Suzanne Klatt MSW Phd, LISW-S Miami University Education, Health
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Suzanne Klatt MSW PhD, LISW-S Miami University Education, Health and Society Department of Family Studies and Social Work 128 McGuffey Oxford, OH 45003 Office Phone: 513-529-3421 Work: [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. Educational Leadership, Miami University Fellowship Multi-cultural, Multi-disciplinary Clinical Social Work Fellowship University of New Mexico, Children’s Psychiatric Hospital M.S.W Social Work, The Ohio State University B.S. Business, Indiana University HONORS AND AWARDS Miami University Hamilton Faculty Service Award (2015). This award is for Outstanding Service- Learning Faculty member at the Miami University Hamilton campus. Miami University Hamilton Center for Teaching and Learning (MUH CTL) (2014). Small Grant for Service Learning Teaching project ($500). EHS Mentoring Grant (2013). Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Applied for and received $500 in mentorship funding focused on supporting and developing mindfulness based interventions. Miami University Hamilton Research funds (2013). Received $500 funding for a mindfulness activity in after school program and research. Coalition for Healthy, Safe, and Drug Free Communities (2012): $500 Miami University Hamilton Research funds (2012). Received $300 funding for mindfulness evaluation tools. SAMSHA Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant to reduce high-risk drinking in the 18- 25 year-old population (2011-2014), Co-Chair on the Butler County Coalition for Healthy, Safe, and Drug Free Communities. Granted travel funds for conferences. Oxford Community Foundation. (2008). Received $1500 for ShareFest Project. ShareFest is a project designed to recycle student clothing and household items at the end of the school year and donate all items to local agencies. REQUEST TO REVIEW PAPER Reflection in the Workplace: Mindfulness Matters (2015), Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, JARHE-09-2014-0076.R1 Realizing Mindfulness/Mental Health/Resilience: A Promising New Intervention for People with Post- Traumatic Symptoms for publication, (2014), Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment. The value of a disciplinary teaching certificate program for chemistry and biology graduate students, (2014), Journal of College Teaching and Learning. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Director Miami University, Center for Contemplative Inquiry and Mindfulness Practices, Oxford, OH, 2015-current Clinical Faculty Miami University, Hamilton, OH, 2010-2015 Visiting Instructor Miami University, Oxford and Hamilton, OH, 2008-2010 Graduate Assistant Miami University Partnership Office, Oxford, OH 2005-2008 Graduate Admin. Assistant The Ohio State University Student Wellness Center, Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Columbus, OH 1997-1998 Clinical Social Worker Family Counseling Service, Inc., Athens, GA 2002-05 Clinical Social Worker The Bridge, Juvenile Justice & Treatment Facility, Athens, GA 2001-02 Social Work Fellow University Of New Mexico, Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, Albuquerque, NM 2000-01 Foster Care Case Worker Rosemont Center, Treatment Foster Care, Columbus, OH 1998-2000 Social Work Intern Southeast Community Mental Health Center, Columbus, OH 1997-98 Social Work Intern Maryhaven, Addiction/Mental Health Treatment, Columbus, OH 1996-97 BUSINESS: MARKETING RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT, AND MEDICAL SALES Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. Bock Pharmacal Company (now Sanofi), Chicago, IL 1994-1996 Assistant Project Director The NPD Group-Marketing Research, Rosemont, IL, 1993-1994 Project Manager Luhrs Marketing Research Corporation, Chicago, IL, 1990-1993 CURRENT RESEARCH My primary research and practice interest is mindfulness based practices and interventions. I develop and research Mindfulness Programs designed for higher education faculty, staff, and students; K-12 teachers and students; alternative school faculty, staff, and students; after school program staff and youth. Related projects connect to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Finally, I interested in the experiences of educators including residential and alternative school educator experiences. My future program of research will continue with the development, provision, training, and evaluation of mindfulness and/or contemplative practices in higher education, K-12, social work, families, and communities. TEACHING EXPERIENCE I taught the following undergraduate courses: Family Studies Internship; Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Introduction to Social Work (offered a service learning version as well); Introduction to Mindfulness multi-campus sprint (co-taught with two other Oxford faculty); Mindfulness Based interventions in after-school programming (undergraduate research assistant course); Social Welfare: Impact on Diverse Groups (offered a service learning version as well) Serving and Supporting Children, Youth, and Families I; Serving and Supporting Children, Youth, and Families II (offered a service learning version as well); Service in Urban Communities I (offered a service learning version as well); Service in Urban Communities II (offered a service learning version as well); Research and Evaluation Methods; Social Work Practice I; Social Work Practice II; Study Abroad-Child Well Being in the U.S. and U.K.: London; Mindfulness. Graduate Courses: Stress and Coping; MASW Concentration Focus Area Practice: Children, Youth and Families. Mindfulness in Education, Health and Work Independent Studies: Substance abuse; Welfare stigma; Self-sufficiency (service learning placement); Veteran’s Issues; Social media and isolation in the search for loved ones; Community assessment and development; Developing socially relevant films; Undergraduate teaching associate; Undergraduate research associate. Professional Presentations ACMHE Conference (2015-upcoming). Do online mindfulness practices impact student empathy and self-compassion? Building Just Communities. The 7th Annual Conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education. Klatt, S. & Egart, K. (2015). Mindfulness and Contemplative Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community: Year One. Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Mindfulness in Society International Conference, Chester, United Kingdom. Klatt, S. (2014). Things Fell Apart, What Will Emerge? Intention, Method, and Evaluation. The Sixth Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE) Conference. University of Washington, Seattle. Klatt, S. (2014). Mindfulness Practices, Empathy and Course Development, Lilly Conference on Teaching, Oxford, Ohio. Klatt, S. & Reardon, B. (2014). Developing a Center for Teaching and Learning: Year One Reflections. Presented at the Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio. Klatt, S. & Bush, K.R. (2014). Brief Mindfulness in Afterschool Programming (ASP): Challenges and Opportunities. 9th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. University of Roehampton, London, England, United Kingdom. Wessels, P., Tai, H., Fennen, K., Godeanu-Kenworthy, O., Green, J., Haynes, T. Ironstrack, T., Klatt, S., Kleiman, I., Krumpe, N., Marshall, J., Siforski, J., Stevens, C. (2013). The Engaged University: The Impact of Lecturers and Clinical/Professionally-Licensed Faculty. Lilly Conference on Teaching, Oxford, Ohio. Bretz, R.L., German, K.M., Klatt, S., McNish, C., Rotuno-Johnson, R., Sarquis, J.L., Scott, R.B., Slotten, C. (2009, May). Three Years in Review: Utilizing the Faculty Learning Community as a Pro-Active and Reactive Model for Improving Campus Inclusion and Engagement Through Dialogue and Action. Presented at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), San Diego, CA. Klatt, S., Poetter, T., & Eagle, J. (2008, April). And the survey says . !: Tracking ‘success’ and ‘impact’ of partnership curricula, 2001-2008. Presented at the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS), Orlando, FL. Crunkilton, D. & Klatt, S. (2007, June). Meditation. Presented at the North American Conference on Spirituality and Social Work, Dominican University, River Forest, IL. Klatt, S. (2007-2008). Facilitate Days of Dialogue on topics such as Education, Influence of Religion on Politics, Immigration, Campaign Finance Reform, and Foreign Policy. Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center. Cincinnati, Ohio. Klatt, S. (2003-2004) Family Team Meeting Moderator, Clarke County Department of Child and Family Services. Athens, Ohio. Organized and moderated strengths focused family team meetings through the Community Partnership for Protecting Children. Publications: Dimick, A. B., Noltemeyer, A. L., & Klatt, S. (2015, April). School-based mindfulness interventions (Ohio Project AWARE Brief No. 3). Oxford, OH. Klatt, S. (2015). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: spring 2015 Issue 1. Klatt, S. (2015). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: spring 2015 Issue 2. Klatt, S. (2014). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: Issue 1. Klatt, S. (2014). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: Issue 2. Klatt, S., Egart, K. (2014). Miami University Center for Awareness and Mindfulness Practices Proposal. Taylor, B. & Klatt, S. (2013). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: Issue 2 co-editor. Klatt, S. & Taylor, B. (2013). MUH Center for Teaching and Learning Newsletter: Issue 1 co-editor. Klatt, S. (2012). They’re just kids: Residential educators’ frustration and hope expressed as action. Dissertation, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Lloyd, S.A., Emery, B.C. & Klatt, S. (2009). Discovering Women’s Agency in Response to Intimate Partner Violence.