Name	Highest degree in subject area	Professional development over last 3 years	Knowledge of K-12 framework and assessment	Special awards and recognition	P-12 collaborative work
Phillip Arrington	Ph.D.	Presented five papers at state and national conferences including the Kenneth Burke Society Conference, Penn Sate Conference on Rhetoric and Composition, and National AAUP Bargaining Conference.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.
Douglas Baker	Ph.D.	Earned Ph.D. with Emphasis in Teaching and Learning Presentations at five national and two state conferences including NCTE, IRA, AERA, MCTE, and CATE.	Involved in response/development of national standards for English Language Arts. Previously taught California Standards at UC Santa Barbara. Currently teaches Michigan Standards as an on-going part of coursework.		Work with the Eastern Michigan Writing Project Professional Development, the EMU Inside-Out Initiative, and the Renaissance Grant. Directs new teacher initiative through UC Santa Barbara.
Lori Burlingame	Ph. D.	Learning circle seminar on Turtle Island Faculty Center for Instructional Excellence participation (various workshops).	On-going work with K-12 teachers in areas of multicultural literature preparation in accordance with Michigan and National Standards.	“Empowerment through Retroactive Prophecy in D’Arcy McNickle’s Rummer in the Sun: A Story of Indian Maize, James Welch’s Fool’s Crow, and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony. Participation in the LAND, MLEA, Academic Service Learning, and Rutger’s Teaching Literature conferences.	Collaborative academic service learning project with Dr. Sipe’s English Education class producing age and culturally appropriate Native American literatures to teach in K-12 schools.
Cheryl Cassidy	Ph. D.	Delivered papers at three national and international conferences including Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (CUNY), Conference on College Composition, and the Feminist Forerunners Conference, Manchester, England. Frequent publications including Victorian Studies, and Nineteenth-Century Feminisms.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.
Joe Csicsila	Ph. D.	Attendance and presentations at seven major academic conferences, including MLA, ALA, CEA, and the International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies.		1999: Best Dissertation Award, University of Nevada. 2000: Provost’s New Faculty Award (EMU). 10 journal articles on 19^th Century American authors including Mark Twain, Mary Wilkins Freeman, L. Ross Browne, and others.	Developed Mark Twain for Teachers experience that provides hands-on experience with Twain’s work, world, and influences. Inside-Out Initiative that facilitates collaborative efforts between EMU and public schools; funded by EMU.
Elizabeth Daeumer	Ph. D.	One-year sabbatical leave: T. S. Eliot in Germany	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.	Forthcoming article: “Vipers, Viragos, and Spiritual Rebels: Women in T. S. Eliot’s Christian Society Plays” in Gender, Sexuality, and Desire in T. S. Eliot, edited by Nancy Gish and Cassandra Laity. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. Conference presentation: T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral and Post-Holocaust Germany.” Comparative Drama Conference. Columbus, OH. April 25-27, 2002.
Craig Dionne	.	Presented papers at six national and two state conferences including MLA, Renaissance Society of America, the American Culture Association, the Ohio Shakespeare Conference, and the Ohio Shakespeare Conference.	Developed and taught new graduate course, LITR 592 Shakespeare for Teachers.	Sabbatical Leave Award, fall 2002. Faculty Research Fellowship, EMU, Fall 1998. Participant in NEH Institute “Habits of Reading,” directed by Steven Zwicker, Folger Library, 1997. Provost’s New Faculty Research Grant, 1996.	Proposal for Spring course, LITR 592 Shakespeare for Teachers for department’s Inside Out program.
Helen Aristar Dry	Ph.D.	Six invited papers at national and international conferences including the Max Planck Institute in The Netherlands, the Societas Linguisticae Europeae in Poznan, Poland, and various state locations. Seven juried papers at international, national, and state conferences including IRCS (U. of Pennsylvania), MLA, Georgetown U., U of M, and Michigan State U. Frequent article and book publications.		Four NSF grants totaling over 2.5 million dollars.
Heidi Estrem	Ph.D.	Seven national conference presentations including CCCC, Professional Development Education Teacher Inservice, and Writing as Human Activity Conference. State and national publications including the National Writing Project Journal, the California English Journal, and English Journal.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents and inclusion of framework instruction in classes.		CoLearn National Research Team (NCTE); Inside-Out Initiative.
Cathy Fleischer	Ph.D.	Research Director, CoLearn Initiative (NCTE); Co-editor, English Education (NCTE). Nine national, two state, and multiple local presentations including CCCC, NCTE, Georgia State Read-Write-Now Conference, and Governor’s Professional Development Initiative (South Coast Writing Project/Santa Barbara). Four articles and chapters including English Education, Voices from the Middle, and Middle School Mosaic; two books including Teachers Organizing for Change and Literacy and Democracy.	Involved in National and Michigan State Standards development and implementation. On-going work with standards in teaching.	Distinguished Faculty Award, Scholarly and Creative Activity (EMU); Graduate Professor of the Year (EMU/English Department).	Former Director, EMWP. Frequent inservice presenter. Director of Teacher Research, EMWP. CoLearn Initiative.
David Geherin	Ph.D.	Attendance at MLA and other disciplinary conferences.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.	Four professional books; one a finalist for an Edgar Allan Poe award as the best critical book on mystery and detection literature in 1985.
Laura George	Ph. D.	Release time for curriculum development on lesbian, bisexual, transgender studies		Articles on Byron. Journal of Nineteenth Century Contacts, New Orlean’s Review
Andrea Kaston	Ph.D.	Contributor to five editions of composition readers. Journal or chapters including Bedford Books, Journal of Narrative Technique, and Reader’s Guide to Literature in English. Delivered papers at national and state conferences including the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Women Writers Conference, MLA, Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies, and Society for Victorian Periodicals Conference.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.
Janet Kauffman	Ph. D.	Collaborative mixed media project, Another Account with printmaker Nancy Chalker. Development of new writing course, team-taught with Charles Simmons (journalism and environmental justice)	Writers-in-the- schools.	Novel Rot (2001) Cole Visihing Artist, University of Alabama, January 2001 ˆFive on Fiction. Colorado Review. Summer 2001. Numerous other fiction and poetry collections. Michigan Arts Award.	Workshop with Eastern Michigan Writing Project teachers. Workshop with grades 11-12, Ousted Schools. Ousted, MI
James Knapp	Ph. D.	Co-editor of the Journal of Narrative Theory. Organizer, chair or presenter at ten international, national, and state conferences including the International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference in Birmingham, UK, MLA, Group for Modern Cultural Studies, and the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference. Articles in ELH, Criticism, and Poetics Today. Book chapters in 2 collections.		Faculty Research Foundation grant. Provost’s New Faculty Award. Graduate Studies Research Support Fund Grant
Shelia Most	Ph. D.	As a part of a Diversifying the Curriculum Fellowship, attended weekly seminar meetings on diversity with the Director and other fellows; presentations for faculty and students at EMU. Publications include reviews for University of Texas Austin.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents; use of frameworks in LITR 207 Introduction to Children’s Literature and consequent association with the Department of Teacher Education.	Nov., 1999: Diversifying the Curriculum Fellowship to develop a new course in children’s literature.	Fall, 1986: Michigan Council for the Humanities Grant to develop and fund a series of ten public lectures, Contemporary Children’s Literature: Issues and Authors, offered in conjunction with a course, LITR 440. Authors, illustrators, and editors of books for children spoke about their work to adult audiences and also gave presentations to children in the Ypsilanti Public Schools.
Heather Neff	Ph. D.	Presentations and workshops including local schools, businesses, and civic groups. Author of three novels, and numerous professional publications.		2001: Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching II, EMU 2001: Best Friend of Girl Scouting Award, Huron Valley Girl Scout Council 2001: Spring-Summer Research Award 2000: Faculty Appreciation Award 1999: Sabbatical Leave 1999: NSF Grant: “Transactional Writng: Empowering Women and Girls to Win at Mathematics.” 1999: Faculty of the Year: EMU’s African American Future Teachers.	Collaborative work on NSF Foundation Grant: “Transactional Writing: Empowering Women and Girls to Win at Mathematics.”
Annette Saddik	Ph. D.	Presenter and/or chair at 7 national conferences in her field of study. Published 2 new articles and completed a draft of my second book.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents..	1999: Provost’s New Faculty Award. 1999-2000: Graduate Professor of the Year award, EMU English Department. 2000: Nominated for EMU Distinguished Faculty Award in Scholarship. 2000: EMU Spring/Summer Research Award. 2002: Nominated for EMU Distinguished Faculty Award in Teaching.	On-going work with graduate students who teach at the secondary level.
Carol Schlagheck	Ph. D.	Numerous publications including News Photographer and Quill. State and national presentations including the International Newspaper Marketing Association, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Michigan College English Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Michigan Community College Press Association.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.
Daniel Seely	Ph. D.	Four presentations at state and national conferences including MMLA, the LSA Summer Institute on Grammatical Functions, and the Michigan Linguistics Society. Multiple publications including two books, numerous articles,and other papers.	On-going work with English Education faculty includes review of framework documents.	Research assistant, National Institutes of Health Development Grant #18707.
Martin Shichman	Ph. D.	Delivered seven papers at international, national, and state conferences including Medieval Institute, MLA, Medieval Academy of America, International Arthurian Congress; three invited lectures; multiple publications, including chapters, articles, and books.		Diversifying the Curriculum Fellowship, Spring/Summer Research Award, Faculty Appreciation Award, Research Development Award, Graduate School Research Award, and Sabbatical Award.	NEH grant institute for teachers.
Rebecca Sipe	Ed.D.	Co-Director, EMWP; elected member, NCTE Secondary Steering Committee. Textbook series: Strategies for Writers (2002). Professional book forthcoming from Heinemann Publishers, 2003. Twelve articles including English Journal, Voices from the Middle, Middle School Mosaic, International English Journal, and Principal. Sixteen state and national presentations including NCTE, IRA, MCTE, Frequent local inservice presenter.	Involved in National and Alaska State Standards development and implementation. On-going work with standards in teaching.	Distinguished Faculty Award, Teaching I (2000); Best Article, Conference on English Leadership (NCTE); NCTE Research Award; Spring/Summer Research Award; Graduate School Research Award; Keal Grant Award; Service Learning Fellowship	On-going staff development work; EMWP Co-Director and Facilitator of Invitational Institute.
Bill Tucker	Ph. D.	Director, Eastern Michigan Writing Project, 2000-2002. Test Reviewer, Michigan Test of Teacher Certification, 1999-2001. Conference presentations, NCTE, 2000 and 2001; MCTE, 1998 and 1999. Co-director and Institute leader, Writing Across the Curriculum Project, EMU, 2000-20001. WAC Conference, 2001.	Uses state and national standards and framework as an integral part of methods instruction. 2001 WAC conference on Standards-based instruction.	“Pippy and the Reflective Turn: A Model for Pedagogical Thinking.” Journal of Teaching Writing, 18, 2001.	EMWP Director, 2000-2003. Facilitator, Invitational Institute, 2000-01.
Ian Wojcik-Andrews	Ph. D.	FCIE seminar Janet Collins on assessment to promote learning. Development of Children’s Literature Program.		Books: Margaret Drabble’s Female Bildungs_____ Theory, Genre, and Gender. 1995. P Lang. Children’s Films: History, Ideology, Pedagogy, Theory. 2000.

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