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Curriculum Vita Marilyn S Shank, Ph.D. as of May 2006 E-mail: shankwebsite@charter.net
I. ACADEMIC DEGREES AND EDUCATION Current Completed a 20-week teleconference titled ADD in 2005. The course is taught by Drs. John Ratey (Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School) and Ned Hallowell (former Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and current founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health in Sudbury, MA). Course completers will be considered “experts” in attention-deficit disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 1991 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Special Education Majors: Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders; Minors: Counseling Psychology and Families with Disabilities. 1982 Master of Arts, West Virginia University College of Graduate Studies, Institute, WV; Special Education. 1978 Master of Science, Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC; Personnel Services. 1974 Bachelor of Arts, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY; Elementary Education.
II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Current Associate Professor: University of Charleston, Charleston, WV; teach undergraduate special and general education classes; developed a major in Universal Design for Learning. 1991-2002 Associate Professor: University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL; teach graduate and undergraduate special education classes, supervise practicum students, student teachers, and graduate interns; graduate advisor. 1990 Research Consultant: Beach Center on Families with Disabilities, Lawrence, KS; developed an annotated bibliography and an intervention for family problem solving. 1989 Research Consultant: Kaye Consulting Services, Overland Park, Kansas; conducted business‑oriented survey research. 1988 Relief Child‑Care Worker: Davis Child Care Shelter, South Charleston, WV; supervised abused/neglected/ abandoned children and adolescents. 1984-88 Instructor: Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC; taught graduate and undergraduate classes including Introduction to Education, Principles and History of Education, Practicum in Special Education, Psychology of Mental Retardation, Teaching Students with Mental Retardation, Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities, Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities; served as a student teacher supervisor; trained public and private school teachers to conduct Assessments of Performance in Teaching; helped develop a combined undergraduate elementary/special education dual major. 1975-84 Teacher: Cross Lanes Christian School, Cross Lanes, WV; taught third, fourth, and sixth grades, junior high English, high school computer science, high school psychology, developed remediation programs for elementary and secondary students. 1974-75 Teacher: Rochester Hills Christian School, Rochester, MI; taught fifth grade.
III. OTHER COLLEGIATE ASSIGNMENTS, 1999-2000 A. University/College Committees and Presentations 1. University of Charleston a. Presented to Citizenship Roundtable on November 9, 2005 b. Presented to EPPAC fall and spring 2004, fall and spring 2005 c. Presented to Academic Planning Committee on February 6, 2004 d. Presented to Full Faculty on February 23, 2004 |
