Education
Dissertation
Perennial Human Problems in the Novels of Kingsley Amis — A critical
analysis of the major themes, character, and moral vision in Amis’s
novels. Winner of the Booker Prize (England’s highest literary honor) in
1987 and knighted in 1990 for his contribution to English letters, Amis
was one of England’s most important 20th century novelists. This
dissertation discusses the writer’s role as a humanist and explores his
views on such issues as the moral decline of 20th century civilization
and the role of women in society.
Areas Of Concern:
- 19th Century British Literature
- 20th Century British Poetry
- 20th Century British Novel
- 20th Century American Novel
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
I began teaching fulltime at Maharishi University of Management in
October1995. I taught Professional Writing on the graduate level for
seven years until the department closed in 2001. Also, I have been
teaching courses for the Literature Department since 1997 and am their
novel specialist. My teaching duties this year include The Science of
Creative Intelligence (ComPro), Writing and Photography, Native American
Literature, College Composition I, College Composition II, and American
Transcendentalism. While a graduate student, I had seven years teaching
experience in literature and composition as a teaching assistant at the
University of Iowa and one year before that at The University of Nevada
Las Vegas. Also, I have taught two years on the secondary level, 7–12.
For the past nine years, I have been teaching literature, composition,
speech, and photography part time at Indian Hills College in Ottumwa,
Iowa, and over the Iowa Cable Network.
SPECIFIC TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS:
Bonneville
Jr. High Salt Lake City, Utah
English,
7th and 9th grades
Webb
School of California Claremont, California
English,
10th–12th grades
University
of Nevada at Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
Rhetoric,
Introduction to Composition
University
of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Introduction to Literature, Narrative Literature, Comic and Tragic
Literature, Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Maharishi
University of Management Fairfield,
Iowa
Introduction to Professional Writing, Practicum, Graduate Internship,
Journalism, Technical Writing, Photojournalism, Screenwriting, Electronic
Portfolio, Science of Creative Intelligence, 18th, 19th, and 20th
Century Novel, Modern British Literature, Modern European Literature,
Ramayana, American Transcendentalism, College Composition I and II,
Renaissance Literature, The Peace Film, The History of Film, The
Art of Film, Writing and Photography
RESEARCH AND EDITING EXPERIENCE:
I worked both part time and full time as a free-lance editor for Nevada
Publications from 1975–1980. My duties included everything
from general proofreading to stylistic changes and total rewrites.
I researched and wrote over 3,000 bibliographical annotations and
organized material for the publication of an annotated bibliography
of Nevada.
During 1992–1994, I worked for one year as a full-time writer/editor
for the MIU Office of Public Affairs and, afterwards, as director
of the university publication MIU World for two years. Also,
I handled most of the financial and administrative tasks connected
with producing MIU World. Basically, I did everything except
design the publication.
Among many other consulting jobs, I have edited several books for publication,
was the principal copy editor for the publication Everybody’s
News, and edited (basically rewrote) a doctoral dissertation on
psychology. Currently, I am editing a comprehensive history of World
War II.
PUBLICATIONS:
Editor
and ghostwriter, Nevada: An Annotated Bibliography, 1979
Editor, Modern
Science and Vedic Science
A number of articles in the Maharishi Ayurveda Products International,
Inc., Newsletter
“Dream Cats,” a poem, in Sparrow Grass Poetry
Forum, Winter, 1998
“Vedic Vibrations Technology: More than Just Relief,” Enlightenment
Magazine, September, 1999
“Skip Alexander—A Visionary and a Warrior,” Journal
of Adult Development, Volume 7, Number 4, October
2000
“Yogic Flyers Rush to the Golden Domes,” Enlightenment
Magazine, Dec., 2001
A number of articles in MIU World, MUM Review, and The
Iowa Source, including “Junkyard Oz: The Flea Market Boom
in America” in the September, 2001, issue of The Iowa Source
I have published numerous photos, usually to illustrate my own articles,
in local publications. For a sample of my best work, see the flea market
article above.
HONORS:
Passed M.A. exam with honors
Received highest score on the clerical exam in the history of the Los
Angeles School District