EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in English: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
M.A. in English: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
B.A. in English: Suffolk University, Boston, MA.
Post Doctoral: Certificate in Technical Communication, Bellevue Community College: 2006
MOST RECENT TEACHING POST:
Prince Sultan University, KSA: Associate Professor:
Communication and English 2007-2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Previously Associate Professor of English at Hawaii Pacific University, Dr. Highland has more than 25 years of university level teaching & administrative experience to include international experience in the Middle East, the Philippines, Thailand, and the Federated States of Micronesia. A published author of fiction and nonfiction, his major publications are listed on this CV.
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND COUNSELING
Education Programs Coordinator: Hawaii. City Colleges of Chicago: 1985- 87
Education Specialist: GS-09: 1710 Series. U. S. Office of Personnel Management: Department of the Navy: Navy Campus (Far East): 1978- 1985
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Owner & Manager: Highland Wordsmith 1996- 2006
(Professional Writing, Editing, and Public Speaking)
RELATED EXPERIENCE:
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer: Agricultural Extension and Education: Micronesia
Overseas residence: Eastern Caroline Islands; Palestine Authority; Greece; Philippines, Saudi Arabia,
Thailand
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Authors Guild (of America)
Mystery Writers of America
American Philatelic Association
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Who's Who in American Education (Current edition)
UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT
Lower Division:
Communication Skills Critical & Creative Thinking
Creative Writing Introduction to the HumanitiesIntroduction to Literature Development of Philosophical Problems
Expository Writing (All Levels) World Literature
Ideas in Literature
Literature of the Sea
Upper Division:
Interpersonal Skills for Leaders and Managers (Organizational Communication)
Technical and Professional Presentations
Creative Writing: Fiction
Shakespeare
Existential Literature & Modern Myth
World Mythology
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:
Book Length Fiction:
Night Falls on Damascus: St. Martin’s Press: 2006
Ghost Eater: St Martin’s Press: 2003
The Mystery Box: Ana Libri Press: 1998