John M. Bozeman

Stratford University

7777 Leesburg Pike

Falls Church, Virginia 22046

E-mail: jmb5b@NOSPAMyahoo.com

(please remove the “NOSPAM” part from the email address)

Academic Experience:

Stratford University – Dean of General Education (August 2005 - present)

· Supervise full-time and adjunct General Education faculty in both on-line and on-campus settings.

· Manage General Education course curricula and textbook selection.

· Direct tutoring and remediation activities.

· Assist in university strategic planning and outreach.

Stratford University - Instructor of Liberal Arts (October 2001 - August 2005)

· Designed and taught General Science, Impact of Science on Business and Industry, Understanding World Cultures, Culinary Cultural Traditions of the World (a class on world history taught through food and cuisine) and Introduction to Personal and Professional Ethics to students of diverse backgrounds. Classes are taught in both traditional and online formats.

· Served on the Distance Learning and the Library Committees.

University of Virginia - Research Assistant/Grader (Spring 1992 - Spring 1998)

Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication, Charlottesville, Virginia.

· Assessed student papers and tutored students in writing skills.

· Provided research support for instructors preparing manuscripts for publication.

University of Virginia/MIT Press - Editorial Assistant (Spring 1995 - Sprring 1998)

Division of Technology, Culture, and Communication, Charlottesville, Virginia.

· Assisted with acquisition and assessment of manuscripts for the MIT Press "Inside Technology" book series.

English/Technical Writing Private Tutor (Summer 1992)

Charlottesville, Virginia.

· Provided private lessons in English grammar and technical writing to Ph.D. student in electrical engineering.

University of Virginia - Student Assistant (Fall 1991-Spring 1992)

Department of Sociology, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Subject: New Religious Movements in America.

Florida State University - Teaching Assistant (Fall 1989 - Spring 1990)

Department of Religion, Tallahassee, Florida.

Subject: Religion in America.

University of Florida - Teaching Assistant (Spring 1986)

Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Gainesville, Florida.

Topic: Senior Seminar in Engineering Design/Design of an agricultural module

for use in an orbital space station.

Other Work Experience:

University of Virginia - Network Support Technician, Senior (Summer 2000 -

Spring 2002) University of Virginia Northern Virginia Center, Falls Church,

Virginia.

· Maintained and repaired computer and networking equipment in computer labs and staff offices.

· Set up and administered primary web and ftp servers hosting student class projects.

· Provided general classroom technical support.

Computech Inc. - Programmer Analyst (Fall 1999 - Summer 2000)

· Provided technical writing and documentation support at U.S. Customs Newington Data Center.

Seminole Community College - Computer Lab Monitor (Summer 1999)

· Provided software and internet support for students.

· Assisted with lab hardware and network cabling deployment.

Vanderbilt University - Health Physicist (Fall 1988 - Summer 1989)

Radiation Safety Office, Nashville, Tennessee.

St. Francis House Shelter for the Homeless - Night Manager (Fall 1987 -

Spring 1988) Gainesville, Florida.

Education:

Graduate Studies

Virginia Polytechnic Institute: currently working toward a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies.

University of Virginia: Master of Arts in Religious Studies/American Religious History (August 1998).

Research topics: Eugenics and the American churches; new religious movements and their relationship to the social order.

Florida State University: Master of Arts in Religion (December 1990). Research topic: An investigation of Jesus People USA, an urban Christian communitarian group.

University of Florida: Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Science. Area of concentration: Environmental Biology (August 1988).

Research topic: Use of immobilized cell systems in toxicity testing.

Undergraduate Studies

University of Florida

BA in Religion with High Honors, May, 1985.

Publications and Editorships:

“Eugenics and the Clergy in the Early 20^th Century United States.” Journal of American Culture 27 (2004): 422-431.

Field Notes Editor, Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions,

Fall 1997 - present.

[With Susan Palmer] "The Northeast Kingdom Community Church of Island Pond, Vermont: Raising Up a People For Yahshua's Return." Journal of Contemporary Religion 12 (1997): 181-190.

"Technological Millenarianism in the United States." In Thomas Robbins and Susan Palmer, Millennium, Messiahs, and Mayhem. New York: Routledge, 1997.

Book review of This Thing of Darkness: A Sociology of the Enemy by James A. Aho. Review of Religious Research 37 (1996): 275-6.

"Jesus People USA" and "New Vrindaban." Articles in the Facts on File Encyclopedia of Sects and Cults. In press.

"A Preliminary Assessment of Women's Conversion Narratives at New Vrindaban." Syzygy 3 (1994): 219-229.

Book review of The Children of God: A Make-Believe Revolution? by Ruth Wangerin. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 33 (1994): 294-5.

"Toxicity Testing Using Immobilized Algal Systems." Aquatic Toxicology 14 (1989): 345-52.

Presentations:

"New Vrindaban: Balancing Sectarianism and Pluralism." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Washington, DC, August 20, 1995.

"Early 20th Century Eugenics and the American Churches." Paper presented at the annual meeting of Mephistos, Bloomington, Indiana, April 2, 1995.

"Christian 'Cults.'" Guest lecture at Mary Washington College, May 13, 1995.

"That New Time Religion: New Religions and Ecumenism." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 4, 1994.

"American Eugenics and the Liberal Clergy, 1920-1939." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the History of Science Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 15, 1994. Also organizer of the "Eugenics, Religion, and Early Twentieth Century Culture" session where this paper was presented.

[With Susan Palmer] "The Northeast Kingdom Community Church in Island Pond, Vermont: Raising Up a People For Yahshua's Return." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Communal Studies Association, Oneida, New York, October 9, 1994.

"Jesus People USA after Twenty Years: Balancing Sectarianism and Assimilation." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Communal Studies Association, New Harmony, Indiana, October 16, 1993.

Guest lecture: "Evangelicals and the New Age." University of Virginia, April 14, 1992.

"The Interfaith Mission of New Vrindaban." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Communal Studies Association, Nauvoo, Illinois, October 17, 1992.

Awards and Honors:

Teacher of the Year award, Virginia Career College Association (2003)

University Fellowship, Florida State University

Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts Honorary)

Golden Key National Honor Society (General Academic Honorary)

Tau Beta Pi Electee (Engineering Honor Society)

National Merit Scholar (4 years)

Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honorary)

Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Honorary)