DFSC–funded programs;
• Evaluating DFSC-funded programs using behavioral, observational, and self–report measures;
• Assessing annually the current rate of alcohol and other drug use by AISD students, grades 4–12;
• Writing the final report of evaluation findings and current level of alcohol and other drug use by District students;
• Disseminating evaluation findings to the Drug–Free Schools Advisory Board, school administrators and decision makers, the public, and other evaluation professionals;
• Assessing and reporting information required annually for the Texas Education Agency;
• Preparing the annual budget for the evaluation component of the DFSC grant;
• Representing the district at professional conferences through presentations and participation in volunteer activities;
• Participating in a joint effort between the City of Austin and ORE to evaluate the long–term effectiveness of DARE in preventing juvenile arrests for alcohol and/or other drug–related offenses;
• Chairing the Personal Computer Committee.

Assisting Project Achieve, a TRIO–funded student retention program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1996), with their successful reapplication to the Department of Education for four years of continued grant funding ($500,000). Responsibilities included assessing data needs for program support, gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, and interpreting data, integrating results into the grant proposal.  Assessment and reapplication was completed within an extremely challenging two week timeline.




TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Extensive personal computer skills.  Expertise using spreadsheets and database management (Access, Filemaker Pro, and Excel), statistical analysis applications (SPSS, SYS, and StatView), desktop publishing (MS Office Suite, Lotus SmartSuite, WordPerfect, ClarisWorks, Lotus, PageMaker, Harvard Graphics), electronic presentation (MacroMedia Director, Oracle, and PowerPoint), scanning and image manipulation (Photoshop and Freehand). Proficient with WIndows-based and Macintosh operating systems.

Excellent internet and intranet user skills. Adept at using sophisticated search strategies to maximize information retrieval. Applied experience conducting and participating in web-based committee meetings. Prolific experience using Internet Relay Chat (IRC), NetScape, MS Explorer, AOL 5.0, Eudora, WebWhacker, RealPlayer, ShockWave, USENet, listserves, virtual communities, and bulletin boards.

Early and extensive applied experience at using the internet as a research tool.

Knowledge and desire to keep up with cutting-edge software, hardware, and internet technologies.




AWARDS, HONORS, & PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Extensive research and evaluation across multiple domains.  
Topics included motivation, incentive and goal theory, giftedness, and instructional technology, resulting in coauthorship of nine publications in professional journals, six technical reports, and sixteen presentations at national and regional professional associations.

Recipient of First Runner–up, 1993-94 American Educational Research Association Division of School Evaluation and Program Development Annual Report Awards Competition in the category "Advances in Methodology."

Associate of the Month at J.C. Penney, Westroads Mall, Omaha, Nebraska November, 2000.
Associate of the Month at J.C. Penney, Rosedale Mall, Roseville, Minnesota, March, 1999.
The award is given to one sales employee each month in recognition of their commitment to exemplary customer service.

Associate of the Month, February 1997, by Mature Resources, an Omaha-based professional outsourcing business.
The award was earned through evidence of outstanding customer service.




PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association (1988–present)

American Psychological Association (1986-present)

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