Codrina Cozma, Ph.D

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Codrina Cozma, Ph.D.

903 N. Pearl Ave. Douglas, GA 31533-3005 Ph. #: 813-943-1994 Douglas, GA 31533 Fax: 1-267-289-6125 E-mail: [email protected] Professional Websites: http://faculty.sga.edu/ccozma http://www.traduguide.com/tr/16172.htm http://www.proz.com/profile/691216 EDUCATION: Ph.D. English - Twentieth-Century American Literature & Film, University of South Florida (2005) Online Facilitator Training, Socrates Distance Learning Technologies Group (2005) M.A. English, Valdosta State University (2002) B.A. English and German Language and Literature, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania (2000) DALF French Professional Certification, French Ministry of Education in Paris, France (2000) DELE Spanish Professional Certification, Ministry of Education, Madrid, Spain (2000) LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, French, German, Romanian, Latin (advanced oral and written proficiency and translation skills); Japanese and Greek (beginner level) FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACHING Valdosta State University - Special Services Department (2002) Taught English, Spanish, Math, and Sociology, assisted with research projects and editing Valdosta State University - Modern and Classical Languages Department (2001) Taught English, Spanish, French, and German, carried on office work (databases, inventories, etc.) Translation Rates:  US$0.08-0.17/word depending on level of difficulty as follows: Level A: Medical – US$0.14-US$0.17/word or $50-60/page Level B: Technical & Scientific – US$0.12-US$0.16/word or $45-60/page Level C: Legal – US$0.11-US$0.15/word or $35-60/page Level D: Business – US$0.11-US$0.15/word or $30-55/page Level E: Advertising – US$0.11-US$0.15/word or $40-60/page Level F: Media – US$0.10-US$0.16/word or $40-60/page Level G: Literature – US$0.11-US$0.14/word or $25-50/page Level H: Personal correspondence, religion – US$0.08-$0.10/word or $25-50/page  US$12.00/page additional emergency processing fee for translation deadlines up to 72 hours  Minimum charge: US$45.00  Additional fees may apply for payment transactions or for payment processing costs (i.e. Western Union sending fee, cost of money order, postal services, faxes, phone calls, etc.) Editing/Proofreading Rates:  US$0.01-0.5/word depending on level of difficulty as follows: Level A – Grammar proofreading – US$0.02/word Level B – Style editing (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) – US$0.03/word Level C – Content recommendations (organization, rhetoric, etc.) – US$0.04/word The total cost of editing services may be a cumulation of all previous levels. Writing Rates:  US$0.10-0.50/word depending on level of difficulty Simultaneous Interpretation Rates:  US$2.00/minute Cozma 2

Consecutive Interpretation Rates:  $1.00/minute – 7 AM – 7 PM  $2.00/minute – 7 PM – 7 AM Dubbing Rates:  US$3.00/minute Acceptable forms of payment: ONLY in USD or EUR (only by PayPal)  PayPal, online bill payment, money orders, bank checks, Western Union TRANSLATIONS: Translation Projects German (GE) Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical-Chemistry, GE-EN, 3,588 w.) 2008 Ubiqus, New York, NY (Legal Business, GE-EN, 3,144 w.) 2008 The Translation Department, Inc., New York, NY (GE-EN, Legal Education, 5 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical SAP IT, GE-EN, 4,172 w.) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 7 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Advertising, GE-EN; 13 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Imperial Clinical Research Services, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (Medical, GE-EN, 1 page) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 ASAP Translations, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Legal Business, GE-EN; 7 pages) 2008 Andrea Zeller, Tarpon Springs, FL (Medical Patent, GE-EN; 6 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 7 slides; 2 fine print pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business, GE-EN; 1 page) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Computers, GE-EN; 3 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 1 page) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business, GE-EN; 5 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business, GE-EN; 9 PP slides) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Technical, GE-EN; 5 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 3 PP slides) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical, GE-EN, 36 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Computers, GE-EN; 1 page) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical Press Release, GE-EN, 2 pages) 2008 Big Word, Leeds, England (Medical/Pharmaceutics, GE-EN; 15 pages) 2008 World Translations, Ltd., London, UK (Legal/Education, GE-EN; 4 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business, GE-EN; 3,550 w.) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Business, GE-EN; 414 w.) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (TU Wien Promotional, GE-EN; 6,276 w.) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical, GE-EN, 16,634 w.) 2008 Adcon Advertising & Conceptual Design, Parsdorf, Germany (Technical, GE-EN, 1,128 w.) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (TU Wien Promotional, GE-EN; 2112 w.) 2008 Julia Boehm, Phoenixville, PA (Legal, GE-EN; 2 pages) Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (UT Wien Press Release, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Legal/Education, GE-EN, 3 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Software Auction Press Release, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Business, GE-EN, 1,532 w.) 2008 Idea Language Services, LLC, Glastonbury, CT (Technical, GE-EN; 18 pages) 2008 Erik Riedel, Newark, CA (Legal/Education; GE-EN; 3 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Website-Gaming, GE-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Education, GE-EN; 5 pages) 2008 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Business/Legal, GE-EN; 3 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Business/Legal, GE-EN, 1 page) 2008 Cozma 3

Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical, GE-EN, 5 pages) 2008 Glenn Hainer, Hope Mills, NC (Legal – Divorce Sentence, GE-EN, 5 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical Patent, GE-EN, 2 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical Patent, GE-EN, 10 pages) 2008 Translation Services USA, Brooklyn, NY (Financial Audit Report, GE-EN, 67 pages) 2008 Ryan S. Montcalm, Decatur, TX (Technical, GE-EN, 4500 w.) 2007 Sascha Mumtaz, Ontario, Canada (Medical Records, GE-EN, 8 pages) 2007 Markus Poessel, Woodside, NY (Legal – birth & marriage certificates; GE-EN, 3 pages) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Business Advertising; GE-EN, 1 pages) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Legal-Education – Transcripts/Diploma; GE-EN, 3 pages) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical Patent; GE-EN, 2 pages) 2007 Erik Riedel, Newark, CA (Legal – birth certificate; GE-EN; 1 page) 2007 Translation Experts, Jacksonville, FL (Legal – certification of change of name, GE-EN, 1 page) 2007 Mathew Ellison, Goose Creek, SC (Legal – birth certificate; GE-EN; 1 page) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical/Scientific – Chemical Reactor; GE-EN; 5,500 w) 2007 Translation Experts, Jacksonville, FL (Legal – divorce resolution, GE-EN, 6 pages) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Technical - Mechanics, GE-EN; 2,624 w.) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Business, GE-EN, 100 w.) 2007 Translation Experts, Jacksonville, FL (Legal – birth certificate, GE-EN, 1 page) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Business, GE-EN, 164 w.) 2007 Heather Gruber, Philadelphia, PA (Legal – birth certificate, GE-EN, 1 page) 2007 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Medical, GER-EN, 847 w.) 2007 Eartha Melzer, Traverse City, MI (Legal – birth certificate, GE-EN, 1 page) 2007 AMG Mortgage, Aventura, FL (Legal Business/Financial Contracts, GER-EN, 750 w.) 2007 Oana Dendorf, Filderstadt, Germany (Technical/Architecture, GE-EN, 1,640 words) 2006 Ronald McDonald House, Albany, NY, (Medical, Religious, EN-GE, GE-EN) 1997 Christian Churches, Romania (Religious, GE-RO, RO-GE) 1992-2000

Romanian (RO) Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Legal (Transcripts, birth-certificate, RO-EN, 4 pages) 2008 Dan Covaliu, Brandon, FL (Legal, RO-EN, 21 pages) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 984, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 985, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 982, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Imperial Clinical Research Services, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (Medical, RO-EN, 304 w.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 979, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Andrei Voinea, Jefferson City, MO (Legal, RO-EN, 1 page) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Legal Transcripts, RO-EN, 2 pages) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Medical, RO-EN; 915 w.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 953, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Denice Olariu-Ramin, Framingham, MA (Legal, birth-certificate; RO-EN; 1 pages) 2008 Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Journalism; EN-RO, 497 w.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Legal (Transcripts, birth-certificate, RO-EN, 5 pages) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Branding Survey 938, RO-EN; 1½ hr.) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Legal, EN-RO; 265 w.) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Legal, EN-RO, RO-EN; 365 w.) 2008 Alboum & Associates, Arlington, VA (Technical, EN-RO, 35 w.) 2008 V&J Services Inc., Santa Monica, CA (Business Correspondence, RO-EN; 17 pages) 2008 Sponsler, P.A., Tampa, FL (Legal Interrogatory, EN-RO, 7 pages) 2008 Sponsler, P.A., Tampa, FL (Legal Correspondence, EN-RO, 14 pages) 2008 Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Journalism/Medical; RO-EN, 2,854 w.) 2007 Derx Übersetzungen, Vienna, Austria (Technical Press Release - Constructions; GER-RO; 392 w.) 2007 FastTranslators, Köln, Germany (Technical – Computers; GER-RO; 37 pages) 2007 Cozma 4

Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Technical; EN-RO, 89 w.) 2007 Ovidiu Pop, Albany, NY (Legal – marriage certificate, B.A. & M.S. Diploma; RO-EN, 3 pages) 2007 Alboum & Associates, Arlington, VA (Legal – law texts, RO-EN, 1,695 w.) 2007 Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Journalism/Politics Trans; RO-EN, 1,860 w.) 2007 Mihaela Aslan, Florin Copăceanu, Hamden, CT (Legal/Education – B.A. diploma and transcripts, RO- EN, 6 pages) 2007 AMG Mortgage, Aventura, FL (Legal Business/Financial Contracts, RO-EN, 750 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Audio-Visual/Computers, EN-RO, 24,797 words) 2006 U.S. Embassy, Return to Romania Program, Bucharest, Romania, (Legal, EN-RO, RO-EN), 2000 Ronald McDonald House, Albany, NY, (Medical, Religious, RO-EN, EN-RO) 1997 Romanian National Television, Iasi, Romania, (Medical, RO-EN), 1997 Christian Churches, Romania (Religious, EN-RO, RO-EN) 1992-2000

French (FR) Big Word, Leeds, England (Medical Patent, FR-EN; 7,000 w.) 2008 A4Traduction, Suresness, France (Legal Contract, FR-EN; 2,885 w.) 2008 Imperial Clinical Research Services, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (Medical, FR-EN, 1 page) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 674 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 1,027 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 755 w.) 2008 Snelvertaler.NL, Almere, Netherlands (Technical, FR-EN, 5,945 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 274 w.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Legal/Education, FR-EN; 3 pages) 2008 Martha Jean Moore, Tampa, FL (Legal correspondence, financial, etc., EN-FR; 7 pages) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 115 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Business Correspondence, FR-EN, 2 pages) 2007 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 115 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Business Correspondence, FR-EN, 2 pages) 2007 Steve Bontrager, Dundee, OH (Legal – marriage certification, FR-EN, 1 page) 2007 Faith Clesias, Tifton, GA (Legal – divorce certificate; FR-EN; 2 pages) 2007 Caitlyn Lee Hall, Santa Rosa, CA (Legal – birth certificate; EN-FR; 1 page) 2007 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 144 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Business Correspondence, FR-EN, 2 pages; 600 w.) 2007 Eikoh Communications, LLC, Blacksburg, VA (Legal - birth certificate, FR-EN, 1 page) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Business Correspondence, FR-EN, 1 page; 270 w.) 2007 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-FR, 1,002 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX (Business Correspondence, FR-EN, 2 pages; 596 w.) 2007 MVP International, Houston, TX, (Legal/Business, FR-EN, 6,060 words) 2006 Christian Churches, Romania (Religious, RO-FR, FR-RO) 1992-2000

Spanish (SP) Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 674 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 1,027 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 755 w.) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Legal/Education, SP-EN, 14 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Legal/Education, SP-EN, 15 pages) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 274 w.) 2008 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 115 w.) 2007 Alejandra Anderson, St. Cloud, MN (Legal/Medical Immunizations, SP-EN, 2 pages) 2007 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 115 w.) 2007 Carlina Quintero, Bozeman, MT (Legal – birth certificate; SP-EN; 1 page) 2007 Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 144 w.) 2007 Jose R. Lozada, Laurel, MD (Legal – birth certificate, SP-EN, 2 pages) 2007 Cozma 5

Global Campus Ministry, Orlando, FL (Religious, EN-SP, 1,002 w.) 2007 Dr. Bradley A. U. Levinson, Bloomington, IN (Legal – birth and marriage certificates, apostilles, EN-SP, 10 pages) 2007 GGG, Co. Roland, OK (Legal – birth certificate, SP-EN, 1 page) 2007 MattBeth Construction Services, Inc., Lauderhill, FL (Legal – birth, marriage, and divorce certificates, EN-SP, 3 pages) 2007 Amigos Interpreters’ Guild of Valdosta, Valdosta, GA, (Business, Medical, Education, SP-EN, EN-SP) 2001-2002 Ronald McDonald House, Albany, NY, (Medical, Religious, SP-EN, EN-SP) 1997

Books Translations (Religious): Heinz-Dönges, Lisa. Ursula şi Liza. Transl. from French into Romanian by Codrina Cozma. (Original title Ursule et Lise.) Fagaraş, Romania: Agape Publishing House, 2000. Elliot, Elizabeth. Pasiune şi Puritate. Transl. from English into Romanian by Codrina Cozma. (Original title Passion and Purity.) Fagaraş, Romania: Agape Publishing House, 2000. Wigglesworth, Smith. Ungerea Duhului sāu. Transl. from English into Romanian by Codrina Cozma. (Original title The Anointing of His Spirit, 1994). Springfield, Missouri/Oradea, Romania: Life Publishers, 2000. Conferences Simultaneous Interpretation (Scientific/Religious): Simultaneous interpreting (English-Romanian and Romanian English) at the conference “Evolution or Creation,” lecturer Terry Mortenson, Cuza University, Department of Biology, Iasi, Romania, 30 Oct., 1997 Consecutive Interpretation: Sponsler, P.A., Tampa, FL (Legal Phone Interpretation, EN-RO/RO-EN) 2008 Eagle Adjusting Services, Inc., Conley, GA (Phone Interpretation, SP-EN/EN-SP) 2008 Telelanguage, Portland, OR (RO-EN, EN-RO) 2008 Transcriptions: “Enzon” Medical Conference (English to English), V-Do Translations, 2006. EDITING WORK: Ubiqus, New York, NY (Legal Business, FR-EN, 4,627 w.) 2008 Intersol, Inc., Brea, CA (Legal Business, GE-EN; 16,493 w.) 2008 Ubiqus, New York, NY (Legal Education, RO-EN, 1 page) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Science, RO-EN; 706 w.) 2008 ASAP Translations, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Business, SP-EN; 73 pages) 2008 Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Advertising; EN-RO, 1 page) 2008 Media Consulta Malta, Ltd., B’Kara, Malta (Technical-Legal, EN-RO; 1,600 w.) 2008 Choice Translating, Inc., Charlotte, NC (Legal, FR-EN; 2 pages) 2008 Global LT, Ltd., Troy, MI (Legal/Business, GER-EN, 14 pages) 2008 Media Consulta International, Valletta, Malta (Journalism/Politics SP-EN, 953 w.) 2007 Edit911.com, “The Jesus Classics” (Book chapter), 4 pages, 2007 South Georgia College, The South Georgian Newspaper, 2006-2007 South Georgia College, SACS Accreditation Committee, 2006-2007 Gordon and Maney, P.A., The U.S. Immigrant Visa Guide, 2nd edition, Tampa, FL, 2003 MIS Society, Newsletter, University of South Florida, 2002-2004 SCHOLARLY AFFILIATIONS: Modern Language Association, American Translators Association, TraduGuide, Amigos Interpreters’ Guild of Valdosta, MIS Society at USF, SIFE, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society PUBLICATIONS: Book: The Power of the Spoken Word: Literature in the American Broadcasting and Film Industry of the 1990s, Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag, 2008. Articles: “Joe Gillayley: A Model of Cultural Hybridity in Keri Hulme’s Novel The Bone People,” Journal of Cozma 6

Maori and Pacific Development 5.1 (February 2004): 69-81. “John Martin Bolzius and the Early Christian Opposition to Slavery in Southern Georgia,” Georgia Historical Quarterly LXXXVIII. 4 (Winter 2004): 457-476. Reviews: Tim Wood, The Poetics of theLimit: Ethics and Politics in Modern and Contemporary American Poetry, Journal of American Studies, Cambridge UP, 38:1 (April 2004): 178. Meltzer, Mitchell, Secular Revelations: The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature, printed in South Atlantic Review, 71.2 (Spring 2006): 135-138. Creative Writing: “Happiness” (poem), Tears and Triumphs, Owings Mills, MD: International Library of Poetry, 2001. 161. “Wishes” (poem), Footprints Through the Forest, Owings Mills, MD: International Library of Poetry, 2001. 124. “Letter to An Angel” (poem), The Best Poems and Poets of 2001, Owings Mills, MD: International Library of Poetry, 2001. 142. “I Wish,” “Dreams,” “Happiness” (poems), The Sound of Poetry, (CD collection featuring the best 33 world poets), Owings Mills, MD: International Library of Poetry, 2001. “Wonders” (poem), South Georgia Writing Project Anthology, Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University, 2001. 6. “I Remember” (essay), South Georgia Writing Project Anthology, Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University, 2001. 7-8. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: “The Privilege of Speaking a Foreign Language.” The South Georgian 70.2 (April 2007): 11. “Spanish: Discover the Passion!” Article written in collaboration with Tiffany Briceño. The South Georgian 70.2 (April 2007): 11. SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS: “UCF in Print,” UCF TV Show dedicated to UCF published faculty; Host: Charna Wiese, Orlando, FL, December 9, 2005 “The French Whitmanesque in Hemingway’s Novel The Sun Also Rises,” Graduate Colloquium, University of South Florida, 2004 “It Is Written” (poem), Annual Convention of the International Society of Poetry, Orlando, FL, 2002 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: Irving Deer Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Literature and Culture, English Department, University of South Florida, 2005 2005 William Bacon Stevens Award for the best article published by a graduate student in the Georgia Historical Quarterly in 2003-2004. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, GA, 2005 Florida Center for Writers Award for Distinguished Scholarship, English Department, University of South Florida, 2004 Excellence in Teaching Composition Award, English Department, University of South Florida, 2004 Outstanding Achievement Award, University of South Florida, 2004 International Poet of Merit Award, International Society of Poets, Orlando Annual Convention, 2002 Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, International Library of Poetry, 2002 Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, International Library of Poetry, 2001 Undergraduate Exchange Student Full Grant, Open Society Institute, New York, NY, and Valdosta State University, 1998-1999 Beryl Spector Memorial Scholarship, Women’s Press Club of New York State, Albany, NY, 1997 Merit Scholarship, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania, 1996-2000 TEACHING POSITIONS: Assistant Professor of English, South Georgia College, Douglas, GA (January 2006-present) Adjunct Facilitator, Art Institute Online (2006-2008) Visiting Instructor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (August-December 2005) Software Training Specialist, USF HSCIS, Tampa, FL (April-August 2005) Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (August 2002-August 2005) Graduate Assistant Tutor, Valdosta State University (2001-2002) Cozma 7

SERVICE ACTIVITIES: Treasurer: Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Valdosta State University, 2001-2002 Community Service: Hillsborough County and University of South Florida (2002-2004) Mediation of construction efforts for sidewalks and traffic light on 50th Street in Tampa, FL; sidewalks construction was finished in November 2003 VSU SIFE (Student Business Organization) and Boys and Girls Club of Valdosta (2002) Volunteered teaching economics to elementary and middle-school students VSU Program Right Track (1998-1999) Tutored Valdosta Middle School students in all academic subjects REFEREES: Dr. Philip Sipiora, Dissertation Chair, University of South Florida, Department of English, CPR 107, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, Ph: 813-974-2421, E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Susan Wehling, Associate Professor of Spanish, Valdosta State University, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, 1500 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31698, Ph.: 001-229-333-7100, E-mail: [email protected]