| Department: | |
| Title: | Associate Professor - College Success Studies |
| Office: | LC405p |
| Email: | waddoust@uvu.edu |
| Phone: | (801) 863-8273 |
| Fax: | (801) 863-6445 |
| Mail Code: | 275 |
Associate Professor
Department of College Success Studies
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
2004 – 2009: Coordinator, Critical Thinking and Reading Program, UVSC
1993 – 2009: Supervisor, Adjunct Reading Faculty, UVSC
2001: Tenure, Utah Valley State College
1986 – 1998: Teacher, Grades 1 – 12
1993 – 2009: Leadership and Membership, National, Regional, and Local
Committees
1996: English as a Second Language (Endorsement, Brigham Young University)
1992: Reading Specialist (Brigham Young University)
1992: Elementary Education (M.Ed., Teaching Certificate, )
1986: Secondary Education (B.S., Teaching Certificate)
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:
(More detailed statement available)
My work as a professional educator is rooted in an ever-deepening commitment to teaching and scholarship in a spirit of cooperation. I enjoy the academic environment for its intellectual vitality, constant invitation to learn, and for the opportunities it offers for engagement with colleagues and students toward a common goal. I find my field of study particularly energizing, especially as I observe my students grow in confidence and independence.
My own growth has included an increasing conviction that cooperation is superior to competition as a way of life. I make a conscious effort to incorporate a cooperative approach in my teaching and in my relationships with colleagues. I flourish in a supportive learning environment and seek to help create such an atmosphere for others. I find deep satisfaction walking away at the end of a day or at the end of a semester knowing I have participated in helping my students become more active learners. Even greater satisfaction comes in knowing that this has been a collaborative effort.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2001 – present: Associate Professor
Full-time tenured associate professor teaching Critical Thinking and Reading
(including service-learning component), Study Skills, and Student Success
courses in the Department of College Success in the School of General
Academics at Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah (www.uvsc.edu)
1995 – 1996, 1997-2001: Assistant Professor
Full-time tenure-track assistant professor teaching Reading, Study Skills,
and Student Success courses in the Department of College Success in the
School of General Academics at Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
(www.uvsc.edu)
1996 – 1997: Director, Gifted and Talented Program
Instituted and served as Director of the Gifted and Talented Program for Soda
Springs School District, Soda Springs, Idaho
1993 – 1995: Instructor
Full-time tenure-track instructor Teaching Reading, Study Skills, and Student
Success courses in the Learning Enrichment Center at Utah Valley Community
College, Orem, Utah (www.uvsc.edu)
1992 – 1993: Teacher of History (Grades 9 – 12)
Taught World History at Mountain View High School, Alpine School District,
Orem, Utah
Summers 1992 and 1993: Adjunct Reading Instructor
Taught reading courses at Utah Valley Community College, Orem, Utah
Fall 1991: Research Intern
Conducted and analyzed field research at Joaquin Elementary School in Provo,
Utah for the Department of Teacher Education in the McKay School of Education
at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1990 – 1992: Graduate Research Assistant
Worked on research projects in cooperation with faculty in the Department of
Teacher Education in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young
University, Provo, Utah
1990 – 1992: Supervisor of Student Teachers
Supervised Elementary Education Student Teachers for the Department of
Teacher Education in the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young
University, Provo, Utah
1988 – 1990: Teacher of Language Arts (Grade 7)
Taught a composite class of Language Arts (Reading, English, and Social
Studies) to seventh grade students at Mount Logan Junior High School, Logan
School District, Logan, Utah
Spring 1988: Reading Tutor
Tutored at-risk students in Reading at Club Heights Elementary School, Weber
School District, Ogden, Utah
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:
2009: Hardiness Certificate
Completed training and observations required to teach HardiTraining “Managing
Stressful Change"
1996: English as a Second Language Endorsement
Obtained a Teaching Endorsement for English as a Second Language through
the Division of Continuing Education at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1992: Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.)
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Master of Education Degree (Reading
Specialist and Elementary Education) having received both a full tuition
academic scholarship and a research assistantship with stipend in the
Department of Teacher Education in the McKay School of Education at Brigham
Young University, Provo, Utah
Thesis: Establishing Autonomous Board of Teaching for Licensure of Education
Professionals in the State of Utah
1992: Elementary Education Teaching Certificate
Certificated Elementary Education Teacher through the Utah State Office of
Education, Salt Lake City, Utah and the Idaho State Office of Education, Boise,
Idaho
1986: Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Social Studies
Composite: Economics, History, and Political Science) having received a full
tuition academic scholarship in the Department of Secondary Education in the
College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, Logan, Utah
1986: Secondary Education Teaching Certificate
Certificated Secondary Education Teacher through the Utah State Office of
Education, Salt Lake City, Utah and the Idaho State Office of Education, Boise,
Idaho
1984: Associate Degree (A.A.)
Graduated with an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts having received a full tuition
scholarship at Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP:
Department of College Success Studies Committees and Assignments
2009: Member, Policies and Procedures Committee
2009: Mentor to Faculty, Douglas Gardner
2005 – 2009: Lead Teacher, CTRS 1170 Advanced Critical Thinking and Reading
2004 – 2009: Coordinator, Critical Thinking and Reading Program
2004 – 2008: CLSS 1000 Student Success Coordination Committee
2003 – 2008: Chair, College Success Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee
2004 – 2007: National Association for Developmental Education Certification
Committee
2003 – 2007: College Success and Academic Literacy Outcomes Assessment
Committee
1997 – 2009: Lead Teacher, CTRS 0800 Introduction to Critical Thinking and
Reading
1993 – 2009: Critical Thinking and Reading Curriculum Committee
School of General Academics Committees and Assignments
2005 – 2009: General Academics Strategic Research Committee
2005 – 2006: Faculty Excellence Selection Committee
2003 – present: General Academics Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee
(SRTP)
2001 – present: General Academics Accreditation Committee
2004: General Academics Mission Revision Committee
2001 – 2003: General Academics Adjunct Council
2003: Chair, Policy Development Committee for School of General Academics
Retention and Tenure
1999 – 2003: Learning Enrichment Center Salary and Merit Points Committee
2002: Policy Development Committee for Faculty Excellence
2001 – 2002: Strategic Planning Committee, On-Line Writing Lab (OWL)
1999 – 2001: Chair, Learning Enrichment Center Scholarship Committee
2001: English as a Second Language Curriculum and Retention Committee
2000: Learning Enrichment Center Teacher of the Year Selection Committee
1999: Computer Lab Development / Space Utilization Committee
Utah Valley University Committees and Assignments
2009: Member, Service Learning Committee
2009: Member of Senior Thesis Committee, Jennifer Regan Brown
2003 – 2005: UVSC Institutional Review Board (IRB)
1999 – 2003 (includes a one year extension): Senator, Faculty Senate
1999 – 2003: Faculty Senate Personnel and Elections Committee
2002: Faculty Senate Workload Issues Committee
2001: Faculty Senate Evaluation Committee for Refining Registration Procedures
1998: Chair, College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Salt Lake City
Membership Committee
1996: Faculty Senate Evaluation Committee for Improving Student Rating of
Instructors (SRI)
Professional Organizations
• National Association of First Year Experience (FYE)
• National Association of Developmental Education (NADE)
• College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
• Southwest Association of Developmental Education (SWADE)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Intermountain Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ITESOL)
• International Society for Exploring Teaching Alternatives (ISETA)
• National First Year Experience (FYE)
SCHOLARSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
2009: Texbook Reviewer for Cengage
2008: Utah Valley University Service Learning Fellowship
2008: Group Leader, Challenge Day, Independence High School (Provo, Utah)
2006: Utah Valley State College Scholarly and Creative Works Fellowship
2005 – 2006: Techniques for Rate Flexibility While Reading, MaxComm,
Incorporated (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2005 – 2006: More Efficient Reading and Learning, Crossroads Health and Family
Services (Salt Lake City, Utah)
1997 – 2003: Utah Valley State Skills Workshops for Students: Memory; Test Taking;
Reading for the Trades; Mapping; Learning to the Recall Level; Q-Cards; Textbook
Reading
2000 – present: Textbook Reviewer for Longman, Prentice-Hall, and Houghton Mifflin
2001: Instructor Resource Manual for Taking Control of Your College Reading and
Learning. Byrd, E. H., Carter, E. C., & Waddoups, S. D. Boston: Thompson Learning.
2001: Taking Control of Your College Reading and Learning. Byrd, E. H., Carter,
E. C., & Waddoups, S. D. Boston: Thompson Learning. ISBN: 0-15-506375-8
2000: Importance of Preparatory Literacy Courses for College Freshmen,
Community College Conference (Utah Valley State College)
Summer, 2000: Intensive English Instruction for Mongolian Partnership, month-long
program (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
2000: Student Rating of Instructors, International Teachers of English to Speakers
of Other Languages (TESOL) Conference (Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
1999: Teaching to the Recall Level, Regional College Reading and Learning
Association Conference (Logan, UT)
1999: Cognitive Mapping, National Association of Developmental Education
Conference (Tempe, Arizona)
1997: Reading Across the Curriculum, Pre-Service Workshops (Utah Valley State
College)
1997: Teaching Reading to Under-Prepared High School Students, two-day training
(Soda Springs School District, Soda Springs, Idaho)
1997: Be In Control: Use Metacognition (BICUM). Byrd, E. H., Carter, E. C., &
Waddoups, S. D. (Custom Publication). New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
1997: Improved Literacy and English Achievement through Literature, Intermountain
TESOL Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah)
1996: Academic Reading and Learning, Intermountain Great Teachers Summit
(Park City, Utah)
1995: Taking Learning to the Recall Level, Southwest Association of Developmental
Education (SWADE) Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada)
1995: Teaching Reading in the Public Classroom, Oakwood Elementary School
(Ogden, Utah)
1994: Be In Control Use Metacognition (BICUM), Applied Technology Conference
(Utah Valley State College)
1994: Getting Students to Take More Effective Notes, UVSC Faculty Inservice
Workshops (Utah Valley State College)
1994: Reading Across the Curriculum, Community College Conference (Utah Valley State
College)
1993: Discipline Specific Reading, UVCC Faculty Inservice Workshops (Utah Valley
Community College)
COURSES TAUGHT:
(* indicates significant contribution to curriculum development)
• CTRS 0800 Introduction to Critical Thinking and Reading*
• CTRS 0900 Intermediate Critical Thinking and Reading*
• CTRS 1170 Advanced Critical Thinking and Reading*
• CTRS 1180 Speed Reading
• CTRS 1190 Power Reading Strategies (I co-developed this internet course)*
• STSK 1000 Study Skills
• STSK 1050 Memory Techniques
• CLSS 1000 Student Success
• CLSS 1100 HardiTraining “Managing Stressful Change
• ESL 0920 Reading Level I*
• ESL 0940 Grammar Level I*
• ESL 1210 Listening and Speaking Level II*
• ESL 1410 Advanced Listening and Speaking Level IV*
• ESL 1420 Advanced Reading and Vocabulary Level IV*