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URAINA N. PACK, PH.D.

professorlady218@gmail.com, linkedin.com/urainapack

 

INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR

 

Teaching     Publication      Mentoring      Management

 

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. English, University of Kentucky, 2004

M.S. Instructional Technology, Bloomsburg University, 2014-Present

M.A. English, Clark Atlanta University, 1997

B.A. English, Brooklyn College, 1993

Certifications:  D2L, Fall 2013, Adobe Muse Spring 2016

Computer Skills: MS Office 2007/2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

8/2002 – Present, Clarion University, English Department

Assistant Professor

Teaching:

• Develop lesson plans using research and scholarly publications.

• Teach courses in literature and writing with a focus on improving skills in writing, research, and analysis.

• Promote diversity through teaching, co-curricular programming, and interpersonal relationships.

• Promote rapport in order to create a constructive learning environment and effective classroom management.

• Knowledge of assessment tools and measurements for student placement and development and to improve teaching strategies.

• Teach SAT and GRE test-taking strategies.

Publication:

• Conduct historical, literary, cultural, and sociopolitical research from an interdisciplinary perspective in order to strengthen teaching expertise, subject content knowledge, complete research and publications.

• Manage and edit online publications and conduct research agenda.

• Experience in grant writing.

• Participation in academic fellowships.

• Attendance of interdisciplinary conferences in order to remain current on issues and trends in education and student development.

Mentoring:

• Promote participation in co-curricular events in order to strengthen retention.

• Promote successful course matriculation in order to strengthen retention.

• Encourage student development through promoting skill building exercises and graduate school placement.

• Evaluation of student transcripts and curricular activities.

Management:

• Management of operating expenses and production of academic journals.

• Management of committees to promote productivity and task-orientation.

• Implementation of effective mentoring practices through evaluation, skill building,  and networking.

• Management of the organization and implementation of academic conferences.

 

2010-2012, Educational Testing Service, Inc.

External Auditor, ETS, Spring 2011-Spring 2012

SAT Item Writer, ETS, Summer 2010

Publication: Developed SAT test items, created policies to promote effective foreign language testing.

Summer 2002, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA

Faculty Fellow, Taught summer classes, prepared research and delivered presentations.

Summer 2002, Indiana University, Bloomington

Faculty Fellow, Taught summer classes, prepared research and delivered presentations.

Summer 2001, Clarion University, Clarion, PA

Faculty Fellow, Taught summer classes, prepared research and delivered presentations.

Fall 2000-Spring 2001, Jefferson Community College, Louisville, KY

Instructor, Taught English Composition, participated in faculty meetings and committees.

1997-2002, University of Kentucky

Instructor, Taught English Composition, American Literature, and African American Literature, participated in committees, managed graduate student conferences, prepared research and delivered presentations.