Department Chairperson/Psychology Professor

Posted on: 2007-03-18

Lisa Y. Washington 104 Gainsborough Dr. Home: (803) 673-7635 Apt. 2002 Cellular: (803) 673-7635 Goose Creek, SC 29445 Business: (843) 414-0350 Qualifications Summary • 20 years of proven experience curriculum programs, educational policies and procedures • Set and maintain high professional and performance standards. Committed to excellence • Advises students on program requirement; develops academic goals • Organized professional development programs for staff members • Coordinate and develop new curriculum for computer training classes • Computer literacy: Windows 98/00 and XP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet • Ongoing commitment to academic research and teaching in the disciplines of Education and Social Sciences • Encourage and assist with staff development and advancement • Assist other Administrators in developing strategies for student’s at-risk • Handled all the ongoing necessary assessments of students’ academic success • Student Academic Evaluations and retention • Work with admissions team with student selection and testing • Coordinator of programs that assist with student growth and satisfaction • Took a proactive approach to handling students intervention programs • Hiring new full and part-time instructors • Worked as part of the SACS Accreditation Teams with 2 colleges • Supervise classroom management styles of instructors • Handling students registration and implementing curriculum instructions • Organizing training and development sessions for new instructors • Experienced with organizing student/parent educational events throughout the state CORE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENT STRENGTHS • Visionary Leadership • Budget Management • Educational Marketing Knowledge • Assessment and Accountability • Curriculum Design and Implementation • Educational Planning • Staff Evaluation • Discipline Management • Change Management • Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis EDUCATION Doctorate, Psychology June, 2005 Madison University, Gulfport, MS Dissertation: Researched the understanding of diversity and diversity training among teachers within secondary education. Doctorate, Organizational Psychology (ABD) December 2007 Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota Dissertation: Rate of Employment Stability among Graduates of a Regionally Accredited Career School: This study aims to examine if students graduating from a career school are better prepared for the work place than those who attend two or four year’s traditional academic institutions. M.A., Sociology and Counseling Education Administration May 1997 North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina Thesis: Predictors of Academic Achievement Among Entering Students At A Magnet School B.A., Political Science May 1993 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina B.S., Sociology July 1989 College of Charleston Charleston, SC Professional Experiences Arts & Sciences Chairperson May 2006 to Present ECPI College of Technology, Charleston South Carolina: Managing several faculty members in the department of arts and sciences and 230 students; responsible for handling discipline and classroom management issues in the absent of the Director of Education; assisting with the interviewing, hiring of faculty members, conducting faculty meetings, as well as organizing and conducting personal advising sessions with students to help with necessary retention issues; scheduling for classes and adjunct schedule; other responsibility includes supervising evening students and instructors, teaching psychology and freshmen orientation. Sociology and Psychology Instructor Aug 2004 to March 2006 Career Education Corporation: LeCordon Bleu Culinary School of Miami: Teaching Cultural Diversity and Interpersonal Communications courses as apart of the general education curriculum, Academic and Personal Advising. Program Director/Instructor Aug 2001 to May 2003 Johnston Community College Smithfield, North Carolina: Responsible for Assist with finding grants to help with program funding, supervised a staff of 22 college instructors teaching in the public schools, handled/managed the employee’s grievance sessions, organized seminars involving employee’s benefits, facilitated staff evaluations and set up ranking system for incoming applications, recruited, interviewed and hired full and part time staff, organized recruitment meetings with colleges and universities, served as the college liaison with high school administrators and school board, monitored instructors behavior within the classroom, implemented and assisted with career fairs with the high schools and college, responsible for organizing all instructor’s staff development programs, taught high school and college (sociology and psychology), responsible for organizing curriculum with the high schools and with the community college Adjunct Professor Aug 1999 to Dec 2003 Durham, Roxboro, Johnston and Wake Counties Community College Systems: Provide instruction for students in the areas of sociology and psychology, as well as assist with instructional advising and design Admissions Representative/Program Manager Oct 1995 to Jan 1999 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina: Responsible for working with parents, students and school officials with curriculum design, arranged and Facilitated educational presentations for education community, managing 2 offices and conducting all administrative functions, recruited gifted students from across North Carolina, organized the statewide regional testing sites, processed applications and evaluation forms, conducted one-on-one and group interview sessions, responsible for arranging colleges and universities to attend on campus college fairs, organized training sessions for new interview teams (PowerPoint), assist with arranging on-campus regional testing for 1500 (plus) students, attend recruitment seminars and conferences for education recruitment professionals Student Services Counselor and Supervisor Aug 1989 to July 1995 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, North Carolina: Served as liaison/chairperson for my staff, assist with the budget for this department, member of the interview team for new counselors, department heads and teachers, assisted with implementing recruitment fairs for dorm counselors, supervised 12 employees and 350 students, approved and submitted staff program proposals, managed educational career programs and workshops facilitated employee evaluations and counseling sessions, conducted staff development and training sessions, handled administrative work for the position, recruiting and organizing Admissions Review Board conference Student Services Coordinator and Residential Director Aug 1986 to July 1989 College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina: Comply with confidentiality policy, schedule classes and staff work hours, handling all residential, counseling and facilities operation in student services, worked closely with school administrators and served as liaison for different school events, coordinator of programs that assist with student growth and satisfaction, took a proactive approach to handling students intervention programs PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Phi Chi Psychology Honor Society Induction June 2004 Walden University PUBLISHED WORK: All About Church Folks (ISBN: 0-595-40715-3) TEACHING INTERESTS Sociology, social problems, classroom management, organizational behavior, educational psychology, curriculum design, current issues and assessment and accountability. Methods courses: Classroom Management, Group Dynamics and Psychological Consultation PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS ATTENDED: Educating Practitioners to a New Way of Viewing Family Work March 2005 Mental Health Disability Determinations: The Process, Procedures And Your Role in It March 2005 Accomplishing a Student-Centered Mission with a Dynamic Multi- Cultural Community March 2003 Social Support Network March 2003 A Correlation Between Acceptance of Diversity of Ideas & Job Satisfaction in a Segment of the Defense Industry March 2001 Assessing Institutional Effectiveness March 2001 Media and Social Responsibility March 2000 Successful Writing Seminar March 2000 The Bad and The Ugly vs. The Good & The Educational March 2000 Tools for Conducting Evaluation Research March 2000 Leadership Organizations: Managing Learning & Change March 2000