College of Educational StudiesYearbook

Honoring Civic Engagement in Education 2011-2012

n this year’s yearbook, you will see and read about the accomplishments of our faculty and students. In lieu

of a traditional Dean’s Message, it seemed appropriate that this year you hear directly from those who support us

all in making our accomplishments possible, our CES Administrative Support Team (AST). At the beginning of the

year I asked them to answer two questions, “how do we know if we are good and how do we use that information to

be better?” Below is their response and highlights from our accomplishments. as we provide our friends and

colleagues a “Snapshot of the CES.”

Dean Don Cardinal

2011-2012 DEAN’S MESSAGE FOR YEARBOOK

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Throughout 2010-2011, our faculty, staff and studentsfocused on many initiatives. Our largest effort this yearsupported our internal program improvement system(PISCES). PISCES guided us forward in obtaining twoexternal accreditations: the first in receiving our fourthnational accreditation by the Teacher EducationAccreditation Commission (TEAC) and the second by theCalifornia Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC).

Curricular initiatives also reflected PISCES review indriving program and college decisions. Most of theseinitiatives will be unveiled during the 2011-2012 academicyear and begin in the Fall 2012 semester. They include:

• The Master of Arts in Leadership Development (MLD)begins a new era in the college replacing the Master ofArts in Education degree, as part of a new CES leadershipand civic engagement initiative.

• The Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)will now be available to students from the schoolcounseling and school psychology programs enablingthem to pursue licensure in California.

• The Master of Arts in Teaching: Music Educationemphasis will be established.

• The Ph.D. in Education program is developing a fourthemphasis in leadership studies, in addition to the threecurrent emphases in cultural and curricular studies,disability studies and school psychology.

• And finally, the undergraduate Integrated EducationalStudies (IES) program has initiated the first steps indeveloping a new bridge program (4 + 1) as a Master ofArts in Integrated Educational Studies for students whowish to be educators, teachers, leaders and socialentrepreneurs within all aspects of our communities..

Although difficult to measure our CES successes, it isevident that the long history and valued reputation of theCollege of Educational Studies is evident in all of ourprograms, their faculty, and most importantly ourgraduates. We hope to continue to move forward in“Changing Education, Changing the World.”

Dr. Ky KuglerAssociate Dean

Dr. Kimberly White-SmithAssistant Dean

Dr. Joel ColbertPh.D. Director

Dr. Michael MadridEducation Director

Dr. Dianne FergusonPISCES/Accreditation

Director

Dr. Suzanne SooHooHashinger Chair

Kathy ArballoOperations Administrator

Margie McCoyAssistant to the Dean

This is the fourth national accreditation for the College of Educational Studies. Chapman University is

accredited by and is a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The College of Educational Studies at Chapman University is the first institution in the State of California

to be a candidate and receive national accreditation by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council

(TEAC) in Washington, DC. After a rigorous review, the university and college met all standards related

to student achievement of teacher education and received a full five-year accreditation in February 2011.

Don Cardinal, Dean of the CES, notes that, “this recognition affirms that Chapman University continues

to offer professional preparation programs that satisfy the very highest national standards.”

The Teacher Accreditation Council is dedicated to supporting educator preparation programs committed

to quality. TEAC and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) are now in

the formal process of becoming the joint Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

National Accreditation

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Brian Alters, Ph.D.Professor

Brian Alters, Ph.D., Professor, College

of Educational Studies and Schmid

College of Science and Technology, has

been invited to be the plenary speaker to deliver the John A. Moore Lecture

to conclude the 2012 annual meeting of the prestigious Society for

Integrative and Comparative Biology -- one of the largest and most

prestigious professional associations of its kind. Previous two years’ plenary

speakers were Bruce Alberts, former President of the National Academy of

Sciences, and Sean Carroll, one of the world’s leading evolutionary

geneticists. The meeting will take place in January in Charleston, S.C.

Sara Nottingham, Ed.D., ATCAthletic Training Education Program

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Research: Effectiveness of the relationship

between students and clinical

instructors

Michelle Samura, Ph.D.,Integrated Educational Studies

Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

University of California, Santa Barbara

Research: Impact of spatial environment on

interracial dynamics

CES Announces

Commencement 2011Honorary Doctorates

In recognition of their exemplary commitment and contributions to the global community, the College of Educational Studies at ChapmanUniversity has awarded the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to two phenomenally deserving individuals:

Mr. Reubén MartinezFounder, Martinez LibreriaCommunity Literary ActivistInternational SpeakerChapman University Presidential Fellow MacArthur Fellow

Ms. Susan SygallFounder/Executive Director, MobilityInternational USA (MIUSA)International Speaker and Advisor forinternational exchange opportunities forstudents with disabilitiesUnited States President’s Award

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Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) students conducting a blood drive

Leadership minors

participating in the

ROOTS Habitat

Restoration Service Project

at Newport Bay. The Sarah

Caton Hogan Fund

provides support for

student civic engagement

at Chapman

CES students, with Rebuilding Together, put

final touches on a home devastated by

Hurricane Katrina more than six years ago.

Students spent most of their time sanding,

priming, and painting the interior and exterior

of the home in 40 degree weather. By the end

of the week, the home had new appliances

and updated address numbers and was

awaiting the long overdue return of its owner.

LEAD students and CES represent the

university at the grand opening of

Grijalva Park Sports Complex in

Orange with Mayor Carolyn Cavecche

Student Life Dean Jerry Price, CES

Associate Professor Mark Maier &

LEAD students cleanup YMCA

Communication Sciences and

Disorders (CSD) students

helping children with severe

disabilities find their words at

Augmentative and Alternative

Communication (AAC) Camp

Snapshots of Civic EngagementCES Students Serving Their Communities

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ADRES UNIDOS is a grass-roots community support system focused on teaching skills and

strategies to families toward fostering community responsibility and change. Chapman

University donates instructor time and classroom space to develop program educators.

collaborated with the Museum of

Teaching and Learning on

developing “A Class Action: The Grassroots

Struggle for School Desegregation in California.

The exhibit commemorates five families who, in

1945, successfully sued four Orange County school

districts on behalf of Latino children who were

required to attend segregated “Mexican” schools.

his summer CES

professors Anaida

Colon-Muniz and Margie

Curwen developed a three-

week summer school

linked to professional

development and an

extended day program at

the El Sol Science and Arts

Academy. a dual-language charter school in downtown Santa Ana.

CES doctoral students provided development and technical

assistance to the summer school which was designed for K-4th

grades and served approximately 120 children for 4 hours per day.

he Emerging Scholars Conference, held September 23 on

the Chapman Campus, explored issues of disability,

diversity, and human rights in education, the social sciences,

humanities, and law. Over 40 junior faculty and doctoral

students presented their new research findings.

Emerging Scholars I Proceedings

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The 2nd Annual Emerging Scholars Conference will be held

on September 28 and 29, 2012 and will focus on ES II Title:

Making it Better: “Naming and Resisting Bullying in Families,

Schools and Communities”

range County Children’s Festival of Books held at Orange

Coast College. CES faculty Mike Madridand Margie Curwen assist in this annualevent to promote literacy. Proceeds fromCES book sales went to College ofEducational Studies’ Literacy Projects.

has established the Ruebén Martinez

Legacy Campaign, which will create

scholarships for first-generation students, support literacy

projects in local schools and the Ruebén Martinez book

collection, and establish partnerships between Chapman

and nearby neighborhoods to sustain educational

transformation in local communities and beyond.

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Professor Penny

Bryan, Ph.D. took her

students to Florence,

Italy, and the world’s

museum of the

Renaissance, where

they studied 14th

century master artists.

n September CES hosted six visitors from Norway,

Iceland, and New Zealand—all presenters at the Emerging

Scholars Conference, which explored issues of disability,

diversity, and human rights in education, the social sciences,

humanities, and law.

thletic Training students attending high

altitude rescue and treatment workshop

in Swiss Alps

Faculty Kelly Kennedy and Jeanne

Anne Carriere with the teachers of

Sambour School, who are all participants in the

Cambodia International Pedagogical Institute (photo

courtesy of Teach Cambodia, Inc.)

hirley Steinberg speaking at the 90th

birthday celebration of eminent

educator Paulo Freire (1921-1997).

isitors from University of Waikato share the

group photo spotlight with CES faculty and

doctoral students.

octoral student Heather Mills presents her

research with Professor Christina

Luna/CES and Mere Berryman from the

University of Waikato.

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Our Amazing Alumni

Susan Mercer ’95CES Alumnus of the Year

Math Educator

• Nationally recognized for her

math workbook series.

• President of the Santa Ana,

California Education Association

• Workshop leader in math

teaching strategies

• Further distinguished for her

leadership in promoting decision-

making voice among the teachers

in the district

More about Our Notable Alumni

Both chosen as winners of AFCEA Educational Foundation STEM (Science,

Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) Teaching Scholarship awards for

2010, an annual competition that provides scholarships to approximately 35

U.S. students actively pursuing an undergraduate degree, graduate degree or

credential/licensure for the purpose of teaching STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering or Mathematics) subjects at a U.S. middle or secondary school.

Cody Mansfield ’11Athletic Training

Cody, now a Physical Therapy

student at Duke University, was

awarded $1,000 for an original

case study submission to the

NATA (National Athletic Trainers’

Association) in New Orleans in

June, 2011.

Dr. John Errat ’11Ph.D., Disability Studies Emphasis

Special Education Credential

Dr. Erratt is recognized for his many service projects

in the community including special education,

healthy hearing, strategies symposium chair, and

international work. He is the head of the special

education department at Villa Park High School in

Orange USD, and teaches a special day class at VPHS.

Dr. Candace Vickers ’78Communication Sciences and Disorders

Dr. Vickers earned her Ph.D. in Education at Claremont

University. She worked at CSUF and then St. Jude Rehabilitation

Hospital (inpatient and outpatient) for many years. She then

founded St. Jude Communication Recovery Group for persons

with aphasia. She is considered one of the 20 outstanding

Aphasiologists in the country today. Now Clinical Faculty in

CES, she has returned to her Alma Mater to teach in the newly

established CES/CSD program, bringing it national recognition.

Dr. Jeanne Anne Carriere ’10Ph.D., School Psychology Emphasis

In addition to being an adjunct professor in the CES for nine years, Dr. Carriere is a school psychologist in the Long Beach

Unified District, and was honored with an Outstanding School Psychologist award from the California Association of School

Psychologists. She is a founding member/participant in CASP-V (Consortium for the Advancement of School Psychology in

Vietnam), and represented Chapman University in the first ever conference on School Psychology in Vietnam in 2009.

Additionally, she will be representing CASP-V and Chapman in August, 2011, when she will co-lead a workshop on school-

based mental health interventions in Saigon.

Penny Kim ’10Secondary MathematicsTeaching Credential

Maria Toner ’11Secondary Science Teaching

Credential

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CES Giving

Literacy ProgramsUNION BANK ~ $80,000 over two years for enrichment

programs at El Sol

PRESIDENT JIM DOTI ~ $15,000 plus

LOS ANGELES TIMES FAMILY FOUNDATION ~ $20,000

UNITED WAY OF ORANGE COUNTY ~ $20,000

PACIFIC LIFE - $10,000

WARNE FOUNDATION - $5,000

OC LITERARY SOCIETY (VIA NORTHERN TRUST) - $2,000

TOM AND JOY LEWIS - $500

Emerging Scholars ConferenceTEAM UP FOR DOWN SYNDROME - $10,000

Mendez et al. v. Westminster, et al. ProjectsNORMAN MARCUS MCINTYRE - $50,000

JANICE MUNEMITSU - $25,000

FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK - $5,000

MENDEZ FAMILY - $2,500

MENDEZ COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD – various up to $1,000

Ruebén Martinez Legacy CampaignTRICIA AND TONY SANCHEZ - $5,000

ANITA MARTINEZ - $3,000

CREVIER BMW - $5,000

SCHOLASTIC INC. - $1,000

ADRIAN MCMILLAN - $1,000

RUEBÉN MARTINEZ - $8,000

ScholarshipsDOUG AND SUSIE WILLITS - $40,000

JOAN TURNER COX – endowment plus $10,000-$25,000

SCHOOLS FIRST CREDIT UNION - $10,200

JOEL COLBERT - $5,000

JIM STANSELL - $2,000

Donna Attallah Academy for Teaching and LearningIN ADDITION TO HER BEQUEST OF $3,000,000 FOR THE ACADEMY, DONNA FORD ATTALLAH DONATES $50,000 EACH YEAR

Leadership ProgramsSARAH CATON HOGAN - $18,000

Communication Sciences andDisorders ProgramBoard of Counselors Donations

SHARLENE AND LARRY GOODMAN - $1,000

GILBERT HERER - $1,000

JUDY MONTGOMERY - $1,000

Due to the generosity of our donors, our faculty, our staff, our alumni and countless others, the 55

College of Educational Studies students will benefit from a total of more than $50,000 in

scholarships and other academic and service awards in 2011-12.

On the occasion of her retirement,Professor Donna Cucunato announcedthe creation of the Donna CucunatoMovement Education Scholarship.

Prof. Donna Cucunato1941 – 2011

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Alahari, U. (June, 2011). Examining exemplars oftechnology integration by early childhood teachers. Researchposter presented at National Association for the Educationof Young Children, National Institute for Early ChildhoodProfessional Development, Providence, RI.

Carriere, J. A. (2011, 02). Teachers? PerceivedEffectiveness of Psychoeducational Report Writing Models.Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the NationalAssociation of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.

Carriere, J. A., & Hass, M. (2011, 02). Writing useful anddefensible psychoeducational reports. Mini-skillspresentation at the annual meeting of the NationalAssociation of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.

Carriere, J. A., & Kennedy, K. (2011, 08). Behavioralproblems: Identification and intervention in the schools.Consortium to Advance School Psychology in VietnamSummer Institute. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Carriere, J. A. (2011, 01). Writing effectivepsychoeducational reports. Professional workshop forSchool Psychologists. Foothill Association of SchoolPsychologists, Azusa, CA.

Domzalski, S. (2011). Book review for “Proust and theSquid”. Contemporary School Psychology,1,141-143

Busse, R., Hass, M., & Domzalski, S. (2011, April).Assessment of academic task attack strategy deficits. Panelpresentation at the annual meeting of the CaliforniaAssociation of School Psychologists, Costa Mesa, CA.

Gomez, J. (2011, July). Autism and play. Paper presentedat the Forty Second National Autism Society Conference,Orlando, FL.

Vickers, C., Hagge, D., & Boudreau, M. (2011). Lifeparticipation, education and advocacy among volunteerswith aphasia. A poster session presented at the CaliforniaSpeech-Language-Hearing Association State Convention,Los Angeles, CA.

Hagge, D., Carey, M., & Vickers, C. (2011). Student volunteerism: Active learning and networking inCommunication Recovery. A poster session presented atthe California Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationState Convention, Los Angeles, CA.

Hagge, D., & Vonderloh, B. (2011). Aphasia:Theoretical frameworks and inclusion of an insider’sperspective. A seminar presented at the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association State Convention, LosAngeles, CA.

Carey, M., Vickers, C., & Hagge, D. (2010).Collaboration and hope in a volunteer-led communicationrecovery group book. A poster session presented at theAmerican-Speech-Language-Hearing Association StateConvention, Philadelphia, PA.

Hagge, D. (2010). Medical-based student observations: Acollaborative approach. A poster session presented at theAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association NationalConvention, Philadelphia, PA.

Hume-Dawson, R. (2011, April). Becoming a Steward ofthe Discipline: The Benefits and Experiences of Writing aConference Proposal in a Doctoral Program. Paperpresented at the annual conference of the AmericanAssociation of Colleges for Teacher Education, SanDiego, CA.

Mills, H.E. (2011, July). Emancipation or neo-colonialism? English as the mode of instruction in post-apartheid South African schools. Paper session presented atthe meeting of The Fourth international Conference onGlobal Studies, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nodelman, D. J. (2010, October). Constructing knowledgein bits and pieces: Arts-based research practice. Paperpresented at the Conference on Curriculum Theory andClassroom Practice, Bergamo, OH.

Nodelman, D. J. (2011, April). Looking at images:Children’s ways of seeing. Paper presented at the AmericanEducators Research Association (AERA), New Orleans,LA.

Nubia-Feliciano, M. Nepantla as transition: Latinas duringthe first year of college. National Academic AdvisingAssociation (NACADA) Region 9 Conference, San Diego,CA. May 2-4, 2011

Ocampo, A. (2011). Case study of a cancer survivor:Beating the odds. Communication Disorders Quarterly,32(4), 267-271.

Ocampo, A., & Belisle, V. (2011). Collaboration betweenschool psychologists and speech-language pathologists: Doesit predict job satisfaction? Paper presentation at the annualmeeting of the California Association of SchoolPsychologists, Costa Mesa, CA.

Toleson, C. Beyond Counseling: Developing Resiliency inAdolescent Foster Care Students in Special Educationpresented at the CASP Convention: April, 2011

Toleson, C. Beyond Counseling: Developing Resilience inFoster and At-Risk Students: December, 2010 presentedto 600 LAUSD school psychologists

Toleson, C. LGBT Resilience in Children presented to theLos Angeles Association of School PsychologistsNovember 13, 2010

Toleson, C. All You Want to Know About CounselingStudents: From Teaching Social Skills That Generalize toUsing the Resiliency Model presented at the CASPSummer Institute on June 19, 2010

Toleson, C. Beyond Counseling: Providing PsychologicalResources for LGBTQ Students presented to Los AngelesAssociation of School Psychologists on March 26, 2011

Whitehead, C., Reed, C., Delgado, O., & Torres, A.(2011). Recruiting from within: Success in diverse schools.Presented at the conference of the National Association ofAlternative Certification, Chicago, Ill.

Zarkos, E., Mills, H. E., Killen, M., & Rexach, M.(2011). Book review: The girl who fell from the sky.Issues in Teacher Education, 20(1), 120-124

Ph.D. in Education Doctoral Student Research

For a complete list of CES faculty publications, visit www.chapman.edu/CES/faculty/directory/asp

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The Donna Ford Attallah Academy for Teachingand Learning Introduces Inaugural Director

r. Keith Howard will serve as the Inaugural Director of the Donna Ford Attallah Academy for Teaching

and Learning. Dr. Howard came to Chapman in 2008 and currently serves as the coordinator for the

secondary teaching program. He is a former math and computer teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School

District. He earned his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Southern California and subsequently

worked as a Senior Research Associate in the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and

Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA. At CRESST he has served as the co-lead of professional development

for an Institute of Educational Sciences funded research study examining middle school mathematics

achievement. He has conducted professional development for elementary and middle school teachers on

various topics including metacognition, motivation, schema-based instruction, and working memory

implications for academic performance.

Dr. Howard welcomes the task of directing the academy: “I am excited by this opportunity to make a difference

in the lives of young people. Establishing and maintaining purposeful relationships with schools allows us,

through meaningful engagement, to improve education for K-12 students and better prepare our future teachers

for the classroom. The DFA Academy provides an incredible opportunity to change education for the better.”

The Donna Ford Attallah Academy for Teaching and Learning was created to help make a difference in K-12

education through teacher development and civic engagement. The academy was established as a result of a

$3 million gift from its namesake, Donna Ford Attallah, a Chapman Alumna who taught kindergarten and

first grade for 40 years in Orange County. The academy aims to study and influence education in the larger

social context. Through meaningful engagement with individuals and institutions, the academy will seek

solutions to challenges faced by K-12 educators, with the goal of creating a more inclusive and democratic

society.

Dr. Keith HowardInaugural Director

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Coming Fall 2012 (New Programs)

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)• School Psychology, Ed.S. or MA• School Counseling, MA

Master of Arts in Leadership DevelopmentMaster of Arts in Teaching, Music EducationPh.D. in Education: Emphasis in Leadership Studies

Coming Fall 2013

Master of Arts, Integrated Educational Studies

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Keith HowardCommunity Conversations

Technology: Utopian Dream or ApocalypticNightmare?

12Donna Cucunato Memorial Service

18Beth Ferri

Ph.D. Research ForumDisability Life Writing and the Politics of

Knowing

December 20122

Walter Dellinger IIICES/SOL Presentation

School Desegregation and Mendez, et al. vWestminster, et al.

3Chemers Gallery Event

6Literacy Celebration

Kathleen Muth Reading Center

February 201210

Etta HollinsHassinger Lecture Series

Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education23

Sandra RobbieCommunity Conversations

Continuing the Mendez Legacy

March 201222

Dr. Margie CurwenCommunity Conversations

El Sol Project26-31

CAL CouncilSan Jose, California

April 20122-6

Chapman University Spring Break13-17

AERA ConferenceVancouver, Canada

14AERA ConferenceCES Reception

Vancouver, Canada

May 20124

Dean's Reception for PhD Candidates10

Literacy CelebrationKathleen Muth Reading Center

11Day of the Teacher

18Honors Reception

19Graduation Receptions

Ph.D. ReceptionCSD Reception

IES/AT/LEAD Reception19

Graduation Commencement

For more information about CES Events, visitour website www.chapman.edu/CES