B.A., University of Washington, cum laude in philosophy
Fulbright Scholar, Thailand
Selected Publications, Awards, and Service
Florida State Leader for the National Council of Teachers of English Literary Magazine
Program
Advisory Council Member to the National Writing Project in Florida
Area Chair for Writing, Rhetoric, and Social Discourse for the American Culture Association
for 15 years, including serving as board member for international conferences held
at Oxford University and Cambridge University, England.
Author of three college textbooks, one of which is in its eighth edition and has been
used at over 200 universities (Research Writing Simplified, Pearson)
Co-author (with Florida College of Jacksonville) of the 24-lesson telecourse Read,
Write, and Research that was nationally broadcast for college credit on the PBS Educational
channel for eleven years
Fulbright Scholar in linguistics at the University of Chiang Mai in Thailand