CURRICULUM VITAE

Pamela Painter DeCius 313-***-**** ad3j0n@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

VSTCP, Vibrational Sound Association, 2023.

M.L.A., Liberal Studies, University of South Florida, 2008

Concentrations: Humanities, Liberal Studies and Women’s Studies

Thesis: Mirrors, Wolves and Tornadoes—Oh My!: An Intertextual Exploration of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth

Iota Iota Iota—Women’s Studies Honors Sorority—University of South Florida

B.S., English, MacMurray College, 2003

Minor: Deaf Studies

Phi-Nu Literary Society—Historian—MacMurray College Theatre Group, 1st Year Experience Peer Leader,

Freshman Orientation Coordinator

Experience:

Associate Chair- Language Studies & The Arts, 2019-present

Chair- (Gen Ed) University Explorations Committee, 2016-2020 Chair elect (2017-18)

Academic Mentor- Women’s Lacrosse Team, 2017-present

Full Time Instructor of Humanities, 2015 to present

Director of SLU A Cappella Group, 2011 to 2019

Lead Adjunct Faculty-Fine Arts, 2009 to 2015

Awards:

2020 Saint Leo University Core Value- Excellence Award

2019 Association for General and Liberal Studies- Jerry G. Gaff Emerging Campus Leader Award

For Excellence in General & Liberal Education

Saint Leo University Courses Taught:

ART 123- Art Appreciation

ART 330-Contemporary Humanities

ART 110HM-Curves Ahead: Women Artists & The Female Form

FAS 110CL- Living The Theatre

HUM 110CL- Giants of the Arts

HUM 115CL- Film: The Art of Choices

IDS 210HM- Readings in Folklore & Culture

MUS 104- A Cappella Performance (S.A.S.S./T.A.B.S.)

SLU 101-First Year Experience

Involvement:

2022-2023 Alpha Psi Omega- Theatre Honors Society Advisor

Interim Director of Theatre Program

Prodigy Program Assistant

Curator- Saint Leo University Spring Art Gala

Member-Arts & Mind Collaborative with John Hopkins & Straz Center

2020-2022 Successful creation of six new ART course syllabi approved for Fall 2022 Girls With Goals Club Advisor

CAS Retention Committee

CTLE Hiring Committee

Chair-Technical Director Hiring Committee

AR/VR Committee

Class Application Demo Pilot

Saint Leo Artist Den Virtual Museum-Lead Curator

Arvida in “Guys & Dolls” SLU Theatre performance

SACS narrative and assessment work with current UE chair

Update of ART 110HM with Learning Design

SLU 101 Revamp Committee

2017-2019 Master of Arts Therapy Committee

University Explorations Student Learning Outcomes Workshops

L.E.D. Presenter- “You Don’t Own Me: 1960s Women’s Music and the Feminist Revolution” with Gianna Russo

Black History Celebration-Black Character Hero’s Journey Storyboards Curation

Black History Celebration- Fabulous Black Women of the 1960s Black & White

Portrait Exhibition with QR code tracking curation

Women’s HERstory Event- Dinner Banquet Placemat Collection Curation

Led SLO Workshops

Medical Humanities Committee

Served on Economics Position Search Committees

Language Studies & The Arts Department Chair Search Committee

Hispanic Heritage- 3D Recreations- Sculptors/Architects Hispanic 1960s Curation

Hispanic Heritage- Sugar Skulls 1960s Honoring Female Artists Exhibition Curation Native American History Celebration- Feathers honoring 1960s Female

Native American Artists Display Curation

SASSabration with Slam Poetry Club Spring

HERstory Event- Celebrate Women Champagne Glasses Display Curation

Black History Month- Black [Super]Hero’s Journey Poster Session Curation

2014-2016 Día De Los Muertos Masks Display Hispanic Heritage Event- “Guess Who I Am?” Statues *Live* Curation

HERstory Event- Curve Dinner Party Plate Exhibition Curation

L.E.D. Presenter- “Fordite- The Mysterious Motor City Agate”

MeTL Beta Cohort

Liberal Education Committee Member

Certified Peer Observer

QEP Resident Adjunct Faculty

L.E.D. Presenter- “Anchers Away: A Journey Into the Work of Artist Anna Ancher”

2012-2013 Presented new Gen Ed Courses- Atlanta Centers

Part of Instructional Technology’s Ipad Pilot Teaching Group

Faculty Senate

Appointed Lead Faculty- Fine Arts

“Alice Through The Looking Glass”- Backstage Mom

LEAD Expert Review Panel

2009-2011 Arranged Guest Lecturer from Dali Museum- Dirk Armstrong

“Alice In Wonderland as Envisioned by Dali, Tenniel, Disney and Burton”

“Guys & Dolls” Musical- Set Painter

Previous Teaching Experience:

Teaching Assistant, 2008

University of South Florida

Course: HUM 2230-Renaissance through Twentieth Century

6th Grade Language Arts, 2002-2005

Pasco County Schools—River Ridge Middle School

Teaching Assistant, 1992

Copenhagen International Junior School- Copenhagen, Denmark

Various Classrooms

Memberships:

American Art Therapy Association

National Association of Women in Arts- Florida Chapter

A Cappella Education Association

AGLS Member

Conference Presentations & Publications:

“YES-We Can: Female Super Humans in Film & Comics." Campus Activity Board Women’s Day Conference with Dr. Chantelle MacPhee. March 9th, 2023. Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL.

“Flippin’ Awesome Workshop- Using Flipgrid To Increase Engagement.” February 22nd, 2023. Saint Leo, FL.

Clauson-Kozina, Cheryl & DeCius, Pamela. (2021). “Gamification of General Education

Science Courses for Online Delivery”. The FASEB Journal. 35. 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.01985.

“You Don’t Own Me: Women’s Coming of Age in Music of the Sixties.” FCEA Conference- “Coming of Age” presentation with Gianna Russo. October 14th-16th, 2021. Virtual Conference.

“An Adventure in Believing: Piloting Persistence to Graduation Through FYE.” 39th Annual Conference of the First Year Experience with Tyler Sanders. February 21st-24th, 2020. Washington, D.C.

“Using Data to Drive Decision Making in General Education.” AGLS Association for General & Liberal Studies Annual Conference with Mary Spoto and Rob Lucio. September 21st-22nd, 2019. Orlando, Florida.

“The Power of Polli- An Interdisciplinary Approach To Science As Art.” Women in Data Conference March 1, 2019. Saint Leo, Fl.

“Integrating Learning Outcomes Throughout A General Education Program- Bringing It All

Together” with Mary Spoto, Patricia Campion, Robert Lucio. AGLS Annual Conference September 21st22nd, 2018. Pittsburgh, PA.

“Sorry?!; NOT Sorry!: How Exactly Does One Begin To “Gamify” A Course?” with Dr. Cheryl Kozina. AGLS Annual Conference September 21st-23rd, 2017. Memphis, TN.

“Rapidly Cultivate Courses That Engage Students and Enhance The Learning Experience” with Colleen McIlroy & Karen Hahn. D2L Fusion Conference July 17th-20th, 2017. Las Vegas, NV.

“Navigating the Corridors of the Lost Generation: An Exploration of WWI Trench Literature and Art.” FCEA Conference- “Corridors: From State To States of Mind” October 13th-15th, 2016. St. Pete Beach, FL.

“It’s All About The Shoe: Conspicuous Consumption as a Cinderellaesque Means to a Happy Ending.” The 37th International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts- Wonder Tales. March 16th-20th, 2016. Orlando, FL.

“Addressing Diversity in a Redesigned General Education Curriculum: University Explorations at Saint Leo University.” Association For General & Liberal Studies Annual Conference- Diverse Populations, Dynamic Outcomes. October 24th-26th, 2015. Milwaukee, WI.

“Fascists, Fauns and Fantasy-Oh My!: The Relevance of Fairy Tale and Myth in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth.” University of South Florida-From Avant-Garde to Ultra Violence: 1st Annual Symposium on Theoretical Approaches to Film. June 18th-20th, 2008. Tampa, FL.

“Mirrors, Wolves and Tornadoes: Oh My: An Intertextual Exploration of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth.” Fantasy Matters Conference. November 16th-18th, 2007. University of Minnesota -Twin Cities, MN.

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