...As a college undergraduate, I was elected president of Gold Key Honor Society at the University of South Florida. I graduated with honors and a 3.625 GPA. As a graduate student, I was inducted into Pi Kappa Phi Honor Society. (read more)
...I have been editing others' work for over 30 years, both within the university classroom and without, helping them improve their language and ensure the point being made is clearly conveyed. In 2012, Palgrave/Macmillan published a book I co-edited on the Harry Potter series. My PhD in Literatur... (read more)
...I didn't speak a word of English and felt inadequate in communicating with others. Not only was I extremely successful in learning the language, but I have mastered an extensive vocabulary, exact grammar and with no French accent. Since I had to learn a new language as an adult, I obtained a completely different outlook on how to best learn a new language and achieve consistent results. (read more)