CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
July 2004 - 
present		 Assistant Professor of English Education (BIO & C.V.)
  Concordia University Irvine
  Irvine, California  

Courses Taught

  School of Business and Professional Studies
     MAIS 521 : Pedagogy of Second Language Acquisition
     MAIS 591 : Practicum Teaching English
     MAIS 592 : Practicum Teaching English II
     AEDU 402: Western Models of Instruction
 English Department
     ENG 382: Post-Colonial Literature
     ENG 381: World Literature
     WRT 329: Creative Nonfiction Writing
     ENG 201: Themes in Literature
     ENG 102: Writing and Research
     WRT 102H: Writing and Research: Honors
 English Language School
     ESL 013: High Beginning Writing and Grammar

Positions

 University Committee Member: 
     Program and Policy Review Board (PPRB)
Academic Advisor for English Language School (ELS)

 PERSONAL
My Family
Photos

I am a Norwegian-American from Crystal, Minnesota.  From 1995 - 2004 I lived and taught English as a Foreign Language at universities in South Korea (Jeonju and Gunsan).  During my vacations I traveled by backpack through Korea and other countries in that area of the globe.  The purpose of this website to keep my family and friends informed about my travels, to supply class materials for my students, and to hopefully inspire or assist anyone who is interested in backpacking or teaching EFL abroad.

  Vagabonding Voices - Interview / Profile on the Vagabonding.net website of travel writer Rolf Potts
  Video Clips: appearances on KBS TV (Korean television programs about the 2002 World Cup)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

California TESOL Member: 2004 - present
  Orange County Regional Conference: Cal State Fullerton - participated in 2004, 2005
Korea TESOL
   		North Jeolla Regional Chapter
  Member: 1998 - 2004
  Offices: Treasurer (2004), Secretary (2000-2002), Webmaster (2000-2001)
  Presentations Given: (view abstracts)
  Modeling EFL Activities with Power Point (March 2004)
  Board Free: Using Power Point to Model EFL Activities (December 2003)
  Expressing Preferences with 'Thumbs Up' Conversation Cards (April 2003)
  Task-based Activities Using Recipes (May 2002)
  Scatological Pedagogy in the EFL Classroom (May 2000)
  Membership Spotlight Interview/Prolife  (Adobe Acrobat Reader file)
  July 2001 issue of The English Connection (page 14)
  Jeolla KOTESOL English Drama Festival 2003
  Supervising professor for Kunsan National University - Chunhyang Goes to America
  (Sophomore Team photos - Second Place Winners, Best Supporting Actress)
  Jeolla KOTESOL English Drama Festival 2002
  Supervising professor for Kunsan National University - Between Love and Friendship
  (Sophomore Team photo - First Place Winners)
  Jeolla KOTESOL English Drama Festival 2000
  Supervising professor for Sohae College (English Club team)
  (Drama Team photo)

Jeolla KOTESOL English Drama Festival 1999
  Supervising professor for Sohae College (English Club team) - The Ten Second Woman
Jeolla KOTESOL Regional Conference 
  Conference Planning Committee Member - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Korea TESOL National Conferences - participated in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Conference on Christianity and Literature Member: 1994 - present
  Western Region Conference: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) - participated in 2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

March 2002 -
June 2004  		 Visiting Professor  - Department of English Language and Literature
  Kunsan National University
  Gunsan City,   North Jeolla Province
  Republic of Korea    

Courses Taught
  • Elementary School Teachers Training Program (August 2002 & 2003)
  • English Conversation 1 (General Education)
  • Life English (General Education)
  • Understanding English (Freshmen)
  • English Conversation 2 (Sophomores)
  • Studies in Spoken English (Graduate School of English Education)
1998 - 2001   

Public Relations Photos
  1, 2, 3

 Visiting Professor  - Department of English Communication
  Sohae College
  Gunsan City,   North Jeolla Province
  Republic of Korea     

Courses Taught
  • English Composition 1, 2
  • Public Speaking in English
  • Teaching Methods for Elementary English
  • English Conversation 1, 2
  • Debating Skills in English
  • Current English
  • English for Special Purposes: Tourism
  • Kindergarten Teacher Training Program
1995 - 1997

Public Relations Photos

 Adjunct Professor
Department of English Language and Literature / Language Education Center
  Chonbuk National University
  Jeonju, North Jeolla Province
  Republic of Korea  

Courses Taught
  • High School and Middle School Teacher Training Programs
  • English Practice 1 - American Short Story
  • English Practice 2 - Understanding American Literature
  • English Conversation (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

 EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
1998 Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea)
  Korean Language Institute - Summer Intensive Program (9 weeks)
1993 - 1994 MA in English
University of St. Thomas  (St. Paul, Minnesota)
  Master's Essay: Biblical Archetypes in James Joyce and Flannery O'Conner
1990 - 1992 BA in English Language and Literature 
Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, California)
1988 - 1990 Certificate in Biblical Studies 
Association Free Lutheran Bible School (AFLBS)  (Plymouth, Minnesota)