James F. Mulhern
Philadelphia, PA 19130
E-mail: ******@*******.*** or *************@*****.***
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2013 to January 2025 Secondary English Teacher at Atlantic Technical College Magnet High School in Coconut Creek, Florida. Have taught English I, II, III, and IV as well as AP English Language and dual-enrollment courses through Broward College—ENC1101 and ENC1102.
February 2012 to present Creator, Writer, and Curator of a website with ELA curriculum for students and educators: http://www.scholarmulhern.blogspot.com/
November 2012 to present Educational Consultant, National Math and Science Initiative.
September 2011 to present Adjunct English Faculty Member at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
June 2011 to present AP English Reader for The College Board.
August 2003 to June 2013 Secondary English Teacher at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. English I, English III, English IV, Creative Writing, and Advanced Placement English Language and Composition.
September 1997 to June 2003 Secondary English Teacher at Granby Jr.-Sr. High School in Granby, Massachusetts. American Literature, British Literature, Genre Literature, Creative Writing, Drama, Speech/Media, Edgar Allan Poe, SAT Prep.
June 1995 to July 1997 Instructor at Westover Job Corps Center in Chicopee, Massachusetts. GED and Writing courses.
January 1996 to October 1996 Educational Support Coordinator for after-school tutoring program at Holyoke High School in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
October 1995 to June 1996 Substitute teacher at Holyoke High School.
September 1995 to October 1995 Student Teacher of Secondary English at Holyoke High School. Advanced English and Transitional English courses.
June 1994 to September 1994 Instructor at Westover Job Corps in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Reading and ESL courses and a job skills course entitled "World of Work."
May 1994 to June 1995 Special Education Tutor for public schools in Granby, Massachusetts. Tutored middle-school and high-school students.
March 1994 to June 1994 Special Education Aide for Granby Jr.-Sr. High School in Granby, Massachusetts. Provided small-group instruction and one-on-one tutoring for seventh- and eighth-grade students. Accommodated special needs of students.
September 1988 to May 1991 Instructor of Writing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Writing Composition courses, Honors English courses.
September 1987 to May 1989 Academic Advisor, Emerson College Advising Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Counseled students, led orientation workshops, provided ongoing support for probationary students.
PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE
September 1994 to July 1995 Editorial Consultant for National Evaluation Systems in Amherst, Massachusetts.
July 1991 to June 1992 Production Editor for Clark Boardman Callaghan, a legal publishing house in New York.
June 1989 to June 1991 Lead Production Editor for Houghton Mifflin Company, School Division in Boston. Worked on Reading textbooks, K-8.
January 1989 to May 1991 Fiction Reader for Ploughshares, a Boston-based literary magazine.
July 1987 to March 1989 Production Editor for Houghton Mifflin Company School and Reference Divisions. Proofreader of The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
February 2016 to present Accomplished and award-winning writer: fiction and nonfiction, including curriculum and textbooks: http://amazon.com/author/jamesmulhern
November 1979 to November 1993 Medical Transcriber at Massachusetts General Hospital--Boston, Massachusetts (November 1979 to December 1989); Unit Coordinator in Beth Israel Hospital Ambulatory Care Center—Boston, Massachusetts (September 1982 to August 1983; Cardiology Secretary at St. Mary’s Hospital—San Francisco, California (September 1992 to November 1993).
EDUCATION
Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
Recipient of Writing Fellowship in 2015
Earned “First Class” distinction, the highest level of achievement.
Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts
Postbaccalaureate Teacher Certification Program, Secondary English
Certification--December 1995; Member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
M.F.A. Writing, Literature, and Publishing--May 1989
Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
B.F.A. Writing, Literature, and Publishing--May 1987; Graduated magna cum laude.