University of Maryland Counseling Center

Research & Development Presentations

Spring 2013

The Counseling Center announces the following presentations for its Research and Development Meetings during the Spring semester.

All interested faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited.

Time: 12:00-1:00 pm, Wednesdays
Place: Room 0114, Shoemaker Building

Meetings are scheduled for one hour over a bring-your-own lunch. Presenters are asked to provide time for discussion.

Sharon Kirkland-Gordon, Ph.D.
Director, Counseling Center

Programs

February 6
Topic: "Fearless Ideas"
Speaker: Brian Ullmann, Assistant Vice President, University Marketing and Communications

February 13
Topic: "Construction and Initial Validation of the Gendered Racial Microaggression Scale: An Exploration Among Black Women"
Speaker: Jioni Lewis, M.A., UMD Counseling Center Doctoral Intern

February 20
Topic: "2012 Spring Research Project: Diverse Learning Environments"
Speaker: Ann H. Becks, Graduate Coordinator, Research & Assessment Department of Resident Life

February 27
Topic: "Calvert's Creation: A Brief History of the University of Maryland"
Speaker: Anne Turkos, University of Maryland Archivist

March 6
No Presentation - ACPA Convention

March 13
Topic: "The Career Development of Asian American Female Visual Artists"
Speaker:Sharon Lee, M.A., UMD Counseling Center Doctoral Intern

March 20
Topic:"No Presentation - Spring Break"

March 27
Topic: "Career Aspirations and the First Generation Student"
Speaker:Margaretha Lucas, Ph.D., UMD Counseling Center

April 3
Topic: "John Fink, Coordinator of Transfer2Terp, Stamp Student Union "
Speaker:Transfer to Terp (T2T)

April 10
Topic: "Competition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
Speaker: Curt Grimm, Ph.D., Professor and Charles A. Taff Chair of Economics and Strategy, Department of Logistics, Business & Public Strategy

April 17
Topic: "The Sacred Dark Feminine and the Strong Black Woman: Expectations for and of Black Female Students"
Speaker: Sheri Parks, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Studies, Department of American Studies

April 24
Topic: "The Influence of Ethnic Identity and Meaning in Life on Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy "
Speaker: Sharon Lee, M.A., Jioni Lewis, M.A., Mrinalini Rao, M.S., & Trisha Raque-Bogdan, M.S., N.C.C., Doctoral Interns, UMD Counseling Center

May 1
Topic: "Addressing the Unique Needs of International Students on Campus"
Speaker: EEEO Committee