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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."

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

Presentations from the 1st Annual Graduate Research Conference, Tiffin University, Ohio: Keynote, “Creating Opportunities for Student Professional Development in Online Programs”; March, 2019

PhD Research: Language & Identity

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

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)"

“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."

“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."

Student Testimonials

A vital part of my teaching pedagogy involves metacognition and reflective writing. The following are excerpts from mid-course and final...

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."

Philosophy of Teaching

PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHING “To love what you do and feel that it matters, what could be more fun?” In the...

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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...

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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:...

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."

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

Curriculum Vitae

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

Academic

Book Chapter: Humanizing Pedagogy and the Personal Essay

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

PhD Research: Language & Identity

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

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

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

Student Testimonials

Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

Philosophy of Teaching

The Caribbean Immigrant Student: Immigration, Education, and Representation

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

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