Meridian Editorial Board Winter 2000 Co-Editors:
	Linda Greene is a second-year doctoral student in the Counselor Education Department at NC State. She received her Masters Degree in Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling from NC State following undergraduate work in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked as a school counselor at the middle school and elementary school levels. Her research interests include career development, spirituality, and expressive arts therapy. Her goal is to pursue a career in academics that will include research and writing in the area of curriculum development and school counseling.    lcgreene@unity.ncsu.edu
	Trish Watson is in her final semester of the MS Technical Communication program at NC State. Her studies, research, and work experience focus on research communication channels among researchers, students, and the general public. She has taught ENG333, Communication for Science and Research, and has been a research assistant for the Center for Communication in Science, Technology, and Management, in the College of Humanities and Social Science. Her thesis examines the factors influencing participation in an electronic journal for student research at NCSU. She is also Program Director for the local STC technical editing special interest group, and is on the board of Carolina Wren Press, a nonprofit publisher of regional and minority poetry and fiction.    pjwatson@unity.ncsu.edu
Meridian Review Board:
	Charlie Blackburn is a second-year doctoral student in Counselor Education at NC State. His research interests include developmental issues in counseling and intervention. A native of middle Tennessee, he graduated from high school in Lebanon, TN and then pursued his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then returned to Tennessee to complete a Master's degree in Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt University. Charlie has worked in a variety of settings to include psychiatric hospitials and wilderness programs. Most recently, he worked as a therapist with a focus on victim and perpetrator issues. Charlie enjoys playing music, reading, watching basketball, and drinking coffee.  1Blackburn1@email.msn.com
	Rainey Blackwell is second-year Master's student in the College of Education at NC State, specializing in Reading K-12, and has an undergraduate background in English. Upon graduation in May 2000, she hopes to teach remedial reading or language arts resources, and plans to earn her license to teach Middle School Language Arts. Rainey is currently finishing her Reading internship at West Lake Elementary and tutoring students with reading disabilities at the elementary level.  hedicium@aol.com
	Charles B. Callaway is a PhD computer science student at NC State. He works in the area of Computational Linguistics, including natural language generation, revision, lexicons, and explanation for intelligent tutoring systems. He received a Master of Arts degree in computer science in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as separate undergraduate degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Latin in 1993. He plans to teach artificial intelligence and computational linguistics.    cbcallaw@eos.ncsu.edu
	Becky Childs is a second-year graduate student in English at NC State, specializing in linguistics, with a BA in English from the University of Florida. She has an undergraduate minor in Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and has been an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor. Her current research involves phonological variation in African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) in Hyde County, North Carolina, and she is the Hyde County field work coordinator for the North Carolina Language and Life Project (NCLLP) directed by Walt Wolfram.  rlchilds@unity.ncsu.edu
	Prudence Cuper is a second-year Master's student in Curriculum and Instruction at NC State, specializing in literacy instruction and middle schools, and has a BS in Elementary Education from Centenary College (New Jersey). Her research interests involve reader response theory as applied to middle school literacy instruction, and she is co-teacher of a fall 1999 Literacy, Media and Technology course with Dr. Hiller Spires. Pru previously taught middle school reading/language arts classes for ten years, during which she received the New Jersey Partners in Education Outstanding Teacher Award, 1994-96, was nominated for the New Jersey Governor's Top Teacher Award for 1998, and was Chairperson of a committee implementing a new Gifted and Talented Program.  Pruinnc@aol.com
	Carlos Curto is a doctoral student in Science Education.   ccurto@unity.ncsu.edu
Not shown	Jacquelyn Gore Mercer is a Master's student in Psychology.   jgmerce2@unity.ncsu.edu
	Rita Hagevik is a doctoral student in Science Education and Forestry at NC State University.  She received her Masters degree in Science Education with a concentration in Environmental Science from NC State University.  She is a national trainer for the FAST program, University of Hawaii, in critical thinking for the National Center for Teaching Thinking, a Geographic Information System instructor for K-12 education for ESRI, and a mentor trainer.  Most recently, she is working with NCSU and the NC Departement of Public Instruction as a Coach 2 Coach Teacher-in-Residence.  Rita enjoys writing grants, swimming, backpacking, and canoeing. rhagevik@prodigy.net
	Eleanor Hasse  is a Science Education graduate student in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education.  eehasse@unity.ncsu.edu
	Wendy Husted is a first-year graduate student in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at NC State, pursuing a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology with a minor in Training and Development.  Originally from East Fishkill, New York, she received her BS in Psychology with a concentration in learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia.  Prior to entering graduate school, Wendy was an elementary school special education teacher for three years for grades 3-5.  Technology integration and its effects on student achievement has been an ongoing area of research interest, as has technology staff development in public schools and business organizations.  Currently, Wendy is the graduate assistant for the NC State Teaching Fellows Program, supervising freshman activities, coordinating student programs, and maintaining and updating the program website.  EQUINOX420@email.msn.com
	Geoff Love is a first-year graduate student at the School of Design at NC State, specializing in computer-generated graphics, animations, and interactive applications. He has a BA in art history from Davidson College, and has traveled through Britain, Europe, and Central America researching art history and practicing documentary photography. With his art and photojournalism experience, Geoff now enjoys combining art and technology to further learning and artistic media.  geoffreylove@hotmail.com
	Amelia Massengill-McLeod is in her fifth year pursuing a Ph.D. in the Curriculum and Instruction program at NC State, and has a masters degree from East Carolina University in educational administration. Her current studies focus on middle grades and teacher education, and her research involves reading writing workshops and middle-grades at-risk students as they transition into high school. She is currently working on a project supervising student teachers in their field experience, and in the past has given state and national presentations on workshop usage in middle grades language arts classes.     annie.v@mindspring.com
	Debbie MacIvor Savage is an NSF Graduate Research Trainee in the Instructional Technology for Science Education program (InSTEP). She is a first-hear Ph.D. student in Parks, Recreation, and  Tourism at NC State, with specialization in   Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She is interested in the application of  GIS to environmental education, and the effective use of maps and charts for communicating spatial information. She has worked in the computer industry in a variety of positions before coming to NC State as a graduate student: Computer-Based Training Developer, Human Factors Engineer, and Programmer.  dmsavage@unity.ncsu.edu
	Brett Wetzell is a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master's degree in English at NC State, with a concentration in linguistics. His research focuses on the relationship between rhythm and language, with a particular focus on the dialects of American English. He recently completed his term as project coordinator for CALS Communication Services' initiative to move a number of its publications to the world-wide web.    wbwetzel@unity.ncsu.edu
Faculty Editorial Advisor:
	Edwin R. Gerler Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs, College of Education and Psychology  http://www 2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/counselor_ed/faculty/gerler.html edwin_gerler@ncsu.edu
Managing Editor:
	Beckey Reed Consultant for School Services, College of Education and Psychology  http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/   beckey@ibm.net
Technology Editor:
	Lisa Leonor Grable Director, Center for Learning Technologies, College of Education and Psychology    http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/clt/ http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/ grable@unity.ncsu.edu

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