Rina Bousalis, Ph.D.

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1 Rina Bousalis, Ph.D. Education 2014: Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, Tampa, FL Program of Study: Social Science Education 2006: M.A., Curriculum & Instruction University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL Program of Study: Education 2003: B.A., Elementary Education, Grades K-6 University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. 1982: A.A., Art & Design Academy of Art and Design, Chicago, IL 1980: Art Education University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1979: A.A., Business Merchandising St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, FL Professional Certifications ESOL certified Social Studies 6-12 certified Social Studies 6-9 certified Elementary Education, K-6 certified Professional Experience 2015 to present: Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Course SSE 4150, K-9 Social Studies Teaching pre-service educator s effective strategies and techniques that could help motivate and inspire K-9 students to acquire social studies knowledge.

2 : Instructor, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL Dual Enrollment Program Teacher of course SLS 1501 College Success Teaching effective study techniques and communication skills that could help high school students achieve success in college : Social Studies Teacher, Thomas Jefferson International Studies High School, Tampa, FL Teacher of World History, Traditional and Honors ( ) Teacher of Sociology ( ) Teacher of American History course ( ) Teacher of Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography ( ) Teacher of American Government course ( ) Mentor for USF Micro-teach interns ( ) Host for the Greater Access Plan (GAP) program (summers, ) Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), Southwest Florida Water management District facilitator (2011) Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) core teacher, offered interventions and monitored student progress ( ) International Leadership Team (ITL) member ( ) International Cultural Festival participant ( ) Organizer of Holocaust guest speaker visit (2010) Model United Nations(MUN) club leader (2011) Model United Nations (MUN) advisor (2012) One Book, One School team member ( ) Facilitated the integration of social studies in The International Year of Chemistry (2011) : Adjunct Instructor, University of South Florida, Tampa and Sarasota, FL Campuses, Course SSE 4313, Teaching Elementary K-6 Social Studies Teaching pre-service educator s effective strategies and techniques that could help motivate and inspire elementary students to acquire social studies knowledge : Teacher, Oak Grove Elementary, Tampa, FL English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher Personalized Education Program (PEP) drop-out prevention teacher

3 Fourth grade team leader Economic Bowl coach Multicultural Club director Extended Learning Program (ELP) teacher Parental Involvement Committee Referral of students into the ESE Gifted program Comprehension Assessment for English Language Learners (CELLA) team Human Growth and Development facilitator Tropicana Speech Competition advisor National Geographic Bee coordinator Intermediate Writing Book Study team member Battle of the Books participant Hispanic Multicultural Fair and Fall Carnival coordinator Public library card sign-up coordinator Ethnic family recipe newsletter coordinator Club Friday coordinator Resource Book Study Group Leader : Instructor, Mildred Helms Elementary School, Largo, FL Extended Learning Program (ELP) Languages English Greek Professional Honors Funding Support for Dissertation Research, scholarship through University of South Florida s Social Science Education Department, Fall 2012 International Cultural Festival, Jefferson High School, Tampa, FL February 9, 2012, 1 st place award representing the country of Japan $800 Grant awarded from Target Field Trips for submission entitled Understanding the Holocaust: May It Never Happen Again, January, 2012 $500 Grant awarded from DonorsChoose.org for submission entitled What Does It Mean to be an American? March, 2010 $500 Grant awarded from City of Tampa Water Management Department for contest submission entitled Global Issues: How Do You Get Your Water? December, 2010 Teacher of the Week, Oak Grove, April, 2009 Awarded Performance Pay, school year

4 Teacher of the Week, Oak Grove, December, 2007 Outstanding Teacher Evaluation, Oak Grove, spring 2007 MAP Award (Merit Award Program) for reading and math, August, 2007 AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) Scholarship, 2007 Excellence in FCAT Writing scores; honorable limousine ride, 2006 and 2007 Belleair Bluffs Community Scholarship, 2006, $1, Alvin Eldridge Scholarship, 2003, $1, University of South Florida s Provost s Scholar Academic Award, 2002 Clearwater Public Library s Poetry Contest Award, First place, 2000 Publications Keefer, N., & Bousalis, R. (2015, accepted and forthcoming). How do you get your water?: Structural violence pedagogy and women's access to water. The Social Studies. Bousalis, R. (2015, forthcoming). The portrayal of immigrants in trade books ( & 1980-Present). Social Studies Research and Practice. Bousalis, R. (2015, forthcoming). The Names Day: A birthday s rival. Multicultural Learning and Teaching. Bousalis, R. (2014). The portrayal of immigrants in children s and young adults American trade books during two peak United States immigration eras ( and s). Doctoral dissertation, Tampa, FL: University of South Florida. Bousalis, R. (2013). Is ignorance really bliss: The political de-motivation among elementary to high school students. Florida Council for the Social Studies Trends and Issues E-Journal, Summer, Bousalis, R. (2012). Iranian Women: Between Education and Repression. Social Education, 76(5), Bousalis-Aliak, R. (2010). Elementary Multicultural and Global Education: A Celebration of Countries and Culture, or just Celebration? Ohio Social Studies Review Journal, 46(1), Professional Presentations (2015, November, accepted). The Portrayal of Immigrants in American Youth Fiction (1880-present). Session Presenter for the 95 th National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. (2014, October). The Portrayal of Immigrants in American Youth Fiction ( & 1980-Present). Session Presenter for the 57 th Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

5 (2012, November). Global Perspectives on Structural Violence: Women, Water, Health, and Poverty. Session Presenter for the International Assembly at the 92 nd National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. (2012, October). Is Ignorance Really Bliss? The Political De-motivation Among Our Elementary to High School Students. Session Presenter for the 55 th Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (2011, December). Elementary Excitement: Puppetry with Historical Characters Poster Session Presenter at the 91 st National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Washington, DC. (2010, February). Elementary Excitement: Puppetry with Historical Characters. Poster Session Presenter at the International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. (2009, November). Creating 21 st Century Citizens: Using Emerging Technologies in the Social Studies. Session presenter at the 89 th National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. (2008, November). Elementary Social Studies Education: Text-less Teaching. Poster Session Presenter at the 88 th National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Houston, TX. (2008, October). Elementary Social Studies Education: Text-less Teaching. Session Presenter at the 51 st Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL. Scholarly Activities Dissertation reviewer for Poole, K. D. (2014). Assessing competing demands and charting a course: A phenomenological study of advanced placement U.S. history teachers decision making and course planning. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Dissertation data collector Keefer, N. E. (2012). Teachers' Narratives of Experience with Social Class, Tampa, FL: University of South Florida Clinical Instructor for s course SSE 4335, Teaching NCSS Themes, Model United Nations (UN) Conference advisor, Global Classrooms Tampa Bay, Gus Stavros Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, April 3, 2012 Greater Access Plan (GAP) mentoring program, supporting middle school students for a successful transition into high school, Jefferson High School, Tampa, FL, Data collector for J. O Brien s citizenship research study, University of Huntsville, AL, 2010

6 Manuscript Reviewer for the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) program committee, March, Manuscript Reviewer for Theory and Research in Social Studies Education (TRSE), February, Proposal Reviewer for American Educational Research Association (AERA), Research in Global Child Advocacy Special Interest Group (SIG), August, Proposal Reviewer for the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual conference program committee, May, Comprehensive Exam Reviewer (Master s degree candidates) for the University of South Florida s Secondary Education Social Science department, February, 2007, November, 2007, August, 2007, and March, Professional Memberships AERA (American Educational Research Association) NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) FCSS (Florida Council for the Social Studies)

7 References Bárbara C. Cruz, Ed.D. Professor of Secondary Education College of Education, Social Science 4202 Fowler Avenue, EDU 302 Tampa, FL (813) ; James Duplass, Ph.D. Professor of Secondary Education College of Education, Social Science 4202 Fowler Avenue, EDU 302 Tampa FL (813) ; J. Howard Johnston, Ph.D. Professor of Secondary Education College of Education, Social Science 4202 Fowler Avenue, EDU 302 Tampa FL (813) ; Philip C. Smith, Ph.D. Instructor of ESOL College of Education Department of Teaching and Learning 4202 Fowler Avenue, EDU 105 Tampa, FL (813) ; Marilyn J. Bartlett, J.D., Ph.D. Professor, Educational Leadership Texas A&M University, Kingsville College of Education and Human Development Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Rhode Hall Kingsville, TX (361) ; Preferred: Cell (727) Other references furnished upon request.