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Lisa Pescara-Kovach Associate Professor of Educational Psychology Director, Center for Education in Targeted Violence and Suicide Educational Foundations and Leadership The University of Toledo Judith Herb College of Education Toledo, Ohio 43606 [email protected] CURRICULUM VITAE Current Address: 435 Quail East Drive Oregon, Ohio 43616 Work Phone: 419-530-2048 Cell Phone: 419-215-8349 EDUCATION 1994 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Experimental Developmental Psychology w/Minor in Child Clinical Psychology, The University of Toledo, Department of Psychology 1993 Master of Arts (M.A.) in Experimental Developmental Psychology, The University of Toledo, Department of Psychology 1990 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology, The University of Toledo, Department of Psychology NATIONAL LEVEL APPOINTMENTS • 2017 – present Advisory Board Member, National Behavioral Intervention Team Association AWARDS AND RECOGNITION • 2018 – 2019 Selected for The University of Toledo Provost Office Leadership Institute • 2017 The University of Toledo Edith Rathbun Outreach and Engagement Award • 2015 National Exchange Club Champion for Children Award • 2007 Equality Toledo Award • 2007 The University of Toledo Student Centeredness Award – month of November • 2005 - 2006 The University of Toledo Outstanding Teacher Award • 2006 The University of Toledo College of Education Service Award ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS – THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO • 2017-present Content Expert and Instructor, STRIVE to Survive Collaborative Training • 2009-present Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Judith Herb College of Education • 2002-2008 Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Judith Herb College of Education • 1999-2002 Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Judith Herb College of Education • 1997-1999 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Program for Developmental Studies, Department of Psychology • 1994-1999 Part-Time Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychology • 1992-1993 Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Psychology • 1991-1992 Graduate Research Associate, Department of Psychology • 2015-present Director, Center for Education in Targeted Violence and Suicide 1 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE-BASED APPOINTMENTS • 2019–present Chair, The University of Toledo Mass Violence Collaborative • 2016-present Director, The University of Toledo Center for Education in Mass Violence and Suicide • 2016-present Founder and Certified Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team Member for Northwest Ohio, Certified in Individual and Group Response through the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation • 2016-present National ACE Awards Selection Committee, National Exchange Club. • 2015-present Advisory Board Member, Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition • 2015-2017 Curriculum/Course Designer, United States Department of Justice ECAIPP Grant #2011- BXDG-2013), Distance Learning Format Curriculum for a 40-Hour Behavior Intervention Team Training • 2013-2016 Curriculum/Course Designer, United States Department of Justice ECAIPP Grant #2011-BX- DG, See Something, Hear Something, Say Something Course • 2014-2016 Trainer, United States Department of Justice ECAIPP, Creating Behavior Intervention Teams for K-12 • 2013-2016 Fundamentals of Mental Illness for Law Enforcement Trainer for Law Enforcement/Crisis Intervention Team Training – 4 trainings annually for law enforcement, military, social workers • 2013-2016 Trainer, United States Department of Justice ECAIPP, Campus Prevention and Protection Plan • 2013-2016 Advisory Board Member, Rhodes State Center for Critical Incidents Response and Recovery • 2005-present Executive Director, State of Ohio, Bully Police USA • 2002-2003 Trustee, My Brother’s Brother and My Sister’s Sister, non-profit organization. Assist director in ensuring positive enrollment and experiences among African-American students in colleges and universities in the United States. • 2001-2002 Research Director, River Centre Eating Disorders Clinic. Managed data for the National Eating Disorders Screening Program. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ TEACHING EXPERIENCE – Past and Ongoing I. Courses Taught Each Semester from 1999 – Present • Child Development: Typical (EDP-3210 or EDP-5240/7240), The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 30. Taught Approximately 52 sections to date. II. Master/Doctoral Level Courses DESIGNED AND TAUGHT at The University of Toledo Summer 2019 • Violence Prevention: Causes, Prevention and Intervention. 10 students. Spring 2019 • Applied Child and Adolescent Development. 30 students. • Prevention Through Postvention in Targeted Violence, Terrorism, and Suicide. 15 students. Fall 2018 • Behavior Management. 30 students. • School Violence: Theories, Prevention and Intervention. Three sections. Average enrollment: 25. Spring 2018 • Issues and Innovations in Learning and Instruction – Re-designed with all new readings and assignments – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP-5310. Taught three re-designed sections • Case Management in Suicide and Targeted Violence – New Course – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/6190/8190. Taught one section spring 2018 2 Fall 2017 • Behavior Management (second redesign/new articles) – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP- 5330-/7330. Taught three sections fall 2017 Spring 2017 (Designed) • Prevention, Active Response, Intervention, and Recovery in Targeted Violence and Suicide – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP-6380/8380. Taught one section as EDP-6190/8190 (seminar); teaching it with its approved course number, A/Y 2018-2019 • Threat Assessment and Case Management in Targeted Violence, Terrorism, and Suicide – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP-5950/7950. Taught one section. Goal is to put formalized course through curriculum tracking fall 2018 with an official course number Fall 2016 • Behavior Management (first redesign) – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP-5330/7330. Taught three sections to date Summer 2016 • Applied Child and Adolescent Development – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level/EDP- 5240/7240. Taught three sections to date Fall 2015 • Behavior Management – Distance Learning Format. Master/Doctoral Level/EDP-5330/7330. Taught two sections to date Summer 2015 • Child Development for School Professionals – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level (EDP- 5230/7230). The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education: Credit Hours: 3, Average Enrollment: 25. Taught one section to date • Child Behavior and Development – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level (EDP-4210/5210). Average Enrollment 25. Taught three sections to date Fall 2014 for Battelle-funded Master of Education in Science – Designed and Taught • Issues and Innovations in Learning and Instruction – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level (EDP-5310/7310). Average Enrollment: 25. Taught three sections to date Fall 2014 – Designed and Taught • Child Behavior and Development-Distance Learning Format - (EDP-4210/5210) • School Violence: Theories, Causes, Prevention, and Intervention - (EDP-6120/8120: On Campus now also in Distance Learning Format). Spring 2011 – Designed and Taught • Seminar in Bullying: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention of Bullying and School Violence (EDP- 6190/8190). __________________________________________________________________________________________________ III. Other Courses TAUGHT at The University of Toledo • Social Development – Distance Learning Format, Master/Doctoral Level (EDP-6250/8250). The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education: Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 10 • Applied Psychology For Teachers – Distance Learning Format (EDP-3200). The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education: Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 30 3 • Social Development (EDP-6250/8250), The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 15. Two sections • The Role of School and Society in Preventing Bullying (TSOC 6190/8190), The University of Toledo, College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Enrollment: 11 (shared enrollment with Dr. Renee Martin). One section • Early Child Development: Atypical (SPED-3220), The University of Toledo, College of Education. Credit Hours: 1. Average Enrollment: 30. Two sections • Adolescent Behavior and Development (EDP-3220; EDP-4220/5220), The University of Toledo, College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 35. Five sections • Life Span Development (EDP-3290), The University of Toledo, College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Average enrollment: 35. One section • Social Development, The University of Toledo, College of Education. Credit Hours: 3. Average enrollment: 10. Two sections IV. Courses Taught Prior to 1999 • Abnormal Psychology (PSY-2200), The University of Toledo, Department of Psychology. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 50. One section • Abnormal Psychology, Owens Community College, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 20. One section • Cognitive Psychology (PSY-2400), The University of Toledo, Department of Psychology. Credit Hours: 3. Average Enrollment: 50. Two sections • General Psychology, Owens Community College, Department of Social