University of St. Thomas

Committees and positions:

• PLEN Scholarship Committee
• CSC Center for Excellence for Women and Social Economic Justice, Core Planning Group
• Multi-Cultural Action Committee
• School of Social Work, Promotion and Tenure Committee
• BSW Program Committee
• Chair, BSW Human Behavior in Social Environment Content Area Committee
• BSW and MSW Policy Content Committee

Courses taught:

Undergraduate:

• Introduction to Social Work (SOWK 281)
• Human Behavior in the Social Environment (SOWK 340)
• BSW Junior and Senior Fieldwork (SOWK 375/376/378; SOWK 405/406)
• Social Policy for Social Change (SOWK 391)
• Generalist Practice for Social Work Action (GRSW 402)
• The Social Roots of Personal Stories: Exploring Diversity through Literature (INDI 300)
• The Reflective Woman (CORE 100)

Graduate:

• History and Philosophy of Social Work (GRSW 500)
• Social Policy and Planning (GRSW 691)

Current research interests:

• Human diversity in literature
• Welfare reform
• Social policy
• Social work history
• Women's/ Adolescent female issues/ development
• Micro/macro social work practice
• Resiliency and Youth
• Leadership

Academic experience:

• B.A., Cornell University;
• M.S.W., University of Minnesota-Duluth

Practice experience:

• Developmental disabilities (program design, evaluation, and regional administration)
• Foster care social work
• Child welfare social work
• School social work
• Private practice

Presentations and Publications:

PRESENTATIONS

• "Making the Connection: Social Action in the Classroom" at Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, March 8, 1982, New York City.
• "Defining Present Roles Through the Legacy of the Past" at Regional Women's Conference of the National Association of Social Workers, Minneapolis, May, 1982.
• "Quality Social Work Education for Part-Time Students: A Comparative Analysis" with Barbara Shank at National Symposium on Part-Time Social Work Education, Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Detroit, March, 1984.
• "Women Changing Places: A Renewal of Activism" at Women's Place: A Research Conference, University of South Dakota, April, 1984.
• "Blending Liberal Arts and Professional Education for the Non-Traditional Student: A Program Model" with Barbara Shank at Second Annual National Conference on Non-Traditional/Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Washington, DC, June, 1984.
• "Educating Rural Social Workers: A Program Model" with Barbara Shank, at Second International Institute on Social Work in Rural Areas, University of Maine, July, 1984.
• "Pioneering New Support Systems for Non-Traditional Baccalaureate Women: Interactional Advising and Peer Mentoring" Women in Higher Education: Traditions, Transitions, and (a few) Revolutions, St. Louis University, Orlando, Florida, January, 1985.
• "Patterns of Persistence and Non-Persistence of Non-Traditionally-Aged Undergraduate Women" at Women in Higher Education: Traditions, Transitions, and (a few) Revolutions, St. Louis University, Orlando, Florida, January, 1985.
• "Fieldwork Instructor as Educator and Model: Giving and Receiving Feedback" with Serene Thornton and Dorothy Van Soest, Social Work Department, Colleges of St. Catherine and St. Thomas, February, 1985 (workshop presentation).
• "Sustaining Enrollment through Improved Retention: Strategies and Services" at Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Washington, D.C., February, 1985.
• "Interactional Advising and Peer Mentoring: Expanding Support Services for Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students" at Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Washington, D.C., February, 1985.
• "Patterns of Persistence and Non-Persistence of Non-Traditionally-Aged Undergraduate Women" at the Adult Education Research Conference, Arizona State University at Tempe, March, 1985.
• "Design and Implementation of a Baccalaureate Social Work Program in a Weekend Time Frame" with Barbara Shank at Third Annual Conference on Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, July, 1985.
• "Persistence of Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students: Factors and Strategies" at Third Annual Conference on Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, July, 1985.
• "The Catch in Praise: Criticism Fatal or Favorable" with Serene Thornton at Third Annual Conference on the Art of Field Instruction, University of Minnesota, October, 1985 (workshop presentation).
• "The Fine Art of Field Instruction: Giving and Receiving Feedback" with Serene Thornton, at Minnesota Conference on Social Work Education, Winona, Minnesota, October, 1985 (workshop presentation).
• "Strengthening the Linkage Between Policy and Practice: Reaffirming Our Commitment to Social Justice" at National Association of Social Workers Annual Professional Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, November, 1985.
• "Maximizing Learning Through Feedback: The Parallel Process of Field Instructor as Educator and Model" with Dorothy Van Soest and Serene Thornton at Annual Program Meeting, Council on Social Work Education, Miami, Florida, March, 1986.
• "The Fine Art of Field Instruction: Giving and Receiving Feedback" with Serene Thornton at MINN-DAK Council of Occupational Therapists, Spring Meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota, March, 1986.
• "World Peace and Justice: A Women's Issue" with Dorothy Van Soest at Women in the World, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, April, 1986.
• "Leadership Development at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels" at National Women's Studies Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June, 1988.
• "Educating Women for Leadership" at Second Annual International Conference for Women in Higher Education, sponsored by The University of Texas at El Paso, San Diego, California, January, 1989.
• "Educating for Ethical Leadership," Preparing Educational Leaders, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, February, 1990.
• "Baccalaureate Education for Women: A Leadership Development Model," Public Leadership Education Network, Washington, D.C., February, 1990.
• "The Tradition Continues..and Grows: Leadership at St. Catherine's," College of St. Catherine Alumnae Leadership Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, October, 1990.
• "The Seventh View: Authentic Leadership," College of St. Catherine LEAD Team, St. Paul, Minnesota, November, 1990.
• "US-USSR Women's Leadership: Program, Purpose and Prospects," US-USSR Women's Leadership Program, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, January, 1991.
• "Current Leadership Programs and Initiatives at the College of St. Catherine," Public Leadership Education Network, Washington, D.C., February, 1991.
• "Women's Leadership: A Russian Experience," College of St. Catherine Alumnae Association Leadership Conference, College of St. Catherine, September 27, 1991.
• "Triumph Through Transition," Leadership St. Paul Alumni Association Luncheon Lectures Series, November 8, 1991.
• "The Leadership Challenge Across Cultures" (January 15, 1992) and "Prevalent Approaches to Leadership of Women in Russia and American Cultures" (January 20, 1992), The Minnesota-Russia Women's Leadership Program, St. Paul, Minnesota.
• "Three Progressive Female Social Workers of the Second Generation" with Janice Andrews, Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Kansas City, March 1, 1992.
• "Profiles of Leadership: Students and Alumnae of Women's Colleges," Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN, Annual Meeting, Washington DC., March 6, 1992.
• "Women's Leadership: A Russian Experience," Women & Leadership: International Perspectives, Institute for Leadership and Continuing Education, College of St. Catherine, March 12, 1992.
• "Mary Van Kleeck: Social Worker and Leader,' panel presentation , A Celebration of Social Welfare History Symposium, University of St. Thomas and College of St. Catherine, October 12, 1992.
• "Teaching Social Welfare History: Innovative Approaches," panel presentation, Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, New York, New York, February 23, 1993.
• "New Leadership Models for Women in Organizations," Renewing Our Leadership: A Personal Development Retreat sponsored by the College of St. Catherine Institute for Leadership and Continuing Education, Riverwood Conference Center, April 2, 1993.
• "Common Views of Leadership: Women in Russia and the United States," Minnesota-Russia Women's Leadership Program, Moscow and Novosibirsk, Russia, May, 1993.
• "Preparing to Lead: PLEN's Collaborative Model of Leadership Education for Women" with Marianne Alexander, 1993 Biennial Conference American Association of University of Women, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 18, 1993.
• "Graduate Education & Leadership," address presented at the Opening Faculty Meeting, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, August, 1993.
• "Girls' Voices: Issues for Today and Tomorrow," Girl Scout Forum; Today's Girls, Tomorrow's Leaders... Shaping the Future, Regional Girl Scout Conference, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 16, 1994.
• "Mothers Empowering Girls and Changing Society," A Symposium for Young Women, Their Parents and Mentors, Smith College Alumnae Association, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 29, 1995. (abstract accepted, presentation pending).
• "Girls: Voices for Equity, Voices for Change," Achieving Gender Equity in the Classroom and on the Campus-- The Next Steps, American Association of University Women Annual Symposium, Orlando, Florida, June, 1995. (abstract accepted, presentation pending.)
• "Graduate Education and Leadership Development at the College of St. Catherine," College of St. Catherine Annual Opening Faculty
  and Staff, September, 1993.

PUBLICATIONS:

• "The Importance of the Role of Women in Social Development" with Nancy Hooyman. International Social Work, Vol. 19, No. 1 (1976), pp. 18-22.
• "New Roles for Women in Social Work: Skills for Change" with Nancy Hooyman and Judith Kaplan. Social Work Continuing Education Yearbook, Summer, 1976.
• "The Role of Women in Social Development" with Nancy Hooyman. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Newsletter, January, 1976.
• "Blending Liberal Arts and Professional Education for the Non-Traditional Student: A Program Model" with Barbara Shank in Selected Papers from the Second Annual Conference on Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, June, 1984.
• "Retention of Undergraduate Women of Non-Traditional Age: Patterns, Strategies, and Services", Journal of the National Association for Women Deans, Administrators, and
  Counselors, Spring, 1985, Vol. 48, No. 3, 22-27.
• "Patterns of Persistence and Non-Persistence of Non-Traditionally-Aged Undergraduate Women", Proceedings of the Adult Education Research Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, March, 1985, 43-48.
• "Design and Implementation of a Baccalaureate Social Work Program in a Weekend Time Frame", with Barbara Shank, Selected Papers from the Third Annual Conference on Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, July, 1985, 39-44.
• "Persistence of Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students: Factors and Strategies", Selected
  Papers from the Third Annual Conference on
  Non-Traditional and Interdisciplinary Programs, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, July, 1985, 295-300.
• "Educating Rural Social Workers: A Program Model" with Barbara Shank, Ninth Annual International Institute for Social Work in Rural Areas, University of Maine, Orono, July, 1984.
• "Pioneering New Support Systems for Non-Traditional Baccalaureate Women: Interactional Advising and Peer Mentoring", Proceedings of Women in Higher Education: Traditions, Transitions, and (a few) Revolutions, St. Louis University, January, 1985, 489-495.
• "Pioneering New Support Systems for Non-Traditional Baccalaureate Women: Interactional Advising and Peer Mentoring", National Academic Advising Association Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, Winter, 1986.
• "Mary Van Kleeck: Social Worker and Leader", From Vision to Action: Social Workers of the Second Generation, edited by Janice Andrews, University of St. Thomas and College of St. Catherine, October, 1992, 75-88.
• "Preparing to Lead: PLEN's Collaborative Model of Leadership Education for Women" with Marianne Alexander, Vision, Voice, Victory: Gender Issues in the Classroom and on the Campus-Focus on the 21st Century, Proceedings of the 1993 Biennial Conference of the American Association of University of Women, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 18, 1993, 1-7.
• "Leading From the Left: Three prominent Female Social Workers of the Second Generation," Arete 18, with Janice Andrews, Summer, 1993, 1, 20-33.
• "Girls: Voices for Equity, Voices for Change,"Achieving Gender Equity in the Classroom and on the Campus-- The Next Steps, Proceedings of the 1995 American Association of University Women Annual Symposium, June, 1995.
• "Learning to Lead: An Inventory of Leadership Learning
  Experiences at PLEN Colleges." (edited) Published by the Public Leadership Education Network: A Consortium of Women's Colleges, Washington D.C., 1994.
• "Promoting Strong Self Esteem in Girls," manuscript in preparation for publication, January, 1995 (not yet accepted).
• "Revisiting the Collaborative Vision in Bloomington: A Report of Familink's Progress in addressing Community Needs", Family Services Collaborative, City of Bloomington, Minnesota, March , 2000.

Association memberships and affiliations:

• The Women's Consortium
• League of Women Voters
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• National Organization of Women (NOW)
• National Association of Social Work (NASW)