atricia 
amill
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Adjunct Professor, English Department, Pace University;
- Grant researcher/writer;
- Curriculum developer and process consultant, K12 Learning Services, Kaplan;
- Project editor and grade-level writer for McGraw-Hill;
- Project editor and content consultant for Continental Press;
- Assistant Editorial Coordinator, ETS;
- Leader with constant focus on client and internal customer needs-actions have reduced costs, enhanced efficiencies, and increased productivity while meeting deadlines and budget goals;
- Effective facilitator of cross-functional and cross-organizational teams;
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing abilities;
- Ability to recruit, train, and inspire employees and freelancers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pedals for Progress, High Bridge, New Jersey, 4/2008 to date
Grant researcher and writer for this nonprofit oraganization dedicated to providing economic opportunites and access to employment to the working poor in developing countries.
ETS, Princeton, New Jersey, 3/2008 to date
Reader/Scorer of Standardized Tests- MGA Reading; AP Reading/English Lit.
Pace University, New York, NY, 8/2005 to Date
Adjunct Professor - writing and literature, English department
- Essay Evaluation and Student Placement: Reading and evaluation of freshman and transfer student placement essays. Based on demonstrated reading comprehension and written communication ability, including content, organization, grammar, and vocabulary, students are placed in appropriate expository writing classes.
- LIT 211D: The Individual and Society. 3 credits/200 level (sophomore
and up)
Irish Literature. A survey course of Irish and Irish American literature of the 20th century with a focus on women writers and representations of women.
Women in Literature: A course examining representations of women in and women writers of American literature of the nineteenth century. Primary focus on pioneer literature.
Folklore and Fairy Tales. This academic service-learning course involves a study of the oral and literary history of select works of folklore and fairy tales combined with community service. Students work with children reading, questioning, and sharing approved stories. The organizations worked with host activities for children in need of attention, supervision, or assistance in developing reading skills. - ENG 110: Composition. A 3-credit required course for freshman consisting of expository writing exercises and some creative writing.
- ENG 120D/105D: Critical Writing/Composition and Rhetoric. A 6-credit writing course for freshman in need of intensive assistance in academic composition. Students develop skills in writing nonfiction/research and some fiction, with one day per week dedicated to grammar/vocabulary review.
- ENG 201: Writing in the Disciplines. A 3-credit core course for students of the humanities, business, and sciences: Application of nonfiction/research and creative writing as required by each student's major interface layouts for client portal communities.
Aisling Irish Community Center, Yonkers, New York, Summer 2006
Consultant and Editor for the publication While Mem'ry Brings Us Back Again.
- Consultant for book development from recorded interviews and manuscripts
- Create glossary
- Consult regarding final format and layout, including font, picture placement, and frontmatter content
- Advise regarding contractor scheduling and deadlines
Kaplan, New York, NY, March 2006 to June 2006
Curriculum Developer-Consultant for K12 Learning Services
- Review passage text and items for accuracy of nonfiction content, quality of fiction
- Ensure adherence to state objectives
- Ensure adherence to ELA standards
- Provide feedback to and training for freelancers
- Create guidelines for writing process improvement for established and developing titles
Continental Press, Elizabethtown, PA, June 2005 to August 2005
Project Editor-Contractor, ELA assessment
- Lead Editor on seventh-grade assessment books for New York State
- Writer of grade-level appropriate fiction and nonfiction reading language arts texts
- Ensure adherence to state objectives
- Ensure adherence to ELA standards
- Provide feedback to freelancers
- Maintain schedule and content in compliance with deadline and marketing goals
- Oversee layout and formatting
McGraw-Hill Education, Hightstown, NJ, August 2004 to April 2005
Project Editor-Contractor, ELA, history, and social studies assessment
- Lead Editor for reading assessment, third-grade level for Kentucky
- Lead editor for social studies assessment, sixth-grade level for California
- Developmental editor, including topic planning for reading passages
- Writer of grade-level appropriate fiction and nonfiction reading passages and history text
- Hire freelancers and review submissions from and Elance writers
- Ensure adherence to state objectives
- Ensure adherence to ELA standards
- Maintain schedule and content in compliance with marketing goals
- Oversee first-run layout and formatting
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ, May 2002 to July 2004
Assistant Editorial Coordinator, NAEP
- Coordinator of editorial process for Research & Development report series for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Coauthor and editor of the web-based NAEP Style Manual
- Indexer, The NAEP Guide
- Author contact and liaison between editorial department and production/layout
FREELANCE
- Editing: research reports for Research and Development department, ETS, July 2004 - Feb. 2006.
Manuscript and cover letter review for various freelance/independent writers. - Indexing: Indexer of Making It Til Friday, 5th edition (Princeton Book Company, 2005); The Dall Sheep Dinner Guest (University of Alaska Press, 2005); The Geology of Southeast Alaska: Rock and Ice in Motion (University of Alaska Press, 2006)
- Writing: University Medical Center at Princeton: internal newsletters, fiction and nonfiction for children, personal essays, ELA passages/items (Grades 3-7), young adult fiction, social studies assessment, AP History
PUBLICATIONS:
"Identity and Ideals: Memory and Imagination as History," in Foilsiú, GRIAN's academic journal of Irish Studies (in review)
"Illumination," in Sacred Fire, Adams Media (2005)
"The Week of Revelations," in The Book of Forty, Medieval Institute Publications (May, 2005)
"The Trickster in Literature: Knave and Hero" in Transactions, Dyson Society of Fellows (September, 2002)
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
Teaching Effectively Online seminar, Pace University (January, 2007)
Photo Research, McGraw-Hill (March, 2005)
Basic and Applied Indexing courses, Graduate School, USDA (2004)
Editor/ Submission Reviewer Aphros, Pace University's Literary Magazine 1998-1999
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
"Representations of Women in Irish Literature" presented to post-performance audience of The Pirate Queen, Hilton Theatre, NYC, April 12 and 26, 2007
"The Medievalist Teaching the Modern" presented at the ninth annual GRIAN Conference on Irish Studies, Glucksman Ireland House, New York University, March 2007
"The Buile Suibhne as Educational Text" presented at the Princeton Medieval Graduate Conference entitled "Instruction and Identity: Education in the Middle Ages," Princeton University, March 2003
HONORS, GRANTS, and AWARDS:
Project Pericles Fellowship Grant, 2007. Teaching grant for civic
engagement course entitled "The Individual and Society: Folklore and Fairy
Tales" offered via the English Department, Pace University.
Fellow Member, Dyson Society of Fellows, Dyson College, Pace University, NY. Inducted April, 1998. Requirement for induction: scholarly achievement.
AFFILIATIONS:
Dyson Society of Fellows
Early Book Society
SKILLS:
Microsoft Office Suite, Blackboard, some Dreamweaver, Windows environments (NT, XP), Cindex
EDUCATION:
New York University
M.A., Irish Literature (2003)
Pace University
B.A., Liberal Studies (1999)
Minor: Religious studies
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