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Senior Administrative Assistant
303A Reese Psych-Ed
Ext 2422
I meet with students who need information about the following: requirements
for the major, course schedules, credit for courses taken off-campus,
honors thesis requirements, ethics forms, and Harap, Reese and
Davol fund applications. I also administer the department
budget, monitor building and equipment needs, plan department
events and provide support for faculty and staff.
It is our hope that the department office is a welcoming place
for all students. If you have suggestions about how we can better
provide our services, we would like to hear them.
Curator of Animals
224 Reese Psych-Ed
As curator of the vivarium my responsibilities are
to care for all vertebra and invertabra animals before and after
all experiments, to order and maintain all supplies and equipment
in good working order, to supervise the student workers in their
duties, and to assist professors and students with projects involving
the use of animals. I have worked in veterinary hospitals for a
total of 19 years. For eight of those years I worked in the laboratory
as an emergency lab technician. Most of my interest leans toward
the laboratory field and in the future I would like to expand my
knowledge and abilities.
Visiting Instructor
Five College Teacher Licensure Coordinator
313 Reese Psych-Ed
Ext. 3300
Email: sfrenett
Degrees:
B.A., Smith College
Ed.M.,
Smith College
Courses Taught:
The Process of Teaching Learning in Secondary and Middle
Schools
As the teacher licensure coordinator for Five Colleges, Inc.,
I work with students and faculty from Mount Holyoke, Hampshire
and Amherst Colleges. Some of my responsibilities
include:
- Advising
students interested in pursuing teaching as a career
- Identifying
and overseeing practicum and pre-practicum placements
- Developing
relationships with area schools and administrators
-Serving
as a three-campus representative to the Massachusetts Department
of Education
Senior Research Associate
221 Reese Psych-Ed x2363
email: jlgagnon
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Mount Holyoke College
I am interested in studying role conflict in the lives of
working individuals. Specifically, I am interested
in learning how the role of the workplace can influence decisions
made by those who are juggling between work, school, and
family responsibilities. Currently, I am studying businesses
that offer tuition reimbursement benefits to their workforce
to understand the role they can play in both facilitating
learning and creating obstacles for working adults seeking
to attain a higher education. I am also interested
in researching how low-income ‘working students’,
students who work part-time while enrolled in school full-time,
manage the demands of school while juggling the responsibilities
associated with maintaining a job.
In addition to this project, I am working with Dr. Becky
Packard on a project focused on understanding how community
college women get ‘on-track’ to transfer to
four-year colleges or universities. Presently, we are
collaborating with several area community colleges to learn
how first generation college women interested in STEM careers
transition to the four-year school of their choice. Additionally,
I also enjoy researching programs within the local community
that serve to enhance and encourage positive futures and
opportunities for students who come from low-income backgrounds.
Teaching Assistant
142 Reese Psych-Ed
email: nlgilber
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.S., University of Massachusetts
My research interests center around the relationship
between attitudes and behavior. I have investigated
whether exposure to role models in leadership positions
affects one's perceptions of their own leadership
qualities and the likelihood of particular behavioral
outcomes.
A second line of research involves testing the effectiveness
of various teaching strategies, particularly those
involving large lecture courses.
Cheryl Lee
Lab Director: Research Methods
312 Reese Psych‑Ed
Ext 2202
email: cherylee
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
M.A., Mount Holyoke College
My primary interests in the area of Psychology involve
the process of learning – particularly as these processes
pertain to literacy development and mathematical reasoning. In
addition, I am fascinated by the process of scientific investigation
and research methodology.
Psychology Secretary
303 Reese Psych-Ed
Ext 2338
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sr. Administrative Assistant
Education Division
303 Reese Psych-Ed
Ext 2844
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Email: cmcgraw
B.A., Temple University
J.D., Temple University School
of Law
In the morning I am the Psychology Secretary and I offer
office support to the faculty, staff and students in the
Psychology Department.
In the afternoon
I serve as the Education Division Senior Administrative
Assistant. I
offer office/computer support to the two Directors of the
Teacher Licensure Programs and the Five-College Teacher Licensure Coordinator. I
am responsible for the paperwork between the division and local schools as
well as the paperwork sent to the Massachusetts Department of Education for
our program completers’ teacher
licenses. If you are at all interested in the teacher
preparation programs or the education minor, stop by and
I’ll direct you to the appropriate
person. I’m also responsible for maintaining the
Education Curriculum Library.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
140 Reese Psych‑Ed
email: niedz20d
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
I am interested in alternative schools for young adults
who have been diagnosed with an emotional and/or behavioral
disorder. I am exploring how these schools operate
and what it is like to teach in these settings.
Yedalis Ruiz
Graduate Teaching Assistant
138 Reese Psych‑Ed
email: yruiz
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
As a graduate student in the School of Education at UMass, my
research interests include the impact of social, economic and
political systems on the educational trajectories of inner-city
youth of color. I am currently interested in looking at the supplemental
educational resources provided to students through school-based
afterschool programs as compared to community- based afterschool
programs and how each of these influence inner city youths’ educational
outcomes both in the secondary and higher educational levels.
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