Contact and Overview
Email Address
Office Hours
Monday: 8:00-10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Wednesday: 8:00-10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Friday: 8:00-10:00 a.m. via Zoom
And by appointment
Education
Additional coursework in Counseling, Editing, and Writing at Appalachian State University
M.A., Counselor Education, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN (1973)
B.A., Education, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN (1971)
Teaching
Currently Teaching (Spring 2024)
COM 2618 Intro to Media Publishing
Courses Taught
Intro to Media Publishing
Small Group Communication
Public Speaking
Interpersonal Communication
Persuasion
Teaching Specialties
Design
Publication
Introduction to Adobe Print programs
Small group communication
Public speaking
Interpersonal communication
Persuasion
Research Specialties
Ancient cultures, specifically the Roman Republic and Celtic cultures of that time.
Teaching strategies
Professional Affiliations and Organizations
Future Problem Solving International
Delta Kappa Gamma
High Country Writers
Publications
Books
- Author, Intro to Digital Media Publishing (Kendall Hunt)
- Getorix: Games of the Underworld, Ingalls Publishing Group, 2011
- Co-author, with Sandra Horton, of Getorix’s World, curriculum endorsed by the NCDPI & SREB (see below)
- Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull, young adult historical fiction endorsed by the NC Department of Public Instruction (InfoTech, the materials selection guide from the NCDPI, 2008: 2) & Southern Regional Education Bureau’s Educational Technology Cooperative (EvaluTech)
- “Lucretia Mott -- Equality for All,” in What Really Happened in Colonial America: A Collection of Historical Biographies, compiled by Terri Johnson, Knowledge Quest, Inc. Boring, Or. 2007
- “Quaker Commitment to Education,” African American Education: A Proud Heritage, Cobblestone Publishing Company, Peterborough, NH, 1998.
Internet publications
- “Republican Roman Construction,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_rrc1.htm
- “Republican Roman Names,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_rrr.htm
- “Buildings of Artificial Stone,” on http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/uc_geary_bas.htm
- “The Palatine,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_palatine.htm
- “Big Changes in Ancient Rome,” on http://romanhistorybooksandmore.freeservers.com/l_anctrome.htm
Title: Senior Lecturer, Media Publishing
Department: Department of Communication
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7349