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Curriculum Vita Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD Personal Office address: Department of Psychology, Box 4031 I Kellogg Circle Emporia, KS 66801-5087 620-341-5552 620-341-5785 (fax) Home address: 1702 Yucca Ln. Emporia, KS 66801-5640 620-342-2872 e-mail address: [email protected] Education AS 1971 Biology University of South Carolina-Aiken BS 1973 Biology University of South Carolina-Columbia MEd 1979 Secondary Science Education University of South Carolina-Columbia MA 1983 Educational Psychology Teachers College, Columbia University MPhil 1984 Educational Psychology: Human Cognition and Learning Columbia University PhD 1986 Educational Psychology: Human Cognition and Learning Columbia University Professional Experiences 1973-1975 United States Peace Corps Volunteer, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, Philippines, rural public health education. Taught classes in market and food vendor sanitation, nutrition, family planning, and waste disposal; implemented medication delivery system to the barrios; gave immunizations. 2 1976-1981 Physical and life sciences teacher, assistant football coach, physical education teacher (1979-1980), chair of the Science Department (1977- 1981), district representative to the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (1978-1981), Aiken Junior High School and Schofield Middle School, Aiken, SC 1982-1986 Research assistant, Teachers College, Columbia University. Involved in the preparation, implementation, and statistical analyses of several studies including cross-cultural (Japan vs. United States) investigations of mother-infant interactions, teenage work habits, and attitudes about the elderly. Collaborated on a series of studies investigating the relationship between mood and memory 1986-1987 Lecturer, Division of Psychology and Special Education, Emporia State University 1987-1992 Assistant Professor, Division of Psychology and Special Education, Emporia State University 1987-1992 Division Advisor, Emporia State University Cooperative Education Program 1990-1993 Director, Emporia State University Honors Program • Responsible for staffing all Honors courses, establishing and implementing policy, course development, recruitment and retention of Honors Students. • Restructured the Honors Program, oversaw development of two new Honors courses--Freedom: A Global Cry and Introduction to African- American Studies. • Taught the Western Civilization honors course • Established an on-campus residential Honors Floor, took 27 students to three national and four regional Honors conventions, many of whom presented papers. • Program chair and host of the 1991 Great Plains Honors Council Convention • 1991-1992 President of the Great Plains Honor Council (later named an Honorary Life Member) • Program chair and host of the Kansas State Recognition Ceremony for the Duke University Talent Identification Program (1990- 1993). • Successfully nominated an Honors student to the 1993 USA-Today All-USA College Academic First Team–one of only 20 students in the nation to be so recognized. 1991-1992 Director, 1992 Kansas Regents Honors Academy 3 Responsible for selecting eight faculty, developing the curriculum, writing grant for $96,000 which was funded, administering $150,000 budget, overseeing nomination and selection process of the top 150 junior and senior high school students in the state, establishing rules and maintaining discipline, arranging room and board, scheduling courses, supervising a staff of eight hall advisors, enrollment, securing invited speakers, liaison with parents, and academy evaluation. 1992-1998 Associate Professor of Psychology, Emporia State University 1998 – Present Professor of Psychology, Emporia State University 1999 – Present Roe R. Cross Distinguished Professor Aug. - Nov. 1994 Associate Chair, Division of Psychology and Special Education Nov. 1994 – May 2008 Chair, Department of Psychology and Special Education (Note: Divisions at Emporia State University became departments in June, 2000). The department has 19 faculty and 14 graduate teaching assistants offering: • BA and BS in psychology • BSE in psychology (NCATE accredited) • MS in Clinical Psychology • MS in Psychology with concentrations in Experimental and Industrial/Organizational • MS in Special Education with concentrations in Adaptive and Gifted/Talented/Creative (NCATE accredited) • MS and EdS in School Psychology (NCATE and National Association of School Psychologists accredited) • MS in Art Therapy (nationally accredited by the American Art Therapy Association) • MS in Mental Health Counseling (nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) July, 1989 – May, 2008 Co-advisor of the Experimental Psychology concentration of the Master of Science in Psychology degree 1994 – 2010 Director, Bachelor of Science in Education psychology program June – December, 2008 Interim Dean, The Teachers College January, 2009 – Interim Associate Dean, The Teachers College March, 2009 April, 2009 – May, 2012 Associate Dean, The Teachers College 4 Responsibilities include the following: Coordinate preparation of folios for Kansas State Department of Education reviews; NCATE coordinator and chair of the NCATE Steering Committee; prepare reports to AACTE, NCATE, the Kansas State Board of Education, and the Kansas Board of Regents; monitor requirements of Title II and prepare and submit the required reports; oversee Office of Professional Education Services including teacher education admissions, exit criteria, certification, and concerns with student teachers; oversee the collection and scoring of the Teacher Work Samples for student teachers; serve as Executive Secretary of the all university councils involved in the governance of teacher education; monitor curricular changes within the university and The Teachers College; monitor budget expenditures and equipment requests for The Resource Center; supervise the administration and reporting of the TEVAL and IDEA; serve as the building manager, maintain safe, clean environment in Visser Hall; monitor room assignments for fall, spring, and summer semester courses; develop and monitor the faculty development and mentoring program for The Teachers College; monitor the budget and facilitate communication between the college and USD253 administrative personnel, faculty and staff within the Professional Development Schools and ESU; monitor the budget and facilitate communications between faculty; attend and participate in the KSDE Unit Head and Certification Meetings; serve as the ED220 Introduction to Teaching Coordinator; oversee activities associated with Community Counseling Services; other duties assigned by the Dean 2012 – 2019 Dean, The Teachers College Provide leadership in all phases of the college for academic programs, faculty, policy and procedure development, accreditation, and budget 2019-present Professor, Department of Psychology • Courses taught at Emporia State University (most current listed first) include statistics, methods for teaching psychology, introduction to the psychology major, advanced general psychology, introductory psychology honors discussion section, professional psychologist, undergraduate internship orientation, educational psychology, artificial intelligence, introduction to statistical software, introduction to western civilization, experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, introductory psychology, memory, and theories of motivation. • Established a one-credit hour laboratory component for the experimental psychology course • Created courses in advanced general psychology, professional psychologist, undergraduate internship orientation, cognitive psychology, memory, and artificial intelligence, and a laboratory for the study of cognition 5 • Primary research interests are the credentialing of high school psychology teachers throughout the nation, preservice and inservice preparation of high school psychology teachers, the teaching and learning of statistics, and the affect-imagery-memory relationships • Currently licensed in Kansas to teach middle and high school science and secondary psychology Peer-Reviewed Articles (in chronological order, * denotes student co-author) Carvajal, H., Gerber, J.*, Hewes, P.*, & Weaver, K. A. (1987). Correlations between scores on Stanford-Binet IV and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. Psychological Reports, 61, 83-86. Carvajal, H., Hardy, K.*, Smith, K. L.*, & Weaver, K. A. (1988). Relationships between scores on Stanford-Binet IV and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Psychology in the Schools, 25, 129-131. Carvajal, H., Shaffer, C.*, & Weaver, K. A. (1989). Correlations of scores of maximum security inmates on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. Psychological Reports, 65, 268-270. Carvajal, H., & Weaver, K. A. (1989). Relationships between scores of gifted children on Stanford-Binet IV and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised. Diagnostique, 14, 89-93. Carvajal, H., Weaver, K. A., & McKnab, P. (1989). Relationships between scores of gifted children on Stanford-Binet IV and Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement. Diagnostique, 14, 241-246. Robinson, M. C., Thomas, R., & Weaver, K. (1990, January). The psychology of computer games. Computer Gaming World, pp. 60, 61, 73. Weaver, K. A., & Buzzanga, V. L.* (1991). The value of departmental assessment. College Student Journal, 25, 178-180. Weaver, K. A., Davis, S. F., Look, C.*, Buzzanga, V. L.*, & Neal, L.* (1991). Examining