Adjunct Professor Active Directory
Resume:
Jen McClendon
Diversity committed historian, philosopher, writer, and
humanities professor ready to teach across the disciplines. 12110 Selfridge Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Professor.McClendon
@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Mount Saint Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland — History, humanities, and first-year students writing symposium professor.
January 2019 - PRESENT
Adjunct Professor of American History, Western Imagination, and Freshmen English Symposium.
● Teach research methods, including archive research, government publication, research, and library research, as part of first-year student English and American history.
● Engage students in dynamic learning through multiple and varied discussions, projects, and measurements.
● Guide students through a rigorous curriculum as they develop a broad, deep, and nuanced understanding of the world's virtues and complex problems.
● Ensure retention by promoting success-based knowledge and practical problem-solving.
● Serve as advisor to freshmen symposium students.
● Instill a love of lifelong learning.
Howard Community College, Columbia, MD
Philosophy and Ethics Professor
January 2015 - May 2020
● Promote dynamic, practical, and real-world learning reinforcement activities to help college students start critical thinking, ethical livelihoods, and career goals.
● Receive exceptional reviews from students and peers. Ethics and introduction to philosophy.
Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge, VA Adjunct Humanities Professor
January 2015 - present
● Research and review semester-long presentation of Paleolithic to the postmodern exploration of western, eastern, Afric
● an, and indigenous American, art, music, and philosophy. SKILLS
Online Course Design
Gifted and Talented Education
Mentoring
Academic Coach
Writing Coach
SUBJECTS
History
Humanities
Philosophy
Art History
Cultural Diversity/Inclusion
Comedy Writing
● Construct artifact-based activities and presentations that introduce and reinforce competency in describing, discussing, and comparing recurrent themes among western and
non-western historical artifacts, including painting, literature, sculpture, song, epic poetry, and architecture.
Varsity Tutors
● Tutor small and large group courses in AP World History Modern, AP US History AP Art History, AP Language and Composition, and SAT and ACT Prep.
● Tutor large online summer camps for grade school children using Zoom, Google Earth, and Online tours of major zoos, Cultural Heritage sites, and rain forests.
● SAT Boot Camp presented free to over 600 students in five countries.
● College readiness coach and writing tutor.
Maryville University
Adjunct History Professor 2019 to present.
● Women’s History-Explores the impact of historical events on American women’s lives and, in turn, the many roles women played in shaping American history.
● History since 1877 -America from the end of Reconstruction to the present day. Through a multitude of learning modalities, helped students explore history and historical debates using diverse primary source materials from newspaper articles, to photoessays, to private diaries to film.
Johns Hopkins Osher Institute of Lifelong Learning
● Taught Women in the Civil War.
● Lectures on Cultural Heritage Destruction in Iraq and Syria.
● Lecture on stolen art.
● A Brief History of Humor. Summer 2021.
Strong Minds Tutoring, Washington DC, Baltimore, and New York City — Course designer and Academic Coach.
September 2009 -present.
● Coach students on the art of clear and effective writing.
● College Planning.
● College Readiness Coach.
● Coach students into Ivy League Colleges
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Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN,
Humanities and Cultural Diversity Professor
June 2008 - December 2019
● Engage students in lectures and discussions in history, philosophy, art, drama, music, poetry, sculpture, and painting; special Assignments in Harlem Renaissance, Jazz, Poetry, as antecedents to Hip-hop.
● Supervise students as they translate academic interests to real-world applications by taking positive and life-affirming actions.
● Receive student reports demonstrating an increase in confidence and competence in writing and presenting findings. Two humanities through the arts and two cultural diversity courses per semester. Bristol Community College Fall River, MA
September 2006-May 2010
Bible As Literature and Ethics Adjunct professor
● She developed peer-reviewed online logic courses in Angel, Moodle, and Blackboard learning management systems.
● Outlined logic and world religions textbook alternatives reviewed favorably by beta test students in an online environment.
● Developed (proposed) a well-reviewed course in World Religions.
Unrelated to Teaching
● US Department of Education 2009-2019Docket
Clerk/Paralegal/Records Liaison Officer/Archivist/Database Administrator.
Managed a three-year digitization project with a 100% accuracy rate and an overall rating of 99%.
Database Administration. SQL, Crystal Reports,
Custom Database, Microsoft Access.
Maintained over fifty years of Civil Rights Case Files Federal documents manager for Title IV, Civil Rights, and Clery Act cases.
EEO collateral duty.
Review and formatting of all legal documents.
● US Navy 1997-2001
Sonar Technician (AN-SQQ 89 & 28), command
swimmer.
Command Historian.
Division Equal Opportunity and Training Manager.
Command photographer.
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EDUCATION
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
(ABD) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Gender and Civil War History, 2021.
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
• Women that fought in battle during the American Civil War.
• Women and American nursing.
• Catholic sisters, American Nursing, and the Civil War. Salve Regina University, Newport, RI — Master of Arts Humanities September 2003 - May 2006. Considerable inquiry into Art History and World Civilizations.
Salve Regina University, Newport, RI —Master of Arts in International Relations. Considerable inquiry into the Cold War, The Balkans, WWI, the Holocaust, & Political Philosophy. September 2007 - August 2009
Harvard Extension School ALM History -2022
Pursuing a Masters Degree in History
Recent work in The Marshall Plan and The Truman Doctrine. Review of James Madison’s research on how democracies fail. Awards and Certificates
Annual performance ‘’Cash’’ awards at the Department of Education 2009-2017.
Certificate
Certificate: Gifted and Talented Education, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2018
Certificate: American Studies, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2021
● American Studies, American Art History.
Certificate: Gender Studies, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2015
● Women in Comedy: The influential art of using humor to address complex issues such as domestic violence.
Certificate: Teaching Online and Course Development,
● University of California, La Jolla, CA, 2010
● Capstone Project ‘’Making the humanities come alive online.”
‘’Film and humor in online education.’’
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● Distance education philosophy, efficacy, and practice. Certificate: Smithsonian Associates, World Art History, Washington, DC, 2017
Publications:
White Paper with Recommendations: Toxic Leadership, Flawed Logic, Sexism, and Military Sexual Assault.
Presented to the Response Systems Panel on Adult Sexual Crimes 2014
Contributor to: Moving Words / Words that Move: An Analysis DiscursivePractices Plaguing U.S. Service Women 2012 Lectures
● Women in the Civil War Lecture Series for common interest and living history demonstrations.
● History of Nursing: Lecture Series for Nursing Schools
● History of Technology: Lecture for STEM schools
● Historian of American Comedy: Lecture Series -for students of history and people that love to laugh.
● The Cold War and Hot Moments
● Star Wars and Philosophy
● International Politics in Real-Time
● Art History Lectures upon request.
Currently Writing:
The Original Rosie the Riveter: Updating American History to Include the Role of Women in the Civil War-Chapter Writing Stage Textbook on the Global War on Terror.
Working Title: An Unreasonable Vision: How American Education Could Function -Research stage
Professional Affiliations
● Lincoln Group – Discussion on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln.
● Civil War Preservation Trust.
Volunteerism
● Father Jones Kitchen & San Diego Jewish Community Center – weekend homeless job readiness and education volunteer. Resume writer and math tutor.
● Lead for Life GED Math Instructor/tutor.
● Habitat For Humanity Construction Aid 1997-2001 Active Duty.
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● Strong Minds Tutoring Community Solutions - Tutoring and college readiness services for families from Baltimore to Frederick. Networked through nonprofits.
● Americorps Project Change: Saturday school Math Tutor, RAP (Recovery Academic Programs) Math Tutor. 2020-2021.
● COVID 19 -Conversations with Kids-leading students to volunteer to develop conversations on accurate information on the Coronavirus.
Additional Information
Language: English, Intermediate Spanish, German, and Latin. French language translation certificate from UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies.
Learning American Sign Language.
Technical Proficiencies:
Windows, Mac OS, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Access, Crystal Reports. Interests: Photography, literature, creative writing, comedy, swimming, and bicycling. Being a good human.
Future projects:
Developing a white paper on how and why education should include tutoring for learners across the spectrum.
Project on the Rising Importance of Civics in America 5
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