Jennifer R. McDonald P.O. Box ***, Newellton, LA. 71357, 318-***-****,

abk5p8@r.postjobfree.com

Work History

Academic Employment[pic]

Jan. 2009 - May 2010 Teacher, Tensas Academy, St. Joseph, LA

Secondary English and Social Science teacher.

o Duties included developing curriculum and course

materials for five separate subjects; developing

lesson plans from the curriculum that suited the

needs of each class; assigning short- and long-term

writing assignments across all subject areas ;

effectively teaching students of varied academic/age

levels (grades 9-12); instructing classes;

communicating with administrators and parents; build

a positive rapport with students,; and providing

pastoral care when needed.

Jan. 2006 to Jan. 2009 Associate Lecturer/Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The

University of Bergen; Bergen, Norway, Associate Lecturer

in the Master's Program, Department of History (Fall and

Spring semesters).

o Duties included developing curriculum and course

materials for two classes on the history of the

medieval church and canon law; providing instruction

through face to face lectures, as well as online

tutorials, for both courses; maintaining student

records; assigning and marking student essays and

exams.

Sept. 2004 - Jan. 2006 Associate Lecturer, The Open University in

Scotland; Edinburgh, Scotland Associate Lecturer in

Bachelor's Program, Department of Social Sciences (Fall

and Spring Semesters).

o Duties included developing curriculum and course

materials for one freshmen class on historical

methods and historiography; providing instruction

through face to face lectures, as well as online

tutorials, for the course; maintaining student

records; assigning and marking student essays and

exams.

Sept. 2001 - Jan. 2006 Associate Lecturer/Tutor, The

University of Aberdeen; Aberdeen, Scotland,

Associate Lecturer/Tutor in Bachelor's Program,

Department of History, University of Aberdeen

o Duties included developing curriculum and course

materials for a variety of freshmen and sophomore

classes taught through the Department of History;

providing instruction through face to face lectures

and individual tutorial groups; maintaining student

records; assigning and marking student essays and

exams.

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT_____________________________________________________

May 2002 - May 2005 Sales Associate (Part-time), Gap Inc., Aberdeen,

Scotland, UK

Jan. 2000 - April 2002 Sales Associate (Part-time), Dutch Shell Inc.,

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Sept. 1999 - Jan. 2006 Scribe/Note-taker for Disabled Students (Part-

time), The University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen,

Scotland, UK

Jan. 1995 - Sept. 1999 Runner/Legal Researcher (Part-time), The Law

Firm of Theus, Grisham, Davis and Leigh,

Monroe, Louisiana

Jan. 1995 - Sept. 1999 Tutor, Louisiana Baptist Children's Home,

Monroe, Louisiana

Education and Credentials

1999-2005 Ph.D., History, The University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

"The Papal Penitentiary and Ecclesiastical

Careers: The Requests of Scottish Clergy in the

Registers of the Sacra Penitenzieria

Apostolica, 1449-1542"

Supervisors: Dr. David Ditchburn and Dr.

Frederik Pedersen

External Examiner: Dr Patrick Zutschi,

University of Cambridge

Pass with major distinction

1994-1998 B.A. History and Political Science, University of Louisiana at

Monroe

Graduated Cum Laude, GPA 3.44

1994 Newellton High School, Newellton,

La.

2010 Accepted to Texas ECAP (Education Career Alternative Program) to

begin online courses toward certification in

teaching the Social Sciences at the Secondary

level.

2009 Granted Lifetime Certification to teach the Social Sciences from

Mississippi Private School Association

2008 Member, The Association of American History Teachers

2007 Fellow, Archivio Segreto Vaticano

2006 Fellow, The Nordic Centre for Medieval Studies

2005 Fellow, University of Aberdeen, Dept. of History

2004 Fellow, The Medieval Academy of America

2003 Fellow, The Legal Historians Forum of Europe

2002 Fellow, International Forum for Penitentiary Studies

2000 Completed the University of Aberdeen's Postgraduate Teacher Training

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