Associate Professor
Degrees
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, USA 2005
Doctor of Philosophy major: Rhetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication minor: Linguistics
Dissertation:
Dimensions of Rhetoric and Culture in the Kumeyaay Web Presence University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, USA 1995 Master of Arts major: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, minor: Education
paper :
Designing Computer Based Materials for the ESL Classroom: A Case Study University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN, USA 1991 Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude major: French Literature, minor: Linguistics
paper:
Colonia Tovar, Venezuela, and the Louisiana Cajun Communities:
Language Contact in Immigrant Communities Research Areas
- Culture, rhetoric and corporate presentation of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Web
- The intersection of culture and knowledge communication
- Project Management practices in international and intercultural environments
- Communities of practice in international and intercultural contexts
- Heuristics for teaching intercultural communication via technology
Professional Affiliations
- Helsinki School of Economics, Visiting Faculty Spring 2008
- Association of Internet Researchers
- Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication conference
- Project Management Institute Member
- International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC)
PhD and Post-Doc Courses
- Linguistics Graduate School North, Aarhus, Denmark
Using Project Management Tools to Guide your Dissertation Writing Process and Career
Designing course, developing course materials and teaching a 5 ETCS course.
- FOOD Graduate School, Copenhagen University, DTU, and ASB, Denmark
Introduction to Project Management Tools for Grantseeking August 20, 2008
Co-teaching in the FOOD Summer School 2008 program, developing and giving lectures, facilitating workgroups and giving feedback on cross-disciplinary Grant proposals.
- LIFE Graduate School, Copenhagen University The Proposal Writing Process
Developing and Presenting a lecture on the proposal writing process and giving feedback on proposals in a proposal writing workshop for Post-Doc students recently graduating from FOOD.
Research Funding awarded
- $79,000 from Minnesota Department of Transportation. To investigate Developing Project Management Expertise with Dr. Karl Smith (Principal Investigator) 2002-2003