Summary of Writing Experience

• Fifteen years writing proposals, curriculum, web content, literature review and other communications in a university setting.
• Formal coursework in instructional design, proposal writing, creative writing, web design and technical writing.

Selected Examples

Web Content

• TAMU Career Center, June 2006 to present. Team leader for realignment of navigation and content for mission critical web site. Edited and updated all content.
• Professional Program in Biotechnology, Developed and maintenanced program web site. 1997-2003.
• Maintained two blogs for support of students and faculty on topic of electronic portfolios, 2005-2007.

Proposals

• Using NASA Resources in the Elementary Classroom, Fall 2008, pending.
• Leading in a Global Environment. Texas A&M QEP Grant. Fall 2005-$5,000. Funded. Wrote proposal with review and input of interdisciplinary team of five faculty and professional staff.
• Texas A&M University Professional Program in Biotechnology, College Station, TX. Wrote proposal with review and input of team of faculty representing five colleges. Program approved April 2001 by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and the Prion Protein gene. Wrote Section IIIB Development of Education Modules on Animal GMOs. Submitted to USDA. Not funded. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
• National Center for Fungal Genomics. Designed and wrote the teacher education portion of this proposal.  Not funded.

Instructional Design

• Methods of Adult Education, Texas A&M University (Fall 2006). Developed and delivered training to teach ADDIE model and active training methods to 30 undergraduates.
• AggiE-folio, Texas A&M University Career Center (December 2003 to present). Developed e-folio user content, tutorials, presentations and all support materials for faculty, staff and students using AggiE-folio. Maintain separate blogs for students and faculty on e-folios. Conducted usability test to re-design navigation.
• PPiB Professional Portfolio and Internship Student Handbook (Spring 2000). Professional Program in Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Provides guidelines for masters level internship program and professional portfolio required for graduation.
• National Pork Producers Council. (Spring 1998). Pork Production and Management Course. Unit II: Managing Breeding Programs and Practices. With Dr. Glenn Shinn.
• Briefing Book on Interdisciplinary Programs for the Interdisciplinary Planning and Oversight Committee. (August 1998). Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Research

• A Web-based Delphi study to develop a model for a professional science master’s program in biotechnology. (Fall 2004). Doctoral dissertation.
• Seed transmission of watermelon anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lagenarium. (Fall 1992). Thesis.

Education

• Ph.D., Agricultural Education (Adult Education/Distance Education emphasis)
• Master of Science, Biology (Plant Pathology emphasis)
• Texas Teaching Certificate, Secondary Composite Science
• Bachelor of Science, Biology (Field Biology emphasis with equivalent of a minor in Floriculture/Landscape Design)