Vitae for Dr. Hazel Denhart

EDUCATION

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership, Portland State University

Masters of Science in Speech Communication, Portland State University

Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication with minors in Russian and Theatre Arts, Portland State University

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Faculty - Portland State University (1995 to Present), conducting graduate and undergraduate courses in a communication, writing, and learning disabilities for the Speech Communication Dept., as well as leading Senior Capstone research projects in learning disabilities and building deconstruction for the University Studies Dept.. 

Faculty/Advisor – (Fall, 2006) National Council of Study Abroad, The Athens Center, Athens, Greece, teaching dramatic writing and philosophy of drama.

 

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Diarist - (8/01 to 1/05) National Conference of State Legislatures for Project Interwoven Tapestry, an immigration action-research project in collaboration with the Urban Institute, National Immigration Forum, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Partner, DesignGreen (since 2002) consulting in deconstruction & green building.

Partner, Dyslexia Resource Center (since 2000), consulting in education & employment.

Owner, Dramatists Resource Center (since 1990), coaching in dramatic writing and public speaking.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Deconstructing Barriers; perceptions of college students labeled with LD in higher education (in press) Journal of Learning Disabilities.

National Report on the State of Our Children and Dyslexia, Editor/Contributing Author (in press) Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

 

SERVICE

Conference Chair, National Summit on the State of Our Children and Dyslexia, Boys and Girls Clubs, Portland, Oregon (conference date Oct. 25-26, 2007).

Volunteer, Flight of Friendship (3/07), Oregon delegation to New Orleans.

Volunteer spokesperson, communication analyst, and speech writer for Our United Villages/ReBuilding Center/DeConstruction Services, Portland, Oregon (2004- 2007).

Film Festival Judge, Forest Film Fest 2004, Clinton St. Theatre, Portland, OR.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

Surviving Disaster with a Learning Disability; What Emergency Response Teams, Government Officials, and those with LD Need to Know (6/06), Sixth Annual Conference on Diversity in organizations, Communities and Nations. Sponsored by Common Ground (Australia) and Xavier University. New Orleans, LA.

Unmasking the Hidden Intellect of Dyslexics and Others Who Learn Differently (2/06), International Dyslexia Association, Oregon Branch, Portland, OR.

Reaching and Teaching Girls with Dyslexia (1/06), St.Mary’s Academy, Portland, OR.

Deconstructing a Hurricane: An Oregon View on Green Building Strategies for Gulf States Recovery (11/05), Deconstruction '05 Conference of the Building Materials Reuse Association, Atlanta, GA.

Finding Buried Treasure in Hand Deconstruction for Recycling  (9/05), Thirtieth Annual Home Improvement and Remodeling Show, Oregon Remodelers’  Association.

Targeting Public Relations and Marketing Needs for Deconstruction Services (9/05) University of Portland.

Confessions of an Emerging Online Teaching Veteran (6/03), Faculty Development for Teaching, Learning & Technology, Summer Institute, PSU.

The Invisible Intellectuals: Dyslexic Students Getting Behind with AHEAD (5/03), Advances in Qualitative Methods: Fourth International Interdisciplinary

Conference of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Banff, Alberta.

Adventures of an Online Teaching Novice (6/02), Faculty Development for Teaching, Learning & Technology, Summer Institute, PSU.

Releasing the Magician: Empowering LD Clients to Stay in School and 

Find Meaningful Employment (6/02) Housing Authority of Portland, Portland, OR.

Weaving Democracy in the Wilderness: Portland as a National Model for

Immigrant Integration (3/02), Urban Institute, Washington, DC.

 

MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association

National Education Association

International Dyslexia Association

International Communication Association

Northwest Communication Association

Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society

Lambda Pi Eta, Communication Honor Society

United States Green Building Council

 

RECOGNITION

Civic Engagement Curriculum Development grant from Oregon Civic Solutions: Statewide Partnerships for Public Service (1/04). 

United States Army Commendation, personally awarded by Commanding

Brigadier General, Harry D. Gatanas (White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico) for facilitating international media coverage of the U.S. military’s first Y2K test of automatic missile weaponry systems (7/98)

Semi-finalist in the American Motion Picture Academy’s annual competition (Nicholl Fellowship) for best original screenplay for The Flight. Fall 1996

 

LITERARY WORKS

The Invisible Intellectuals; unveiling the hidden intellect of dyslexics and others who learn differently (2006). A peer reviewed book proposal including a comprehensive view of learning disabilities from medicine, psychology, disability studies, and the voice of those who live with it, offering practical steps for individuals, teachers, and administrators to take in deconstructing disability.

Writing for the Soul of the World: A Screenwriters Guide (2005). A peer reviewed, book proposal for a writing textbook covering pragmatic, philosophical, ethical, and social theories of dramatic writing.

More Whiskey and Fresh Horses for my Men; a Western Look at Enlightenment (2000, unpublished). Philosophical humor book.

The Little Black Book of Public Speaking, (2003, unpublished textbook).

The Little Black Book of Persuasion or How to Change Your Social Class (2003, unpublished textbook).

Baikal (1990), stage play produced by IFCC Theatre, Portland, Oregon.

Life is Fatal and Other Hazards of Existence (1996, unpublished poetry book).

The Frailing (1985), stage play produced by Portland Community College.

Partnered works: All Adrift (1994) stage play (produced in competition), The Flight (1993) screenplay, Tarot (1992) screenplay, Mexico (1993) screenplay.

 

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Urban Foresters -  (ongoing) senior capstone project documenting the deconstruction industry including creation and maintenance of a deconstruction library.  

Learning Disabilities and Access to Higher Education – (1999 to 2005) Senior Capstone qualitative research service learning course identifying barriers faced by students labeled with learning disabilities and the faculty/staff assisting them. This course successfully brought major enhancements to the computer systems and library at PSU.

Understanding Oregon Media, (summer, 2002) students created a television news program about Oregon media with interviews of local print journalists, filmmakers, and television producers.

Public Speaking for ESL speakers – (1998- 2004) integration and translation of non-western world views into the Aristotelian standard for speaking to western audiences.

Screenwriting/Playwrighting – (ongoing) an integration of ancient and contemporary writing theory along with scholarship in philosophy, psychology, and critical studies culminating in the draft of a screenplay or treatment.

 

TRADITIONAL COURSES TAUGHT

Organizational Communication Seminar – (spring, 2007) graduate research course in organizational communication/culture culminating in an independent research study.

Media Studies – (ongoing) examining the social significance of media content and institutions on individuals and communities.

Persuasion – (ongoing) Exploration of persuasion theory in human behavior. Students also examine the dynamics of power and how one can maintain personal power in unequal relationships.

Public Speaking – (ongoing) Traditional public speaking course.

Interpersonal communication (ongoing), Students explore the nature and dynamics of interpersonal communication and how one can enhance personal power and social positioning through application of theory.

Nonverbal Communication – (Ongoing) Exploration of core nonverbal communication theories culminating in application of theory to both a personal and group project.

Introduction to Human Communication - Traditional introductory course.

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

March 2007 –  Nurturing Motivation, Self-Discipline & Resilience in Our Youth, Conference on Learning Disabilities And Abilities, Prentice School, Los Angeles, CA.

Vision and Revision: The Flexible Adult Brain, Brain Awareness Teacher Workshop, Oregon Health Sciences University. Portland, Oregon.

Exploring Cyber-Space as a Learning Place: Partially On-Line Courses as a way to Improve Teaching and Learning, Carnegie Conversation on On-Line/Hybrid Instruction, PSU.

June 2006 – Prejudice Reduction Workshop for Trainers, National Coalition Building Institute (3 day intensive). PSU.

April 2006 – Spelling Disasters – conference on developing disaster theory. PSU.

March 2006 – Getting it Right in Prime Time, workshop on presenting research to mass media. Harvard University Medical School, Boston.

March 2006 - Prejudice Concerns and Interracial Interaction. Diversity and Cognition seminar series at Tufts University, Boston.

Sept. 2005- Science Partnership, current findings on learning disabilities from neuroscience.  

March – June  2004  - Enhancing Civic Capacity through the Civic Solutions: Statewide Partnerships for Public Service. PSU.

Aug, 2003 – American Institute of Architects Northwest & Pacific Region Conference, Green Building Conference.  

July, 2003 – Presenting Data and Information workshop for researchers with Edward Tufte, Oregon Convention Center.  

February, 2002 -  ReThink: Innovation in Ecological Design and Construction (green building forum).

November, 2002 - United States Green Building Council First Annual International Green Building Conference, Austin, Texas.

 

 

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