Publications, grants, conferences and awards

Diana Jones, Human Services, together with Laurel Cassidy, University of Tennessee, and Craig Anne Heflinger, Vanderbilt University, presented “Rural Clergy Perceptions of and Responses to Adolescents with Mental Health Concerns,” at the 71st Annual Meeting for the Society of Applied Anthropology held in Seattle from March 29 to April 2, 2011.

Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett, Human Services, presented “Expanding the Influence: Applied Anthropology in Human Services Education” at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference held in Seattle from March 29 to April 2, 2011.

Maria Timmons Flores, Elementary Education/TESOL, presented “Bridging Barriers with Migrant Youth” at the Campus Compact Continuums of Service Conference held in San Diego, Calif., Apr. 27-29, 2011.

Karen Hoelscher and Paula (Johnson) Dagnon, both from Elementary Education, and Cyndie Shepard, the volunteer director of Compass 2 Campus, presented “Mentoring for College Access and Success” at the Campus Compact Continuums of Service Conference held in San Diego, Apr. 27 to 29, 2011.

Matthew Miller, Elementary Education, presented “The Reliability of Evaluations on the Elementary Education Teacher Work Sample,” at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Assessment Conference held in Spokane Apr. 28 to 30.

Kristen French, Elementary Education, presented “Reimaging education through decolonizing theory: an indigenous perspective,” at the American Educational Research Association Conference held in New Orleans Apr. 8 to 12, 2011.

David Carroll and Marilyn Chu, Elementary Education, co-presented “Recruiting and Retaining Under-represented Populations to Teacher Education: A Critical Inquiry Perspective,” at the American Education Research Association Conference held in New Orleans April 8 to 12, 2011.

Joanne Carney, Elementary Education, co-presented with Cap Peck (University of Washington) "Using the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) as an Opportunity for Organizational Learning and Program Improvement" at the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Assessment Conference Assessment Conference, held in Spokane April 28 to 30, 2011.

Mary Lynne Derrington and Donald Larsen, Educational Administration, co-presented “Evaluation of Principals: Issues in Support and Authority” and “Learning to Trust One's Moral Compass: How Principal Preparation Shapes School Leaders” at the National Association of Elementary School Principals and National Council of Professors in Educational Administration Joint Conference held in Tampa, Fla., April 7 to 10, 2011.

Stan Goto, Continuing and College Education, presented “Scholarly Inquiry in a Basic Academic Skills Program,” at the Commission on Adult Basic Education Conference; California Council for Adult Education, held in San Francisco April 17 to 21, 2011.