Paul Halsall
2802 College St, #3,
Jacksonville, FL 32205
(904) 327 4848
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Education
Ph.D. History : Fordham University May 1999
MA Classical Civilisation : Birkbeck College, University of London 1986
MA (Hons) History, Upper Second : University of Edinburgh 1982
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, University of North Florida, 1999-2005
Teaching medieval and Byzantine history and core classes in western civilization.
Lecturer (one year appointment), Brooklyn College, 1998/99
Taught core classes in western civilization and Chinese culture. Responsible for preparation of an online version of the "Shaping of the Modern World" for the Brooklyn College Virtual Core initiative.
Teaching Fellow, Fordham University, 1988-1997
"History 1300: Introduction to Medieval History"
Adjunct Lecturer, Brooklyn College, Fall 1995-Spring 1998
"Core 9: African, Latin American and Asian Studies". Responsible
for section of course devoted to Chinese history and culture.
Education-Related Job Experience
Academic Computing Consultant, Brooklyn College, Fall 1997
Advised on establishment of History department World Wide Web site and virtual teaching methodologies.
Freshmen Registration Counselor, Brooklyn College, May 1993 to February 1998
Interviewed and advised incoming and transfer students on appropriate programs. Made preliminary assessment of transfer credits.
President, Graduate Student Association, Fordham University, June 1990 to June 1992
Elected twice as a stipended officer to run the graduate student government: scheduling academic, professional, and social events; administering a $40,000 budget; and providing advice of all sorts to graduate students.
Interviewer, Columbia University School of Public Health, June 1988 to Sept. 1991 (summers)
Interviewed over 120 homosexual men as part of a research project into the psychosocial effects of the AIDS epidemic.
Graduate Assistant to Dean, August 1987 to July 1988
Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
Press Office Worker, Greater London Council, January to April 1986
Wrote brief press releases, provided information to journalists regarding the break-up of local government in London, supplied a press-cutting service and administrative support to senior council officers.
Assistant Director, Catholic International Students' Hostel, London, Mar. 1984 to Sept. 1985
Supervised clerical and support staff in 140 bed hostel, coordinated payments and registration, organized social programs and provided counseling and supervision to students.
Other Work Experience
Nutrition Consultant (promotions), 141 Boomerang, Sept 4 2006-
Promoting Eukanuba dog food.
Fact Checker, Encyclopeadia Britannica, May 2006 - ongoing
Independent contractor checking facts for Encyclopeadia Britannica articles.
Verizon Brand Ambassador, Gravitate/Marketing Works, June-9-August 4 2006
Promoting Verizon valued-added services at in-store locations.
Medicare Part D Educator, Encore Nationwide, April 10-May 15 2006
Explaining Medicare Part D (the drug benefits program) to potential beneficiaries in a variety of community venues.
Promotional Worker, 141 Boomerang, April 3-9 2006
Promoting Bertolli frozen foods at public events.
Account Manager, City's Best Advertising, Feb-March 2006
Door to door b2b sales of Bellsouth services.
Clerical Officer, British Telecom, London, May 1986 to July 1987
Proofread and copy edited written material, maintained customer database using dBase III+, monitored budgets, prepared correspondence, trained employees on computing equipment, participated in telephone sales.
Figure-Worker, Manpower Ltd, London,September 1985 to January 1986
Assessed and calculated pay claims.
Fieldworker for Volunteers, YWCA, Edinburgh,April 1983 to March 1984
Recruited, interviewed, and placed volunteers in a variety of positions, maintained the records of volunteers, and publicized the work of the YWCA.
Student Jobs 1977-1982:
Bingo hall runner, supermarket storeman, security guard at the Royal Highland Show, beachworker/deckchair hirer, teacher of English to a seven year old French boy, catering assistant in school kitchens, barman.
Voluntary Work
St. Francis Soup Kitchen March 2006-
Office Skills/Experience
General Keyboard Skills, 45 wpm
MS-Word, WordStar, Decmate/WPS-PC, PFS, and PC-Write word-processing
Use of Apple Macintosh
Proofreading
Budget Monitoring
Claims processing
Telemarketing - with and without a script
Dealing with Customer complaints
Setting up new filing systems
Good reading knowledge of French
References
Prof. David Courtwright, University of North Florida (904) 620 2886
Prof. Maryanne Kowaleski, Fordham University (718) 817 1000