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Educational
Background
Education
Specialist, Austin Peay State University, 2002 (with honor)
Major: Education
Concentration: Secondary Education, Mathematics
Master of
Arts in Education, Austin Peay State University, 1985 (with
honor)
Major: Curriculum and Instruction
Concentration: Mathematics
Bachelor
of Science, Austin Peay State University, 1978 (Magna Cum Laude)
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Psychology
Academic
Experience
Austin
Peay State University
Student Success Specialist
Activity Coordinator, Title III 2008-
Austin
Peay State University
Retention Specialist, 2007-2008
Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Austin
Peay State University
Developmental Studies Program Coordinator, 2005-2007
Associate Professor of Developmental Studies Mathematics,
1997-2007
Mathematics Coordinator for the Developmental Studies Program
1997-2001
Austin
Peay State University
Assistant Professor of Developmental Studies Mathematics,
1988-1997
Mathematics Coordinator for the Developmental Studies Program
Austin
Peay State University
Instructor of Developmental Studies Mathematics, 1985-1988
Dickson
County Senior High School
Instructor of Mathematics, 1978-1985
Research and Publications 2001-2003
A
Comparison of the Academic Success Rates of College Algebra
Students Having Minimum ACT Mathematics Sub-scores, with College
Algebra Students Having ACT Mathematics Sub-scores Below the
Minimum, but Who Attained COMPASS Scores Sufficient to be Placed
Into College Level Mathematics, A Field Study completed for
the Education Specialist Degree, June, 2002.
Graphing Calculator Comparison Guide, published in Best
Practices in Developmental Mathematics, National Association
for Developmental Education, Mathematics SPIN. Co-authors, Nancy
Matthews and Loretta Griffy, June, 2002.
Graphing Calculator Comparison Guide, Mathematics SPIN:
Developmental Math Links, linked to National Association for
Developmental Education Math SPIN web site: http://www.etsu.edu/devstudy/spin/links.htm
PRINTED
TESTBANK to accompany Basic Mathematics Through
Applications, by Akst and Bragg. Co-authors, Nancy Matthews
and Maria Smith, Addison Wesley Publishing, Spring, 2001.
Professional Presentations 2002-2008
Dyscalculia: The Misunderstood Learning
Disorder, presentation at the National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics 2008 Regional Conference, Reno, NV, November
2008. Co-presenter: Dr. Loretta Griffy
The Mystery of Memory, presentation
at the 23rd Annual Tennessee Association for Developmental
Education, Gatlinburg, TN, October 2007
Concrete Representations of Geometric Concepts, presentation
at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2007 Annual
Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, March 2007. Co-presenter:
Nancy F. Matthews
Computer-Base Algebra Instruction: Mayhem or Miracle?,
presentation at the Tennessee Association for Developmental
Education 22nd Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October 2006.
Co-presenters: Pat Perdew, Jennie Preston-Sabin, Shirley
Hagewood
Mathematical In"Sight" for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
presentation at the Tennessee Association
for
Developmental Education 22nd Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN,
October 2006. Co-presenter: Bryon Kluesner
Computer-Based Algebra Instruction: Mayhem or Miracle?,
presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Western Regional Conference, Phoenix, AZ, October 2006.
Co-presenters: Pat Perdew and Shirley Hagewood
2-D to 3-D and Back Again: Manipulative and Activities,
presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Annual Meeting and Exposition, St. Louis, MO, April 2006
Understanding Dyscalculia, presentation at the TMATYC Fifth
Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, April 2006
The
Effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on
Mathematics Learning, presentation at the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics Southern Regional Conference,
Birmingham, AL, October, 2005
Identifying and Coping with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, 2-D to 3-D and Back Again: Matching Nets and Models,
Understanding Dyscalculia, Mysterious Miras, invited 1/2 day
Faculty Development Workshop, Sango Elementary School,
Clarksville, TN, April, 2005
The
Effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on
Mathematics Learning, presentation at the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics 83rd Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA,
April, 2005
Understanding
Dyscalculia, presentation at the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Southern Regional Conference, New
Orleans, LA, November, 2004
Understanding
Dyscalculia, presentation at the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics Eastern Regional Conference, Baltimore,
MD, October, 2004
Understanding
Dyscalculia, presentation at the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics 82nd Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,
April, 2004
To
Succeed or Not Succeed, Is Placement the Answer?, presentation
at the Tennessee Association for Developmental
Education Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, October, 2002.
Math Anxiety: Myth or Monster?, presentation at the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Central Regional Conference,
Paducah, KY, October,
2002
Graphing Calculator Comparison Guide, Math SPIN poster
presentation at the National Association for Developmental
Education 26th Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, March, 2002.
Attention Deficit Disorder in Adults, invited workshop
presentation for the faculty and counselors at Columbia State
Community College, Columbia, TN. Co-presenter, Deirdre Jackson,
February, 2002.
University Service 2001-2009
TBR
Faculty Sub-council Representative from APSU 2007-2009
Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2007-2009
Faculty Senator, 2000-2001, 2006-2009
Faculty Senate Nominations Committee, chair, 2006-2007
Computer
Lab Manager, DSP Computer Labs, 2005-2006
Austin
Peay - Adjusted Compensation Target Committee, 2001-2002
University Evaluation Committee, 2001-2003
Presidential Search Advisory Committee, 2000-2001
University Student Standing Committee, 2000-2001, 2003-2004,
2006-2007
Tennessee Board of Regents Task Force for On-Line Asynchronous
Teaching and Learning, 2000-2001
Departmental Retention and Tenure Committee
Departmental Promotion Committee
Departmental Goals and Mission Committee
Departmental Mathematics Textbook Adoption Committee
Faculty Mentor for Adjunct Faculty
Peer Evaluator for Tenure-Track and Adjunct Faculty
Professional Organizations
American
Association of University Professors
Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers
National Association for Developmental Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Treasurer 2004-2006
Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society
Tennessee Association for Developmental Education, Nominations
Committee Chair 2005-2007
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