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About the Love and Coffee Judge

Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D.

Read Rozakis' 4-part essay, "What Is Creative Writing?"

Education

• SUNY Stony Brook Ph.D. 1984 American and British Literature Degree awarded with "Distinction"
• Hofstra University MA 1975 American and British Literature
• Hofstra University BA 1973 English/Secondary Education Summa Cum Laude Degree earned in 3 years/Full scholarship

Certificates

• New York Institute of Technology 2000 Certificate in Technical Writing

Teaching Experience

• SUNY Farmingdale 1986-present Associate Professor of English
• Johns Hopkins University 1993-present Writing Instructor, summer
• Center for Talented Youth Created Young Students' Writing Program
• Hofstra University 1979-1986 Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Commack UFSD #10 1973-1984 English/Writing Teacher, Grades 9-12 11th grade Lead Teacher

Professional Consulting

• Prentice-Hall 1980-1990
• BM 1990-1992
• Other major firms and publishers 1985-present

Honors and Awards

• Porter Fellowship (American Federation of Teachers) 2000
• Contemporary Authors 2000 Included in this prestigious guide to writers
• Judge for the 1997-1998 National PTA Reflections Writing Contest 1998-present (Elementary school children; Literature category)

Signings, Guest Appearances, Interviews

• PBS series "Great Entrepreneurs" TV interview on Mary Kay Ash, May 8, 2001
• "In Business: Work Matters, Office Survivor." March, 2001 Frontier Magazine; Rozakis was the subject of the interview
• "Emily Dickinson and Modern American Poetry." March 11, 2001 Lecture at the North Babylon Public Library in celebration of Women's History Month
• Careerbuilder.com "Six Success Secrets" by Kathy Simmons Feb, 2001 Quoted as an expert on building a successful career
• HGTV Ideas Magazine, interview by Dorothy Foltz-Gray Feb 2, 2001 Based on Complete Idiot's Guide to Collectibles
• 'Vidyo' segments for www.yonewyork.com on office politics Jan. 9, 2001 Megan Donis, Senior Producer This has developed into a monthly feature.
• Interview for Orange County Register (CA), Jean Haas, reporter Jan 5, 2001 Based on Complete Idiot's Guide to In-Laws
• Interview for Frontier Magazine Dec. 7, 2000 Based on Complete Idiot's Guide to Office Politics, Jennifer Durkin, reporter
• Interview for the Newark Star-Ledger Aug. 22, 2000 Based on appearance on the CBS "Morning Show" on CBS's "Survivor" show, as an expert on office politics (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Office Politics)
• Interview for Globe Magazine Aug. 19, 2000 Rod Gilson, 5401 NW Broken Sound Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33487 561-997-7733 Based on appearance on the CBS "Morning Show" on CBS's "Survivor" show, as an expert on office politics (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Office Politics)
• Speech and Signing at Barnes and Noble, Commack, New York Aug. 18, 2000 I spoke about collectibles, based on the second edition of Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling Collectibles
• Dallas Morning News (newspaper) Aug. 7, 2000 Interview with reporter Joy Dickinson on "Idiot's Guides" series
• Radio interview -- Brevard County, Florida July 14, 2000 WMMB (1240, 1350); 99.3; WBVD 05.1; WHKR Based on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling Collectibles, 2nd edition
• CBS "The Morning Show" with Bryant Gumbel July 6, 2000 Part of a roundtable panel discussion on CBS's "Survivor" show, based on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Office Politics
• Telephone interview for inshop.com, a web site for women May 26, 2000 Kristen McGhan, Associate editor of McCall's magazine Based on The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with In-laws
• Career Magazine May 5, 2000 Article title: "Career Experts Speak Out" Interviewed by Kathy Simmons. Rozakis was thrilled to be consulted as a career expert.
• Radio interview on KLIZ, Minnesota May 1, 2000 Sam Morris, interviewer Topic: The Complete Idiots Guide to Office Politics
• Seventeen Magazine April 5, 2000 "How Boys Can Write Effective Love Poems," special romance issue
• North Babylon Public Library March 9, 16, 23, Seminar on Journal Writing 30, 2000
• Brentwood Public Library March 15, 2000 "How to Speak in Public with Confidence"
• Lifetimetv.com March 9, 2000 Interview on office politics, dating in the workplace with Susan Davis
• Investor's Business Daily Newspaper March 9, 2000 Interview with Leah Haberman about office politics

Grants and Fellowships

• Porter Fellowship American Federation of Teachers 2000 ($1,000 award)
• United University Professor Faculty Development Award 2000 ($5,400 retraining award)
• United University Professor Faculty Development Award 2000 ($675 retraining award)

Participation in Professional Conferences

• The National Council of Teachers of English Spring Conference 2000 "Visual Arts: An Avenue Into Language Arts" Chair March 17, 2000 New York Hilton, New York City.

Special Expertise

• Distance Learning, Online education
• Testing, Analysis, and Placement Procedures in Writing
  Reader, Placement Examinations SUNY Farmingdale 1987- present
• Reader, A.P. Examinations ETS, Princeton, NJ 1987- present

Current Membership in Professional Societies

• Women in Literature and Life Assembly 1991-present
• International Society of Humor Studies 1988-present
• United University Professors 1986-present
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society 1985-present
• Massachusetts Historical Society 1985-present
• American Association of University Women 1979-present
• National Education Association 1973-present
• National Council of Teachers of English 1973-present

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