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Research Interests

19th-century American studies, 21st-century information technologies and related social, cultural and historical inquiry.

Current Scholarly Work

Book: Intervals of Inspiration: Measurement, Metaphor and 19th-Century America. A study of the confluence of science, technology, and environmental expression in texts by Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Adams.

Anthology:Toward a Literary Ecology of Place:  Studies in American Literature, co-edited with Karen Waldron, College of the Atlantic. A collection of critical essays defining and shaping this interdisciplinary genre.

Current Funded Research

NSF award SES-0968445: OKES - Open Knowledge Exchange System. The application of socio-technical systems theory to pre-publication academic knowledge exchange. Co-PIs: Michael Brownstein, NJIT; Norbert Elliot, NJIT; Nicole Radziwill, James Madison University; Brian Whitworth, Massey University.

Employment History at NJ Institute of Technology, Newark

Currently: Chair, Department of Humanities; Director of the B.S. in, Science, Technology and Society Program; Joint Appointment, Information Technology Program - Multimedia

2007 - 2009 Associate Professor, Humanities Department; Director, Science, Technology and Society Program, College of Science and Liberal Arts; Joint Appointment, Information Technology Program - Multimedia.

2004-2007 Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Humanities Department, College of Science and Liberal Arts; Joint Appointment, Information Technology Program.

Spring 2004 Acting Associate Dean, College of Computing Sciences; Research Professor, Information Technology Program.

2002-2003 Director of Undergraduate Programs, College of Computing Sciences.

2001-2002 Research Professor, Information Technology Program and NJ I-TOWER Grant Investigator and Manager, College of Computing Sciences.

2000 Coordinator for Distance Learning and Extension Site Programs, Computer and Information Science Department.

1993-1999 Graduate Programs Administrator and Special Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Other Academic Positions

Baruch College, City University of New York; Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus; New School for Social Research; New York Institute of Technology; Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University

Recent Teaching Activities

Social Science and CSLA Research; Foundations of Science, Technology and Society; Technology, Society and Culture: An American View; Technology, Society and Culture: A Global View; Senior Seminar: Moby-Dick; Literature and Nature.

NJIT Courses Developed

  • STS 100 Social Science and CSLA Research, 2010
  • STS 101 Foundations of Science, Technology and Society, 2007
  • STS 318 Educational Media Design, 2009
  • IT 380 Educational Software Design and Development, Spring 2002
  • IT 485 Electronic Beowulf, Designed for an E-Learning Environment, Spring 2002
  • IT 485 Video Production, Fall 2002
  • IT 485 Digital Music and Secondary Education, Fall 2002
  • IT 201 Information Design Techniques, Spring 2003

Multimedia Developed

  • Produced and directed CD-ROM courseware for ENG 620: Proposal Writing, E-Learning
  • Produced “City Mapping,” CD-ROM courseware for IT 485, Educational Software Design and Development
  • Produced “City Physics,” CD-ROM courseware for IT 485, Educational Software Design and Development
  • Produced "Negro Leagues 101," CD-ROM courseware and museum exhibit for IT 485, Educational Software Design and Development.
  • Produced CD-ROM courseware for IT 485, Electronic Beowulf
  • Authored and produced multimedia video lecture for LIT 331: World Literature, E-Learning
  • Living Literature: An Online Introduction to Literature Prototype.
  • Produced and edited multimedia Proceedings CD of The Commercialization of Microsystems 2000 Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sept. 5-9, 2000.

Scholarly Activities

Journal Articles, Peer-Reviewed

  1. R. Friedman, B. Whitworth, M. Brownstein (2010). "Realizing the Power of Extelligence."The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 6 (2), 105-118.
  2. R. Friedman, N. Elliot, and B. Haggerty (2010). "E-Learning in Undergraduate Humanities Classes: Unpacking the Variables." International Journal on E-Learning, 9 (1), 51-77.
  3. B. Whitworth, R. Friedman (2009). "Reinventing academic publishing online. Part II: A Socio-technical vision." First Monday, 14 (9).
  4. B. Whitworth, R. Friedman (2009). "Reinventing Academic Publishing Online. Part I: Rigor, Relevance and Practice." First Monday, 14 (8).
  5. R. Friedman and L. Prusak, (2008). "On Heuristics, Narrative and Knowledge Management." Technovation, 28, 812-817.
  6. B. Whitworth and R. Friedman, (2008). “The Challenge of Modern Academic Knowledge Exchange.” ACM SIGITE Newsletter, 5 (2), 4-10.
  7. R. Friedman and A. Saponara, (2008). "The Design, Implementation, and Effectiveness of Educational Software: Developing Technology and Geography Skills through Participatory Design." Journal of Interactive Learning Research 19 (2), 271-292.
  8. R. Friedman and J. Drakes, (2006), “On the Ball Field with the Negro Leagues: Software Development for a Local Museum,” Journal of Computers in Education, 16 (1), 21-40.
  9. R. Friedman and F. P. Deek, (2003), “Innovation and Education in the Digital Age: Reconciling the Roles of Pedagogy, Technology and the Business of Learning,” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 50 (4), 403-412.
  10. R. Friedman and F.P. Deek (2003), "Problem-Based Learning and Problem-Solving Tools: Synthesis and Direction for Distributed Education Environments," Journal of Interactive Learning Research. 13 (3), 237-255.
  11. R. Friedman, J. Drakes and F.P. Deek (2002). "The Design and Implementation of Mapping Software: Developing Technology and Geography Skills in Two Different Learning Communities," Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 269-286.
  12. F.P. Deek and R. Friedman (2001). "Computing and Composition: Common Skills, Common Process," ISTE Journal of Computer Science Education, 15 (2), 8-14.
  13. R. Friedman, F.P. Deek and M.A. Deek (2000). “Bridging Technology and Pedagogy: Interdisciplinary Computing and Composition," WebNet Journal 2 (1), 60-67.
  14. F.P. Deek, R. Friedman, and M.A. Deek (1999). "The Virtual Classroom Experience: Viewpoints from Computing and Humanities,” Interactive Learning Environments, 7 (2-3), 113-136.

Books

Principal Concepts of Technology and Innovation Management: Critical Research Models. Hershey, PA: Idea Group International. Desiree Roberts and Jonathan Linton , co-authors, 2008.

Hawthorne's Romances: Social Drama and the Metaphor of Geometry. London: Harwood Academic Press, 2000.

Monograph

Collaborative Learning Systems: A Case Study. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller, 2008.

Book Chapters

  1. "Surveying of the Empirical Sublime: Thoreau, Literary and Scientific," Restoring the Mystery of the Rainbow: Literature's Refraction of Science, eds. Cedric Barfoot and Valeria Tinkler, Rodopi Publishing, forthcoming.
  2. R. Friedman, F.P. Deek and N. Elliot, "Validation of E-Learning Courses in Information Sciences and Humanities: A Matter of Context," in E-Learning and Advanced Assessment Technologies: Evidence-Based Approaches, Christine Spratt and Paul Lajbcygier, eds. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009, pp. 157-176.
  3. "Harvey Shapiro," The Facts On File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry," 2005, p. 456.
  4. F.P. Deek and R. Friedman, "Analogies in Computing and Composition," Issues in Higher Education , R. Nata (Ed.), Nova Science Publishing, 2005, pp. 15-34.
  5. "Ishmael Reed," Dictionary of Literary Biography , 5/e, volume 169, Detroit : Gale Research, 1996, pp. 224-234.
  6. "Harvey Shapiro ," Contemporary Jewish-American Dramatists and Poets, Greenwood Press, 1999, pp. 549-553.

Conference Presentations and Proceedings

  1. "Hawthorne as Literary Ecologist," Northeast Modern Language Association, Montreal, Canada, April 7-11, 2010.
  2. "Realizing the Power of Extelligence: A New Business Model for Academic Publishing," International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society, Berlin, Germany, January 15-17, 2010. With Brian Whitworth and Michael Brownstein.
  3. "C2PRISM: A Transformative Role for Assessment," E-Learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 26-30, 2009. With Norbert Elliot, Fadi P. Deek, Robert Fellman and Bruce Bukiet.
  4. "Surveying the Empirical Sublime," New Jersey College English Association Conference, South Orange, NJ, March 21, 2009.
  5. "Quantification and Desire: The Tension of Sublimity in America," Northeast Modern Language Association, Boston, MA, February 26-March 1, 2009.
  6. "Full Access and Review: Applying Socio-technical Practice to Academia," Proceedings of the ACM SIGITE Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 17-19, 2008, 231-236.
  7. "Intervals of Inspiration: 19th-Century Sublime Science," NEW-CUE: Fifth Environmental Writer's Conference in honor of Rachel Carson, Boothbay Harbor, ME, June 10-13, 2008.
  8. "Computation and Communication," Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, Las Vegas, NV, March 3-7, 2008. With Fadi P. Deek and Bruce Bukiet.
  9. "Intervals of Inspiration: Measurement, Metaphor and 19th-Century America," Canadian Association for American Studies Conference, Montreal, Canada, November 8-11, 2007.
  10. "Eureka and the Metaphoric Sublime," Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Boston, MA, April 4-7, 2007.
  11. "Thoreau's Surveying of the Empirical Sublime," 2006 NEW-CUE: Foruth Environmental Writer's Conference and Workshop in honor of Rachel Carson, featuring the Work of Henry David Thoreau, Boothbay Harbor, ME, June 13-16, 2006.
  12. "E-Learning and the Humanities: Negating the Empirical," World 57th Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication in Chicago, March 22-25, 2006.
  13. "Metaphors of Triangulation: Reconsidering Marx's Middle Landscape," Sightlines: The Culture and Science of Vision. Conference of the New England American Studies Association, the American Antiquarian Society & Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, September 23-24, 2005.
  14. "Irony and Asynchronicity: Interpreting Withdrawal Rates in E-Learning Courses," Proceedings of EdMedia 2005 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Montreal, Canada, June 27-July 2, 2005, pp. 459-465. With Norbert Elliot and Kamal Joshi.
  15. "Software Development for Informal Learning Environments: Where IT Education, Community Outreach, Baseball and History Intersect." Proceedings of the ACM SIGITE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, October 28-30, 2004. With Marc Sequeira
  16. “On the Ball Field with the Negro Leagues: Software Development for a Local Museum.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 20-23, 2004. With Jerri Drakes.
  17. “On the Development of an Information Technology Education, Industry, University Partnership.” Proceedings of the College Teaching and Learning Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL, January 5-9, 2004.
  18. "NJIT’s Sandbox: An Industry/Education Partnership for IT Development." Proceedings of the Conference on Information Technology Curriculum 4, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 16-19, 2003. With Fadi P. Deek and James McHugh.
  19. “Active Research Experience for ECE Undergraduates Increases Students’ Motivation and Academic Performance,” with F.P. Deek, V. Briller, K. Joshi and D. Misra. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 22-25, 2003.
  20. “Problem-Based Learning and Problem-Solving Tools: Synthesis and Direction For Distributed Education Environments,” with F.P. Deek. Frontiers in Education 2002, Boston, MA, November 6-9, 2002.
  21. “Problem-Based Learning in IT Education: Potential and Pitfalls,” with F.P. Deek. Conference on Information Technology Education III, Rochester, NY, September 19-21, 2002.
  22. "Participatory Design, Problem Solving and Community Involvement in Two Different Learning Communities,” with J. Drakes and F.P. Deek. ED-MEDIA 2002 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Denver CO, June 24-29, 2002, pp. 538-543.
  23. “Computing and Composition as an Integrated Subject in the Secondary School Curriculum,” with H. Kimmel and F.P. Deek. 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 16-19, 2002.
  24. “Interactive 3D Multimedia Cases for the Computer Systems and Networking Curriculum,” with P. G. Ranky, F. P. Deek. American Society for Engineering Education Spring Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, April 5-6, 2002.
  25. “On the Development of Common Skills for the Integration of Programming and Writing Tasks,” Computers and Writing 2000, Texas Women’s University, Fort Worth, TX, May 25-28, 2000.
  26. "The NJIT Interdisciplinary Writing Center: Meeting Our Needs or Perceptions?” Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, April 25, 1998.
  27. "NJIT’s Freshman Pairing: The Seven Year Itch,” University of South Carolina College of Engineering Professional Communication Center Workshop, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, July 20-22, 1998.
  28. "Interdisciplinarity, Genre, and Engineering Education," Workshop on Engineering Writing and Professional Communication Centers, Vol. 1. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, June 23-25, 1997.

Professional and Invited Presentations

  1. "Collaborative Process to Create Simulations Demonstrating Mathematics and Science Concepts," Society for College Science Teachers, Baltimore, MD. November 13, 2010. With Bruce Bukeit, Sita Damaraju and Jenn Zalk.
  2. "Promoting Hands-On Learning Using Probe-ware," American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Diego, CA. February 18-22, 2010. With Bruce Bukiet and Robert Fellman.
  3. "Professional Development Program: Support for Teachers," NSF Annual GK-12 Program Conference, Washington, DC, March 29, 2009.
  4. "Web Design for Grant Projects," NSF Annual GK-12 Program Conference, Washington, DC, March 1, 2008.
  5. "IT: The Next Gen Ed?": NJ DOE Tech-Prep Program Meeting, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ, July 21, 2005.
  6. "STEM Subject Articulations: NSF's MAITT Program." Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ, December 9, 2004.
  7. "Local Knowledge/Global IT: Programs for Career Preparation," NJ DOE Tech-Prep Program Meeting, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ, November 9, 2004.
  8. “Civic Engagement and Student Responsibility,” NJIT Non-Profit Roundtable and Expo, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, October 2, 2001.
  9. “Information Technology Program: An Example of Total University Collaboration,” Tenth Annual New Jersey Advisors Conference, Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ, May 30, 2001.
  10. “Multimedia Tools in Distant Learning Environments,” New Jersey Virtual University at William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ, May 24, 2000.
  11. "Computer Aided Instruction in an MPH Program," Joint MPH Curriculum Committee Planning Meeting, NJIT, Newark, NJ, October 15, 1998.
  12. “Writing Center Development at NJIT,” Gateway Writing Workshop, Columbia, SC, University of South Carolina, May 22-24, 1996.

Review Articles

  1. Review of Branch, et al., eds., “Reading the Earth: New Directions in the Study of Literature and the Environment,” University of Iowa Press, 1998; Coppola and Karis, eds., “Technical Communication, Deliberative Rhetoric, and Environmental Discourse: Connections and Directions.” Ablex, 2000; Harre, Brockmeier and Mulhauser, “Greenspeak: A Study of Environmental Discourse,” Sage, 1999; Herndl and Brown, eds., “Green Culture: Environmental Rhetoric in Contemporary America,” University of Wisconsin Press, 1996; in Environmental Ethics, 2001, 23 (2), 207-210.
  2. Review of Keating, Anne, with Joseph Hargitai, “The Wired Professor: A Guide to Incorporating the World Wide Web in College Instruction.” New York and London: New York University Press, 1999. Available online: http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp October 2000.
  3. Review of Chawla, Louise. "In the First Country of Places." Albany: SUNY Press, 1994, in Journal of Environmental History, 19, (summer) 1995, 105-106.

Grants and Honoraria

  1. Principal Investigator, OKES: An Open Knowledge Exchange System to Promote Meta-Disciplinary Collaboration Based on Socio-Technical Principles. National Science Foundation. Co-PIs, Michael Brownstein, Norbert Elliot, Nicole Radziwill and Brian Whitworth. 2010-2011, ($249,168).
  2. Principal Investigator (2008-2010) and Co-PI (2007, 2010-2012), C2PRISM: Computation and Communication: Promoting Research Integration in Science and Math. NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education. National Science Foundation GK-12 Program. Co-PIs, Fadi P. Deek, Bruce Bukiet and David Lubliner. 2007-2012 Award 0638423 ($2,999,465).
  3. Principal Investigator, Roche Foundation, Teacher Professional Development, 2010 ($9,800).
  4. Principal Investigator, Pearson Education Interactive Reading Skills Game, 2007-2008 ($26,868).
  5. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Assistantship in Educational Software Design, 2009 ($5,000).
  6. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Assistantship in Music Education, 2008 ($5,000).
  7. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Assistantship in Music Education, 2007 ($5,000).
  8. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Assistantship in Music Education, 2005 ($5,000).
  9. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Assistantship in Educational Software Design, 2004 ($5,000).
  10. Director, Malcolm S. Morse Scholarship in Humanities and Technology, 2004 to present ($100,000).
  11. Principal Investigator and Project Director, Educational Software Development, Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, 2003-2004 ($20,000).
  12. Investigator, Tech-Prep Degree Program, New Jersey Department of Education, 2003-2006 ($229,060)
  13. Co-Principal Investigator, Computer Science and Information Technology Education Initiative, The Martinson Foundation, 2003-2006 ($150,000).
  14. Manager and Investigator, NJ I-TOWER: NJ High Tech Workforce Grant, State of New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, 2000-2002 ($2,500,000).
  15. Co-Principal Investigator, Undergraduate Research in Information Technology: An Honors Experience Model, Lucent Foundation, 2001 ($100,000).
  16. Co-Director, Computing and Composition in Newark Public Schools, Lucent Foundation, 2000-2001 ($125,000).
  17. Project Director: Educational Testing Service's Beta Testing of GRE Pilot Products at NJIT 1997-1999 ($2,000).
  18. Principal Investigator, NSF/Gateway Coalition, Institutionalization of Engineering Writing Center, 1997-1998 ($11, 340).
  19. Investigator, NSF/Gateway Coalition, Engineering Writing Center Development, ($12,500) 1996-1997.

Service Activities

Administrative Leadership and University Committees

  • Acting Chair, Department of Humanities, Summer and AY 2010-2011
  • Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, 2010-2011
  • Chair, Middle States Accreditation subcommittee on curriculum, 2009-2012
  • Chair, STS Search Committee, 2008-2009
  • Director, Distributed Faculty of Social Sciences, 2007
  • Green Academic Council, 2007-2009
  • University Committee on Teaching, Learning and Technology (TLT), 2006-2009
  • TLT Sub-committee on DL Fee Distribution, 2007 and 2008
  • Information Technology Program Executive Committee, 2006-2008
  • NJIT Excellence in Teaching Awards, Humanities Department, Chair, 2006 and 2007
  • University Committee on Information Technology Education, 2005
  • Information Technology Curriculum Committee 2001 to 2005
  • College of Computing Sciences Executive Committee, 2002 to 2004
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee 2001 to 2007
  • Director, University Multimedia/Internet Research Laboratory, 2002 to 2003
  • Director of Graduate Programs, Humanities and Social Sciences Department, 1998-1999
  • Assistant to the Director, MS in Professional & Technical Communication 1997 to 1998
  • Assistant to the Director of the MS in Environmental Policy Studies Program, 1997 to 1998
  • Assistant to the Chair's Office, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1997 to1999

Professional and Consulting Service

  • Science and Technology Studies Program External Review, Farmingdale State College, 2010.
  • Information Technology Program External Review, Indiana State University, 2010.
  • Information Technology Program External Review, Brookdale CC, NJ, 2009.
  • English/Humanities Department External Review, Farmingdale State College, 2009.
  • Information Technology Program External Review, U-Mass Boston, 2008.
  • Information Technology Program External Review, USNA, 2006.
  • MS Information Technology Program External Review, RIT, 2005.
  • ACM/Transactions on Computing Education, Associate Editor, 2009-2010.
  • ACM/SIGITE Executive Committee, 2005-2010.
  • ACM/SIGITE Technical Paper Co-Chair, 2010.
  • ACM/SIGITE Conference General Chair, 2005.
  • CAC/ABET Program Evaluator, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010; Invited 2005 and 2007.
  • ACM/SIGITE Research in Information Technology, Editor-in-Chief, 2003-2010.
  • ACM/JETT Conference Chair, NJIT Conference on Computing Sciences Education, 2003.
  • ACM/SIGITE Accreditation Committee, 2001 to 2005 .
  • IEEE Computer Society: Certified SW Developer Professional Exam Review Workshop, 2002 .
  • ACM: NJIT Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, 2002 to 2004.
  • ACM: National K-12 Computer Science Curriculum Committee Workshop on Java Education Teacher Training, 2002.

Thesis and Project Advisement

  • Advisor for Atira George, BS-Science, Technology and Society, Constructivism in Urban Curriculum: Seeking Relevancy in Education," Spring, 2010.
  • Advisor for Mamaille Maina, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Stakeholder Relationships and Student Academic Performance," Spring, 2010.
  • Advisor for Brittney Walsh, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Stem Cell Research: The Possibility and Reality of Regenerative Medicine," Spring 2010.
  • Advisor for Jay Trivedi, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Blame it on Heavy Metal or Violent Video Games," Spring, 2010.
  • Advisor for Michael Homere, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Nike: The Swoosh is Still on the Loose," Spring, 2009.
  • Advisor for Jason Marcus, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "The Decline of the American Automobile: A Tucker Case Study," Spring 2009.
  • Advisor for Denise Harvey, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Case Study of Science Park High School," Fall, 2008.
  • Advisor for Heather Amendolara, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "E-Learning Technologies," Fall 2008.
  • Reader for Kuo-chuan Huang, PhD-Computer Science, "Piecewise Synonyms for Enhanced UMLS Source Terminology Integration," Thesis Director, Dr. James Geller, 2009.
  • Advisor for Nishanth Thomas, BS-Science, Technology and Society, "Online Education," 2008.
  • Reader for Kelly Schab, MS-Professional & Technical Communication (MS-PTC), "Blogs: Open Source Diaries," Fall 2004.
  • Advisor for Vishal Kubani, BS-Information Systems, The Honors College at Rutgers University-Newark, “Technology and Small Business: An Analysis of the Practices and Principles the Define Information Technology Management in Small Business,” Spring 2002.
  • Advisor for Claire St. Louis, MS-PTC, " The Public Rhetoric of Privatization: The Value System of the Water and Wastewater Industry," Spring 2000.
  • Advisor for Jennifer Coffey, MS-Environmental Policy Studies (MS-EPS), "Community Action in the Hudson River PCB Controversy," Fall 2000.
  • Reader for Arleny Barrios, MS-PTC, "Critical Reading of Rhetorical Text: Rhetorical Analysis of Sunoco, Inc. CEO's Address to the World Fuels Conference," Spring 1999.
  • Reader for Scott Reiner, MS-EPS, "Due Diligence in Lending Policy," Fall 1998.
  • Advisor for Joseph Novemsky, MS-EPS, "Policy Conflicts in New Jersey Deer Population Control," Summer 1998.
  • Reader forBahia Munem, MS-PTC, "Cross-Cultural Communication in Women's Healthcare," Spring 1998.

Peer Reviewing

  • Promotion review, English/Humanities Department, Farmingdale State College, 2009.
  • Pre-publication reviewer for Technovation, 2009.
  • Promotion and Tenure review, Information Technology Department, Brigham Young University, 2006.
  • Pre-publication reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2001.
  • Conference paper reviewer for Conference on Information Technology Curricula, 2002, 2003.
  • Conference paper reviewer forACM SIGITE Conference on Information Technology Education, 2004, 2005 and 2009.
  • Conference paper reviewer for Frontiers in Education Conference, 2003.

Professional Societies

Association for Computing Machinery
Association for Computing Machinery, SIG-Information Technology Education
Northeast Modern Language Association
Society for Technical Communication
American Sociological Association

Honors

Nomination, NJIT University Excellence in Teaching Award, Directors/Special Lecturers, 1997
Nomination, NJIT University Excellence in Teaching Award, Adjunct, 2003
Nomination, College of Science and Liberal Arts Research Award, 2009
NJIT Student Senate Outstanding Advisor Award, 2009

Education

Ph.D., American Literature, City University of New York Graduate Center, 1993
M.S., Information Systems New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2002
M.F.A., Fiction, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1987
B.A.,English, CUNY Baccalaureate Program, 1984