Columbus, New Jersey, United States
I am a retired educator who enjoys conducting research and writing numismatic articles and reviews for publication. It is a fun way for me to give back to the hobby!
* This year I served as a personal / instructional aide. I assisted teachers in working with special needs students.
* I worked directly with teachers to help foster an intellectually stimulating and productive learning environment for special needs kids and ESL learners.
* Course taught: Religions of the World * I offered a world religions course covering core elements of the world's major faith traditions. Bergen Community College, about 15 miles from New York City, has students from over 138 countries. It is the largest community college in New Jersey. * For six colleges and universities, to provide interest-generating and up-to-date courses, offered 17 courses on the modern Middle East, Islamic Studies and world religions in degree programs, continually improved quality of courses with administrative and student feedback regarding syllabi, research papers, exams, lectures and class discussions. * As a scholar in Islamic Studies, world religions and numismatics, to produce high quality manuscripts for publication, developed ideas, conducted extensive research, prepared draft copies and final manuscripts submitted for publication resulting in a total of 115 book chapters, articles, reviews, notes and encyclopedia entries published in books and journals between 1994 and 2026.
* This academic year I split my time as an instructional / personal aide in a multiple disabilities (MD) room and a language and learning disabilities (LLD) room. Both are self-contained classrooms. I helped instruct special education students.
* I served as an instructional aide in a language and learning disabilities (LLD) self-contained classroom. I provided individual and small group instruction to help our special needs children achieve academic success. * I spent a week traveling in Peru (December 27, 2014, to January 5, 2015) and brought back Peruvian coins to share with our students.
* I was a full-time personal aide supporting the educational progress of a special needs child. I encouraged this student to participate in each class and to delight in learning.
* As a substitute teacher, I helped bridge classroom learning by filling in for absent instructors. I followed the lesson plans crafted by the regular teacher and maintained classroom order. * Review of The Road to Tahrir Square: Egypt and the United States from the Rise of Nasser to the Fall of Mubarak, by Lloyd C. Gardner. The Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies, vol. V, no. 4 (Autumn 2012), pp. 481-486.