ΘΕΌΔΩΡΟΣ Γ. ΖΈΡΒΑΣ

Theodore G. ZervasPh.d.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Office: School of Education                                       Home: 7231 West Olive Avenue

North Park University                                               Chicago, Illinois 60631

3225 West Foster Avenue                                          Tel: 312-320-1342

Chicago, Illinois 60625                                              Email: t_zervas@yahoo.com

Tel. 773-244-6282                                                      

Email: tzervas@northpark.edu        

Academic and Professional Training

Doctor of Philosophy:  Cultural and Educational Policy Studies • December 2010

Loyola University. Chicago, Illinois.

Master of Science in Education:  Secondary Social Studies Education• June 2000

Northwestern University. Evanston, Illinois.

Master of Arts: European History/World History • June 1998

DePaul University. Chicago, Illinois.

Bachelor of Arts: History and Political Science (Double Major) • June 1997

DePaul University. Chicago, Illinois.

Post-Graduate Studies: Humanities and Liberal Arts • June 2014-2016

The University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.

Academic and Administrative Appointments

Aug. 2013-      North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.

Present            Associate Professor of Education.

                        Program Director: Master of Arts and Teacher Certification Program (MAT).

Aug. 2011-      North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.

2013                Assistant Professor of Education.

                        Program Director: Master of Arts and Teacher Certification Program (MAT).

Aug. 2006-       North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.

Aug. 2011        Program Director: Master of Arts and Teacher Certification Program

(MAT)/Lecturer.

Program Director (Major Administrative Responsibilities).

• Coordinate up to one-hundred students seeking Master of Art in Education (MAED) degree and Master of Arts with Teacher Certification (MAT) degree.
• Revise MAED and MAT curriculum to meet current standards and trends in teaching and education.
• Present and defend new and revised programs to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for state approval.
• Interview prospective candidates and review candidate materials/files for admission into MAED and MAT program.
• Interview, hire and train full-time and adjunct faculty to teach graduate level courses in both MAED and MAT programs.
• Oversee instruction including evaluation of faculty in a MAED and MAT program.
• Prepare and place students for practical and field teaching experiences.
• Monitor and help maintain university and school-community partnerships.
• Advise students on three campuses (Main, Arlington Heights, and McHenry County) on Illinois teaching certification and on completing all graduate and licensure requirements.
• Supervise/observe student teaching candidates during student and mini-teaching teaching practicum.
• Prepare and oversee the development and execution of course schedules for MAED and MAT programs.
• Entitle all MAT candidates for licensure after completion of their programs.

Associate/AssistantProfessor (Course Experience).

EDUC 5510 Teacher Aiding (Fall 2007-Present)                                         2 credits

EDUC 5210 Educational Research Methods (Summer 2006-2017)                        4 credits

EDUC 5853 Capstone Seminar in Student Teaching (Spring 2007-Present)         4 credits

EDUC 5903 Proposal Writing (Spring/Fall 2007-Present)                          2/4 credits

EDUC 5920 Master’s Project (Spring/Fall 2007-Present)                           2/4credits

EDUC 5410 Teacher Leadership (Summer 2008-2017)                               2 credits

EDUC 5140 Comparative International Education (Summer 2008-Present)        2 credits

EDUC 5000 Introduction to Teaching (Fall 2013-Present)                          2 credits

EDUC 5010 Educational Psychology (Spring 2015)                                                2 credits

EDUC 5020 Social Cultural Management Strategies (Summer 2015-2017)           2 credits

EDUC 5520 Mini-Teaching Seminar (Fall 2015-Present)                            2 credits

EDUC 5810 Student Teaching Elementary Grades (Spring 2006-Present)            4/8 credits

EDUC 5820 Student Teaching Secondary Grades (Spring 2006-Present)  4/8 credits

EDUC 5120 Multicultural Education (Summer 2017-Present)                   2 credits

Summer 2006 North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.

                        Adjunct Instructor (part-time employment).

Courses Experience.

            EDUC 5210 Educational Research Methods.

March 2003-   Northwestern University. Evanston, Illinois.

March 2006    Teaching Assistant with Sophie Haroutunian Gordon (part-time employment).

Courses Experience.

MSED 403 Problems in the Philosophy of Education.

International Teaching Experience

Fall/Spring     TechnologicoSuperiores De Monterrey.Chihuahua, Mexico.

2008-2013Visiting Professor.

Course Experience.

• Twentieth Century Topics in North American History.
• Contemporary Issues in American Foreign Policy.
• United States History.

Summer 2017 Spice Mountain College. Beijing, China.

                        Visiting Professor.

                        Course Experience

• EDUC 6251 Models of Teaching: Effective Teaching Strategies for Teachers and School Administrators.

Other Teaching Experience

Aug.2000 –     Lincoln Park High School. Chicago, Illinois.                                       

Aug. 2006       Head Social Studies/History Teacher.

Course Experience.

• World Studies: Regular and Honors Track (Grades 9).
• World History: Middle Years International Baccalaureate Track (Grades 9).
• History/Science Research Methods: Honors and Middle Years International Baccalaureate (Grades 9).
• Twentieth Century World/European History:Diploma Years International Baccalaureate Track (Grades 11).
• European History: Advanced Placement Track (Grades 11).
• Model United Nations: Regular and Honors Track (Grades 11 and 12).

Professional Related Experience

• Advanced Placement Reader 2005.                                                                   
• International Baccalaureate Reader 2006.                                                        
• American Educational History JournalEditorial Review Board 2013-Present.                           
• Comparative and International Education Society Mentor 2013.                   
• Illinois Humanities Council Board Member 2010-2016.
• PopScholar.com Executive Board Member2014-Present.
• University of Crete, Greece Committee on the Promotion of Faculty 2014-Present.
• National Screening Committee for Fulbright U.S. Student Program2015-Present.    
• Athens Journal of Education Editorial Review Board 2016-Present.      

Certifications/Licenses

Illinois State Teacher Licensure (Grades 6-12).Licensed and/or Endorsed to Teach: History, Language Arts, Social Science, Civics/Political Science, Geography, U.S. History, World History.License # 533933.

Research Interests

• History of Education.
• Educational Policy.
• National State Building and Education.
• National Identity Formation.
• Modern Greek Educational History.
• Teacher Training/Preparation.
• Social Studies Education.
• Curriculum and Textbook Development.
• Comparative and International Education.

Publications: Book Monographs

1. Zervas, Theodore G. (2012). The Making of a Modern Greek Identity: Education, Nationalism, and the Teaching of a Greek National Past. New York & Boulder, East European Monographs: Columbia University Press. 268 pages.

2. Ζέρβας, ΘεόδωροςΓ. (2018). Η διαμόρφωσητηςνεοελληνικήςταυτότητας: εκπαίδευση, εθνικισμός και διδασκαλία τηςιστορίας τουελληνικούέθνους. (Greek Edition of Above). Athens, S.I. Zacharopoulos Press.

(Annotated Description of The Making of Modern Greek Identity….).

The Making of a Modern Greek Identity….explores the ways in which the teaching of Greek history in Greek schools during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century helped shape a Greek national identity. The period covered (1834-1913) is particularly significant as it was a time of major social, political, and cultural change in Greece.  In contrast to most nineteenth century European narratives whose national identities were mostly developed around contemporary indigenous cultural models, Greece looked to its ancient past when constructing its own concept of a national identity. After the formation of a Greek national school system and universal education in Greece in 1834, an idealized Modern Greek identity was taught in schools. This identity, which promoted an exclusive and original Greek historical past would linked the Modern Greek individual to the culture and history of ancient Greece. 

(AcademicReviews: The Making of Modern Greek Identity…).

• Reviewed by EleutheriosKleridis in European Education. (2013). pp. 94-101.
• Reviewed by SauroCivitillo in PaedogogicaHistorica: International Journal of the History of Education. (2013). pp.1-3.
• Reviewed by PanteleymonAnastasakis inModern Greek Studies Yearbook. (2013). pp. 360-363. 
• Reviewed by Roderick Beaton in The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms. (2014). pp. 1-2.
• Reviewed by Theodore Kaltsounis. (2014). Unpublished.
• Reviewed by K.E. Fleming in European History Quarterly. (2017). 605-607.

(Academic Citations: The Making of Modern Greek Identity…).

• Cited in Panayiotis Diamandis. (2013). “Why Macedonia Matters.” AHIF Policy Journal.
• Cited in Andreas Åkerlund. (2015). “Ambassadors of the Swedish Nation: National Images in the Teaching of the Swedish Lectures in Germany 1918-1945.” PedagogicaHistorica: International Journal of the History of Education.
• Cited in A Smyrnaios. (2015). “The Slow Nationalization of Greek Education Through History Teaching in the 19th Century.” History of Education & Children’s Literature.
• Cited in Eleni Katsiada. (2015). “Children Under Three in Greek Day-Care Relationships with Adults, Peers and Environment.” Doctoral Dissertation. Sheffield Hallam University: United Kingdom.
• Cited in FevroniaSoumakis. (2015). A Sacred Paideia: The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Immigration, and Education in New York City, 1959-1979. Doctoral Dissertation. Columbia University: New York, New York.
• Cited in Natalie Zervou. (2015). The Greek Body in Crisis: Contemporary Dance as a Site of Negotiating and Restructuring National Identity in the Era of Precarity. Doctoral Dissertation. University of California Riverside: Riverside, California.
• Cited inGrigolUbiria. (2015). Soviet Nation-Building in Central Asia: The Making of the Kazakh and Uzbek Nations. London & New York. Routledge.
• Cited in Tatiana Matejskova (Editor), Marco Antonsich (Editor). (2015). Governing through Diversity: Migration Societies in Post-Multiculturalist Times. London & New York Palgrave Macmillan.
• Cited in Mavroudi, E and Holt, L. (2015). “(Re) constructing Nationalisms in Schools in the Context of Diverse Globalized Societies.”In Matejskova, Tatiana and Antonsich, Marco ed. Governing through Diversity: Migration Societies in Post-Multiculturalist Times.London & New York. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Cited in Wyse, Dominic, Hayward, Louis and Pandya, Jessica ed. (2016). The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. London & New York. SAGE Publications.
• DaliborJovanovski. (2016). “History, Education, Maps, Statistics, Propaganda – Greece and Ottoman Macedonia in the 19th Century.” Yearbook of the Faculty of Philosophy: St Cyril and Methodius University Skopje.
• Cited in VilelminiTsagkaraki. (2016). Construction of Stories:
The Glorified and the Silenced
in 1980 and 2015 Greek History Textbooks.Doctoral Dissertation. McGill University: Montreal, Canada.
• Cited in Kinley, Christopher. (2016). “Imagining a Nation: Society, Regionalism, and National Identity in the Greek War of Independence.” Madison Historical Review.
• Cited in Clewing, Konrad and Sundhaussen, Holm ed. (2016). Lexikonzur Geschichte Südosteuropas.Vienna. BöhlauVerlagWien.
• Cited in Sakellis, Sophia. (2016). “Reading and ‘Translating’ Emotions: Nationalism in Contemporary Greek Cinema.” Master’s Thesis. University of Sydney: Sydney, Australia.
• Cited in Schnieder, Miriam. (2016). “A ‘Sporting Hermes’: Crown Prince Constantine and the Ancient Heritage of Modern Greece.” In Muller, Frank Lawrence and Mehrekens, Heidi ed. Royal Heirs and the Uses of Soft Power in Nineteenth-Century Europe. London & New York. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Cited in Sakellariou, Alexandros.  (2017). “Fear of Islam in Greece: Migration, Terrorism, and “Ghosts” From the Past.” The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity.
• Cited in “KrifoScholio.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krifo_scholio

3. Zervas, Theodore G. (2017). Formal and Informal Education During the Rise of Greek Nationalism: Learning to be Greek. New York & London, Palgrave and Macmillan. 186 pages.

4. Ζέρβας, ΘεόδωροςΓ. (2018).Μαθαινοντας να είσαι έλληνας: Τυπική καιάτυπη εκπαίδευση κατά την ανάπτυξη
τουελληνικού πατριωτισμού (1880-1930).

(Greek Edition of Above). Athens, EnPlo Press. 290 pages.

(Annotated Description of Formal and Informal Education….).

Formal and Informal Education….is about how young learners in Greece, learned to be Greek in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in informal educational settings. By focusing on the importance of informal learning in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Greece this book addresses learning outside of the school.  It explores childhood, family and community as well as investigates what children learned and how they learned in their homes and communities.

5. Zervas, Theodore G. (2019) The Miltiades Syndrome: How Underdog Teachers Succeed in thier Classrooms. (Prospectus Submitted). New York, Teachers College Press.

(Annotated Description of The Miltiades Syndrome…).

The Miltiades Syndrome… looks at several teachers and how they succeed in their classrooms when they are not expected to do so. All the teachers examined in my book teach at underfunded schools where most of the students are in poverty. These teachers also have fewer resources and privileges than most teachers in the United States, but make up for this disadvantagethrough a unique capacity to succeed. I refer to this capacity as the Miltiades Syndrome, named after the Athenian general Miltiades.  The Miltiades Syndrome is an uncanny ability to overcome great challenges through practical and discernable means. In the case of the teachers in my book it is through perseverance and creativity. 

Edited Books

• Zervas, Theodore G. and Soumakis, Fevronia. ed. (2019). Greek-American Educational History Revisited. (Prospectus Submitted). New York & London, Palgrave and Macmillan.

Peer ReviewedJournal Articles

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2010). “National Identity and Education in the Early Modern Greek State.” Historical Yearbook:Institutul de Istorie. 7(1), 139-160.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2013). “Informal Learning in Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece: Greek Children’s Literature in Historical and Political Contexts.” American Educational History Journal. 40(2), 207-219.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2014). “Learning Arvanitic in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece: Linguistic Maintenance and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Greece’s Arvanitic Speaking Communities.” ZeitschriftFürBalkanologie.HarrassowitzVerlag. 50(2), 70-79.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2016). “Greek School Textbooks at a Political Crossroads: Defining the Greek Citizen in the Greek School During the Reign of Colonels (1967-1974).” American Educational History Journal. 43(2), 117-127.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2016). “How Functional are Greek Teaching Programs? Teacher Training and Job Placement in Greece’s Most Struggling Profession.” Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies. 2(4), 349-356.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2017). “From Ottoman Colonial Rule to Nation Statehood: Schooling and National Identity in the Early Greek School.” Espacio, Tiempo y Educación. 4(1), 1-21.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2017). “Finding a Balance in Education: Immigration, Diversity, and Schooling in Urban America, 1880-1900.” Athens Journal of Education. 4(1), 77-84.

• Zervas, Theodore G. and Rivera, Isaias(2018). “Turning the Soul: An Investigation of Georgios GemistosPlethon’s Teaching Methods and Educational Philosophy.” Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts. 5(1), 119-130.

• Zervas, Theodore G. & Papadopoulos, Alex. (2018). “Problematizing Greek Immigration Identity Construction, and Bilingual Education in the United States:The Case of the Socrates and Koraes Greek-American Schools.” (Under Review: Journal of Modern Greek Studies.”

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2018). “Enhancing Students’ Geography Skills in the Early Elementary Grades: Strategies and Lessons.” (Under Review:The Elementary School Journal).

Book Chapters

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2018). “Teaching the Second World War to Ninth Grade Students in the United States: An Interactive Curriculum that Considers the Lives of Students.” (Under Review: Investigación y DesarrolloEducativo).

Encyclopedia Entries

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2011). “Illinois.” George Barnett ed. Encyclopedia of Social Networks.SAGE Publications.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2011). “Industrial Revolution.” George Barnett ed. Encyclopedia of Social Networks.  SAGE Publications.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2014). “Cypriot Americans.” Carlo Eliseo Cortes ed. Multicultural America. SAGE Publications.

Book Reviews

• Hanna Schissler and YaseminNuhogluSoysal. (2009). “The Nation, Europe, and the World: Textbooks and Curricula in Transition.” European Education. 41(2), 97-100.

• John Antonakos. (2012). “The Greek-American Community of Essex County New Jersey. Journal of the Hellenic Diaspora. 38(1&2), 132-133.

• Dana Goldstein.  (2016). “Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession.” American Educational History Journal. 43(1&2), 111-115.

• Jonathan Zimmerman. (2016). “Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education.” European Education. 48(1), 306-308.

• Fareed Zakaria (2017). “In Defense of a Liberal Education.” American Educational History Journal. 44(1&2), 105-107.

• Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica. (2017). “Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education.” American Educational History Journal. 44(1&2), 115-118.

Selected Non-Refereed Articles

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2014). “The Unimagined Life is not Worth Living: Why the Liberal Arts Matter.”

http://www.academia.edu/6199913/Why_the_Liberal_Arts_Matter

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2015). “Rethinking the Past, Reforming the Present: Reflections on Greek Educational Change and the Future of a Greek Identity.”

https://www.academia.edu/9358083/Rethinking_the_Past_Reforming_the_Present_Reflections_on_Greek_Educational_Change_and_the_Future_of_a_Greek_Identity

·Zervas, Theodore G. (2015). From Its Historical Development to Current Trends and Prospects: Comparative Education in East Asia.”

https://www.academia.edu/9367197/From_Its_Historical_Development_to_Current_Trends_and_Prospects_Comparative_Education_in_East_Asia

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2015). “Divergence and Convergence in Cypriot and Greek Educational History: 1750-2000.” https://www.academia.edu/2908979/Divergence_and_Convergence_in_Cypriot_and_Greek_Educational_History_1750-2000

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2016). “Epistemological Ranges in Comparative Education.” https://www.academia.edu/2908945/Epistemological_Ranges_In_Comparative_Education

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2017). “(Re)Creating a National Identity in Nineteenth Century Greece: National Identity, Education,and European Perceptions of Greece.”

https://www.academia.edu/2084653/_Re_Creating_a_National_Identity_in_19th_Century_Greece_National_Identity_Education_and_European_Perceptions_of_Greece

Media: Newspaper and Magazine Articles

• Zervas, Theodoros. (2008). “Greek Identity Without Borders: Some Critical Thoughts on Greek Education and the Future of a Greek Identity.” Renaissance. In Greek. Nafplion/Argos, Greece. pp. 3-28.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2014). “Learning Arvanitic in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece.” ZeriCamerise: The Voice of Chameria. No. 2. New York.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2015). “Bocari, Kupitori and Kullurioti.” ZeriCamerise: The Voice of Chameria. No. 3. New York.

Other Scholarship

• Zervas, Theodore G. (1998). "John B. Fuller v. DePaul University" cited in Rury, John L. and Suchar, Charles S. DePaul University Centennial Essays and Images. Chicago, DePaul University.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2000). “Modern Echoes in Archaic Teaching Techniques: An Interpretive Essay on the Instructional Implementation of the Socratic-Method at the Koraes and Socrates Schools.” Master’s Thesis. Northwestern University.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (2010). Resurrecting the Past, Constructing the Future:  A Historical Investigation on the Formation of a Greek National Identity in Schools, 1830-1913. Doctoral Dissertation. Loyola University Chicago.

Works in Progress

• Zervas, Theodore G. “Discipline and Punish: A Short History of Corporal Punishment in American Public Schools.” (In Progress).

• Zervas, Theodore G. Modern Greece in World History. (In Progress).

• Zervas, Theodore G. “Artistic Representations of Learning in Late Nineteenth

Century Greek Art. (In Progress).

• Zervas, Theodore G. “Not with a Bang but a Whimper! Kurt Vonnegut, Education, and the Post-Modern World.” (In Progress).

• Zervas, Theodore G. “The Purple Born: Constantine Porphyrogenitus and Byzantine Teachings on Geography.” (In Progress)

Refereed Academic and Professional Presentations

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2007).“Greek Identity Unbound: Greek Educational Developments in Constantinople and the Post-Revolutionary Greek Identity.” Loyola University Chicago.  Annual Comparative and International Education Society Midwestern Conference.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (July 2008). “Silencing the Muse: Interpreting the Historical Decline of Classics Education in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century America.” Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey. Annual International Standing Committee on the History of Education.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (March 2010). “National Identity and the Politics of the Greek History Textbook in the Early Modern State of Greece.” Annual Conferenceof the Comparative and International Educational Society. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (May 2011). “Continuity and Change in the Greek History Textbook 1834-1880.” Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Educational Society. Montreal, Canada.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2011).“Byzantium as a Historical ‘Missing Link’: Shifting Modern Greek Perceptions of the Byzantine Empire in the Greek History Textbook, 1834-1913.” The Thirty-Seventh Annual Byzantine Studies Conference.

Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (November 2011). “The Roles of Schools in Constructing a Greek Identity in Nineteenth Century Greece.” History of Education Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (March 2012). “Teaching the Ancient Greeks at Georgios GemistosPlethon’s Mystery School.” The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting.Washington, D.C.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (April 2012). “Building a Common National Experience: History, Geography, and Greek Language in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greek School.” Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2012). “Informal Learning in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece: Forging a Greek National Identity in Children’s Literature.” Annual Conference Organization of Education Historians. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (March 2013). “Learning to be Greek Through Informal Modes of Learning: The Karagiozis Theater and National Identity Formation.” Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (November 2013). “Greece, Greek Christians: Defining the Greek Citizen in the Greek Elementary Schools During the Reign of Colonels (1967-1974).” History of Education Society Annual Conference. Nashville, Tennessee.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (November 2013). “Story and Song in Informal Learning Contexts: Children’s Early Education and National Consciousness in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece.” Modern Greek Studies Association Biennial Conference. Bloomington, Indiana.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2014). “The Unimagined Life is Not Worth Living: Why the Liberal Arts Matter.” Faulty Colloquium: Re-Envisioning the Liberal Arts. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (April 2014). “Learning Arvanitic in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greece: Linguistic Maintenance and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Greece’s Arvanitic Speaking Communities.” Biennial Balkan and South Slavic Conference on Linguistics, Literature, and Folklore. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (September 2014). “Greek School Textbooks at a Political Crossroads: Defining the Greek Citizen in the Greek School During the Reign of Colonels.” Organization of Educational Historians Annual Meeting.  Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2015). “Turning the Soul: An Investigation of Georgios GemistosPlethon’s Teaching Methods and Educational Philosophy.” Society of Philosophy and History of education Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2015). “Learning from Play in Greece: Toys, Games, Clothing, and the Lives of Greek Children in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.” Modern Greek Studies Biennial Association Conference.  Atlanta, Georgia.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (September 2016). “The Position of Place in the Lives of Children: NikiforosLytras and NicholaosGyzis’s Artistic Interpretations of Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Greek Children in Informal Learning Settings.”  Organization of Education Historians Annual Conference.Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (October 2017). “National Identity Construction and Bilingual Education at the Socrates and Koraes Greek-American Schools.” Organization of Education Historians Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois.

• Zervas, Theodore G. (November 2017). “Problematizing Greek Immigration Identity Construction, and Bilingual Education in the United States:The Case of the Socrates and Koraes Greek-American Schools. “Modern Greek Studies Biennial Association Conference.  Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Selected Academic and Professional Conferences

• Comparative and International Education Society Midwestern Conference.Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2007.

• Council of European Studies. Sixteenth International ConferenceChicago, Illinois. March 2008.

• International Standing Conferencefor the History for Education Annual ConferenceNewark, New Jersey. July 2008.

• Organization of Educational HistoriansAnnual Conference Chicago, Illinois. October 2008.

• Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference.Charleston, South Carolina. April 2009.

• Comparative and International Educational Society Annual Conference.  Chaired Session:Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies in Comparison. Chicago, Illinois. March 2010.

• Comparative and International Educational Society Annual Conference.Montreal, Canada. May 2011.

• Livetext Assessment and Collaboration Conference.Chicago, Illinois. July 2011.

• Thirty-Seventh Annual Byzantine Studies Conference.Chicago, Illinois. October 2011.

• History of Education Society 51^st Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. November 2011.

• The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting.Washington, D.C. March 2012.

• Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference.San Juan, Puerto Rico. April 2012.

• The Associated Colleges of Illinois Conference.Aurora, Illinois. June 2012.

• Organization of Education Historians Annual Conference.Chicago, Illinois. October 2012.

• National Humanities Conference.Chicago, Illinois. November 2012.

• Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference.New Orleans, Louisiana. March 2013.

• History of Education Society Annual Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. November 2013.

• Modern Greek Studies Association Biennial Conference. Bloomington, Indiana. November 2013.

• Biennial Balkan and South Slavic Conference on Linguistics, Literature, and Folklore Annual Conference.Chicago, Illinois. April 2014.

• International Baccalaureate Midwestern Conference: Middle Years Programs. Chicago, Illinois. May 2014.

• Society of Philosophy and History of Education Annual Conference. St. Louis, Missouri. October 2015.

• Modern Greek Studies Association Biennial Conference.Atlanta, Georgia. October 2015.

• International Standing Conferencefor the History of Education Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois. August 2016.

• TheInternational Standing Committee for the History of Education Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois. August 2016.

• Organization of Education Historians Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. September 2016.

• Organization of Education Historians Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. September 2017.

• Modern Greek Studies Association Biennial Conference.Atlantic City, New Jersey. November 2017.

Chaired Conference Sessions

• Midwest Comparative and International Education Midwestern Regional Conference. Chaired Session: Comparative Research in Urban Settings:Globalization and Education. (2007). Chicago, Illinois.

• 54^th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Educational Society. Chaired Session: Colonial and Post-Colonial Studies in Comparison. (2010). Chicago, Illinois.

• Annual Conference of the Organization of Educational Historians. Chaired Session: Education as Cultural Citizenship: Formal, Informal, and Community Pedagogies in History. (2014). Chicago, Illinois.

• Annual Conference of the Organization of Educational Historians. Chaired Session: War as Context in the History of Education. (2016). Chicago, Illinois.

• Annual Conference of the Organization of Educational Historians. Chaired Session: Race and Class in Education. (2017). Chicago, Illinois.

Invited Lectures/Workshops/Talks

• “Education, Latin America, and Obama’s Foreign Policy Toward Mexico.” InstitutoTechnologico Y De EstudiosSuperiores De Monterrey, Mexico. Invited Talk. Chihuahua, Mexico. Spring 2009.

• “The School and Community: How to Engage theCommunity and School in Preparing Students for the 21^st Century.” North River Commission’s 50^th Anniversary Planning Series: Education & Community Forum. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.Invited Talk. Spring 2012.

• “Greece: The Origins of Democracy.” Coming Together Annual Series. Skokie, Illinois. Invited Lecture. Winter 2013.

• “Greek Independence.” Guest Lecturer inDr. Susan Rabe’scourse on the Ottoman Empire. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois.Invited Lecture. Spring 2013 and Spring 2015.

• Loyola University Chicago: School of Education Open House. Invited Workshop. Spring 2014.

• “Violence Against Women.” Panel Discussant in Margaret Haefner’sMedia Ethics course. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Talk. Spring 2015.

• “Greeks Are Those Who Have a Greek Education: Education During the Early Years of the Modern Greek State.” Hellenic Link-Midwest: A Scientific and Cultural Link with Greece. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Lecture. March 2015.

• “Research in the Professional Studies. “NPRESS Panel Discussant. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Talk. June 2015.

• “Social Networking Your Classrooms: Implementing PopScholar.com at DePaul College Prep. Workshop Presenter DePaul College Preparatory High School. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Workshop. February 2016. 

• “Homer’s Odyssey and Its Influence on Western Civilization.” Guest Lecturer inDr. Susan Rabe’scourse: The Quest in History. North Park University. Chicago Illinois. Invited Lecture. March 2016 andOctober 2016.

• “The University Press and the Pursuit of Truth.” Panel Discussant. North Park University. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Talk. March 2016.

• “Jonathan Zimmerman: Too Hot to Handle [Author Meets Critic]” at TheInternational Standing Committee for the History of Education Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois. Invited Talk. August 2016.

• “What do you Care About Most.” Guest Presentation in Dr. Linda Parkyn’s course Honors Congress First Year Semester. Invited Talk. November 2016.

• “The Imprecations of Beauty, Beauty as Ruin.” Part of North Park University Campus Theme: What is Beauty. Invited Lecture. February 2017.

• “Growing Up in Nineteenth Century Greece: Family, Community, and the Lives of Children after Greek Independence.” Hellenic Link-Midwest: A Scientific and Cultural Link with Greece. Chicago, Illinois. Invited Lecture. March 2017.

• Book Release: Formal and Informal Education during the Rise of Greek Nationalism: Learning to be Greek. North Park University. Invited Talk. March 2017.

• “Classroom Instruction that Works.” Professional Development for Teachers and School Administrators. Transformation Academy Shanghai, China. Shanghai, China. Invited Workshop. July 2017.

• “Education and Training-Local Industry Committee Meeting.” Township High School District 211. Palatine, Illinois.  Invited Workshop.  January 2018.

Theses and Dissertations Chaired andSupervised

• Arendt, Janelle L. (2007). “How Chicago Public High School Science Teachers Use theInternet.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Curtis, Heather. (2014). “Teaching Students to Read for Reading’s Sake.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Curtis, Susan. (2013). “Building 21^st Century Skills for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• DeSpain, Julia. (2011). “Museum Education: Boutique Museums and the Appeal to Elementary Students.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Diaz, Monica E. (2011). “An Analysis of Dual ELL Scores in 8 Illinois School Districts: Implications for ELL Assessment.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Foszcz, Judy Mae. (2016). Integrating Content: Closing the Hispanic Achievement Gap. Master Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Khassanova, Elmira. (2008). “Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Soviet Kirghizia and Post-Soviet Kyrgystan.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Kinney, Angela. (2013). “Strategies to Achieve Scientific Literacy in the Secondary Classroom:  A Meta-Analysis.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Layton, Joan. (2014). “Native American Cross-Cultural Education Pioneer Willard Walcott Beatty: An Analysis of His Work as Director of Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Highlighting the Years After World War II. Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Lukic, Vesna. (2009). “What Chicago Public Schools Can Learn from Croatian Educational Programs When Implementing Foreign Language Instruction at the Elementary Grade levels.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• McCloud, Adam. (2010). “Improving Reading Within the Content Areas: History Curriculum Revision.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Patterson, Timothy, R. (2010). “Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Through a Robotics Curriculum in High School.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Olson, Steve. (2014). “A Sixth-Grade Stem Unit.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Przekota, John L. (2007). “The Middle East: Learning About the Past to Understand the Present.” Master Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Schneider, James. (2013). “The Influence of English Language Instruction Over Filipino Cultural Identity.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Schwartzbach, Amy. (2007). “Integrating Collaborative Learning into Freshman Reading/Language Arts Curriculum.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Smyth, Mathew. (2010). “Integrating Aspects of Culture in Eighth Grade Social Studies.” Master Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Taylor, Nicole. (2013). “Classroom Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension in 4^th Grade Students with Autism.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Trsar, Joe. (2012). “Using Penyin to Teach 5^th Grade Mandarin Pronunciation.” Master Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

• Tsagkaraki, Vilelmini. (2016). Construction of Stories:
The Glorified and the Silenced
in 1980 and 2015 Greek History Textbooks.Ph.D. Dissertation. McGill University, Montreal.

• Unstad, Torstein. (2016). “A Comparison of Norwegian and American Education in Early Childhood Grades (pre-K grades 3) With a Focus on Literacy Instruction.” Master’s Thesis. North Park University.

• Velez-Luce, Melissa M. (2012). “One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Examining the Relationship between Academic Success and Six Methods of Family Engagement.” Master’s Thesis/Curriculum Project. North Park University.

University Service: North Park University

2011-2015       Faculty Senate. North Park University.

• Professional/Contingent Faculty Committee.
• IDEA Administrative Evaluation Committee.
• SEP Program Enhancement Committee.
• Shared Governance Committee.

2015-2016       Latino Student Experience Committee:  Office of Diversity North Park

University.

2015-Present   Faculty Personnel Committee, North Park University.

                        Review Committee on the Promotion of Faculty.

Department Service: North Park University

2006-Present   Graduate Admissions Committee. North Park University.

2009-Present   Assessment and Evaluation Committee. School of Education. North Park

University.

2010-Present   Clinical Experiences Review Committee. School of Education. North Park University.

2011-Present   Program Redesign Committee. School of Education. North Park University.

2012-2014       Dispositions Committee. School of Education. North Park University

Local and International Service

2010-2016       Illinois Humanities Council.

Board of Directors(GubernatorialAppointee).

Program Evaluation Committee.

Grants Evaluation Committee.

(Annotated Description Illinois Humanities Council).

Illinois Humanities Council works to build dialogue across all sectors of society to examine issues important to democracy in the focus areas of public policy, media & journalism, business, and art. Using the humanities as tools to stimulate discussion, the IHC creates experiences across Illinois through programming, events, and grant making to engage a diverse public on ideas and issues that matter.

(Major Responsibilities Illinois Humanities Council).

• Evaluate past and current programming /grant and make informed     recommendations for moving programs forward.
• Develop documents that highlight overarching priorities for each program/grant.
• Develop mechanisms for board members to attend events, represent and promote programs, and report back to entire board. 

2012-2016       Comparative and International Education Society.

New Scholars Dissertation Mentor.

(Annotated Description CIES Mentor).

The New Scholars Dissertation Mentoring Workshop, part of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) is intended for doctoral students (Ph.D. and Ed.D.) to discuss their dissertation research in small groups (4-6 people) of experienced scholars and peers with similar topical or methodological interests. Participants receive feedback on the design, data collection and/or analysis of their dissertation. The workshops provide opportunities for all participants to meet and exchange ideas.

(Major Responsibilities Comparative International Education Society).

• Advise and mentor doctoral candidates on completion of their doctoral dissertations.
• Offer constructive feedback to new prospective scholars on current and future research agendas.

2014-Present University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece.

                        Review Committee on the Promotion of Faculty.

(Major Responsibilities University of Crete Review Committee).

• Review faculty in my field for promotion and tenure and make recommendations to the promotion of faculty.

2014-Present PopScholar.com

                  Advisor.

(Annotated Description PopScholar.com).

PopScholar.com is a social networking platform uniquely designed to meet the needs of students and the people from around the world.  PopScholar.com provides a single, online location for students to post accomplishments, receive mentorship and encouragement from a network of mentors, and broaden their potential for successful careers in college and beyond.  Designed by teachers, PopScholar.com effectively addresses a range of issues in education today, including communication within families and between teachers and parents, student motivation, and access to higher education. PopScholar.com provides students a single location to catalogue and organize their accomplishments, easily connect with mentors (including professionals, collegiate recruiters and counselors, and other mentors uniquely positioned to contribute to students’ success), and garner the kind of positive and constructive feedback necessary for anyone to realize their full potential. 

(Major Responsibilities PopScholar.com).

• Advise and mentor prospective students on college, career, and life.
• Worked with local and international schools/teachers in implementing PopScholar.com.
• Collaborated with leadership team on improvements to the app and overall growth of company.