Dr. Patricia M. Youmans - Florida A&M University

Dr. Patricia M. Youmans

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of English Education 314 Gore Education Center, Unit C Tallahassee, FL 32307 (850) 561-2500-work patricia.youmans@famu.edu patriciayoumans@

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To secure a faculty and leadership position in higher education with the potential to:

? Contribute my educational expertise and experience in English, English Education, and Educational Leadership for the edification, mentorship, and management of students in a variety of areas that include teaching, research, supervision, training, and development.

? Teach in the fields of English Education, Educational Leadership and related areas such as Primary and Introductory Education, Teaching English in Middle and High School/Methods of English, Multicultural Education, Teaching and Learning, Multicultural Literature, English content area, Writing and Research Techniques, Introductory Qualitative Research and others that apply to my background and skill set.

? Mentor students and conduct ongoing research in the fields of English, English Education, and Educational Leadership.

? Develop and research teaching strategies and curricular in the field of

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English Education and Educational Leadership.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2008

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Dissertation Title: Technological and Multimedia Methods of Instruction: Best Practices for ESOL Education. Dissertation Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Davenport

2003

Master of Education (English concentration) Florida A &M University Tallahassee, FL

2002

English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Training/Endorsement for English/Language Arts Teachers Gadsden County Quincy Educational Academy (QEA)

1997

Bachelor of Arts Major in English Minor in Secondary Education Georgia State University Atlanta, GA

AREAS OF RESEARCH AND INTEREST

Teacher Education Teacher Development English Content Areas English Education Educational Policy ESOL/ELL Education Mixed Methodology Research Qualitative Research Educational Leadership/Management

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Technological Advances in Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University Level

2011-2014 English Education Instructor//Coordinator Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL College of Education Secondary Education Department

2003-2011 English Instructor/English Education Liaison Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL College of Arts and Sciences English Department

2005

English Program Coordinator and Consultant Upward Bound Summer Program Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL

Site-Based Program/School Level

2002-2003 English/Reading Instructor Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Developmental Research School (FAMU DRS) Tallahassee, FL

2001-2004 English Instructor and Consultant PAEC Summer Migrant Program Gadsden and Washington County, FL

1998-2002 English Teacher/Journalism Teacher and Advisor James A. Shanks High School (JASHS)

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Quincy, FL

1998

English/Drama/Speech Teacher Canton Christian Academy Canton, GA

1996-1998 Dekalb County Schools Substitute Teacher Grades K-12 Dekalb County, GA

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS

Freshman Communicative Skills I Freshman Communicative Skills II Freshman Communicative Skills II for Education Majors Improving Writing Adolescent Literature Teaching English in Middle and High School College Success College Preparatory English College Preparatory English II Student Teaching in Secondary Schools for English Education Majors Test Preparedness Introduction to Speech Speech Communication Introduction to Education

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Refereed Professional Organization Attendance

National Council for Teachers of English Conference Attendance

Charlotte, N. C. Annual convention November 18-21, 1997. Secondary English

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Annual Convention. November 18-21,

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2000. Collegiate English Atlanta, GA Annual Convention. November 19-22, 2001. Reading

in the Classroom. Secondary and Collegiate English San Francisco, California. Annual Convention. November 19-21,

2003. Secondary and Collegiate English. Assessment in the Classroom, Proper Paper-writing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Annual Convention. November 19-21, 2005. Secondary and Collegiate English. Orlando, Florida. FATE Conference. September, 2006. Revising, Nashville, Tennessee. Annual Convention. November 17, 2006. Secondary English, Collegiate English. ESOL Education, and Educational Leadership at the Secondary and Collegiate Level. New York, New York. Annual Convention. November 16, 2007. Secondary and Collegiate English, Educational Leadership and ESOL Education. Daytona Beach, FL. Education Conference. September, 2009. Collegiate English and Leadership Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Annual Convention. November 19, 2009. Secondary and Collegiate English. Revising, English Education and Educational Leadership. Orlando, Florida. Annual Convention. November 18, 2011. English Education at the Secondary Level and Educational Leadership. Las Vegas, Nevada. Annual Convention. November15-17, 2012. Teacher Preparation for Secondary Education and Educational Leadership.

Refereed/Professional Conference Presentations

FATE Conference Presentations

8/2006-Presented a collaborative paper based on results from years of research as a representative from Teachers for a New Era (TNE) grant with a group of two other professors in Orlando, FL. Results revealed improvements needed in the English department curricular, strategies, etc.

7/2011-Presented an individual paper based on the results of a comparative study done from research from teaching grammar skills in isolation versus teaching grammar skills alone. Students standardized test scores and averages from English/language Arts

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