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What did this study of signs explore?
What is the Isis Thesis in a nut shell?
What is horizontal gene transfer and viral replication?
Who else knew the secret?
Where did their knowledge come from?
Are all religions trying to tell us this same information?
Does this mean Religion is Science?
Why are we so confused?
Who are we anyway?
Is the earth a cell?
What does all this really mean?
Judy Kay King
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English
, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Major Field: Literature and Literary Theory. Research interests: Semiotics. Master’s Thesis: The Wake of the Soliton: A Phenomenological Critique of John Ashbery’s "A Wave". GPA 3.88; December, 1990.
Bachelor of General Studies
, Oakland University, Rochester. GPA 3.6; December, 1987.
Conciliar Honors
from Oakland University for outstanding academic achievement and community involvement, December, 1988.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
King, J. K. 2004. The Isis Thesis, a study decoding 870 Ancient Egyptian Signs. Envision Editions.King, J. K. 2004. The Road from Orion (visionary fiction)
Peer-reviewed Articles
King, J. K. 2009. Cosmological Patterns in Ancient Egypt and China: The Way to Unify the Universe through Knowledge, Mind, Energy, and the Beneficence of the Elements. Paper currently in International Humanities Journal peer review process.
King, J. K. 2008. Cosmic Semiophysics in Ancient Architectual Vision: The Mountain Temples at Deir el Bahari, the Dead Sea Temple Scroll, and the Hagia Sophia. International Humanities Journal. 6(4): 17-26.
King, J. K. 2008. The Order of the Harmonious Whole: Peirce’s Guess, Peregrinus’ Magnet, and Pharaoh’s Path. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America, Houston, October 18, 2008 (in press).
King, J. K. 2007. Self-Portrait in the Pharaoh’s Mirror: a Reflection of Ancient Egyptian Knowledge in Teilhard de Chardin’s Evolutionary Biophysics. Presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America, New Orleans, October 4-7, 2007 (in press).
King, J. K. 2007. From History’s Dustbin: A Semiotics of Evolvability Discovered within Man and his Mountain of Transformation. International Humanities Journal. 5(5): 113-126.
King, J. K. 2007. Man the MisInterpretant: Will He Discover the Universal Secret of Sexuality Encoded Within Him? International Humanities Journal. 4(9): 1-15.
King, J. K. 2006. Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: the Key Unlocking the Universal Secret of Sexuality and the Birth of the Limitless. Presented at the Second International Congress for Young Egyptologists in Lisbon, Portugal on Oct. 25, 2006 (in press).
King, J. K. 2005. Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: the Key to Long-lost Signs found in Myth, Religion, Psychology, Art and Literature. International Humanities Journal. 3(7): 189-203.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
2008, October 18. Paper presentation of "The Order of the Harmonious Whole: Peirce’s Guess, Peregrinus’ Magnet, and Pharaoh’s Path" at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America, Houston.
2007, October 6. Paper presentation of "Self-Portrait in the Pharaoh’s Mirror: a Reflection of Ancient Egyptian Knowledge in Teilhard de Chardin’s Evolutionary Biophysics" at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America, New Orleans.
2006, October 25. Paper presentation of "Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: The Key Unlocking the Universal Secret of Sexuality and the Birth of the Limitless" at the Second International Congress for Young Egyptologists, Lisbon, Portugal.
2005, August 3. Paper presentation of "Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: The Key to Long-Lost Signs Found in Myth, Religion, Psychology, Art and Literature" at the Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of Cambridge, UK.
2001, October 12. Invited talk on "Dream, Imagination and Existence" to Literary Meeting of Delta Phi Sorority and Alumni of Hope College, Holland.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Editor/Writer
for Envision Editions, Ltd., Gaylord, Michigan, 2004 to present.Independent Researcher on Ancient Egyptian texts for The Isis Thesis, 2001 – 2004 (full-time)
Coach Liaison for Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, Michigan, Department of Planning and Evaluation. Liaison between Ingham Goals 2000 (Cycle 10) Evaluation team, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University faculty researchers, the local school district administrators, and teachers in both summer school and academic year programs (5-18-00 to 6-30-01)
Competitive Grant Writing Awards Total for Michigan Schools: $1,800,358
1. National Science Foundation Competitive Grant: $22,570
Title: 1997 Connections to the Internet
Project: The Application of FSK Modulation on ITFS and MDS Frequencies for Education
Recipient: Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Intermediate School District/PACE: $22,570
2. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $700,000
Title: 1997 GOALS 2000 Technology Innovation Challenge Grant
Recipient: Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Intermediate School District: $700,000
3. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $15,000
Title: 1998 GOALS 2000 Grant Program, Cycle 6, Teacher Staff Development
Recipient: Wolverine Community Schools: $15,000
4. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $113,477
Title: 1998 Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program; Computers and Training
Recipient: Wolverine Community Schools: $113,477
5. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $47,800
Title: 1998-99 GOALS 2000 Grant Program, Cycle 7; Implementing the Michigan Curriculum Framework
Recipient: Gaylord Community Schools: $47,800
6. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $58,900
Title: 1999-2000 GOALS 2000 Grant Program, Cycle 10: Summer Literacy Programs
Recipient: Gaylord Community Schools: $58,900
7. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $61,783
Title: Curriculum, Birth-Grade 12/Curriculum Development Program;
2000-2001 All Students Achieve Program-Summer School Program Grants (ASAP-SSP)
Recipient: Gaylord Community Schools: $61,783
8. Michigan Department of Education Competitive Grant: $594,456
Title: Curriculum Development Program
2000-2001 Competitive Grant for: The All Students Achieve Program; Literacy Achievement Program Grants (ASAP-LAP)
Recipient: Gaylord Community Schools: Year One Award: $319,600 and Year Two Award: $274,856
9. Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD) Grantor: $115,797
Title: Workforce Development Board and Northeast Michigan Consortium
2001-2002 Partnership for Adult Learning (PAL) Grant Year One Award
Recipient: Gaylord Adult Education Program: Year One Award: $47,976 and Year Two Award: $67,821
10. Michigan Department of Career Development (MDCD): $70,575
Title: Workforce Development Board and Northeast Michigan Consortium
2002-2003 Partnership for Adult Learning (PAL) Grant
Recipient: Atlanta Adult and Community Education: Year One Award: $35,203 and Year Two Award: $35,372
COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE
North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, Michigan
Instructor, January, 2008 to present
Davenport University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Northern Michigan Center in Gaylord
Instructor, Writing Lab Coordinator, Inservice Trainer, 1994 to 2000
Courses instructed:
COM 109 Dev. College English COM 120 Interpersonal Communications COM 121 College Writing I
COM 122 College Writing II COM 212 Speech COM 320 Creative Writing
COM 316 Small Group Com. COM 312 Organizational Communication COM 318 Writing about Literature
PHL 301 Introduction to Philosophy
IDS 485 Interdisciplinary Seminar on West Africa - Capstone course for General Education
North Central Michigan College
, Petoskey, MichiganInstructor, 1992 to 1995
Courses instructed:
English Composition I English Composition II Communications
Mythology 250P (Interactive TV)* Mythology 250 (Classroom) Detective in Mystery and Fiction
*1993, Fall Semester. Interactive TV Instructor for Mythology 250, a 3-hour, 15-week Interactive Television College Course broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service and Cable Network to 16 local communities and North Central Michigan College students in 8 communities in Northern Michigan
Kirtland Community College
, Roscommon, MichiganInstructor, 1992 to 1994
Courses instructed:
ENG Composition I ENG Composition II ENG Composition with Computers
Charles Stewart Mott Community College
, Flint, MichiganInstructor, 1991
Courses instructed:
ENG 102 English Composition II ENG 099 Developmental English II Nominee for Mott Teacher of Year.
OTHER TEACHING/EXPERIENCE
COP-Intermediate School District,
Indian River, MichiganProject Coordinator, 1997 to 1998
15-month contract to coordinate activities for $700,000 Michigan Department of Education Grant.
Coordinated activities among collegiate, K12 school districts, community partnerships;
Designed, coordinated, presented and assisted teleconferences; professional development; Facilitated professional development institutes and grant-related activities;
Developed a Professional/Parent Mentor Network for community involvement;
Built consensus and commitment to develop grant vision into an operable strategy;
Designed, wrote and published newsletters; Maintained budgetary guidelines.
1996-1997. TV Instructor/Course Designer for Interactive Television High School Senior Course on Critical Thinking, broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Network and COP-Intermediate School District for 3 sessions each week for full school year (Indian River, Michigan)
1994, 1995. Instructor of Greek Mythology for North Central Michigan College’s 6-week gifted course College for Kids in Petoskey.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Service
1999-2000 Professional Development/Tech Trainer on Computer Technology & Learning for Wolverine Community School administrators and instructional staff; 6 training modules. (Independent Contractor)
1998, Jan. to May Coordinator and Announcer for Michigan Technological University VideoConference Series broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service (Indian River, MI) to consortium school districts and cable TV.
1998, January 22: 3:30-5:30 pm Interactive TV Tour of Seaman Mineral Museum with Stan Dyl
1998, February 12: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on plants in the bog: Dr. Janice Glime
1998, March 26: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on groundwater with Joan Chadde
1998, April 14: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on forestry with Dr. David Reed
1998, April 21: 6:30-8:30 pm Interactive TV production on "Girls+Math+Science = Choices" for 7/8 grade girls
1998, May 14: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on landfills with Dr. Greg Bluth
1997, September 27. In-Service Presenter for Davenport University Northern Michigan Faculty. Topic: Writing Across the Curriculum and also Critical Thinking
1994, April 25. Invited Seminar Lecturer for Kirtland Community College and Gaylord-Otsego Chamber of Commerce on behalf of area businesses. Topic: Written Communication
1993, November. Invited Seminar Lecturer for Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, and Gaylord-Otsego Chamber of Commerce on behalf of area businesses. Topic: Improving Guest Services
Continuing Education
1994-2000 Davenport University, Traverse City, Michigan. Numerous Northern Michigan Faculty In-services (Whole Brain Technology, Active Learning, and so on
)
1998 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. GEM Center, Groundwater & Watershed Workshop for K-12 Educators, August 22-25. Clear Lake Education Center, Munising
1997-8 NCREL and SEE-NORTH Standards based Core Curriculum Workshops (8 sessions) by Dr. Mary Whitmore of SEE-NORTH and Gary Appel of North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
1997 North Central Regional Educational Laboratories (NCREL, Oakbrook, Illinois) Learning with Technology Facilitator’s Academy
1997 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield Michigan. MichNet Seminars (Web Caching Servers, Web Search Tools, Online Libraries and so on)
1997 Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan Master Distance Learning Instructors Teleconference on Continuing Technology and Telecommunications Training.
1993 Trends in Occupational Studies. Traverse City, Michigan
1989 Stanford University, Palo Alto, California - Creativity and Consciousness Conference
Affiliations
Semiotic Society of America, member 2006 to present
International Journal of Humanities, peer reviewer in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
King, J.K. 2007. Man the MisInterpretant: Will He Discover the Universal Secret of Sexuality Encoded Within Him? International Journal of Humanities. 4(9): 1-16.
King, J.K. 2006. Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: the Key Unlocking the Universal Secret of Sexuality and the Birth of the Limitless. Presentation at the Second International Congress for Young Egyptologists in Lisbon, Portugal on Oct. 25, 2006. To be published by the Congress.
King, J.K. 2005. Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: the Key to Long-lost Signs found in Myth, Religion, Psychology, Art and Literature. International Journal of Humanities. 3(7): 189-203. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities on August 3, 2005, Univ. of Cambridge, UK.
Presentations, Professional Development, VideoConferences and Television
2006, October 25. Lecturer, Second International Congress for Young Egyptologists. Lisbon, Portugal. Paper Presentation of "Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: The Key Unlocking the Universal Secret of Sexuality and the Birth of the Limitless.”
2005, August 3. Lecturer, Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. Univ. of Cambridge, UK. Paper presentation of "Biosemiotics in Ancient Egyptian Texts: The Key to Long-Lost Signs Found in Myth, Religion, Psychology, Art and Literature."
2001, October 12. Lecturer, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Literary Meeting Presentation to Delta Phi Sorority and Alumni. Dream, Imagination and Existence.
1999-2000 Professional Development/Tech Trainer on Computer Technology & Learning for Wolverine Community Schools, administrators and instructional staff; 6 training modules. (Independent Contractor)
1998, Jan. to May Coordinator and Announcer for Michigan Technological University VideoConference Series broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service (Indian River, MI) to consortium school districts and cable TV
1998, January 22: 3:30-5:30 pm Interactive TV Tour of Seaman Mineral Museum with Stan Dyl
1998, February 12: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on plants in the bog: Dr. Janice Glime
1998, March 26: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on groundwater with Joan Chadde
1998, April 14: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on forestry with Dr. David Reed
1998, April 21: 6:30-8:30 pm Interactive TV production on “Girls+Math+Science = Choices” for 7th /8th grade girls
1998, May 14: 3:30-5:00 pm Interactive TV production on landfills with Dr. Greg Bluth
1997, September 27. In-Service Presenter for Davenport University, Northern Michigan Faculty. Topic for Faculty: Writing Across the Curriculum and also Critical Thinking
1996-1997. TV Instructor/Designer for Interactive Television High School Senior Course on Critical Thinking broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Network and COP-Intermediate School District for 3 sessions each week for school year (Indian River, Michigan)
1996, September 9. TV Guest on weekly cable show School Forum, broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service. Topic: Design of New Critical Thinking Course for High School students
1996, January. Presenter for Lewiston School. Multimedia Presentation: Improving Your Child’s Self-Esteem
1995, December. TV Presenter on Christmas Myths for PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service and Cable Network Broadcast to Northern Michigan communities
1994 to 1999. Annual Presenter for Writing Workshops for Lewiston Schools
1994, 1995. Instructor for North Central Michigan College’s 6-week course College for Kids. Topic: Greek Mythology
1994, April 25. Seminar Lecturer for Kirtland Community College and Gaylord-Otsego Chamber of Commerce on behalf of area businesses. Topic: Written Communication
1993, November. Seminar Lecturer for Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, and Gaylord-Otsego Chamber of Commerce on behalf of area businesses. Topic: Improving Guest Services
1993, Fall Semester. TV Instructor for Mythology 250, a 3-hour, 15-week Interactive Television College Course broadcast by PACE Instructional Television Fixed Service and Cable Network to 16 local communities and North Central Michigan College students in 8 communities in Northern Michigan
1989, 1990, 1991. Presenter at Lapeer County’s annual Writing Festival sponsored by the Lapeer County ISD Gifted and Talented Committee