Ares Published in Teachers College Record
Nancy Ares, assistant professor, and co-author Ed Buendia (University of Utah) published the article, “Opportunities Lost: Local Translations of National Advocacy Policy Conversations,” which was featured in Teachers College Record online and appeared in print this March. The article analyzes educators’ translation of a colorblind advocacy policy that was part of a whole-district school reform effort. The authors demonstrate the limitations of policies that ignore students’ differential experiences with schooling based on their membership in social class, ethnic/racial, cultural, and/or linguistic groups. They also identify opportunities that existed for more positive outcomes of this equity-focused reform.

Marquis and Douthit Co-author Articles
Andre Marquis and Kathryn Douthit, both assistant professors, joined forces to publish two articles in Constructivism in the Human Sciences.

The article, “Empiricism in Psychiatry’s Post Psychoanalytic Era: Contemplating DSMs (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) ‘Atheoretical’ Nosology,” challenges DSM’s claim of theoretical neutrality by examining the theoretical underpinnings and criteria of mental disorders, and the implications of multiaxial diagnosis. They concluded that integral “all-quadrants, all-levels” diagnoses are a more comprehensive, less reductionistic alternative to conventional DSM multiaxial diagnoses.

“The Hegemony of ‘Empirically Supported Treatment:’ Validating or Violating?” explores the hegemony that the Empirically Supported Treatment (EST) movement has exerted on the field of psychotherapy in the last decade. The article discusses epistemology and the role of empiricism in inquiry, provides an overview of the EST movement and the use of treatment manuals, and summarizes the criticisms of the EST movement. Addressing the limitations imposed by EST inquiry, the article considers whether or not the EST movement threatens to monopolize psychotherapeutic practice. They offered the constructive alternative of an Integral Methodological Pluralism (IMP).

Curry Appointed to Editorial Board
Mary Jane Curry, assistant professor, has been appointed to the editorial board of TESOL Quarterly, one of the top journals in the field of English language teaching. In addition, Curry was also reappointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, a literacy journal published exclusively for teachers of older learners offering practical, classroom tested ideas grounded in research and theory.

Vitagliano and Mackie Co-present
Ruthanne Vitagliano, assistant professor, and Karen Mackie, assistant professor co-presented, “Collaborative Transformation: How K-12 Counselors and Administrators Can Work Together to Benefit School Communities” at the 16th Annual School Counselors conference. They were joined by 2006 NYS School Counselor of the Year, Tom Wiggins. The conference was sponsored by the members of the Western New York School Counselors’ Consortium, affiliated with the New York State School Counselor Association.