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Call-EJ: Keypal friendships and their influences on ESL learner development

"The purpose of the studies was to examine aspects of keypal email exchange projects currently in development in English language classes at two Japanese universities: One purpose of these studies was to look at pedagogical aspects of the project, including implementation, and perceived and long-term benefits of such projects."

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Household and personal care: The scented word – Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy.

Harrison, M. (2010). The scented word: Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy. Household and Personal Care, Supplement. January,(1), 6-10. ABSTRACT:...

Language and Technology: An Interview with Dr. Harrison

Marlen was currently interviewed by a UK-based writer for a forthcoming article on language and technology. Here’s what he had...

“He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

"Then came my final capstone class again. Learning from past experiences, I requested Dr. Marlen Harrison as a capstone mentor, whom I felt was the best professor I ever had at SNHU. He was the one teacher that pushed me the most during my stay here at SNHU. I knew if I worked hard and could earn a good grade for him, that it was a grade well deserved."

“China, why not?”: serious leisure and transmigrant runners’ stories from Beijing

"Through interviews with five female and two male expatriates, we studied the ways in which Western runners brought meaning to the transition experience and negotiated meanings and bodily practices associated with running. Through narrative analysis, we identified three core narratives of migration (possibility, necessity and growing up) and two emergent narratives (community and running to feel like oneself) about shifting meaning in running."

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The Caribbean Immigrant Student: Immigration, Education, and Representation

Poster presented at South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SMLA) conference in Jacksonville, FL, 2016 See the full-sized poster here: poster-for-conference-2-1...

Project Coordinator & Writer, The Smithsonian

"In an on-going effort to challenge stereotyping, and correct the current nature of education concerning American Indians, the NMAI will devote the required scholarship to inform and assess these permanent visual statements."

PhD Research: Language & Identity

“…I ask him if he is ‘out’ and he looks at me, moves his head slightly forward and asks, ‘Pardon?’”...

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EDUCATION Interested in creative expression and psychological development, I began my education with a focus on counseling and expressive arts...

Writing on the Edge: The Power of No – Buddhist Mindfulness and the Teaching of Composition

"Aware of the suffering created by fanaticism and intolerance, we are determined not to be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology. (Hanh 23)"

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

"We will explore why and how an MA thesis director introduces autoethnography as an alternative research discourse to MA English thesis students, and examine student responses. Pedagogical implications, teaching resources, and thesis examples will be presented in order to highlight the myriad creative possibilities for using autoethnography to both celebrate and interrogate literature, literacy, and language."

Book Chapter: Humanizing Pedagogy and the Personal Essay

"classroom observations showed us that there was a strong connection between not only the theory and practice of using personal essays, but also of the outcomes such practice will have on student writing, creating a more humanized classroom environment."

Technicolor Third Space: Developing the AutoEthnographer Literary & Arts Magazine

How Autoethnography Is Being Utilized to Support Learner Development

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

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Keynote Speaker: Professional Development Opportunities for Online Students, Tiffin University

“He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

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MensJournal.com: 10 Best New Colognes for Men

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Call-EJ: Keypal friendships and their influences on ESL learner development

Household and personal care: The scented word – Context, intrigue and the problem of olfactory literacy.

Language and Technology: An Interview with Dr. Harrison

“He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

“China, why not?”: serious leisure and transmigrant runners’ stories from Beijing

The Caribbean Immigrant Student: Immigration, Education, and Representation

Project Coordinator & Writer, The Smithsonian

PhD Research: Language & Identity

Curriculum Vitae

Writing on the Edge: The Power of No – Buddhist Mindfulness and the Teaching of Composition

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

Book Chapter: Humanizing Pedagogy and the Personal Essay