Professional Service
External Evaluations & Reviews
External evaluator for promotion to professor, Memphis University, July 2009.
External evaluator for promotion to professor, University of Central Florida, July 2009.
External evaluator for Iowa State University for promotion to associate professor and tenure, October 2007.
External evaluator for promotion to professor, Portland State University, September 2006.
External evaluator for PhD proposal, Portland State University, January 2006.
External evaluator for Utah State University for promotion to associate professor and tenure, October 2005.
External evaluator for the New School for MA TESOL and certificate programs, October 2005.
External evaluator for the University of Central Florida for tenure and promotion to associate professor, August 2005.
External evaluator for the University of Florida for promotion to professor, September 2004.
External evaluator for Portland State University for tenure, September 2003.
External evaluator for Northern Arizona University for tenure and promotion to associate professor, July 2002.
External evaluator for the University of Central Florida for tenure and promotion to associate professor, July 2002.
External evaluator for Texas Tech University for tenure and promotion to associate professor, October 1998.
External evaluator for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for tenure and promotion to associate professor, April 1998.
External evaluator for the United Arab Emirates University for promotion to associate professor, April 1997
External evaluator for the University of South Florida for tenure and promotion to associate professor, October 1996
Chair, External Review Committee, Intensive English Language Program, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. February 29-March 14, 1996. [Drafted, revised, and submitted written report with input from the other members of the committee, Dr. Donald Freeman, School for International Training, and Dr. Freeman King, Utah State University.]
External evaluator for the University of Northern Arizona for promotion to associate professor and tenure, 1995
External evaluator for the University of Michigan for promotion to professor, 1994
External evaluator for the State University of New York at Buffalo for promotion to professor, 1994
External Reviewer, University of Iowa's ESL credit courses, intensive ESL program, and ITA evaluation/training program. With Elliot Judd. Iowa City, April 1994
External evaluator for Portland State University for tenure and promotion to associate professor, 1994
External evaluator for the University of Wyoming for tenure and promotion to associate professor, 1993
External evaluator for the University of Kansas for promotion to assistant language specialist, 1993
External evaluator for Texas Tech University for promotion to professor, 1992
External evaluator for the University of Wyoming for promotion to professor, 1992
Principal Evaluator, the Answer Project, NAFSA Knowledgebase Development Project funded by FIPSE, 1991-92
External evaluator for Memphis State University for tenure and promotion to associate professor, 1988
External evaluator for Michigan State University for promotion to professor, 1984
Major Offices in Professional Organizations
Member, Publications Standing Committee, TESOL. 2005-2008
Past co-chairs. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL. Cynthia Schuemann is the other Co-Chair. 2003-2004.
Co-chair. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL. Cynthia Schuemann is the other Co-Chair. 2002-2003.
Co-chair elect. Materials Writers Interest Section of International TESOL. Cynthia Schuemann is the other Co-Chair elect. 2001-2002.
Team leader for Site Reviews, TESOL Commission on Accreditation (TCA), September 1998-January 1999.
Site Reviewer for the TESOL Commission on Accreditation (TCA), September 1998-January 1999.
Chair, Professional Education Training Systems project to develop and implement a professional development curriculum and delivery system for international educators in the U.S. NAFSA, 1994-96
Member, NAFSA Strategic Planning Committee, 1993-94
Chair, Subcommittee on Professional Development, NAFSA Strategic Planning Committee, 1993-94 (report submitted February, 1994)
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Funding Proposals for Support of Eastern European Students to Attend U.S. Colleges and University, NAFSA: Association of International Educators ($700,000 in 1992-93 and $1,600,000 in 1993-94), 1992-93
Chair, Field Service Steering Committee, NAFSA: Association of International Educators (coordinating annual cooperative agreement of approximately $500,000), 1991-1996
Chair, Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the NAFSA Consultation Service, 1991
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Videotape to Improve U.S. Undergraduate Understanding of International TAs (written by Rosslyn Smith, Texas Tech University, and published by the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs), 1990
Member, Discipline Screening Committee in TEFL/Applied Linguistics, Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Washington, DC, 1988-1991 (Chair of Committee in 1989 and 1990)
U.S.-Based Coordinator, OSEAS (Organization for Overseas Advisers), NAFSA, 1990-93
Member, NAFSA Cross-Cultural Communication Assessment Team, 1988-89
Chair, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee, 1987-88
Member, Field Service Steering Committee, National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, 1988-90
Member, TESOL Ad-Hoc Committee on Self-Study, 1987-88
Associate Chair, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee, 1986-87
Member, TESOL Committee on Professional Standards, 1986-87
Member-at-large, Executive Board, Georgia TESOL, 1986-87
Member, TESOL International Socio-Political Concerns Committee, 1986-88
Chair, ATESL AID Resource Panel, 1984-87
NAFSA/ATESL Representative to Joint National Committee on Languages (JNCL), 1984-1985
ATESL Representative to NAFSA National Nominations Committee, 1984-85
ATESL Past Chair, 1984-85
ATESL Chair, 1983-84
Member of NAFSA Board, 1983-84
ATESL Chair-elect, 1982-83
ATESL National Team, Member-at-large, 1980-82
President, Gulf TESOL, 1981-82
First Vice-president, Gulf TESOL, 1980-81
Second Vice-president, Gulf TESOL, 1979-80
Editor, Exchange: The Publication of NAFSA Region VII, 1980-82
Editor, Newsletter, Gulf TESOL, 1976-82
Other Professional Service
Member of the voter validation committee at the annual TESOL Business Meeting. TESOL International Convention. Chicago, March 29, 1996
Co-chair of Re-Entry Training Program for Students from the Baltic and East Europe Funded by USIA to Study in the U.S., Washington, DC, October 1994
Co-chair of Re-Entry Training Program for Students from Russia and Ukraine Funded by USIA to Study in the U.S., Washington, DC, October 1994
Participant in TESOL Conference Breakfast Meetings to give members opportunities to meet with leaders in an informal setting (Breakfast Seminars) TESOL International Conference, Baltimore, March 1994
Reader, Juried Papers, 1992 National NAFSA Conference, November 1991
Reader, Juried Papers, 1991 National NAFSA Conference, November 1990
Employment Counselor, TESOL Employment Clearinghouse, International TESOL Conference. New York, March 1991
Coordinator, Grammar Strand, ESL Materials for the Tapestry Project, Heinle & Heinle Publishing Company, 1990-until completion of project
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Intensive English Studies. (Tucson: University of Arizona). 1988-1992
Member, Advisory Board, English for Academic Purposes Series, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1986-1988
Member, Program Committee, Southeastern Regional TESOL Conference, Spring/Summer/Fall 1985
Chair, NAFSA Seminar on Training for Foreign Teaching Assistants, May 1985
Member, Program Committee, NAFSA Workshop on Self-study and Self-regulation in Intensive English Programs, 1985-87
Founding Co-editor, TESOL in Action, Georgia TESOL, 1985-87
Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Handbook for Volunteer English Teachers, NAFSA, 1985-1986
Member, TESOL Ad Hoc Public Relations Committee, 1985-6
Member, TESOL 21st Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986
Member, TESOL Brochure Committee, 1985-86
Member, ATESL Self-Study/Self-Regulation Committee, 1984-87
Member, NAFSA 40th Anniversary Fund Committee, 1984-88
Member, TESOL Working Group on Public Relations, 1984
Member, Editorial Board, The American Language Journal, 1984-1985
Member, Advisory Board, English for Academic Purposes Series, Heinle & Heinle Publishing Company, 1984-5
Member, Region VII Committee on International Excellence Award, 1983
Service to Georgia State University
Departmental Service
Acting Chair, AL/ESL while Dr. Gayle Nelson was on leave to teach in Turkey. Fall Semester 2006
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Lucy Pickering, Ms. Louise Gobron, and Ms. Jennifer Burke, Spring 2006
Organizer with John Bunting, Luciana Diniz, Magdi Kandil, and Kate Moran of a series of three workshops for AL/ESL PhD students: (a) Using EndNotes for references and other research/writing purposes, (b) GSU's IRB, and (c) Creating a C.V. and posting it on the Internet. Fall 2005.
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Jodi Eisterhold for the Academic Year 2005.
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Advise the Chair on Reappointment of Dr. Diane Belcher for the Academic Year 2005.
Chair, Qualifying Paper Committee, AL/ESL PhD Program, 2004-2005.
Faculty mentor for Iryna Kozlova in her written work for a course in U.S. academic writing, spring 2004.
Created & maintain a discussion list for doctoral students to help them feel more a distinct group within the department and to encourage more communication among those students, Spring semester 2004.
Chair, Search Committee for Business Manager II, Fall semester 2002.
Member, Search Committee for Two Tenure Track Faculty Members, Fall semester 2002.
AL/ESL Liaison to GSU Library, 2001-present.
Chair, Search Committee for Tenure Track Faculty Member, 2000-2001.
Chair, Self-Study Document Development Committee, as part of the Program Review Process, 2001.
Chair, Ph.D. Proposal Development Committee, 2000-2001.
Chair, Search Committee for tenure-track faculty member with experience in international contract/grants. 1999-2000.
Presentation on professionalism and the master's portfolio at the AL/ESL Graduate Student Orientation for the Fall Semester. August 20, 1999.
Coordinator, computer training workshops for ESL students. 1998-
Member, AL/ESL Executive Committee, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Chair, Committee to Advise Dean on AL/ESL Chair, spring-summer 1997
Advisor, Graduate Student Professional Development Committee, 1997-98
Chair, Honors Day Honoree Selection Process, 1996
Member, Faculty Senate, 1990-91, 1991-93, 1995-97
Member, Curriculum and Testing Development Team for Screening and Training of Potential Foreign Graduate Teaching Assistants in the College of Business Administration, 1985-1986
Member, Search Committee for Assistant to the Director, 1985
Committee Service for College of Arts & Sciences
Chair, Advisory Committee on the Review of Lecturers, Spring 2005. (21 lecturers reviewed in the first iteration of the process for 5-year review of lecturers).
Member, Advisory Committee on Promotion, Tenure and Post-Tenure Review (Social Sciences Division) 1998-2000, 2002-2004 Member.
Advisory Committee on Promotion, Tenure and Post-Tenure Review (Humanities Division) 1997-1998
Committee Service for the College of Public & Urban Affairs
Chair, EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Committee, 1994-95 Member, Space Renovations Planning Committee, 1994
Member, EDP Committee (planning computerization of CPUA and the development of multimedia teaching resources for faculty), 1992-present
Member, Search Committee for Dean, 1991-93
Chair, Committee appointed by the Dean to hear student appeal, 1991
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Examine Issues Related to Diversity and College Attitudes Toward Women and Minorities 1991
Member, Affirmative Action Committee, 1990-1991
Member, Curriculum Committee, 1990-1991, 1991-92
Member, Faculty-Chair Committee to Evaluate Performance of Dean of College of Public and Urban Affairs (part of the required 3-year evaluation of deans at Georgia State University, 1989
Member, Search Committee, Director of Research, 1989-90
Member, Executive Committee, 1989-90
Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Hear Student Grievance (Grade Appeal), February 1988
Member, Search Committee, Chair and Assistant/Associate Professor for Criminal Justice Department, CPUA, 1988-89
Member, Research and Continuing Education Committee, 1987-88
Member, Self-Study Task Force, 1986-87
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 1985-88
Member, Committee of Faculty Appeals, 1985-86 [Service extended to hear appeal in July 1986]
Committee Service for Georgia State University
Member, Advisory Committee on Advancement of Women, 2001-2002
Member, Faculty Advisory Committee on the Selection of an Assistant to the Provost for International Programs, August, 1998
Member, Cote D'Ivoire Coordinating Committee, 1994-96
Member, Continuation Task Force on International Programs, 1991-92
Member, Task Force on International Programs, 1991
Member, Screening Committee for Vice President for Development, 1990
Member, Graduate Board, 1988-89, 1989-90
Member, GSU Committee on Faculty Women's Concerns, 1988-1989
Member, Delegation to People's Republic of China, February 26-March 6, 1988, to establish linkages with the English Department of the Beijing Medical University and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Member, Student Affairs Subcommittee of GSU Self-study for Southern Association Accreditation, 1986-88
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Writing Section of the Alternate Regents' Examination, 1986-87
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Reading Section of the Alternate Regents' Examination, 1986
Member, Intercollege Committee on TESL/TEFL/Bilingual Master's Degree, 1985-86
Service for the Board of Regents
Member, Committee on Test Requirements for International Students, 1990
Member, Committee on International Student Admissions, 1986-87
Professional Consultations
Development of a Template for a "Request for Proposals" for the Integrated English Language Program-II, Cairo, Egypt, November-December, 1999. English Language Training Institute, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, April 19-20, 1996. [Led workshop and planning sessions on the development of an English-for-Academic-Purposes curriculum for their core ESL program; written report provided.]
Life College, Marietta, Georgia, ESL Course and Program Development, December 1993
Solutions International, Inc., Videodisc ESL Materials Evaluation and Report on Material/Methods in ESL/EFL, April 1988
University of Southern Mississippi, Degree Programs in Teaching ESL, December 1988
University of Oklahoma, Training Programs for International Graduate Teaching Assistants (with Janet C. Constantinides), June 1987
Presbyterian Church in America, ESL/EFL Training for Summer Missionaries, 1986 Presbyterian Church in America, Re-entry Orientation for Summer Missionaries, August 1986
Coca-Cola Company, Pronunciation Training for an engineer in the Technical Division of Coca-Cola International, March-July, 1985
Presbyterian Church in America, ESL/EFL Training for Summer Missionaries, 1985
Presbyterian Church in America, Re-entry Orientation for Summer Missionaries, August 1985
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Establishment of ESL Program in new branch campus in Athens, Greece, March 1980
Educational Testing Service, Field Test of Test of Spoken English (TSE), Gainesville, October 1979
Lee County School Board, Ft. Myers, English Grammar for Teachers in Bilingual Programs, April 1979
Miami General Assistance Center for Bilingual Education: Reading and Writing in the ESL Class for Bilingual Programs, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, February 1978
Educational Testing Service, Field Test of Test of Spoken English (TSE), Gainesville, Florida, October 1978
Region II Migratory Child Compensatory Program: ESL in the Bilingual Program, Immokalee Middle School, Immokalee, FL, May 1975
Consultant on ESL/EFL for NAFSA (1982-1993)
Bradford College, Bradford, Mass., February 1993 University of Houston, March 1991
Auburn University, January 1990
Emory University, October 1990
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1989
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, April 1989
University of North Dakota, September 1989
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, December 1989
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, January 1988
Mississippi State University, Starkville, May 1988
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, October 1988
Barry University, Miami, Florida, October 1987
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, March 1985
Anderson College, Anderson, South Carolina, December 1985
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, March 1984
University of Mississippi, January 1983
Texas Lutheran College, April 1983
College of Staten Island, New York City, November 1983
Loyola University, New Orleans, December 1983
St. Martin's College, Lacey, Washington, November 1982
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