Who we are...

The Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief:  Elizabeth K. Haller
Kent State University

I am a teaching fellow pursuing my doctorate degree in Nineteenth-Century British Literature at Kent State University. I received my MA in English Language and Literature from Central Michigan University (CMU) in August 2003 after completing my thesis in Victorian Literature on the novels of Charlotte Bronte. From 2002--2005, I taught both Freshman Composition and Advanced Composition courses at CMU. I completed my undergraduate work in English with a minor in History from the University of Northern Colorado in 1999. I earned my Associate of Arts Degree from Muskegon Community College in 1989. While earning my AA degree, I served as a freelance writer for The Muskegon Chronicle, The Detroit News, and The Detroit Free Press, with six articles picked up by the Associated Press. In 2001 I received an academic honor and award for my article "Know Your Enemy: a Brief History of New Criticism." I have published literary research and criticism including my article titled "Guise and the Act of Concealment in Jane Eyre" published in the November 2003 edition of Bronte Studies. I am an active member of Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, MLA and other scholarly organizations.

Content Editor:  Dr. Susan Jones
Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU)

Dr. Susan Jones is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education. She was Co-Principal Investigator of the $1.5 million dollar U.S. Department of Education grant, "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology" (PT3). Dr. Jones was also responsible for overseeing the instructional design process of SMSU's eHighSchool, which provides proximity-based distance learning opportunities to rural schools in Missouri.

Dr. Jones has over fourteen years of combined teaching experience within the areas of Pre-K and elementary school; University and college level; and within private and governmental institutions. She has worked with a major multimedia software development company in curriculum design and development for K-12. She has presented and participated in developing seminars for national and international audiences and continues to do so.

Dr. Jones' primary research interest is effective technology integration in learning, although her area of expertise focuses on the application of specific reconfiguration guidelines that must be utilized in order to modify (redesign) traditional courses to be transported into any delivery system. She was recently awarded a College Teaching Award and a College Research Award. Dr. Jones is currently in the process of writing a technology text with one of the top educational publishing companies.

Content Editor:  Jason Caudill
University of Tennessee

I am an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Carson-Newman College.  I have a BA in Business Administration and an MBA, and I am currently doing dissertation work for my PhD in Instructional Technology at the University of Tennessee.  My primary research interests are in technical management and open source software.  Professionally, I have extensive experience in information technology, ranging from front-line technical support to system administration and have also taught online for several years.  Outside of work and academics, I am a college football and basketball fan who enjoys the outdoors and working with my hands.

Content Editor: Denise Elmer
Southeast Community College

I am an instructor in the Humanities Department of Southeast Community College, Nebraska.  I earned a MA in Speech Communication from North Dakota State University and a BA in Management with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership from the University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota. Prior to my life in academia I was a Registered Nurse, obtaining an AA in Nursing from Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan. I have been published in both regional and national communication journals on a range of topics including service learning and student motivation and speech forensics. In my free time I like to garden, hike, and read.

Content Editor: Brandi Scollins-Mantha

I am an online English adjunct and part-time instructional designer.  I hold an M.Ed. in Adult Education from Penn State and a MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College.  When not home-schooling my seven-year-old daughter, I write novels and short stories.  My first novel, My Intended, was published in spring 2000 by Morrow/HarperCollins.  My short fiction has appeared in a variety of literary journals including Folio, Pleiades, The Literary Review, and the Kelsey Review.

Faculty Advisor to AE Extra:  Dr. Ben Varner
University of Northern Colorado 

I am a Professor of English at the University of Northern Colorado. In addition to having the pleasure of advising the student editors of AE Extra, I enjoy teaching and researching Victorian Literature, Composition Theory, the Bronte Sisters, and Charles Dickens. I also serve as an Executive Editor for Academic Exchange Quarterly.

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