2020 Troy University College of Education Research Conference

2020 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCE

“Educate the mind to think, the heart to feel, and the body to act”

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2020 College of Education Research & Scholarship Conference ~ SCHEDULE of SESSIONS ~ April 3, 2020 ~~ 8:30 am - 1:00 pm 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Welcome Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims, Dean, College of Education Keynote Speaker -- Dr. Denise Green, L.C.S.W., PIP

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Dean, College of Health & Human Services

Title: Ticket to the Park 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Break

9:45 AM – 10:40 AM Session #1

Identities of NCAA Athletic Directors and the Presence of Transgender Inclusion Policies for Student Athletes Amy E. Cox, LMSW

10:40 AM – 10:45 AM

Break

10:45 AM – 11:40 AM Session #2

An Introduction to Positive Ethics in Academia and Research Dr. Patrick K. Faircloth

11:40 AM – 11:45 AM

Break

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Session #3

Social Work Education Obstacles to Critical & the Recognition of Thinking Rights in the Digital Dr. Kirk Davis Tech Age: Implications for Professional Identity Dr. Lauren A. Ricciardelli, LMSW

12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

The Research Journey: Agenda, Planning and Publishing Dr. Pamela Gibson

Using Canvas to Deliver Classroom Quizzes That Promote Active Learning Dr. Chris King

Grant Writing 101 Ann S. Cooper, United Way

Finding Happiness with Mindful SelfCompassion Practices Dr. Coralis Solomon, LMHC

Final Meeting/Adjournment

Redesign: When Standards Change Dr. Pamela Lemoine Dr. Trellys Riley

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Breakout Sessions Sessions 1 A. Identities of NCAA Athletic Directors and the Presence of Transgender Inclusion Policies for Student Athletes There is a lack of transgender policies for student athletes at NCAA institutions. The purpose of this study will be to explore relationships between the intersection of varying identities held by athletic directors and the presence or lack of presence of NCAA transgender inclusion policies.

B. The Research Journey: Agenda, Planning, and Publishing Do you know Troy and COE publishing expectations? Can you identify and track research streams in your portfolio? Do you know what “counts� toward tenure and promotion? Can you judge journal quality? This session is designed to help you establish a sustainable research agenda, output, and goals. Bring your questions and concerns.

C. Using Canvas to Deliver Classroom Quizzes That Promote Active Learning This talk will describe creating quiz questions that promote active learning in the classroom and delivering those quizzes using Canvas. Also discussed will be how to handle absent students, what to do when most students get a wrong answer, and how to prevent students from deducing the correct answer.

Sessions 2 A. An Introduction to Positive Ethics in Academia and Research This presentation will familiarize participants with the Positive Ethics Movement and concepts such as ethical fading, etc. With the focus of doing what is best and aspiring to our highest ethics as opposed to operating in a fear-based frame of avoiding punishment.

B. Grant Writing 101 Anyone can write a grant. There are just three things you need to know to be successful.

Aimed at the beginning grant writer, this one-hour session will focus on the basics, offer tips and how-tos on writing grant proposals for private and individual foundations.

C. Finding Happiness with Mindful Self-Compassion Practices The practice of Mindful Self-Compassion can transform lives! It is revolutionizing selfcare in mental health counseling. Mindful Self-Compassion is a new skill-building practice to cultivate inner strengths while attending to difficulties with understanding and kindness. Participants will learn to awaken happiness within themselves through these life-changing practices.

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Sessions 3 A. Social Work Education & the Recognition of Rights in the Digital Tech Age: Implications for Professional Identity I present the results of a national study in which 430 U.S. social work students were randomly sampled for the purpose of examining predictors of student attitudes toward, and intersectional knowledge of, law enforcement, privacy rights, and digital technology.

I discuss ethical implications for social work curriculum development/ professional identity.

B. Obstacles to Critical thinking Critical thinking will be defined and discussed before examining common obstacles that make critical thinking difficult. Topics to be discussed include the confirmation bias, over-reliance on relative thinking, time constraints, and the sunk-cost bias.

C. Redesign: When Standards Change Troy’s Instructional Leadership and Administration (ILA) program, leading to certification for school leaders, has changed standards. The Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards changed to the Professional Standards for Educational Leadership (PSEL). The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC standards) were renamed the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards.

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Keynote Speaker Dr. Denise M. Green dmgreen@troy.edu

Dr. Denise M. Green holds a PhD from the University of Georgia in Social Work Research, a Master in Social Work degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and specializes in program evaluation and the strategic organizational advancement of healthcare and human service organizations. In July 2016, Dr. Green was appointed Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, Troy University from the position of Chair, School of Social Work. In addition, she holds the title of Director of the Bureau of Research, Evaluation and Development, CHHS. Clinically, Dr. Green specializes in direct practice with individuals and families within healthcare and mental health settings. She is credited with numerous grants, multiple national publications, and is an internationally noted lecturer. Dr. Green is an Air Force veteran and she remains a practicing social worker with 35+ years of experience. She lives in a 100-year-old farm house on a family farm with her husband and extended family. Executive Committee, AU Chapter of AAUP (2014-present), and the Student Academic Grievance Committee (2015-2016). He has also held positions with the Parking Appeals Committee (member and chair), multiple Senate Representative terms, Senate Parliamentarian (2017-2019), Student Affairs Committee, Board of Trustees (2015-2016), the Senate Rules Committee and the University P&T Committee.

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Conference Chairs Dr. Rodney J. Maiden Conference Chair Rmaiden@troy.edu Dr. Rodney Maiden is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Counselor, Rehabilitation, & Interpreter training Montgomery campus. Dr. Maiden is passionate about serving persons with disabilities and underrepresented populations. Dr. Maiden shares his professional experiences with students coupled with real-life circumstances to improve practice. He holds a doctorate with an emphasis in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Iowa. His experiences in the field are transcultural having grown up in Louisiana and served in Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and India. His current practice and research interests include collaborations with law enforcement, disaster and trauma recovery, international studies, and disability issues.

Dr. Shirley Farrell Conference Co-Chair Sfarrell@troy.edu Dr. Shirley Farrell is an assistant professor at TROY since 2017 and was an adjunct professor for two summers. She is the program coordinator for Gifted Education in the Department of Teacher Education. Prior to TROY, she has served as a gifted specialist, gifted coordinator, and Alabama State Department of Education Gifted Education Specialist. She has been in education for over 27 years. She earned a B.S. in Horticulture from Southeast Missouri State University(1982), M.S. in Elementary Education from Samford University (1993), gifted certification from UAB (1996), a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology/Instructional Leadership from the University of Alabama (2016). She considers herself to be a geeky nerd or a nerdy geek!

Dr. Pam Lemoine Conference Co-Chair plemoine@troy.edu PAMELA A. LEMOINE, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership Development and Professional Studies at Troy University and Program Coordinator of the Global Leadership Ph.D. program. Dr. Lemoine completed a BA in English, an MA in Educational Technology, and was awarded an EdD in Educational Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her P12 experience includes work in Canada, Japan, and Germany. Before entering higher education, she was a teacher, principal, district supervisor, and federal programs’ director. Her research interests include educational leadership preparation, and the impact of digital technologies on P12 and higher education.

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Presenters Amy E. Cox, LMSW acox114746@troy.edu

Amy E. Cox is an instructor and the Online Program Coordinator for the School of Social Work and Human Services at Troy University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and a master’s in Social Work and is ABD in Sport Management. Her areas of interest include child and adolescent mental health and behavior, military families and student athletes. A few of Amy’s accomplishments in these areas include presenting at social work, social work in sport, sociology of sport and sport management accreditation conferences both nationally and internationally. Additionally, she co-authored a book chapter on reversing outcomes for military families, created undergraduate and graduate level courses in the areas of children/adolescents and military families, and has conducted book reviews for social work texts with Cognella publishing.

Dr. Kirk Davis kldavis@troy.edu

Dr. Kirk L. Davis began his career with Troy University on the Dothan Campus in 1998, where he also served as the chair for the former department of Counseling & Psychology and continues to serve as fulltime faculty in the Department of Psychology. In 2014, Dr. Davis accepted an appointment as the chair for the Division of Psychology before being promoted in 2016 to the Director of International Programs for the College of Education—a position that gave him the opportunity to teach in Malaysia on two separate occasions and host/teach over 30 visiting Chinese scholars from Chong Ching Normal University. In 2018 he resigned his position to be closer to his family. He currently serves as the COE and HHS Director of Operations for the Dothan campus and as the Associate Chair for the department of Psychology. He has been named the Outstanding Faculty Member three times in the College of Education and has served as faculty advisor for Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society for more than a decade. Dr. Davis earned a B.A. in Psychology (1990) and a M.A. in Social Psychology (1992) from Mississippi State University, followed by a M.S. (1994) and Ph.D. (1997) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Mississippi. He is passionate about teaching Statistics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Social Psychology. Dr. Davis met his beautiful wife, Regina, while she was earning her Ed.S. at Troy University, and his son, Shane, is in his fourth year of medical school.

Dr. Patrick Faircloth pkfaircloth@troy.edu

Dr. Patrick K. Faircloth, PhD, LPC-S (AL) LPC (MI), NCC, AMHCA Diplomate, is a Tenured Associate Professor at Troy University, Division of Counseling and Rehabilitation. In brief, Dr. Faircloth has worked in private practice, community, agency and university settings for over fifteen years as a clinician, supervisor and researcher. He has conducted counseling, supervision, research, or presented on the following areas: End of Life Issues with Later Stage Adults, Positive Ethics, Ethics Scope of Practice and Standards of Care, Gender & Career Issues, Police and Military Issues, Masculinity Issues, Assessment and Testing Issues, Trauma and Grief Issues, Attachment Issues, Bullying/Cyber bullying Issues, Student At-Risk Issues, Suicidality, various LBGT+ Issues – especially with ethics and standards of care with Transgender clients, Group Work Practice, Research, Corporate and Personal Sustainability. He is currently creating Undergraduate and Graduate level curriculum in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling.

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Dr. Pamela A. Gibson, MPA pagibson@troy.edu

Dr. Pamela A. Gibson is an Associate Professor of public administration at Troy University. She has held teaching positions at Old Dominion University, University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University. She also serves as adjunct instructor for University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Christopher Newport University. She earned her PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, a Master of Public Administration degree from VCU and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Virginia. Prior to entering academia, she served the public in professional positions in the mental health field; most recently, as Program Coordinator for the Cobb County and Douglas County Boards of Health. Her research interests include administrative ethics in private-public partnerships, the research-practice gap in public administration, and technological delivery of coursework in higher education. Her research has been published in Human Resource Management Review, Public Administration Quarterly, Journal of Public Affairs Education, Ethics & Behavior and Public Integrity.

Dr. Christopher King cking@troy.edu Dr. King earned a Ph. D. in inorganic chemistry from Tulane University in 1987.

He was a postdoctoral associate at Texas A&M, where he investigated luminescent gold compounds. He was later a research scientist at Pacific Northwest National Lab, where he measured the rate of hydrogen gas production from underground tanks of radioactive waste. He is an associate professor at Troy University, Troy, where he has been since 1999, and was chair of the chemistry department from 2000-2011.

Dr. Lauren A. Ricciardelli, LMSW lricciardelli@troy.edu "Dr. Lauren A. Ricciardelli is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Troy University in Phenix City, Alabama since 2018, and is a licensed Master of Social Work in the state of Georgia since 2012. Dr. Ricciardelli earned a BA in Philosophy in 2006, and her MSW and PhD from the University of Georgia in 2011 and 2017, respectively. In addition to professional social work experience in the areas of healthcare, disabilities, and juvenile justice, Dr. Ricciardelli’s overarching, mixed-methods research focus is the intersection of social policy and social work professional ethics across the following topics: disability; criminal justice policy and the death penalty; and, immigration. Her most recent research trajectory focuses on social work ethics and digital technology, and implications for social work professional identity and curriculum development."

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Dr. Trellys Riley tariley@troy.edu Dr. Trellys Riley joined Troy University in 2007 and now serves as an Assistant Dean in the College of Education for the Division of Professional Studies. Dr. Riley’s 19 years of experience in higher education, and 16 years in K-12 public education drives her to advocate, support and serve students each day. She earned her Ed.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1994. Her career in education spans 35 years of experience including service in higher education as a department chair, program coordinator, and faculty member. Her research publications and focus include Leadership in Higher Education: Examining the Professional Development Needs of Department Chairs, Paradigm Shift from Administration to Leadership, School Leader’s Dispositions, and Inclusion of K-12 Partners and a University’s Leadership Preparation Program.

As a former school administrator and teacher across Oklahoma, Kansas and Alabama she built a foundation, background and real-life experiences to share with students in the TROY Instructional Leadership Program. Dr. Riley was a 2011 Chancellors Fellow at TROY and has been awarded Best Written Research Paper Award by MEA, Outstanding Professor Award PDK, Women Advocate Award for the Betty LaGayle Foundation, Girl Scouts of America Outstanding Professional, Teacher of the Year, Educator of the Year for Employment of People with Disabilities, and the School Administrator Recognition Award. She has been honored to serve education professional associations as a leader at the national, state and local level.

Dr. Coralis Solomon, LMHC, NCC csolomon72681@troy.edu

Dr. Coralis Solomon is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida, and an Assistant Professor for Troy University in the Tampa Bay site. Her doctoral studies were completed at the University of Central Florida in Counselor Education.

Her dissertation research explored self-compassion and emotional resilience with minority teachers working in elementary schools. In her private practice, Dr. Solomon specializes in individuals who struggle with anxiety, trauma, and depression. She also works extensively with couples and relationship issues. Her commitment to the mental health counseling field goes beyond private practice as she is a nationally and internationally recognized speaker and a published author in the area of mindful self-compassion and burnout prevention.

Ann S. Cooper United Way acooper@rruw.org

Four years ago, Ann Cooper joined the staff of the River Region United Way (RRUW) as VP of Community Impact after serving as Program Manager of Leadership Montgomery. At RRUW, Ms. Cooper directs the work of two major volunteer groups, the Community Impact Council and the Allocations Committee.

The RRUW is the only area charity which assesses community needs before funding area programs. Ann works with the Community Impact Council to determine immediate needs in the five-county service area. Through personal one-on-one interviews with officials, agencies, human services recipients and United Way donors, the Community Impact Division creates an Executive Report on Community Needs published annually in collaboration with Troy University Montgomery. This report creates a very special tool used by the Allocations volunteers to decide where funding needs to be directed for 41 area affiliate agencies and over 90 programs. Donors expect to know where their monies are going and they expect outcomes. The Allocations Committee can

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monitor its allocations for community impact. In addition to working with these two groups of over 125 volunteers, Ms. Cooper manages programs and projects directed at bridging the gap of current services and needed services. Grant writing and special event planning are part of her area of expertise, as are media relations, social media and volunteer recruitment. She is charged with handling all details for the United Way Day/Week of Action activities in the community every June.

Prior to working with RRUW, Ms. Cooper served as Program Manager of Leadership Montgomery. In this capacity, her role was in affecting change in the community through adult leadership development training. Focusing on issues relating to diversity and inclusion, Ms. Cooper connected Leadership Montgomery class members from every socio-economic and racial background with the intention of creating lifelong professional connections for good. Through its projects and programs some 1,100 alumni of Leadership Montgomery programs contribute over thousands of volunteer hours on over 130 nonprofit boards in the River Region. Prior to that, Ms. Cooper served as Executive Director of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association for 13 years, a statewide trade association dedicated to raising the bar of excellence for defense representation. In addition to coordinating, marketing and managing two major conferences a year and seven Continuing Legal Education programs, annually, Ms. Cooper served as a governmental relations monitor for legislation impacting the criminal defense bar, as well as a media relations coordinator for the organization and area agency liaison. In this role she also edited “The Guardian,” a bimonthly magazine for member attorneys.

Ms. Cooper brings a wealth of nonprofit management experience. For over 40 years she has been involved with 501c3 or 501c6 organizations at the state and local levels. Her background includes Public Relations Director for the Alabama Chamber of Commerce (now known as the Business Council of Alabama), Community Relations officer for the Alabama Medicaid Agency, as well as Public Relations Director for the Alabama Nursing Home Association and J. S. Tarwater Development Center. In addition she worked with the AUM School of Continuing Education and also served as a grant administrator for the six-state William Bartram Heritage Trail Commission.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have managed some very interesting collaborative programs and activities with some amazing volunteers throughout my career,” Ms. Cooper said.

While at AUM’s School of Continuing Education, Ms. Cooper designed a core curriculum and certification program for animal shelter workers, collaborating with the Alabama Animal Control Association. This week-long training program was designed to improve the quality of care provided in animal shelters around the state by raising awareness of such issues as breed identification, zoonotic disease, temperament testing, euthanasia and best shelter management practices. A number of animal shelters around Alabama participated annually in this event.

While at the Alabama Nursing Home Association, Ms. Cooper managed and directed an annual Ms. Nursing Home Pageant at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness about quality long term care in Alabama and to also offer the recipients of this care an opportunity to serve as volunteer ambassadors for the aging population of Alabama. “For many of these ladies it was the first time they had ever stayed in a hotel or left their home town. It was heartwarming for all the family and friends to attend this statewide event and see the contestants shown such respect and dignity,” said Ms. Cooper.

“I have committed myself to serving the underserved,” Ms. Cooper said. “From the elderly, to the mentally challenged, to children at risk, to the accused, to humane society work, my career with nonprofits has run the gambit of servant leadership and I intend to maintain that focus,” she said. “I was very excited to be invited to serve as the V.P. of Community Impact at RRUW and look forward to staying focused on the needs of the community and how I might best network within the community to collaborate to meet those needs,” she said. “None of these efforts could have happened without the help and support of many dedicated area citizens and I am most grateful for this opportunity to continue to work with them in the days ahead at RRUW,” concluded Ms. Cooper.

Ms. Cooper, a Prattville native, is a 1981 graduate of Auburn University Montgomery and makes her home in Montgomery with Bobbie Sue and Bubba Wayne, her Tabby rescues.

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COE Research & Scholarship Committee Members Dr. Delaine Bennett (Dee) Dr. Sherrionda Crawford Dr. Greg Dawson Dr. Melissa Deroche Dr. Patrick Faircloth Dr. Shirley Farrell Dr. Tabitha Hall Dr. Joel Frank Hammonds Dr. Laura Hodges Dr. Pam Lemoine Dr. Rodney J. Maiden - Chair Dr. Paola Premuda- Conti Dr. Shelley Reed Dr. April Upshaw Dr. Suzanne Tew-Washburn Dr. Sharon Weaver