Former professor instructs and tutors physical and human geography in Dayton area

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Leah D. Manos

2145 E. Whipp Road, Apt. B • Kettering, OH 45440
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Skills Highlights:
Integrate physical and human data to understand and assess regions, cities and individual locations
Write concise, clear reports and correspondence, using excellent grammar
Over 20 years of experience presenting information orally to small and large groups
Interact effectively and respectfully with people of diverse ages and cultural backgrounds
Use critical thinking skills to identify and solve problems
Interpret cartographic images and other spatial data

Experience:
Instructor, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2010 – 2016
Taught four undergraduate courses per semester, including multiple writing-intensive courses
Represented the Urban Affairs & Geography Department at student recruitment events
Provided guidance to geography honor society (Gamma Theta Upsilon) on operations and activities
Received excellent performance evaluations and student evaluations

Assistant Professor, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO, 2002 – 2008
Taught four undergraduate courses per semester
Presented research papers at annual meetings of Association of American Geographers
Coordinated regional Junior High Science Olympiad 2003-2005
Represented the Geology/Geography Department at student recruitment events
Designed and led students on annual all-day field trip to Kansas City to study urban geography
Advised students on courses to take and other academic matters, such as building critical thinking skills
Provided guidance to geography honor society (Gamma Theta Upsilon) on operation and activities
Supervised teaching assistants grading exercises and keeping class records
Evaluated testimony and built consensus about students’ violations of university rules (while serving on Student/Faculty Disciplinary Committee)

Teaching Associate/Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1993 – 1994, 1996 – 2002
Sole responsibility for undergraduate course in world regional geography
Researched, wrote and delivered lectures to classes of 90 – 140 students
Met with students to discuss their progress and offer advice for achieving higher scores
Wrote tests and assignments
Conducted hands-on physical geography lab

Graduate Assistant, Waste Management Research & Education Institute, Energy & Environment Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1995 – 1996
Adapted existing curricula materials for use by the Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project, a new organization dedicated to helping K-12 teachers inform their students about solid waste issues
Developed and distributed teaching materials to teachers
Represented the Project at school and community events, informing audiences about opportunities to teach and learn about solid waste

Supply Technician, U.S. Navy, Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA, 1987 – 1990
Maintained computer database of automotive, construction and specialized equipment worldwide
Provided customer service to naval facilities nationwide, analyzing problems (such as inventory control), collecting data, and formulating solutions

Education:
Master of Science in Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
“Solid Waste Management in Montserrat, West Indies”
Montserrat is a small island in the eastern Caribbean and this project sought to assess the appropriateness and efficacy of various means of waste disposal, and to survey the extent of illegal dumping
Research methods included writing and administrating survey about individuals’ behavior and perceptions about trash, conducting interviews with government officials and other informed sources, and extensive observations in the field
Conclusion was that Montserrat’s solid waste management methods were appropriate; however, results no longer apply since volcanic eruptions (1995 to present)

Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Summa Cum Laude

Technical Skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and some ArcGIS

Honors:
Outstanding Teaching Associate, Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 1995, 2001
Webb Bauer Award for Outstanding Geography Undergraduate, Department of Geography, Humboldt State University, 1993
Otis Freeman Award for Best Undergraduate Paper (Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: Case Study of the Oxnard Plain), Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 1992
Award for Excellence of Scholarship, Association of American Geographers and National Council
for Geography Education, 1992

Affiliations:
Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Gamma Theta Upsilon, and Pi Gamma Mu honor societies