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faculty disputes; Served as mediator for Faculty; Provided faculty consultation and support regarding appointments, tenure and promotion. Provided faculty support with respect to university regulations interpretation as related to issues of professional concern; Developed and facilitated professional development on tenure and promotion and other topics to enhance faculty success; Provided workshops for chairs and unit administration regarding the tenure and promotion process; Publicized the role and activities of the Office of Faculty Affairs via campus-wide emails and the website. Reviewed dossiers and Area committee recommendations and preparation reports to the Provost on outcome, both individuals and by college over time; Provided focused mentoring/development interventions. Served as liaison for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program with the University of Kentucky Fellows.
Accomplishments: During the one year term, developed and hosted the regional SEC Academic Leadership Conference at UK. Successfully mediated and resolved 13 cases involving faculty-related disputes. Provided consultation to over 25 faculty. Developed and completed 15 faculty/chair development workshops. Provided leadership in the establishment of an on-line promotion and tenure process; Provided leadership in the development of SACS accreditation reports related to faculty.
Professor
2010-2012
University of Kentucky
Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology
Department Chair
2004-2008
University of Kentucky
Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology
University of Kentucky
Educational, School, & Counseling Psychology
Responsibilities: Provided academic leadership to a department comprised of three program areas, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology and School Psychology. Lead the development and implementation of the departmental strategic plan; Directed two nationally accredited programs (counseling psychology and school psychology); Supervised 15 full-time faculty and 10 part-time instructors; Managed more than $1,500,000 departmental budget; Coordinated teaching load distribution, course scheduling, teaching evaluations, mentoring, admissions and recruitment, student data management, advising assignments, and planning and program review. Led departmental faculty in the development of new and revised policies and procedures; Recommended the appointment of new faculty members, promotions, reappointments; Presided over departmental meetings.
Accomplishments: Coordinated preparation for, and successful accreditation review of Counseling Psychology and School Psychology by the American Psychological Association. Coordinated preparation for, and successful accreditation reviews for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the National Association of School Psychologists; Significantly increased funding for graduate student research; Gained two new Teacher Assistantship lines; Gained a new (Top-Twenty) faculty line as a result of performance with the college's university's strategic initiatives; Developed and coordinated a comprehensive plan to make the department more inclusive across all domains yielding a significantly increased departmental faculty and student diversity; Led department in accomplishing the most faculty and graduate student diversity in the College, which lead to the receipt of a UK President's Commission on Diversity recognition; Mentored six junior faculty