A Lifetime Love of Teaching and Learning

EMPLOYMENT

US Fulbright Commission; Research/Teaching Grantee in Ecuador for 2017-2018; Research writing for publication, English for Specific Purposes and Medical English at ULEAM, Manta, Ecuador

Boston University; Senior Lecturer in the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP); 1988-2017; Specialist in Legal, Business and Medical English, and computer-assisted learning.

Queens College, London; 2008-2013; Legal English and the United States Legal System.

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Harvard Extension School Legal English, Business English 1988-1994

Harvard Summer School Academic English, Research and writing 1996-2000

Harvard GSD Academic English for Architecture and Design 2012-2016

Universidad Espiritu Santo (UEES); Guayaquil, Ecuador; 1994-1996); Founding chair of the English DepartmentBostonUniversity; Senior Lecturer in the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs (CELOP); 1988-2016

KWR International - Research, Communications and Consulting Services; Webmaster and web designer for kwrintl.com 1997-2006

Universidad Espiritu Santo (UEES); Guayaquil, Ecuador; Founder and chair of English Department (1994-1996)

Universidad Nacionál de Peru; Trujillo, Peru 1980-1988 Associate Professor of Languages and Linguistics, tenured 1988

EDUCATION

State University of New York at Albany; MS in Education: Teaching English as a Second Language; Graduated June, 1984

University of Texas, Austin; Institute for Latin American Studies Master’s Program 1978-1980

Harvard University; AB in Psychology and Social Relations: Graduated Nov. 1977

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Ultraviolet Absorbance at 254 Nm in Different Compartments of Three Forested Sites; Vladimir Dimitrov and Michael Feldman; Published by Intechopen, December 2022DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.98861

Cartay, Rafael, Michael Feldman, and Vladimir Dimitrov,. "An insect bad for agriculture but good for human consumption: The case of Rhynchophorus palmarum: A social science perspective." In Edible Insects. IntechOpen, 2020.

“Design and Implementation of English for Specific Purposes Programs: A Practical Guide” Presentation of Paper at Cambodia TESOL, Phnom Penh, February 2016

"Research-designed Medical English for Specific Purposes Program in Manta, Ecuador" presentation at 2014 National TESOL Conference in Portland, OR

"Protecting Your Rights with Creative Commons Copyright"
presentation at the 2012 National TESOL Conference in Philadelphia, PA

"Technology in Teaching: Why WIKIs Work" presentation to National TESOL Conference in Denver, CO; March 2009

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST AND EXPERTISE

• Teacher Training and Professional Development
• Instructional Program Design and Development
• English for Specific Purposes
• English for Business and Finance
• Assessment Language Needs (Evaluation)
• Reviewing and editing ESL texts for Cambridge and Prentice Hall)
• Web-based Delivery of Instructional Content
• Editing Theses and articles for publication