Teaching

Lecturer in ESL (2004 – present)
English Language Institute, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Teach composition to international undergraduate and graduate students.  Teach public speaking to international MBA students.

Special Scientist (Spring 2004)
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Taught advanced integrated-skills and academic English courses to Greek-speaking undergraduates.

ESL Instructor (2001 – 2003)
English Language Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Taught writing, reading, grammar, and conversation to international students at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Creative Writing Instructor (Spring 1992)
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Taught introductory fiction-writing workshop to American undergraduates.

German Instructor (1990 – 1996)
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Taught first- and second-year German to American undergraduates.
Worked as TA for courses on post-war German politics and Freud.
Led undergraduate students for a month-long, intensive language program in Marburg, Germany.

Conferences & Presentations

Intensive English Program (June 2006)
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Presented a teaching module on plagiarism to teachers in the Intensive English Program, by invitation of IEP director Barbara Campbell.

State University of New York Council on Writing (April 2006)
SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
"Getting Everyone on the Same Page: Establishing Shared Plagiarism Parameters in the ESL Classroom."

English 599: Practicum in Teaching (November 2005)
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Presented a teaching module on plagiarism to graduate student teaching assistants, by invitation of course professor Arabella Lyon.

Yale 5th Annual Graduate Student German Conference (March 1992)
Yale University, New Haven, CT
"Die unendliche Geschichte: Schiller’s Universal History."

Curricular Development & Departmental Service

English Language Institute (June 2006)
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Edited the department's Curriculum Standards document for submission to the New York State Board of Regents.

English Language Institute (Fall 2005)
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Developed a two-hour teaching module on plagiarism for use by ELI faculty, which helped to standardize ELI policy on plagiarism.

English Language Center (Spring 2002)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Devised the curriculum for an advanced-level course in American language and culture for foreign graduate students and visiting scholars, incorporating video and audio technology.

Education

Additional Coursework, Pedagogy (Spring 2006)
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
LAI 514—Language, Cognition, and Writing. The course introduced a number of theoretical approaches to the teaching of composition to beginning and struggling writers, particularly focusing on the 6+1 Traits approach.

M.A., Comparative Literature (1996)
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Heinrich Hertz Stipend for study abroad in Cologne, Germany, 1993.
Introduction to Language Pedagogy coursework with Anne Lutkus.

A.L.B., Literature & Humanities (1986)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Cum laude, Reginald Phelps Prize for Academic Achievement.

Professional Memberships

National Writers Union
Jazz Journalists Association
Editorial Freelancers Association

Translating, Writing, and Editing

Translator (1993 – present)
Currently translating from the German Ein Flaneur im alten Peking, by Ce Shaozhen.
Translated and edited academic essays by Professor Helmut Bonheim, Englisches Seminar, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
Translated "Toleranz und Bildung," by Professor Clemens Menze, Philosophisches Seminar, Universität zu Köln, Germany. The essay was included in Bildung—Schule—Toleranz: Dokumente des Abschlußsymposiums des Europäischen Forschungsprojekts "Islam in Schulbüchern" (Üniversitåt zu Köln, 1993).

Freelance Writer (1986–present)
The Nation, www.Greekworks.com, JAZZIZ, Chamber Music, The Tennessean, Lingua Franca, Newsday, Signal to Noise: The Journal of Improvised & Experimental Music, The Boston Phoenix Literary Section, Boston Business Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Poetry Flash, Working Media
Have written regularly on jazz, classical, and experimental music, including reviews, interviews, and feature articles, as well as a chapter on musicology programs for the first edition of Lingua Franca's Real Guide to Grad School. Published political commentaries on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Cyprus. Have written book, theater, and film reviews, as well as opinion pieces and features on a wide variety of topics.

Guest Editor (November 2003)
www.NewMusicBox.org
Produced a special edition of the American Music Center's web magazine on the topic of Music and Politics. Wrote the introductory page, "The Politics of Unquiet," and did the feature interview with singer and composer Diamanda Galás, as well as shorter interviews with a number of contemporary composers and musicians, including Kronos Quartet founder David Harrington, jazz clarinetist Don Byron, and saxophonist Archie Shepp.  Commissioned and edited the feature article, "Making Marx in the Music," by Kyle Gann.

Special Projects Editor (1999–2001)
LinguaFranca: The Review of Academic Life
Had primary responsibility for the second edition of Lingua Franca’s Real Guide to Grad School. Duties included reorganization of the structure and editorial content of the book, hiring writers and fact-checkers, conducting research and interviews with professors and graduate students in twenty-seven disciplines, and extensive editing and rewriting of first edition. Also involved in supervision of the design for print and Web editions.

Managing Editor (1999)
Manhattan Resident
Oversaw publication of Manhattan’s largest neighborhood paper, with four weekly editions and a circulation of 165,000. Duties included assigning and editing all stories for arts and entertainment section, supervision of editorial and freelance staff, enforcement of deadlines, and consultation with art department on layout.

Copy Editor, Proofreader (1997–present)
Ballantine Books; Penguin Publishing; CC Motorcycle News; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Copyedited and proofread book manuscripts for publication, including novels, memoirs, reference works, academic texts, and health and self-help guides.
Fact-checked and copy edited articles for magazine publication. 
Proofread legal, business, and technical documents.