Karen Graziano

Penn State University Brandywine, August 2014-current

• Communication & English Instructor

Neumann University, August 2014-current

• Adjunct Instructor, Division of Business and Information Management

Villanova University College of Professional Studies, June 2014-current

• Course Developer

Neumann University, July 2014-August 2014

• Course Developer, Division of Business and Information Management

Villanova University, August 2001-current

• Adjunct Professor, English Department, August 2014-current
• Director, Leadership & Professional Development, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Villanova University, June 2011-August 2014
• Law School Advisor, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Villanova University, August 2004-August 2014
• Internship Director, May 2011-September 2012, and Acting Director, Internship Office, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Villanova University, February 2011-May 2011
• Academic Advisor, English Department, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Villanova University, August 2004-May 2011
• Assistant Professor, English Department, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Villanova University, August 2004-May 2011
• Adjunct Faculty, English Department, Villanova University, August 2001-August 2004

Widener University, August 2002-August 2004

• Instructor, Writing Center, Widener University, Chester, PA, Spring 2003-Summer 2004 – Worked with undergraduate, law, and graduate students on all aspects of the writing and research process
• Adjunct Professor, Widener University, Chester, PA, Fall 2002-Spring 2004 — Taught Professional Writing and Composition & Critical Thinking courses

Adjunct Instructor at the following universities and colleges, 1999-2004:

• Pennsylvania Language Institute, Chester, PA
• Eastern University, St. David’s, PA
• Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
• The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
• Quincy College, Quincy, MA
• Anna Maria College, Milton, MA
• Aquinas College, Milton, MA

Teaching Assistant, Fall 1996:

• Sociology Professor Severyn Bruyn, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Education

Certificate in College Counseling, UCLA Extension Online Program, Los Angeles, CA

• Studied admission procedures, best practices in admissions, counseling issues, financial aid, testing, role of development offices, and the history of higher education.
• Completed a practicum at the Villanova University Office of University Admission.
• Completed the practicum research report: “The Expanding Role of Professional Development in the Liberal Arts: How Colleges and Career Centers are Responding to the Needs of Liberal Arts Students Through the Introduction and Implementation of Professional Development Programming”

Technical Editing Course, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA

• Course Final Project: Edited a Technical Computer Manual

Graduate Certificate in Publishing, Emerson College, Boston, MA

• Concentration: The Publishing Process and Editing Techniques
• Studied the publishing process including developing editorial content, positioning against competitors, formulating reader profiles, and evaluating advertising potential.
• Created the 60-pge prototype of the magazine, EHQ: Boston’s Environmental Health Quarterly
  

Graduate Research in Sociology and Environmental Policy, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

• Concentrations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Plans
• Honors: Full Tuition and Stipend Academic Fellowship Recipient
• Teaching Assistant in Business & Society Course

Juris Doctor, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC

• Concentrations: Environmental Law and International Law
• Co-Founder: EcoNotes: Environmental Law & Policy journal

Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications, Fairfield University

• Majors: English (Writing) and Communications (Research); Minor: Spanish
• Honors: Graduated Cum Laude

Semester-at-Sea Study Abroad, University of Pittsburgh International Program, Around the World

• Traveled to and studied the culture, politics, environment, and social policy of Bahamas, Venezuela, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Japan.
• Honors: Academic Scholarship Recipient
• Coursework: Travel Writing, Literature, International Economics, and Seminars on Global Social Policy and Culture including Desmond Tutu’s presentation concerning South Africa’s Situation and Future.

Spanish Language and Culture Study Abroad, Universidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

• Intensive Study of Spanish Language and Culture