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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
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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)
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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
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Academic experience: |
- B.A., Cornell University;
- M.S.W., University of Minnesota-Duluth
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Practice experience: |
- Developmental disabilities (program design, evaluation, and regional administration)
- Foster care social work
- Child welfare social work
- School social work
- Private practice
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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.
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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)
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