Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Affiliations
Publications
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
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Mark J. Cox

Baltimore,Maryland

Summary

A university writing and technology specialist, adjunct English professor, and ESOL teacher with four years of experience working in student success, campus writing centers, and IT departments where I delivered language arts workshops and daily one-on-one writing conferences to undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines and maintained and installed computer labs. Knowledgeable ESL Teacher with 10 years of experience developing curriculum to teach adult and child learners. Polished in implementing lesson plans, conducting examinations and assessing student's performance levels. Strong knowledge of punctuation, grammar, vocabulary and syntactical structures in multiple languages.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Coordinator

Bowie State University
Bowie , MD
2023.11 - Current
  • Provided guidance and support to support black male teacher candidates of the Scholar Fellows program within the Center for Research and Mentoring Black Male Students and Teachers in navigating resources, services, and opportunities.

ESOL Teacher

Parkville High School
Parkville , MD
2023.10 - 2023.11
  • Utilizing various methods of instruction such as lectures, group activities, individual tutoring sessions, and multimedia presentations to meet the linguistic needs of English Language learners at the high school level..

Lead Writing Specialist

Bowie State University, Smith-Vidal Writing Center
Bowie , Maryland
2021.01 - 2022.09
  • Facilitated in-person and remote tutoring and supported undergraduate and graduate students, along with university faculty in the writing process.
  • Delivering and demonstrating in-class writing center presentations virtually and in-person.

Writing and Technology Specialist

Bowie State University, Office of Engaged Learning and Student Support
Bowie , Maryland
2018.09 - 2021.08
  • Tutored low-income, first-generation college students in the rudiments and nuances of academic writing, and delivered language arts workshops to students across disciplines.
  • Maintained computer labs to ensure that updates were installed and that all department devices were functioning as expected.

Apple Certified Mac Technician and Mac Administrator

Bowie State University, Division of Information Technology
Bowie , Maryland
2017.05 - 2018.09
  • Troubleshooting and installing desktop and portable computers for Bowie State University faculty and staff across campus, while maintaining all of the Apple computers on the campus network, and prioritizing VIP end users.

Mac Genius

Apple Inc.
Durham, Columbia , North Carolina, Maryland
2014.04 - 2017.08
  • Physically repairing and troubleshooting all Apple products in-store while delivering exceptional customer service in a fast-paced, productivity-based retail environment.

Arabic Language and Classroom Teacher

Torchlight Academy
Raleigh , North Carolina
2012.04 - 2014.09
  • Delivering classroom instruction in basic Modern Standard Arabic to elementary school-aged students and teaching NC Common Core teaching objectives to first and second graders.

Extended Day Teacher

E.L. Haynes Elementary School
Washington , District of Columbia
2011.08 - 2012.02
  • Tutoring middle school-aged students and helping them to complete their homework assignments in an after school setting while overseeing recreational activities.

Education

Master of Arts, English - English Language And Literature

Bowie State University
Bowie Maryland
05.2021

CELTA(Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) - Teaching English As A Second Language

Teaching House(University of Cambridge)
07.2013

Bachelor of Arts, Applied Communications - Communication And Culture

Howard University
12.2011

Skills

  • Classroom Instruction
  • Creative Lesson Planning
  • Group Instruction
  • Language Acquisition Support
  • Public Speaking
  • Multilingual
  • Critical Thinking
  • Oral and Written Communication
  • Technical Support
  • Hardware Troubleshooting
  • Software Installation
  • Device Configuration
  • Customer Service

Affiliations

  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Fraternity, Nu Nu Chapter, 04/2019
  • Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, 07/2010

Publications

  • The Imam of American Islam, Getty Images: Picturing Black History, Ohio State University, 08/2021
  • Partnership with a school system to implement an Africentric rites of passage program for middle school Black boys, Psychology in Schools, Wiley, 2023.
  • The Experiences of Black Men in a Faculty learning Community Devoted to Black Collegians, Faculty Learning Communities, Information Age Publishing, pp. 197-214, 2024

Accomplishments

  • University and Service Award, Center for Research and Mentoring Black Male Students and Teachers, Bowie State University, 2023
  • Outstanding Professor Award, Center for Research and Mentoring Black Male Students and Teachers, Bowie State University, 2022
  • Leadership and Service Award, Center for Research and Mentoring Black Male Students and Teachers, Bowie State Universtiy, 2021

Certification

  • Apple Certified Mac Technician, 2016

Languages

Arabic
Limited
Spanish
Limited
Persian
Limited
German
Elementary
Urdu
Elementary

Timeline

Program Coordinator

Bowie State University
2023.11 - Current

ESOL Teacher

Parkville High School
2023.10 - 2023.11

Lead Writing Specialist

Bowie State University, Smith-Vidal Writing Center
2021.01 - 2022.09

Writing and Technology Specialist

Bowie State University, Office of Engaged Learning and Student Support
2018.09 - 2021.08

Apple Certified Mac Technician and Mac Administrator

Bowie State University, Division of Information Technology
2017.05 - 2018.09

Mac Genius

Apple Inc.
2014.04 - 2017.08

Arabic Language and Classroom Teacher

Torchlight Academy
2012.04 - 2014.09

Extended Day Teacher

E.L. Haynes Elementary School
2011.08 - 2012.02

Master of Arts, English - English Language And Literature

Bowie State University

CELTA(Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) - Teaching English As A Second Language

Teaching House(University of Cambridge)

Bachelor of Arts, Applied Communications - Communication And Culture

Howard University
  • Apple Certified Mac Technician, 2016
Mark J. Cox