Patrick Flink
Associate Professor
Academic Literacy and Linguistics
EMAIL: pflink@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-473
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-1418
Expertise
English Education, Composition, Bilingual Education, Adult Education, Disability Studies
Degrees
- Ph.D. Education: English as a Second Language, 2015, Northcentral University
- M.S. Disability Studies in Higher Education, 2019, CUNY School of Professional Studies
- M.S. Higher Education Administration, 2015, National University
- M.A. English,2009, National University
Courses Taught
- This introductory college level reading course emphasizes improved reading comprehension through the practice of literal, inferential and critical reading skills, vocabulary development, writing, flexible reading rates, and study skills. A variety of materials is used to enrich students??A? basic understanding of reading.
- This advanced reading course is designed to help students master a full range of college-level reading and related skills, including critical comprehension, vocabulary, writing, flexible rates of reading, and study strategies. A variety of college-level materials is used.
Research and Projects
Publications
Flink, P., & Leonard, T. (2023). Students with disabilities: Skills, strategies, and dispositions for success at a community college. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 23(17). 169-181.
Flink, P. (2023). Invisible no more: The state of transgender service members in the U.S. military. Journal of Research in Gender Studies, 13(1), pp. 9-26. ISSN 2164-0262, eISSN 2378-3524.
Flink, P. J., & Leonard, T. J. (2022). Learning walks and universal design: Assessing physical accessibility at a community college. Journal of Teaching Disability Studies, 3. https://jtds.commons.gc.cuny.edu/learning-walks-and-universal-design-assessing-physical-accessibility-at-a-community-college/
Leonard, T., & Flink, P. J. (2022). Integrating service-learning pedagogy into community college coursework: A phenomenological study. Management Association, I. (Ed.). Research Anthology on Service Learning and Community Engagement Teaching Practices. IGI Global. doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3877-0
Leonard, T., & Flink, P. J. (2020). Integrating service-learning pedagogy into community college coursework: A phenomenological study. International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 1(1), 25-36. doi:10.4018/IJITLHE.2020010103
Leonard, T., & Flink, P. J. (2019). Challenging heternormativity: Contextualizing the need for queer studies in academia. Journal of Education and Social Development, 3(2), 10-13. doi:10.5281/zenodo3370781
Flink, P. (2019). Person-first & identity-first language: Supporting students with disabilities on campus. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. doi:10.1080/10668926.2019.1640147
Flink, P. J. (2019). Second life and virtual learning: An educational alternative for neurodiverse students in college. College Student Journal, 53(1). ISSN 0146-3934.
Flink, P., & Leonard, T. (2018). Students with disabilities: Experiences attending a two-year community college. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(12), 891-903. doi:10.1080/10668926.2018.1554514
Flink, P. J. (2018). A silent reading intervention for developmental students: Exploring attitudes toward reading in college. Reading Improvement, 55(4). ISSN 0034-0510
Flink, P. (2018). Assessment of disability services information variability among websites of one university system. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 43(12), 829-839. doi:10.1080/10668926.2018.1539676
Flink, P. (2017). Invisible disabilities, stigma, and student veterans: Contextualizing the transition to higher education. Journal of Veterans Studies, 2(2), 1-10. http://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v2i2.20
Flink, P. J. (2017). Adapting self-selected reading practices for college-level developmental reading courses. Reading Improvement, 54(3), 87-92. ISSN 0034-0510
Flink, P. J. (2017). Latinos and higher education. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 1-13. doi:10.1177/1538192717705701
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
Additional Information
Blue Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Blue Belt, Israeli Krav Maga
