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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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