David James Thomas, Ph.D.
252 E. High Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144
757-270-2667 . thomas.david.j@gmail.com
Education
Ph.D. in Higher Education, cognates in Policy and Administration and Academic Affairs.
Old Dominion University, Darden College of Education, August 2013.
Dissertation: Not A Hearing Loss, A Deaf Gain: Power, Self-Naming, and the Deaf Community
M.A. in Applied Linguistics, TESOL Certificate, studies in Sociolinguistics.
Old Dominion University, College of Arts and Letters, December 2006.
B.A. in Dramaturgy (Individualized Integrative Studies), minor in Criminal Justice.
Old Dominion University, College of Arts and Letters, August 2005.
Thesis Show: Let’s Do It!: A Journey into the Heart of Love via the Songs of Cole Porter
Advanced Studies College Preparatory Diploma. Norfolk Collegiate School, June 2000.
Further Study
American Sign Language. Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Drexel University, and the Deaf-Hearing
Communication Centre, May 2013 - present.
Sociocultural Linguistics and Evolutionary Phonology. Linguistic Society of America Institute at
Stanford University, July 2007.
Opera Performance. North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Music, August 2000 - May 2002.
Administrative Experience
Educational Accessibility Advisor, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, July 2012 to Present
 Serve as the university’s federal ADA Coordinator, Senior Disability Services Officer, and Chair
of the University Accessibility Advisory Committee.
 Serve as the university’s primary expert on the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act for
faculty, staff, and administration.
 Evaluate and propose corrective actions for ADA and ABA compliance for all university facilities
including performance spaces, visual arts studios, and classroom spaces.
 Evaluate and propose corrective actions for ADA and Section 504 compliance for all university
programs, exhibitions, and performances.
 Provide individualized support services for students with a variety of physical, psychological,
emotional, social, and learning disabilities in an intense comprehensive arts university setting.
 Assess, determine, and provide reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities in a
variety of professional performing and visual arts training programs and on campus housing.
 Advocate for students with disabilities with faculty, staff, and administrators.
 Liaise between students with disabilities and the university community.
 Maintain a student caseload of approximately 140 students per semester.
 Meet with students on a ongoing basis to assist them in reaching their artistic, academic, personal,
and professional goals.
 Instituted procedures and processes for administering testing accommodations including oral
testing and scribed testing.
 Oversaw the development and implementation of disciplinary technical standards for use in
university-wide assessment efforts and effective provision of reasonable accommodation for
students with disabilities.
 Revised all internal office processes and brought the Office of Educational Accessibility in
compliance with standards as laid out by the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher
Education (CAS) for Student Disability Services.
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
757-270-2667
Counselor and Doctoral Research Assistant, Office of Educational Accessibility, Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, VA, August 2010 to May 2012
 Research case law as it pertains to the ADA, Section 504 and higher education.
 Tutor Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Written English and fundamentals of composition.
 Maintain a student caseload of 10-15 students per semester.
 Conduct writing and grammar workshops for students with disabilities.
 Serve as the Educational Accessibility Representative to the University’s CARE team.
 Serve as an academic live transcriptionist for d/Deaf and hard of hearing students.
 Coordinated a series on Deaf culture with the Office of Intercultural Relations, the Office of
Educational Accessibility, the Graduate Programs in Higher Education and the Graduate Program
in Applied Linguistics.
 Coordinated the Federal Workforce Recruitment Program sponsored by the Office of Disability
Policy and the Department of Defense.
Doctoral Intern, Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Kenneth R. Perry Dean of the
College, Strategic Governance in Academic Affairs, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA,
Summer 2010
 Conducted a document analysis of the current state of the college using all of the publicly
available documents published by the College.
 Conducted a sociocultural study of the upper administrative offices at the College including
interviews will all senior staff, analysis of internal and publicly available documents.
 Review and interpret the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on College
(SACS-COC) requirements for the 5-Year Interim report for the faculty and senior staff.
 Attend weekly Presidential Cabinet meetings.
Academic Mentor, University College, Old Dominion University, December 2009 to December 2010
 Responsible for a student caseload of 20-30 students on academic probation at the University.
Assistant Director, Model United Nations Society, College of Arts and Letters, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA, January 2006 to May 2007
 Provide budgetary management for three annual commonwealth budgets of $90,000.
 Coordinate a three-day simulation of the UN Plenary and Security Council of approximately 1,000
high school students and faculty from a number of states and countries.
 Coordinate a lecture series sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association and the Graduate Program
in International Studies and integrated with undergraduate courses in the Department of Political
Science and Geography.
 Serve as faculty advisor for a delegation of students at a weeklong international simulation of the
United Nations in Den Haag, Netherlands.
 Recruit and coordinate graduate and undergraduate students staffing Purple Lightning and Purple
Thunder training simulations at the Joint Forces Staff College of the National Defense University.
 Conducted field research, developed, and proposed a short-term study abroad program to study the
United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York and Den Haag, Netherlands to the Office of
Study Abroad.
Public Programs Associate, Executive Development Center, College of Business and Public
Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA August 2005 to December 2005
 Provide administrative and logistical support to the Associate Director of Public Programs and
Government Contracting.
 Assist with the planning, logistics, execution, and assessment of the Certified Municipal Clerk
Institute and the Master Municipal Clerk Academy.
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
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Academic Experience
Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, August 2013 to Present
Senior Lecturer of English, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, August 2012 to Present
Instructor of English and Professional Writing Tutor, Virginia Wesleyan College,
Norfolk, VA, August 2008 to May 2012
Adjunct Instructor of English, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA August 2008 to May 2009
Teaching Faculty, Language Specialist, English Language Programs, City University of Seattle,
Bellevue, WA, June 2007 to May 2008
Courses Taught
City University of Seattle, Bellevue, Washington
Short-term Intensive English Program for Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
ESL 010, 020, 030, 040
ESL Writing and Grammar I-IV (taught simultaneously)
ESL 011, 021, 031, 041
ESL Reading I-IV (taught simultaneously)
ESL 012, 022, 032, 042
ESL Listening and Speaking I-IV (taught simultaneously)
LMBA 535
English for Managerial Accounting
LMBA 540
English for Strategic Financial Management
LMBA 545
English for People and Systems in Organizations
LMBA 550
English for Business Operations
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
ENGL 110C
English Composition I
ENGL 111C
English Composition II
*HIED 893
The History of Higher Education in the United States
*THEA 241A
The Theatre Experience
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ENGL 711
Introduction to Academic Discourse
ENGL 812
Analytic Reading and Writing
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LACR 008
English as a Second Language
Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, Virginia
ENG 001
Writing Review
Distance Learning Course Development
LiveMocha, Inc. (www.livemocha.com)
English 301, 302, 401, 402
Intermediate English Web-based CALL
TOEFL Test Preparation 1
Web-based community TOEFL Test Preparation
TOEFL Test Preparation 2
Web-based community TOEFL Test Preparation
Invited Workshops and Seminars
FERPA, the ADA, and Confidentiality: A Primer for Working in Student Affairs, Division of Student
Affairs, University of the Arts
Empathy, Support, and Student Artists with Disabilities, Office of Student Life, separate trainings for
Resident Assistants, Orientation Leaders, Resident Peer Tutors, and Tutors, University of the Arts
Assisting, Supporting, and Fostering Student Success: Support Services, the Law, and You, with
Greg Nayor and Blanca Gonzalez, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of the Arts
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
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Supporting Student Artists with Disabilities, Division of Student Affairs, University of the Arts
APA Style, ODU Higher Education Writing Improvement Program
MLA Style and Research for Education Doctoral Students, Mahasarakham University (Thailand) and
Old Dominion University
Academic English Composition for Education Doctoral Students, Mahasarakham University (Thailand)
and Old Dominion University
Grammar and Punctuation for Graduate Writing, ODU Higher Education Writing Improvement Program
Basic Graduate Writing Skills, ODU Higher Education Student Association
Writing with APA Style: 6th Edition, ODU Higher Education Student Association
German Vocal Literature and Diction, Students of Marion Pratnicki, North Carolina School of the Arts
Invited Lectures
Legal Issues for Arts Organizations: Accessibility and the Modern Museum. MSEM 641 Museum
Governance: Legal Issues, Ethics, and Museums, Dr. Joseph Gonzales, University of the Arts
Language in the Academy: Deconstructing the Language of Disability in the Deaf and Blind
Communities. Social Entrepreneurship Council, Office of Intercultural Relations,
Old Dominion University
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Counseling Persons with Disabilities, COUN 648 Foundations
of Career Counseling, Dr. Nial P. Quinlan, Old Dominion University
Graduate Writing Skills and APA Style, FOUN 611 Introduction to Research in Education,
Dr. Keith E. Moore, Old Dominion University
Primary Research Interests
Disability Studies: Deaf culture and identity, Deaf pride, Self-naming and disability, policy implications of
language ideologies, epidemics and their representation in folk tales and popular culture, disability and its
representation in the humanities
Higher Education: effective communication rights, ADA/504/ABA compliance, performing arts and
disability, language policy, institutional culture and ideologies, higher education history, desegregation of
southern higher education, Deaf President Now movement, Massive Resistance, disability law and policy,
diversity and access, accreditation and assessment, strategic governance
Sociocultural linguistics: identity construction, language policy, critical discourse analysis, cross-textual
analysis, cross-cultural communication, regional dialect variation, language variation and change, language
and gender, Tidewater English, identity construction and performance, sociophonetics, linguistic
anthropology, sociocultural linguistics
English: remediation pedagogies, composition and rhetoric, service learning in the composition classroom,
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, English for Academic Purposes, English for Specific
Purposes, business English
Dramaturgy: catharsis, dramaturgy in the American Theatre, diction and cross-linguistic interpretation,
character development, identity expression, life and music of Cole Porter, dramaturgy in musical theatre,
cross-cultural competence and interpretation, theatre of the absurd, dramaturgy in new works
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
757-270-2667
Research Experience
Doctoral Intern, Office of Enrollment Management, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Fall 2010
 Identify, assess, and coordinate the efforts of mentoring programs across the university.
 Develop and coordinate an intentional enrollment management effort aimed at the retention of outof-state students by identifying and pairing students with mentors from their home state.
 Assist in the assessment efforts of the Division of Student Affairs in completing an internal audit
of compliance with CAS standards
Doctoral Research Assistant, Office of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Assessment, Darden
College of Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, August 2009 to August 2010
 Prepare materials for the reaffirmation of accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE).
 Coordinate the initial evaluation of credentials and experience for students applying to the Teacher
Immersion Residency program, an apprenticeship-based program of study for individuals with a
deep commitment to teaching in high-need schools..
Linguistic Consultant, Content Developer, LiveMocha, Inc., Bellevue, WA, November 2007 to
May 2008
 Develop and test original TOEFL, TOEIC, and intermediate computer-aided language-learning
(CALL) English language content for an online language-learning community.
 Supervise a team of linguists in the development of original TOEFL, TOEIC, and travel-focused
CALL content.
 Advise marketing and research and development teams on comparative linguistics, linguistic
structure, language acquisition, and pedagogical issues.
Fieldwork Coordinator, Tidewater Voices Project, English Department, Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA, Summer and Fall 2006
 Coordinate and provide training for undergraduate and graduate students conducting ethnographic
interviews as part of a regional dialect study.
 Train graduate and undergraduate students to use digital fieldwork equipment and in transcription,
data conversion, and distribution for a large-scale ethnographic dialect study.
 Developed training materials for the use of flash and CD-R digital recorders used in conducting
ethnographic linguistic fieldwork.
 Developed data collection and interview protocols for a large-scale ethnographic regional dialect
study.
Research Assistant, Problem Formulation in Teachers' Writing: Exploring the Language of Problems in
Professional Discourse, Old Dominion University Research Foundation, Norfolk, VA, Spring
2006
 Code for problem formulation in teachers' writing in a corpus based study.
Assistant Company Dramaturg, Elizabeth River Theatre Company, Portsmouth, VA, 2002 to 2005
 Research and present historical, theatrical, and dramaturgical information to a diverse group of
performers, designers, directors, and the public in both published and lecture form.
 Analyze and discuss the interconnectedness of individual works of drama, theatre, history, and
society.
 Research and secure the rights to perform copyrighted and licensed material.
Refereed Journal Publications
Thomas, David J. and Dennis E. Gregory. 2013. A Comparative Cultural Analysis of Student Disability
Services: A Case Study of Universities in the United States and Hong Kong. Journal of the World
Universities Forum, 5(3), 64-73.
Dramaturgical Publications
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
757-270-2667
Thomas, David J. 2011. Tuesdays with Morrie. Norfolk: Generic Theatre.
Schwarz, Gerald and David J. Thomas, Eds. 2005. 100 by theimaginarybody. No. 7, Norfolk: ERTCo.
Schwarz, Gerald and David J. Thomas, Eds. 2005. The Underpants by Steve Martin. No. 8
Norfolk: ERTCo.
Thomas, David J. Ed. 2005. Let's Do It!: A Journey into the heart of love via the songs of Cole Porter.
No. 9. Norfolk: ERTCo.
Thomas, David J. 2005. “Cole Porter (1893-1964).” Let’s Do It!: A Journey into the heart of love via the
songs of Cole Porter. Ed. David J. Thomas. Norfolk: ERTCo.
Thomas, David J. 2005.“Endgame and the Work of Samuel Beckett.” Endgame. Norfolk: Old Dominion
University Theatre Arts Ensemble.
Thomas, David J. 2005. “The Music of Cole Porter.” Let’s Do It!: A Journey into the heart of love via the
songs of Cole Porter, Ed. David J. Thomas. Norfolk: ERTCo.
Conference Presentations
Thomas, David J. 2013. Navigating the Worlds Between: Self-Naming, Deaf Students and the Hearing
World of Higher Education. Paper Presented at Border Crossings: Transnationality, Citizenship,
and Identity in Theory and Practice, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Alliance
for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought, Blacksburg, VA. March 22-23, 2013.
Thomas, David J. and Dennis E. Gregory. 2012. A Comparative Cultural Analysis of Student Disability
Services: A Case Study of Universities in the United States and Hong Kong. Paper Presented at
The Fifth World Universities Forum, University of the Aegean, Rhodes. January 8-10, 2012.
Sibson, Kim, Dennis E. Gregory, Brian Patrick Kurisky, Kenneth Gideon, and David J. Thomas. 2012.
Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Comparative Examination of the United States, Hong
Kong, and Australia. Paper Presented at The Fifth World Universities Forum, University of the
Aegean, Rhodes. January 8-10, 2012.
Thomas, David J. and David H. Silvis. 2007. Tidewater Talk: Metapragmatic Identity Construction in
Hampton Roads Natives. Poster Presented at the 2007 Research Exposition of the Virginia
Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
April 5, 2007.
Thomas, David J. and David H. Silvis. 2006. Tidewater Talk: Metapragmatic Identity Construction in
Hampton Roads Natives. Paper Presented at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 35),
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. November 12, 2006
Professional Service
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Graduation Advisor, School of Music and Ira Brind School of Theatre Arts (2013-present)
Academic Advisor, College of Performing Arts (2013-present)
Hearing Officer, Campus Standards Board (2012-present)
Chair, University Accessibility Advisory Committee (2012-present)
Academic Advisor, College of Art, Media, and Design (2012-present)
Member, Students of Concern Committee (2012-present)
University ADA/504 Coordinator (2012-present)
University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (2013-present)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
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ADA/504 Consultant, Dean of Students Office (2012-present)
ACPA: College Student Educators International, Washington, DC
Member, Scholarship and Research Subcommittee, Deaf Culture Initiative (2013-present)
Member, Deaf Culture Initiative (2013-present)
Member, Standing Committee on Disability (2013-present)
Member, Commission for Academic Support in Higher Education (2013-present)
Member, Standing Committee for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Awareness
(2009; 2013-present)
Member, Standing Committee for Multicultural Affairs (2009; 2013-present)
Member, Standing Committee on Men and Masculinities (2009; 2013-present)
Member, Commission for Social Justice Educators (2009-present)
Member, Commission for Assessment and Evaluation (2009)
Member, Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development (2009)
Association for Higher Education and Disability, Huntersville, NC
Member, Society for Disability Studies (2013-present)
Member, ADA Coordinators Special Interest Group (2012-present)
Member, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Special Interest Group (2012-present)
Member, Disability Studies Special Interest Group (2012-present)
World Universities Forum, Champaign, IL
Associate Editor, The Journal of the World Universities Forum (2012-present)
Graduate Scholar, Fifth World Universities Forum, Common Ground Publishing, Rhodes, Greece (2012)
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, Washington, DC
Contributing Author, Disabilities Student Services Contextual Statement (2012)
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Educational Accessibility Representative, CARE Team (2011-2012)
Member, Preparing Future Faculty Steering Committee, Office of Graduate Studies (2010- 2012)
Series Organizer, ODU Explores Deaf Culture, Offices of Educational Accessibility and Intercultural
Relations and Graduate Programs in Applied Linguistics and Higher Education (2012)
Representative, Dean of Students’ Leadership Council (2011-2012)
Writing Evaluator, Higher Education Graduate Writing Improvement Program (2011)
SPEAK Test Evaluator, Graduate Teaching Assistant Institute, August, 2011
External CAS Consultant, Division of Student Affairs (2010-2011)
Chair, Mentoring Programs Steering Committee (2010-2012)
Program Evaluator, Virginia Department of Education Career Switchers Program, Summer 2010.
Investigator, Diversity Climate Study of the Honors College, December 2009.
Chair, Academic and Professional Development Committee, Higher Education Student Association,
Darden College of Education (2009 - 2010)
The British Council, London, UK
Conference Services, Going Global Conference, Hong Kong, China (2011)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
David J. Thomas, Ph.D.
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Curricular Program Evaluator, Undergraduate Academic Program (2009)
Dramaturgical and Theatrical Experience
Dramaturg, Tuesdays with Morrie, directed by Jeremiah Albers, Generic Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2010)
Stage Manager, Coffee with God, directed by Dennis Malone, Generic Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2006)
Sound Engineer, Coffee with God, directed by Dennis Malone, Generic Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2006)
Dramaturg, The Underpants, directed by Gerald Schwarz, Elizabeth River Theatre Co., Norfolk, VA
(2005)
Dramaturg, Let’s Do It!: A Journey into the Heart of Love via the Songs of Cole Porter, Elizabeth River
Theatre Company (2005)
Dramaturg, Endgame, directed by Samuel Hawley, Theatre Arts Ensemble, Norfolk, VA (2005)
Dramaturg, 100, directed by Gerald Schwarz, Elizabeth River Theatre Company, Norfolk, VA (2005)
Stage Manager, Orestes 2.0, directed by Jose Zayas, Stables Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2004)
Sound Engineer, Orestes 2.0, directed by Jose Zayas, Stables Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2004)
Sound Engineer, Letters to John Lennon, Old Dominion University MFA in Creative Writing, Stables
Theatre, Norfolk,VA (2004)
Stage Manager, Degas, c’est Moi!, Directed by Dennis Malone, Spring Performance Festival, Stables
Theatre, Norfolk, VA (2004)
Assistant Stage Manager, Cyrano deBergerac, directed by Thadd McQuade, University Theatre,
Norfolk, VA (2003)
Sound Board Operator, Cyrano deBergerac, directed by Thadd McQuade, University Theatre,
Norfolk, VA (2003)
New Production Development
Let’s Do It!: A Journey into the Heart of Love via the Songs of Cole Porter, Elizabeth River Theatre Co.
The AIDS Quilt Songbook: A Reflection on Life, Death, and Rebirth
Professional Development
Ethical Oversight of Human Subjects Research. Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research,
March, 2013.
Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative,
December, 2010
Certificate on College Teaching. Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education, December, 2009.
Preparing Future Faculty Certificate. Council of Graduate Schools and the Association of American
Colleges and Universities, December, 2009.
Language Skills
Native speaker of English; near-native spoken proficiency in German (Hochdeutsch, Bühnedeutsch, and
Hessisch), advanced reading knowledge of German; phonological and articulatory phonetic knowledge of
Italian, French, Russian, Germanic and Italianate Latin, Old Church Slavonic, and Modern Breton; novice
American Sign Language
Study Abroad and International Professional Activity
2012
Rhodes and Athens, Greece, to study international higher education systems and comparative
pedagogical models
2011
Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen, China, to study comparative higher education systems and
disability student services
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London, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Edinburgh, Scotland, to study comparative higher
education systems and the Bologna Process
Den Haag, Netherlands, (as faculty advisor) to study the United Nations
London, England, to study theatre production and performance
Krakow, Poland, to study history and memorialization
Berlin, Germany, to study history and memorialization
Hannover, Germany, to study German language and culture
Hannover, Germany, to study German language and culture
Grants and Awards
Nominee, Malvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award, NASPA (2013)
Graduate Scholar Award, World Universities Forum, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece (2012)
Division of Student Engagement and Enrollment Services Graduate Student Travel Award to present
at the World Universities Forum, Rhodes, Greece (2012)
Darden College of Education Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship to study comparative higher
education systems in Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen, China (2011)
Darden College of Education Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship to study comparative higher
education systems in London, England; Dublin, Ireland; and Edinburgh, Scotland (2010)
Doctoral Teaching Assistantship, Old Dominion University, Division of Student Engagement and
Enrollment Services, Office of Educational Accessibility (2010-2012)
Doctoral Research Assistantship, Old Dominion University, University College (2009 - 2011)
Doctoral Teaching Assistantship, Old Dominion University, Darden College of Education, Department of
Educational Foundations and Leadership (2009 - 2010)
Old Dominion University Model United Nations Society Award for Unwavering Dedication and
Service to the Society (2007)
College of Arts and Letters Dean's Grant to present at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 35)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2006)
College of Arts and Letters Dean’s Education Abroad Scholarship to study history in Berlin, Germany,
and Krakow, Poland (2005)
Departmental Scholarship, Old Dominion University, Department of Music (2002, 2003)
The Norfolk Foundation Scholarship (2002, 2003)
National Winner, American Association of Teachers of German (1999)
Alternate Recipient, Pädagogischer Austauschdienst/American Association of Teachers of German
Summer Study Scholarship (1998)
Langenscheidt Book Award (1998)
National Scholar, American Association of Teachers of German (1998)
Stuart Weintraub Memorial Scholarship (1998)
Honor Societies
Chartering Member, Chi Sigma Alpha (ΧΣΑ), Student Affairs Academic and Professional Honor Society
International, Omicron Chapter
Member, Delta Epsilon Phi (ΔΕΦ), National German Honor Society
Member, Golden Key International Honour Society
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ), National Leadership Honor Society
Member, Sigma Tau Delta (ΣΤΔ), International English Honor Society, Nu Upsilon Chapter
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Professional Associations
Member, Association for Higher Education and Disability
Member, NASPA: College Student Educators International
Member, American College Personnel Association
Member, Linguistic Society of America
Member, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.