Resume

• 2000

  Doctor

  Dissertation on the U.S. Young Women's Christian Association (an INGO) around the world. \n\nAreas of Scholarly Interest: U.S. \"soft power\" in a global context; U.S. History from colonialism to the present; The impact of race

  ethnicity

  class

  and gender upon each other in the U.S.; U.S. and European colonialism.

  Philosophy

  University of Illinois at Urbana

• 1996

  Master of Arts

  American History

  Brandeis University

  B.A.

  History

  Minor Women's Studies

• 1993

  Associate of Arts

  General Studies

  Mira Costa Community College

• Tutoring

  University Teaching

  Grant Writing

  Lecturing

  Higher Education

  Archives

  Curriculum Design

  Proposal Writing

  Student Affairs

  Editing

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Theory

  Writing

  Qualitative Research

  Curriculum Development

  Research

  History

  Academic Writing

  Academic Advising

  HistoryLoop Blog

  This is my blog

  which is dedicated to historical things that I find interesting

  and those that I think are useful or helpful in teaching history—the monographs that I turned into interesting lectures

  the lectures that worked

  the essay prompts and subjects that got students thinking

  and the free resources that are available on the web.

  Phoenix

  Karen

  Phoenix

  Tom Cotney

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Cal State San Marcos

  Georgia State University

  Varsity Tutors LLC

  Washington State University

  • Researching Genealogy using on-line sources\n\n• Identifying historical databases and sources to use to construct large-scale economic

  social

  and political trends in the United States.

  Researcher (Part Time)

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Tom Cotney

  Washington State University

  Clinical Assistant Professor

  Washington State University

  Temporary Administrative Assistant for Associate Vice President

  •\tDocument Design: Designed brochures for student initiatives using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

  and working with printers for the paper versions of these publications.\n \n•\tBasic secretarial duties: including taking meeting notes for the University Student Union Advisory Board

  scheduling meetings

  maintaining established paper filing systems

  and working with other university staff regarding Business Affairs matters.

  Cal State San Marcos

  Doctoral Researcher and Writer

  •\tResearching a Broad Range of Subjects using Different Types of Sources: Conducted extensive background research using the university library as well as materials from global library catalogs. \n\n•\tUsing Technology in Research: Processed and organized 10 linear feet of paper files

  35 reels of microfilm

  and 60 CD ROMs. Created .tiff and .jpg images from paper and microfilm using digital cameras

  paper scanners

  and microfilm scanners. Used Adobe Photoshop to augment microfilm scans to make documents legible. Created and maintained an Access database on biographic and archival records of over 850 individuals. Designed Excel spreadsheet geared towards conversion into maps by different humanities computing groups

  and coordinated with a colleague in order to efficiently enter data into it. \n\n•\tWriting: Synthesized archival materials into an argument that spans five different countries—the United States

  India

  the Philippines

  Argentina

  and Nigeria—a 45 year time period

  and a variety of themes. Drafted and revised Ph.D. dissertation of almost 300 pages

  per input by members of dissertation committee. Performed work with no daily supervision

  and with minor long-term supervision. Wrote an article on the USYWCA in colonial India

  which will be published in the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in Spring 2014.\n\n•\tPresenting: Presented findings and coordinated panels at several major national conferences

  and panels for conferences. \n\n•\tGrant Writing: Wrote grants for departmental

  university

  and national organizations. Received fellowships from several groups within the University of Illinois. The Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society used my proposal as the example for future applicants.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Teaching Assistant and Instructor

  • Communicating Information using Technology: Taught a variety of courses at different skill levels. Designed program of study and created content for the course. Wrote lectures that synthesized a large amount of materials from different sources into a coherent argument. Lectured using a variety of types of media.\n\n• Managing: Led group discussions of six to forty students. Mediated discussions and debates between individuals and groups with widely divergent viewpoints and conclusions. Met with students individually to address problems

  concerns

  and questions. Advised undergraduate students to help them select courses leading to graduation.\n\n• Evaluating: Formulated different types of evaluations

  with different types of question formats to encompass various skill levels and areas of knowledge. Formulated evaluation rubric for examinations and paper assignments

  and graded materials according to the rubric.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Varsity Tutors LLC

  • Private tutor for college-level writing

  Private Tutor (Part Time)

  Greater Atlanta Area

  Undergraduate Advising Office

  August 2006 to May 2007

  •\tStudent Advising: Advised undergraduate students on current curriculum to help them select appropriate courses leading to graduation.\n\n•\tCareer Counseling: Discussed future career options including both strategies for graduate school applications and careers in Public History.\n\n•\tOffice Organization: Created a manual for position that could be utilized by both the History Undergraduate Adviser and the Graduate Assistant. Basic secretarial duties

  including a major shift and reorganization of existing paper records.

  Graduate Assistant

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  •\tCommunicating Information using Technology: Taught a variety of courses at different skill levels. Designed program of study and created content for the course. Wrote lectures that synthesized a large amount of materials from different sources into a coherent argument. Lectured using a variety of types of media. \n\n•\tManaging: Led group discussions of six to forty students. Mediated discussions and debates between individuals and groups with widely divergent viewpoints and conclusions. Met with students individually to address problems

  concerns

  and questions. Advised undergraduate students to help them select courses leading to graduation.\n\n•\tEvaluating: Formulated different types of evaluations

  with different types of question formats to encompass various skill levels and areas of knowledge. Formulated evaluation rubric for examinations and paper assignments

  and graded materials according to the rubric.

  Georgia State University