Assistant Professor of English
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
- Current
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- Assistant Professor of English at Saint Leo University
- Contributing Editor at ESL Employment (Get It, LLC)
- Past
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- Adjunct Professor at Seton Hill University
- Adjunct Instructor at Saint Francis University
- Teaching Associate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Graduate Assistant at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Instructor at American Academy of English
- Lecturer at University of Silesia
- Teacher at Szkoła Podstawowa [Elementary School] Nr. 47
- Education
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- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Spring Hill College
- Western Washington University
- University of South Alabama
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Marion Military Institute
- Connections
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- Industry
- Higher Education
- Websites
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Summary
Beginning in 1982, Lee Hobbs was the young man who airbrushed t-shirts, painter caps, auto plates, and converse sneakers at the "Shirt Closet" of Singing River Mall (Gautier, MS). An alumnus of numerous secondary schools: Live Oak Academy (Kreole, MS: 1974-81), Lyman Ward Military Academy (Camp Hill, AL: 1981-82), Marion Military Institute (Marion, AL: 1982-83), and Our Lady of Victory Catholic School (Pascagoula, MS: 1983), Lee graduated from Moss Point High School (Moss Point, MS: 1983-86) in 1986. After attending Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Gautier, MS), he transferred to the University of South Alabama in 1993 and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Art (English minor). Immediately afterwards, he relocated to Katowice and Krakow, Poland to teach English (ESL-EAP) and start up three airbrushing and body art businesses. He worked abroad extensively in Western/Central Europe from 1993 -99. In 1999, he returned to the U.S., worked for awhile as a licensed dermagraphic technician in D'Iberville, MS and (for 7 months) in Las Vegas, NV. In 2003, Lee earned his Master's of Liberal Arts degree (Emphasis: Literature) from Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL) and in 2008, he received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His Ph.D. dissertation focused on Turn-of-the-Millennium American Expatriate Narrative. Dr. Hobbs, who has previously taught at the University of Silesia (Sosnowiec, Poland: 1994-95), Seton Hill University (Greensburg, PA: 2007-08), and Saint Francis University (Loretto, PA: 2007), will be relocating this summer (2008) with his spouse to Tampa, Florida where he has accepted a tenure-track teaching position with the faculty of Saint Leo University's Department of English (Saint Leo, FL). Lee would love to hear from you! Any old friends or fellow alumni are welcome to contact him at burgsbee[at]gmail.com.
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Specialties:
Drawing, Painting, Illustration, Design, Aerography (Airbrushing), Applied Dermagraphy (Tattooing), Body Piercing Technician, Teaching, Research, Service to Department, Institution, and Community.
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Experience
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Assistant Professor of English
Saint Leo University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2008 — Present (7 months)
Saint Leo, Florida, USA
Presently teaching undergraduate English writing and literature courses.
Courses taught:
ENG 121 Academic Writing I
ENG 122 Academic Writing II
ENG 225 Survey of World Literature I
ENG 340 Imagining the Holocaust in Literature and Film
ENG 435 Literary Theory -
Contributing Editor
ESL Employment (Get It, LLC)
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA (company based in Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
Contributed solicited and unsolicited articles, editorials, and other duties to ESL Lesson Plan, ESL Jobs Forum, and [the] English-Blog [.com] as a contracted writer/editor. Also participated in the hiring process for other ESLemployment writing positions. -
Adjunct Professor
Seton Hill University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Conducted undergraduate writing and literature courses.
Courses taught:
• EL 267 American Literature 1915 to Present
• LA 101 Seminar in Thinking and Writing -
Adjunct Instructor
Saint Francis University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Loretto, Pennsylvania, USA
Conducted undergraduate writing and literature courses.
Courses taught:
• ENGL 104.F Introduction to Literature
• ENGL 104.H Writing about Literature
• ENGL 100 Fundamentals of Written English -
Teaching Associate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Conducted undergraduate writing and literature courses
Courses taught:
• ENGL 202 Research Writing
• ENGL 121 Humanities Literature
• ENGL 101 College Writing -
Graduate Assistant
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
• English Literature and Criticism Graduate Program Recruitment -
Instructor
American Academy of English
(Higher Education industry)
August 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 3 months)
Katowice, Poland
Conducted ESL courses for adult, continuing education night students.
Courses taught:
• Intermediate Level/s English as a Second Language*
• Advanced Level/s English as a Second Language* -
Lecturer
University of Silesia
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
April 1994 — May 1995 (1 year 2 months)
Sosnowiec, Poland
Conducted undergraduate ESL writing and oral communication courses.
Courses taught:
• EAP English Studies - Advanced Composition*
• EAP English Studies - Advanced Spoken English* -
Teacher
Szkoła Podstawowa [Elementary School] Nr. 47
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 1993 — May 1994 (9 months)
Burowiec-Szopienice, Poland
Conducted courses in basic ESL communication
• Beginner’s English as a Foreign Language, Grades 5 – 8
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Education
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania
PhD, Literature, 2004 — 2008
- Activities and Societies:
- EGO (English Graduate Organization), GSA (Graduate Student Association), PKP (Phi Kappa Phi), Sigma Tau Delta
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Spring Hill College
M.L.A., Literature, 2000 — 2004
- Activities and Societies:
- CCSA Study-Abroad to Ireland and U.K., Western Washington University Study-Abroad to Poland
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Western Washington University
Summer Study-Abroad, Polish Studies, 2003 — 2003
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University of South Alabama
B.A., Major: Art; Minor: English, 1989 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor for Epiphany, English Department Literature Publication
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Transfer, Major: Art, 1986 — 1989
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Marion Military Institute
Transfer, College-Prep, 1982 — 1983
Additional Information
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Websites:
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Interests:
2005 - 2006 *Executive Board Member, IUP Graduate Student Assembly [GSA] *Conference Planning Committee Chair, IUP GSA/EGO 4th Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference *Vice-President, IUP English Graduate Organization [EGO] *Volunteer, Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund-Raising Project, Society for Human *Resource Management [SHRM], IUP Chapter #5181 *Webmaster, IUP Unitarian-Universalists [IUPUU] 2004 - 2005 *Webmaster, IUP English Graduate Organization [EGO] *Conference Planning Committee Member, GSA/IUP 3rd Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference 1993 - 1994 *Volunteer, [English] Teacher Exchange Program, Mobile, Alabama - Katowice, Poland: International Sister-City Organization
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Groups:
[MLA] Modern Language Association
[AATSEEL] American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages
[ΦΚΦ] Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Indiana U of Pennsylvania
[ΣΤΔ] Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society, [ΞΞ] Xi Xi Chapter, Indiana U of Pennsylvania
[NSHS] The National Scholars Honor Society
[EGO] English Graduate Organization, Indiana U of Pennsylvania
[GSA] Graduate Student Assembly, Indiana U of Pennsylvania
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Honors:
September 2007
IUP School of Graduate Studies and Research Travel Grant
August 2005
IUP Teaching Associateship
March 2005
The Chancellor’s List
Spring 2005
IUP Graduate Assistantship
Summer 2003
LEXIA International Study-Abroad Scholarship (Poland)
Summer 2002
CCSA Study-Abroad Scholarship (Ireland)
1990, 1992
USA President’s List
1991
USA Dean’s List
B. Lee Hobbs, Ph.D.’s Contact Settings
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