About Robert Harris

About Robert A. Harris

Version Date: October 15, 2010
April 20, 2009

General Information:

ROBERT A. HARRIS taught at the college and university level for more than 25 years before retiring to write full time--a great time of life that lasted four years. He has written on the use of computers and software in language and literature study, using the Web as a research tool, the prevention of plagiarism, creative problem solving, and rhetoric. His most recent work centers on the integration of faith and learning. Dr. Harris holds the Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Riverside. He currently works as manager of a team of instructional designers and a media unit (graphics, video) in the corporate world.

Curriculum Vitae:

Education:

B.A. in English, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1972, with High Honors
M.A. in English and American Literature, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, 1973
Ph.D. in English, University of California, Riverside, 1982.

Teaching Experience:

Professor of English, Vanguard University of Southern California, 1996-2001.
Associate Professor of English, Southern California College, 1990-1995.
Assistant Professor of English, Southern California College, 1985-1989.
Part-time instructor in English at the University of California, Riverside and Southern California College, 1975-1985.

Publications:

Harris, Robert A. The Integration Of Faith And Learning: A Worldview Approach Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2004. ISBN 1-59244-671-X.
Harris, Robert. "Why Christians Should Examine All the Wares in the Marketplace of Ideas," Christian Research Journal 26:1 (2003): 62-63.
Harris, Robert. Power Google. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2003.
Harris, Robert A. Writing With Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers . Glendale: Pyrczak, 2003. ISBN 1-884585-48-5.
Harris, Robert A. Creative Problem Solving: A Step-By-Step Approach . Los Angeles: Pyrczak, 2002. ISBN 1-884585-43-4.
Harris, Robert A. Using Sources Effectively 3rd Edition . 3nd ed., Glendale: Pyrczak, 2010. ISBN 1-884585-93-0.
Harris, Robert A. The Plagiarism Handbook: Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing With Plagiarism . Glendale: Pyrczak, 2001. ISBN 1-884585-35-3.
Harris, Robert. A Guidebook to the Web. WebQuester Series. Guilford, CT: Dushkin McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 0-07-235083-0.
Harris, Robert. "Variation Among Style Checkers in Sentence Measurement," TEXT Technology. Summer, 1996.
Harris, Robert and Alain Trottier. Words Count, a Windows-based text-analysis program, June, 1995.
Harris, Robert. Stories from the Old Attic. Costa Mesa: Privately Printed, 1992. Accepted in April of 1995 for electronic publication/distribution over the Internet by Project Gutenberg. Publication 240C.
Robinette, Phillip and Robert Harris. "A Conflict Resolution Model Amenable to Sociological Practice," Clinical Sociology Review 7 (1989): 127-140.

Blogs:
The Virtual Salt a blog about a person who suffers from schizophrenia.
The Blog of Dogs a blog written by his two Chihuahuas (see below).

Presentations on Plagiarism:
In the past, Dr. Harris made presentations to faculty, administrators, and occasionally students about the plagiarism issue. He no longer does so. Past presentations include these:

Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio. November 5, 2004.
Association of Christian Schools International Teachers Convention, Anaheim, California. November 24-25, 2003.
University of Phoenix, Sacramento, California, April 12, 2003.
University of Phoenix, San Diego, California. March 8, 2003.
Pulaski Technical College, Online Discussion. February 20, 2003.
Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa. February 17-18, 2003
Association of Christian Schools International Teachers Convention, Anaheim, California. November 25, 2002.
DeVry University, Long Beach, California. September 20, 2002.
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario. May 17, 2002.
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. May 15-16, 2002.
Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario. May 14, 2002.
Western Chapter of the Conference on Faith and History. Costa Mesa, California. Vanguard University of Southern California, October 26, 2001.
Association of Christian Schools International Teachers Convention, Anaheim, California. November 20, 2000.

Pets:

Photo of Wolf and Bear the two Chihuahuas Wolf and Bear are the two Chihuahuas who live with Dr. Harris.

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