Resume 2014 Nadia Mitchell

Dr. Deirdre (Nadia) Mitchell Athens, OH 45701 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1999 Ph.D. Teacher Education, Curriculum and Instruction Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1983 M.A. Teaching English as a Foreign Language American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 1981 B.A. Linguistics, Minor in Middle East Studies San Diego State University, San Diego, California SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010-present Pregnancy Resource Center of Athens County Director of Client Services: Provide counseling to university and community women who come for pregnancy tests; provide pregnancy-related education for pregnant women and their partners; lead and train 30+ volunteers; develop brochures, guides, and curriculum materials. 1999-2005 Ohio University, College of Education, part-time and full-time Classes taught to graduate and/or undergraduate students: Phonics, Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties, Remediation of Reading Difficulties, Emergent Literacy, Elementary Language Arts, Foundations of Reading, Children’s Literature, Reading in Social Studies. 1999-2012 Self-employed as consultant/tutor Tutored homeschooled children, individually or in groups, in multiple subjects. Specialized in K-12 writing instruction. Also examined over 300 annual portfolios of homeschooled children and provided evaluation for homeschool parents to submit to school districts in Ohio. Provided curriculum guidance to homeschool parents in the U. S. and internationally, and developed curriculum as requested. 1994-1996 Scholastic, Inc. (New York) Educational consultant. Designed, selected materials for, and marketed a book club for homeschooling families. 1991.1993 Ohio University, Ohio Program of Intensive English ESL classes taught: Grammar, Spoken English, and Composition. 1991-2010 Self-employed as dissertation editor Edited over 170 dissertations and theses for international students. 1984-88 Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (Melilla, Spain) EFL classes taught: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced English to high school, university, and adult learners. 1983-84 Gresham Community College (Gresham, Oregon) and Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon) ESL classes taught to refugees and prospective college students. 1981-83 American University in Cairo (Cairo, Egypt) EFL classes taught: Intermediate and Advanced English to adult Egyptian students in evening classes. SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Leal, D. J., Glascock, C., Mitchell, D., & Wasserman, D. (2000). Reading character in children’s literature: A character trait study of Newbery award books. The Ohio Reading Teacher. Leal, D., & Mitchell, N. Test bank to accompany Exceptional Lives: Special Education in Todays’ Schools (published by Merrill). Mitchell, N. Teacher’s guide and test bank to accompany Language Arts (by Gail Tompkins, published by Prentice Hall). PRESENTATIONS Competitive and invited. List available on request.