·         Online & traditional instructional experience in political science, economics, geography, sociology, computers, education and business & personnel management

·         Experience in marketing, personnel training & management

·         Active leadership and participation in academic, community & political organizations

·         Frequent community speaker

·         Political consultant for a variety of news media

·         Published author of articles encompassing a wide range of topics

·         Experience with computers, technology & an extensive variety of software

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Career Experience

2006-2010       Northeast Lakeview College, San Antonio TX

Chair, Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences (2006-2008)

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Education

 

1984-2006       Tyler Junior College, Tyler TX

                        Chair, Department of Education

                        Director, Accelerated Certification for Educators (ACE)

                        Professor of Political Science, Economics, Geography, Sociology, Education

 

1994-pres        Amy Glenn & Associates, Flint TX

                        Business and Political Consultant

                        Freelance Writer (published) - fiction, nonfiction, newsletter, columnist
 

1998-pres        Aims Community College, Greeley CO

                        Online Adjunct Professor of Economics, Geography, Political Science
 

2000-pres        Lon Morris College, Jacksonville TX

                        Online Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Economics, Geography, Sociology
 

2000-pres        Jacksonville College, Jacksonville TX

Online Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Economics, Geography, Sociology

 

2002-pres        Angelina College, Lufkin TX

Online Adjunct Professor of Economics

 

2005-pres        The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler TX

Online Adjunct Professor of Economics

 

1969-pres        Certified Lifeguard & Water Safety Instructor

Certified lifeguard/Head Guard/Pool Manager at several facilities

 

2004-2006       KTPB-FM 88.7, Kilgore TX

News Reporter

 

1995                Assisted Living Concepts, Portland OR

                        State Operations Manager

 

1994                Lutheran Health Systems, Fargo ND

                        Network Operations /Business Development

 

1992-1994       Neuro-developmental Institutes of North America, Vienna VA

                        Director of Communications

 

1991-2003       KTBB-AM 600, Tyler TX

                        Radio Commentator and Host of "The Amy Glenn Show"

 

1983-1992       The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler TX

Senior Lecturer, Political Science

 

1984-1985       The Ohio State University, Mansfield OH

                        Department Chair & Lecturer, Political Science

 

1984                Tropical Renewable Resources Program, Costa Rica

                        Public Policy Researcher and Consultant

 

1981-1983       The Ohio State University, Columbus OH

                        Director of Alumnae Fund Phone Bank

 

1977-1978       US Post Office, Tyler TX

                        City Route Mail Carrier

 

1972-1976       United States Marine Corps

                        Honorable Discharge at rank of Sergeant (E5)

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Education

2010    The Ohio State University

            Ph.D. in Public Policy & Latin American Studies

successfully passed General Examinations

Dissertation: A Study of the Role of Foreign Aid in Deforestation Policies in Costa Rica

dissertation defense scheduled for 12/10

Areas of Specialization: methods & techniques, policy design & management, foreign policy, development policy, Latin American studies

 

2001    Texas A&M University at Commerce

            Ed.D. in Supervision, Curriculum & Instruction - Higher Education

Dissertation: A Comparison of Distance L3earning and Traditional Learning Environments

Areas of Specialization: technology, online education, student engagement, administration

 

1980    The University of Texas at Tyler

            Bachelor of Science in Political Science and English

 

1977    Tyler Junior College

            Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts

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Continuing Education

·         Certified Lifeguard

·         Certified First Aid

·         Certified Automatic External Defibrillator

·         Certified Water Safety Instructor

·         OS COBOL Programming

·         Recruiting Personnel

·         Professional Selling Skills

·         Advanced Grant Writing

·         Surfing the Internet

·         Researching Your Market

·         Community Small Business Program

·         Microsoft Office Professional

·         Writing and Selling Short Stories

·         Helping Clients Deal With Death

·         Myers Briggs Testing

·         Personal Assistance Services - Standards and Funding Sources

·         Training Unlicensed Personnel

·         Dealing With Angry Customers

·         Political Campaign Management School

·         Educational Technology

·         Faculty On Line

·         GIS Software

·         Microsoft Front Page

·         Top Class Software

·         Examiner Software

·         Question Mark Perception Software

·         Edutech Testing Software

·         Incorporating Active Learning Strategies in the College Classroom

·         Faculty Online Development

·         Faculty Trainer for Intel's Teach to the Future program

·         From Good Teaching to Student Learning

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Academic Courses Taught

·         American Politics and Government

·         American and State Government

·         Texas Politics and Government

·         Introduction to Political Science

·         Global/World Problems

·         Introduction to Comparative Governments

·         Central American Politics

·         Western European Politics

·         Third World Politics

·         Politics in Contemporary Societies

·         International Relations

·         Introduction to International Politics

·         Interpreting International Politics

·         Theories of Development

·         American Foreign Policy

·         International Conflict

·         Latin American Politics

·         Southeast Asian Politics

·         African Politics

·         Environmental Politics

·         Political Ideologies

·         Introduction to Politics

·         The American Constitution

·         Introduction to Public Administration

·         Introduction to Macroeconomics

·         Principles of Economics I

·         Introduction to Microeconomics

·         Principles of Economics II

·         Money & Banking

·         Introduction to Sociology

·         Social Problems

·         Marriage & Family

·         Contemporary Social Issues

·         Statistics in Social Sciences

·         World Geography

·         World Regional Geography

·         Physical Geography

·         Latin American Geography

·         Introduction to Education

·         School and Society

·         Family and the Community

·         Nutrition, Health and Safety

·         Child Growth and Development

·         Introduction to Early Childhood Education

·         Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education

·         Introduction to Special Populations

·         Televised courses in Political Science

·         Televised courses in Economics

·         Interactive television courses in Political Science

·         Interactive television courses in Economics

·         Internet courses in Economics, Education, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology

·         Sample courses may be found at www.amyglenn.com/courses.htm

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Publications

"The Political Economy of Deforestation in Costa Rica," (with John Dryzek), A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Renewable Energy Resources in Developing Countries, Columbus, Ohio: Publishing Horizons, 1986, pages 203-216.

"Texas Politics and Government," United States Government: Democracy in Action, Westerville, Ohio: Glencoe, 1991, supplement.

"For Democracy’s Sake," E-Guide, Volume 4, Issue 4, page 31.

"The House on the Hill," Touchstone, 1998, pages 15-18.

"E-Politics," bimonthly electronic publication, 1998-2003

Instructor’s Manual, New York: St. Martin’s, 1999.

"Confessions of a Country Church Pianist," small paper weekly column 2000-2003

"Using the Internet to Enhance the Relevance of Government Courses at Tyler Junior College," Teaching and Learning, Washington, D.C.: ITC, 2000, pages 51-58.

"Student Opinion on Community College Baccalaureate Degrees" (with Frank Glenn), The Community College Enterprise, Volume 9, Number 1 (Spring 2003), pages 49-57.

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Conference Papers

"Haitian Politics: From Dechoukaj to Democracy," (with Terri Davis), Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1988

"The Effects of Single-Member vs At-Large Elections on School Board Responsiveness," (with Jacqueline Maxfield), Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1988

"Rethinking Modernization Theory: Development in Haiti," Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 1989

"Ethnicity and Politics: The Haitian Dilemma," (with Allen Martin), Caribbean Studies Association, 1989

"Modernization and Deforestation in Costa Rica," Caribbean Studies Association, 1990

"The Twilight of Costa Rica: A Sustainable Earth Scenario," Caribbean Studies Association, 1992

"Using Web-Based Instruction in Political Science," Teaching Politics Virtual Conference, 1999

"Staying in Touch with your Distance Students," (with Gay Howard, Noamie Byrum & Chris Stewart), TeleLearning Conference, 1999

"Designing a Distance Learning Course that has the Potential to Do it All," Distance Education Conference, 2000

"Doing it All at a Distance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Instructional Technology for Institutions & Faculty," (with Shirley Waterhouse), League for Innovation Conference, 2000

"Using the Web to make Political Science Relevant," Southwestern Political Science Association, 2000

"Using the Web to make Economics Relevant," Southwestern Economics Association, 2000

"Designing a Distance Learning Course that Can Do it All," NISOD, 2000

"Using the Web to make Political Science Relevant," American Political Science Association, 2000

"Computers in the Classroom: A How-To for Higher Education Classes," Southwestern Social Sciences Association, 2001 & 2002

"Computers in the Classroom: A How-To for Higher Education Classes," North Texas Community College Consortium Spring Conference, 2001

"Critical Surfing," NISOD, 2001

"The Retention of Black Male Students in Texas Public Community Colleges," (with Frank S. Glenn), Transfer: The Forgotten Function of Community Colleges Conference, 2001

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Academic Workshops TAUGHT

·         Successfully Teaching with Technology

·         Computers in the Classroom

·         The Nature of Distance Learning

·         Teaching by Internet: A Three-Part Workshop

·         Using the Internet to Make Learning Relevant

·         Teaching via Two-way Television

·         Skills Required for Success in Distance Learning

·         Evaluating the Extended Classroom

·         Online Testing

·         Creating a Web Page Structure

·         Critical Surfing: Information v. Knowledge

·         Teaching Adult Learners

·         What do We Gain from Diversity?

·         Using Short Reports to Teach Writing across Disciplines

·         Grading by Portfolio

·         Making Learning Relevant

·         Engaging the Learner

·         The Rule of Three

·         Classroom Management: Discipline without Distress

·         Successful Parent-Teacher Communication

·         Dealing with Disasters in the Classroom

·         Indicators of High Quality Preschool Education

·         Indicators of High Quality Primary Grades Education

·         What Exactly is No Child Left Behind?

·         Getting Published in Academic Journals

·         Conducting Social Science Research on the Internet

·         How to Land a Job in Higher Education

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Community Workshops taught

·         The Supreme Court

o        How Does the Supreme Court Work?

o        Current Cases Before the Supreme Court

o        The Making of a New Justice

·         Understanding the Declaration of Independence

·         Understanding the US Constitution

·         The Political Views of the Mayflower Pilgrims

·         Understanding Property Taxes

·         The Texas Constitutional Amendment Election (in odd numbered years)

·         Various topics of interest to local communities

·         Critical Voting: How to Make Your Vote Count

·         Understanding Polls

·         Understanding Campaign Fund Raising

·         Understanding Political Debates

·         National Elections (in even numbered years)

·         The Presidential Election (in presidential election years

·         Texas Elections (in even numbered years)

·         Critical Election Issues (in even numbered years)

·         Nuclear Weapons

o        Has North Korea Gone Nuclear?

o        Has Iran Gone Nuclear?

o        India vs. Pakistan

·         Terrorism

o        What is a WMD?

o        The Terrorism Cast of Characters

o        A Comparison of Past & Present Terrorism
 

·         Developing Nations

·         Defensive Alliances: NATO, SEATO & Others

·         Political Alliances: the UN

·         Education

o        What Exactly is No Child Left Behind?

o        The Case For Vouchers

·         Energy & the Environment

·         Central American Politics

·         South American Politics

·         Caribbean Politics

·         African Politics (topics cover specific regions as well as current issues)

·         European Politics (topics cover individual countries as well as regional topics)

·         The EEC

·         Eastern European Politics

·         Russian Politics

·         Southeast Asian Politics

·         Chinese Politics (topics cover current domestic & international issues)

·         Middle Eastern Politics

·         OPEC

·         The State of the Economy – annual

·         Understanding the Federal Reserve

·         The Federal Reserve & Interest Rates

·         Unemployment and The Economy

·         The US National Debt

·         International Trade

·         The World Trade Organization

·         Flattery in the Workplace

·         How to Write a Good Speech

·         So You're Unemployed? What's Next?

·         Common Mistakes for New Managers

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Consulting

Political consultant for broadcast media in northeast Texas since 1984

Media political commentator since 1991

Textbook, video & software reviews for various publishing houses, since 1994*

Textbook & test bank editing for various publishing houses, since 1995*

American Government Instructor Manual & Test Item File for St. Martin’s Press, 1998

City Development Guide for City of Longview, Texas, 1999

Website development for various publishing houses, since 2003*

        (*including St. Martin, Pearson, Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin & McGraw-Hill)

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Current Research

Computers in the Classroom: A How-To for Higher Education Classes

Border Readings: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the U.S.-Mexican Border (with Frank S. Glenn)

Deforestation in Developing Nations

The Role of Foreign Aid in Deforestation Policies in Costa Rica

Pre-service teachers' attitudes and beliefs about diversity in the classroom (with Frank S. Glenn)

Diversity training for pre-service teachers (with Frank S. Glenn)

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Professional & COMMUNITY Activities

Past Convention Director, Southwestern Social Sciences Association

Program Committee, Teaching Politics Virtual Conference, 2001

League of Women Voters, Past Local Studies Chair

Smith County Republican Women Past President

Smith County Republican Party Past Vice Chair

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Professional Organizations & Honors

Southwestern Social Sciences Association

Western Social Sciences Association

American Political Science Association

American Association of University Professors

Texas Community College Teachers Association

American Association of University Women

Texas Computer Education Association

Pi Sigma Alpha

Kappa Delta Pi

Alpha Chi Honor Society

Amoco Foundation Chancellor's Council Teaching Award

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

Outstanding Young Women of America

Who's Who Among American Teachers

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University Service

Faculty Advisor

Faculty Senate Member

Faculty Senate Past President

Faculty Senate Past President-Elect

Faculty Senate Past Secretary

SACS Self-Study Committee Chair

Institutional Research Board Member

Institutional Research Board Chair

New Faculty Mentor

Department Chair

Division Chair

Continuous service on a variety of department, college, university & district committees

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