Moving to the University of North Carolina!
I've accepted a position at UNC Chapel Hill, and join the School of Government as an Instructional Analyst on March 15th, 2008.

I look forward to increased opportunities to work closely with faculty to improve teaching and learning at the School, and learning more about their unique mission.

...did I mention the NC should be a bit warmer than PA, though I will truly miss Central PA's "mountains", beautiful rural countryside and snow!

Successful Dissertation Defense
(october 5, 2007)
I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation titled:

The Effects of Socially Relevant Representations on Learning, Social Presence and Interaction for students in Self-Directed Online Learning Settings
or in plain English...
The influence of warm and friendly instructional materials on student learning and interaction when studying alone at the computer (not much better!)

I had a wonderfully supportive and distinguished dissertation committee: Dr. Christopher Hoadley (chair), Dr. Barbara Grabowski, Dr. Katherine Augustine, and Dr. S. Shyam Sundar.

w/advisor Dr. Chris Hoadley (left)