The American Soldier in World War II

I volunteer as a transcriptionist for this project.  Working from microfiche documents, I digitally record open-ended survey responses provided by WWII soldiers.  

The American Soldier in World War II is a project to make available to scholars and to the public a remarkable collection of written reflections on war and military service by American soldiers who served during the Second World War. In its efforts to mobilize, train, equip, and lead the largest fighting force in the nation's history, the US War Department created an in-house Army Research Branch (ARB) staffed and advised by the country's leading social and behavioral scientists. To help create a more efficient and effective fighting force, the Branch surveyed approximately half a million individuals over the course of the war. Tens of thousands of these men and women not only filled out the Branch's surveys, but they were eager to offer additional advice, praise, and criticism, and to share their personal stories of serving in America's "citizen-soldier" Army. What did these soldiers think about the food they were served or about leave, or about the training they received? How did African Americans from the North feel about their time stationed in the South? What did they and others think about their placement in the Army and about their advancement, or lack thereof?

Islamic Society of the New River Valley

I am working with the current administers at Al-Ihsan Masjid in regards to the structure of their Sunday School program.  In assisting them with the redevelopment of their school, I conduct observations of teachers and students, provide professional development workshops, and facilitate parent meetings.  Working closely with administrators and teachers allows me to suggest pedagogical practices that best meet the needs of their students, while taking into consideration the limited teaching experience of their teachers.  My primary goal is to help them create a program that is pedagogically sound, student-centered, and culturally appropriate.