Building Bridges in the City and Beyond Conference
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LLC 10th Anniversary Colloquium Series 2007-2008
September 17, 2007 - Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery , UMBC.
Click here for the full Schedule.
LLC 10th Anniversary Picnic at
Fort McHenry Park
September 7th, 11am at Fort McHenry Park, Baltimore. All LLC students, graduates, faculty and their families & friends are invited.
For RSVP or more information, contact Emek Ergun at
eergun1@umbc.edu
Danika Rockett to publish in upcoming book
Danika Rockett (9th cohort) has just learned that a paper she wrote has been accepted for publication in an upcoming book on adult education, entitled Online Education and Adult Learning: New Frontiers for Teaching Practices, to be published by IGI Global.
If you want to know more about the paper and/or congratulate Danika, you
can contact her at danika1@umbc.edu.
Lori Edmonds to present at the National Council for Social Studies
Lori Edmonds (10th cohort) has just learned that her presentation on Teaching Environmental Studies from a Global Perspective has been accepted
at the National Council for Social Studies Conference in Houston, TX,
November 14-15, 2008.
If you wish to learn more, you can contact her at
le1@umbc.edu.
Ryan Monroe featured in newsletter
Ryan Monroe, a graduate of both our M.A. ESOL and LLC Ph.D. programs, is featured in the newsletter of the Carlos Rosario International Public
Charter School in Washington DC where he is currently the Assistant
Principal. The article about his TESOL award is available at: http://www.carlosrosario.org/news/.
Cherisse Carlin and Tracy irish defended their proposals
Congratulations to Cherisse Carlin and Tracy Irish (both from the 7th cohort), who successfully defended their dissertation proposals.
If you would like to congratulate them or ask about their research, you can contact them at cherc@umbc.edu and tirish1@umbc.edu.
Carole McCann to be Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program
Congratulations to Carole McCann, who was recently elected to be the Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program.
Dr. McCann is a member of the LLC Core Faculty and the LLC Steering
Committee.
If you wish to congratulate her or learn more, please contact her at mccann@umbc.edu.
Jeanine Williams' new position
Congratulations to Jeanine Williams (LLC 10) who has just been appointed to a position of Assistant Professor of Reading at CCBC Catonsville for
the 2008-2009 academic year.
If you wish to congratulate her or find out more about her position, you
can email her at willij1@umbc.edu.
Graduate Research conference at UMBC
Congratulations to all LLC students who participated in the Graduate
Research Conference. I have heard from many who attended that all the
presentations were great and that the room was packed!
Jeanine Williams (10th cohort) was voted the LLC session winner.
Congratulations, Jeanine.
Autumn Marie Reed (incoming 11th cohort) was the MLL sessions winner.
Congratulations, Autumn.
Great job, everyone.
Kaye Whitehead featured in "Teachers of Color"
Kaye Whitehead is featured in the recently released Spring 2008 edition
of Teachers of Color. Her work as the MD History Teacher of the Year,
during the Spring of 2007, writing and piloting the Reginald F. Lewis
Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture curriculum, is
spotlighted. Pictures of her and her former students can be found on
page 44.
Kaye was also recently named a guest associate editor for the Spring
2008 edition of Southern Historian: A Journal of Southern History. The
annual journal, published each spring at The University of Alabama
under the direction of the Department of History and the Media Planning
Board, highlights the best new articles in southern history and
culture. It includes reviews of the latest books in all fields of
American history. The edition is finished and will be available at http://www.southernhistorian.ua.edu.
Oxford University recently released the African American National
Biography, edited by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, which has been called "the
largest narrative of black lives ever assembled in our nation's
history." Kaye was one of the contributing writers, with three entries
on 19th century Black women, work that connects directly with her
dissertation.
If you would like to find out more, you can contact Kaye at Kljwise@aol.com or wise@umbc.edu.
Paula Botelho successfully defends dissertation
Paula Botelho successfully defended her dissertation, "Brazilian Music in
The New York Times: Sites for the Production of Representations of U.S.
Dominance and the Consumption of Brazilian Popular Culture." Her dissertation mentor was Dr.Patrice McDermott.
If you want to congratulate her, or learn more about her dissertation,
contact her at
paulabotelho@mac.com.
Joan Kang Shin successfully defends dissertation
Joan Kang Shin (LLC 6th cohort) successfully defended her dissertation
on "Building an Effective International Community of Inquiry for EFL
Professionals in an Asynchronous Discussion Board."
Jodi Crandall and Bev Bickel co-chaired her committee.
If you want to add your congratulations or learn more about her
dissertation, please contact her at jshin2@umbc.edu.
Dona Neutze successfully defends dissertation
Congratulations
to Donna Neutze (LLC 3rd cohort) who successfully defended her dissertation:"Picturing Science: The Who, What, and Where of Images in Children's
Award-winning Science Trade Books." Jodi Crandall is her advisor. If you want to congratulate Donna or learn more about her dissertation, you can
contact her at dneutze1@jhu.edu.
Jiraporn Meechai successfully defends dissertation proposal
Congratulations to Jiraporn Meechai, who successfully defended her dissertation proposal. The title of her dissertation is "Thai
EFL Online Diaries: Literacy Practice and Self-Expression." Dr. Thomas
Field is her advisor.
If you wish to learn more about Jira's dissertation, please contact her at jiram1@umbc.edu.
Kaye Whitehead awarded fellowship
Kaye Whitehead (9th cohort) was just awarded a 2008-09 Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia
to support her dissertation research and studies in Black Women's
Archival History.
If you wish to congratulate Kaye or learn more about the fellowship, you
can contact her at
klj2wise@aol.com.
Lori Edmons got married!
Lori Edmonds (LLC 10th cohort and graduate of the ESOL/Bilingual MA Program) got married last weekend to Dr. Ashraf Fouad, Chair of the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at the UMB Dental School.
If you wish to congratulate her, you can contact her at le1@umbc.edu.
Joby Taylor to offer several presentations
Joby Taylor, 2005 LLC graduate, and Ed Orser, Professor of American Studies, have been co-teaching LLC 750/AMST 680 on Community and Culture. On Saturday, April 5, they co-presented with members of their class at the "Baltimore 68: Riots and Rebirth Conference" hosted by University of Baltimore. Their presentation was on: "Convergences and Divergences: The Civil Rights and Anti-war Movements, Baltimore, 1968. Also co-presenting was David Hoffman, LLC 8th Cohort.
On Saturday, April 11, they will be making a similar presentation at our own LLC Conference entitled: "Bridges and Intersections in 1968: Reflections on the Baltimore Riots/Rebellion and the Catonsville Nine." Rita Turner, 10th cohort of LLC will co-present at that session.
Then, on Monday April 14th, Joby will present at West Chester University's conference: "Sargent Shriver's Point of the Lance: Peace Corps, VISTA, and the Spirit of the 60s." His presentation will be "Continuing a Legacy of Practical Idealism."
On Thursday May 8th he will also moderate an evening event at Baltimore's Creative Alliance commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Catonsville Nine. If you want to learn more, you can contact Joby at joby.taylor@umbc.edu.
Kelly Moore to become a member of ODK
Kelly Moore (LLC 5th cohort) has been invited to become a member of UMBC's
Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Honor Society.
She has also been nominated by UMBC to be included in "Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges." Kelly is the Graduate Coordinator for Cultural and Religious Diversity at
UMBC and is busy trying to complete her dissertation.
Congratulations, Kelly.
If you want to learn more about these awards, please contact her at: KellyMoore@umbc.edu.
Alfreda Dudley-Sponaugle to present at ETHICOMP
Alfreda Dudley-Sponaugle's paper entitled, "The Ethical Implications of Diversity of ICT", has been accepted at The Tenth ETHICOMP International Conference on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Information and Communication Technology. Alfreda will also be a presenter at the conference, which will be held at the University of Pavia in Mantua, Italy on September 24-26, 2008. This year's conference theme is: "Living,
Working and Learning Beyond Technology".
If you want to congratulate her or find out more, please contact her at:
adudley@towson.edu.
Chik Tsubaki selected for Kellogg Institute
Chik Tsubaki, (cohort 9) has been selected to participate in the
Kellogg Institute for Training and Certification of Developmental
Educators, an advanced training program for experienced developmental
educators. The Institute consists of a one month summer program
(June 28-July 25) held at Appalachian State University followed by an
internship at his campus.
Chik was selected because of his extensive experience as a
developmental educator and also because of his dissertation research
focused on online tutoring and writing for community college students
enrolled in developmental writing courses.
If you would like to know more about the program, go to:http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/kellogg.htm.
You can also contact Chik at ctsubaki1@umbc.edu
or ctsubaki@bccc.edu.
Kaye Whitehead to be Assistant Professor At Loyola College
Kaye Whitehead has been offered and has accepted a tenure-track
position of Assistant Professor of Communications in the Department
of Communications at Loyola College in Maryland - effective Fall 2009
(pending successful completion of her PhD). She will be teaching courses in scriptwriting and journaling; documentary filmmaking, including digital stories; historical research; and diversity courses
(focusing on race, class and gender issues in the media). If you wish to know more or send personal congratulations, contact
Kaye at wise@umbc.edu.
Troy Grant on UMBC Homepage
Be sure to look at the great story of Troy Grant (LLC 10th cohort) on the UMBC home page. You can learn something about him and the book he has written about his experiences. You can also see part of the television coverage of him when he was reciting from memory the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. If want to congratule Troy or know more, you can contact him at tgrant1@umbc.edu.
Funding for doctoral candidates interested in studying undergraduate study abroad
CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) has recently established the Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships, providing support for doctoral research focused on U.S. undergraduate study abroad. You can find more information in the following webpage:
http://pull.xmr3.com/p/98-C491/9147821/clickto1_iee.org-ping_fellowships.aspx.htm.
News about Hannah Mugambi
Hannah Mugambi, LLC 4th Cohort, is currently an assistant Professor of English at the American University in Nigeria. The link to her webpage is
http://www.abti-american.edu.ng/fac/mugambi.htm. If you want to contact her for more information, you can email her at mweruhan@yahoo.com.
Genevieve Dibua to present at
Georgetown University Roundtable and at
the 10th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania National Association for Multicultural Education
Genevieve Dibua, an LLC graduate and an Assistant Professor of Reading at Baltimore City Community College (BCCC),
will present at two conferences. Her paper "Patterns of Male/Female Interaction and Language Use in Social Events in an African Society: The Esan People of Nigeria" is scheduled for the poster session at the Georgetown University Roundtable. She will also present her paper "Multiculturalism and Language Issues in Nigeria and the United States" at the PA-NAME conference, where last year she presented a paper titled " A Study of Esan/English Conversational Code-Switching Among Esan (Nigeria) Immigrants in the United States." If you want to congratulate Genevieve or learn more about her presentations, please email her at Adesomon@aol.com.
Joan Shin and Beverly Bickel publish chapter on communities of practice
Joan Shin and Beverly Bickel have a chapter in a new two-volume collection on Communities of Practice: "Creating Learning Environments for Educators". Their chapter focuses on Distributing Teaching Presence: "Engaging Teachers of English to Young Learners in an International Virtual Community of Inquiry". It is Ch. 8 in Vol. 2. You can learn more about the volumes at this website: http://www.chris-kimble.com/CLEE/index.html If you wish to congratulate Joan and Bev, you can contact them at: jshin2@umbc.edubickel@umbc.edu
Yonghun Lee to present at NCOLCTL Conference
Yonghun Lee (LLC 6th cohort) has just learned that he has had an abstract for the 2008 National Council of Less Commonly Taught Language (NCOLCTL) accepted. He will present on April 24-27, 2008 at Madison, Wisconsin If you want to congratulate Yonghu or learn more about his presentation, please email him at lyh0416@hotmail.com.
Dr. Sarah Shin has new article in Teacher Development
Dr. Sarah Shin has a new article published in the February issue of Teacher Development, a very prestigious journal. The article, "Preparing non-native English-speaking ESL teachers," provides an excellent analysis of the strengths that non-native English speaking teachers bring to the classroom, as well as suggestions on ways that teacher education programs can better prepare these teachers. If you want more information, please contact Dr. Shin at shin@umbc.edu.
TIRF Call for Proposals for the 2008 Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education announces the 2008 competition for doctoral dissertation grants. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be awarded for the highest rated proposals. Doctoral students who have been advanced to candidacy may submit proposals for funding to support empirical investigations related to the following research priority topics: 1. Students' age and effective English language education in schools. 2. Teacher English proficiency and effective English language education. 3. Optimal uses of technology in the delivery of English language instruction. 4. Effective grammar instruction for English language learners in primary and secondary education contexts The deadline for submitting proposals is April 30, 2008. Please visit http://www.tirfonline.org/2008ddgcall.html for further information. This is an open competition. It is not limited to citizens of any particular country or members of any given organization.
Dr. Kevin Maxwell to speak on UMBC campus
Kevin Maxwell, Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and an LLC Graduate (1st cohort) will be on campus on February 12, to participate in the Social Sciences Forum discussion of No Child Left Behind. The title of the presenation is "No Child Left Behind and Beyond: Educational Policy Issues for the Next President" and it will be held at the Albin O. Kuhn library gallery, 4pm. If you want to congratulate Kevin or learn more about the presentation you can contact him at
Kevin_M_Maxwell@mcpsmd.org.
Jeanine Williams presenting at
The First International Sociology Forum in Barcelona
and at
The CCBC Writing in the Disciplines/Across Communities Conference
Jeanine Williams, LLC cohort 10, has just learned that she has had two conference proposals accepted.
The First International Sociology Forum in Barcelona, Spain, September 5-8, 2008 has accepted her proposal to present the following paper: "Identity Conversations: An Analysis of Discourse on Race, Class and Education among First-Year College Students." In addtion, Jeanine will be presenting at
The CCBC Writing in the Disciplines/Across Communities Conference in Catonsville, MD on January 22 her paper on "
Using Reflective Writing to Foster Critical Thinking and Identity Development."
If you want to congratulate Jeanine or learn more about either of these presentations, you can contact her at:
jlw0704@comcast.net.
Kevin Maxwell honored as outstanding alumnus in the Humanities
Kevin M. Maxwell, who received his Ph.D. in LLC in 2002, will be honored as the outstanding alumnus in the humanities at a ceremony in Annapolis on February 6. All UMBC alumni and faculty are invited to attend this event. You can learn more about Kevin and the event by going to the following websites: retrievernet1 & retrievernet2. If you want to know more about the event or to congratulate Kevin, please contact him at
Kevin_M_Maxwell@mcpsmd.org.
Dr. Christine Mallinson presents at the American Dialect Society
Dr. Christine Mallinson, assistant professor in the LLC Program, recently presented a paper at the annual meeting of the American Dialect Society entitled, "'Recycling' spoken language data from other fields" as part of a panel session, entitled "Re-examining Language Data in the Study of American English Dialects." If you want to know more about the presentation, please contact Professor Mallinson at mallinson@umbc.edu.
Dr. Christine Mallinson editor of the journal American Speech
Dr. Christine Mallinson, assistant professor in the LLC Program, has recently become an associate editor of a new pedagogy section of the journal "American Speech". The annual pedagogical installment will include several short articles and notes on course construction, assignments, evaluation, classroom techniques, resources, and other concrete matters that attend teaching about American speech. It will also include one or more reviews of textbooks and other student-centered resources as well. To congratulate Dr. Mallinson or to learn more about this pedagogical section, please contact her at mallinson@umbc.edu.
Brian Souders successfully defends dissertation
Congratulations to Brian Souders, who successfully defended his dissertation proposal. The title of his dissertation is "Now that I'm Home, Who Am I? Negotiating U.S. Identity among Returned Study Abroad Students." Brian's dissertation chair is Dr. Denis Provencher. If you would like to congratulate Brian or learn more about his dissertation, you can contact him at: souders@umbc.edu.
Faida Abu-Ghazaleh presenting at the John Douglas Taylor Conference
Faida Abu-Ghazaleh (who recently graduated) has just learned that her paper, "People and Diaspora: The Role of Material Culture in Maintaining Individual and Collective Identity among Palestinians Living in America," has been accepted for presentation at the John Douglas Taylor Conference on Displacements: Borders, Mobility, Statelessness. The conference will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada March 7-9, 2008. The conference promises to be an exciting one, bringing together a range of scholars and research related to these important issues. If you want to know more about Faida's paper, please contact her at: abu1@umbc.edu.
Alfreda Dudley successfully defends dissertation
Alfreda Dudley successfully defended her dissertation proposal, "Assessing Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Ethics Instruction in a Computing Curriculum." The Chair of her dissertation is Dr. Zane Berge. If you want to learn more about her dissertation, you can contact Alfreda at: adudley@towson.edu.
Faida Abu-Ghazaleh successfully defends dissertation
Congratulations to Faida Abu-Ghazaleh on successfully defending her dissertation, "Palestinians in Diaspora: An ethnographic study of ethnic identity among Palestininan- American families in Maryland." Faida will be "hooded" by the co-chairs of her dissertation, Beverly Bickel and John Stolle-McAllister, at the Graduate commencement on December 20, 2007. If you want to congratulate Faida or learn more about her dissertation, you can contact her at: abu1@umbc.edu.
Dr. Mallinson and Dr. Provencher to present at the 2007 American Anthropological Association conference
Dr. Christine Mallinson, assistant professor in the LLC Program, and Dr. Denis Provencher, assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, organized a panel at the 2007 American Anthropological Association conference entitled, "Marking Turf: The Discursive Frontiers of the City." Dr. Mallinson's and Dr. Provencher's papers focused on texts obtained from the two Baltimore communities of Charles Village and Pigtown/Washington Village. Other participants in the panel included Dr. Barbara Johnstone (Carnegie Mellon University), Dr. Gabriella Modan (The Ohio State University), Dr. Natalie Schilling-Estes (Georgetown University), Dr. Qing Zhang (University of Texas at Austin), and Dr. Debby Schiffrin (Georgetown University).
Paula Webber successfully defends dissertation
Paula Webber (cohort 2) successfully defended her dissertation on "Critical Passages to Success: An Exploratory Comparison of the Factors that Support or Inhibit College Persistence Behaviors in Women Emancipated from Foster Care." Paula's dissertation advisor was Dr. Patrice McDermott. If you wish to congratulate Paula or learn more about her dissertation, contact her at: paula512@comcast.net.
Sheila Allen successfully defends dissertation
Sheila Allen (LLC cohort 5) successfully defended her dissertation, "Joining School Communities of Practice: Career Changer Teacher Identity Transitions" today. Her dissertation advisor is Dr. Diane Lee. If you want to congratulate her or learn more about her dissertation, contact her at: SAllen@Harford.edu.
Kelly Moore
elected to President's Commission on Women
Congratulations to Kelly Moore (LLC 5ht Cohort) who was just elected as a Graduate Student member of the President's Commission on Women at UMBC. You can learn more about the Commission at: http://www.umbc.edu/women/ If you want to congratulate, Kelly, you can contact her at kellymoore@umbc.edu.
Datta Kaur to present at TESOL in NYC
Datta Kaur Khalsa, 2005 LLC Graduate, will be presenting a paper in a colloquium on Online TESOL Education: “Creative communities of practice”, at the annual TESOL Conference in NYC in April. Datta Kaur writes that " I hope to see many of the 'old' UMBC crowd there"! If you want more information or want to congratulate Datta Kaur personally, her email address is: DattaKaurK@aol.com.
Lori Edmons to present at Diversity conference in June
Congratulations to Lori Edmonds, whose presentation has been accepted for the 8th International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities, and Nations, to be held June 17-20, 2008. Details of the presentation are available at the conference website at: http://D08.cgpublisher.com/proposals/145 Presenters may also choose to submit a written version of their paper to The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. If you want to learn more or congratulate Lori personally, her email address is: le1@umbc.edu.
Lori Edmons and Misty Thompson to present in TESOL 2008
Lori Edmonds, former student in our MA Program in ESOL/Bilingual Education and currently an LLC student, and Misty Thompson, also in the ESOL Program, have just learned that their presentation on "LEAPING into English and Environmentalism " has been accepted for the TESOL 2008 convention, to be held in New York, April 1-5. If you want to know more or congratulate them, please contact Lori at le1@umbc.edu.
Seventh Annual Graduate Candidates Reception
The seventh annual Graduate Candidates Reception will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2007, from 5:30-7:30 pm in the University Center Ballroom. The following doctoral students admitted to candidacy in the last year and their mentors will be acknowledged in a special way:
Teresa Irish – Mentor: Susan BlunckGwen
Creel-Erickson – Mentor: JoAnn Crandall
Kelly Moore – Mentor: Fred Pincus
George Chinnery – Mentor: John Nelson
Jiraporn Meechai – Mentor: Tom Field
Chikao Tsubaki – Mentor: Zane Berge
Congratulations!
Kaye Whitehead featured in Graduate Horizons Program Book 2007
Congratulations to Kaye Whitehead, who is featured in the "Graduate Horizons Program Book 2007" which provides highlights of profiles of outstanding graduate students. If you want to know more or congratulate her, please contact Kaye at wise@umbc.edu.
Kelly Moore elected graduate student member of the President's Commision on Women at UMBC
Congratulations to Kelly Moore (LLC 5ht Cohort) who was just elected as a Graduate Student member of the President's Commission on Women at UMBC. You can learn more about the Commission at: http://www.umbc.edu/women/. If you want to congratulate, Kelly, you can contact her at kellymoore@umbc.edu.
Dr. Mallinson presents at 36th annual New Ways of Analyzing Variation conference
Dr. Christine Mallinson, assistant professor in the LLC Program, recently presented two papers at the 36th annual New Ways of Analyzing Variation conference (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). The first paper was entitled, "New ways of analyzing African American English: Examining the speech of adolescent girls in Washington, DC." It was presented with Tyler Kendall, doctoral student in the Duke University and North Carolina State University linguistics programs, and Kaye Whitehead, doctoral student (9th Cohort) in the LLC Program. At the same conference, Dr. Mallinson also presented a paper called "Undershoot in intraspeaker variation." This paper was presented with Dr. Robin Dodsworth, assistant professor of linguistics at North Carolina State University, and Lykara Charters, doctoral student in linguistics at the University of Sheffield. If you want to know more about any of these presentations, please contact Professor Mallinson at mallinson@umbc.edu.
Emek Ergun to be
one of the Turkish translators of "Our Bodies, Ourselves"
Emek Ergun, LLC 9th cohort, has just been informed by the Turkish women’s organization called Mavi Kalem (The Blue Pen) that she will be one of the translators/cultural adaptors of Our Bodies, Ourselves (latest edition, 2005), a book about women's bodies, health and sexuality published by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective first in 1973 as part of the women’s health movement in the U.S. If you would like some more information about the project, following is a link to a short interesting article, “Why on Earth a Turkish Adaptation of Our Bodies, Ourselves?! Let me explain...” published on the OBO website. If you want to know more or congratulate her, you can contact Emek at eergun1@umbc.edu.
Hannah Mugambi to work at the American Univeristy of Nigeria
Hannah Mugambi, who graduated last spring, has just accepted an Assistant Professor position at the American University of Nigeria. She will help them establish their English Language Program and teach Freshman Writing and Linguistics courses. In addition, she hopes to "establish Language and Gender related and outreach programs." If you want to know more about her position or congratulate her, please contact her at mugambi1@umbc.edu
Troy Grant recites the Constitution from memory
Troy Grant, one of this year's new LLC students, recited the entire Constitution from memory on September 17, Constitution Day. He recited it in Philadelphia. You can read all about this at the following 6ABC link: 6ABC.com. In Troy's words, Happy Constitution Day! If you want to know more or congratulate him, please contact Troy at tgrant1@umbc.edu.
Kaye Whitehead to give talk at Maryland Historical Society
LLC student Kaye Whitehead (cohort 9) will give a talk entitled “We are still your sisters: Exploring the lives & experiences of 19th-century enslaved & free black women.” The talk will be held on September 20 at 6 p.m. in the France Hall at the Maryland Historical Society, located at 201 W. Monument Street in Baltimore. If you would like more information, please contact Kaye at KLJ2WISE@aol.com.
Dr. Shin and Dr. Chanseawrassamee to present at the International Conference on Thai Studies
Supamit Chanseawrassamee, who received her Ph.D. in 2007, has just learned that her paper on "Promoting Bilingual Literacy: Journal Writing by Two Tahi Brothers during Their Sojourn in the US," co-authored with Professor Sarah Shin, has been accepted at the Tenth International Conference on Thai Studies which will take place at Thammasat University in Bangkok, January 9-11, 2008. This conference, which is held only every three years, is the most important international conference on Thai studies, drawing scholars from all over the world. A copy of the paper will be included in the conference proceedings which will be distributed at the conference. If you would like to know more about her paper or to congratulate her, you can contact her at: supachan_9@hotmail.com.
Polina Vinogradova to present at WATESOL and to publish
Polina Vinogradova will be presenting a paper on "ESL Learners’ Multilayered and Dynamic Identities in Digital Stories" at the Washington Area TESOL (WATESOL) convention on October 13 at George Mason University. She has also learned that her paper "Positive Social Self: Symbolic Construction of Social Identity in Digital Storytelling," has been accepted for a publication in The International Journal of the Humanities (www.Humanities-Journal.com). If you wish to congratulate Polina or learn more about her presentation or paper, please contact her at polinav1@umbc.edu.
Hello from the Scholar Ship at sea
We have received the following news from Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero:
"Dear LLCers,Greetings from Greece!!! I would like to share with you what I am about to do for the next 4 months. I have the privilege to participate in “The Scholar Ship” (TSS) adventure, a unique transnational learning community onboard a cruise that will sail around the world.The goal of the TSS is to develop intercultural competence through experiential learning. I will be teaching 3 sections of the undergraduate core course in Intercultural Communication. You may visit the TSS website: www.thescholarship.com to learn about the learning circles, courses, onboard life, shore excursions, participants, as well as specific information on the application process for those who may be interested in fulfilling any available position (Academic Teaching Staff, or Intercultural Resident Counselor, Learning Resource Center, Director…) in future voyages. This is an excellent opportunity to experience a topic much related to my dissertation topic: assessing the development of the intercultural competence of learners using an intercultural experiential approach. I highly encourage you all students, faculty, and staff to visit the TSS website. If you are interested in spending 4 months reflecting on intercultural issues, cooperating with people from all around the world, challenging yourself, and traveling to a variety of countries do not hesitate to contact me. Have a wonderful semester, Elisabeth (LLC 7th cohort)." If you want more information or just want to get in touch with Elisabeth, please contact her at eliarev1@umbc.edu.
Chik Tsubaki successfully defends proposal
Chik Tsubaki successfully defended his dissertation proposal. He will be researching developmental writing students' perspectives toward online tutoring. If you want to know more about his dissertation, please contact Chik at
ctsubak1@umbc.edu.
Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero awarded fellowship
Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero (LLC 7th cohort) has been awarded a Dissertation Fellowship for spring semester. These awards are few in number and very competitive. If you would like to congratulate Elisabeth or find out more about her dissertation research, please contact her at eliarev1@umbc.edu.
Kaye Whitehead to give talks
Kaye Whitehead, who began the LLC program last fall, has a full schedule for talks this fall. They include:
September 6 & 7: Marquette University - Invited Talks.
Topic: 1) Building Community Bridges: Using Oral History Projects to Connect Universities to Communities and 2) Reconstructing Narratives: Using Diaries to Tell Stories (based on dissertation research)
September 20: Maryland Historical Society - Lord Baltimore Fellows Talk
Topic: Reconstructing Narratives: Exploring the Tensions between 19th Century Free and Enslaved Women (based on dissertation research)
October 14: Reginald F. Lewis Museum of MD African American History - Panel (Presenter and Moderator) with Dr. Debra Newman-Ham and Dr. Diane Swann-Wright.
Topic: Reconstructing Historical Narratives (based on dissertation research)
October 18: Baltimore City Professional Development for Social Studies – Teachers Workshop
Topic: Reconstructing Narratives: How an Enslaved Woman Negotiated for her Freedom (based on dissertation research)
October 19: Maryland Council of Social Studies - MD History Teacher of the Year Workshop
Topic: Defining Ourselves: The History of the N-Word
If you would like more information about any of these (or would like to attend any), please contact Kaye at wise@umbc.edu.
Abdoulaye Mbaye successfully defends dissertation
Congratulations to Dr. Abdoulaye Mbaye on successfully completing and defending his dissertation: "Outcomes and Impact of Adult Literacy Programs in Senegal: Two Case Studies." He will receive his degree in December. Dr. Mbaye's mentor is Dr. Omar Ka. If you want to know more about his dissertation or want to congratulate him personally, please send him an email at mbaye1@umbc.edu.
LLC family gets bigger!
Congratulations to Gwen Creel-Erickson (LLC 5th cohort) and her husband, Mark Erickson, on the birth of their baby boy: Henry Earnest Erickson. Henry was born Saturday, August 11 at 8:07 AM and weighed 9lbs. 12 oz. Gwen and Henry are home now and doing fine. According to Gwen, Henry's brother Lucas and sister Ava are having a good time getting used to their new brother and cannot wait to show him off. If you would like to send personal wishes to Gwen and family, you can contact them at gwen2@umbc.edu or gwenandmark@comcast.net.
Rebekah de Wit to work at MICA
Rebekah de Wit (LLC 4th cohort and 2004 graduate) has just taken a job as Director of International Affairs at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore. In her new position, she will be overseeing study abroad (the subject of her dissertation), as well as international student administration. She also plans to expand institutional partnerships with overseas universities. Prior to this position at MICA, Rebekah was Director of International Student Affairs at the Boston Conservatory. If you would like to know more information or congratulate Rebekah you can reach her at: kdewit1@umbc.edu
Emek Ergun to translate a book into Turkish
Emek Ergun, LLC Cohort 9, has signed a contract with one of the biggest publishers in Turkey to translate into Turkish Hanne Blank's book (Bloomsbury 2007), Virgin: The Untouched History. She is also going to be a presenter at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Culture, Language, and Social Practice (CLASP) to be held October 5-7, 2007 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She will present a paper on "Alternative Discursive Constructions of Virginity among Lesbian and Bisexual Women" within the general session for the panel tentatively titled "Language, Gender and Sexuality. If you would like to know more information or congratulate Emek you can reach her at eergun1@umbc.edu
Codou Diaw to work at FAWE
Codou Diaw, LLC Cohort 1 and 2003 Ph.D. graduate, has just accepted a
position in Nairobi as Executive Director of FAWE (Forum for African
Women Educationalists, an NGO with chapters in 32 African countries).
She will be working in the area of her dissertation research, helping to
meet the challenge of promoting girls' education and women's literary in
Africa. FAWE is the only continent-wide African NGO dealing with this
issue. Codou will be joining another LLC graduate, Chi-Chi Unchendu, who is
living in Nairobi as a researcher with the African Population and Health
Research Center. If you would like to know more information or congratulate Codou you can reach her at codoudiaw@hotmail.com
Joan Shin awarded grant
Joan Shin has been awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Department
of Education to work with colleagues in math, science, and social studies
to help mainstream high school teachers better understand and accommodate
students who are still learning English. The project, called STEP T for
ELLs (English Language Learners), will produce training CDs and other
materials, and also expand the holdings Resource Center on Language and
Culture to include texts and materials for teaching content areas through
English to English Language Learners.
If you would like to know more information or congratulate her you can reach Joan at jshin2@umbc.edu.
Dr. Poggio and Dr. Gindling Receive Grant
Dr. Sara Poggio and Dr. Tim Gindling have received a grant from the Spencer Foundation to continue their research on "Family separation and re-unification as a factor in the educational success of immigrant children" for 2007-2008.
If you would like to know more or congratulate them you can reach Dr. Poggio at poggio@umbc.edu and Dr. Gindling at gindling@umbc.edu.
Kaye Wise Whitehead Awarded Scholarship
Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead has just learned that she has been awarded the prestigious Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholarship for the state of Maryland. Only one award is made for each of the 13 states in the SREB consortium. Doctoral Scholars receive a stipend, tuition and fees, and health insurance for up to five years.
If you would like to know more or congratulate Kaye, you can reach her at wise@umbc.edu.
Joan Shin and Silvio Avendano Conduct Webchats
Joan Shin and Silvio Avendano did Webchats for the U.S. State Department. Silvio spoke on "Internet Tools and Curriculum Design for Young Learners." Joan spoke on "Using Storytelling to Teach Young Learners." Joan had more than 138 logins from 38 countries! You can access their webchats by going to the following websites. Click on View Webchat Transcript to see the entire chat.
Click here for Joan's; click here for Silvio’s.
If you want more information, contact Joan at jshin2@umbc.edu and Silvio at savend1@umbc.edu.
Mark Parker to Lead E-Learning Conference
Mark L. Parker (LLC 6th Cohort and UMUC's assistant provost for academic affairs and adjunct associate professor of communication studies) has been selected as the lead faculty member for a national conference on "Retaining Students in Online Education." The conference, which is sponsored by Academic Impressions, will take place September 26-28 in St. Louis, MO. As lead faculty Mark will deliver the plenary address "Rethinking Retention" and will be the discussant for two other sessions: "What Does Technology Enable Us To Do?" and "Your Retention Climate." To learn more about the conference, or to register for it online, please visit here.
At UMUC Mark advises the university's president and provost on policy issues including accreditation, state and national oversight of higher education, and accountability. He also coordinates UMUC activities in new academic program development, student success and retention, the assessment of student learning outcomes, and quality enhancement of online courses and services. He facilitates faculty development workshops on academic policies and their effect on online teachers. His principal area of research interest is the experiences of non-native speakers of English in fully online US college and university courses.
If you want to learn more, please contact Mark at MParker@umuc.edu.
Joan Shin Successfully Defends Proposal
Congratulations to Joan Shin (6th cohort), who successfully defended her dissertation proposal.
The title of Joan's thesis is "Building an Effective International Community of Inquiry for EFL Professionals in an Asynchronous Online Discussion Board."
If you would like to know more about her dissertation, you can contact Joan at jshin2@umbc.edu.
Emek Ergun Awarded
Emek Ergun, LLC 9th cohort, learned that her 2006 Master's thesis at Towson University, on "Social, Medical and Legal Control of Female Sexuality through Construction of Virginity in Turkey,"
received the Graduate Thesis Project Award of 2007. Her thesis was submitted by the Women's Studies Department.
If you want to congratulate Emek or learn more, you can reach her at eergun1@umbc.edu.
Supamit Chanseawrassamee Successfully Defends!
Supamit Chanseawrassamee (LLC 6th cohort) successfully defended her dissertation on Wednesday. The title of her disssertation is "Bilingual development of two Thai brothers during their sojourn in the U.S." Her advisor is Dr. Sarah Shin.
If you want to congratulate Supamit or learn more about her dissertation, you can contact her at chan6@umbc.edu.
Joan Shin, Editor of English Teaching Forum
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Joan Shin (LLC 6th cohort) edited the latest issue (Volume 45, Number 2, 2007) of the English Teaching Forum.
Joan wrote the lead article on "Developing Dynamic Units in EFL." She also invited several students from her distance course on Teaching English to Young Learners to contribute articles. That course was part of the U.S. State Department E-Learning courses, and thus, the student authors are from many countries. |
A particularly nice feature of the issue is the many teaching materials that have been included I have a copy of the issue and Joan has several as well that you can see.
If you would like to know more, please contact her at jshin2@umbc.edu. |
Danika Rockett to Present in UK
Danika Rockett (9th cohort) has just learned that her paper has been accepted for the PhD Student Conference 'Communication Technologies of Empowerment' at the University of Leeds in the UK in May. Papers from the conference will be published following the conference on the conference website.
If you want to learn more, contact Danika at danika1@umbc.edu.
Susan Finn Miller to Edit Adult Ed Journal
Susan Finn Miller (LLC 2nd cohort, graduated in 2003) has just been named a Consulting Editor (a member of the editorial advisory board) of the new journal of Adult Basic Education and Literacy. The first issue, Spring 2007, is out.
If you want to know more, please contact Susan at finnmiller@aol.com.
LLC Graduates to Present at MDABE Conference
LLC graduates Ryan Monroe and Steve Shin will both be presenting at the Maryland Association for Bilingual Education Conference, which will take place on Saturday April 21, 2007 at McDaniel College.
For more information, Ryan can be contacted at ryan_monroe@hotmail.com, Steve at
steveshin60@hotmail.com.
LLC Represents at TESOL 2007
Numerous students, candidates, graduates and faculty of the LLC presented at this year's TESOL Convention in Seattle. Amongst those actively in attendance were Joan Kang Shin, Silvio Avendano, Bev Bickel, Donna Kinerney, George M. Chinnery, and of course Jodi Crandall.
Chik Tsubaki Presented on Developmental Education
Chik Tsubaki (9th cohort) gave a paper on "Self-identity theories as applied to developmental education" at the 2007 Maryland Distance Learning Association and the College of The Air Distance Education Consortium Conference held on March 6 and 7, 2007 at Maritime Institute Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. This was a modified version of a paper he wrote for LLC 600. .
If you want to know more about Chik's paper, contact him at CTsubaki@bccc.edu.
Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero Successfully Defends Proposal
Congratulations to Elisabeth Arevalo-Guerrero (7th LLC cohort), who successfully defended her dissertation proposal on Wednesday, February 28. The title of her dissertation is "Assessing the development of intercultural communicative competence in an undergraduate Spanish composition and conversation class". Members of the committee are Ed Larkey, Christine Mallinson, Adriana Medina, Ana Oskoz, and Ana Maria Schwartz (Mentor).
If you want to contact her to congratulate her or learn more about her dissertation, her email address is eliarev1@umbc.edu.
Paula Botelho to Present in Lisbon & Montreal
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Paula Botelho has just learned that she has had two papers accepted for the Third World Congress of the International American Studies Association, “Trans/American, Trans/Oceanic, Trans/lation”, to be held at the University of Lisbon, from 20 to 23 September 2007. The individual papers are entitled “Constructing American-ness through Brazilian-ness” and “Brazilians in Dialogue with Americans and Latinos”.
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She will also be speaking on Excess, Exoticism, and Essential Views of the Other: Looking at Representations of Brazil and Brazilian-ness," to be presented at the Latin American Studies Association Conference (LASA), Montreal, Canada, September 5-8, 2007.
If you would like to learn more about her paper or the conference, or wish to congratulate Paula, please contact her at: paulabotelho@mac.com.
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Hannah Mugambi to Present in Towson
Hannah Mugambi (LLC 4th cohort) has just learned that he paper on "Intersectional Models of Women's Health: Uniting Theory and Practice" has been accepted for Towson University's Institute for Teaching and Research on Women.
If you wish to know more about her paper or the conference, please contact Hannah at mugambi1@umbc.edu.
Chi-Chi Undie in Electronic Print
The latest issue of Anthropology Matters, an online journal, is a special edition on “Fielding Emotions”, with a contribution by LLC graduate Chi-Chi Undie. As she explains, the paper was informed by the methodology chapter of my dissertation. Also, she thinks the journal is a good avenue for LLCers that are trying to get things published. It's for postgraduates and early career anthropologists, so it's a really useful (and less intimidating) experience. She submitted the article at the end of 2004, then they decided they liked the theme and called for additional papers addressing similar issues...so it has finally appeared in print 2 years later!
Ïf you want to contact Chi-Chi, you can reach her at cundie@aphrc.org.
Danika Rockett Presenting in Amsterdam
Congratulations to Danika Rockett (LLC 9th cohort) who has had a paper accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Diversity in Amsterdam this July. The title of her presentation is The Digital Divide: Bridging the Gender Gap.
If you want to know more, please contact Danika at danika1@umbc.edu.
Cherisse Carlin Published
Congratulations to Cherisse Carlin (LLC-7), who recently learned that her paper has been published in the International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, Volume 6, Issue 4. The refereed paper is available on line here and here.
If you wish to know more about the paper (or the conference at which she delivered it) or want to congratulate her, please email Cherisse at cherc@umbc.edu.
Dody Welsh-Paris Awarded Sabbatical
Dody Welsh-Parris (graduated 2005) has been awarded a sabbatical for Spring, allowing her time to work on material from her dissertation for presentations and publication. When she returns to Chesapeake College, she will be the Chair of the Department of English and Communication.
You can contact Dody at dwelshparris@earthlink.net.
Juanita Ashby Bey Successfully Defends Dissertation
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Juanita Ashby Bey has successfully defended her dissertation, An Exploration of Identity Development and Culturally Relevant Teaching Practices Among African American Elementary Preservice Teachers in Urban Communities. Her mentor is Dr. Susan Blunck.
If you wish to congratulate her or find out more about her dissertation, please contact her at juanita2@umbc.edu. |
Kaye Whitehead Interviewed
Kaye Whitehead, one of this year's LLC students (cohort 9) was featured on the front cover of the Baltimore Examiner on January 18 and on WBAL channel 11 on January 17, talking about the ways in which she teaches about slavery in a Baltimore school using primary sources.
Carolina De Los rios Successfully Defends Dissertation
Congratulations to Carolina De Los Rios, who has successfully defended her dissertation, entitled Gender and Identity in a Community of Working Class Latina Immigrant Mothers. Her advisor is Ana Maria Schwartz. Several LLC students, including several of her fellow 5th Cohort were present to give her support. They also brought some wonderful food!
If you would like to congratulate Carolina or learn more about her dissertation, you can contact her at cdelosr1@umbc.edu.
Ryan Monroe Cited on Language and Education Policy
Ryan Monroe, LLC graduate from Cohort 5, recently had an article published on the website of the Institute for Language and Education Policy. The article, entitled Standardized testing in the lives of ELL students: A teacher's firsthand account, documents Ryan's experiences teaching in Prince George's County, Maryland. It can be found here.
Christine Mallinson Presents...
Our new LLC Assistant Professor, Christine Mallinson, has been a very active presenter this semester. Among her recent presentations:
American Anthropological Association (San Jose, Calif.)
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"From Sociology to Anthropology in Sociolinguistic Theories of Social Class," given as part of a 13-member panel entitled, "Critical Intersections in Linguistic Research: Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology in Dialogue."
New Ways of Analyzing Variation (Columbus, Ohio)
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"Social Class, Social Status, and Stratification: Revisiting Familiar Concepts in Sociolinguistics," given as part of a four-member panel entitled, "Undoing the Divide in Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology."
"Trajectories of African American English in Appalachia, given as part of a six-member panel entitled, "Variation and Change in Appalachia" with with Becky Childs, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Co-organizer and presenter of a workshop, "Sociological Theory from the Perspective of Sociolinguistic Variation," with Robin Dodsworth of the University of Maryland's Center for the Advanced Study of Language.
If you want to know more about any of these presentations, please contact Professor Mallinson at mallinson@umbc.edu.
Adriana Val and Violeta Colombo Present at ACTFL
Violeta Colombo (LLC-9) and Adriana Val (LLC-8) gave a presentation on developing meaningful writing activities at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference last Saturday in Nashville. The session discussed both theory and practice in second language writing.
Adriana also presented with Ana Maria Schwartz as part of a panel entitled Heritage Language Programs: Strengths and Challenges, which described the collection of heritage language programs housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics.
If you want to know more about their talks, please contact Violeta at laurac1@umbc.edu and Adriana at aval1@umbc.edu.
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