Valdosta State University
    Faculty Information Page

    John H. Hummel 

    Professor
    Undergraduate and Graduate Faculty

    Department of Psychology, Counseling and Guidance
    Rm 10, Psychology Building
    Valdosta State University
    Valdosta, GA 31698

    CURRICULUM VITA

    ph.: 912-333-5930 email: jhummel@grits.valdosta.edu

    Homepage: http://www.valdosta.edu/~jhummel/psy310/

    DATE OF BIRTH: January 30, 1948

    PLACE OF BIRTH: Dayton, Ohio

    MARITAL STATUS: Married, Marcia Lynn Bade Hummel, 4 Children

    I. EDUCATION

    1980-1981  Texas Women's University, PROJECT REACH participant. 12 hours of graduate credit; Special Education

    1972-1976  Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

        Ph.D. Major: Educational Psychology Cognate: Applied Behavior Analysis Dissertation: Training of Elementary Teachers in the Use of Eight Behavior Reduction Techniques Dissertation Chair: Samuel M. Deitz, Ph.D.

    1970-1972   Tennessee Technological University
                         M.A. Cookeville, Tennessee, Guidance and Counseling

    1968 -1970  Tennessee Technological University
                         B.S. Business Administration (Management)

    1966-1968 Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

    II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    September, 1995-present Professor

    Aug., 1992-June, 1993 Parttime computer science instructor, Valwood High School, Valdosta, GA

    Sept., l990-Sept. 1995 Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Counseling, & Guidance, Valdosta State University. Member of the graduate faculty, co-director of the GA/AL Center for Excellence in Critical Thinking (1992-1995).

    January, l988-Aug., l990 Professor of Psychology, UH-Downtown

    January, 1986 -1988

      Professor of Psychology and Assistant Chairman (a rotating 2-year position), Department of Sciences. Supervise area coordinators in behavioral sciences, history and government and criminal justice. Develop teaching schedules; evaluate adjunct faculty and assist in the annual evaluation of fulltime faculty; and, represent the department in the absence of the chair.

    January, 1985 - January, l986

      Coordinator of Behavioral (anthropology, psychology and sociology) Sciences. Responsible for faculty assignments (including adjunct), chairing departmental committees, advising the Department Chair, orienting faculty to department/institutional policies and procedures and assisting the chair in the management of the department's daily operation.

    October, 1983 - 1985

      Retained Consultant (Director of Research), Center for Applied Sociological Studies, Inc.; Develop/submit technical proposals to various agencies for this private foundation.

    June, 1988 -March, l989

      Consultant to Creative Living, Inc. Houston, TX. Annual staffings, staff training and behavioral programming for adult retarded clients placed in community-based homes.

    September, 1980-1988

      Associate Professor of Psychology University of Houston-Downtown, Department of Behavioral Sciences

    September, 1976 - September, 1980

      Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences (Psychology), University of Houston-Downtown

    September, 1973 - Summer, 1976

      Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia State University. Responsible for teaching two courses (undergraduate and) each quarter in the Foundations of Education Department

    September, 1972 - June, 1973

      Program Evaluator Burwell Psychoeducational Center, Carrollton, Georgia. Responsible for the collection and reporting of data to various state, federal and local funding agencies on the treatment/progress of children served by the Center, and developed treatment programs for the students served by the Center.

    June, 1972 - September, 1972

      Interim Instructor, Tennessee Technological University, Department of Counselor Education

    April, 1971 - June, 1972

      Graduate Teaching Assistant, Tennessee TechnologicalUniversity. Taught one or two courses per semester in the Department of Counselor Education

    Committee Assignments

    UH-Downtown

      Member - Computer Services Committee; Member - Organized Research Committee, (ORC Chair, 1981-1982); Member - Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects; Member - General Studies Council, Helped develop General Studies Degree and Behavioral Sciences Degree proposal & General Studies Advisor; Member - Fringe Benefits Committee, 1981-84, Chair - 1983-1984; Member - System's Fringe Benefits Committee; Member- Chancellor's Task Force on Faculty Support Services; Member - Senate Committee on Early Retirement Policy, 1983-1984; Member - UH-Downtown Grievance Committee (Procedural Division), 1982-1986, (Substantive, l988-l989); Member - University-Wide Rank and Tenure Committee, 1985-1986; Member - Faculty Affairs Committee, 1985-1986; Member - University's Teaching and Service Awards Selection Committee, (Chair), 1986.

    Valdosta State University:

      Member-Educational Technology Committee, 1990- 1993; School of Education's "Goodlad" Group, 1990-1992; Doctoral Program Planning Committee, 1993-present; VSU's Outcomes Assessment Project for Degree Programs, 1992-1993; Academic Discipline Study Group (Social Studies)-Responding to "A Plan for Change," February and March, 1993; Member-NCATE Assessment Committee, 1994-1996; Faculty Senate (1996-present); Special Senate Committee on Post-tenure Review.

    III. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

    Association for Direct Instruction (l989-present)

    American Psychological Association (1975-1987)

    Association for Behavior Analysis (Area Resource Person, 1977-Present)

    Association for General and Liberal Studies (1986-1988)

    Georgia Educational Research Association (1994-present)

    Gulf Coast Community Services Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982- 1985; Planning Committee, Fund Raising Committee [Co-chair])

    Houston Association for Behavior Analysis (Charter member, Treasurer, 1983- 1986)

    Mental Health Association of Houston and Harris County (Chair, Education Committee, 1978-1979, 1980-1981; Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1983)

    South Eastern Psychological Association, 1993-present

    Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis (l990-present)

    Southwest Psychological Association (1985-1989)

    Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis (1990-present)

    Teaching Behavior Analysis, Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavior Analysis (1994-present)

    Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (Charter Member, 1986-Dec., l990, President 1988-89, Council Member, 1987-1990)

    IV. COURSES TAUGHT: T.T.U.; GA State, UH-Downtown, & VSU

    Undergraduate:

      General psychology, measurement and evaluation, educational psychology (for early childhood and for middle/secondary), human growth and development (lifespan), behavior modification, statistics and behavioral research design, child psychology, and learning theory.

    Graduate:

      Psychology of personality, educational psychology, educational measurements, behavior modification, learning theory, applied behavioral research, educational research, & statistics.

    V. AWARDS AND HONORS

    l990 Service Award nominee, UH-Downtown.

    Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1987, by UH-Downtown students.

    Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 1984, and University nominee for the Minnie Stevens Piper Award for Teaching Excellence

    Department nominee, Award for Teaching Excellence, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, & 1984

    Administration and Faculty nominee for Outstanding Teacher of the Year, 1983.

    Awarded tenure, 1981

    Kappa Delta Pi, 1971

    Editorial Board member of The Behavior Analyst, l991-1993.

    Co-director, Georgia Alabama Regional Center for Critical Thinking, School of Education, Valdosta State University, 1992-1995.

    Professorship and tenure, 1995.

    Georgia Higher Education Consortium for Early Intervention electee, 1995.

    VI. PUBLICATIONS

    A. Books:

    Deitz, S. M., & Hummel, J. H. (1978). Discipline in the schools: A guide to reducing misbehavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications, Inc.

    Hummel, J. H., & Hall, J. P. (1980). Student workbook to accompany Berkowitz's "Survey of social psychology (3rd ed.)." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

    Hummel, J. H., & Hampton, G. L. (1981). Instructor's manual to accompany Kidder, et al., "Research methods in social relations, (4th ed.)." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

    Hall, J. P., & Hummel, J. H. (1981). Instructor's manual to accompany Derlega and Janda's "Personal adjustment (2nd ed.)." Glenville, IL: Scott, Foresman.

    Hummel, J. H., & Hall, J. P. (1982). Student's assistance manual to accompany D. Matheson's "Psychology: The modern view (2nd ed.)." Arlington Heights, IL: Harland Davidson.

    Hall, J. P., Hummel, J. H., & Capeheart, J. R. (1983). Study guide to accompany B. Hassett's "Psychology in perspective." New York: Harper and Row.

    Deitz, S. M., Fredrick, L. D., & Hummel, J. H. (In Press). Behavior analysis and education. New York: HarperCollins.

    B. Articles:

    Deitz, S.M., Hummel, J.H., Slack, D.J., Roberts, D.N., & Blount, H.P. (1975). An individual course for school personnel in behavior modification and applied research techniques.. In J.B. Mass & D.A. Kleiber (Eds.), Directory of innovations in psychology. American Psychological Association, 429-430.

    Hummel, J.H. (1979). Tying Contracts: An illegal application of the Premack Principle. Behavior Research and Therapy Newsletter.

    Hummel, J.H. (1979, October). PSI students' responses to irrelevant stimulus features of fill-in-the-blank items, Teaching of Psychology.

    Hummel, J.H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1986). Moral education in a multi-cultural setting. Proceedings of the Second Regional Conference on University Teaching. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 347-358.

    Hummel, J. H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1988). Morality training in the common core. Social Sciences Perspectives Journal, 2(1), 77-88.

    Hummel, J. H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1988). Achieving excellence in undergraduate education: Implementing the National Institute of Education's recommendations. Youth Policy, 10(8), 19-22.

    Hummel, J. H., Middleton, J.T., & Jones, J.R. (1988). Behavioral terminology in general psychology texts. The Behavioral Educator, Fall/Winter, 3-8.

    Hummel, J. H., & Birchak, B.C. (1989). A short course on APA style for psychology students. APS Observer, 2(5), 14-16.

    Hummel, J. H., Crowe, J., Sedita, A., Sansoni, O., Hamblet, C., & Koepsel, P. (l989, October). Teaching critical thinking: A task analysis approach. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Social Sciences Association, Arlington, TX, and published in the conference proceedings, Social Sciences Perspectives Journal.

    Hummel, J. H. (l989) Report on the l989 TxABA conference and pre-conference institute. ABA Newsletter, 12(2), 30.

    Hummel, J. H. (1991, Winter). Why science is important. The Educational Practitioner: A Quarterly Newsletter, 1, 1,3-4.

    Hummel, J. H. (1991). The hole in whole language. The Educational Practitioner: A Quarterly Newsletter, 1, 2-3.

    Hummel, J. H., Abercrombie, C, & Koepsel, P. (1991). Teaching students to analyze examples of classical conditioning. The Behavior Analyst, 14(2), 241-246.

    Hummel, J. H., & Huitt, W. G. (1994, Winter). What you measure is what you get. GaASCD Newsletter, The Reporter, 10-11.

    Hummel, J. H., Kaeck, D. J., Bowes, R. L., & Rittenhouse, R. D. (1994, Summer). Diagraming operant processes. The ABA Newsletter, 17(2), 4-5.

    Hummel, J. H. , & Kaeck, D. J. (1995, September). How to use the '94 APA style guide. APS Observer, 8(5), 16-22.

    C. Other Publications and Professional Contributions

    Hummel, J.H. (1976, August). Training of elementary school teachers in the use of eight behavior reducing procedures. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University.

    Chavez, E., Hummel, J. H., McMullin, E., Guttmon, A., Karpicke, J., & Scheffman, H. (1979). Test bank to accompany Bourne and Ekstrand (3rd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

    Hummel, J.H. (1978). Student guide for general psychology, sponsored by a curriculum grant from Houston Community College.

    Hummel, J.H., & Hampton, G.L. (1978). Student workbook to accompany Dempsey and Zimbardo, sponsored by an Innovative Teaching Grant for UH-Downtown's Student Forum.

    Hummel, J.H., & Hall, J.P. (1980). Test bank to accompany Berkowitz's"Survey of Social psychology" (3rd ed.). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

    Hummel, J. H. Principles of learning techniques: In-service training and orientations, parts I and II. Two slide/cassette presentations on reserve at the U.T. Medical School at Houston's Learning Resource Center.

    Hummel, J.H. (1982). Punishment: A misused term and abused procedure. In G. Hampton's, Instructor's manual to accompany Price, Glickstein's Horton and Bailey's "Principles of psychology." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 73-76.

    Hummel, J. H. (1988). A Westside behaviorist shares his views on alcoholism. Article in The Westside Press, IV(19), 3.

    Hummel, J. H. (l990). SBISD uses whole language approach. Suburbia-Reporter, 31(5), 9A.

    Hummel, J. H. (1991). Teaching students to write right. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA, and abstracted in the conference proceedings.

    Hummel, J. H. (1991). Test Item File to Accompany Worschel and Shebilski's Psychology (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

    Hummel, J. H., & Huitt, W. (1993, April). Improving the critical thinking skills of college graduates. Written testimony presented to the staff of Education 2000 National Education Goals Panel, Washington, D.C.

    VII. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

    Deitz, S.M., Hummel, J.H., Slack, D.J., & Roberts, D.M. (1975, April). The use and analysis of the Premack Principle to increase academic behaviors by teachers in the classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

    Roberts, D.M., Slack, D.J., Hummel, J.H., & Deitz, S.M. (1976, April). An individualized instructional approach to applied behavior research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the AREA, San Francisco.

    Hummel, J.H., Deitz, S.M., Sundrup, D., Wagner, M., & Silavent, L. (1977, April). Misbehavior in the classroom: A comparison of two reinforcement-based procedures (DRO and DRL). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York.

    Deitz, S.M., Hummel, J.H., Sundrup, D.J., & Hughes, L. (1977, May). Combining DRL schedules to reduce transition time in an elementary classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Hollywood, FL.

    Deitz, S.M., Hummel, J.H., Sundrup, D.J., Meeks, C.M., & Butler, S.C. (1977, April). The effectiveness of talking to children about the reduction of their misbehavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, New York, N.Y.

    Ewing, G., Cooper, E., & Hummel, J.H. (1977, November). Oral-history ethnic heritage project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Community College Social Sciences Association, Atlanta, GA.

    Hummel, J. H., Lacy, V. P., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1978, January). A descriptive analysis of students at open and selective admissions schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Educational Research Association, Austin, Texas.

    Popkin, M., Hummel, J.H., Lazaroff, B., Valle, J., Abrams, C., & Hall, K. (1978, May). The tale of the magic black box. Paper presentation, Midwestern Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL.

    Hummel, J.H., & Deitz, S.M. (1979, June). Training teachers behavior modification: An evaluative review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Dearborn, MI.

    Hummel, J.H., & Giannini, E.H. (1981, May). Cumulative sum techniques for behavior modification. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hummel, J.H., & Hall, J.P. (1982, May). Efficiency of handouts on the test performance of college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hummel, J.H. (Chair), Perrenod, V., Karp, H., & Holter, V. (1983, April). PSI and the open-admissions student. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

    Hummel, J.H., & Holter, V. (1983, May). Increasing the academic performance of general psychology students using Ferster's interview technique and objective quizzes to gain access to essay unit tests. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hummel, J.H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1984, May). The Lancasterian legacy: Forget the logs but keep the whistles. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville.

    Hall, J.P., & Hummel, J.H. (1985, April). Introducing the cross-cultural aspect in undergraduate psychology. A workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Psychological Association, Austin, TX.

    Hummel, J.H. (1985, May). The effects of real-time vs. delayed corrective feedback on student performance in a modified PSI class. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Columbus, OH.

    Hummel, J.H. (1985, March). Pedagogical techniques to involve students in the learning process: What are we doing? What should we be doing. Paper presented at UHD's second annual Teaching Excellence Conference.

    Hummel, J.H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1985, March). Achieving excellence in undergraduate education: Implementing the National Institute of Education's recommendations. Paper presented at the second annual conference on teaching excellence, UH-Downtown, Houston.

    Fairbanks, J.D., & Hummel, J.H. (1985, November). Establishing a value framework for higher education: An analysis of the recommendation's of five national reports. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for General and Liberal Studies, Atlanta.

    Hummel, J.H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1986, May). Values clarification: An examination of the role of behavioral methods in teaching ethics in education. A presentation made at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hummel, J.H. (1986, May). Ways a behaviorist can meet the demands of an affective education curriculum. Symposium presentation made at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hall, J.P., & Hummel, J.H. (1986, April). Education, psychology, curriculum, values, and values clarification. A workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas.

    Hummel, J.H. (1987, February). The misrepresentation of behaviorism in general psychology texts. Invited address presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis, Dallas.

    Hummel, J.H., & Fairbanks, J.D. (1987, October). Morality training in the common core. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Social Sciences Association, Dallas.

    Small, J., Hall, J.P., & Hummel, J.H. (1987, November). An examination of the introductory psychology course. Symposium presentation presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio.

    Hummel, J.H. (1988, February). Presidential address delivered to the membership of the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis, Dallas.

    Hummel, J.H. (1988, May). Teaching APA style to undergraduate students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Philadelphia.

    Hummel, J.H., Sansoni, O.G., & Sedita, A.M. (1988, May). Teaching critical thinking to general psychology students: Analyzing examples of classical conditioning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Philadelphia.

    Hummel, J. H. (l989, February). Opening remarks by the president. Presentation made at the annual meeting of the Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA), Dallas.

    Hummel, J. H., Sedita, A., Koepsel, P., Hamblet, C., & Crowe, J. (l989, February). Thinking critically about critical thinking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of TxABA, Dallas.

    Pollock-Byrne, J., Hummel, J. H., & Knight, R. (l989, April). Measuring moral development: Predicting non-test behavior. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston.

    Small, J., Hall, J. P., & Hummel, J. H. (l989, April). A study of the introductory psychology curriculum. A symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Houston.

    Hummel, J. H., (l989, May). Pedagogue's Decline: Comenius 'R us. Symposium presentation made at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Milwaukee.

    Hummel, J. H., & Rittenhouse, R. D. (l990, May). Revising Woods' taxonomy of instrumental conditioning. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville.

    Hummel, J. H., Koepsel, P., & Abercrombie, C. (l990, May). How current is the information in general psychology texts? A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Nashville, TN. Abstracted in Behavior Analysis Digest, 2(4)1991,1& 3.

    Hummel, J. H., Hall, J. P., & Brigman, W. (l990, October). Writing across the curriculum: Teaching students writing. Paper presented at a symposium on college writing at the annual meeting of the National Social Sciences Association, Houston, and published in the conference's proceedings.

    Hummel, J. H. (1991, May). Teaching students to write right. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, and abstracted in the conference proceedings.

    Hummel, J. H. (1992, May ). Writing across the curriculum. In D. A. Shanley (Chair), Writing across the curriculum. A symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco.

    Hummel, J. H. (1992, May). Getting students to study: Study cards and non-objective tests. In D. A. Shanley (Chair), College teaching at its best. A symposium paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco.

    Hummel, J. H., Kaeck, D. L., & Bowes, R. L. (1993, February). Critical thinking and analyzing examples of operant conditioning. A poster/paper presented at the Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Marietta, GA.

    Hummel, J. H., Huitt, W. G., Michael, R., & Walters, L. (1994, April). WYMIWYG. A data-based presentation made at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans.

    Hummel, J. H. (1994, May). The scientificness of the social sciences. An invited address presented at the annual meeting of the Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society's, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

    Hummel, J. H. (May, 1994). Cooperative learning and the PSI format. A data-based paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta.

    Hummel, J. H., Fredrick, L., & Deitz, S. M. (1995, May). What education has to offer psychology-Now! A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington, D.C.

    Hummel, J. H. (1996, March). The challenge of incorporating technology in preservice education classes with naive students. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association for Colleges for Teacher Education , Chattanooga.

    Hummel, J. H. (1996, May). Motivation: Origins of the intrinsic/extrinsic debate. A paper presented at Valdosta State University's fourth annual Applied Psychology Symposium, Valdosta, GA.

    Hummel, J. H., Lefebvre, C. A., Quirk, S., Spaniol, F. J., & Tingen, M. S. (1997, April). Delivering course content electronically. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta.

    Hummel, J. H.., Wiley, L. P., Schwartz, L. S., & Huitt, W. G. (1997, April). The ideal syllabus: Perceptions, practices, and standards. Symposium & paper presented at the Fifth Annual Symposium on Applied Psychology, Valdosta, GA.

    VIII. SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

    Coordinator of Research, North Fulton County Staff Development Project on Behavior Reduction, 1975-76.

    Reducing Behavioral Problems in the Elementary and Middle School Workshop. Tucker Elementary School, Tucker, GA, February, 1976.

    Reducing Behavioral Problems in the Elementary and Middle School Workshop. Alpharetta Elementary School, Alpharetta, GA, March, 1976.

    Discipline in our schools: Current status and remedial procedures workshop. Highpoint Elementary School, Atlanta, GA, June, 1976.

    Controlling misbehavior in the junior high school workshop for parents. Spring Oaks Junior High Schools, Spring Branch, TX, February, 1978.

    Workshop on Behavioral Principles for Changing Professional Staff Behavior. U.T. Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health's program on "A Community Health Approach to Hospital Infection Surveillance," 1978.

    Six-week Training Seminar to Aid Minority Police Officers in Houston in Preparing for Civil Service Exams. July, 1982 - August 1982.

    Four-week Training Seminar in Behavioral Parenting for the Katy Area Parents of Multiples, May-June, 1985, Katy, TX.

    A summary and analysis of E.D. Hirsch's (1987) Cultural Literacy, presented at St. Christopher's Day School, Houston, TX. Also presented to the teachers at Valwood High School (1992, August), Valdosta, GA.

    Teach your child to read workshop (l990, February). A community seminar on Whole Language and Direct Instruction of reading presented at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.

    President, Shadow Oaks Recreation Association, l988-l990.

    Member, Board of Directors, St. Christopher's Episcopal Day School, l988-1990

    Continuing Education programs (VSU): Teach Your Child to Read Workshop, December, 1992, and Preparing for the Miller Analogies Test (quarterly 1991-1995)

    Maintaining discipline during the summer. At presentation made to the PTO at Quitman Elementary School, Quitman, GA, May, 1992.

    Mastering APA Style. Quarterly workshops presented to VSU students, 1993-present.

    Invited presentation at VSU's Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society's annual banquet. Spoke on The "Scientificness" of the Social Sciences, May 18, 1994.

    Teaching Students Study Skills. Two-day workshop presented to middle and secondary teachers in the Cook County School System, July 13-14, 1995.

    Developing Competencies in Team Organization and Administration. An 8-hour workshop offered to early intervention paraprofessionals through Project SCEIs, (present 3 or 4 times each year since 1996).

    IX. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

    Robert E. L. Bauer, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 31698-0100 (912-333-5930)

    Samuel M. Deitz, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Dean, College of Education, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, Phone: (404) 651-2582

    George L. Hampton III, Ph.D., Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002, Phone: (713) 221-8001

    Daniel Kaeck, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Guidance, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, 31698-0100,

    Ph (912) 333-5930

    Molly Woods, VP for Academic Affairs, University of Houston-Downtown, One Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, Phone: (713) 221-8001.