Poetry a riprap on the slick rock of metaphysics - Gary Snyder
Employment History
Fall 2010 to present
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Theatre, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Duties: Teach 4 courses per semester, perform reasearch, other duties as assigned.
January 2000 to 2009:
Senior Web Project Strategist & Consultant, University Webmaster, Office of Online Services, Division of Public Affairs,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Duties: Manage the main university web site and assist faculty and staff
in the development of web sites across the university; development and maintenance of
Media relations web site, manage webcasts of university events; and, development of
online services for the university.
January 2005 to 2010:
Adjunct faculty, Department of Communication, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Duties: teach organizational communication, web content developemnt both in the classroom and online.
Fall 1987 to 2010:
Adjunct faculty, Division of Humanities, Volunteer State Community College,
Gallatin, TN
Duties: teach Communication 100, Fundamentals of Speech Communication, usually
two sections per semester.
January 1994 to January 2000:
Webmaster,Computer-mediated Communication, Academic Computing and Information
Services, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Duties: Manage the main university web site and assist faculty and staff
in the development of web sites across the university; develop and support
internet resources for the university community, provide statistical consulting
services to faculty and students in conjunction with research conducted at
the university. Additionally provide general computer support across a variety
of platforms and software.
July 1991 to December 1993:
Director of Finance Research and Analysis, Administrative Services
Section, Division of Finance and Administration, Tennessee State Department
of Education.
Duties: Development of funding formula (Basic Education Program) for K-12
education, financial forecasting, assisting local education agencies in financial
matters, common core of data report to federal government, micro computer
support, development of documentation for the Basic Education Program.
November 1990 to July 1991:
Director, Research and Development Section, Division of Finance and Administration,
Tennessee State Department of Education
Duties: Supervision of staff involved in development of statistical reporting
for Department of Education, research reporting, and administration of research
contracts; development of funding formula for K-12 education, occasional reports.
July 1988 to November 1990:
Research Associate, Tennessee State Board of Education
Duties: Development of funding formula for K-12 education, development and
delivery of research projects and reports to the State Board of Education
and General Assembly.
April 1986 to July 1988
Education Consultant (Research), Research and Development Section, Division
of School Success, Tennessee Department of Education
Duties: Test development of licensure test for teachers, design research
studies, questionnaire writing, report writing, data collection and analysis,
program evaluation, evaluator training.
August 1983 to August 1985:
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, School of Communication, Northwest
Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Duties: Teach organizational communication, oral communication, intercultural
communication, small group discussion; direct organizational communication
program.
August 1980 to August 1983:
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, College of Arts and Sciences,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Duties: Direct multi-section small group discussion course, teach small
group discussion, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication and
oral communication.
September 1977 to June 1980:
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, College of Communication, Florida
State University, Tallahassee, FL
Duties: research assistant in Communication Research Center (CRC) assisting
students and faculty with research design and data analysis, manage equipment,
arrange scheduling for CRC, and conduct seminars in computer use; teach basic
course and interpersonal communication; assist teaching in teaching methods
in communication, basic statistics, evaluation of research and content analysis;
and, questionnaire development and administration, data analysis, and report
writing on Grant No. 90-C-635 from the U.S. Office of Child Development on
children and television.
