J David Betts, Ph.D.

Professional Experience

2008 - present Associate Professor of Practice. Department of Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural
Studies, program in Language Reading and Culture. College of Education, University of
Arizona, Tucson AZ.

2003 - 2008 Assistant Professor. Department of Language Reading and Culture. College of Education,
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ.

2004 - present Associate Faculty, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. Graduate
Interdisciplinary Program. University of Arizona.

1994–2003 Adjunct Associate Professor. Department of Language Reading and Culture. College of
Education, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ.

2002–2003 Program Evaluation Specialist, Pima Community College. Pascua Yaqui Connection
project. U.S. Department of Commerce.

2001–2003 Research Associate, Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation and School
Psychology. Project RIMES 2000.

1999–2000 Assistant Clinical Professor, Learning Technologies. College of Education, University of
Arizona, Tucson AZ.

1999–2001 Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ. Community Campus program
for teacher preparation.

1996–1999 Adjunct Assistant Professor. American Indian Language Development Institute.
University of Arizona. Technology for Native Language Teachers.

1993 Graduate Assistant, Teaching: LRC 197a Investigating Learning Strategies.

1992-1993 Research Fellow. Non-verbal intelligence testing for Specific Language Impaired
Children. Drs. Linda Swisher and Elena Plante, Child Language Laboratory, University
of Arizona.

1989–1993 Adjunct Lecturer. Department of Media Arts. College of Fine Arts,
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. Courses included: Intermediate Video Production,
Aesthetics of Film and Television, Broadcast Law and Regulation, Lighting for Media.
Committees: Production Facilities, Computer Graphics/Animation.