John Peter Daly
Adjunct Instructor of English
B.A., Kean University
M.A., California State University at Northridge (magna cum laude)
Professor Daly received his MA in Linguistics from California State University , Northridge in 2000. <
His 12 years experience working in public health research adds another dimension to his interests. His research background translates into years of hands-on experience in writing research documents and papers in the professional world. Two video-workbook collections that he produced and wrote have won awards and are currently used by the Canadian Department of Health. So which is it? Is he a "professor" or is he an "instructor"? In point of fact...
Can you say, "Technical Writer"? A linguist, of all people, should know that words really do have meanings.
Also note that this "professor" only obtained an MA five years ago, and does not have a PhD; nor is there any mention of one in progress.
His actual rank is probably instructor (or lecturer, depending on the school) which is a notch below professor, but it's not unusual to call lecturers "professor" as a courtesy. (Especially if you can't call them "Doctor".)