EDUCATION
TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND PUBLICATIONS
COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
REFERENCES
Brian T. Murphy
Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND PUBLICATIONS
COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
REFERENCES
Adjunct Professor, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, Flushing, New York 9/07–present
· Teach courses in English Composition, Introduction to Literature, and Technical Writing
· Create and maintain companion websites for classes
Courses Taught:
ENG110: English I
ENG120: English II
ENG240:
Technical
Writing
Adjunct Lecturer, LaGuardia Community College–CUNY, Long Island City, New York 9/07–present
· Teach courses in Developmental Writing, English Composition, and Introduction to Literature
· Create and maintain companion websites for classes
Courses Taught:
Basic Writing
ENG101: College Composition I
ENG102: Writing Through Literature (College Composition II)
English Lecturer, Burlington County College, Pemberton, New Jersey 9/01–8/07
· Taught courses in Developmental Writing, Composition, and Literature
· Advised students on course and major selection
· Assisted and advised prospective students at college Open House events
· Created and maintained companion websites for classes
· Evaluated Writing Skills Assessment tests
Courses Taught:
Awards and Honors:
Charles Hammill Teaching Award, Burlington County College, 2005
Professor of the Year, Burlington County College, 2004
Who’s Who Among American College Teachers, 8th, 9th, and 10th edition (2004–2006)
English Program Coordinator, Burlington County College, Pemberton, New Jersey 9/05–12/06
· Evaluated proposals for new courses and curricula, including the establishment of prerequisites and co-requisites
· Reviewed existing courses and curricula for currency and appropriateness of learning outcomes, content, and grading policies
· Developed, reviewed, and updated official Course Information Forms
· Reviewed and revised syllabi to ensure consistency of instruction and appropriateness of content
· Assisted the Associate Dean and Dean of Liberal Arts in the preparation of course schedules
· Coordinated with English program faculty concerning course offerings, scheduling, program requirements, and textbook selection
· Mentored new faculty
· Prepared Program Self-Study for Five-Year Periodic Program Review
Director of Academic Services, Monroe College, New Rochelle, New York 11/00–7/01
· Scheduled and directed Freshman Orientation and pre-registration for both day and evening students
· Evaluated transcripts for transfer students; advised students on degree requirements, prerequisites, and proficiencies
· Maintained, updated and reviewed student advising folders
· Scheduled classes and supervised faculty
· Recruited, hired and trained new faculty as needed
· Conducted faculty observations and student evaluations of faculty and courses
· Scheduled and directed faculty, department, and staff meetings
· Served as New Rochelle liaison for academic chairs and Distance Learning program
· Oversaw day-to-day operations of the Testing Center
· Ordered and purchased materials to support curriculum and maintained departmental budgets
· Coordinated with Bronx campus administration on scheduling of graduation and awards ceremonies
Learning Resource Center Director, Monroe College, New Rochelle, New York 9/96–11/00
· Provided one-on-one assistance and group instruction in English and Liberal Arts courses
· Recruited, trained and supervised professional, graduate and peer tutors
· Scheduled tutors and staffed weekend workshops
· Provided, maintained and updated instructional software and supplemental materials
· Developed and conducted subject-specific workshops including Basic Internet Research, Writing a Research Paper, and Documenting Research Using MLA Format
· Taught required and elective courses in English/Social Sciences and Office Technologies Departments
· Developed and taught seminars for outside agencies, including New Rochelle City Hall, New Rochelle Municipal Housing Authority, and Westchester Scholars 2000
Courses Taught:
English Fundamentals
Business Communications
Composition and Literature
Masterworks of World Literature
Journey into Film and Literature
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Introduction to Microsoft Word
Intermediate Microsoft Word
Learning Resource Center Instructor/Tutor, Monroe College, Bronx, New York 1/94–8/96
· Provided one-on-one assistance and group instruction in English and Liberal Arts courses
· Assessed students’ papers for punctuation, grammar, clarity, and conciseness and reviewed essential grammar and essay format
· Assisted students with word-processing and desktop publishing programs
· Provided technical support (hardware and software problems)
Adjunct Lecturer, Concordia College, Bronxville, New York 9/94–5/95
Courses Taught:
English Writing
Adjunct Lecturer, Fordham University, Bronx, New York 1/94–5/95
Courses Taught:
English Composition
Introduction to Literature
Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton
Adjunct Lecturer, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York 9/93–5/94
Courses Taught:
College Writing
A.B.D. English, Fordham University, 1996
Concentration: Medieval English Literature
M.A. English, Fordham University, 1991
Concentration: Medieval English Literature
Academic Awards and Honors:
1989–1993 Presidential Scholarship
1991–1993 Teaching Fellowship
1991 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
1990–1991 Graduate Assistantship
1989-1990 Loyola Fellowship
B.A. English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1989
Academic Awards and Honors:
1987–1989 Chancellor’s Talent Award for Academic Excellence
1989 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
1989 Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society
1989 Golden Key National Honor Society
1989 Outstanding College Students of America
A.S. Liberal Arts, Massasoit Community College, 1987
TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Composition and College Writing
Fantasy and Science Fiction Literature
Film and Literature
Medieval English Literature
Medieval Arthurian Romance
Modern Arthurian Literature
Modern Poetry
Romantic Poetry and Prose
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND PUBLICATIONS
“Poetry in the Romantic Period.” (Invited speaker) 19th-Century Romanticism: Art, Literature, and Influence, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ, February 21, 2007.
“Outcomes Assessment in an English Program.” NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin, TX, May 31, 2005.
“Cheating and Online Ethics; or, Dumb Ways to Get in Trouble: Everything You Didn’t Want to Know about Getting Busted.” (Invited speaker) BCC’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Club. April 5, 2005.
“Defining, Deterring and Detecting Online Plagiarism.” (Invited speaker) New Jersey Society of Radiological Technologists 37th Annual Convention, Atlantic City, NJ, March 2, 2005.
“Literature without Books, Libraries without Walls: Technology’s Impact on the Teaching of Literature.” Faculty of the Future Conference, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA, June 4, 2004 .
“Outcomes Assessment in an English Program.” Faculty of the Future Conference, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA, June 4, 2004.
“Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus: 1818 Edition.” (Electronic text), May 2003.
“The Culture of Cheating,” Faculty Forum, Burlington County College, April 16, 2003.
“Defining, Preventing and Detecting Plagiarism,” Faculty Welcome Back Meeting, Burlington County College, January 16, 2003.
“Using TurnItIn.com to Combat Plagiarism,” Faculty Senate Meeting, Burlington County College, October 21, 2002.
“Hope Leslie and the Recovery of Native American Spirituality,” LeMoyne Forum on Religion and Literature, Syracuse, NY, October 1993.
“Quest for the African Dinosaurs by Louis Jacobs” (review), Fordham Literary Supplement, Fall 1993
“A Cup of Coffee: A Parody of Isaac Hawkins Browne’s A Pipe of Tobacco,” East-Central Intelligencer, May 1993.
“Selections from a Panel Discussion on Role-Playing and Tolkien’s World,” ed. Chris Seeman. Other Hands, Spring 1993.
“Garrick’s Revisions: Transvestism in The Country Wife and The Country Girl,” Centers and Peripheries of the Enlightenment (East-Central/American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies/Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society joint annual conference), Philadelphia, PA, October 1992.
“The Value of the History of Middle-Earth Series” (panel), Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford, August 1992.
“Fantasy Role-Playing and Tolkien’s World” (panel), Tolkien Centenary Conference, Keble College, Oxford, August 1992.
COMMITTEES AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1/06-5/07 Chair, English Committee for Program Review, Burlington County College
12/03-5/07 Chair, Student Code of Conduct Committee, Burlington County College
3/05-5/07 Chair, English Program Ad-Hoc Committee on Textbook Selection, Burlington County College
9/02-5/07 Instructional Affairs Council, Burlington County College
9/02-5/07 Liberal Arts Division Representative, Faculty Senate, Burlington County College
3/05–4/05 BCC College Bowl Committee, Burlington County College
3/05–4/05 Valedictorian Selection Committee, Burlington County College
3/02–6/02 Faculty Ad-Hoc Committee on Remediation, Retention, and Freshman Seminar, Burlington County College
2/01-7/01 Liberal Arts Curriculum Revision Task Force, Monroe College
11/00–7/01 Academic and Student Affairs Committee member, Monroe College
11/00–7/01 Academic Chairs Committee member, Monroe College
9/00–2/01 AHIMA Program Accredidation Self-Study Steering Committee, Monroe College
9/98–10/99 Middle States Accredidation Self-Study Task Force, Monroe College
Search Committees:
12/05-1/06 Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, Burlington County College
11/05-12/05 English Lecturer, Burlington County College
3/05-12/05 Music Lecturer, Burlington County College
3/04-12/04 Dean of Science, Math and Technology, Burlington County College
2/04-6/04 English Lecturer, Burlington County College
Dr. Jonathan Alexander, Instructor
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-894-9311, ext. 1223
David Buck, Assistant Professor
Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
410-772-4290
Dr. Paul Laverne, Chair, Liberal Arts & Sciences
Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology
86-01 23rd Avenue
Flushing, NY 11369
718-429-6600, ext. 127
Dr. Joseph McCadden, Professor
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-894-9311, ext. 1621
Dr. Reneé Somers, Assistant Professor
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thompson Avenue, M-111 D
Long Island City, NY 11101
718-482-5912
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