Evan Ortlieb

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Evan Ortlieb's Experience:

• Professor and Coordinator of Literacy Program at St. John's University

  Present | New York, New York

  Senior faculty member whose primary responsibilities include coordinating (7) Literacy Programs including the Ph.D. Literacy doctorate, teaching doctoral courses in research, theory, and practice of literacy methodology. Conduct research, mentor doctoral candidates, and lead doctoral seminars. Non-instructional duties include scheduling, course development and accreditation, creating a fully online PhD program in literacy, recruitment, student advisement, scholarship activity, university service, participation in Academic Service Learning projects, committee participation and on-going program evaluations and reviews and mentoring. Was recently nominated for the Literacy Research Association Board of Directors, and upcoming keynote speaker at the 2016 Literacy Summit held in San Antonio, Texas.

• Associate Professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

  August 2010 - July 2012

  Faculty member at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with responsibility for coordinating the graduate reading program and teaching in both the curriculum & instruction and reading education programs at the doctoral, masters, and undergraduate levels, reporting directly to the department chair. Nominated for the Literacy Research Association's Early Career Researcher Award in 2012; Received the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers 2011 Jerry John's Promising Researcher Award; Received the Texas A&M University System Teaching Excellence Award in 2011 and 2012; Served as the undergraduate reading program coordinator 2011-2012, Served as editor to the Consortium for Educational Development, Evaluation, and Research 2012 Yearbook; chaired and served on committees of numerous Ph.D. students; created a doctoral level course on writing for publication; successfully published with doctoral students and colleagues; facilitated capstone projects for master's students; initiated the creation of benchmark assessments into undergraduate courses to establish competency checks within the preservice teacher education program; served as advisor to the Student Reading Council group, which led to sustained increased levels of membership; served as a departmental representative for the Texas Educational Accreditation visit, as well as on COE tenure and promotion committees, online graduate course creation committees, search committees, technology allocation finance committee, and independent research projects for doctoral students seeking expertise in sub-areas of reading education. Selected to the International Reading Association's Publications Committee (2012-2013), and received the Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi's Outstanding Islander Award, April 2011.

• Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University

  August 2007 - July 2010

  Faculty member at Valdosta State University with responsibility for directing both on- and off-campus reading clinics. Served as chair for program revision/curriculum redesign/technology innovations for the reading education courses; directed online course development for research design and reading education; created a new collaborative approach to higher education induction for university faculty; served as university liaison to three elementary partner schools; served as chair to the honor's committee; chair to graduate students completing their master's capstone projects; taught in both the graduate and undergraduate levels in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats, reporting directly to the department head. Advised approximately 75 undergraduate students in the Early Childhood/Reading Program each year; served on the faculty search committees and the graduate research assistant committees, and co-facilitated a $499997 Office of Special Education Program Redesign grant. Received Community Partner of the Year Award in 2008 for work affiliated with an off-campus reading clinic that allowed 100% of 3rd graders to pass their Georgia state criterion-referenced examination

• Course Leader/Senior Lecturer at Monash University

  July 2012

  Senior faculty member at Monash University with administrative, research, and teaching responsibilities in primary and literacy education; senior member of the course advisory team charged with unit coordination and development in coordination with standards set by accrediting bodies as well as teaching in the Masters graduate program and Primary grades literacy units in the undergraduate program via face-to-face, hybrid, and online modes of delivery; responsibility to expand course offerings in Italy and Singapore; recruit and retain higher degree research students; increase external funding; maintain budgets; Liaise with Associate Deans of each campus to coordinate research and teaching agendas; and enhance mentoring systems. As a member of the Institute of Graduate Research and Academic Progress Committee in the Faculty of Education, I have established research groups for faculty with similar interests. I also serve on numerous international literacy committees including the International Reading Association's Principles for Education Policy as well as their Publications Committee; maintain an edited-book series in the field of reading/literacy; co-direct the Literacy Research Association Literacy Clinics Special Interest Group in their research and publication agenda; nominated for the LRA Board of Directors; nominated to the Faculty Research Committee, being recognized as a highly prolific scholar averaging 10 publications per year over my entire career.

Evan Ortlieb's Education:

• Louisiana State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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