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- 1. RICHARD KEITH GILBERT, Ph.D. H.E. 7931 Caldwell Ave, Whittier, CA 90602 Home/Fax: (562) 693-6260 Lab/Message: (213) 925-0082 richard.gilbert@mindspring.com _________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE: To seek a challenging position in the national/ international arena that will utilize my extensive experience and training in international/national development, research, education, science, health, management, public/media relations, networking, services coordination, community mobilization, diversity and cross-cultural communication and provide an opportunity for growth and advancement. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY 35 Years of experience in management, grant & contract proposal writing, program development, implementation, assessment and evaluation, research and education, media/public relations, diversity & others Facilitated projects in 42 countries Participated in National Development Planning Solid project management skills, including ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple assignments with strict deadlines, work under pressure while maintaining a high level of organization Develop and move projects forward with a high degree of independence A task-oriented style, with focus on achievement, process & team work Exceptional constituent/recipient service orientation Able to work independently with minimal supervision Diplomacy and communication skills to support the project and senior management within a cross functional, international environment ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 2009 Present Humanitarian Law and Geneva Conventions Training. IRC Washington, DC 2009 CLAD Certificate: Univ. San Diego, CA 2002 present Eisenhower Fellow: Science and Education, National Science Foundation, California State University Northridge 2002 present California Science Leadership Fellow, Governors Office of Post Secondary Education: CSUN 1997 Doctor of Philosophy in International/Intercultural Education, University Southern California Dissertation Topic: Systems Approach to the Value of Education in the Republic of South Africa. Education Minor: Research and Evaluation. Outside Minor: Economics and Anthropology 1993 C.Phil. in Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of California Santa Barbara Emphasis: Complex Organization and Policy. Education Minor: Curriculum and Teaching. Outside Minor: Geographic Information Systems 1990 Master of Arts in Comparative Education, University of California Santa Barbara. Education Minor: Educational Psychology 1987 Secondary Professional Clear Teaching Credential: Science, Anthropology and Economics, University of California Irvine 1985 - 1987 National Science Foundation Fellow: Advances in Biological Sciences, California State University Northridge 1981 Bachelor of Arts in Aquatic Biology with an emphasis in Physiological Interactions. University of California Santa Barbara
- 2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 05/97 - President: Global Development Initiatives, Inc., (GDI). International Research and Development Firm. Scientific and Human Resource Research and Development 4/93 - 10/94 Research and Development. AKELA Corporation: Science and Technology Division, Special Projects. Santa Barbara, CA. (SAIC, U.S. Govt., NATO and United Nations funded projects). 05/92 - Research and Development. General Research Corporation: Advanced Technologies Division, Special Projects. Santa Barbara, CA. (SAIC, U.S. Govt., NATO and United Nations funded projects) 08/89 -94 Research Manager. Psychotherapy Research Lab. Univ. of California Santa Barbara. (NIH., U.s. Govt. Funded) UNIVERSITY 8/07 Present American University of Health Sciences: Chief Academic Officer of International Programs. Graduate courses Clinical Research and Medical Ethics Courses. 8/09 12/12 American University of Health Sciences: Acting Chief Academic Officer: Accreditation and Review 7/08 Present University of Battambang: Adjunct Professor: Courses in Research and Development. BS and MS students 12/06 - 7/08 Royal University of Agriculture: Adjunct Professor Graduate School and Royal Advisory Board member: MA Defense and Research courses. 7/00 - Present University of Phoenix: Graduate and Undergraduate Research, Statistics, Science and Education Courses 8/93 - Adjunct Professor, Research/Teaching Assistant: Dept. of Policy, Planning and Administration and the Dept. of Curriculum, Teaching and Special Education. Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 12/14 - ECybermisions; US Army 08/13 - Submersible ROVs, (SEAPERCH); US Navy 6/12 - Community Development and Training Project: Pop-Up, Rep. South Africa 6/11 Project Leader: Development of Integrated Rural Healthcare delivery model and training Cambodia; Cambodia Funding 6/10 Present Project Leader: Development of Research Capabilities Cambodia, 12/09 Present Project Leader: Development of Integrated Rural Sustainable Development Programme Cambodia: Cambodia funding 12/06 Present Gidar Project: seconded to French Govt. 1/06 Present Project Leader: Socialist Rep. of Vietnam, PDR Lao and Indonesia: Tertiary Education Restructuring, Unit Credit Development, Human Resource Management, Project Management and Development. SEAMEO, HoChiMinh City 8/05 Facilitator/Instructor: Rep. Of South Africa: Internationalizing the Tertiary Curriculum. International Education Society of Southern Africa, Univ. of Johannesburg, RSA 7/05 Present American Representative: SEAMEO Governing Board
- 3. 07/05 Project Leader: Socialist Rep. Of Vietnam: Tertiary Education Restructuring, Curriculum Development, Human Resource Management and Organizational Development. SEAMEO, HoChiMinh City. 12/02 Principle Writer/Project Development: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. Proposal to receive U.S. Government funding for Masters of Science students from the former Soviet Union to attend the University of Southern California 12/01-1/02 Principle Writer: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. 1/01 - 7/01 Project Development: HIV/AIDS Interventions in Zimbabwe. University of Southern California Medical Campus: USAID funded proposal 12/00 1/01 Principle Writer/Project Development: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie- Freedom Support Act. 11/00 -12/00 Principle Writer/Co-PI: HIV/AIDS Intervention in Zimbabwe. United States Agency for International Development. 11/00 12/00 Principle Writer/Co-PI: Community Learning Centers. U.S. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 6/00 8/00 Principle Writer/Co-PI: Bilateral Exchanges: Rep. South Africa and the United States. Solicited Proposal by the Pretoria Technikon, RSA. 03/00 05/00 Principle Writer/Co-PI: Bilateral Cooperation: Rep. Of Vietnam and the United States: Solicited Proposal by the University of Ho Chi Minh, Dept. of International Studies. 12/99 02/00 Principle Writer/Project Development: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie- Freedom Support Act. 4/99 1/00 Project Development/Co-PI: Evaluation Research Study in the Area of Aggression and Interpersonal Youth Violence. Solicited proposal: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 3/99 1/00 Program Development: HIV/AIDs Prevention and Education Program for the Government of India, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development sponsorship. 02/99 - 04/99 Principle Writer: AIDs/HIV, Sexual and Reproductive Health Education and Prevention. Solicited proposal by the Government of India and the World Bank. 12/98 02/99 Principle Writer: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. Proposal to receive U.S. Government funding for Masters of Science students from the former Soviet Union to attend the University of Southern California. 11/98 01/99 Principle Writer: Mali Youth Technical Assistance. United States Agency for International Development/Bamako (RFP 688-98-P-8816). 03/98 05/98 Principle Writer: Benin Primary Education Activity. United States Agency for International Development/Cotonou (RFP # 624-98-002). 12/97 02/98 Principle Writer: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. Proposal to receive U.S. Government funding for Masters of Science students from the former Soviet Union to attend the University of Southern California. 06/97 08/97 Principle Writer: South Africa Basic Education Renewal. United States Agency for International Development/Pretoria (RFP 674-97-P-004). 03/97 06/97 Principle Writer: Support to Tertiary Education. United States Agency for International Development/ Pretoria (RFP 674-97-A-010). 12/96 02/97 Principle Writer: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. Proposal to receive U.S. Government funding for twenty Masters of Science students from the former Soviet Union to attend the University of Southern California.
- 4. 10/96 12/96 Principle Writer: Equity in Integrated Primary Health Care. United States Agency for International Development/Pretoria (RFP# 674-96-P-001). 04/96 06/96 Principle Writer: Basic Education in the Republic of Guinea. United States Agency for International Development/Conakry (RFP# 624-96-P-001). 03/96 05/96 Principle Writer: Private Enterprise Support, Training and Organizational Development (PRESTO) Project. United States Agency for International Development/REDSO/ESA (RFP# UGANDA 961). 12/95 02/96 Principle Writer: Foreign Graduate Student Support Program: Muskie-Freedom Support Act. Proposal to receive U.S. Government funding for Masters of Science students from the former Soviet Union to attend the University of Southern California. 10/95 12/95 Principle Writer: Basic Education System Overhaul for Ethiopia. United States Agency for International Development/Addis Ababa. (RFA# 663-95-P-002). 04/95 06/95 Principle Writer: Basic Education System Overhaul for Ethiopia. United States Agency for International Development/Addis Ababa. (RFP# 663-95-P-001). 02/95 04/95 Principle Writer/Team Leader: Tertiary Education Linkages Project (TELP). United States Agency for International Development/South Africa. (USC primary subcontractor). 12/94 02/95 Principle Writer: Primary Education Project - Republic of Guinea. Unsolicited proposal to USAID/Conakry and Ministry of Education - Republic of Guinea. 10/93 02/94 Project Development/PI: Instructional Materials Development for Rural Malaysia. Solicited proposal by Ministry of Education - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 10/93 12/93 Principle Writer: North America Trilateral Exchange: Canada, United States, and Mexico. United States Information Agency - University Affiliations Program. 8/93 10/93 Principle Writer: Cameroon Primary Education Project. Solicited proposal by the World Bank and the Ministry of Education, Yaounde, Cameroon. 12/90 - 6/92 Researcher/Manager: Psychotherapy Research Project, University of California Santa Barbara, (NIAAA# 1-R01-AA08486) CONSULTANCIES April 2015 - Educational Assessment and Evaluation: Various Organizations: Univ. of Phoenix March 2015 - Invited Editor/Reviewer: Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis: Sage Publications, International Methelp Ltd/The Finnish Education Evaluation Center (FINEEC) Dec. 2014 - ECybermissions: Evaluation and Judging, US Army Educational Outreach Aug. 2014 - Research, Experimentation and Development Laboratory Design and Development, Antelope Valley University, Lancaster, CA Aug. 2014 Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Cambodia, UN July 2014 Project Management/Development, SEAMEO RETRAC June 2014 Increasing Research Capacities and Program Management, Cambodia July 2013 Research Capacity Development, Cambodia March 2013 Project Development, Cambodia July 2010 Research Development, Cambodia and Vietnam Nov. 2010 Advisory Board meeting: SEAMEO RETRAC, Vietnam
- 5. Aug. 2010 Project Assessment: MOU Development: PDR Lao SEAMEO Ministry Annual Meeting, PDR Lao Apr. 2010 Project Development: Center for Rural Sustainable Development: Govt. of Cambodia Masters and Undergraduate Program: Rural Sustainable Development: Univ.of Battambang Aug. 2009 Project Assessment: Vietnam July, 2008 Project Assessment: Vietnam SEAMEO RETRAC meeting Mar. 2008 Project Assessment: Vietnam Dec. 2008 Project Assessment: Vietnam Apr. 2007 Project Assessment: GIDAR, PNH, Cambodia Aug. 2007 Project Assessment and Analysis: Clinical Research Capability and Development: Cho Rey Hospital, HCH, Vietnam SEAMEO RETRAC Meeting, Vietnam Apr. 2007 Project Analysis and Development: Ministry of Education and Sport, PNH, Cambodia March 2007 Project Development: SOKJ Cambridge Univ., UK Jan. 2007 Project Development: Integration of Secondary and Tertiary Science and Math Development: Ministry of Education, PDR Lao Dec. 2006 Project Analysis: SEAMEO RETRAC Meeting, Vietnam Aug. 2006 Secondary and Tertiary Education Project Development: Ministry of Education and Sport. Govt. of Cambodia Aug. 2006 Project Development and Analysis: SEAMEO Annual Meeting July 7, 2006 Negotiations: World Congress Meeting, Oxford Univ. UK Cambridge 7/04 Present Program Manager: SEAMEO Rep. Of Vietnam Bilateral Visit 5/03 - Present PreProposal Evaluator: Teacher Professional Continuum, National Science Foundation, Washington D.C. 8/02 - Present Evaluation: Digital High School: Hacienda La Puente USD 6/02 - Present Advisory Panel: The New Designs Charter School, Los Angeles USD 5/02 - 7/02 Science and Math Reform: Bangladesh Primary Education Reform, Practitioners Institute, World Bank. funded 5/02 Present Peer Evaluator: Math Science Programs (MSP), National Science Foundation, Washington D.C. 11/01Present Curriculum/Research Development: University of Agriculture, Thu Duc, Rep. Of Vietnam. 8/01 - Present Curriculum Development: University of Pretoria, Law Faculty, Rep. South Africa. 4/00 - 6/00 AIDS/HIV Education and Prevention: US Mexico Bilateral Commission on Border Health, San Diego 5/99 - Present Peer Evaluator: Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Programs, National Science Foundation, Washington D.C.
- 6. 3/99 - 8/00 Primary Investigator: Digital High School Project, LACOE-DAE/JCCS. 3/99 - 8/00 Primary Investigator: Community Day Schools Project for At-Risk Secondary School Students (Honda Legislation), LACOE-DAE 3/98 - 6/98 Evaluator Division J: American Educational Research Association 1/97 - 8/99 Primary Investigator: Long Beach AEC Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program. Governor's Office of Child Development and Education, Sacramento, CA. 3/97 - 12/00 Professional Expert: Research and Evaluation. Los Angeles County Office of Education-Division of Alternative Education (State and U.S. Govt. funded projects). 3/96 - 5/96 Team Leader: Needs Assessment of Tertiary Institutions in the Republic of South Africa (TELP). United States Agency for International Development/Pretoria. 5/95 - 9/95 Contract Consultant: Education Development Planning and Technology Division, Human Sciences Research Council. Pretoria, Republic South Africa 2/98 - 3/98 Invited discussant for the development of the Canadian Ministry of Educations' policy paper concerning recent constitutional amendments to the education code in Canada for the Association des enseignantes et enseignants de morale et de religion du Quebec. 5/95 - 9/95 Invited Discussant for the Constitutional Development of the National Qualifications Framework and the Reconstruction and Development Programme: Dept. of Manpower. Pretoria, RSA UNIVERSITY and NATIONAL COMMITTEES 3/13 Present Board Member: National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists: Washington DC 5/13 Present National Educational Ethics Commission: Washington DC 3/04 Advisory Council: SouthEast Asia Ministers of Education Organization RETRAC: Higher education and Poverty Alleviation 7/02 Present Research Committee: Univ. Phoenix 3/02 Present Task Force on Curriculum Change in the Social Sciences and General Education Programs: Univ. Phoenix 2/01 Present Advisory Board: Univ. Phoenix 1/00 Present Task force on the new Teacher Credential Program: Univ. Phoenix 11/96 - 5/97 Provosts Coupling Committee on New Educational Minors for USC. Head of sub-committee task force on new minors in Biology, Natural Sciences, and Geographic Information Systems 8/95 - Present Executive Council: Phi Beta Delta - International Scholars Society (USC). SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY 11/02-Present Principle Writer/Primary Investigator: Robotics Education, NASA funded 6/02 Present Eisenhower Fellow: Science and Education, National Science Foundation, California State University Northridge. Working on Genomic/Morphological Change and Expression in Hydractinia 7/02 - Present California Science Project Fellow, Governors Office of Post Secondary Education: Post-Doc. G6-13 Science Education
- 7. 4/93 - 10/93 Research and Development. AKELA Corporation: Science and Technology Division, Special Projects. Santa Barbara, CA. (SAIC, U.S. Govt., NATO and United Nations funded projects). 7/92 - 3/94 Research and Development. General Research Corporation: Advanced Technologies Division, Special Projects. Santa Barbara, CA. (SAIC, U.S. Govt., NATO and United Nations funded projects) 7/85 - 7/87 National Science Foundation Fellow: California State University Northridge. Drs. Crick and Oppenheimer: Advances in Biological Sciences. 11/83 - 7/85 Researcher/Program Coordinator: Catalina Island Marine Institute 5/80 - 11/83 Researcher: Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Bruce Robison: Deep Sea Biology K-12 TEACHING 8/02 Present Head of Science Department: Hacienda La Puente USD. Valley Alternative High School and Community Day School, La Puente High School, Hacienda La Puente USD 7/02 - Present California Science Project Fellow, Governors Office of Post Secondary Education. 11/01 - 7/02 Middle School Physical Science Teacher/Professional Expert: Los Angeles Unified School District: . Temporary Contract. 9/00 - 7/01 Biology Teacher: Arcadia Unified School District. Temporary contract. 4/00 - 8/00 Chemistry Teacher: Arcadia Unified School District. Long-term Substitute and Summer Session. 8/87 - 9/89 Head of Science Department: Chemistry, Physics, Calculus and Advance Math. American International School of Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa 7/85 - 7/87 Biology Teacher/Professional Expert: Los Angeles Unified School District: Huntington Park High School. 8/82 - 11/83 Head Waterpolo Coach: Dos Pueblos High School. 8/82 - 11/83 Head Waterpolo Coach: Santa Barbara Junior National Team 5/76 - 8/81 Head Swim Coach: Lake Los Carneros Swim Club, Santa Barbara, CA. PUBLICATIONS July 1999 Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program: Year Three (Summative) Evaluation. Governors Office of Child Development and Education July 1998 Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program: Year Two Evaluation. Governors Office of Child Development and Education Nov. 1997 "Research Networks in Western and Central Africa" Co-wrote chapter with Dr. William Rideout in Crossing Lines: Research and Policy Networks for Developing Countries Education, McGinn, Noel (ed.). New York, NY: Praeger Press. July 1997 Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program: Year One Evaluation. Governors Office of Child Development and Education Sept. 1997 Systems Approach to the Value of Education in the Republic of South Africa. Dissertation, Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Press April 1996 Needs Assessment of Historically Disadvantaged Institutions in South Africa for the Tertiary Education Linkages Project (TELP). Contributor in final report to USAID/Pretoria. (Contract # 674-0315-C-00-5143-00).
- 8. INVITED PRESENTATIONS UNITED STATES Nov. 2012 Culturalization and Research in Developing Countries Invited Keynote Address to the American Clinical Research Professionals Meeting, Long Beach, CA Oct. 2003 New Trends in Science Development and Assessment Invited Presentation/Workshop to the California Alternative Schools Committee Oct. 2003 New Trends in Mathematics Development and Assessment Invited Presentation/Workshop to the California Alternative Schools Committee July 2002 Value of Education and Experience. Invited presentation to the Migrant Education Project; CSU Northridge. April 2002 The Use of Technology in School Accountability and Transparency. Professional Development, Los Angeles Unified School District. March 2002 The Use of Technology in the Classroom. Professional Development, Los Angeles Unified School District. October 1999 Education and Technology Research and Evaluation. Invited Discussant. Brigham Young University CIES. March 1999 Encoding Process Variable Research. Invited presentation: Walsh University; Canton, OH. March 1999 Cost Containment: Linked Development Interventions. Invited presentation: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. March 1998 Education and the State: African Perspectives. Invited Discussant: Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting, Buffalo, NY. Concepts of Learning in Southern Africa. Invited Discussant: Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting, Buffalo, NY. May 1996 "Comparison of Inner City Violence in Los Angeles and South Africa: Implications for Educators." Invited presentation: Los Angeles County Office of Education: Division of Alternative Education. April 1996 "Communication and Politics of Decentralization in Developing Countries." Invited presentation: Annenburg Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 1993 The Future of International Educational Development. Invited Discussant: Comparative International Education Society regional meeting in Los Angeles, CA. New Technologies for the International Classroom. Invited Discussant: Comparative International Education Society regional meeting in Los Angeles, CA. INTERNATIONAL July 2014 Program Management, Research Development, Action Research and Statistical Analysis (workshops) Undergraduate, Graduate, Administrators and Govt. Officials, Cambodia. July 2014 Project Management Workshop. SEAMEO, Government Officials, Republic of Vietnam July 2013 Program Management, Research Development, Action Research and Statistical Analysis Undergraduate, Graduate, Administrators and Govt. Officials Cambodia. Proctored Masters Thesis June 2012 Program Management, Research Development, and Statistical Analysis Undergraduate, Graduate, Administrators and Govt. Officials Cambodia. Proctored Masters Thesis
- 9. July 2011 Program Management, Research Development, and Statistical Analysis Undergraduate, Graduate, Administrators and Govt. Officials Cambodia. Proctored Masters Thesis Nov. 2010 International University Accreditation Various University Administrators, Vietnam Aug. 2010 International University Accreditation Government of PDR Lao Aug. 2010 Project Design and Development UBB and Invited Guests, Cambodia Apr. 2010 Role of Community Based Integrated Sustainable Development Ministers and Invited Guests: Cambodia Aug. 2009 Project Management and Development Graduate students and Administrators, RUA, RUPP and UBB, Cambodia Aug. 2009 Curriculum Development Ministry of Education and various University Administrators, Vietnam Aug. 2008 International University Accreditation various Ministries and Royal Universities, Cambodia July, 2008 International University Accreditation various Ministry and University Officials, Vietnam Mar. 2008 Project Development various Ministry Officials, Vietnam Dec. 2008 Project Management Vietnam National University, Vietnam Aug. 2007 Action Research various Universities in PNH, Cambodia Role of Research in Applied Economics Royal University of Economics and Law, PNH, Cambodia Aug. 2007 Clinical Research Ethics Cho Rey Hospital, HCH, Vietnam Action Research and Research Ethics Medical Univ., HCH, Vietnam Apr. 2007 Action Research and Evaluation Royal University of Public Policy, PNH, Cambodia March 2007 International Cooperation and Development Cambridge Univ., UK Jan. 2007 Secondary Science and Math Development Ministry of Education, PDR Lao Dec. 2006 Action Research and Evaluation Various Universities in HCH and Vung Tao, Vietnam Aug. 2006 Research and Evaluation Ministry of Education and Sport. Govt. of Cambodia Role of US in SE Asia Development: SEAMEO Annual Meeting, Siem Reap Cambodia Aug. 2006 Curriculum Development Various Universities, HCH Vietnam July, 2006 International Development World Congress Meeting, Oxford Univ. UK Sept. 2005 Internationalizing the Curriculum Invited workshop for University and Government Officials, IESSA, Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 2005 Restructuring the Higher Education System Invited Week long Workshop/Discussion for University and Government Officials, South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Rep. Vietnam Aug. 2005 Organizational Development Invited two-day workshop for Educational Administrators, Hong Bahn University, Rep. Vietnam Aug. 2005 Human Resource Management and Curriculum Development for Tertiary Education Invited two-day workshop for Educational Administrators, AnGiang University, Rep. South Africa July 2005 Organizational and Curriculum Development for Tertiary Education Invited two-day workshop
- 10. to Educational Administrators, Open University, Rep. Of Vietnam Oct. 2004 Linking Tertiary Institutions to Science, Math and Engineering Development in the Rep.of Vietnam. Invited Presentation to the Ministers of Education and Finance Rep. Of Vietnam and SEAMEO, United Nations June 2002 Science and Math Education Reform. Invited presentation to the Ministers of Education and the Vice Premier of Bangladesh, United Nations. June 2002 Accountability and Transparency. Invited presentation to the Ministers of Education and the Vice Premier of Bangladesh, United Nations. April 2002 Technology in the Encoding Process. Invited presentation in Los Angeles to Representatives of the Government of Vietnam March 2002 Critical Thinking Skills Development. Invited Presentation to the University of Pretoria, Law Faculty, during their USA visit. March 2002 Educational Reform Issues in the US and in the Rep. Of South Africa. Invited Presentation to the University of Pretoria, Law Faculty, during their USA visit. August 2001 Encoding Processes. University of Pretoria, Law Faculty, Rep. South Africa. August 2001 Project Development and Accountability. University of Pretoria, Law Faculty, Rep. South Africa. May 2000 Mentoring Projects for At-Risk Students. Invited presentation in Los Angeles to Representatives of the Government of Vietnam. May 1999 Tertiary Linkages. Invited presentation in Los Angeles to Representatives of the Government of Vietnam May 1999 Development of Information Systems for Data Handling and Interpretation. Invited presentation in Los Angeles to Representatives of the Government of Vietnam. March 1997 "Secondary and Civic Education in the United States." Invited presentation in Los Angeles, CA. to Representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Srpska Republic (former Yugoslavia). August 1995 "The Role of Information and Intelligence in National Identity and Development." Invited presentation: Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. June 1995 "Decentralization and Non-Cooperative Strategic Behaviors. Invited presentation: Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. May 1995 Use of Geographical Information Systems in Educational and Rural Development. Invited presentation: Human Sciences Research Council in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. April 1994 "Educational Reforms and Development." Invited presentation in Los Angeles, CA. to Representatives of the Educational Ministries of the Republic of South Africa. REFEREED PAPER PRESENTATIONS April 2014 Research and Development: Constraints and Promises Invited Presentation, ACRP, Long Beach, CA July, 2009 Branding and Development Invited Presentation, International SEAMEO Conference, Da Nang, Vietnam July 2006 Research and Development in SE Asia Invited Presentation, St. Catherines, Oxford, UK March 2005 Intelligence: Value-Added Information Invited presentation, CIES. Stanford, CA
- 11. March 2001 At-Risk and High-Risk Youth: Mentoring Effects. Comparative and International Education Society National meeting, Washington, DC. Nov. 2000 At-Risk and High-Risk Youth: Learning Process Evaluation. Comparative and International Education Society Regional meeting, UCLA, CA. March 2000 At- Risk and High-Risk Youth: Discontent Rebatement. Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting, San Antonio, TX. Oct. 1999 Teaching and Learning Process Evaluation in the Republic of South Africa: Series 4. Comparative and International Education Society Regional meeting, Provo, Utah March 1998 "Teaching and Learning Process Evaluation in the Republic of South Africa: Series 3." Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting, Buffalo, NY. "Industry and School Roles in Rural Development." Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting, Buffalo, NY. Nov. 1997 "Psychological Perspectives on Educational Policy and Evaluation in the Republic of South Africa." Comparative and International Education Society Regional meeting, Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 1996 "Global Education and Development: Limitations, Risks and Possibilities." Comparative and International Education Society Regional meeting, Sacramento, CA. March 1995 "Research Networks in Western and Central Africa." Co-presented with Dr. William Rideout at Comparative and International Education Society Annual meeting in Boston, MA. Nov. 1994 "Research and Development Trends in Education: Comparison between Europe and Africa." Comparative International Education Regional meeting, University of California Los Angeles. April. 1994 "The Development and Use of Low Cost Information Gathering Technologies in Rural and Underdeveloped Areas in the Republic of Guinea." Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in San Diego, CA. "The Role of Information in National Identity." Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in San Diego, CA. July 1992 "The Darwin Factor." VIII World Congress of Comparative Education in Prague, Czech. "Linked Educational Development: On what Grounds?" VIII World Congress of Comparative Education in Prague, Czech. "Possible Effects of Subjective Hypothesis in International Development." VIII World Congress of Comparative Education in Prague, Czech. April 1992 "Linkages: Who is Responsible?" Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in Annapolis. April 1991 "Perceived Human Capital Investments in National Development." Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. "Transition from Invariant to Variant in Outcome Performance." Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. April 1990 "Vocationalism: A Step in Development?" Comparative International Education Society Annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA. OTHER PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS Spring 1994 "To Be or Not To Be: Linguistic Policies in Cameroon." USC Fall 1994 "Development and Education: Does One Constrict the Other?" USC Fall 1993 "Decentralization and Non-Cooperative Strategic Behaviors." USC
- 12. Fall 1993 "Systematic Development Dependency: Do We Know What We Are Doing or Does It Just Sound Good?" Spring 1992 "Geographical Information Systems: Increase in Objectivity?" UCSB AWARDS and HONORS Distinguished Service to Science: Molecular Biophysics, Cambridge, UK Scholarship Faculty Member of Year College of Education Univ. of Phoenix 2010 Faculty Award of Excellence, 2009 Univ. of Phoenix Son of the United States 2011 Great Minds of the 21st Century: 2005 American Ambassador in Residence: World Congress, Oxford Univ. Summer 2006 World Medal of Freedom 2006 International Peace Prize 2005: United Cultural Convention Outstanding Service Award 2004: HLPUSD American Medal of Honor: ABI 2006 International Educator of the Year, 2003: IBC, Cambridge, UK National Science Foundation Research Director Fellow Outstanding Mentor of Published and Presented Research: NSF International Whos Who of Professionals Rotary International Teachers Grant NASA Robotics Grant Eisenhower Fellowship California Science Leadership Project Fellow National Science Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award National Science Foundation Fellowship International Man of the Year - Science and Education: IBC, Cambridge, UK International Scientist of the Year Binary Systems: IBC, Cambridge, UK National Man of the Year - Science: ABI, Washington, D.C. 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century - Science and Education: IBC, Cambridge, UK Barons 500: Leaders for the New Century Order of International Ambassadors Strathmores Whos Who Whos Who in America Whos Who in the World Who's Who in American Education Whos Who in Science and Engineering Whos Who in the West Contemporary Whos Who California State Graduate Fellowship Phoenix Society: "Outstanding Mentor" Elected Member: New York Academy of the Sciences Phi Beta Delta (International Scholars Society) AFFILIATIONS American Red Cross Elite Disaster Services Team American Red Cross International Programs International Red Cross Humanitarian Law and Geneva Conventions Association of Clinical Research Professionals National Science Foundation New York Academy of the Sciences American Association for the Advancement of the Sciences Scripps Research Council Comparative International Education Society American Educational Research Association United States Naval Institute United States Navy League Carnegie Institute for International Relations Phi Beta Delta: International Scholars Honor Society Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Science Teachers Association
- 13. ECybermissions: US Army TECHNICAL and PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE Knowledgeable in Instructional Design and Teaching Practices; Education Policy and Organization; Research and Evaluation Design and Methodology; and Project Development and Management. Knowledgeable in IBM-compatible (DOS, Windows, and OS2), MacIntosh and RS6000 systems. Able to work with both software and hardware. Familiar with the following types of programs: Spreadsheet Programs: Lotus, Excel Word Processing Programs: Word Perfect, Microsoft Word Statistical Programs: SPSS, SYSTAT, SAS, BMDP Database Programs: Paradox, Dbase, Approach GIS Programs: IDRISI, MAPCGI, SPANS/TYDIG, ARC-INFO UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT Biology Physics Chemistry Geology Environmental Science Science, Man and the Environment Graduate Research Courses Grant Writing Critical Analysis of Research Clinical Research Ethics Clinical Research Organizational Behavior Medical Ethics Medical Research Ethics Medical Research Law Human Development History of Science and Mathematics Curriculum Development and Assessment: Secondary Science Curriculum Development and Assessment: Secondary Math Curriculum Development and Assessment: Physical Education and Health Curriculum Development and Assessment: Elementary Science and Math Curriculum Development and Assessment: Social Sciences and Economics Curriculum Development and Assessment: Performing Arts, Music and Arts Economics of Education Decision Making in Business Management Critical Issues in Education Critical Thinking Critical Thinking Models and Methods Assessment: Theory and Practice Intellectual Inquiry Cultural Diversity Multicultural Education Geography of World Commerce Research and Statistics for the Social Sciences Research and Statistics for the Health Sciences Measurement, Evaluation and Ethics in Research Applications of Research College Math/Algebra Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Action Research Curriculum and Cultural Pluralism Foundations of Education Culture, Change, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Citizenship in Developing Countries The Role of Education in Cultural Transmission
- 14. Advanced Development Education International Education Comparative Education Education in Africa Education in Asia Development Economics Research and Evaluation Design and Methodologies Foundations of ESL Education Crew Waterpolo SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES TAUGHT STEM Environmental Biology Economics Computer Technology Algebra Chemistry Physics Biology Calculus Statistics Advanced Maths Life Science Physical Science Integrated Science Geology Health Waterpolo