Education
Psy. D., Clinical Psychology; Illinois School of Professional Psychology (APA Accredited), Chicago, Illinois, Graduation October 2005 Dissertation Title: "Narratives of an Incest Survivor and Chronic, High-risk Mental Patient: Psychodynamic Analysis of Themes and Metaphors" Ph. D., Language Arts Pedagogy; Psychology minor; University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri Dissertation Title: "The Effects of Affective Training on Test Anxiety and Reading Test Performance of Students in Reading Improvement Classes" M. A., English Education; University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri B. A., English Language and Literature; Art History minor; University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri
Professional Credentials
- Clinical Psychologist, Illinois, Expected Summer 2010
- English (7-12), Missouri, Kansas, Texas
- Reading (K-12), Missouri, Kansas, Texas
Publications
Books - Innovative Learning Strategies, 1985-1986, a publication of the College Reading Improvement Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, Spring 1986, editor
- Innovative Learning Strategies, 1983-1984, a publication of the College Reading
- Improvement Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, Spring 1984, editor
- Enhancing School Climate: A Manual for Teachers and Administrators, a publication of the New York State Education Department, Summer 1987, co-editor
Articles and Reviews
- "Forming a Community of Learners in Developmental Reading Courses:
- The Lottery Rose and the Making of a Community of Learners" in The Whole Language Catalog
- Supplement on the Learning Community, edited by Bird, Goodman, and Goodman, American School Publishers, 1993
- "Resolving Conflict: A Review of Selected Videotapes," pp. 29-30, Social Studies and the Young Learner, November/December 1992
- "Self-evaluation in the Whole Language Classroom: Lessons from Values Clarification," pp. 87-94, in The Whole Language Catalog Supplement on Authentic Assessment, edited by Bird, Goodman, and Goodman, American School Publishers
- "A Model for Field-based Teacher Education," co-author, pp. 382-397, Action in Teacher Education, Summer 1992
- "Energizing the School Community: A Research Approach to Practical School Improvement," pp. 29-32, Clearinghouse, September 1989
- "Developing Reading and Vocabulary Skills," in Resources for Teaching Literature, pp. 24-33, Teachers Manuals to accompany Adventure in Literature series (revised editions), Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989, 1994
- "Measuring School Climate," in Enhancing School Climate: A Manual for Teachers and Administrators, pp. 75-85, New York State Education Department, Summer 1988
- Review of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (Anniversary Re-issue), illustrated by N. C. Wyeth in SIGNAL QUARTERLY, February/March 1988
- "Composition Skills for Education Majors: Instruction and Evaluation," in Proceedings of the SUNY Council on Writing Conference, pp. 34-49, Spring 1988
- Review of The Road to Damietta by Scott O‟Dellin SIGNAL QUARTERLY, November/December 1987
- Review of Bart Conner: Winning the Gold, by Bart Conner with Paul Ziert for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Spring 1986
- Review of Pursuit by Michael French for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1985
- Review of Mill by David Macaulay for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Spring 1985
- Review of I Love You, Stupid by Harry Mazer for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Fall 1984
- Review of Small-town Girl by Ellen Cooney for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1984
- Review of Gandhi: A Pictorial Biography, by Gerald Gold for SIGNAL QUARTERLY, Summer 1984
- Review of Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful by Danny Peary for SIGNAL QUARTERLY (Journal of Special Interest Group – Network on Adolescent Literature of the International Reading Association), Spring 1984 "An Integrative Approach to Developmental English," pp. 33-35, English in Texas, Fall 1979
Textbook Consultant/ Reviewer - Educational Psychology by Roxana Moreno for Wiley & Sons, Winter 2010
- Becoming a Reader: A Developmental Approach to Reading Instruction for Allyn & Bacon, Fall 1989
- The Riverside Anthology of Children’s Literature sixth revised edition for Houghton Mifflin, Spring 1986
Professional Memberships
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Specialists iin Group Work
- Association for Supervision and Curricullum Development
- Association of Teacher Educators
- Children's Literature Association
- Internal Family Systems Association
- International Reading Association
- College Reading Improvement Special Interest Group President, 1982-1984
- Special Interest Group--A Network on Adolescent Literature
- Member of Board of Directors, 1986-1988
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Midwest Psychological Association
- Modern Language Association
- Nationall Council off Teachers of English
Honors
- Recipient of Excellence Award, Governors State University, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2007
- Recipient of Outstanding Teacher Educator Award, presented by Kappa Delta Pi, Theta Kappa Chapter, 1989
- Recipient of Outstanding Teaching Award presented by Northeast Texas Council of Teachers of English, 1983
- Member of Phi Delta Kappa Honor and Professional Association for Educators
- Member of Psi Chi, Honor Association in Psychology
- Member of Kappa Delta Pi, Honor Society in Education
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