vita

Robbie W. Strickland, Ed.D.
Professor, Secondary Education
Curriculum & Instructional Technology

College of Education
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA 31698
(912) 333-5927
Email: rstrickl@valdosta.edu

ACADEMIC DEGREES

Ed. D. University of Georgia, 1984, Language Education/English
Dissertation Title: A Case Study Examination of Reader Awareness and the Composing Process of Undergraduate Business Students"

M.Ed. University of Georgia, 1974, Language Education/English

B.S.Ed. Georgia Southern University, 1970, English Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1984-present Valdosta State University
1993-present Professor, Secondary Education, Curriculum & Instructional Technology (SCIT)

1988-1993 Associate Professor, SCIT

1984-1988 Assistant Professor, SCIT

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses as Professor in SCIT:
Graduate Seminars and Special Topics (SEED 8900, 7900)
Thesis and Review of Literature (SEED 8999, 8970)
Research in Teaching Composition (SEED 8920)
Seminar in Young Adult Literature (SEED 8140)
SEED 3100, Approaches to Learning English
SEED 3110, Classroom Lab. I (English)
SEED 4100, Curriculum & Methods of Teaching High School English
SEED 4110, Classroom Lab. II (English)
SEED 4800, Student Teaching Seminar
CIED 2000, Introduction to Education

Advisor Graduate Ed. S. and M.Ed. students, B.S. Ed. and certification students

University Committees:

Graduate Editorial Board (96-present)
Language Arts Committee (96-present)
P-16 Language Arts Committee (97-98)
Plan for Change (94-95)
Faculty Senate (92-95)
Academic Committee (91-94, 85-88)
Honors Committee (85-88)

College of Education Committees:

Honors & Scholarships (96-present)
Graduate Admission & Retention (95-96)
Faculty Development (88-93, chair 90-93)

Departmental Committees:

Promotion/Tenure (97-present)
Curriculum (98-present)
Public Relations (chair, 97-98)
Honors Committee (92-98)

1982-1984 Education Program Specialist, University of Georgia, College of Business Administration, Department of Banking & Finance

Professional Responsibilities:
Writing Consultant
Teaching business and technical writing skills
Evaluating written reports and oral presentations
Assisting students in preparing resumes, letters, applications
Providing workshops for faculty, staff, students

1981-1982 Research/Administrative Assistant to Dean Clifford G. Lewis, Associate Dean, College of Education, University of Georgia

Research involved:
Grade analyses, graduate surveys, departmental studies,
Writing two articles as co-author

1980-1981 Adjunct Instructor for the American Language Program,
University of Georgia

Taught grammar and composition skills to ESOL students
Taught reading and comprehension skills to ESOL students

1976-1980 Adjunct Instructor, Brunswick College

Taught English 101, 102
Developed and taught Communication Skills 100
Taught English 090, 098

1974-1975 English Teacher, Augusta Preparatory School, Augusta, GA

Taught 11th and 12th grade English
Coached Speech and Debate Teams

1970-1973 English Teacher, Brunswick High School, Brunswick, GA

Taught 11th and 12th grade English

SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

"A Successful Literacy Program" (In Review) The Journal of Reading, co-authored with E. Dodd and L. Newsom.

"Technically Speaking" (editor) in Connections: Georgia Language Arts, 36 (1), Fall 1998 (editor 96-present)
"Cooking Up Something Special With Dori Sanders" Connections, 35 (1), Fall/Winter, 1997-1998, 11-13.
"AVI" in Twentieth Century Young Adult Writers, St. James Press, 1994, 40-42.
"Norma Klein's Angel Face" in Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, 1994, 2753-2758.
"Shirley Rousseau Murphy's Joining of the Stone," in Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, 1994, 3419-3425.
"Sue Ellen Bridgers" in Twentieth Century Young Adult Writers,
St. James Press, 1994, 3945-3949.

"William Sleator's Fingers," in Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, 1994, 3155-3160.
"An Enrichment Unit for My Side of the Mountain" in Oasis, 8 (3), October 1992, 3-5.
"A Visit With Doris Buchanan Smith," Connections, 28 (3) Summer 1991, 6-8.
"An Enrichment Unit for Island of the Blue Dolphins," in Good Apple News, Fall 1990, 12-15.
"Themes of Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature, " ALAN Review, 15 (1) Fall 1997, 18, 37-39.
"Non-Traditional Gender Roles in Young Adult Literature" published in the archives of the National Library of Singapore, January 1997.
"Coping with Death Through Literature," The New Advocate, 5 (2,3) Winter/Spring 1986, 166-178.
"Autobiographical Time Lines as a Teaching Tool in College Instruction" (co-authored with Brenda H. Manning) College Student Journal, 19, (2) Summer 1985, 123-130.
"Using Time Lines in the Foreign Language Class," (co-authored with Brenda H. Manning) The Beacon, 19 (1), September 1984, 4-9, 49.
"The Jewels Among the Gravel," The English Record, 24 (4), Fourth Quarter 1984, 29-32.
"Professional Burnout, " (co-authored with Clifford G. Lewis), GAPHER, 28 (1), Fall 1983, 3-4.
"A Profile of the College Female Athlete," (co-authored with Clifford G. Lewis), The Physician and Sprots Medicine, 2 (5) March 1983, 153-156.
"One Writing Circle," The Georgia Counselor, 22 (6), Winter 1983, 10-14.

"Reading, Writing and D'Nealian?" Childhood Education, 60 (1), September/October, 1983, 28-30.

Presentations & Workshops

May 1, 1998 "Recipe for Love" (with E. Dodd), Conference on Children's Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
April 18, 1998 "Writing With Children" Young Authors' Conference, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
April 16, 1998 "Writing to Learn" (with S. Trowell) Worth County Middle School, Sylvester, GA
February 20-21, 1998 "A Five Part Literacy Series" (with E. Dodd & L. Newsom) GCTE Winter Conference, Savannah, GA
January 30, 1998 "The Reading/Writing Connection" Georgia Write Now Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
December 12, 1997 "Working With Mixed Ability Groups" Worth County Middle Grades, Sylvester, GA
March 7, 1997 "Creative Responses to Literature" GCTE Winter Conference, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA
January 22, 1997 "Writing Assessment" Coffee County Schools, Douglas, GA
November 26, 1996 "Ideas for Creative Writing" Cook County Schools, Adel, GA
July 25-26, 1996 "Reading, Writing, & Literature" Coffee County Schools, Douglas, GA
July 22-24, 1996 "Adolescent Literature & the Language Arts" Coffee County Middle Schools, Douglas, GA
February 5, 1996 "How to Write a Winning Resume" Workshop for Applied Communications, Coffee County High School, Douglas, GA
February 12, 1996 "Preparing for a Job Interview" Workshop for Applied Communications, Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald, GA

January 22, 1992 "Integrating the Language Arts" (with Catherine Price) Workshop for Coffee County High School, Douglas, GA
December 12, 1991 "Effective Business Writing" Valdosta Technical Institute, Valdosta, GA
April 13, 1990 "How to Write a GEH Grant" Georgia Endowment for the Humanities Workshop, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
July 31, 1990 "Writing in the Content Areas" Valdosta City Schools, Valdosta, GA
November 23, 1989 "Using Adolescent Literature as a Bridge to the Classics" Worth County High School, Sylvester, GA
August 18, 1988 "Writing Across the Curriculum" Putnam County Schools, Eaton, GA
July 15, 1988 "Using Young Adult Literature in the Classroom" Language Arts Conference, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
May 15, 1987 "Non-Traditional Gender Roles in Children's Literature" 19th Annual Conference on Children's Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
November 13, 1986 "Teaching Composition in the Middle Grades" Lowndes County Schools, Valdosta, GA
May 18, 1986 "Things That I Wish Johnny's English Teacher Would Do" South Georgia Area Reading Council, Valdosta, GA
January 8, 1986 "In the Middle: Composition" CESA Conference, Ware County, Waycross, GA
November 16, 1986 "Death and Dying in Children's Literature" USC-Coastal Carolina College Conference on Children's Literature, Myrtle Beach, SC
July 19, 1986 "Approaches to Teaching Composition" 14th Annual Conference on Teaching the Language Arts, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

June 27, 1985 "Creative Writing--How to Get Kids Started"
Language Arts Conference, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
April 28, 1984 "Today's Business Writing" Savings and Loan School for Executive Development, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
August 19, 1993 "Improving Your Written Communication" Workshop for Clarke County School District Administrator, Athens, GA

Grants

1999	Georgia Humanities Council Grant for visiting author and Holocaust educator, $4,500
1998	Teaching and Learning Technology Grant, (with S. Trowell) Developing web-based learning for two courses, $19,995
1998	VSU Faculty Development and Instructional Improvement, 3 grants for conference presentations, $1500
1998	VSU Graduate Faculty Enrichment Grant, (with S. Trowell) written to supplement costs of SCIT May Conference, $1100
1997	VSU Faculty Development and Instructional Improvement, 2 grants for conference presentations, $1000
1997	Georgia Humanities Council Grant (with E. Dodd & L. Newsom) for Literacy Project, University/Community Based Family Literacy Project, $10,000
1993	Georgia Humanities Council Grant for Visiting Authors' Project, $8,000
1989	Georgia Endowment for the Humanities Grant, (with P. Hertzog) for Young Authors' Conference, $7,000
1986	VSU Graduate Research Grant, for publication of an article (The article was later published in the ALAN Review, Fall 1987.)
1986	Georgia Endowment for the Humanities Grant (with P. Hertzog) Writing Fair & Young Authors' Conference

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS

International/National

International Reading Association (IRA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Education Association (NEA)

Regional/State

Georgia Council of Teachers of English (GCTE)
Director of Area 8
Editor, "Technically Speaking" in Georgia Connections
Georgia Association of Educators (GAE)

Local (VSU)

Student Georgia Association of Educators (SGAE)
Faculty Sponsor