Curriculum vitae

Julia Ann Smith

Contact Information		Contents

Julia Ann Smith		Education
Currently teach the following courses:		Teaching Experience
Computer Science		Professional Experience
Information Science		Research and Publications
Information Systems		Achievements, Honors, and Presentations
Business Management		Professional Memberships



email:julie@pitt.edu		Teaching Statement

Education

Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA
Doctor of Science Degree: Information Systems and Communications

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA
Master of Science Degree: Information Science

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford PA
Bachelor of Science Degree: Business Management with Accounting Concentration

Magna Cum Laude

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford PA
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Economics

Magna Cum Laude

Teaching Experience

Extension Instructor, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Teach Creating Web Sites with HTML courses.
April 2002 to present

Online Instructor, Kaplan College, Boca Raton, FL
Teach Business Software Applications courses.
April 2002 to present

Online Instructor, Saint Leo University, Tampa FL
Teach Computer and Information Systems courses for the Center for Online Learning.
Courses: Personal Computer Applications and Spreadsheets Using Excel
July 2001 to present

Instructor, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA
Teach Integrated Business Microcomputing and Web Publishing courses.
August 1999 to present

Instructor, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown NY
Full-time faculty member. Taught Microcomputer Applications I, Internet and Web Publishing,
Introduction to the Internet, Internet and Web Programming, Computer Organization.
Resigned to work on doctoral dissertation.
August 2000 to December 2001

Instructor, Seneca Highlands IU9, Smethport PA
Taught Microsoft Word I, II, III and Classroom on the Internet
at the Johnsonburg Elementary School, Johnsonburg PA
March 2000 to August 2000

Professional Experience

President, County Express, Inc., St. Marys, PA
Web publishing and programming company.
May 2002 to present

Researcher, Economic Impact Study, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA
Collected and analyzed statistical data from community sources.
Researched and formulated the multiplier of the University.
Co-authored one technical and two non-technical documents.
Presented findings of the study to local government and business officials.
May 1996 to April 1997

Accounting Intern, Bradford Educational Foundation, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA
Designed and established new comprehensive database.
Organized and converted documents of manual system going back 15 years.
September 1996 to December 1996

Tutor, Academic Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA
Tutored undergraduate students in Statistics, Economics, Accounting and Algebra.
January 1996 to October 1996

Data Coordinator for Assessment and Institutional Research, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford PA
Responsible for collection, coordination, and analysis of institutional and external data for
curriculum, institutional assessment, and institutional research. Provide software support
within the Registrar's and Enrollment Services departments.
Resigned to attend graduate studies on a full-time basis.
November 1997 to August 1999

Research and Publications

Smith, J. A. The Establishment of Basic Computer Proficiency Guidelines for Students Entering Online Courses. April 2003.

Smith, J. A. Informed Consent Statement. November 2002.

Smith, J. A. Self-perception of Computer Proficiency Questionnaire. December 2002.

Gajanan, S. N. and J. A. Smith. 1998. Intermediate Microeconomics. CAT Publishing Company, Redding CA.

Beatty, B., C. Bussard, S. N. Gajanan, L. Johnson, J. Smith, and N. Swartz. The Economic Impact of a College on the Local Region. March 1997.

Beatty, B., C. Bussard, S. N. Gajanan, L. Johnson, C. Ross, J. Smith, and N. Swartz. A Study of the Impacts of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on the Local Economy Fiscal Year 1995. Technical and Non-technical documents. October 1996.

Achievements, Honors, and Presentations

International Who's Who of Professionals

The National Dean's List of American Universities & Colleges

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges

Pi Gamma Mu - International Honor Society in Social Science

National Science Foundation Course Grant "Advanced Guide to the Internet and Web Publishing" at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH (May 1999, May 2000)

National Science Foundation Course Grant "Web Programming" at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH (May 1999, May 2000)

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Staff Association Representative to Faculty Senate Academic Computing Committee (1998/1999 Academic Year)

Co-presenter "Multidisciplinary Outcome-Based Team Projects" at the University of Pittsburgh's Fourth Annual Teaching Excellence Conference, "Active Learning Across the Disciplines" in Pittsburgh, PA (April 1998)

Co-presenter "The Economic Impact of a College on the Local Region" at the Eastern Economic Association Conference in Crystal City, Virginia (April 1997)

Professional Memberships

American Society for Information Science (ASIS)

School of Information Sciences Graduate Organization (SISGO)

University of Pittsburgh

Teaching Statement