Title: Assistant Professor, English
Phone: 916.577.2281
Email: sforkum@jessup.edu
“I believe in God like I believe in the sun, not because I can see it, but because of it all things are seen.”
- C. S. Lewis
Expertise
Rhetorician, American Literature, Children’s Literature, Gifted Education, Generational Differences, Millennial Generation, Staff Development, Principal Consultant for Generational Differences Consulting.
Education
Ph.D. Education – Capella University - 2008
M.A. Education – United States International University - 1990
B.A. English – California Baptist University – 1973
Certificate in ESL – University California Riverside – 1983
Certificate in Gifted Education – University California Riverside – 1986
Trainer in Structure of the Intellect – Meeker Organization - 1987
California Certification CLAD, Leadership Institute of Sierra College Certificate
Courses Taught
ENGL 092 Fundamentals of Writing
ENGL 101a Composition and Communication I
ENGL 101b Composition and Communication II
ENGL 362 Advanced Composition
ENGL 101D Writing for Business
ENGL 230 American Literature
ENGL 499GL Green Literature
ENGL 380 Topics in Literature: C. S. Lewis
ENGL 355 World Mythology
ENGL 399 Science Fiction Literature
ENGL 269 Steampunk Literature
JOUR 362 Principles and Methods of Journalism
JOUR 399 Journalism and Modern Media
JOUR 299 Writing for Travel, Entertainment, and Sports
JOUR Political Cartooning
COMM 180 Public Speaking and the Media Arts
Publications
The Three Little Pua’a, 1998. Island Heritage Publishing
The Three Little Pua’a Meet the Menehune, 2000. Island Heritage Publishing
Gifted Education Communicator, Winter 2006, Book Review
The Chronicle of Higher Education October 22, 2010
The Millennial Milieu: A Study of Instructional Strategies, 2008. Berkeley Press
Awards & Honors
Finalist, Harden Teaching Award, Monterey County, CA - 1989
NEWS10 Teacher of the Year, Sacramento, CA -2003
NEWS10 Teacher of the Month - November, Sacramento, CA – 2002
DROVLA Award, Riverside, CA – 1981
Riverside County Model Teacher - 1982
Associations, Board & Committees
Member:
American Educational Research Association
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
C. S. Lewis Society
California Association for the Gifted
CCCU
National Council of Teachers of English
CCCC
International Reading Association
California Reading Association
Boards:
California Association for the Gifted
Rhetoric Symposium member for McGraw-Hill Publishing – October 2006
Reviewer for Pearson Publishing 2010, 2011
