RhondaFilipan

Bonjour! I'm **Rhonda Filipan**, and I am a doctoral student in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel.

I'm looking forward to the Dissertation Preparation Seminar because it will give me a chance to develop and refine a topic that I'm passionate about: **part-time / adjunct faculty in higher education.**

My research will study "career adjuncts" and other instructors who have taught part-time for at least ten years. I want to hear their stories---what has motivated them to work as adjuncts? what have been their experiences? what are their relationships like with full-time faculty? **Narrative inquiry** will be my research method.

University administrators must hear these stories and must make an institution-wide commitment to on-going, professional development of adjunct faculty. After all, it is these "front-line" faculty members who typically teach new students and developmental learners and who can impact student retention and student success.


 * __My Hobbies and Interests__:**
 * Fitness walking in the MetroParks
 * French language and French films
 * Creative writing / journaling
 * Travel (love Toronto, Montreal, New York...and even Vegas!)

//Academic Program Coordinator// at Kent State's School of Library and Information Science //Academic Advisor// at Kent State's Trumbull campus //Adjunct instructor of English// (taught more than 60 sections of writing courses, including research writing, developmental writing, literature-based writing, and essay writing) Freelance //copyeditor// and French-to-English //translator//
 * __My Work Experiences__:**