Resume

• 2001

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Teacher Education

  University of Michigan

  Graduate Certificate in Russian and Eastern European Studies

  University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School

• 1998

  Lithuanian

  Russian

  English

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Sociology

  Siauliai University

  Lithuania

• Teaching Workshops

  Microsoft Office

  Grant Writing

  Curriculum Design

  Qualitative Research

  Elementary Education

  Teaching English as a Foreign Language

  Educational Leadership

  Educational Research

  Public Speaking

  Teaching Adults

  Non-profit Program Development

  Curriculum Review

  Higher Education

  Non-profit Leadership

  Research Design

  Educational Technology

  Design Workshops

  University Teaching

  Curriculum Development

  Jurasaite-O'Keefe

  Jurasaite-Harbison

  Jurasaite-O'Keefe

  Open Society Fund-Lithuania

  International Baccalaureate Organization

  St. John's University

  Hofstra University

  Greater New York City Area

  Associate Professor of Education

  St. John's University

  • Manage budget to commission research studies;\n• Design and conduct training for over 60 employees;\n• Supervise staff of two research managers;\n• Project manage external and internal (approx. six per year) research projects;\n• Provide quality control for research deliverables;\n• Conduct internal research;\n• Network with universities and international organizations;\n• Use a consultative model to provide individual training to curriculum managers; \n• Advise the IB Academic programs on research design and process;\n• Present research findings at conferences. \n

  Senior Research Manager

  The Hague Area

  Netherlands

  International Baccalaureate Organization

  Vilnius

  Lithuania

  • Managed a large operational budget. \n• Co-trained with American Faculty and later trained teachers

  principals

  parents

  and community members independently. \t\n• Responsible for implementation of a student-centered educational system in Lithuanian universities

  primary schools

  kindergartens and pre-schools.\n• Collaborated with the Ministry of Education and local educational authorities. \n• Contracted external vendors to translate educational materials

  provide logistics for teacher workshops

  and publish books for early readers. \n• Networked with 15 other Eastern and Central European countries

  communicated with the local institutions

  organizations and the head office in New York and Washington

  DC. \n• Provided professional and technical support to the educators all over the country. \n

  Country Director/Program Coordinator

  Open Society Fund-Lithuania

  • Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher education programs (curriculum design; classroom research; elementary teachers' approaches to teaching; ESL methods);\n• Supervised field experiences for student teachers in schools;\n• Conducted research using qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods;\n• Served educational community (university committees

  journal review board

  etc.). \n\t \n

  Hofstra University