ISABELLE RUCKS PETERSEN [email protected]

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

M.A., Interdisciplinary Humanities Arizona State University, 1996 Thesis: “From Oral to Written Tradition: Laguna Myth and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony”

B.A. (“Zwischenprüfung”), German Literature, English/American Literature University of Konstanz, Germany, 1991

Diploma, Import/Export Administration (English/German/French) Inlingua Business School, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1983

POSITIONS HELD

Arizona State University ! Instructor, Faculty of Leadership and Integrative Studies, 08/2018 – present ! Faculty Associate, Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication, 08/2015 – 05/2018 ! Teaching Assistant, Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, 01/1994 – 12/1995 ! Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, Summer 1995 ! Teaching Assistant, Department of Foreign Languages, 08/1993 – 12/1993

University of Phoenix ! Lead Faculty / Area Chair, Arts & Humanities, Phoenix Campus, 01/1999 – 08/2013 ! Associate Faculty, Certified Advanced Facilitator Online Campus, 2000 - 2017 Phoenix Campus, 1998 - 2015

Rio Salado Community College ! Adjunct Faculty, JULY-DECEMBER 2000

Chandler-Gilbert Community College ! Adjunct Faculty, JULY-DECEMBER 1999

Lamson Junior College ! Director of General Studies, 1996–1998

University of Konstanz, Germany ! Teaching Assistant, English Department, 1992

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Liberal Studies Committee, member, Faculty of Leadership and Integrative Studies, ASU, 2018 - present • Peer Reviewer, three textbook chapters, Oxtoby et al., A Concise Introduction to World Religions (3rd ed), Oxford University Press. 2017 • Third University of Phoenix Annual Research Symposium, collaborative poster presentation with Michael Rubinoff, “From Historical Side Note to Transformative Learning Experience: Improving Holocaust Education in Schools,” 2014 • Presentation, “Fostering Creativity.” University of Phoenix, Instructional Development Department, 2012 • First University of Phoenix Annual Research Symposium, poster presentation, “Course Design for the Digital Generation: The HUM266 Pilot Project,” 2012 • Scholarship Committee, member, University of Phoenix, 2012-2013 • Faculty Trainer, “Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum,” “Critical Thinking for Certification,” “Socratic Method,” University of Phoenix, 2005-2012 • Ethics Committee, Faculty Representative, University of Phoenix, Online Campus, 2003-2008 • Academic Council, Area Chair Representative, General & Professional Studies, University of Phoenix, 2001-2003 • Presentation, “General Studies: Value and Meaning.” University of Phoenix Academic Counselors, March 1999 • Faculty Curriculum Chair, Humanities, University of Phoenix, 1999. • Congressional Art Committee, “An Artistic Discovery,” 18th Annual Congressional Art Competition, member, Spring 1999 • Judge, Impromptu Speaking Contest, 27th Annual Leadership Conference of Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA/PBL), ASU Main, April 1997 • Panel presentation, “Preventing Cultural Misunderstanding: Corporate Etiquette in Germany.” Cultural Gateways to International Business Conference, ASU West, 1996 • Guest lecture in HUM/301, “The Courtly Love Tradition in Medieval Literature.” Audience of 300 students, Arizona State University, 1995

CERTIFICATIONS • Teaching Certificate, Arizona Community Colleges: Humanities (HUM, ASB, REL) & English/Lit (1998) • Advanced Facilitation, University of Phoenix internal certification (2011)

Isabelle Rucks Petersen 2 of 5 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Quality Matters: Applying the QM Rubric (5th Edition), 2018 • ASU Master Class for Teaching Online, 2019 • ASU Global Advocate and Advanced Global Advocate Certificate, 2020

HONORS / AWARDS

• SUN Award, Excellence / Fostering Cooperation, CISA Intrdisp Hum & Comm, 2017 • Excellence Award, University of Phoenix, College of Humanities, 2012 • Master Faculty, University of Phoenix, 2003 • Outstanding Faculty, Directed Study, University of Phoenix, 1999 • Excellence Award, Student Council, Lamson Junior College, 1998 • Best Teacher Award, Lamson Junior College, 1996 • Recognition letter for outstanding student service, Lattie Coor, President, Arizona State University, 1995 • Regents’ Graduate Academic Scholarships, Arizona State University, 1993-1996 • Dean’s Honor List, Arizona State University, 1992-93 • Scholarships, University of Konstanz/University of Tübingen, 1992-93 • Academic Travel Grant, German government (Land Baden-Württemberg), 1992

LANGUAGES

• English (near-native proficiency) • German (native speaker) • French (reading, writing, fluent conversation) • Latin (reading comprehension/translation; standardized German state exam in 1991) • Old and Middle High German (reading comprehension/translation)

OTHER

• Extensive world travel and multicultural experience • Active member of Argentine tango dance community

TEACHING RECORD

University of Phoenix, Phoenix Campus ARTS/100 Introduction to the Arts ARTS/340 Introduction to Classical Music HUM/102 Introduction to the Humanities II (Renaissance to Present) HUM/100 Introduction to the Humanities I (Prehistory to Middle Ages) HUM/105 World Mythology HUM/150 Introduction to Film Studies HUM/186 Media Influences on American Culture HUN/300 The Global Village

Isabelle Rucks Petersen 3 of 5 HUM/260 Classical Composers HUM/466 Arts Through the Ages LIT/350 Contemporary Southwest Literature LIT/225 Literature and Society LIT/201 American Ethnic Literature ENG/155 Mythology in Literature and Life ENG/492 American Literature Since 1860 SOC/105 Introduction to Popular American Culture SOC/300 Introduction to Southwest Studies SOC/200 Introduction to Sociology SOC/315 Cultural Diversity GEN/480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course (Ethics) COM/215 Essentials of College Writing COM/420 Creativity and Communication COM/315 Diversity in Communication PHL/251 Critical Thinking PHL/260 Philosophical Thinkers PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking PHL/464 History of Philosophical Thought REL/134 World Religious Traditions I (Western) HIS/458 History of Human Discovery

University of Phoenix, Online Campus COMM/251 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking COM/400 Media and Society HUM/102 Introduction to the Humanities II (Renaissance to Present) HUM/100 Introduction to the Humanities I (Prehistory to Medieval Times) HUM105 World Mythology HUM/266 Arts Through the Ages HUM/300 The Global Village (20th-Century Humanities) PHL/251 Critical Thinking PHL/464 History of Philosophical Thought GEN/480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course (Ethics) REL/133 World Religious Traditions II (Eastern) LIT/350 Contemporary Southwest Literature ENG/125 Literature in Society ENG/492 American Literature Since 1860

Rio Salado Community College 08/00 – 12/00 ENH 215 Mythology [3 online sections]

Chandler-Gilbert Community College 08/99 – 12/99 ENG101 First-Year Composition [2 sections]

Lamson Junior College

HUM101 Introduction to the Humanities (Prehistory to Present) PHI101 Critical Thinking ENG100 Fundamentals of English (Grammar) and ENG101 Writing I (Composition) PSY100 Applied Psychology

Isabelle Rucks Petersen 4 of 5 ENG105 Speech and Communication ENG104 Business Communication SOC101 Sociology

Arizona State University

1993 GER319 Business German 1994-95 HUM301 Humanities in the Western World I HUM302 Humanities in the Western World II 2015-17 ENG/101 First-Year Composition 2018 ENG/102 First-Year Composition 2018-19 BIS/301 Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies BIS/370 Dimensions of Liberal Studies 2019-20 IDS/301 Becoming Interdisciplinary LST/370 Dimensions of Liberal Studies LST/470 Social Activism Through the Arts

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (UOP) with university-wide implementation

• Co-developed PHL/251 Critical Thinking, as well as critical thinking components for other courses and faculty training programs • Co-developed Critical Thinking course (Axia College) • Co-developed HUM/150, Introduction to Film Studies • Co-developed ENG/302, 20th-Century American Literature • Co-developed HIS/314, Western Civilization French Revolution to Present • Co-developed HIS/313, Western Civilization Middle Ages to French Revolution • Developed HIS/312, Western Civilization Prehistory to Middle Ages • Developed ENG/493, English Literature Before 1800 • Developed ENG/494, English Literature After 1800 • Developed ENG/301, Ethnic Literature • Revised LIT/350, Southwest Literature • Consulted as SME for various animated simulations to enhance instruction • Revised SOC/105, Introduction to American Pop Culture • Developed ART/101, Introduction to the Arts (Axia College) • Developed HUM/266, Arts Through the Ages, including video lectures • Developed ARTS/305, History of Architecture, including audio lectures • Revised HUM/186, Media Influences on American Culture • Revised PHL/458, Creative Minds and Critical Thinking

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (ASU)

• Developed LST 470 Social Activism Through the Arts, 2019 • Developed LST 470 The Art and Science of Happiness, 2020

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