Curriculum Vitae
Dawn R. Schultz
EDUCATION
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Doctorate of Philosophy, Art and Design 2020-Present
Practice-led Research, Designing choreographic methods
Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
Master of Fine Arts, Choreography 2018-2020
Advanced research in choreo-pedagogical methodologies
California State University, Carson, CA
Graduate Courses in Special Education 2001-2002
Kean University, Union, NJ
Graduate Courses in Health/Physical Education 2009-2011
Bachelor of Arts, Special Education 1995-1999
TRAINING
Practice-Based Research Residency 2022
Liverpool Art & Design Intensive - Valerie Walkerdine, Sarah Bennett, Michael Bowdidge & Susie Quillinan
Trisha Brown Dance Company 2021
Summer Intensive, Locus - Eva Karczag & Shelly Senter
Jacksonville University 2018-2020
Contemporary Body Practice – Ana Sànchez-Colberg,
Cari Coble, Fabiano Culora, Amy Miller & Jüri Nael
Examining Practice – Christina Teague-Mann
Intermedia – William Hill & Tiffany Santeiro
Methods of Practice - Lana Haylock, Christina Teague-Mann
Creative Synergies - Lana Haylock
Ailey American Dance Theater 2017
Horton Pedagogy Workshop - Ana Marie Forsythe
Ailey American Dance Theater 2015-2018
Horton - Karen Arceneaux
Limon - Becky Brown
Zumba - Richard Martinez
Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts 1996-2015
Modern - Sharron Miller
West African - Candace Hall
Tap - Deborah Mitchell
Santa Monica Dance 1999-2004
Ballet - Laura Mazur, Benedicte Schoyen
Jazz - Atle Hoff, Marie Bergenholtz
Hip Hop - Damien Davis
Kean University 1995-1999
Kean Dance Theatre Ensemble, Director, Luis Martinez
Modern - Dawud Jackson, Luis Martinez
Ballet - Carla Murgia
Jazz - Dawud Jackson, Carla Murgia
AWARDS
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2024 NJAHPERD Dance Teacher of the Year
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2023 Alabama Arts Education Tag Grant
CERTIFICATIONS
New Jersey K-12 Teaching Certifications:
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Teacher of Dance Education 2019
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Teacher of Drivers Education 2013
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Teacher of Health Education 2011
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Teacher of Physical Education 2010
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Teacher of Vocational Arts Dance 2007
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Teacher of Education (Special Education) 1999
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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Advisory Board Member, Ocean Township Visual and Performing Arts Academy
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VP Dance, Executive Board, NJ Association of Health, PE, Recreation & Dance
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Board Member, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company
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Advisory Council, mignolo dance company
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National Dance Education Organization
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American Society of Aesthetics
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Dance Studies Association
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Dance Film Association
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Dance NJ
EXPERIENCE
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 2023-Present
Adjunct Professor
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Developed a new course, Exploring Dance Concepts
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Investigate various dimensions of dance and its importance in education
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Assist students in developing methods that support their professional objectives
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 2022-Present
Consultant, Center of Pedagogy
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Provide professional development for educators
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Facilitate workshops on the integration of interdisciplinary arts programming
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Support teachers in developing curriculum and assessment for arts education
Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ 2022
Repertory Professor
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Taught composition courses to dance majors in AFA program
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Explored elements of choreographic methods
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Created learning experiences to demonstrate compositional principles
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Choreographed work for the college’s semester-end performance
Ocean Township High School, Oakhurst, NJ 2015-Present
Dance Education
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Developed and implemented district Dance Curriculum
Commitment to a community approach balancing technique and theory with creative manifestation and development of choreography to demonstrate the application of decolonizing codified language through the art of movement
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Collaborate with students in the music department and faculty members to create works to perform at school and community events
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Utilize and modify rubrics for student assessment and evaluation
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Create and conduct meaningful lessons aligned with the State and National Standards
New Brunswick High School, New Brunswick, NJ 2015
Dance Education
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Taught for Summer Bridge program for incoming 9th graders
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Taught modern, jazz, and hip-hop dance
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Created a theme connected to Language Arts and Mathematics, choreographed and directed the production
North Plainfield High School, North Plainfield, NJ 2013-2015
Dance Education
Physical Education & Health
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Developed and implemented Dance Level 1 & 2 Curriculum
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Differentiated instruction for students on various levels
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Choreographed dances in a variety of genres and directed performances for school and community events
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Created rubrics for student assessment and evaluation
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Assisted students in choreography projects linked to cross-curricular connections related to the Core Standards and PARCC exemplars
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Created meaningful Health and Driver's Education lessons aligned with the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
Piscataway High School, Piscataway, NJ 2004-2013
Dance Education
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Initiated and implemented dance programs within Piscataway Township Schools (High School Performing Arts Ensemble, Middle School Enrichment Program, Summer Camp Dance Class)
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Developed and implemented rules and expectations for the group
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Held weekly practices leading the dancers in warm-ups involving static and dynamic stretching, yoga, Pilates technique and choreography
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MSG Varsity 2012 Talent Show Champions
Special Education
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Taught high school English to special needs students
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Wrote and conducted meaningful lesson plans in “Understanding by Design” format
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Modified the core curriculum to assist students with meeting the goals and objectives in their Individual Education Plan
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Prepared Present Level of Performance reports for student IEPs
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Implemented a Reward/Point System
Kea’au High School, Kea’au, HI 2003-2004
Special Education
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Taught high school reading and math to multifaceted learners
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Administered and assessed Brigance and SDRTs
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Created Individual Education Programs in ISPED program
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Prepared creative and innovative lessons adaptable to a variety of learning styles
Culver City High School, Culver City, CA 1999-2003
Dance Education
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Initiated and implemented dance programs within the School District
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Choreographed musicals and various productions
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Instructed students in Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Modern Dance
Special Education
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Taught 9th -12th-grade multifaceted learners Math, Science, and English
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Administered and assessed the Woodcock-Johnson Revised Test
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Created, prepared, and conducted IEPs and meetings
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Developed and implemented successful behavior management strategies
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Taught integrated summer preschool class
Santa Monica Dance Studio 1999-2003
Dance Instructor
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Taught students in the methods, practice, and expression of tap dance
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Choreographed group and individual dance pieces for stage performance
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Performed in the community and cultural events
GUEST ARTISTS (Invitation)
Florence Academy Fine Arts, Florence, AL 2023
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Master Class / Choreography
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Synergetic Agential Choreographic Method
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Collaborative Choreographic Practice
Kean University, Union, NJ 2023
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Master Class / Screendance
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Merging Movement and Technology
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Integrated Practice/Shared Decision Making
Virginia Commonwealth University, VA 2022
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Master Class / Choreography
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Interdisciplinary approach merging Visual Art & Choreography
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Collaborative Choreographic Practice
Middlesex College, Edison, NJ 2021-2022
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Guest Artist Residency / Choreography & Screendance
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Integrated interdisciplinary improvisational tasks with the Dance Ensemble
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Choreographed works for College Winter & Spring Performance
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 2018
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Artist-in-Residence / Educational
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Developed and implemented a Modern Dance unit of study
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Choreographed work for the University’s Winter Showcase
PRESENTATIONS (Selected Peer Review & Invited)
Create a Dance Warm-up for All Ages, Princeton, NJ 2024
Practice Led Workshop - NJ Association Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Reinvigorate the Choreographic Process, Atlanta, GA 2022
Experimental Workshop - National Dance Education Organization Conference
Assessment In and Through Arts Education, East Orange, NJ 2022
Professional Development - VPA Middle & High School Teachers
Interdisciplinary Programming, East Orange, NJ 2022
Districtwide Professional Development - Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Materialization of a Choreographic Process, Liverpool, UK 2022
Practice-based Research - Transart Institute Summer Intensive
Merging Movement and Technology, San Juan, PR 2022
Screendance - Puerto Rico Classical Dance Competition
Social-Emotional Learning through Movement in Motion, Long Branch, NJ. 2022
Exploration - Society of Health and PE Convention
Through the Lens of a Visual Art Practice, Virtual/Global 2022
Exploring Choreography - Liverpool John Moores University Research Cafe
DANCE ON FILM
mignolo international screendance festival, Metuchen, NJ 2022-Present
Director of Screendance Festival
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Initiated and implemented film festival with mignolo dance company
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Developed and maintained a social media platform for the festival
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Curated and collaborated with the jury and selected filmmakers
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Hosted a 3-day screendance festival event
Festival Videodanza de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 2023
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Carousel, Official Selection
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Greece 2023
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Carousel, Honorable Mention
Central Michigan International Film Festival, Mt. Pleasant, MI 2023
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Carousel, Official Selection
Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival, St. George, UT 2023
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Carousel, Official Selection
College Dance Film Festival, Denton, TX 2023
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ThROUghLiNE, Official Selection
Florence DanceOnScreen, Florence, Italy 2021
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ThROUghLiNE, Official Selection
Screendance links below in the choreography section from 2015 - Present
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
SEVEN TO THE SEVENTH
Concepts by Ana Sanchez-Colberg, Jacksonville, FL. July 2019.
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6224828
WHEN MOURNING COMES
Choreography by Luis Martinez, Wilkins Theater, Union, NJ. April 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aR73Eb3Ae8
MY NATION HEALED
Choreographed by Sentheia McLeod, Wilkins Theater, Union, NJ. April 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg8lY-ceFIs
Performed in Central Park, New York for the International Day of Peace Celebration, September 2015.
HEAVEN HELP ME
Choreographed by Benedicte Schoyen, Morgan Wixon Theather, CA, February 2003.
LET ME LIVE
Choreographed by Atle Hoff, Morgan Wixon Theather, CA, February 2003.
IN THIS WORLD
Choreographed by Marie Bergenholtz, Morgan Wixon Theather, CA, February 2002.
WHAT ABOUT THE TIME
Choreographed by Atle Hoff, Morgan Wixon Theather, CA, February 2002.
THE ESSENCE OF FLOW
Choreographed by Marie Bergenholtz, Santa Monica Dance Theater, CA, February 2001.
CELLBLOCK TANGO
Choreographed by Atle Hoff, Santa Monica Dance Theater, CA, December 2000.
NEW AGENDA
Choreographed by Damien Davis, Santa Monica Dance Theather, CA, December 2000.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Choreographed by Luis Martinez, Performed in four sections: Birth, Life, Death, Trance-dance, Wilkins Theather, NJ, April 1999.
COLOR OF FEAR
Choreographed by Luis Martinez, Wilkins Theather, NJ, April 1998.
WEB OF EMOTIONS
Choreographed by Luis Martinez, Wilkins Theather, NJ, April 1997.
CELOS (JEALOUSY)
Choreographed by Luis Martinez, Wilkins Theather, NJ, April 1996.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Flight
FAFA Dance Company
Florence, Alabama, October 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfY8ivZowo
Untethered
MDI Collective
Liverpool, UK, July 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiZV9Y1I1n8
Carousel
Athens International Art Film Festival
mignolo dance
Asbury Park, NJ, April 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmmg_A8YUE
Staining the Score
Raritan Valley Community College
Screendance, Branchburg, NJ, March 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqI4gDJ1oY&t=85s
The Impetus
Middlesex College Dance Ensemble
Performing Arts Center, Edison, NJ, November 2021
ThROUghLiNE
Selected-FlorenceDanceOnFilm
Movement Exploration Lab
Jersey Shore Arts Center/LaSalle Gallery, NJ, July 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjgw3Kecmuo
CANVAS
Movement Exploration Lab
Asbury Park, NJ, April 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtpIL7lytiE&t=8s
STRING THEORY
Movement Exploration Lab
Spring for Spring Dance Festival, mignolo arts center, June 2022
Middlesex College Blackbox Theater, NJ, April 2022
Ocean Township Blackbox Theater, NJ, February 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQIf7JSaEo
UNNECESSARY BAGGAGE
1(-1) Materiality of Exile
Ocean Township Stage, NJ, November 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXDJSzHK8Wc
BREAKING THE STIGMA
Movement Exploration Lab
Jersey Shore Arts Center, NJ, March 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNmEPmI2jA
UNTAPPED SYNERGIES
Ocean Township Blackbox Theater, NJ, November 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJP1pjUklI0&t=50s
FALLING
Ocean Township Stage, NJ, January 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjJ9HUlVmQE&feature=youtu.be
IN THIS SHIRT
Ocean Township Parks Project, May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9uSTjHHY8o
DECEPTION AND FORGIVENESS
Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival, March 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaAjQUINdMU
HARD WORK
Ocean Township Parks Project, November 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojX-un9OXyQ
TO BUILD A HOME
Somerset County Teen Arts Festival, March 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RJBnB4Ras
THE CONTENTION
Somerset County Teen Arts Festival, March 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TAnWL8X3hc
OCEAN DANCE THEATRE
Annual Production, Numerous Dances & Various Genres Choreographed, 2015-Present
THE DANCE GALA
North Plainfield Annual Production, Various Genres Choreographed, 2013-2015
CHIEFS PRODUCTIONS
Piscataway School-Wide and Community Events, Various Genres Choreographed, 2004-2013
CULVER CITY DIVAS
Culver City School-Wide and Community Events, Various Genres Choreographed, 1999-2003
SANTA MONICA DANCE
Annual Production, Tap Dances Choreographed, 1999-2003
KEAN DANCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE
Annual Production, Numerous Dances & Various Genres Choreographed, 1996-1999
RESEARCH
Practice-Based:
Synergetic Agential Choreography
https://www.synergeticagentialchoreography.com/
The Materialization of a Choreographic Process through an Interdisciplinary Approach
https://sites.google.com/view/dschultzphdblog/project-proposal?authuser=0
Materiality and the Impetus to Create Artistic Expression Through the Moving
Body: A Choreographic Exploration
https://sites.google.com/view/artistic-research-dawn-schultz/home
Traditional:
Body Politics & The “Absolute” Power of Choreography, 2019
https://www.academia.edu/39012709/Body_Politics_and_The_Absolute_Power_of_Choreography
Gandhi’s Salt March Analyzed Through the Lens of Body Politics, 2019
https://www.academia.edu/39012600/Gandhis_Salt_March_Analyzed_Through_the_Lens_of_Body_Politics
Ballet and its Many Facets, 2018
https://www.academia.edu/41243602/Ballet_and_One_of_its_Many_Facets
Perspectivism of Forsythe Ballet in Reflection of Historical Transformation, 2018
Ruth St. Denis - The Art of Expression and the Time of its Inception, 2018
REFERENCES
Cari Freiberger, Professor of Dance & MFA Coordinator, Jacksonville University - ccoble@ju.edu
Mark Roughley, Ph.D. Supervisor, Liverpool School of Art & Design, Liverpool John Moores University - M.A.Roughley@ljmu.ac.uk
Dr. Ana Sanchez-Colberg, Professor, International Performing Artist - ana.sanchez-colberg@ema.edu.ee
Ian Schwartz, Supervisor Humanities Department, Ocean Twp - ischwartz@oceanschools.org
Luis Martinez, Professor of Dance Kean University, Union, New Jersey - lmartine@kean.edu