Dr. Kerri  Allen
Assistant Professor of English

Writing a chapter for an edited collection:  The Humanist versus the Empiricist:  Examples of Renaissance Pedagogy in the Modern-day Classroom."  Ed. Mary Lamb.  Contest(ed) Writing: Reconceptualizing Literacy Competitions.  Forthcoming;

Peer reviewer for an online journal.  Ed. Michelle M. Sauer.  Article being reviewed:  "Sebastian Brant's Narrenschiff (1494) at the University of Manitoba:  Dysart Collection no. 22 (Locher's 3rd ed. of March 1498)."
 

Ms. Christy Ayars
Assistant Professor of English
 

Volunteered in the DSC Writing Lab during C-Session of Fall 2009, while on family leave;

Taught an upper-division English course, ENGL 3015, Introduction to Composition Studies, Spring 2010;

Assisted with the Cinderella Project through First Presbyterian Church in Dalton on March 12, 2010.

Dr. Kris Barton
Assistant Professor of Communication

Serves as Faculty Advisor for the DSC Literary Reading Society;
Published the article "Reality Television Programming and Diverging Gratifications:  The Influence of Content on Gratifications Obtained" in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media;

Presented a paper, "Depictions of College in the Media:  The Effects on Learning" at the 17th Annual Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching, Kennesaw, GA, February 2010.

Ms. Roschelle Bautista
Assistant Professor of Spanish
 

Developing the curriculum for and currently teaching new course, SPAN 2034, Spanish Conversation for Criminal Justice Majors.

Guest speaker at Sonoraville High School for their Community Connections Day; Presented to various levels of Spanish classes, 9th-12th grades; Topic:  "Careers for Spanish Speakers."

Taught SPAN 1002, Elementary Spanish II, as a hybrid course, using a new textbook and a new online delivery method:  GeorgiaVIEW.

Mr. Nick Carty
Associate Professor of Speech
 

2008-2009 Winner of the Dalton State College Excellence in Teaching Award.

Ms. Leslie Taylor Collins
Assistant Professor of English



Taught ENGL 1100, Communication Skills, Fall 2009;

Worked with Melissa Whitesell, Reference Librarian, to offer research workshops for students, covering subjects such as selecting a topic, outlining, creating a thesis, researching, and avoiding plagiarism.

Ms. Jackie Daniels
Assistant Professor of Communication and Theater


Served as Literary Judge for Speaking Competition, Secondary Level, March 12, 2010;

Serving as Director of The Miss Firecracker Contest, production dates May 6-15, 2010;

Serves as a Board Member at the Dalton Little Theatre as head of play selection committee and in charge of set storage;

Volunteer at The Creative Arts Guild:  have worked on the festival in September; have worked on several First Fridays; and have worked on Spring for the Arts;

Taught a workshop at Georgia Theatre Conference (Minute by Minute); developed the workshop at DSC and provided it for DSC students Spring 2010.

Dr. Wes Davis
Professor of ENGLish
 

Humanities Department 2009-2010 Nominee for the Dalton State College Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Cecile de Rocher
Associate Professor of English

Mr. Jerry Drye
Assistant Professor of Communication
 

Contributing author of "Introduction to Humorous Speaking" and "How to Conduct a Roast" (rpt. from Speaking with Ease:  Handy Tips and Highly Practical Examples for Public and Employment-Related Presentations, by Crystal Coel Coleman, 2009) for THE Presentation Guide Book:  From the Classroom to the Boardroom, written by Crystal Coel Coleman, forthcoming in 2010 by Kendall Hunt Publishing;

Developed and presented a workshop "Meaningful Mirth for Educators" for Faculty to help classroom instructors develop a strategy for the judicious and intentional use of humor in their teaching;

Will present a mini-workshop on "Meaningful Mirth for Educators" in the on-campus Teaching and Learning Conference, Friday, 26 March 2010;

Attended training in academic advising and is currently a Humanities faculty advisor in the DSC Academic Advising Center, Spring 2010.

Accepted into the doctoral graduate program at University of Georgia.
 

Dr. Kent Harrelson
Associate Professor of English

Currently serving as the faculty advisor to the Art Club on campus;

Chaired the successful Assistant Professor of Music Search Committee, which will bring a full-time Music instructor to DSC;

Currently teaching a new upper-division English course, ENGL 3510, American Authors 1835-1900;

Serving as editor for the Governance section of the SACs Reaffirmation Report, 2013.

Dr. Leslie Harrelson
Assistant Professor of English
 

Presented "The Storyteller in the Classroom" for the Teaching and Learning Center's Luncheon Conversations;

Invited guest speaker in Mr. Jerry Drye's COMM 3900:  Special Topics: Humor Communication, Spring 2010;

Ms. Donna Hendrix
 Administrative Assistant

Serving on the Committee of the Governance section of the SACs Reaffirmation Report, 2013.
 

2010, 2009 Nominee for the DSC Foundation's Beth Burdick Service Excellence Award.

Ms. Cathy Hunsicker
Assistant Professor of Reading

Dr. Clint Kinkead
Assistant Professor of Communication

Selected to be a consulting scholar on the Rural Community Colleges Research Panel;

Appointed as a Research Fellow for the Education Policy Center.

Dr. Jonathan Lampley
Assistant Professor of English
 

Recently complete his book, Women in the Horror Films of Vincent Price, which is forthcoming by McFarland and Company;

Program Chair for the Popular Culture Association of the South Conference in October 2009 in Wilmington, SC; recruited several DSC faculty to present papers; chaired a panel; and presented a paper on Edgar Allan Poe;

Serving as copyeditor for Dalton State, the magazine for friends and alumni of DSC; working with David Elrod of the Dalton State College Foundation.

Ms. Cheryl Larsen
Assistant Professor of Communication
 

Assisting with the Dalton State Drama Club's spring production;

Served as a Judge in the Job Interview Competition in the Region 8 Future Business Leaders of America Conference, Ringgold High School, Ringgold, Georgia, January 20, 2010.

Ms. Kelley Mahoney
Associate Professor of English
 

2007-2008 Winner of the Dalton State College Excellence in Teaching Award;

Presented "A Teacher's 'Bag of Tricks' for Working with Learning Support Reading and English Students" (with Lydia Postell) at the Teaching Matters Conference in Barnesville, GA, March 26, 2010, and the First Annual Dalton State College Teaching and Learning Conference, March 19, 2010;

Helped organize and supervise a new club on DSC campus, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes;

Presented a Brown Back Luncheon on historical sites in the British Isles, March 29, 2010.

Dr. Nancy Mason
Assistant Professor of Spanish
 

Organized and oversaw the Latino Food Fest in DSC's Pope Student Center; the Spanish Club in conjunction with Spanish classes sponsored this event, allowing 50 people to sample the food and several DSC club advisors and presidents together to collaborate on future activities.

Dr. Marsha Mathews
Associate Professor of English


Publising a forthcoming book of her own poetry, Northbound in the Single-Lane, Summer 2010.

Dr. Barbara Murray
Professor of English
CHair, Humanities Department
 

Served as a Judge in the Job Interview Competition in the Region 8 Future Business Leaders of America Conference, Ringgold High School, Ringgold, Georgia, January 20, 2010;

Coordinator and Host of "What Can I Do with an English Degree?" workshop for English Majors, March 24, 2010;

Serving on the DSC Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee, Spring 2010.

Currently teaching a new upper-division English course, ENGL 3515, American Authors since 1900;

Serving on the Quality Enhancement Program team for the SACs Accreditation Reaffirmation Report and Visit, 2013;

Serve as Editor of The Exemplar: A Literary Journal of the Department of Humanities.

 

Dr. Mary Nielsen
Professor of English and Reading
Dean, School of Liberal Arts
 

Selected to participate in the University System of Georgia's Executive Leadership Institute (ELI), a seven-month pilot program for emerging leaders within the System, which was developed to address USG Strategic Goal #6, Increasing Efficiency Working as a System;

"What Students Say about Effective and Less Effective Instruction," was published in Engaging Approaches: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Seventh Annual Teaching Matters Conference, July 2009.

Dr. Keith Perry
Associate Professor of English
 

Resurrected (with the help of the DSC Administration, fellow faculty, and several students) The Roadrunner, Dalton State College's student newspaper, overseeing all issues published since Fall 2009;

Presented "Fable, Myth, Fiction . . . and the Occasional Fact:  Seventy-five Years of Huey Long Biography" at the 2009 Conference of the American Literature Association, Boston, MA;

Academic Advisor and Historical Consultant to 61 Bullets, a documentary on the Huey Long Assassination now pursuing National Endowment for the Humanities funding.

Dr. Lydia Postell
Assistant Professor of English and Reading
 

Presented "A Teacher's 'Bag of Tricks' for Working with Learning Support Reading and English Students" (with Kelley Mahoney) at the Teaching Matters Conference in Barnesville, GA, March 26, 2010, and the First Annual Dalton State College Teaching and Learning Conference, March 19, 2010;

Served as Editor of Komondor News and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Middle Atlantic States Komomdor Club;

Will teach in the Bridge Program in Summer 2010, and has taught in this program since its inception;

By the conclusion of the 2009-2010 academic year (not including summer term), has taught 40 semester hours, 20 during Fall 2009 and 20 during Spring 2010.  Whew!

Dr. Chad Prevost
Assistant Professor of English
 

Published a limited edition, letterpress quality, chapbook-length collection of poems through @ Avenue Press, out of Asheville, NC, entitled "White-Feathered Bodies";

Published a poem, "White-Feathered Bodies," in The Southern Review;

Participated in four readings of own work this academic year;

Helped organize and host two creative writers at Dalton State as part of the Meecham Conference on March 24, 2010;

Advised the lead student editor of Tributaries;

Led two free workshops on publishing and writing.

Ms. Regina Ray
Assistant Professor of Reading
 

Joined Ringgold Lions Club and became one of the charter members of the new Community Service club; third generation member;

Worked in the Advising Center as a Faculty Advisor during Summer 2009, registering in-coming freshmen (and survived);

Attended the National Storytelling Festival for the 26th year;

Will continue to work with the Bridge Program in Summer 2010.

Dr. Lorena Sins
Associate Professor of English
 

Presented a paper, "The Outcast Within:  The Shadow-Self in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Southwest Texas Popular and American Culture Associations, February 10-14, Albuquerque, NM.

Awarded tenure at Dalton State College!  Congratulations!

Dr. Natalie Trice
Assistant Professor of English
 

Presented a paper, "Deconstructing Autism: Derrida and Disability" on the "Tyranny of Normalcy":  American Literature II panel (which I also chaired) at the 2009 SAMLA Conference, Atlanta, GA;

Co-presented a paper, "Deus ex Machina in American Drama," with Robert Steven Sewell (UNC, Chapel Hill) at the 2009 PCAS/ACAS Conference, Wilmington, NC;

Serving on the South Atlantic Modern Language Association's Harper Fund Committee, reviewing conference proposals by graduate students seeking funding.

As Coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Center, coordinated Dalton State College's First Annual Teaching and Learning mini-conference with 16 presenters, March 19, 2010;

Presented a paper at the Georgia Communication Association; the paper will be published in the proceedings; also elected Secretary of this organization.