CURRICULUM VITAE

Tiffany Taj Boury, PhD

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Associate Professor of Education / Coordinator of Global Academic Partnerships/ Director and Program Developer of the  Master of Catholic Leadership, Franciscan University 

 

EDUCATION

Robert Morris University, PH.D., Instructional Management, and Leadership, 2012: Dissertation: The Development of a Procedural Model Establishing International Preservice Teacher Field Placements with Reflections of Cross-Cultural Observations in Gaming, Austria

Walden University, Masters of Education: Specialization in Reading and Literacy, 2006 

West Virginia University, Masters Courses in Special Education,  2005 

West Liberty University, B.A. Elementary and Special Education, 2003 

CURRENT TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS

West Virginia, K-6 Elementary Education: West Virginia, K-12 Intervention Specialist: Ohio, K-3 Elementary Certification: Ohio, K-12 Intervention Specialist, Highly Qualified
Intercultural Developmental Inventory, Administrator
Ohio Department of Education, Resident Educator Certification 

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE MA EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, 2019 -Present

 

• Interdisciplinary Cohort Graduate Program

• Developed and Wrote the Program for Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission and the Ohio Department of Education

• Responsible for Years One and Three of Program Review

• Responsible for campus engagement and program management 

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR (C.G.A.P.), 2011-Present

• Working toward Memorandums of Understanding with Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kerala, India and Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India

• Catholic University in Erbil, Iraq- Memorandum of Understanding- Participated in the team to develop the partnership. 

• Developed  and facilitated in August 2021 (Erbil) two-week professional development training for local educators in Ankawa, Iraq

• Built the EEP (English Empowering Program) in Kowloon, Hong Kong: Developed and implemented a campus recruiting model for a  joint venture between Franciscan University and St. Bonaventure schools recruit graduates to assist with English instruction develop programs to support the spiritual formation and community outreach. 

• Built the ELISA (English Learners in Specialized Atmosphere) Gamin, Austria. An international field experience providing education majors with weekly classroom experience and mentoring within the school communities of Gaming and Scheibbs, Austria 

• Presented a leadership workshop for faculty at the Catholci University of Erbil.  

• Developed and facilitated Institutional course exchange programming

• In partnership with Admissions, Registrar, and Institutional Accreditation, provided consulting for two new online courses designed by Iraq Institution for Franciscan University in Arabic for undergraduates and Aramaic and Studies of the History of Christianity for  Graduates.

• Faculty lead for a three-week undergraduate student mission trip for May 2022.

• Developed course programming, facilitated research advising for Iraq graduate Educational leaders.

• Developed campus media and recruiting model

• Planned accommodations and schedules for campus visits for His Excellency, Archbishop Bashar Warda (Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq), Mr. Stephen Rasche (Counsel to the Archdiocese of Erbil and Vice-Chancellor to the Catholic University of Erbil), and Bishop Kalabat of the Diocese of Detroit. In addition to many leadership speakers for the Academic lecture series.

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Spring semester in Gaming, Austria: Guest Lecturer, 2017 

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Undergraduate Faculty Member, 2008-2017

Course: Introduction to Education, Teaching Language Arts: Built the ground and online course, Middle School Curriculum: Built the ground and online course, Content Area Reading: Built the ground and online course, Student teaching Supervisor, EdTPA Teacher Assessment Coordinator

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Graduate faculty: 2008-2021

Courses: Phonics, Content Area Reading, Leadership, Graduate Research Advisor

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Coordinator for the Gaming, Austria International Field Experience, 2010-2020

• Program developer and coordinator of the international field placement for pre-service teachers in Gaming, Scheibbs, and Lutz Graz, Austrian schools.      

 

 

AWARDS

2020 Faculty Excellence in Service Award: Franciscan University

2017 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award: Franciscan University 

2016 European Scientific Journal Reviewer of the Year 

 2014 Civic Award: Martin Luther King Youth Advocacy Committee

2012 Outstanding Field Experience Program: Ohio Association of Teacher Education

 

PUBLICATIONS

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• Lesson Learned from a Catholic School in Iraq: The Catechetical Review Issue 7.3, 2021

• From Ohio to Hong Kong: Fostering Dynamic Learning Communities Through the Building of International Partnerships. World Journal of Education and Humanities Vol. 2, No. 3, 2020 

• The Ties That Bind: The Power of International Field Placements as a Catalyst for Developing Culturally Relevant Teaching– Educational Research for Policy and Practice in process 

• Cultivating A Community of Change Through the Implementation of Shared Leadership Theory. European Scientific Journal- May 2017/edition I.S.S.: 1857 - 7881 

• Fostering a Culture of Collaboration During International Pre-service Teacher Field Placements: The Power of Mentor Teachers. European Scientific Journal July 2016 /SPECIAL/ edition ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 

• Connecting Faith and Pedagogy: Fortune Favors the Brave. Global Journal on Humanities and Social Sciences (D.A.E. 2015) Issue #3 2016 

• Technology-Literate School Leaders in a 1:1 iPad Program and Teachers' Technology Self- Efficacy. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology (I.J.I.C.T.E.) Issue #42 (Vol 11 Nr 2) 

• Reflections from Austria: The Use of Online Technology to Facilitate Pre-Service Teachers' Engagement and Cultural Competency Development During an International Field Placement. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology (I.J.I.C.T.E.) Issue #35 (Vol 9 Nr 3) 

• The Development of a Procedural Program (E.L.I.S.A.) Establishing International Preservice Teacher Field Placements with Reflections of Cross-Cultural Observations in Gaming, Austria. ProQuest. DA1/A 74-02 (E), Oct. 2011 

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CONFERENCE PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS

 

• Catholic University of Erbil, Iraq: Guest Speaker August 2021: "The Pebble in Your Shoes: Creating Change Through Transformational Stewardship"

• Mar Qardakh School, Ankawa, Iraq: Ten Day Professional Development for Teachers and Consultant

• Catechetical Review 2021: "Lessons Learned from Catholic  School in Iraq. Issue 7.3

 

• NCEA Virtual Breakout Session Facilitator 2020: Catholic Leaders Summit

• St. Bonaventure Leadership Conference 2019: Building Self Leadership Within Your Organization By Utilizing  the Skills of Transformational Stewardship" St. Bonaventure, NY

• National Catholic Educator Conference N.C.E.A. 2019 "Creating Change Through Transformational Stewardship: Identifying Your Call to Lead" Chicago, Illinois

• Tepeyac Leadership Initiative 2019 "Applying Higher Education as a Resource to Ongoing Professional Development" Phoenix, Arizona

• Comparative and International Educational Society 2018: Re-Mapping Global Education "From Ohio to Hong Kong: Fostering Dynamic Learning Communities Through the Building of International Partnerships" Mexico City, Mexico

• 3rd E-Conference by the European Scientific Journal 2018 "Writing an academic article: What we should pay more attention to?

• 8th International Scientific Forum 2017 "Global Challenges and Victories, Together We are Better" Pembroke, North Carolina

• 7th global Academic Meeting 2017 "Cultivating A Community of Change Through the Implementation of Shared Leadership Theory" Budapest, Hungary

• 4th Eurasian Multidisciplinary Forum 2016 "Fostering a Culture of Collaboration During International Preservice Teacher Field Placements: The Power of Mentor Teachers" Vienna, Austria

• Presenter and Panel Discussant: Comparative and International Educational Society 2016, "Creating Shared Leadership through New Faculty Orientation," Vancouver, British Columbia

• Comparative and International Educational Society, Ubuntu! 2015" Connecting Faith and Pedagogy: Identifying Charisms in a Catholic University's Study Abroad Experience," Washington, DC

• International Preservice Teacher Field Placements with Reflections of Cross-Cultural Observations in Gaming, Austria. (Longitudinal Study ), Louisville, KY 

• Bishop King Mussio 2014: "Catholic Social Teaching: Connecting School and Community Using KIVA to Teach the Seven Themes of Catholic Social Justice." (Co-authored curriculum resources), Steubenville, Ohio 

• Ohio Confederation of Teacher Education Organizations, 2014 "Synchronous 2020: Virtual guest panelist for the Tepeyac Leadership Institute's Los Angeles diocesan cohort. Panelists shared their leadership and faith formation stories along with offering feedback on leveraging professional development. St. Bonaventure Leadership

• Conference 2019: Building Self Leadership Within Your Organization By Utilizing the Skills of Transformational Stewardship" St. Bonaventure, NY

• National Catholic Educator Conference N.C.E.A. 2019 "Creating Change Through Transformational Stewardship: Identifying Your Call to Lead" Chicago, Illinois

• Tepeyac Leadership Initiative 2019 "Applying Higher Education as a Resource to Ongoing Professional Development" Phoenix, Arizona 

• Comparative and International Educational Society 2018: Re-Mapping Global Education From Ohio to Hong Kong: Fostering Dynamic Learning Communities Through the Building of International Partnerships" Mexico City, Mexico 

• 3rd E-Conference by the European Scientific Journal 2018 "Writing an academic article: What we should pay more attention to? 

• 8th International Scientific Forum 2017 "Global Challenges and Victories, Together We are Better" Pembroke, North Carolina

• 7th global Academic Meeting 2017 "Cultivating A Community of Change Through the Implementation of Shared Leadership Theory" Budapest, Hungary

• 4th Eurasian Multidisciplinary Forum 2016 "Fostering a Culture of Collaboration During International Preservice Teacher Field Placements: The Power of Mentor Teachers" Vienna, Austria 

• Presenter and Panel Discussant: Comparative and International Educational Society 2016, "Creating Shared Leadership through New Faculty Orientation," Vancouver, British Columbia 

• Comparative and International Educational Society, Ubuntu! 2015" Connecting Faith and Pedagogy: Identifying Charisms in a Catholic University's Study Abroad Experience," Washington, DC

• Critical Issues in Education Conference, Academy for Educational Studies 2014 "The Development of a Procedural Program (E.L.I.S.A.) Establishing Online Distance Learning: Lesson Learned from a Pilot Study in Educator Preparation"

• Presenter: Penn State Shenango Conference, 2013 "Teacher Preparation toward 2030: Global, Cyber, and Technology", Austin, TX 

• Professional Development Schools National Conference, 2012 "The Heart and Soul of Our Clinical Practices: Strategic Partnerships," Pittsburgh, PA 

• Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 2012 "Using a Wiki to Facilitate Pre-Service Teachers' Cultural Awareness Evolutions during an International Teaching Field Placement: A Preliminary Report" Ohio Department of Education, Social/Emotional Learning, Standards Committee, Columbus, OH 2010

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SEMINAR

Creating Change Through Transformational Stewardship: Identifying Your Personal Call to Lead: 2018 Diocese of New Hampshire, 2018 Duc in Altum, Kansas City, KS: 2019 Franciscan University  Girls Basketball Team

Des Moines, Iowa (2021): Legatus Chapter: Developed and piloted a six-month leadership seminar titled "Answering the Call to Lead." Combination of live professional learning sessions and synchronous leadership formation.

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REVIEWER

Cardinal Newman Society's draft of the Catholic Identity Standards Project.  The standards intend to guide secular, A.P., I.B., and Catholic school's curriculum and formation.

 

2020 VIRTUAL ROUND TABLE

Creator and Administrator of the Master of Catholic Leadership Virtual  Round Table Pilot with Catholic school superintendents from the Dioceses of Pensacola, Traverse City, Denver, Charlotte, Joliet, Manchester, Toledo, and Springfield. The sessions focused on articulating the value-added component of the Catholic school missions, onboarding faith formation in a virtual context, and entrepreneurial funding for the fall.

 

MASTER OF CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP SPEAKER SERIES

Creator and Administrator of the Master of Catholic Leadership Speaker Series highlighting subject experts for Professional Learning and Speaking Engagements. 

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SUMMER FELLOW-July 2020

 *Tabled due to the Corona Outbreak: In partnership with C.O.R. Expeditions, this Summer Fellow will offer a week of outdoor adventure, leadership formation, and ongoing faith formation 

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LEADERS SUMMIT

In cooperation with Dr. Gerard O'Shea and his doctoral school leaders from the University of Notre Dame, Sydney, the Master of Catholic Leadership and the Catechetical Institute hosted the inaugural Catholic School Leaders' Summit ~July 2019
Corporate Sponsor: Sophia Institute. 

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GRANTS

USCCB: Native American Suicide Grant Spring 2020- ongoing due to COVID.      $80,000 awarded

Dr. Tim Flanigan: C.O.R. Expeditions and F.E.M.M. Training ongoing due to COVID.    $40,000 awarded

Persecuted Christians Funding: Master Degree Scholarship                                    $18,000 awarded.

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• International Editorial Team-European Scientific Journal 

•  ILA International Leadership Association 

• Comparative and International Education: Religion and Education SIG –Secretary 2017-2019 

• Comparative and International Education Society: Reviewer for Higher Education SIG 

• Comparative and International Education Society: Religion and Education SIG – Globalization and

•  Education SIG and Cultural Contexts of Education and Human Potential SIG 

• Academy for Educational Studies

•  Japan- America Society of Pittsburgh

• Intercultural Academy for Intercultural Research 

 

COMMUNITY AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES

• Global Niche Task Force: Strategic Plan, 2021

• University Representative for Strategic Plan Listening Sessions: Traveled to multiple locations on behalf of the University: Strategic Plan, 2019

• Four-year faculty advisor for the Arizona Mission Team, a Border town in Douglas, AZ, and Erbil, Iraq  of May 2021 

• Chairperson for the New Faculty Committee

• Faculty Council: School of Professional Programs Faculty Representative

• Center for Leadership- Session Leader

• Assessment Committee

• Faulty Grievance Committee: School of Professional Programs Faculty Representative
   

 

 

 

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