Westchester Community College, State University of New York

Contact Information

Phone: 914-606-6474
Office location: STC – Room 148A
Email: TD21@sunywcc.edu
Title(s):  Assistant Professor, Curricular Chair
Department/Division: Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management

Degree Information:

• MA, City College of New York, Language & Literacy
•  BA, City College of New York, Interdisciplinary Language
•  AOS, The Art Institute of New York, Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management

Courses Taught:

• Culinary Courses: Introduction to Culinary Arts, Quantity Foods Production, Quantity Foods Laboratory, Multicultural Cuisine
• Hospitality Courses: Menu Planning and Marketing, Purchasing and Cost Control, Introduction to Hospitality, Beverage Management and Service

Honors and Awards:

• Certified Servsafe Instructor, Alcohol Service, Food Handler, Manager
• Center for Food Service Education/SYSCO Runner Up: Educator of the Year in Postsecondary Education
• The Art Institute of New York City President’s Award for Outstanding Service
• Marilyn Sternglass Overall Merit Award
• Golden Key Honor Society
• New York Restaurant School Distinguished Career Award

Publications and Presentations:

• Center for the Advancement of Food Service Education Leadership Conference
  Conference Presenter
  Using In Class Simulations to Foster Student Engagement
• The Two-Year College Association/Northeast Conference Presenter
  Conference Presenter
  Unpacking Writing-Connected Research and Questioning its Effects on Student Learning Approaches
• Symposium: Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning
  Westchester Community College
  Conference Presenter
  Incorporating Writing Across the Curriculum into Coursework
• Center for the Advancement of Food Service Education Leadership Conference
  Conference Presenter
  Beyond the Traditional Student: Partnerships in Culinary and Hospitality Education
• Symposium: Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning
  Westchester Community College
  Conference Presenter
  Assumptions and Practices in Teaching
• Center for the Advancement of Food Service Education Leadership Conference
  Conference Presenter
  Lore and Practice: Exploring the Most Common Teaching Myths and Their Effect on Teaching
• The Two Year College Association/Northeast Conference Presenter
  Conference Presenter
  Exploring Rhetorical Interdisciplinary Common Ground in Writing Across the Curriculum
• Center for the Advancement of Food Service Education Leadership Conference
  Conference Presenter
  Incorporating WAC Pedagogy into Written Assignments in Culinary Courses
• The CUNY Conference on Best Practices in Reading/Writing Instruction
  Conference Presenter
  Frankenstein’s Business Card and Beyoncé’s Blog: Using Somewhat Authentic Assignments in Teaching Writing
• The Two Year College Association/Northeast
  Conference Presenter
  The Thai Fruit Salad Paradigm of Reflection in Writing
• Conference on College Composition and Communication Presenter
  Risking Reflection: Experimental Stories of Writing Teachers’ Risks and Rewards
• The Two Year College Association/Northeast Conference Presenter
  Using Traditional Games to Support Classroom Learning
• The Two Year College Association/Southeast Conference Presenter
  Teaching Unplugged—Assessing Levels of Interaction in Learning with E-technology
• Pearson Publishing, Textbook Reviewer: The Blair Reader
• The Two Year College Association/Southeast Conference Presenter
  Using Familiar Game Strategies in the Composition Classroom
• The CUNY Conference on Best Practices in Reading/Writing Instruction
  Conference Presenter
  Teachers and Students Assessment of Levels of Engagement in the Classroom
• The CUNY Conference on Best Practices in Reading/Writing Instruction
  Conference Presenter
  Current Events in the Basic Reading Classroom
• IUP Graduate Scholars Forum, Conference Presenter
  Symbol Interpretation: Using Drawings to Facilitate a Multicultural Discussion
• The College Board, Diagnostic Test Score Advisor
• Two Year College Association/Northeast Conference Presenter
  Rebuilding the Frankenstein Monster; Integrating a Novel into a Basic Reading Course
• The National Gallery of Writing: The Writers of AINYC, Online Gallery Curator
• Conference on College Composition and Communication Poster Presentation
  The Conference on Basic Writing Preconference: Local Conditions/Global Concerns

Faculty Development Coordinator Workshop Presentations

• Using Student Course Survey Results to Analyze Classroom Teaching Methods
  SGI-Strategies to Deliver Instruction in Courses with Diminishing Enrollment
• Assessing Levels of Interaction in the Classroom to Enhance Engagement
  Methods for Choosing Essential and Important Objectives on the IDEA Survey
  New Faculty Orientation: Working with At-risk and First Generation College Students
  Introduction to MLA for the non-English teacher: Using MLA in WAC assignments
• Out-of-Class Projects and Assignments: Intertwining Skill Based and Authentic Work

Academic Publication

• “Puzzling Out a Puzzle in the Composition Classroom.” TYCA-Southeast Journal.
  Volume 46, Number 1.

Institution Service or Academic Service:

• Faculty Central Committee
• Middle States Assessment
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Common Read Committee
• Chancellor’s Award Committee
• Student Scholarship Committee
• Common Read