Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Ph. D., History August 2015
Dissertation: Maopewa iati bi: Takai Tonqyayun Monyton “To abandon so beautiful a Dwelling”: Indians of the Kanawha-New River Valley, 1500-1755Fields: Early American, Colonial Latin American, British Imperialism, Public History
M.A. History May 2005
Thesis: The Monyton Diaspora: A History of the Middle Ohio River Valley,
1640-1700.
Graduate Certificate of Cultural Resource Management May
2004
B.A., Sociology & Anthropology, Anthropology Emphasis May
2000
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Tertiary
Adjunct Instructor, Bluefield State College: Social Sciences Department, Bluefield, WVJanuary 2012 – December 2017
US History 1-2 (Online) and Western Civilization 1-2 (Online)
Adjunct Instructor, Uni. of Charleston: Department of Social Sciences, Charleston, WV
August 2013–November 2014
Writing in Social Sciences (In-Class/Online) and US History 1-2 (Online)
Lecturer, West Virginia University: History Department, Morgantown, WV
August 2011-May 2013
US History 1-2 (In-Class), Native American History (Online)
Adjunct Instructor, Bethany College: History and Political Science Department, Bethany, WV
January 2011-May 2011
West Virginia History (In-Class)
Graduate Instructor, West Virginia University: History Department, Morgantown, WV
August 2008-August 2011
US History 1-2 (In-Class/Online), Native American History (In-Class)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University: History Department, Morgantown, WV
August 2007-August 2008
US History 1-2 (Recitations), Native American History (In-Class), West Virginia History (In-Class)
For more specific information and syllabi go to the Portfolio
Secondary
Tutor, Productivity, Executive Function Specialist, GOALS: Goal Oriented Academics and Learning Sciences, LLC, Los Altos, CAApril 2018-Present
Neuroscience-based tutoring and executive function training for Middle-High-College Students
7th ELA-SS Teacher, Alpha Public Schools, San Jose, CA
July 2017-March 2018
7th Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies
Substitute Teacher, Kanawha County Public Schools, Charleston, WV
October 2013-Present
6th-12th Grade Social Studies, English, Music, Art, et al.
Instructor, WV Governor’s Honors Academy, Morgantown, WV
July 2012, July 2013
Native American History (3 Week Camp)
AP Exam Reader, Educational Testing Service
June 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AP US History Exam
Substitute Teacher, Doddridge County Public Schools, West Union, WV
August 2009-June 2013
6th-12th Grade Social Studies, English, Music, Art, et al.
Substitute Teacher, Morgan County Public Schools, Berkeley Springs, WV
January 2005-June 2007
K-12th Grade Social Studies, English, Music, Art, et al.
Substitute Teacher, Berkeley County Public Schools, Martinsburg, WV
August 2005-June 2006
6th-12th Grade Social Studies, English, Music, Art, et al.
Additional Work Experience
Web Assistant, West Virginia University: History Dept, Morgantown, WVAugust 2008-May2011
Web Design, Image Collection and Social Media maintenance. (http://history.wvu.edu/)
GIS Consultant, Dr. Barbara Rasmussen, Morgantown, WV
May 2008-August 2008
Processed Archaeological and Historic data in Arc GIS to propose possible Historic District boundaries. 2nd Creek Historic District
Field Representative, Archaeological Conservancy, Eastern Office, Frederick, MD
May 2005-July2005
Collected archaeological site data for property acquisition and management, perform site surveys for management.
Student Worker, West Virginia University: Cult. Res. Mgmt Program, Morgantown, WV
June 2002-May 2004
Web Design, Image Collection and Social Media maintenance. (Website recently removed)
Graduate Researcher, West Virginia University: Extension Office, Morgantown, WV
January 2003-August 2003
Developed and implemented Oral History research project about the community response to the 2000-2001 floods in Southern WV.
Records Preservationist, Inst. for Hist. Tech. and Industrial Archaeology, Morgantown, WV
May 2002-August 2002
Catalogued and archived architectural drawings and blueprints from the Morgantown area.
Research Assistant, Darwala Lia Archaeological Consultancy, Sydney, NSW, Australia
July 2000-August 2000
Performed basic archaeological and historical research for use in archaeological reports.
Internship, Macleay Museum, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
July1999
Assessed collections of photographs, archaeological, and historical materials for repatriation and museum exhibition.