<>CURRICULUM
VITAE
<>Jay
I. Ashman
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Lecturer,
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
Director, Belize Program in Sustainable Development
College
of Agriculture and Life
Sciences
University
of Vermont
CONTACT
INFORMATION
Home:
139 Robinson Parkway
Burlington, VT
05401
tel: 802-862-7694
Office:
203
Morrill Hall
Burlington, VT
05405
tel: 802-656-0862
e-mail: jay.ashman@uvm.edu
website:
http://www.uvm.edu/~jashman
EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
Juris Doctor, cum laude, George
Washington
University, Washington,
DC, 1973
B.A., Political Science, Amherst
College, Amherst,
MA, 1970
TEACHING AWARD
Recipient of Teaching Award
of Merit from North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture
(NACTA), 2007
SPECIALIZED
TRAINING
UVM “Faculty Laptop
Workshop” on effective use of technology in the classroom, January,
2002
Online course on
“Teaching Effectively Online” Summer, 2001
Mediation training conducted by Woodbury
College, Montpelier,
VT. 1985
Continuing Legal Education courses
include: Employment Discrimination (2000; 1996; 1993); Ethical
Management
(1992); Sexual Harassment (1992); Small Business Law (1990)
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Current employment
1982 to present
Lecturer, Department of Community
Development and Applied Economics, University
of Vermont
Instruction appointment (.75 FTE) involves teaching undergraduate
courses and directing the Belize Program in Sustainable Development.
Courses currently taught include:
- Consumer Law (CDAE 157)
- Communication Law (CDAE 129)
- Consumers, Markets and Public Policy (CDAE 127)
Have also taught the following courses:
- Sustainable Development in Small Island States--St.
Lucia (2004-2006)
- Law, Ethics & Responsibility (1994-2000)
- Consumer Assistance Program
(1982-2001)
- Consumers and the Market (1992, 1993)
- Family Law (1981, 1986)
During the 1988-1989 academic year, served as interim chair
of the Department of Merchandising, Consumer Studies and Design (MCSD)
at the University of Vermont
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2006-Present: Conceptualized, developed and currently direct a
semester-long study
abroad/faculty-led program in Belize focusing on sustainable
development.
Responsibilities as director include:
- recruiting and selecting students
- developing and conducting pre-departure orientation sessions
- supervision of program curriculum
- organization of field trips in Belize
- negotiating MOU with administration at Galen University in Belize
- teaching courses
- spring semester, 2007--taught CDAE 127 online for UVM and
Belizean students
- in-country director for 2008 program
Other International Activities
2005 and 2006: Supervised UVM students engaged in various projects
related to consumer affairs and sustainable development in St. Lucia.
2004: Conducted consumer law training for
the Ministry of Commerce, Investment & Consumer Affairs in Castries,
St. Lucia.
2002 and 2003: Conducted consumer law training in
Vermont for representatives of the governments of St. Lucia (2002) and
St.
Kitts and Nevis (2003).
2002: Communicated and met with international education faculty and
staff at three New Zealand
universities to explore implementation of student and faculty exchange
programs
with UVM.
2000:
Supervised student doing research project in Belize.
Provided assistance in designing the project. While in Belize
participated in interviews of representatives of government,
non-governmental
and private sector organizations and edited the final research report.
1994-1995:
Visiting Assistant Professor, ITM/MUCIA-Indiana University Cooperative
Program
in Malaysia.
Taught courses in business law at the Indiana
University campus in Shah
Alam, Malaysia
to Malaysian students preparing for American degree programs.
1989-1990: Guest lectured in consumer economics classes at Egerton
University, Njoro,
Kenya. Served
as a volunteer consultant for the Kenya Consumer's Organization on
development of alternative dispute resolution institutions and
processes.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
1982-2001
Assistant Attorney General and Director, Consumer Assistance Program,
Office of
the Attorney General of Vermont
As a part-time (.5 FTE) attorney for the State of Vermont,
supervised the Consumer Assistance Program, the division of the
Attorney
General's Office responsible for consumer complaint-handling and
consumer
education, co-sponsored by and housed at the University
of Vermont.
1978-1981
Assistant Attorney General and Chief, Antitrust Division, Office of the
Attorney General of Vermont
Responsibilities included investigation and prosecution of
antitrust cases and administration of six-person staff. Cases
filed
included price-fixing and resale price maintenance conspiracies in
state and
federal court. Administrative duties included personnel,
budgeting and
grant administration.
1973-1978
Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the
Attorney General of Vermont
Responsibilities included litigation, drafting
and
testifying in support of legislation, and coordinating consumer
education
programs.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“The Little Legal handbook for
Older Vermonters” (contributor) 1998
“On Your Own: A Guide to Your
Legal
Rights and Responsibilities on Turning 18” (contributor) 1998
"Utilizing Volunteers in
Consumer Complaint Handling," National Association of Attorneys
General,
1992
"Antitrust Enforcement in Vermont,"
Vermont Bar Association Journal, Winter, 1981
UNIVERSITY
ACTIVITIES
2002-2005 Departmental
representative to UVM Faculty Senate
2004-2006 Studies
Committee, College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences
2004-2007 Curriculum
Committee, College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences
1998-2001 Studies Committee, College
of Agriculture and Life
Sciences
1995-1998 Curriculum Committee, College
of Agriculture and Life
Sciences
1992-1996 and 1997-2000 Faculty
Senate Admissions Committee
Last updated: July 11, 2007