James V. Battin, Ph.D

**** ******* **. ******* ****, NY 141427

Cell: 716-***-**** // ad1l5h@r.postjobfree.com

Highlights of Qualifications

●Ph.D., Education, Leadership.

●Researcher – quantitative, qualitative

●Lecturer- Drug use and abuse, epidemiology, personal health

●Guest speaker for various civic organizations, schools, and hospitals on health and fitness programs.

●M.S.Ed., Able to analyze, design, develop & evaluate new technological programs for curriculum, assessment, and instruction purposes.

●Organizational Development Practitioner (Individual, Group, and Institutional levels).

●Head coach women's lacrosse

●Teacher / Mentor of student athletes.

●Teaching patients the proper use of orthotics devices for increased range of motion

●Elite commercial dive Experience in both domestic and international waters.

●Instructor of SCUBA in safety, rules, and regulations.

●Over ten years experience as a Basketball and Lacrosse Official.

●Online Teaching (English)

EDUCATION:

Walden University Minneapolis, MN

Adult Educational Leadership Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment 2010-2017

Ph.D. in Education

Master of Science in Education

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH

Journalism & Communication Technology 2007

Bachelor of Science

Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA

Professional Commercial Deep Sea Diver 1984

Graduated first in Class of 89’

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ViPkid Beijing, China

Teacher / Mentor 2017-Present

•Teaching and assessing Chinese elementary students the subject of English via online.

Erie Community College Buffalo, NY

Assist. Prof in the Health, Wellness, Physical Ed. and Rec. Dept. 2007-Present

•Teaching Epidemiology, Drug Use and Abuse, Community Health & Personal Health.

Erie Community College Buffalo, NY

Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse / Sports Recruiter 2010-2019

•Spearheaded the recruitment of high school students through invitations and guest speaking.

Supervised coaching of student athletes and oversaw a staff of six coaches while maintaining a

healthy and safe in environment in the application of sportsmanship whether in game day

or practice procedures.

Buffalo Public School System Buffalo, NY

Preferred Substitute Teacher 2007-2012

•Taught Math, English, Science, History and Computer Technology to elementary students.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONT’D:

Global Health Buffalo, NY

Owner/ President 1995-2013

•Personally, fit orthotics devices to help improve the patient's range of motion.

Cypress Oaks Sports Plex New Orleans, LA

Owner / Manager 1988-1994

•Oversaw a large scale facility that provided aerobic fitness training, tennis, olympic

swimming pool and social club. I also gave fitness counseling and training to groups

and individuals.

Taylor Diving and Salvage/Independent Divers New Orleans, LA

Commercial Deep Sea Diver 1984-1993

•Involved with international oil programs in areas of recovery and transportation safety.

CERTIFICATIONS:

TESOL(Vipkid) Los Angeles, CA Certified to teach English overseas

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD

Office of Extramural Research within U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services

Providing leadership and expertise in science program management 2015

Cert #:: 1915451

Board for Orthotics / Prosthetist Certification Baltimore, MD

Aerobic & Fitness Assoc. of America Registered Orthotics Fitter 1994

Los Angeles California at Tulane University New Orleans, LA

Aerobic & Fitness Assoc. of America

National Aerobic Instructor Certification 1990

Personal Trainer Certification; Aerobic and Fitness 1987

Divers Institute of Technology Seattle, WA

Certified SCUBA Instructor 1989

SKILLS:

•Proficient in all Blackboard, Angel, Mac/Windows Applications, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

•Strong leadership skills.

•Comfortable speaking in front of large and small groups.

•Very team oriented in an academic setting.

•Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills.

•Strong problem identification and problem solving skills.

•Diving: Commercial deep-sea equipment, advanced scuba, welding, rigging, saturation theory, explosive safety, and underwater visual technology.

INTERESTS:

My interest lies predominantly with my two boys and my wife. I love the outdoors and I am an avid reader. I have played guitar for a number of years appearing in productions, theaters, and clubs. Currently, I am enjoying making Spanish my second language.

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