Paula Dawidowicz

Experience

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  Maine Air National Guard

  Jun 1975 - Jun 1976

  Legal Administration Specialist

  Prepared wills, legal documents, conducted interviews, researched statutes for attorneys.

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  D. C. Air National Guard

  Jun 1976 - Aug 1979

  Legal Administration Specialist

  Served in the D.C. National Armory and on active duty tours at Ft. McNair. Honorably discharged to go to active duty, Air Force Officer Training.

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

  Signals Intelligence Officer

  Served as flight commander, Commander's Executive Officer, among other positions. Separated on pregnancy separation--honorable. Discharged honorably from inactive reserves 10 years later.

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  ACTION

  Jun 1983 - Aug 1985

  Senior Companion Program Director

  Directed all aspects of program in which senior citizens working within others' homes providing companionship and simple health care in exchange for stipends. Work included fundraising, public relations, budget and payroll, personnel and resource management. Doubled budget to $.5 million during service. Received award for management efforts.

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  Numerous high schools

  Sept 1983 - Jun 2001

  Civics or behavioral special education teacher

  Held teaching positions in numerous locations during this period. Locations included Mesa, AZ; Old Town, ME; Raleigh, NC, Orem, UT; Ft. Walton Beach, FL; Springfield, MA; St. Charles, Germantown, MD; Reston, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, VA.

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  Barrios Technology, LTD

  Aug 1986 - Nov 1988

  NASA Space Station Documentation Manager

  Standardized service and products, including acronym use, communication channels, approval process. Supervised staff of 10 who interacted with scientists, technicians to create documents in support of program. Additionally, wrote and reviewed instructional materials for scientists and technicians.

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  American Red Cross

  Feb 1990 - Oct 1993

  Writer/Editor

  Part of team drafting materials for emergency, crisis, and other critical situations to support the needs of different at-risk groups. The effort encompassed both research conducted with different groups, ongoing communication and coordination among team members, and multiple reviews and revisions based on feedback from individuals within the field.

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  Sun Troubleshooting

  Aug 1993 - Jun 1996

  Floating Supervisor

  Rotated to different locations where technical editing and writing was being done for employer, supervising individuals and overseeing work. Locations included IBM, Sun Computer Systems, and SPRINT headquarters.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 1997 - Oct 1999

  Independent Grant Proposal/Business Plan Developer

  Developed specialized plans for Small Business Administration clients, including business plans and nonprofit strategic plans. Taught organization and planning skills. Specific referrals received by SBA in location.

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  EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C.

  May 2001 - Apr 2003

  Training Developer/Trainer

  Developed innovative interactive and simulation training materials. Managed staff of six full-time trainers.Taught customer service and technician skill sets and certified individuals for service on business floor.

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  Florida State University

  Feb 2003 - Jul 2005

  Research Faculty

  Research associate in one of the University's research centers. Project manager for a statewide study on students' reading skill levels in multiple grades. Qualitative researcher and analyst for numerous projects and qualitative research member of research planning group. Reviewer for numerous articles and reports incorporating qualitative research results and plans.

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  Walden University

  Feb 2004 - Nov 2021

  PhD Faculty and PhD administrator that included the Ph.D. Education Assessment, Evaluation, Accountability Coordinator role from 2012-2013Hired, trained, supervised faculty, methodologists; oversaw research courses, external dissertation reviewers Developed, served as editor for 3 years for university's Journal of Education Research & Practice Supervised dissertation projects, committees; approved dissertation research plans, committee appointments; monitor committee, student progressDesigned materials, processes for research program, including dissertation flow, research council, research modules, supplemental course materials, new courses for university-wide research sequence Wrote/taught seminars, certification courses on different methodologies and different chapters of the dissertationDeveloped research interest groups, networking communities for program faculty, students; actively promote research by faculty, studentsChaired, served as content, methodologist, external reviewer on dissertation committeesDeveloped proposal, design for graduate assistant positions Academic courses Taught—Educational Approaches to Research; Research Theory, Design, & Methods; Qualitative Research Methods; Qualitative Reasoning & Methods; Advanced Qualitative Reasoning & Methods; Mixed Methods Research; seminars at residenciesFaculty Training Taught—New Faculty Orientation, Knowledge Area Module Training, Dissertation Process Training, Dissertation Chair Training, Dissertation University Research Reviewer TrainingUniversity service included Education Curriculum & Academic Policy Committee, Research Curriculum and Practice, Research Process Advisory Committee, Institutional Review Board, Research Course Development Committee, Education Journal Editor; University Lead Faculty for Qualitative Research CoursesConducted research, presented, published i Show less

  • Research Professor (Faculty)

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Ph.D. Research Professor and Department Chair (Coordinator), Education

    May 2008 - Sept 2018

  • Ph.D. Education General/Self-Designed Department Chair (Coordinator)

    Sept 2007 - May 2008

  • Adjunct Writing Professor (Faculty)

    Feb 2004 - Aug 2007
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  Freelance

  Jan 2018 - now

  My scholarly coaching and consulting activities in relation to this group focus on dissertations, scholarly writing, and logical development of papers. My creative writing activity spans coaching on concept development, cohesion, various stages of editing, and proofreading. I've logged well over 10,000 hours of content and developmental editing, alignment, copyediting, and proofreading. I'm actively taking inquiries about working with creative and scholarly authors about assisting them with their work.. To hear an interview with me on Coaching as Lifelong Learning, listen to https://www.blogtalkradio.com/allthingseducation/2013/07/26/coaching-as-lifelong-learningAttached are links to some documents that can be useful in dissertation development, found at Amazon.On redesigning a study: Reverse Redesign Model: Putting the Play Back Into Restructuring Problematic Study DesignsOn Literature Reviews: Literature Reviews Made Easy: A Quick Guide to SuccessEscaping the Black Hole of Calcutta Unscathed:: Planning for Best Completion of Chapter 2On study design: Developing Problem, Purpose, Questions, and Framework Alignment in a DissertationConceptualizing an Aligned Study Problem, Purpose, Framework, and QuestionsOn innovative research designs:Glintin' in the Sun: Dramatic Exploration as a Social and Research Experience: A Participant Research Method Grounded Ethnohistoriography: What, Where and, Especially, WhyOn teaching methodology:Teaching Methodology Essentials Using Nonsense Activities Show less

  • Dissertation Editor and Coach

    Apr 2013 - now

  • Writer

    Jan 2018 - now
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  Ivy Tech Community College

  Aug 2021 - now

  Associate Adjunct Professor Of English

  I teach students English composition, rhetoric and analysis, and introduction to world fiction using multiple modalities--face-to-face, virtual, online, and hybrid modalities. I focus on relative value of sources; logical fallacies; writing goals; available structures and techniques to accomplish those goals; planning, researching, organization, and finalizing written products, as well as fiction analysis and writing.

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  Grand Canyon University

  Feb 2022 - now

  Adjunct Faculty, College of Doctoral Studies

  I work as chair of committees for doctoral students working on their dissertations.

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  The University of Arizona Global Campus

  Mar 2022 - now

  Associate Faculty

  Teach doctoral research courses in preparation for students beginning doctoral research projects. Serve as dissertation and ADP chair and committee member.