National

National Service

Accreditation/ Evaluation

Site visiting team member. (2010-Present). Middle States Accreditation.

Site visiting team member. (2015-Present). Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Site visiting team member. (2025-Present). Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). See certificate below.

Reviewer. (2012-2013). National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Program evaluator/ Site visit. (Summer 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Programs in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, and Turkish. University of Pennsylvania, University of Wyoming, University of Chicago, and Boston University.

Program proposal evaluator. (December 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI). Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Program proposals in Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Russian. 

Evaluator. (2018, November 7-8). NYSTCE Test Materials Review- Educational Technology Specialist. Pearson/ NYSDOE, Albany, NY. 

Evaluator. (2013- Present). Online EdTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment) Reviewer. Pearson. 

Reviewer. Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers (PPAT). (2015, April 20-24 & 2014, August 4-8) Pilot Scoring. Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ.

Higher Education Representative. (2005-2006). New Jersey State Department of Education, NJ. Collaborative Assessment & Planning for Achievement (CAPA). Team Member.

Consultant/ Leadership

Consultant. (Spring 2018). Provided professional development workshops to TESOL faculty. Online course development, design, and implementation. The College of Mount Saint Vincent, NY.

College advisor and counselor. (2009-Present). Provided workshops and presentations on Academic Writing Skills to college students, educators, and academics; and college admission counseling and college essay writing to high school students in in Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey.

President. (March 2014- June 2016). New Jersey Fulbright Organization.

Co-President. (2011-2013). New Jersey Women and Gender Studies Consortium (NJWGSC). 

Media Literacy Consultant. (Spring-Summer 1997). Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Provided media literacy resources and assisted curriculum development for “Medgar Ever Grant Project.”

Global Scholar

Visiting Scholar. (Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Fall 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023). New York Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Taught STEM courses to teacher candidates.

Visiting Scholar, Invited Lecturer (Spring 2023). Taught courses in Media Studies and Communication. Webster University, Tashkent Campus, Uzbekistan.

Visiting Scholar. (Summer 2018). Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel. Invited to provide lectures and conduct research in the field of ICT and STEM education.

Visiting Scholar. (Summer 2009). Media Literacy Education and Media Production. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey.

Visiting Scholar. (Summer 2006). Digital Storytelling Graduate Student Seminar, “Moving Media Literacy Forward” Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. Conducted participatory, intervention research with doctoral students.

Visiting Scholar. (Summer 1998). Graduate Student Seminar, “Media and New Technologies in Education” Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. Presented participatory action research projects with teacher education students.

Community Outreach

Emergency Medical Technician. (2020-Present). Volunteer Fire Medic/ EMT. Jericho Fire Department, Jericho, NY. Highest Response Award. (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

Master Gardener. (2024- Present). Cornell Copperative Extension Dutchess County, Millbrook, NY.

Mental Health First Aid. (2021-2024). Certification. National Council for Wellbeing. https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/ 

Douchess Outreach. (May 2024- Present). Volunteer, Food Pantry and LunchBox.

AARP Tax Prepaper. (October 2024- Present). Trained and pass IRS exam. Prepared taxes for elderly and low income.

Medical Reserve Corp. (2024-Present). Volunteer at Nassua County Medical Reserve Corps. 

Medical Reserve Corp. (2024-Present). Volunteer at Douchess County Medical Reserve Corps. 

Editor in chief. (January 2020- Present). International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST). https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-interactive-communication-systems/41029

Editorial Advisory Board. (2024- Present). Artificial Intellienge in Education. https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/aiie 

Ambassador. (2024-present). Walkway over the Hudson. Poughkeepsie, NY.

Reviewer. (2011-Present). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI).

Program evaluator. (Summer 2011, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016). Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Programs in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Turkish. Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, Queens, NY, Edison, NJ, Warrington, VA, University of Pennsylvania, PA.

Program proposal evaluator. (December 2012, December 2013, December 2014, December 2015). StarTalk: National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Evaluated and wrote program review for StarTalk Program proposals in Hindi, Urdu, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, Russian.

·       Attended StarTalk Conference/ Program Reviewer training, October 16-16, 2015, Orlando, FL.

·       Attended StarTalk Program Reviewer Orientation, April 28, 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

·       Attended StarTalk Conference, April 29-30, 2011, Albuquerque, NM.

Review panel. (Spring 2012). National Science Foundation (NSF) Evaluated NSF proposals. Arlington, VA.

Board Member. (2013, 2014) Global Education Conference Network Advisory Board.

Outside reviewer. (Spring 2014). Prof. Meral Kaya’ Tenure/Promotion Portfolio. Brooklyn College, Brooklyn NY.

Outside reviewer. (Summer 2011). Dr. Victoria Brown's Promotion Folder. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL.