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The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership

 

Jenni Pipkin Clay ’08, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Literacy (PreK–6), was named Teacher of the Year for the School District of Oconee County, S.C. She teaches kindergarten at Orchard Park Elementary School in Westminster.

 

Dr. Frieda Cooney ’08, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, was selected by the Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance as a 2008–2009 Simon McNeely Award recipient for outstanding teaching and service in dance, health, and physical education.

 

Dr. Pedro Nino ’08, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, chaired the state committee that drafted the Standards for Second Language Teacher Education Programs in North Carolina. The state also sought Nino’s opinion on proposed standards for teacher leaders, and he served on the panel that drafted the Standards for Classical Language Teacher Education. He was appointed as a national program reviewer for NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

 

Richard McElroy ’07, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, was named assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Central Missouri.

 

Sallie Kaan (nee Peck) ’07, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Mathematics (Grades K–6), coauthored an article, “Elastic, Cottage Cheese, and Gasoline: Visualizing Division of Fractions,” in the November 2008 issue of Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, a journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

 

Jason Heath ’07, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Grades K–12), was profiled as Teacher of the Year in The Sun News newspaper in Macon, Ga., on Oct. 1, 2008.

 

Dr. Eulalee Nderu-Boddington ’05, who earned a Ph.D. in Education, is working in Saudi Arabia as an assistant professor and chair for accreditation and assessment at Prince Sultan University.

 

Dr. Andrea Edmundson ’04, who earned a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Educational Technology, is the chief executive officer of eWorld Learning, Inc. and founder of the Global eLearning Community, a virtual professional association that links experts in online learning. Edmundson has also created a computer-based tutorial titled Andrea’s Painless Approach to Using APA Style, a CD or downloadable program she wrote to help graduate students and instructors.

 

Stephanie Miller ’04, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom (Grades K–12), was hired to be assistant principal at Great Oak Middle School in Oxford, Conn.

 

Tamara Zylla ’03, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Literacy (PreK–6), was named one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year for 2008– 2009. Before that, she was chosen Teacher of the Year for the Bellflower Unified School District in California. Zylla has been assigned to a position as district instructional coach for Englishlanguage ar ts grades K–12 and is writing the district lesson plans for grades K–6.

 

Dr. Jeanie Allen ’02, who earned a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Higher Education, received an Outstanding Faculty Advising Award during the National Academic Advising Association’s annual conference in Chicago in October 2008. Allen is an assistant professor at Drury University and has co-edited three books for Stylus Publishing’s Women in Academe series: The Balancing Act: Gendered Perspectives in Faculty Roles and Work Lives; Most College Students Are Women: Implications for Teaching, Learning, and Policy; and Women in Academic Leadership: Professional Strategies, Personal Choices.

 

 

School of Counseling and Social Service

 

Dr. Gregory E. Sumner ’06, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services with a specialization in Criminal Justice, was accepted into the Leadership Georgia class of 2009. Leadership Georgia is a leadership training program for young business and civic leaders.

 

Theresa A. Beeton ’06, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services with a specialization in Clinical Social Work, was awarded the Harville Hendrix award for clinical excellence by Imago Relationships International at their 2008 conference held in Portland, Ore., in November 2008. Dr. Beeton was recognized for coordinating and designing research related to Imago Relationship Therapy. During this conference, Dr. Beeton presented the results of her most recent study concerning spatial brain changes and the use of Imago Therapy.

 

 

School of Health Sciences

 

Joseph P. Yenkosky ’08, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, is working with staff from the Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services and the Kerulos Center on the Parrot Directed Study Initiative, which integrates recent academic findings regarding animals, comparative intelligence, and sanctuary knowledge.

 

Dr. Donna Kazemi ’07, who earned a Ph.D. in Public Health with a specialization in Community Health Promotion and Education, is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing. Kazemi received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

 

Dr. Geneva Craig ’05, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, spoke about generations and challenges encountered in the nursing workforce at the Alaska Nurses Association District 1 annual banquet in May 2008. She also spoke during the Magnet Recognition and Appreciation Celebration at the Alaska Native Medical Center, which was being honored by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Craig is a nurse analyst at Johns Hopkins HealthCare, LLC.

 

Dr. Harold C. Cohen ’00, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, presented a review of the official report of the April 2007 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University campus shootings at the 2008 Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Conference. Cohen served as a member of the technical support team for Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s task force on the Virginia Tech campus shootings.

 

 

School of Nursing

 

Christina L. Burtis ’08, who earned an M.S. degree in Nursing with a specialization in Education, became a full-time nursing faculty member for the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Lancaster, Pa.

 

 

School of Psychology

 

Dr. Karl Weber ’03, who earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, was chosen as a Distinguished Service Award recipient by the Mental Health Association of Maryland Metropolitan Baltimore Branch. The award, given for Weber’s work to expand housing, outreach, and treatment services for people with mental health concerns, was to be presented at the organization’s annual meeting on Sept. 12.

 

Dr. Molly Barrow ’98, who earned a Ph.D. in Psychology, was interviewed for an article titled “Stop Nagging!” in O, The Oprah Magazine, featured on the magazine’s Web site. Barrow, a radio and TV personality, is the author of Matchlines: A Revolutionary New Way of Looking at Relationships and Making the Right Choices in Love (ArcheBooks, 2006).

 

 

School of Public Policy and Administration

 

James W. Beeks Sr. ’08, who earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, participated in a panel discussion on “Institutional, Structural, and Cognitive Aspects of Policy Formulation and Implementation” at the 2008 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration held Sept. 24–27, 2008, in Orlando, Fla. His presentation was titled “The Yoo 2003 Torture Memorandum, Abu Ghraib, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Judicial Charismatic Leadership Model.”

 

 

School of Management

 

Lorre Allen ’07, who earned a Master of Business Administration, has become the University of North Texas’ director of equal opportunity.

 

Dr. Mario Barrett ’07, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, wrote a book that made a regional bestseller list on Tower.com. Leading from the Inside Out: Using the Barrett Leadership Model to Achieve Sustainable Happiness by Creating and Pursuing the Fulfillment of Your Life’s Vision made the Top 25 list on the site’s Top 100 United States-New England-Rhode Island list in July. Barrett is founder and CEO of The Barrett Center for Leadership Development, LLC.

 

Dr. Jason Dudish-Poulsen ’05, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, co-authored a journal article, “Adult Probation Department Mental Health Unit: An Outcomes Investigation,” that was published in the February 2008 issue of Professional Issues in Criminal Justice.

 

Gray G. Davis ’03, who earned a Master of Business Administration, was elected to the board of directors of the Uncommon Friends Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization in Southwest Florida that promotes values in future leaders. Davis is chief operating officer of Oswald Trippe and Company, an insurance agency he joined in 2007.

Dr. Cheryl Crozier Garcia ’03, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, gained certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources from the Human Resource Certification Institute. She serves as one of eight national directors of HRCI.

 

Dr. John G. Peters Jr. ’99, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, had his writings referenced in two publications: Taser Electronic Control Devices and Sudden In-Custody Death, by Howard E. Williams, and a RAND Institute report on New York City police firearms use and training for the National Institute of Justice. He also had a chapter titled “Science and Logic Meet the Law” accepted for a forthcoming book on electrical weapons. Peters serves as president and chief learning officer of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths in Henderson, Nev.

 

Dr. Sam Holland ’98, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, received permanent status as a Wharton Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His article, “Achieving Organizational Excellence Through Per formance Measurement,” was published in the summer 2008 issue of The Quality Management Forum.

 

Dr. Chizoba Madueke ’98, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change, co-authored an article titled “Paradigms of Leadership Development: An African Perspective” that was voted the best paper during a presentation organized by the Clute Institute for Academic Research, held Sept. 29–Oct. 2, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. In 2008, he wrote three articles for the Leadership & Organizational Management Journal. Madueke also presented a co-authored paper, “Globalization: Africa’s Role in the Early Global Trading Connectedness,” at the International Academy of African Business and Development Conference, held May 20–24, 2008.

 

Dr. Mark Lewandowski ’95, who earned a Ph.D. in Administration/Management (now Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences), has accepted the position of CEO at Curzon, Cumbey & Kunkel, a strategic business and financial planning firm in Tulsa, Okla.

 

Dr. Madeline Frank ’94, who earned a Ph.D. in Administration/Management (now Applied Management and Decision Sciences), presented several workshops in Virginia in June 2008. One titled “10 Creative Ways to Inspire Students and Curb Teacher Burn Out!” was for educators and administrators. Another, titled “10 Secrets to Stop Students’ Boredom, Inspire Them and Make Them Smar ter,” was for parents of at-risk students. (Read an article about Frank.)

 


 

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