About Robert A. Harris

General Information:

ROBERT A. HARRIS taught at the college and university level for more than 25 years before retiring to write full time. 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. Dr. Harris holds the Ph.D. in English from the University of California at Riverside.

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. "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 . Los Angeles: 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: Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism . Los Angeles: Pyrczak, 2002. ISBN 1-884585-38-8.
Harris, Robert A. The Plagiarism Handbook: Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing with Plagiarism. Los Angeles: 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.

Presentations on Plagiarism:

I make presentations to faculty, administrators, and occasionally students about the plagiarism issue. Past presentations include these:

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.