David Harrill Roberts
BA, MA, PhD
P. O. Box 70582
Albany, GA 31708-0582
229.878.6726
www.myLinguist.com
david@myLinguist.com
Education
Ph.D., in Applied Linguistics
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania (1982)
M. A. in Theoretical Linguistics
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (1973)
B. A. in English
Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina (1970)
Higher Education Experience
Professor of English
Chair, Department of English and Modern Languages
Albany State University
Albany, Georgia (2002-2004)
Teaching responsibilities—Undergraduate and graduate courses in writing, writing pedagogy, and linguistics.
Major accomplishments—Served as department chair; specified $100,000 of computer equipment and software to create two computer-assisted writing classrooms; trained faculty in current methods of teaching writing; revised student advisement system for greater efficiency, faculty contact with students, and student retention rates; made the difficult decision to suspend the high-cost B.A. in French and the M.Ed. in English due to historically inadequate enrollment after convincing the department faculty and the university administration of the need to reduce costs; supervised the work of 20 fulltime and 4 part-time faculty, 2 instructional support staff, two fulltime secretaries, and 10 to 12 student assistants; established and supervised new high school student recruiting program; restructured the department to flatten the hierarchy and increase faculty participation in decisions; oversaw design of new, reliable course rotation scheme to ensure availability of required and elective courses when they are needed by students progressing toward graduation
Professor of Rhetoric and Linguistics
Director, University Writing Programs
Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama (1988-2002)
Teaching responsibilities—Undergraduate and graduate courses in writing, writing pedagogy, and linguistics; graduate courses in educational technology. Major accomplishments—Established and directed comprehensive university-wide writing program; designed, developed, and published innovative software for writing classroom use; established and directed computer-mediated composition program; developed WebCT documentation for faculty; established and direct a National Writing Project site; established and direct the annual Winter Writing Workshop for teachers; published articles, chapters, and books; received $158,148 in external grants and contracts; received early tenure.
Associate Professor of English
Director, University Writing Programs
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi (1983-1988)
Teaching responsibilities—Undergraduate and graduate courses in composition and in composition theory. Major accomplishments—Directed masters' theses and served on doctoral dissertation committees; established and directed Humanities Program writing intensive curriculum; established and directed annual Graduate Teaching Assistant workshop; established and directed student-centered freshman composition curriculum; developed coordinated undergraduate writing curriculum; conducted research on writing; directed all writing across the curriculum efforts; conducted faculty workshops in writing; supervised staff of 28 professional and clerical personnel; established and directed a National Writing Project site; established and directed computer-aided writing instruction; selected and installed hardware and software for writing lab; installed and modified 27 computers; selected and installed laser printers; selected and supervised installation of local area network; trained writing lab personnel; secured writing center funding; established and directed ENFI (Electronic Network for Interaction); won national research award; received $169,338 in external grants and contracts; published articles and chapters; received early promotion to associate professor.
Assistant Professor of English
Director, McDowell County Center
Bluefield State College
Bluefield, West Virginia (1979-1983)
Teaching responsibilities—Undergraduate courses in composition, technical writing, creative writing, composition theory, and linguistics. Major accomplishments—Provided leadership for growing off-campus center, establishing orientation, counseling, advising, and financial services for students; initiated remote library services and designed a rotating curriculum; designed, developed, and implemented a writing center for all levels of writing courses; developed a career planning course for an innovative degree program; served as a special academic advisor; supervised writing center assistants; published articles; awarded certificate for exemplary media use; received institutional study grants for doctoral study.
Director, Public and Alumni Relations
Instructor of English
Bluefield College
Bluefield, VIrginia (1976-1978)
Teaching responsibilities—Courses in freshman composition and linguistics. Major accomplishments—Successfully supervised the total college relations program; edited all college publications, including the college catalog, alumni magazine, recruiting materials and development campaign materials; established and maintained effective media relations; produced a weekly radio program; wrote hundreds of published human interest and news items for local and national media; represented the college in public, radio, and television appearances; received national small college media relations award; initiated annual fund drive; introduced word processing technology to the college administrative offices; computerized college mailing lists; designed college logo for letterhead and other printed material; named honorary alumnus by Alumni Association.
Other Experience
Linguist-in-Charge
Baptist Language Centre
Luanshya, Zambia
—1973 to 1976—
Major accomplishments—Established Bantu language study curricula based on developmental psycholinguistic principles for new missionaries in Zambia and Malawi; consulted with Wycliffe on various Bible translation projects; initiated money-saving transportation plan for missionary personnel; negotiated agreement with Zambia National Mining Company for free use of their computing resources for analysis of human languages; conducted ethnological and linguistic research in Bantu villages; chaired committees overseeing major expansion of radio, television, and media work.
Senior Systems
Analyst
ICI America, Inc.
Hopewell, Virginia
—1972 to 1973—
Major accomplishments—Designed and implemented entire production and quality control IS systems for new polymer production plant; designed and programmed payroll, inventory control, and accounts payable systems; designed production planning system for polymer film plant; trained production planning personnel in modern, efficient planning techniques.
High School English and Journalism Teacher
Wilson Hall High School
Sumter, South Carolina
—1970 to 1971—
Teaching responsibilities—Courses in literature, journalism, and humanities; drama coach and yearbook advisor.
Corporate Production Planner
Abney Mills
Greenwood, South Carolina
—1965 to 1970—
Major accomplishments—Scheduled and coordinated all phase of production for nine textile mills; redesigned all production reporting forms, making them easier to prepare, reproduce, and read; devised innovative report production and distribution system; aided implementation of computer system for accounting department; aided smooth transition to new corporate headquarters by initiating efficient processes and training new personnel.
Publications:
Books, Monographs, and Manuals Written
Documentation for Ophthalmology Residency Tracker. Birmingham: Medical Data Corporation, 1992 [S. Ribe & G. Smith co-authors].
Instructor's Manual for The Literature of Tomorrow. Fort Worth: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1990.
A Guide to Computer Aided Writing Instruction. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989.
First Lessons in Chichewa; A Study Guide. Blantyre, Malawi: Baptist Mission of Malawi, 1975 (mimeo).
First Lessons in Bemba. Luanshya, Zambia: Baptist Language Center, 1974 (mimeo).
Publications: Articles and Chapters Written
“Fishman and McCarthy’s Whose Goals? Whose Aspirations?: A Review Essay,” Composition Studies, Vol 33.1 Spring 2005 (online exclusive).
“Glossary of Computer Terms,” in Carter, B., and C. Skates, The Rinehart Guide for Grammar and Usage, 4th Edition. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Company, 1995.
“Computer Connections,” computer tips distributed throughout The Rinehart Guide for Grammar and Usage, 4th Edition,. Harcourt Brace Company, 1995.
“Guide to Writing with Computers,” in Kirszner, L. G., and S. R. Mandell, The Holt Handbook, 4th Edition, pp. A10-A22. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1995.
“Linguistics, Grammatical Theory, and Semantics,” in 1993 CCCC Bibliography of Composition and Rhetoric. G. Hawisher and C. Selfe, Editors. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1995, 90-101.
“Three Areas of Parental Concern: A Letter to the Superintendent,” English Leadership Quarterly, 15, February 1993, 7-9.
“Writing: A Process that Can Be Improved.” In J. W. Harris and J. M. Baggett (Eds.) Quality Quest in the Academic Process. Metheun, MA: Goal/QPC, 1992, 159-169.
“Using Conference Writer as an Inexpensive, Effective Means of Fostering Collaborative Writing on Computers,” Composition Chronicle, December 1991, 7-8.
“James Baldwin.” In P. Kolin (Ed.), American Playwrights Since 1945: A Research Survey of Scholarship, Criticism, and Performance. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1989, 42-50.
“Creating a Community of Writers,” CSSEDC Quarterly, 10, December 1988, 4-5.
“A Study of Writing Center Effectiveness,” The Writing Center Journal, 9, Fall/Winter 1988, 53-60.
“Good Ideas: More on Assigning Letter Grades”, Lotus, August 1988, 81.
“New Directions for Teacher Training: Preparing Writing Teachers for Every Classroom,” Mississippi Council of Teachers of English Journal, 10, Spring 1988, 3-16.
“You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind.” In T. Waldrep (Ed.), Writers on Writing, Volume 2. New York: Random House, 1988, 197-203.
“Paradigms and Problems in Evaluating Writing Center Effectiveness,” In D. Roberts & W. Wolff (Eds.), Selected Papers of the Southeastern Writing Center Association. Boone, NC: Appalachian State University, 1986, 13-15.
“Identity Crisis at the Writing Lab,” Southeastern Writing Center Association Newsletter, 6, March 1986, 2.
“Mississippi's Living Room War on Illiteracy,” Mississippi Council of Teachers of English Journal, 8 (Fall 1985), 15-18.
“Individualized Writing Instruction in America: Where Do We Go Now?” Journal of Research and Development in Education, 18 (Spring 1985), 37-43.
“Perpetual Professional Certification: Responding to the Education Reform Act of 1982,” Mississippi Council of Teachers of English Journal, 7 (November 1984), 3-5.
“Research Goals of the Southeastern Writing Center Association,” Southeastern Writing Center Association Newsletter, 4, October 1984, 3.
“Basic Neurology for the Composition Teacher: A Selected Bibliography.” Crosscut, May 1983, 3-4 [K. James Strickland, co-author].
“A Re-Affirmation of the For-Credit Writing Center,” in The Writing Center: Re-Affirming, Re-Assessing, Re-evaluating, edited by T. Waldrep. Columbia: University of South Carolina, 1983, 38-43.
“Ian Ramsey's Concept of Religious Language,” Notes on Translation, 67 (December 1977), 31-34.
“God Talk: Some Assets and Liabilities of Theological Language Games,” Bluefield College Press, 1 (May 1977), 38-39.
“Sampling Hunger,” The Commission, 40 (April 1977), 26-27.
“Bridging the Gap: Language Study Methods in East Africa,” Proceedings of the 1976 Meeting of the Language Association of East Africa, edited by L. Walusimbi and G. J. Wanjohi. Kampala, Uganda: Language Association of East Africa, 1976, 23-32.
“A Note on Nell Nixon's Reading of Cummings' 'anyone lived in a pretty how town," The Language of Poems, 4, (January 1975), 22.
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; or, A Round-Trip Journey with David Roberts and Rita Boxx at the Expense of William Shakespeare and Tom Stoppard,” Review '70 (May 1970), 32-36 [prize-winning essay; Rita Boxx, co-author].
Publications: Anthologies and Conference Proceedings Edited
Impact '96. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1996.
Impact '95. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1995.
Impact '94. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1994.
Impact '92. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1992.
Impact '91. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1991.
Impact '90. Birmingham, AL: Samford University Writing Project, 1990.
Tales from Tall Pines, Volume 3. Hattiesburg: South Mississippi Writing Project, 1988.
Scribblings in the Pines. Hattiesburg: South Mississippi Writing Project, 1987.
Tales from Tall Pines, Volume 1. Hattiesburg: South Mississippi Writing Project, 1986.
Selected Papers of the Southeastern Writing Center Association, 1984-85. Boone, NC: Appalachian State University, 1986 [William C. Wolff, co-editor].
Publications: Papers Reproduced by ERIC Document Clearinghouses
Publications: Other Writings
Over 400 feature and news articles in newspapers, Baptist publications, alumni publications, and on the wire services, 1976-78.
Structure and Ambiguity in the English Transitive Sentence. Unpublished master's thesis, University of South Carolina, 1973.
Publications: Other Documents Edited
Bluefield College Catalog, 1979-80
Bluefield College Catalog, 1978-79
Bluefield College Catalog, 1977-78
Bluefield College Press, 1978
Review '70, 1970
Publications: Educational Software
The McGraw-Hill Practice Guide, Macintosh Version. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
The McGraw-Hill Practice Guide, DOS Version. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Grammar Online! Various versions published and distributed commercially by PC Productivity, Business and Education Technology, and TechSource (Time-Warner), 1994.
The Online Handbook for College Writers, Macintosh Version. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
The Online Handbook for College Writers, MS-DOS Version. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
The McGraw-Hill Online College Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991.
The Borzoi Online Handbook for Writers. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1990.
Conference Writer, 1.6. Beford, MA: St. Martin's Press, 1991.
Conference Writer, 1.5. Greenlawn, NY: Research Design Associates, 1990.
Process Writer. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1989. [Major project design consultant and manual writer.]
The Holt Writing Tutor, 1.0. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1988. [Prepared the final production version.]
Publications: Other Software Produced
Served as beta tester for Mustang Software’s Off-Line Express for Windows, PKWare's data compression library and for The Forbin Project's Qmodem Pro. Developed and wrote more than two dozen shareware MS-DOS programs; designed and coded mainframe production reporting, quality control, payroll, and MIS programs and systems in textile and in polymer production industries; wrote MS-DOS utility and other programs for clients in Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Alabama.
Grants: External Grants and Contracts Received
1995 ($34,666) $18,000, The National Writing Project; $16,666, The Alabama State Legislature.
1994 ($41,600) $18,000, The National Writing Project; $3,600 Bibb County Schools; $20,000 The Alabama State Legislature.
1993 ($17,000) $17,000 The National Writing Project, with Commendation.
1992 ($14,216) $10,616 The National Writing Project; $1,800 Shelby County Schools; $1,800, Birmingham Public Schools.
1991 ($4,000) $3,000 Tarrant School District; $1,000 Apple Computer Corporation.
1990 ($16,000) $15,000 University of California; $1,000 Apple Computer Corporation.
1988 ($20,295) $1,800 Hattiesburg Public School District; $16,695 U. S. Education Department; $1,800 Lillie Burnie Academic Magnet School.
1987 ($61,969) $3,040 Mason's Plywood, Paneling, and Lumber Company, Inc.; $1,800 Collins High School; $3,650 State Department of Education; $1,800 Hazelhurst Public School District; $6,250 The Phil Hardin Foundation; $18,759 The Mississippi Power Foundation; $29,710 U. S. Education Department.
1986 ($75,174) $2,000 The Phil Hardin Foundation; $600 Random House Publishers; $41,374 U. S. Education Department; $15,000 University of California; $15,000 The Mississippi Power Foundation; $1,200 Pine Belt Schools Consortium.
1985 ($8,250) $3,472 The Phil Hardin Foundation; $400 N. and R. Winterowd, Inc.; $1,138 Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Publishers; $3,240 The Phil Hardin Foundation.
1984 ($3,650) $650 Oxford University Press; $3,000 The Phil Hardin Foundation.
Grants: Internal Grants Received
Albany State University, $100,000 to equip two computerized writing classrooms.
Professional Activities: Presentations at Professional Conferences
"Who Needs a Quill and Pen? How Electronic Media have Transformed Rhetorical Practice," Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago , April 1998.
"The Future of Telecomputing: No Exit," Association of College English Teachers of Alabama , Birmingham , AL , March 1998.
"Is Web Design Knowledge Necessary for the Class of 2000?" Luncheon Address, Society of Technical Communicators, Birmingham , AL , February 1998.
“Dissertation Research on the National Writing Project: An Analysis,” Central New York Conference on Language and Literature, Cortland, NY, October 1995.
“Untangling the World Wide Web—And Other Mysteries of Teaching Writing On Computers,” Keynote Address at the Annual High School Articulation Conference, Birmingham, AL, April 1995. [University of Alabama at Birmingham/Birmingham City Schools, co-sponsors].
“Classroom Practices in the Teaching and Learning of Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Washington, DC, March 1995. [pre-convention workshop presentation].
“Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN, March-April 1994. [pre-convention workshop presentation].
“Frontiers in the Teaching and Learning of Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Diego, CA, March-April 1993. [pre-convention workshop presentation].
“What Happens When Writing Programs Break with English Departments,” Conference of Writing Program Administrators, Breckenridge, CO, July 1992.
“Frontiers in the Teaching and Learning of Writing Revisited,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cincinnati, OH, March 1992. [pre-convention workshop presentation].
“The Quality Goes in Before the Title Page Goes On: Deming in the Writing Classroom,” Southeastern Regional National Council of Teachers of English, Asheville, NC, October 1991.
Demonstration of Conference Writer, at the request and expense of Apple Computer Corporation, Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA, March 1991.
“Beyond the Cognitive Domain: Frontiers in the Teaching and Learning of Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston, MA, March 1991.
“QIP in the Writing Classroom,” Writing Instruction Technology Conference, Jacksonville, AL, March 1991.
Demonstration of Conference Writer, at the request and expense of Apple Computer Corporation, National Project on Computers and Writing, New York, June 1990.
“Benefits of Collaborative Composing with Conference Writer,” National Project on Computers and Writing, New York, June 1990.
“Collaborative Composing and the Politics of Community,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Washington, DC, April 1990.
“Conference Writer: A Classroom Aid to Collaborative Learning,” Alabama Council for Computer Education, Birmingham, AL, January 1990.
“Collaborative Composing with Conference Writer,” Winter Writing Workshop, Birmingham, AL, January 1990.
“Teaching with Conference Writer,” Southeastern Small College Computing Association, Birmingham, AL, November 1989.
“Writing to Learn in Every Classroom,” Keynote Address at the Tennessee Community Colleges Association, Jackson, TN, April 1988.
“ENFI at USM: A LAN for Teaching Writing,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Charleston, SC, March 1988.
“Ten Must-Have Computer Programs (for under $800) for Writing Centers,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, St. Louis, March 1988. [pre-convention workshop presentation].
“A Brief Look at Pair of Rhetorics: Current-Traditional and Contemporary Views of Writing,” Mississippi Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Jackson, MS, April 1986.
“Beyond Basic Writing: Helping Each Other Grow,” Presidential Address at the Southeastern Writing Center Association, Mobile, AL, April 1986.
“America's Living Room War on Illiteracy: Reading and Writing in a Democratic Society,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, March 1986.
“Individualized Writing Instruction in West Virginia: Taking Writing Courses to the People,” National University Continuing Education Association Region III, Knoxville, TN, October 1985 [1985 NUCEA Research Award winner].
“What's Going on in There? Paradigms and Problems in Evaluating Writing Center Effectiveness,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Columbia, SC, April 1984.
“A Re-Affirmation of the For-Credit Writing Center,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Columbia, SC, February 1983.
“Individualized Writing Instruction at Bluefield State College: A Follow-Up Report on the SPICE Center,” West Virginia Association of College English Teachers, Jackson's Mill, WV, October 1982.
“Spicing Up the Curriculum with Self-Paced Instruction for Competence in English,” West Virginia Association of College English Teachers, Jackson's Mill, WV, November 1979.
“Deschooling Language Study in East Africa: The Zambia Plan,” Delaware Symposium on Language Study, Newark, DE, October 1979.
“Bridging the Gap: Language Study Methods Employed in East Africa,” Language Association of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, August 1976.
“I Always Wanted to Be a Naval Surgeon: An Analysis of Syntactic Ambiguity in English and Swahili,” Toronto Institute of Linguistics, Toronto, Ontario, June 1974.
Other Program Responsibilities at Professional Conferences
Chair, “Conflicting Forces in Writing Program Development: Cultural Critique, Technology, and Visual Rhetoric,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, April 2000.
Presider, Opening General Session, Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Point Clear, AL, August 1994.
Chair, “Punctuation Alert—Punctuation Alert,” Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Point Clear, AL, August 1994.
Chair, “Placing Technical Writing within the Rhetorical Tradition,” National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, November 1993.
Chair, “Students Responding to Portfolios,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, San Diego, March-April 1993.
Chair, “Writing as a Reader,” Keynote Speech by Donald M. Murray, Gulf Coast Conference in the Teaching of Writing, Point Clear, AL, August 1992.
Chair, “Using Portfolios: A Workshop with Mary Ann Smith,” Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL, August, 1991.
Chair, “With a Little Help from My Friends: Improving Student Writing through Peer Evaluation,” Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL, August, 1991.
Conference Co-director, “Writing Beyond the Curriculum: Approaching the 21st Century.” Eleventh Annual Southeastern Writing Center Association, Birmingham, AL. April 1991.
Chair, “Computers and the Writing Center,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Birmingham, AL, April 1991.
Panelist, “The Alabama Writing Project Network,” Alabama Council of Teachers of English, Huntsville, AL, November 1991.
Panelist, “Writing Workshop,” Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Point Clear, AL, June 1990.
Organizer and Director, “Workshop and Demonstration of Computer-Aided Writing Instruction,” Birmingham, AL, February 1989.
Panelist, “Writing Projects in Mississippi,” Mississippi Association of College English Teachers, Wesson, MS, February 1988.
Organizer and Chair, “Write to Be Free,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Atlanta, March 1987. (Speakers: Don Murray, Tilly Warnock, Ross Winterowd)
Panelist, “Writing for Thinking: A Significant Learning Tool for Every Classroom,” Mississippi Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Jackson, MS, April 1986.
Recorder, “Writers on Writing,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans, March 1986.
Chair, “Organization and Funding of Writing Centers,” Southeastern Writing Center Association, Atlanta, April 1985.
Associate Chair, “Computers: The Other C in CCCC,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Minneapolis, March 1985.
Chair, “Utilizing the CCCC Composition Instruction Evaluation Instrument,” National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit, November 1984.
Recorder, “Teaching Composition to ESL Students,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, March 1983.
Panelist, “Acquiring Meaning in a Second Culture,” Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC, March 1976.
Professional Service:
Board Memberships
Alliance for Computers and Writing, 1994; Advisory Board, Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education, 1989-2002; Editorial Board, Focuses, 1986-1989; Editorial Advisory Board, The Birmingham News, 1989-90; Board of Directors, Office Technology Academy, Milwaukee, WI, 1987-1990; Board of Directors, Hattiesburg Education Literacy Program, 1987-88; Executive Board, Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, 1987-88; Writing Advisory Board, Southeastern Educational Improvement Lab, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1986-88; Founding Board, Mississippi Writing/Thinking Project, 1984-87; Editorial Board, The Writing Center Journal, 1986-89
Professional Service: Other
Editorial Board, Focuses. Journal of the Southeastern Writing Centers Association
Instructional Technology Consultant, Harcourt Brace Company
Focus Group Leader, “Use and Misuse of Rhetorics in Composition Programs,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN: March-April 1994,
. Sponsored by Harcourt Brace Company
Writing Improvement Consultant, William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS
Writing Improvement Consultant, Bibb County Schools, Alabama
Writing Improvement Consultant,
Scottsboro City Schools, Alabama
Writing Improvement Consultant,
Albertville City Schools
Alabama Board of Associate Directors, Alliance for Computers and Writing.
Regional co-director, Southeastern Region of Alliance for Computers and Writing.
Program Planning Committee, Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL, August 1994.
Co-Sponsor, Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL, August 1994.
Beta version software tester, PKWare, Inc. (Wisconsin), 1991
The Forbin Project, Inc. (Iowa), 1991
Planning Committee, Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL, 1990-1996
Coordinating Committee, 1989
Gulf Coast Conference on Teaching Writing, Point Clear, AL
Founding Director, Samford University Summer Writing Camp, 1991
Founding Director, Samford University Writing Project, 1990
Founding Director, Samford University Winter Writing Workshop, 1988
Curriculum Consultant, Office Technology Academy, Milwaukee, WI, 1987-90
Consultant, Mississippi State Department of Education Remediation Curriculum Board, 1987-88
Keynote Speaker, Murrah High School Advanced Placement Honors Banquet, April 1985
Founding Director, South Mississippi Writing Project, 1984-88
Co-founder and Steering Committee Member, Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, 1984-87
Manuscript reviewer, The Writing Center Journal, 1986-90
Manuscript reviewer, College English, 1985-86
Computer systems consultant in business and education, 1984-present
Writing Research Consultant, Southeastern Region Council for Educational Improvement, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1984-85
Technical manual editorial consultant, Hercules, Inc., Hattiesburg, MS, 1985
Editorial and software consultant—Harper-Collins; D. C. Heath; Holt, Rinehart and Winston; W. W. Norton; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; Scott Foresman; Random House; Wadsworth; McGraw Hill; Macmillan; Allyn Bacon—1983-present
Talent File, Conference of Secondary School English Department Chairpersons, 1982-85
Writing workshop leader in schools, colleges, and universities, 1980-present
Commencement Speaker, McDowell County LPN Program, Welch, WV, 1980
Creative Consultant, Mountain Arts, Inc., Welch, WV, 1979-1983
Speaker, West Virginia Association for the Humanities Speakers' Bureau, 1979-81
Consultant and staff development leader for West Virginia school districts 1978-83
Curriculum consultant, West Virginia State Department of Education, 1978-83
Bantu languages consultant to clients five nations in Africa, 1973-1975
Articulatory Phonetics Consultant, Toronto Institute of Linguistics, 1973.
Professional Service: Forensic Linguistics
Farnell v The State of Alabama, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Montgomery, Alabama, December 1994. (CV-94-2263-G) [testimony regarding alledged ambiguity of the phrases "previously approved" and "have been approved" in proposed Alabama Constitutional Amendment 425]
Massey and Massey v Congress Life Insurance Company, U. S. District Court, Nothern District of Alabama, Southern Division, Birmingham, Alabama, December 1995. (CV-95-G-1405-S) [human survey- and statistical research-based testimony regarding alledged misleading information on premium renewal notices]
The Lloyd Noland Foundation, Inc. v Healthsouth Corporation; Richard Scrushy, Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, September 1997. (CV-96-07117) [linguistic analysis of the use, referent, and denotation of the word "scam" in a New York Times article quoting Healthsouth CEO Richard Scrushy]
Odio v Georgia Southwestern University, work in progress, March 2004, [syntactic, reading level, and word choice analysis of 28 student-written statements on Dr. Odio's teaching evaluation]
Community Service
Association for Social Services for Autism in the State of Alabama (ASSASA), editorial consultant for legislative proposal. John Langlow, MD, ASSASA President, 1994-95;
Mountain Brook Board of Education, Language Arts Curriculum Renewal Committee, 1994-95;
Miles College, Computer-mediated composition consultant, 1994;
Avondale Elementary School, Authors’ Jamboree speaker, 1994;
Speaker, Phi Delta Kappa, Birmingham, AL, January 1994;
Multidisciplinary Panel, Putnam Middle School/EPIC II, Birmingham Public Schools, 1992-93;
Speaker, Society for Technical Communications, Birmingham, AL, November 1993;
Inaugural Speaker, Vivian Brown Lecture Series, Jasper, AL, July 1992;
Keynote Speaker, Alabama Penman Creative Writing Contest Awards Banquet, Birmingham, May 1992;
Pronouncer (1993) and Judge (1991, 1992), Jefferson County Spelling Bee.
Selected University Service
Albany State University
Curriculum Committee, 2002-2004
Ad hoc Internet, WWW, and computer use advisor and consultant, 2002-2004
Founding member, Chair's Council, 2003
Freshman Writing Committee, 2003-2004
ASU Chapter of the AAUP, 2002-2004
Samford University
Ad hoc Internet, WWW, and computer use advisor and consultant, 1988-2002
Freshman Class Mentor. 1994-95
Personal gifts to the University totaling more than $10,000
Member, Howard College of Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Review Committee, 1993-94
Chair, University Communications Committee, 1993-94
Author, English Department “Critical Processes Statement,” adopted Fall 1992
Author, English Department Grade Appeals Policy, adopted Fall 1992
Member, School of Education Dean Search Committee, 1991-92
Member, University Academic Computing Services Committee, 1990-92
Speaker, University Relations Update Weekend, 1991
Chair, Writing Across the Curriculum Director Search Committee, 1990
Chair, University Writing Center Director Search Committee, 1990
Founder and Director, University Writing Programs, 1988-1994
various other departmental, college, and university ad hoc and standing committees, 1988-2002
Professional Memberships
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Alabama Council of Teachers of English
Phi Delta Kappa
The Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi
American Association of University Professors
Linguistic Society of America
Modern Language Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Offices in Professional Organizations
Executive Committee member, Southeastern Writing Center Association, 1984-1991
President, Southeastern Writing Center Association, 1985-86, 1986-87
Executive Committee member, National Writing Center Association, 1985-1987
Vice President, Southeastern Writing Center Association, 1984-85
Honors and Awards