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CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION:
Degree Discipline Conferring Institution
B.S. Psychology Virginia State College
M.S. Counseling Old Dominion College
Advanced Certificate Counseling College of William and Mary
Ed.D. Counseling College of William and Mary

EXPERIENCE:
Substitute Teacher - Norfolk
Head, Religious Education - Unitarian Church
Old Dominion University Faculty - Norfolk 1968 to present rank as full professor
Chair, ODU Faculty Senate - 1987-1990: 2002 -2005
Coordinator of Assessment, College of Engineering and Technology - 1988 to 2000
Chair, Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering Program - College of Engineering and Technology - 1987-2000

PUBLISHED BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, BOOK REVIEWS, AND PAPERS:

Books National-Peer Review

Interpersonal relations, Ginn Press, January 1986
Teaching group dynamics, Praeger, December 1992
Group counseling for elementary and middle school students, Praeger. January 1994.
Expressive processes for group counseling, Praeger, 1996
Psychoeducational groups Accelerated Development, 1998
The destructive narcissistic pattern Praeger, 1998
Student generated sexual harassment in secondary schools (with Wexel) Bergin & Garvy 2000
Creating high performance classroom groups Falmer Press 2000
Promoting student learning and student development at a distance (with Schwitzer & Ancis)
American College Personnel Association 2000
Children of the self-absorbed ( 2001) New Harbinger
Whose life is it anyway? (2002) New Harbinger
Working with the self-absorbed (2002) New Harbinger
Loving the self-absorbed (2003) New Harbinger
The unfolding life (with Parker) (2003) Praeger
Psychoeducational groups (2nd ed.) (2004) Brunner-Routledge
Coping with your partner’s jealousy (2004) New Harbinger

Book Chapters

“Adults from Dysfunctional Families” in Too taboo’ Answers to questions we’re not supposed to ask, by Mary Massaro (2003)

“Support and therapy related psychoeducational groups” Handbook on Research in Group Psychotherapy (2004)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

International/National Refereed Journals

Conceptualizing process. (2003). International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 53.2.
225-244.
Achieving tenure. WEPAN conference proceedings. June 1998
Assessing engineering and technology student learning through use of student portfolio review. Assessment Update. 9.3. May-June 1997.
Description of personality similarities and differences of a sample of black and white female engineering students. Psychological Reports, Summer 1997.
Coping Resources and family environment. College Student Journal, Spring 1997.
The destructive narcissistic pattern in the workplace. Social Behavior and Personality, (1996), 24, 3.
Descriptions of self and engineers by male engineering students. (with Cross) Psychological Reports, 1996, 78, 179-186.
Comparison of female and male engineering students. Psychological Reports (with Joslin) 1995, 77, 35-41
Forming and maintaining classroom groups that enhance learning for women students. Conference Proceedings for Women in Engineering 1994, 221-225.
Cognitive, interest, and personality variables predicting first semester GPA. Psychological Reports 1994, 74, 605-606
Retention in engineering and personality, Educational and Psychological Measurement, (with Cross), 1993, 53, 3
Prediction of final grades in an accelerated chemistry course for engineering students, College Student Journal, 1993, 20, 1, 20-24
A comparison of personality characteristics for entering freshmen, persistors and norm groups in engineering, Educational and Psychological Measurement, (with Cross), 1992, 52, 939-94
Capitalizing on personality differences of black and white engineering students, (with Cross), Journal of Instructional Psychology, 1991, 18, 1, 43-50
Personality Characteristics of Black Engineering Students on the Adjective Checklist College Student Journal, Nov. 1990 (with Cross and Selby)
Most effective and least effective boards of non-profit human service agencies, (with Cook), Group and Organizational Studies, 1990, 15, 4, 432-448

The imposter phenomenon and personality characteristics of high school honor students, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, (with Cromwell, Sanchez-Huceles and Adair), 1990, 5, 6, 563-573
Personality of students persisting in engineering - comparisons and implications for instruction, 1990 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Session 1253, Toronto, Canada, (with Cross and Selby)
Use of the western personality test in the identification of potential alcohol abusers, Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, (with Rawls and Collier), 1989, 6, 3/4, 189-198
Comparison of described empathic and nominated empathic individuals, Psychological Reports, 1989, 64, 27-32
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Discrepancies in the perception of counselor roles in secondary schools, (with Thompson, Geoffrey and Adair), Capstone Journal of Education, 1987, VII, 4, 35-44
Empathy scores of nurses, psychiatrists and hospital administrators on the California Psychological Inventory, Psychological Reports, 1987, 60, 295-300
Empathy and accuracy of interpersonal perceptions of affect, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 1986, 1, 4, 639-643
Assessment measures that discriminate between levels of DUI clients, Psychological Reports, 1985, 56, 739-742
Values of parochial and public school students, (with Lawson) Psychological Reports, 1980, 47, 279-282
Validation of the interpersonal relationship rating scale (with Sullivan) Group and Organization Studies,June1979,4,2,220-228
Making sense of our lives - An intensive log workshop, (with Harris) Journal of College Student Personnel, July 1979, 20, 4, 358-359
Congruent validity of the Rathus assertiveness schedule, (with Harris) Educational and Psychological Measurement, July 1979, 20, 39, 181-185
Interpersonal skill development for special education practicum students, Exceptional Child Resources, Summer 1977
Non-Cognitive characteristics in the prediction of reading readiness, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Volume 36, No. 2, Summer 1976
Personality characteristics of black adolescents Adolescence. Spring 1977
An investigation of the personality characteristics of blacks attending a predominantly white university and blacks attending a predominantly black college - Proceedings of Division 8 - American Psychological Association, 1974; also in Personnel and Social Psychology, B1, 321- 323; College Students Personnel Abstract, Winter 1975
Altering the reality self-concept of selected inner city seventh grade girls, Adolescence, Winter 1974, VIII, 32, 463-474
Teaching people to be parents - Why Not?, Journal of Character Education, Spring 1973, 12-13

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National Non-refereed Journals

Program planning for culturally different minority adolescents, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education; Resources in Education, Fall 1978

Interpersonal skill development ( Spring 1977) ERIC – Resources in Education
Personality characteristics of black adolescents (Spring 1976) ERIC – Urban Education and Resources in Education

Regional Refereed Journals

Report on hearings of ethical and legal violations for licensed professional counselors and certified substance abuse counselors 1994-1996 (1997) Virginia Counselors Journal 25 72-80
Knowledge-based systems for counseling services, (with Coppage), Virginia Counselors Journal, 1987, 11-20
Guided imagery for counselors, Virginia Counselors Journal, 1986, 5-10
Reviews
Reviews in Software Review, American Association for Counseling and Development, 1989 for: Be a winner-set your goals and, Understand yourself

Technical Reports

An Investigation into the Advisability of Using CLEP at ODU - University Publication - with Whitbeck, 1971
Evaluation of K-12 Guidance Programs, University City School District, University City Missouri, 1979
Evaluation of the Tidewater ASAP Education Program, 1984

Technical Reports to the College of Engineering and Technology

Personality Characteristics of Black Engineering Students on the Adjective Checklist, 1989, 8 pp., 2 tables
Capitalizing on Personality Differences of Black and White Engineering Students, 1989, 8 pp. 1 table
Chemistry Classes and Engineering Students, January 1990, 6 pp., 5 tables
Analyses of University Assessment Results for College of Engineering and Technology Seniors, 1990, 3 pp. 2 tables
Gender and Division Comparisons on Assessment for Senior Students in the College of Engineering and Technology for 882, 883, 891, 1990, 18 pp., 8 tables
Retention in Engineering and Personality, 1990, 17 pp., 2 tables
Developing a Low Cost Marketing Research Strategy for Recruitment of Women and Minorities in Engineering, 1990, 13 pp. 3 tables
Retention AY 1985-1990, 199, 9 pp., 7 tables
Analyses for Students Leaving ODU - An Addendum to the Report on Follow-up Study of Engineering Freshmen Entering in Fall 1985, 1990, 9 pp., 3 tables
Overview of Underrepresented Minorities in the College of Engineering and Technology, April 1990, 9 pp., 8 tables
Report on Follow-up Study of Engineering Freshmen Entering in Fall 1985, March 1990, 8 pp. 5 tables
Personality of Students Persisting in Engineering-Comparisons and Implications for Instruction, 1990, Abstract 3 pp., 2 tables
Profile of Entering Freshmen AY 1990-91 and an Update on Entering Freshmen AY 1989-90, January 1990, 5 pp., 6 tables
Results of the Engineering Survey for Five Groups of Students, January 1990, 13 pp., 5 tables
Chemistry 141 Update, March 1991, 7 pp., 5 tables
Report on Analyses for Chemistry 115, March 1991, 2 pp., 2 tables
Prediction of First Semester Grade Point Average, March 1991, 7 pp., 4 tables
Preliminary Report on Exit Writing Exam, 1991, 11 pp., 5 tables
Special Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering Program - AY 1990-91, 3 pp., 2 tables
UMEP Report, April 1991, 8 pp., 4 tables
Summary of Senior Engineering Students on Satisfaction With Instruction, April 1991, 6 pp., 4 tables
Personality Profiles of Senior Engineering Students, August 1991, 10 pp., 4 tables
Follow-up on Engineering Students Entering as Freshmen in Fall 1990 - September 1991, 1991, 7 pp., 4 tables
Dean's Scholars Program Report for AY 1990-91, Summer 1991, 9 pp., 6 tables
Analysis of First Year Performance for Freshmen Entering Fall 1991, June 1992, 10 pp., 5 tables
Program for Minorities in the College of Engineering and Technology, Fall 1991, 14 pp., 8 tables
Personality and Prediction of First Year GPA for Engineering Students, 1991, 18 pp., 2 tables
Personality Similarities and Differences of Black and White Female Engineering Students, 1992, 14 pp.,1 table
A Profile and Description of Female Engineering Students in the College of Engineering and Technology, January 1992, 18 pp., 9 tables
Coping Resources and Perceptions of Family as They Relate to Achievement for Female Engineering Students, 1992, 18 pp., 2 tables
1993-1994
Retention for entering engineering freshmen 1989 through spring 1993
Confidential report on the results of the FE
Focus group findings
Profile of entering engineering freshmen
Update on performance in chemistry 115 and 141
Report on engineering honors students 1989-1993
Update on fall 1993 freshmen with GPAs less than 2.0 for the fall semester
Assessment Report 1993-1994
1994-1995
Report on first semester performance for entering engineering freshmen Fall 1994
A profile and report on entering engineering freshmen 1994-1995
Chemistry 115 performance of entering engineering freshmen on two tests
Report on April 1994 FE examination results for ODU students
1995-1996
The student portfolio pilot project

            Report from NACME (National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering) on retention of minority students in engineering
            Report on underrepresented minorities intended engineering students entering fall 1995

Quality of distant learning survey for engineering technology students
First semester performance for entering engineering freshmen fall 1995
1996-1997

            The career advantage program for engineering majors (with Ed Smith)

Cooperative education
Overview for three administrations of the FE
Report on exit writing examination results for the College of Engineering and Technology

            Assisted in preparation of Volume I of the ABET Accreditation Self-Study (with Cross)

Research Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
International/National

Fostering hope and altruism in group. 2002. American Group Psychotherapy Association
Invited Faculty to lead a process group American Group Psychotherapy Association 2000, 2001
Electronically linked groups American Society for Engineering Education. International
Conference, June 1999
Achieving tenure Women in Engineering Advocates Network Seattle June 1998
Ethnic and cultural bias in group psychotherapy" (with Ruiz) American Group Psychotherapy Association. Feb. 1998
Invited Faculty to lead a process group American Group Psychotherapy Association 1998
Student portfolios (with Cross and Smith) 1997 Assessment Conference Indiana University-Purdue University Poster Presentation November 1997
Use of Senior Design Projects as Student Portfolios American Association of Engineering Education. (with Cross and Smith) June 1997.
Invited faculty to lead a process group American Group Psychotherapy Association 1996
Stress: A recipe for reduction American Chamber of Commerce October 1996
Teaching Group via Television American Psychological Association, 1996.
The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern, American Counselors Association, April 1996.
Forming and Maintaining Classroom Groups Women in Engineering Conference, WEPAN, June 1994.
Use of Fairy Tales in Therapy, American Group Psychotherapy Association International Convention. February 1993
A Process to Develop University-Specific Plans for Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering National Association of Professional Engineers, New Orleans, Jan. 1991

Personality of Students Persisting in Engineering - Comparisons and Implications for Instruction, American Society for Engineering Education, June 1990, Toronto, Canada.
Increased Learning Through Use of Relaxation, Guided Imagery and Music; ISETA Convention, Fort Collins, Colorado - Videotape presentation, 1988
The Silent Language of the Black Culture, American Personnel and Guidance Association, March 1980
Self-disclosure Through Life Seals, Guided Imagery and Manalas, 6th National Conference on the Teaching of Group Psychotherapy, March 1980
Minimum Competency Testing, Urban Education Conference, November 1978
Sex Composition, Outcome and Process in Adolescent Groups: Implications for Counselor Supervision , (with Rubin), 4th National Conference About the Teaching of Group Psychotherapy, February 1978
The Teaching of Ethics in the Training of Group Psychotherapists, with Coch, Berent, Cohen, Fedler and Gazda, 5th National Conference About the Teaching of Group Psychotherapy 1978
Implications of Noncompulsory Attendance, Alternative Education and Minimum Competencies, American Personnel and Guidance Association April 1978
Values of Parochial and Public School Children, American Psychological Association National Convention, August 1979.
Program Planning for Culturally Different Minority Students, accepted for International Congress on Education,July1978.Development of Interpersonal Skills for Special Educators, a paper and workshop, International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, April 1977.
Parents of Learning Disabled Children, International Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, April 1974.
A Factor Analytic Study of Personality Between Black Students Attending a Predominantly White University and Black Students Attending a Predominantly Black College, American Psychological Association Convention, August 1974.

Regional

Increasing Access for Women in Engineering, Science and Technology WEPAN Purdue University. November 1997
Increasing Access for Women in Engineering, Science and Technology WEPAN (Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network) Stevens Institute of Technology. Oct. 1997
Expressive Techniques, Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society's Conference, Fall 1991
Counseling Strategies for Minority Youths CHROME Institute, Summer 1985
Substance Abuse Project Insight Summer, 1984
ASAP Educational Program Regional Court System Professionals Summer 1984
Imagination and Dreams VPGA November 1980
Innovations in Using the Intensive Log in Counselor Training, SACES, October 1978

Values of Parochial and Public School Children - Alike or Different, Psychological Corporation's Invitational Conference on Educational Measurement, December 1978
Personality Attributes and Response Category of English Teachers on Compositions (with Stallard), Mid-South Educational Research Association 1978
Assertiveness for Women in Management (with Latham), National Training and Development Conference, 1977
Career Counseling for Special Students, Career Counseling Workshop. Radford University August 1978
Career Counseling for Minority Students Career Counseling Workshop College of William and Mary, August 1978
Career Counseling for Minority Students Career Counseling Workshop Hampton University, August 1978
Interpersonal Skill Development for Special Education Practicum Students, South Atlantic Regional Counselor Educators and Supervisors Conference, October 1976
An Educational Problem-solving Process Integrated into an English Curriculum in a Rural Area, (with Bull) October 1976 SACES
Measuring the Attitudes of Inner City Children, Southeastern Invitational Conference on Measurement and Evaluation, December 1973

State

Use of the Lowenfeld Mosaic Test for Predicting Reading Readiness, Virginia Council for Exceptional Children, March 1975
Non-verbal Communication of L.D. Children, Virginia Association for Children With Learning Disabilities, April 1975
Personality Characteristics of Poor, Black Adolescents and Program Planning, Urban Affairs Conference, February 1976
Improving Communication Skills of Special Education Teachers, Virginia Council for Exceptional Children, March 1976
Social Drinking and the Military Lifestyle, Conference on Women and Alcohol, June 1979
Use and Misuse of Standardized Tests, Elementary School Principals' Conference, April 1978
The Silent Language of the Black Culture, VPGA Convention, November 1980
Crisis Management, VPGA Convention, November 1980
Imagination and Dreams, VPGA Convention, February 1980
Expressive Counseling Techniques, Elementary Counselor Conference, Spring 1982
Stress Management for Children, Secondary Principals' State Conference, Summer 1984 (2 sessions)
Time Management for Counselors, Virginia Counselors Association Convention, November 1984
Family Counseling Secondary school conference, April 1984
Resolving Impasse in Group Counseling, Virginia Counselors Association, November 1985
Group Counseling Eastern Shore Counseling Association May 1991
Use of Student Portfolios Virginia Assessment Conference November 1997

GRANTS AWARDED:

Career Education in the Content Area, EFS Department, $275 (Principal Investigator)
Validation of an Assertiveness Schedule, EFS Department $265 (Principal Investigator)
Guided Design, Center for Instructional Development, $95 (Principal Investigator)
Guided Design, Center for Instructional Development, $100 (Principal Investigator)
Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $24,000 (Principal Investigator), 1993
Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $24,000 (Principal Investigator), 1994
Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $12,000 (Principal Investigator), 1995
Faculty Development Grant, University 3,000 (Principal Investigator), 1995
Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $12,000 (Principal Investigator), 1996
Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA $ 12,000 (Principal Investigator, 1997
Undergraduate researchers in engineering NASA $12,000 (Principal Investigator, 1998

HONORS, AWARDS, AND PRIZES

University’s nominee for the faculty SHEV award (2003)

Virginia Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists and Substance Abuse Providers Service Award, 1998
Tonelson Award 1997 (The highest award for faculty in the university. Awarded for research , teaching and service-generally awarded for only one category)
American Group Psychotherapy Faculty 1995
College of Education Faculty Scholar Award 1993-94
American Group Psychotherapy Association Instructor Designate 1993
FMES Faculty Award, 1994
College of Education Faculty Scholar Award 1991-92
ACA Software Review Board Award 1988
Certificate of Appreciation, Tidewater Council on Alcoholism, 1988
Virginia Educational Research Association, 1986
Virginia Educational Research Association, 1979
Tidewater Alliance of Black Educators Award, 1977

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Counseling Association
ASGW- Association for Specialists in Group Work
American Psychological Association
Kappa Delta Phi - Educational Fraternity
Virginia Counselor's Association
Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society
American Group Psychotherapy Association

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University
Coordinator of the assessment program for the College of Engineering and Technology 1989-2000
Chair, Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering Program (UMEP) research and development 1989-2000
Elected Chair of the Faculty Senate 5 times 1987-1989/90, 2003-2005
President of the Tidewater Council on Alcoholism's Board (1989)
Faculty Senator - 1981 - 1991
Secretary of Faculty Senate - 1985
Chair, Research and Publications Committee, Faculty Senate - 1982-84
Chair, Admissions and Registrations Committee, Faculty Senate - 1981
Representative to Board of Visitor's Student Affairs committee - 1982-86
Faculty representative to Board of Visitor’s Academic and Research Committee – 2003-2005
Vice-Chair of Faculty Senate - 1986
Chair Committee I - Budget and Resources
Faculty Representative to Alumni Board
College/Department
Chair - dissertation committees: Seven doctoral students graduated
Chair of Faculty, School of Education - 1985-86, 86-87, 2000-2001


Coordinator of Human Services Counseling Degree Program 1997
Coordinator of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Counseling 1988-1997
Coordinator of the Ph.D. in Urban Services Cognate track for Counseling 1988-1997
Coordinator of the Cooperative Doctorate in Counseling with The College of William and Mary 1988-1990
Chair elect - 1984-85
Chair, Planning Committee for Genetic Education Conference - 1984-85
Chair, APT – 1979
Professional
Appointed by Governor Allen to the State Licensure Board for Professional Counselors, 1994
Licensed Professional Counselor
Nationally Certified Counselor
Treasurer, Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society 1989-1993
President-elect MAGPS 1997-99
President MAGPS 1999-2001
Member, Institute Committee American Group Psychotherapy Association, 2001 – 2006
Member, Editorial Board for the Journal of Specialists in Group Work
Co-Chair, Ethics Committee Association for Specialists in Group Work
Appointed to the test panel for American Association of State Certifying Licensure Boards (AASCB)
Reviewer for NIH Group Treatment Improvement Protocol TIP for “Group therapy and substance abuse treatment”
Served as a member of the NBCC Test Development Committee for the National Counselors Exam
Evaluator - System-wide School Guidance and Counseling for University City, Mo.
Chair and team member for evaluation of Title IV-C programs
Evaluator - Educational programs for Tidewater Alcohol Safety Action Program
Task force on Revision of Licensure Requirements for the state's Board of Professional CounselorReviewer of manuscripts for the Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, and Psychological Reports
Reviewer - Test items for the NBCC Certifying examination
Reviewer - Test items for the LPC licensing examination
Community
Member - Virginia Board of Professional Counselors 1994 to 1998
Member - Virginia Board of Health Professions 1994-1995
Served as a member, Board of Directors, Tidewater ASAP
Served as a member, Board of Directors, ODU Credit Union
Conducted over 40 workshops on Time Management for community organizations
Conducted summer institutes for CHROME
Coordinated the engineering component "A World in Motion" for Lamberts Point children, grades 4- 8
Coordinated the counseling component for the summer project "Investment in Potential" for minority children from Portsmouth Public Schools
As a member of the university's Speaker's Bureau, gave speeches to community groups upon request

Appendix

Consultantships

A. National
University City, Missouri City Schools 1979
B. Regional
Cartert Technical School, North Carolina 1982
Morehead City Community College, North Carolina 1982
Southland Corporation 1984
C. State
Chaired an Evaluation Team, Title IV-C Bath County 1981
Chaired an Evaluation Team, Title IV-C Falls Church 1979
Research Evaluator, Title IV-C Chesapeake 1978
Research Evaluator, Title IV-C Appomattox 1979
Research Evaluator, Title IV-C Falls Church 1978
Research Evaluator, Title IV-C Martinsville 1978
External Evaluator for the Individualized Mathematics
Instruction Program in Prince Edward County
Director of the State Department's Career Guidance
Summer Workshop
D. Local
Hebrew Academy 1979
Norfolk Public Schools 1979
Camden North Carolina County 1980
Hampton City Schools 1980
Workshops (Partial Listing)
National
APGA Continuing Education Series 1980
Regional
Time Management - Food and Drug Administrators 1981
State
Integrating Women and Minorities into Management 1978
Local
1986
Time Management for Health Care Professionals
Time Management for Newport News Chamber of Commerce
* AACD Pre-Convention Workshop
1985
Time Management - Health Administrators (2 workshops)
Time Management - Secretaries and Administrative
Assistants (2 workshops)
Time Management - Shipyard Supervisors
Time Management - Navy Engineers
Time Management - Managers
Counseling Minorities - CHROME for school counselors
(a 2-week workshop)
1984
Substance Abuse - Project Insight (elementary teachers)
Time Management - Managers
Time Management - Health Administrators
Time Management - Secretaries
1983
Time Management - Office Supervisors
Time Management - Managers (2 workshops)
Time Management - Secretaries
Counseling Minorities - Investment in Potential Project
1982
Time Management - Norfolk Catholic High School Faculty
Time Management - Portsmouth General Hospital
(2 presentations)
Time Management - Association of Medical Administrators
Time Management - Managers
Time Management - National Association of Accountants
Intense Log Workshop
1981
Time Management - Goodman-Segar-Hogan
Time Management - Managers
Time Management - Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
1980
Feelings of Exceptional Children - Hampton County Schools
Time Management - Paul DeCamp Community College
Time Management - Old Dominion University Secretaries
(6 workshops)
Time Management - Mental Health Workers
Time Management - Managers
Stress Management - Portsmouth Public Schools
1979
Time Management - Supervisors (Title XX Program, 3 workshops)
Counseling Techniques - ODU Mentors
Time Management - Managers
Time Management - Health Care professionals
Time Management - Communication Skills for Secretaries
CHROME
CID - GTA Teaching Institute
Time Management - Managers
Time Management - Health Care Professionals
GTA Teaching Institute
Committee Membership
National
Media Review Board - American Counseling Association (formerly AACD)
Publications Committee - AMEDC
Multiculture Issues in Testing committee - AMED

            Research and Dissemination committee - WEPAN (Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network)

State
Task force on revision of counseling licensure requirements 1993
Oral examiner for LPC examination 1990
Evaluation Team for the Summer Drug Abuse Program
for Teenagers 1985
University
Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee - Senate 1993
Chair, Student Affairs Committee - Senate 1991-92
Member, University Enrollment Management Services
Committee 1990-1993
Member, Computer and Instructional Resources sub-
committee for SACES accreditation 1991
Faculty representative on the Presidential Inaugural
committee, Spring and summer 1990
Chair, College of Education Promotion and
Tenure Committee 1991-1993
Budget and Resources Committee 1985
Ad Hoc Committee on Football 1984-85
Research Council 1984-85
Dominion Scholars Selection Committee 1982-85
Martin Luther King Recognition Day Committee 1985
Search Committee for the Associate Vice-
President for Research and Graduate Studies 1983
Faculty Senate's Faculty Status Committee 1982
ROTC Review Board 1982
Research and Publications Committee 1982
Task Force to Improve Undergraduate Education 1979
Faculty Status Committee 1979
Screening Committee for Training Director 1980
Advisory Committee for AA/EEO
Ad Hoc Football Review Committee
Executive Board of the Women's Caucus
Committee E (Student Affairs)
Academic Computing Policy Committee 1982
Research Committee 1979
Task Force on Use of Child Study Center 1980
Search Committee for Special Education 1979
Visiting Artist and Lecturer 1979
Examples of Speeches

TOPIC GROUP
Share Group - DePaul Hospital
How Baby Changes
Decision Making DePaul Hospital
Professional Image Women's Caucus
Dress for Success Human Services Counseling Organization
Test Scores and
What They Mean ODU Association of Retired Professors
Relationships Psychology Club
Time Management Society of Women Engineers
Time Management Mid-Rise Dormitory
Time Management Hampton Roads Personnel and
Guidance Association
Time Management Naval Supply Center
Images and Imagination Blessed Sacrament School
Time Management Naval Public Works Center
(2 presentations)
Time Management Systems Engineering Command
Women in Management Navy Manpower and Material
Analysis Center
Life Changes B'nai Israel Sisterhood
Imagination and Dreams Young Energetic Seniors
Communication Rotary Club
Time Management Naval Air Station
Time Management Holly Circle, Kings Daughters
Parenting Skills Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints
Selected Professional Service Prior to 1978

            Student Advisor - the advising load is generally around 50 students and has been as high as 92 students in the area of math, science, art, history and foreign language. Now advising Graduate Students in Guidance and Counseling.

Evaluation Consultant for Southeastern Tidewater Opportunity Project.
Educational Consultant for Theatre Center presentations for the public schools.
Evaluation Director for screening girls for the Women's job corps.
Director, Evaluation Center - ODU.
Academic Diagnostic Testing for the Child Study Center - ODU.
Arranged and Supervised undergraduate tutors of children in public schools - approximately 36 per semester.
Medical School demonstration on testing.
Consultant to Friends School on Testing.
Radio show on "Teaching People to be Parents - Why Not."
Attended a Management Trainer Development in-service.
ROTC Interview Committee.
C.A.S. Committee for Counseling.
University Promotion and Tenure Committee.
School of Education Suspension Appeal Committee.
Organized Graduate Students' Guidance and Counseling Organization.
Chairperson, Department Policies and Procedures Committee.
Speaker, Seatack Elementary School.
Keynote Speaker, Friends School.
Attended MDTS Invitational Workshop in Richmond.
School of Education Affirmative Action Committee.
Conducted a workshop on Interpretation of the California Psychological Inventory as a Screening Device for the School of Education Faculty.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Newport News.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Montgomery County.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Craig County.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Clarke County.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Frederick County.
External Evaluator for Individualized Mathematics Instruction Program in Prince Edward County.
University Ad Hoc Committee for Alumni Association Faculty Awards.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Chesapeake.
Evaluator of Title IV-C Program in Appomattox.
Evaluator of Career Education Program in Hampton City Schools.
Chairperson - EFS Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee.
University and Department Research Committee.
Education representative on the President's Task Force to Improve Undergraduate Education.
Commentator - Urban South Conference.
Consultant on Testing - Hebrew Academy.
Conducted 3 Workshops on Time Management for Supervisors.
Conducted workshops on Integrating Women and Minorities into Management for the State of Virginia MDTS.
University Committee on Affirmative Action.
Social Drinking for Women - Seminar on Alcohol Studies, May 19, 1979.
Editor of "The Relator," The Virginia Personnel and Guidance Association's Newsletter.
Members of the review board for the VPGA Journal
Faculty Status Committee University.
Elector for John Anderson in Virginia.
Dominion Scholars Screening Committee.
Vice President Tidewater Council on Alcoholism.
University Research Advisory Board.
Search Committee, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research and Graduate Studies.

GRANTS APPLICATIONS:

* Unless otherwise indicated, I was the only Principal Investigator

1979

            Career Education in the Content Area, EFS Department, $275 (Principal Investigator)

Validation of an Assertiveness Schedule, EFS Department, $265 (Principal Investigator)

1980

            Guided Design, Center for Instructional Development, $96 (Principal Investigator)

1981

            Preparation and dissemination of materials for integrating career education into the classroom, EXXON, $37,600 (Principal Investigator)

1982

            Guided Design, Center for Instructional Development, $100 (Principal Investigator)

Research and development seminars, National Institute for Education, $1,100 (Principal Investigator)
Implementation of guided design, EXXON, $6,200 (Principal Investigator)

1983

            Prevention of teenage alcohol abuse, American Legion, $10,000 (Principal Investigator)

1984

            Development of a substance abuse education program for first offenders, Tidewater Alcohol Safety Action Program, $50,000 (Principal Investigator)

Support services for learning assessment, State Department of Education, $10,000 (Principal Investigator)

            Training grants, State Department of Education, $6,750 (Principal Investigator)

Educational instruction services, Army, $339,219 (Principal Investigator)

            Assessment measures to determine individuals who are at risk of alcoholism, Distillery Council, $14,813 (Principal Investigator)

Use of technology in a field-based graduate program, FIPSE, $170,000 (Principal Investigator)

1989

            Predicting persistence and increasing retention of black students in engineering, American Association for Counseling and Development, $9,175.50 (Principal Investigator)

Summer transition program for minorities in engineering, National Science Foundation, $77,201 (with Cross) (Co Principal Investigator)

            A program to improve minority retention in engineering, Funds for Excellence (SCHEV), $72,593 (with Cross) (Co Principal Investigator)


1990

            A summer program to improve achievement in math and science for African-American engineering students, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, $72,953 (with Cross) (Co Principal Investigator)

Graduate engineering education for women and minorities, National Science Foundation, $56,780 (with McRee) (Co Principal Investigator)

1991

            Summer engineering academy, State Council on Higher Education, $21,340, (Principal Investigator)

Development of a model to retain women in engineering, Spencer Foundation, $24,500 (Principal Investigator)

            Partners to increase minority access to engineering degree programs, GTE, $35,670 (Principal Investigator)

Expanding Horizons, State Council on Higher Education, $13,578 (Principal Investigator)

1992

            Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $24,000 (Principal Investigator)

Development of an engineering major scale and normative group data for underrepresented minority students on the Strong Interest Inventory, Consulting Psychologists Press, $14,770 (Principal Investigator)

1993

            Targeted Resources United Services Training (Counselor Training) Department of Education (with Thompson) $115,993 (Principal Investigator)
            Promoting Readiness in Science and Mathematics for Students (with Thompson and Cross) Department of Education, $215,900 (Co Principal Investigator)

Undergraduate researchers in engineering, NASA, $ 12,000 (Principal Investigator)



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