CV

PDF copy available here. Updated September 10, 2010.

SONJA CAMILLA LIND

University of California, Irvine

Department of Education

2001 Berkeley Place

Irvine, CA 92697

slind@uci.edu

http://sonjalind.com

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Philosophy in Education

• University of California, Irvine
• Emphasis: Language, Literacy & Technology
• Enrolled: September 2008

Master of Arts in English

• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Emphases: TESL, Rhetoric & Composition
• Graduated: June 2008

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

• Newbold College, Bracknell, England
• Minor: Communication
• Graduated: May 2002

TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student Researcher / Peer Writing Advisor – Graduate Resource Center

• September 2010 – present
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
  • Advised graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UC Irvine’s Graduate Resource Center on writing, such as National Science Foundation grant application writing. Organized and conducted professional development workshops for graduate students, and assisted undergraduate students in the graduate school application process.

Teaching Assistant – Education 240: Instructional Design and Technology

• June 2010 – August 2010
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Teach and develop curriculum for two ten-week sections of undergraduate course Education 240: Instructional Design and Technology (Summer 2010). 100% teaching appointment.

Teaching Associate – Education 334: Literacy and Technology in the Secondary Content Areas

• March 2010 – June 2010
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Teach and develop curriculum for three five-week sections of undergraduate course Education 334: Literacy and Technology in the Secondary Content Areas (Spring 2010). 50% teaching appointment.

Teaching Assistant – Education 125: Children, Schools and the Cinema and Education 134: Teaching English Internationally

• January 2010 – March 2010
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Assisted lecturers in delivering lectures, grading course assignments and classroom management in one section of Education 125: Children, Schools and the Cinema and one section of Education 134: Teaching English Internationally (Winter 2010 session).

Teaching Associate – Education 134: Teaching English Internationally

• September 2009 – December 2009
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Taught and developed curriculum for one section (Fall 2009) of undergraduate course Education 134: Teaching English Internationally. 50% teaching appointment with one Teaching Assistant.

Research Team Member – Beyond Family and Culture

• June 2009 – December 2009
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Under the direction of Dr. Gilbert Conchas, and in collaboration with three other Ph.D. students, conduct discourse analysis research on essays written by university students on the role of race and educational success. Write literature review, and collaborate on writing one or more articles for publication.

Teaching Associate – Education 134: Teaching English Internationally

• September 2009 – December 2009
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Teach and develop curriculum for one section (Fall 2009) of undergraduate course Education 134: Teaching English Internationally. 50% teaching appointment with one assigned Teaching Assistant.

Graduate Student Researcher – Technology and English Language Teaching

• September 2008 – September 2009
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Under the direction of Dr. Mark Warschauer, conducted research on technology and English language instruction. Implemented, evaluated and coded online surveys, telephone interviews, and case study observation and interviews with English language teachers in 14 countries. Wrote and modified IRB protocols, organized weekly staff meetings and teleconference calls and managed a staff of four undergraduate transcribers. Wrote three reports for the study sponsor, Cambridge University Press (U.S. branch), and am currently writing further articles for publication.

Focus Group Interviewer – Pathway Project

• June 2009
• Pathway Project, UC Irvine Writing Project
• University of California, Irvine
  • Under the direction of Dr. Carol Booth Olson, Director of the University of California, Irvine Writing Project, conducted three rounds of 30-minute focus group interviews with Pathway Project participants and consultants (second-year participants). The Pathway Project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Insitute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Teacher Quality Program.

Part-time English as a Second Language (ESL) Instructor

• July 2007 – July 2008
• English Language Institute, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Taught summer immersion course students in listening, speaking and reading.
  • Taught Level 3 (Upper Intermediate) students in Listening, Speaking and Reading class, which included instruction of academic listening, reading, vocabulary and note-taking.

Teaching Associate – English 104 and 105

• September 2006 – June 2008
• English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • Taught and developed curriculum for three sections (Fall 2006; Winter 2007; Fall 2007) of Freshman English I.
  • Taught and developed curriculum for  one section (Spring 2007) of Freshman English II.
  • All classes included instruction and use of: 1) Critical thinking and writing; 2) academic writing (persuasive, reflective, and empirical research); 3) process writing; 4) peer review and peer grading; 5) educational blogging; and 6) service-learning.

Full-time English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher

• February 2005 – February 2006
• Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Taught English language skills (reading, writing, grammar, listening, speaking, and pronunciation) to university freshmen, 22 classroom contact hours.
  • Initiated, taught and developed curriculum for Advanced Composition, a senior elective class.  The class included the instruction and use of: 1) Academic writing genres; 2) process writing (drafting and revising); and 3) peer review.

Full-time English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher

• December 2004 – February 2005; February 2003 – June 2004
• SDA Language Institute, Seoul, South Korea
  • Taught English language skills to adults and children, 32 classroom contact hours.

LEADERSHIP, MENTORING AND SERVICE

Pedagogical Fellow

• March 2010 – present
• Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, University of California, Irvine
  • Applied for and was accepted as a Pedagogical Fellow at UC Irvine for the 2010/2011 academic school year. Enrolled in three consequent quarters of University Studies 390: Advanced Pedagogy and Academic Job Preparation. Involved in curriculum development, training workshops and preparation for the Fall 2010 TA Professional Development Program (TAPDP).

Volunteer Research, Writing and Technology Mentor – Geology 314 and 316

• September 2006 – November 2009
• College of Arts and Sciences, La Sierra University, La Sierra, CA
  • Assisted lecturer Darryl Swarm in developing and maintaining the course website and mentoring upper-division undergraduate students in research and scientific writing for courses Geology 314: Earth Science (Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) and Geology 316: Earth and Space Science (Spring 2007, 2008, 2009).

Volunteer – 2009 Recruitment Weekend Committee

• January – March 2009
• Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
  • Assisted the 2009 Recruitment Weekend Committee by designing an announcement flyer for newly-accepted Ph.D. students.

Teaching Associate Mentor – Rhetoric and Composition

• September 2007 – June 2008
• English and Foreign Languages (EFL) Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
  • Was selected by the English and Foreign Languages Department to mentor three new Teaching Associates instructing in English 104 and 105 in the 2007-2008 academic year. Mentored TAs with teaching techniques, course and syllabus design, textbook selection, writing feedback, technology integration and classroom management. Organized staff meetings with faculty advisor Dr. Da’an Pan.

Writing Tutor and Mentor – Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

• August 2006 – March 2008
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
  • Tutored low-income and educationally disadvantaged undergraduate Cal Poly Pomona students from intermediate- through advanced-level writing. In addition, mentored students in study skills. Participated in biweekly training sessions with other tutors, and received a College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Level 1 Tutor Certificate in May 2007.

Volunteer Mentor – Macedonia Ministries

• June 2006 – January 2007
• Campus Hill Church, Loma Linda, CA
  • Volunteered as a mentor and English tutor for juvenile girls in State residential care. Participated in weekly meetings with the girls, mentoring them in study skills and life issues.

Foreign Staff Coordinator – International and Cultural Education Center

• August 2005 – February 2006
• Sahmyook University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Supervised nine EFL teachers; organized staff meetings; liaised between Korean administrative faculty and EFL instructors; developed curriculum for all courses; planned academic events such as a public student debate.

PRISM Editor, Writer & Graphic Designer

• August 2001 – May 2002
• Newbold College, Bracknell, England
  • Edited, wrote, & designed monthly college journal PRISM, for 12 hours a week.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member:

• California Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL), 2009 – present
• American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2008 – 2009
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), 2007 – 2009
• Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2007 – 2008

Conferences Attended:

• AERA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (April 2009)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA (March 2009)
• American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA (June 2008)
• American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, CA (April 2007)
• Classroom Assessment Techniques,” faculty workshop at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA (October 2007)
• Reading, Writing, and Learning in the Disciplines faculty workshop at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA (September 2007)

PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS

NOTE: For digital copies of my presentations and publications, click here.

Lind, S. C. (2010, February 8). Rhetoric: Understanding how images and speech shape knowledge. Presented at Education 125: Children, Schools and the Cinema, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine.

Lind, S. C. (2010, January 11). Teaching English in Korea. Presented at Education 134: Teaching English Internationally, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine.

Ren, Y., Warschauer, M., Lind, S., & Jennewine, L. (2009). Technology and English language teaching in Brazil. Letras e Letras, 25(2), 235-254.

Lind, S. C. (2009, June 1). Teaching English in Asia. Presented at Education 134: Teaching English Internationally, Department of Education, University of California, Irvine.

Lind, S. C., & Swarm, D. J. (2009, April 17). 21st century information literacy skills for English language learners. Workshop presented at CATESOL 2009 State Conference, Pasadena, CA.

Lind, S. C. (2009, April 17). Web 2.0, user-created content and implications for the ESL classroom. Poster presented at CATESOL 2009 State Conference, Pasadena, CA.

Lind, S. C. (2009, March 25). Third Culture identity in online communities: “Life is a suitcase, half-packed.” Poster presented at the Doctoral Student Forum of the 2009 TESOL Annual Conference, Denver, CO.

Lind, S. C. (2009, January 16). Design principles for PowerPoint presentations. Presented at the Digital Learning Lab at the Department of Education, University of California, Irvine.

Lind, S. (2008). Teaching American students: A guide for international faculty and teaching assistants in colleges and universities [Review of the book]. International Educator, XVII (5), 10.

Lind, S. C. (Producer). (2008, June 6). Learning by serving: Students giving back to the community. Video presented at the 15th Annual Graduate Symposium, English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S., Minnis, C., & Wang, A. (2008, June 6). Improving intelligibility of a Vietnamese learner of English. Presented at the 15th Annual Graduate Symposium, English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Babinski, N., Lind, S., & Wilson, J. (2008, April 2). Weak English skills = Poor math skills? Presented at the Graduate Student Forum of the 2008 TESOL Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Lind, S. (2008, March 20). The ʼstep-childʼ: English language institutes at U.S. universities. Presented at the CIES 2008 Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Lind, S. (2007, June 8). Assistive technology for English language learners. Presented at the 14th Annual Graduate Symposium, English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S. (2007, June 8). Enhancing audience awareness through writing Platonic dialogues. Presented at the 14th Annual Graduate Symposium, English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S. (2007, May 10). Service-learning: A teacher’s perspective. Presented at English 583: Composition Theory, English and Foreign Languages Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S. (2007, April 27). Success stories in e-learning. Presented at the Faculty Symposium, Faculty Center for Professional Development, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S. (2007, April 13). From everywhere and nowhere: Global souls and the unique cultural and scholastic challenges they encounter. Presented at the 2007 International Research Conference, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA.

Lind, S. (Publication pending). Writing for a change: Boosting literacy and learning through social action [Review of the book]. Language Magazine. 2009, June. “Teaching English in Asia.”

TECHNOLOGICAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Experience using social media (blogging, microblogging, wikis, WordPress, Twitter, YouTube)
• Experience using Electronic Educational Environment (EEE) and Blackboard
• Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite applications
• Basic video production and editing
• Scholarly research tools including library catalog and database interfaces

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

• Have lived in Norway, Kenya, Canada, England, South Korea and the United States
• Have traveled to 42 countries and five continents

HONORS, AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Pedagogical Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, 2010-2011
• Global Leadership Certificate Program, University of California, Irvine, 2010 – present
• Rick Sullivan Stipend Award, CATESOL, April 2009
• Barbara Greenman Distinguished Service Award, Campus Hill Church, Loma Linda, California, June 2008
• The International Center Academic Merit Scholarship, April 2008
• The International Center Academic Merit Scholarship, October 2007
• The International Center Academic Merit Scholarship, April 2007
• Finalist, President’s Council Scholarship 2007-2008
• Winner, Ted Pugh Poetry Award, May 2007
• College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) Level 1 Tutor Certificate, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, May 2007
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate, Trinity College, London, England, July 2002