Kirschenbaum Presents Research Internationally
Howie Kirschenbaum, professor emeritus in counseling and human development, recently returned from an international trip where he made two presentations on his latest research on the life and work of Carl Rogers, pioneering humanistic psychologist and psychotherapist. Kirschenbaum’s presentations on “Re-Writing History—Biography As Surprise,” were given to faculty and students at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the University’s counseling center, and at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, sponsored by their counseling program.

Dingus Co-Authors Article in Leading Online Journal, Co-Chairs AERA Award
Jeannine Dingus, assistant professor, and Djanna A. Hill-Brisbane (William Patterson University) co-authored, “Black Women Teacher Educators: Creating Enduring Afriographies as Leaders and Change Makers,” which appeared in the Advancing Women in Leadership Online Journal. The article investigates the perspectives, experiences, and practices of three Black women teacher educators using womanist theory and portraiture methodology. In particular, the paper explores findings on how the theme of “race uplift” helps to shape the teacher educator’s work within the academy, considering the ability to lead and affect change in their academic roles and in their creation of enduring afriographies.

In addition, Dingus was named co-chair of the Dr. Barbara Sizemore Recognition Award for Graduate Student Scholarly Excellence, which is being awarded for the first time by the Research Focus of Black Education (RFBE) Special Interest Group (SIG) of AERA. This $1,000 scholarship award recognizes a graduate student who has presented a single-authored paper on the RFBE’s AERA program at the previous year’s meeting. Graduate members of the RFBE SIG are also eligible for the award. This award is a means of supporting graduate students researching Black educational issues.

The award is named after Dr. Barbara Sizemore (1927-2004), who was a teacher, administrator, professor, and the first African American Woman elected superintendent of a major city’s school system (Washington, D.C. in 1973). The scholarship serves to honor Sizemore’s indelible legacy on Black educational issues.

New Photo Gallery Honors Faculty
The Warner School unveiled a new photo gallery to honor its professors emeriti and their contributions to the School’s history. Inspired by Professor Tyll van Geel’s recent retirement and his appreciation for the role of faculty in shaping the University and society, as well as his love of history and photography, the Warner School is pleased to introduce the first set of photographs celebrating faculty who have served the University.

On display in Dewey Hall, the new photo gallery features 25 professors who achieved emeritus status and/or whose service was significant. We will continue to research the School’s history and locate photos of faculty to add to the growing gallery.

Mackie Receives Career Achievement Award and Publishes in NYSCA Publication
Karen Mackie, assistant professor, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annual Western New York Counselors Consortium Conference for her many years of committed leadership for the school counselors profession and her dedication to working toward improving counseling services for students in New York State.

Mackie also co-authored, “Comprehensive Group Counseling in the Middle School Setting,” with Linda Fortin and Maureen Finnigan Rundle, which appeared in the New York State School Counselor Association Fall 2006/Winter 2007 publication. The article focuses on a comprehensive school counseling program developed to meet the needs of early adolescents; the program has demonstrated a strong link between comprehensive school counseling and academic achievement at Merton Williams Middle School in Hilton, N.Y.

In addition, Mackie has contributed to a case study and a response in Critical Incidents in Counseling Children, an American Counseling Association publication, “Separation Anxiety: Helping Children Feel Safe and Secure”, and “But I was Just Kidding: The School Counselor’s Role in Responding to Student Threats and the Potential for Violence”.

Monroe-Baillargeon Discusses International
Education at Film Fest
Ann Monroe-Baillargeon was one of the local education experts, joined by PBS film producer Tamara Rosenberg, that led a discussion on international education at the first Genesee Independent Film Festival on May 5. The panel discussion followed the film Back to School.

Back to School profiled seven children in seven countries—Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya, and Romania—as they started their first year of school in 2003. Returning in 2006, the film showed that some of those children are already struggling, hanging onto their education by a thread. With more than 100 million children around the globe out of school, the 90-minute film put a human face on an issue with profound consequences for global development.

Warner Welcomes New Faculty in Ed. Leadership
The Warner School welcomes two new faculty members to educational leadership who will begin in fall 2007. “Warner faculty and staff are very excited about the new additions and feel that they will be valuable contributors to the conceptualization and expansion of Warner’s programs,” said Brian Brent, associate dean of graduate studies and chair of the program. Karen DeAngelis and Stephanie Waterman join Warner with great experience in the field of education and will continue to contribute to the research and well being of the institution and the field of higher education.

Using economics as a lens, Karen DeAngelis examines issues related to K-12 teacher and administrator labor markets. She is particularly interested in how policies, such as salary levels and certification requirements, impact the qualifications and distribution of teachers, as well as the movement of prospective and practicing teachers into and out of the profession. She has extensive experience using large-scale educational databases at the district, state, and national levels. Before joining the Warner School, she conducted P-16 policy research for the Illinois Education Research Council. In addition, she has done educational consulting and evaluation work for a number of organizations, including the American Institutes for Research, the Danforth Foundation, the St. Louis Desegregation Task Force, and the St. Louis Public School District. DeAngelis’ research has been supported by the American Educational Research Association and the Spencer Foundation.

Stephanie Waterman, a member of the Onondaga turtle clan, joins the Warner School after more than 20 years of experience at Syracuse University, where she directed the Native Student Program. Waterman was the first Onondaga to earn a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. Her dissertation, “The Haudenosaunee College Experience: A Complex Path to Degree Completion” was the first study of Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) college experiences. Her research interests are Native American college experiences, the role staff play in student retention, race and gender in higher education, indigenous methodologies/pedagogy, and college transition. A 2005 National Academy of Education/Spencer Post-Doctoral Fellow, she was able to expand her research on the Haudenosaunee college experience. Dr. Waterman has taught classes in sociology, race and gender in higher education, and indigenous education.