David Simmons
Elgin,SC
Summary
Engaging Associate Professor with 20+ years of experience teaching, writing, and researching. Intercultural education curriculum development, monitoring, and assessment. Delivery of lectures and general classroom administration. Training students intercultural sensitivity and humility, storytelling techniques through ethnography, and anti-racism.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University Of South Carolina
01.2005 - Current
- Helped students to develop and demonstrate broad, integrative and specialized knowledge, essential habits of mind, communicative fluency and effective problem-solving skills.
- Updated curricula and lesson plans for primary instructors, researching developments in relevant fields and updating materials to reflect most recent data and statistics.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
- Served students, clients and programs through participation in assessment processes, academic support units and university committees and task forces.
Director of Summer Program in Public Health
Council On International Educational Exchange
05.2001 - 08.2016
- Managed daily operations while overseeing curriculum development, monitoring, and assessment.
- Worked closely with partner university leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Oversaw student placement and practica in rural clinics.
Staff Editor
Country America Magazine
05.1989 - 05.1990
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication.
- Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
- Supported publication by helping develop layouts and collaborating with production teams.
Education
Ph.D. - Medical Anthropology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI01.2002
Master of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA05.1994
Bachelor of Arts - French
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA05.1988
Skills
- Lesson Planning
- Curriculum design, implementation, and assessment
- Research expertise
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Associate Professor of Anthropology
University Of South Carolina
01.2005 - Current
Director of Summer Program in Public Health
Council On International Educational Exchange
05.2001 - 08.2016
Staff Editor
Country America Magazine
05.1989 - 05.1990
Ph.D. - Medical Anthropology
Michigan State University
Master of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Arts - French
Grinnell College