User:Thomas Simmons

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My name is Thom Simmons. I grew up in the Midwest. I lived in Japan for 16 years and now live in New Zealand on the Kapiti Coast. I have degrees in education (B.A. Elementary Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1978), applied lingustics (M.Sc. ESP, Aston University, Birmingham England, 1994) and clinical science (D.C. Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City, Missouri, 1987). I have taught overseas at the secondary and tertiary level in the social sciences and to some extent, in the physical sciences for more than 30 years. My interests are in history, theology, biology and languages.

I was formerly executive director of a number of small unions in Japan for foreign workers (Kanto Teachers’ Union Federation and a National Union of General Workers-Tokyo South branch union) and the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT, a TESOL Inc. affiliate)

I have spent the last decade or so studying the history of the Christian Church with a focus on the Eastern Orthodox Church. I am a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church (New Gracanica Diocese) and work with members of the Georgian Orthodox Church on various projects, primarily language and education.

Publications

My professional publications are in administration and management of not-for-profit organizations, language (applied linguistics, language policy and planning), teaching and education (evaluation and assessment, curriculum, methodology and administration), labour law and labour rights, history, sociology and policy. Herein follows a condensed list, some of which are available on the internet [see 'Bibliography"]

Authorship and contributions on Citizendium

Articles I have contributed

Original Works

• Battle of Evesham History Workgroup
• COBE (astronomy) Astronomy Workgroup
• Cochrane Collaboration Health Sciences Workgroup
• Earth science Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Epidemiology Health Sciences Workgroup
• Extinction (geology) Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Cambrian (Geology) Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Geologic ages of earth history Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Eastern Orthodox Church Religion Workgroup
• Nicene Creed Religion Workgroup
• Hydrology Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Biostratigraphy Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Palynology Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Sedimentary geology Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Dmanisi (paleoanthropology) Archaeology Workgroup & Anthropology Workgroup
• Geomorphology Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Stratigraphy Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Lithostratigraphy Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Magnetostratigraphy Earth Sciences Workgroup
• Pervasive developmental disorder Health Sciences Workgroup

Adaptations

• Autism Health Sciences Workgroup

Adapted from Wikipedia. I wrote or edited large portions of this on the WP site and have made extensive changes since then.

• Asperger syndrome Health Sciences Workgroup

Adapted from Wikipedia. I wrote or edited some of this on the WP site and have made numerous changes since then.

• Hemochromatosis Health Sciences Workgroup

Adapted from Wikipedia with extensive changes.

Articles to which I have contributed

• Canonical Gospels
• Chronostratigraphy
• Georgia (country) I made contributions when this was still a Wikipedia page and it has since been transported here.

Constable links

New applicants

• Application Review Procedure
• Create an account
• Special:Log/newusers
• CZ:Discipline Workgroups

Specialist editor in applied linguistics --LMS