Jenna Morton-Aiken, Ph.D.

Experience

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  JET Programme

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2004

  Assistant Language Teacher

  Chiyoda Board of Education, Saga-ken• Taught 15 junior high school classes, 3 rotating elementary school classes, kindergarten, town sponsored English class (3 through 73 year-old-students) and adult English conversation club • Designed and delivered age/skill appropriate lesson plans for elementary schools, kindergarten, adult classes and two high school elective classes• Worked with junior high school teachers to incorporate contextual understanding, practical English language skills and cultural exchange into rigidly structured state curriculum• Participated in local community life to build intercultural relationships, promote foreign language education, and develop own interpersonal skills and nonverbal communication Show less

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  EF Education

  Oct 2004 - Jul 2006

  Regional Coordinator, Account Manager, Tour Consultant

  • Worked with teachers to provide customized travel experience to address needs and curriculum• Designed and implemented unique excel database used for quickly generating quotes when budget constraints would not allow software development for UK market• Interviewed, hired, trained and scheduled transfer tour directors, and coordinated transportation and entertainment for students traveling in London• Involved in on-site crisis response with senior management

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  Hanson Search Limited

  Feb 2007 - May 2010

  Business Manager

  • Responsible for business and financial operations with £1 million annual turnover• Managed, trained and mentored team of 15 consultants in Office Manager/HR role • Primary contact point regarding company events, payroll, IT troubleshooting, HR compliance, Health and Safety adherence, and tax issues• Designed and developed databases to track management information metrics• Prepared and trained management on AGM PowerPoint presentation for Year End 2008, 2009• Sought out learning opportunities to advance finance and software skills• Regular contributor to company blog Show less

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  Blake Friedmann

  Mar 2007 - May 2007

  Intern to Julian Friedmann
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  Johnson & Wales University

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Designed and delivered innovative and hands-on lessons to fully engage students, especially those coming in with poor experiences in past English/composition classes• Demonstrated real life application of curriculum assignments based on professional experience• Wrote, implemented and enhanced English Composition and Advanced Composition syllabi and metrics • Enforced discipline and provided conflict resolution assistance when appropriate • Mentored students individually to ensure course completion• Coordinated with Special Needs Advisors to accommodate individual’s unique learning challenges• Attended JWU professional development workshops, conferences such as Cassola Conference, and sought out learning and opportunities whenever possible Show less

  • Writing Across the Curriculum Evaluator

    Mar 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of English

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012
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  Fisher College

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Adjunct Faculty

  • Designed and delivered intensive English I composition syllabus to advance critical thinking and writing skills for non-native English speakers • Navigated challenges of classroom with students from diverse cultural backgrounds, educational norms and English language skills through class participation• Engaged students in active learning techniques via SmartBoard technology in the classroom

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  University of Rhode Island

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2016

  The aim of the URI Graduate Conference is to facilitate the innovative scholarship of graduate students across the nation and globe by providing opportunities for them to share academic work, receive scholarly feedback and network professionally. The event also facilitates the integration of faculty, promising scholars and colleagues in an interdepartmental intellectual dialogue.

  • Graduate Assistant, SciWrite@URI

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Writing & Rhetoric

    Aug 2014 - May 2016

  • Chairperson, 2014 URI Graduate Student Conference

    Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Graduate Assistant, Information and Technology Services

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
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  SciWrite@URI

  May 2017 - Jan 2023

  Research Associate
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  Brown University

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Visiting Lecturer
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  University of Rhode Island

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Instructor
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  Roger Williams University - School of Continuing Studies (RWU SCS)

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Instructor
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  Massachusetts Maritime Academy

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2022

  Assistant Professor

  Humanities Department

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  Brown University

  Aug 2022 - now

  • Senior Associate Director for Writing and English Language Support

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Teaching Communities

    Aug 2022 - Jan 2023