Caroline Fitzpatrick

Publications - Refereed

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C. & Rankin-Brown, M. (in progress for 2010). Improving the Freshman Composition Experience by Incorporating Qualitative Research Methodologies.

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C. & Stober,. (Summer 2007). Sustaining Gaia Through Learning Communities: A Case Study in Higher Education, International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 3 (5), pp. 41-50.

[Dissertation] Fitzpatrick, C. (2007). Women's Voices, Women's Quilts: A Qualitative Study of Discourse Practices in a Pennsylvania Quilting Community. Proquest Dissertation Abstracts, #AAT 3272102

[Paper] Stober, S. & Fitzpatrick, C. (Summer 2006). Close Encounters of The Natural Kind: Eco-Composition, Citizen Science, and Underrepresented Students in Academe. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 2 (1), pp.9-16.

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C., & Rankin-Brown, M.  (January 2005). Educational Insights in Literacy through Qualitative Methodologies. Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities Proceedings: University of Honolulu, Hawaii. ISSN #1541-5899: pp. 1737-1741.

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C. (July 2004). Technology Use in Teaching & Learning: Electronic Portfolios, Threaded Papers, and New Essay Textuality. International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications Proceedings, Volume II; The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS): Orlando, FL, p. 121+.

Publications - Non-Refereed

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C. (in press for 2010). Notes on the Gaelic Influence on Literacy: A Cursory Survey of Literature & Opinion. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC Database)

[News Article] Fitzpatrick, C. (Fall 2009). Tell Your Story in St. Louis. Sigma Tau Delta Newsletter.

[News Article] Fitzpatrick, C. (Spring 2009). Storytellers: 2010 Convention. Sigma Tau Delta Newsletter

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C. (in press for 2009). Writing for a Purpose: Using Ethno- and Eco-Composition Activities to Promote Awareness and Foster Civic Activism. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC Database): ED498886

[News Article] Fitzpatrick, C. (Spring 2008). Save Our Stories Project Launch. Sigma Tau Delta Newsletter

[Paper] Rankin-Brown, M., & Fitzpatrick, C. (March 2007). A Confluence of Voices Negotiating Identity: An East Coast-West Coast Exchange of Ideas on Writing, Culture, and Self. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC Database), ED498886.

[News Article] Fitzpatrick, C. (Spring 2007). James E. Nelson: A Man of Means. Sigma Tau Delta Newsletter

[Paper] Fitzpatrick, C., Mathys, P., & Nerino, M. (November 2002). Threaded Research Papers: A Practical Course Project for Fostering Community by Integrating Technology,  Syllabus Technology Conference, Syllabus Proceedings (Electronic): Newton, Massachusetts.

[Stringer/Freelance Writer] Press Releases (1995-1997), Pottsville Republican, Pottsville, PA 17901

Editorial Work

[Textbook Reviewer] Guth, D. & Marsh, C. (2009). Public Relations: A Value Driven Approach, 4e. NY: Allyn & Bacon

[Textbook Proposal Reviewer] Coleman, L. & Funk, R. (2009). Voices at the Boundaries. NY: McGraw-Hill Publishers.

[Textbook Reviewer] Charters, A. (2009). The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. 7th Ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's.

[Manuscript Revision] Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society: A Written History (2008), Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Publication

[Editorial Board] The Rectangle Literary Magazine (2008), Short Fiction & Poetry Categories, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society Publication

[Editorial Review Board, Manuscript Referee] (2007) International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

[Manuscript Reviewer] Rusbuldt, J. & Klucsarits, J. (2007). A Photographic Timeline of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary's American Kestrel Nestlings. NY: Lulu.com Press.

[Chapter Reviewer] Maimon, E. P., Peritz, J. H., & Yancey, K. B. (2007). Chapter 15: Understanding Research. In The New McGraw-Hill Handbook. NY: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

[Editorial Review Board] Manuscript Referee (2004-2006). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Journals (AACE) and Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education Journals (CITE).

[Textbook Reviewer] Jones, P., & Farness, J. (2000). College Writing Skills, 4th Ed. Collegiate Press, San Diego, CA.

Professional Judging

Best Convention Paper (2009), Creative Nonfiction Category, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Website Design Contest (2000-2008), Individual & Chapter Submissions for the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Literary Arts Journals Contest (2004-2008), Individual & Chapter Submissions for the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair (Advertising Design, 2004; Curricular Web Design, 2005), Berks County Intermediate Unit, Reading, Pennsylvania

Advertising Judge (Print Advertisements, 1999; TV Commercials, 2001; Sponsorships, 2005) Utilities Communicators International, UGI Utilities, Reading, PA

Italian Heritage Essay Contest (1997, 1998), Italian Heritage Association, Reading, PA

Forensics Judge (1994-1995), Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA