Thorold (Tod) Roberts Biography

Thorold (Tod) Roberts began teaching as an adjunct faculty member at the University of South Florida in Fall 2003. In Fall 2007 he was appointed to a continuing instructorship in English and serves as Director of the USF Sarasota-Manatee Writing Internship program. Previous teaching experience includes positions at Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Florida, and several institutions in Ohio -- Lakeland Community College, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University. He was a full-time instructor at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a teaching fellow at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. He holds a B.A. in English and German and an M.A. in English from the University of Kansas. He completed all requirements for the Ph.D. in English except dissertation at Kent State University, and studied German linguistics and literature as a DAAD Fellow at the University of Kiel in Germany. During much of his career Mr. Roberts has worked as a professional writer and technical communicator for businesses such as Dalton-Dalton-Newport (engineering and architecture firm), Ernst & Young (accounting firm), and Cleveland Consulting Associates (specialists in corporate logistics and transportation). He has served business clients as an independent writer and consultant since 1987, providing professional and technical communications to Accenture, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Mercer Management Consulting, and other firms. He edited the book RAF Wings Over Florida, published by Purdue University Press in 2000, and has prepared numerous articles, speeches, presentations, websites, and other communications. For additional information, please see www.todoberts.com. (updated Aug 2008)