DR. ELSPETH SMITH

Dr. Elspeth Smith

Vice President of University Relations

Educational Background:

• PhD, Rhetoric, Linguistics and Literature University of Southern California

Dr. Elspeth Smith has experience organizing, funding, and implementing initiatives that improve educational and workplace access and opportunity. She is also skilled in establishing performance assessment programs and has participated in the accreditation of English programs in international higher education. She is a former Fulbright at the University of Liberia, Monrovia.

Previous Posts:

• Associate Professor, Department of English, Abu Dhabi University and Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Senior Vice President, Division of Excellence, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc., Clearwater, FL, USA
• Vice President, Statewide Initiatives, United Way of South Carolina, USA Director, South Carolina
• Cross Age Tutoring Project, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Selected Papers

• "The Accreditation of Gender," Proceedings of the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education [INQAAHE], May 2005.
• "Reader Refunds," Writing to Make A Difference, eds. Christian, et.al., NY: Columbia Teacher's College Press, 2002.
• "The Osprey Report," United Way of America Red Feather Society, 2002.
• "Partnering Youth and Community," Presentation at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Denver, CO, March 2001.

Specialties:

• Development and Programming Initiatives
• Documentation and Promotion
• International Assessment and Accreditation
• Rhetoric and Literary Theory

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