JOSEPH J. FERREIRA, JR. 104 DE PASQUALE AVENUE • PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-1542 PHONE 401-351-7122 • FAX 508-384-1006 • E-MAIL FERREIRAJ@KINGPHILIP.ORG EDUCATION 2003 - Present Rhode Island College Providence, RI Master of Fine Arts in Theatre – in progress  Field Specializations: Scenic Design, Lighting Design and Technical Direction 1991 – 1996 Rhode Island College Providence, RI Master of Arts in Teaching – History  Field Specializations: World & United States History Education, 19th & 20th century British Empire & Commonwealth, Colonial India, Modern Canada 1987 – 1988 University of Western Ontario London, ON, CAN Certificate of Graduate Study – History  Field Specializations: 19th & 20th century British Empire & Commonwealth, Colonial India, Modern Canada 1982 – 1987 Rhode Island College Providence, RI Bachelor of Arts in History & Social Science  Field Specializations: 19th & 20th century British Empire & Commonwealth, Colonial India, Modern Canada PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1996 - present King Philip Regional High School Wrentham, MA History & Social Studies Teacher; Drama & Technical Theatre Director  Instructor of United States History, Modern World History & Technical Theatre; Director of KP Drama; Director of the Grady Auditorium Production Staff; Director of Theatre Operations; web page designer; Summer Enrichment Theatre Workshop instructor. 1990 - 1996 Middletown High School Middletown, RI Long-Term Substitute History & Social Studies Teacher; Debate Coach  Long-term substitute instructor of United States History, Modern World History & Sociology; Debate Team Coach; Drama Club Technical Director. PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS JOSEPH J. FERREIRA, JR. “Teaching History with Technology.” American Historical Association 121st Annual Meeting, January, 2006. “Civil War Research On-Line for National History Day.” Massachusetts History Day Annual Meeting, April, 2000. “Sharing Hopes, Fears, and Ideas: H-Net and Professional Communication Via the Internet.” MassCUE Conference, October, 1998. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES H-Net: Humanities and Social Science On-Line (www.h-net.org):      2007 – present: Secretary, H-Net Council 2005 – present: Editor, HNET-STAFF 1996 – present: Editor, H-High-S 2004 – 2005: H-Net Council 2000 – 2006: H-Net Teaching Committee Professional Service 2006 – present: Member, Ridgway F. Shinn, Jr. Study Abroad Scholarship Awards Committee, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI Teaching Fellowships: 2006 - World War I in British Culture Seminar, National Endowment for the Humanities, Wright State University & University College, University of London, London, UK. 2005 - Age of Lincoln Seminar, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History & St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. 1999 – American Social History/New Media Classroom Institute – National Endowment for the Humanities, New York University & the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA. 1999 – National History Day Civil War Institute, University of Maryland – College Park & The White House Historical Association. 1998 – Stratford Hall Seminar on Slavery, Virginia Commonwealth University & Stratford Hall Plantation & Museum, Stratford, VA. 1997 – Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College. Gettysburg, PA. 1994 – Robert A. Taft Institute for Government & Politics, Rhode Island JOSEPH J. FERREIRA, JR. College, Providence, RI. Awards: 2006 – History Alumnus of the Year – Rhode Island College PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Historical Association, H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences On-Line, National Council for History Education, Society for History Education, United States Institute for Technical Theatre, New England Theatre Conference, National Education Association, Massachusetts Teachers Association, King Philip Teachers Association