Employment:
Instructor: History, Business English, Writing, ESL. 1981-
Bridgewater State College (current)
Boston Center for Adult Education,
Boston School for Modern Languages,
Merrimack College, Newbury College,
Milwaukee Area Technical College,
Salem State College, and
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Designed, researched, organized, and presented courses to college students, adults, and foreign professionals. Trained students to write, research, analyze, and solve problems. Counseled and evaluated students. Coordinated course with television series. Team taught. Designed 13 simulations and revised 2 others for classroom use. Tutored reading and mathematics. Courses consistently have waiting lists.
Courses taught include: The Civil War, England since 1688, Europe since Napoleon, First Year Seminar: Baseball and American Society, History of the Anglican Church, A History of Baseball, Ireland: A TV History, Second World War In Europe, Second World War in the Pacific, Second Year Seminar: Baseball and New England Society, 20th Century Europe, U.S. History I and II, U.S. History and Government, Western Civilization I and II, World History I and II, World Religions, and various ESL and writing courses.
Assistant to the Director, Western Civilization Program, Marquette University. 1981-82
Implemented TSAR for student evaluation. Taught staff computer and teaching
methods. Rewrote manual for training purposes. Recruited and trained successor.
Assistant Director, Western Civilization Program, Marquette University. 1980-81
Supervised 11 instructors and 1200 students. Solved internal problems.
Advised Director on program development and curriculum planning.
Teaching and Research Assistantships, Marquette University. 1974-82
Researched data in European archives. Analyzed wage and census data. Indexed economic and historical journals. Led discussion groups. Taught courses.
Campaign Management, Ripon, WI. 1972
Comanaged state senate and mayoral campaigns. Handled press relations and media advertising. Wrote speeches. Conducted strategic planning, polling, and fundraising.
Writing:
141 articles, papers, and reviews published.
Articles have appeared in Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Outdoor Sports, Bridgewater Review, The Canadian Wargamers Journal, The Conservative Press in Twentieth-Century America, Eire-Ireland, Encyclopedia of American Studies, epiphany-walpole.org, Game!, Games & Education, The Independent Scholar, The International Military Encyclopedia, The Journal of Libertarian Studies, New Perspectives on the Belgian Revolution, Simulacrum, and the Strategist.
Baseball history papers and course materials distributed by The Society for American Baseball Research.
Review essays, and book, simulation, and web site reviews published in Choice, Simulacrum, and the Strategist, and by SABR.
Designed scenarios and rules revisions for 7 military and business simulations.
Stratagem published by the Educational Resources Information Center.
Editor and Publisher: Academic Gaming Review
Consultant/Reviewer for Choice, 1986 to Present.
16 presentations to business, civic, and university groups.
Experience includes archival, library, and online research, freelance writing, editing, textbook reviewing, and business history projects.
Computer:
Expertise with Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, and Apple software.
Lotus 1-2-3, Macwrite, MS Office, MS Word, MS Works, PFS:WRITE and TEXT.
Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera, HTML, SiteAid,
FTP Explorer and WS_FTP.
Outlook, Internet Mail and News, Netscape Mail and News, and various web-based e-mail, chat, and instant messenger systems.
Postings in several Usenet groups and listservs.
Community Activities:
Directed historical projects, education program, library and archives, and managed budgets and building for church/city historical landmark (NRHP/HABS). Organized Society for American Baseball Research conference. Rebuilt local branch of historical re-enactment society. Historian and archivist for civic organizations.
Memberships include Marquette University Alumni Association, Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Ripon College Alumni Association (New England Committee), Society for American Baseball Research, Society for Military History, South Shore Gamers, and Strategy Gaming Society (Regional Director).
Education:
Cert., McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. 1986
Courses: Accounting, Business Policy, Finance, MIS/Computer Applications, Marketing, Organizational Management.
Ph.D., Modern European History. Economics minor. Marquette University. 1983
Honors: Pi Gamma Mu, Smith Family Scholarship, Marquette University Scholarship
Economics Fellowship. Institute for Humane Studies. 1980
M.A., Medieval History. Marquette University. 1976
Education Program. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 1973
A.B., History. Ripon College. 1972. Honors: Phi Alpha Theta. Dean's List.