SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

Innovative, thoughtful, and motivated academic administrator with particular expertise in faculty development, technology planning and implementation, curriculum and program design, assessment, and student learning support. A proven leader who values the collaborative nature of the academic environment; who communicates effectively and persuasively; and is an agent for positive institutional change.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA              
M.A.    History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA              
B.A.     History of Art, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA                              

Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration (HERS, Mid-America and Bryn Mawr College), Summer 2004

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA                                              2008-present
Associate Dean & Executive Director, Graduate Arts & Sciences
Oversee all aspects of the graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, including faculty, curriculum, budget, student recruitment, and student support.

Corcoran College of Art                                                                               Fall 2007
Instructor, Seminar in Digital Media and Virtual Culture

SunGard Higher Education, Malvern, PA                                                 2006-2008      
Organizational Consultant, Luminis Services
Provided implementation services and training on the Luminis Platform (Web portal system) for higher education clients throughout the U.S. and abroad

Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC                                                           2005-2006
Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Art
Reporting to the Vice-President and Dean of the College, the portfolio of responsibilities for this position included providing leadership and oversight for the College’s Salem Signature Program, general education requirements, advising, undergraduate programs, academic support, study abroad, and various other programs linked to the undergraduate experience.  Required close collaboration with Student Affairs, Continuing Studies, and Admissions.

La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA                                                        1997-2005
Assistant Provost for Learning Support and Faculty Development
Reporting to the Provost, the portfolio of responsibilities for this position included providing leadership, vision, and management in the areas of academic support, faculty development, and academic technology.  Included line responsibility for eight units and oversight of budgets totaling approximately $750,000.

Director, Art and Art History Program                                                           1999-2002

Assistant Professor, Fine Arts Department                                              1997-2005

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Catalogue editor and essay contributor for At the Edge, exh. at Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC and various additional venues, March – December 2007

Catalogue essay for Thomas Brummett, New Work: Nocturnes, exh. at Schmidt-Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, December 2004.

Review of Orazio and Artemesia Gentileschi, Keith Christiansen and Judith Mann, eds., in The Sixteenth Century Journal, 34:1 (2003) 292-294.

Review of Paolo Veronese: Piety and Display in an Age of Religious Reform by Richard Cocke in Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art 3 (2002) 113-117.

“Points and Pixels: Looking at Neo-Impressionism and Digital Art,” exh. cat. Neo-Impressionism: Artists on the Edge, Ed. Fronia Simpson (Portland, ME: Portland Museum of Art, 2002) 67-81.

Review of Visual Digital Culture: Surface Play and Spectacle in New Media Genres by Andrew Darley, on the Web site Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/booklist.asp) December 2001.

“Illicit Arousal: The Erotic Subtext of Tintoretto's Tarquin and Lucretia,” Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art 2 (2001): 1-21.

Review of Santa Maria della Salute: Architecture and Ceremony in Baroque Venice by Andrew Hopkins, in The Sixteenth Century Journal, 32:3 (2001) 818-20.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

“À la recherche du temps perdu: reflections on technology, multiplicity, and meaning in contemporary art,” College Art Association Annual Conference, February 2006, Boston 

Invited lecture, “A Practical Guide to Collecting Photography,” given with Rick De Coyte at The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, February 2005, Philadelphia

“Does Perception Influence Reception in the Visual Arts?” November 2004, Annual Conference of the American Synesthesia Association, UC Berkeley

“Incorporating the Student Portfolio in Online Courses: Practical and Pedagogical Strategies,” February 2003, College Art Association Annual Conference, New York

“Neither Virgin nor Whore: The Symbolic Status of Women in Cinquecento Venice,” October 2002, Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, San Antonio
                          
Session chair for “From Brushstrokes to Bytes: Art Historical Approaches to Digital Art,” February 2002, College Art Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Associate Member, Association of American Colleges & Universities
Distinguished Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Member, College Art Association
Member, National Academic Advising Association

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Current:
Wellesley College Alumnae Association, President, Class of 1993
Director/Curator, Silicon Gallery and Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints
Previous:
Wellesley College Alumnae Association, Class of 1993 Reunion Gifts Chair
President, Wellesley Club of Philadelphia
Docent, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; Blackboard; Sungard/SCT Banner & Luminis; IBM/Lotus Notes; Macromedia Studio Suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash); Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access); WebCT

LANGUAGES
Reading knowledge of Italian, French, and Spanish