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CV-Ponec-1/18 1 CURRICULUM VITAE Debra L. Ponec, Ed.D. Professor of Education 10005 North 60th Street Phone: (402) 280-2557 (office) (402) 573-8647 (home) Fax: (402) 280 1117 (office) Email: [email protected] SCHOLASTIC HISTORY University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ed.D. Administration, Curriculum 1994 & Instruction Creighton University M.S. Elementary School Counseling 1989 University of Nebraska-Omaha M.S. Learning Disabilities/ 1981 Resource Teaching Creighton University B.S. Elementary/Special Education 1976 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Leadership: Chair, Creighton University 04/00-07/06; 07/11-08/16 Department of Education Acting Chair, Creighton University 01/00-04/00 Department of Education Associate Chair, Creighton University 07/98-01/00 Department of Education Director of Counselor Education, Creighton University 07/96-07/00; 07/08-07/11 Department of Education Academic: Professor of Education, Creighton University 07/14-present Department of Education Associate Professor, Creighton University 03/00-06/14 Department of Education Assistant Professor, Creighton University 07/95-03/00 Department of Education Instructor, Creighton University 08/94-05/95 Department of Education Education 210, Counseling 540 (Fall) Education 303, 425 (Spring) Instructor, College of St. Mary 01/95-05/95 Department of Education EDU/PSY/HSV 475 – Multicultural Education Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska – Lincoln 06/94-07/94 CV-Ponec-1/18 2 (Summer Session) Curriculum and Instruction 861 Graduate Assistant Instructor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 08/91-05/94 Curriculum and Instruction 131*, 330*, 331 Seminar classes: History of Education, Mainstreaming, Trends in Public Education *coordinated/developed materials for course University Supervisor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 08/91-12/91 Elementary Student Teachers 01/94-05/94 Guest Lecturer, Creighton University 07/91 Education 614 – Preventive Mental Health 07/92 Building Self-Esteem in the Elementary School 07/95 Elementary School Counselor, Archdiocese of Omaha 08/89-05/91 Assignment: St. James/Seton School * *Implemented program of services In-school Practicum Supervisor for Elementary School 01/91-05/91 Counselors, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Elementary School Special Education Teacher, 08/76-01/89 Omaha Public Schools Assignments: Spring Lake Elementary School Intermediate Learning Disabilities Conestoga Primary Center Primary Learning Disabilities Walnut Hill Elementary School Developmental Class Classroom Supervisor Elementary/Special Education 08/82-05/84 and Student Teachers 08/78-05/81 Educational Practicum Experience Upward Bound Program/Creighton University Summer 1989 (counseling) Ralston Public Schools (counseling) 05/89 Meyer Children’s Rehabilitation Institute (learning 01/81-05/81 disabilities) FIELDS OF INTEREST Teaching: Foundations of Education Elementary School Counseling Counseling Special Education Elementary Education Research: Relationships Among Professionals and Impact on School Counseling Programs School Counseling Effectiveness – framework and curriculum School Counseling Programs – Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families Values Integration into Curriculum CONSULTANTSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education Approval Process – University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE (October, 2016) Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. State Representative – CV-Ponec-1/18 3 Grace University, Omaha, NE (October, 2014) – meeting at Lincoln, NE Midland University, Fremont, NE (October, 2014) – meeting at Lincoln, NE Peru State College, Peru, NE (October, 2014) – meeting at Lincoln, NE University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE (October, 2014) – meeting at Lincoln, NE Consultant, Nebraska Department of Education (July-October, 2014). State Educator Program Approval Review; Presenter Consultant, Nebraska Department of Education (June, 2012-2013). State Educator Program Approval Design Committee; Chair Consultant and Liaison, Learning Community Partnership for Early Childhood Education (2012 -present) Consultant and Liaison, Catholic Urban Education Schools (CUES) (2012-2017) Consultant and Liaison, Latino Catholic Scholarship Fund, Chair: Mr. John Maginn (2012-2017) Consultant and Liaison, Curriculum, Assessment, and Programs – Omaha Archdiocese (2012 -2016) Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. State Representative – Concordia College, Crete, NE (June, 2012) – meeting at Lincoln, NE Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. State Representative – Doane College, Crete, NE (April, 2012) – meeting at Crete, NE Post Secondary Representative, Nebraska School Counseling Association, 2008-2011 Member, Ad Hoc Committee – School Guidance Counselor, Nebraska State Department of Education (2011) Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. State Representative – Wayne State College, Wayne, NE (November, 2009) – meeting at Lincoln, NE Senior Associate Fellow, Creighton University, Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment, 2006-2008 Associate Fellow, Creighton University, Office of Academic Excellence and Assessment, 2004-2006 Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. State Representative – Doane College, Crete, NE (April 2005) Member, Ad Hoc Committee – Diversified Occupations, Nebraska Department of Education, 2004 Chair, Awards Committee, NCACES Conference March, 2004 – Kansas City, MO Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education Accreditation Visit – St. Mary’s College, Omaha, NE (May, 2003) Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education Accreditation Visit – Hastings College, Hastings, NE (October, 2002) Examiner, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, State Representative - Union College, Lincoln, NE (April, 2002) Examiner, Nebraska Department of Education Accreditation Visit – Midland College, Fremont, NE (February, 2001) Co-Chair, Writing Committee – State Department of Education Guidance and Counseling Curriculum (Spring, 2001) NCATE State Training, UNO, Omaha, NE (July, 2001). Member, Select Writing Committee, Nebraska Comprehensive School Counseling Model, Nebraska Department of Education’s Division of Career Guidance and Counseling (1999) Member, Ad Hoc Committee – School Guidance Counselor, Nebraska State Department of Education (1999) Institutional Representative, Nebraska Council of Teacher Education (1998-June, 2006; 2011- present) Member, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities – Education Committee (2000-2006; 2011-present); President (2003-2004); Secretary (2001-2003); Treasurer (2001 -September, 2006) Member, Nebraska Association of Colleges for Teacher Education – President-Elect (2013-2015); Past President (2005-2007); President (2003-Present); President-Elect (2001-2003); Institutional Representative (1998-June, 2006; 2011-present) Member, North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision – Executive Committee: Member-at-Large (2003) Member, Editorial Board, Professional School Counseling (1997-2000) (National publication for professional organization) CV-Ponec-1/18 4 Member, Editorial Board, Nebraska Counselor (1998-2001) (State publication for professional organization) Member, St. James/Seton School Student Assistance Team (1989-1991) Member, Omaha Public Schools: Counseling Advisory Committee (1988-1989) Spring Lake School-Community Drug Team (1988-1989) Student Assistance Team (1986-1988) Curriculum Committee, Special Education Transition Skills (1986-1988) Pro-social Skills (1986-1987) Computer Assisted Individual Education Plan (1983-1984) Curriculum Objectives Checklist (1978-1979) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Member, American Counseling Association, affiliated with American School Counselor Association Association for Counselor Education and Supervision North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (including state affiliations) Member, Association for Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Education Council Institutional Representative, Nebraska Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Institutional Representative, Nebraska Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (NACTE) FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS Recipient, Associate Fellow of the Center for Great Plains Studies (1995) Recipient, Maude Hammond Fling Fellowship (1992-1993) Recipient, J. Galen Saylor Doctoral Assistantship (1991-1992) CERTIFICATION Nebraska Standard Certificate: Elementary Education, K-8 Elementary School Counseling, K-6 Special Education, K-12 Educable Mentally Handicapped Trainable Mentally Handicapped Learning Disabilities, K-6 GRANTS AEA Grant – Creighton University (2009-2010), “Procedures for Integrating Ignatian Charisms into Counselor Education Programs” SoTL Grant – Creighton University (2004-2005), “Embedding and Assessing Values” PT3 Grant – State partnership grant (2000-2003) NPQTE – State partnership grant (2000-2003) Institutional Research and Assessment Grant (Summer, 2000) Center for the Study of Children’s Issues, 1999, $960, funded, principal investigator DeWitt Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund – Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal (NeNER), 1999, $1560, funded, principal investigator Nebraska Department of Education/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Partnership, 1994-1995, $5000, funded, principal investigator Graduate Committee – Center for Curriculum and Instruction for Study and Policy Issues in Education, 1994, $3000, funded, principal investigator SCHOLARSHIP