Patricia Maguire ED.D

SUMMARY OF CAREER HISTORY

25 years experience teaching, training, developing and managing programs in multicultural settings (USA and international) in university-based teacher and counselor education; staff, organizational, and community training and development; and participatory research.

27 years community activism: gender and equity issues; sexual abuse, domestic violence, and mental health issues; and technology and education.

SUMMARY - UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988-ongoing Associate Professor (Tenured), Western New Mexico University, Gallup Graduate Studies Center, Gallup, New Mexico. Graduate faculty in NCATE accredited School of Education. Teach and develop education, counseling, and technology courses.

Collaboratively and individually design and facilitate teacher education, counseling, technology, gender studies, and alternative research methods courses for multicultural populations, including Native Americans, Alaska natives, international, and non-traditional students. Skilled in experiential teaching and authentic assessment methods with diverse populations and learning styles. Experienced in integration of web-based technology to support curriculum goals (F 98 started with nice.net; SP 99 WNMU purchased WebCT). Provided innovative integration of technology course on-site at local elementary school (2000). Consistently rated as excellent instructor by students. WNMU-Gallup Graduate Center provides teacher, administrator, and counselor education programs in an under-served, under-resourced setting for 300+ graduate students yearly (approximately 15-20% Native American). Consistent with NCATE and School of Education conceptual framework, implemented and sponsor a participatory decision-making group, the Gallup Graduate Student Advisory Council. Student advisement responsibilities. Work on various SOE and university committees. Publications in participatory research and feminisms; women and international development assistance. International reputation in participatory action research (PAR). Invited as key speaker, panel member, and contributing editor for international PAR conferences, publications, and training programs.

SUMMARY - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE and TRAINING CONSULTATION

2000-ongoing Coordinator, MAT Programs at WNMU-Gallup- Program development and management responsibilities for masters of arts in teaching programs (elementary, secondary, and special education), including liaison with area school districts and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Collaborative development of proposals for teacher development programs with Peace Corp Fellows and Teach America.

1991- Manage/Coordinate Teacher Licensure Program partnership with Gallup McKinley ongoing Schools - Coordinate liaison with GMCS for alternative licensure program with NM DOE, Certification Unit. Annual planning with GMCS Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources to update and ensure program adherence to university requirements. Advisement of teachers in program. Development and completion of yearly matrix to NM DOE, Certification Unit for each participant.

1994 Training Consultant, Human Science Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, Center For Research Methodology - Designed training institute and managed facilitator team for Participatory Research Training Institute held at University of Transkei for 200 professionals from southern Africa region. Part of larger HSRC post-apartheid effort to make its resources available to historically black universities for research capacity building (work with Drs. Derek Mulenga and Ineke Muelenbery-Buskens).

EDUCATION

1987 Ed.D. Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Emphasis - nonformal education and participatory research for empowerment; human resource development in international development assistance context; gender issues.

1986 Pergammon Press - National Women's Studies Association Award for Graduate Research, first place nationally.

1975 MS Counseling and Human Systems, Florida State University

1974 Basic Certificate, Gestalt Therapy, The Churchill Centre, London

1973 BA Psychology, with honors University of Florida Junior year in London

SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION

1999 - Education Technology Improvement Project (ETIP), Navajo Education Technology ongoing Consortium. Participant in 3 year series of 4 one-week technology training courses. Volunteer community member of Red Rock Elementary School Technology Team (Principal, two teachers, and community/parent member). Subsequently conducted web-quest training for Red Rock Elementary School faculty.

2000 MCI World Com Foundation, Marco Polo - Internet Content for the Classroom. WNMU RETA Training, Boothill Lab, April 2000.

1999 WebCt, Powerpoint and Electronic Portfolio Courses (4 credits total) at WNMU

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2000 Uneven Ground: feminisms and action research. Chp 5 (pp. 59-69). Handbook of Action Research.. Peter Reason and Hilary Bradbury (eds). London: Sage Publications.

2000 The Congruency Thing: transforming psychology research and pedagogy. Chp 13 From Subjects to Subjectivities: A Handbook of Interpretive and Participatory Methods. Deborah Tolman and Mary Brydon-Miller (eds). New York: New York University Press.

2000 Enduring Lessons: Dig In, Connect, Listen, Act Congruently. New author's preface for fourth printing of my book, Doing Participatory Research: A Feminist Approach (1987). Amherst, Massachusetts: Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts. Foreward by Davydd Greenwood, Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology, Cornell.

1996 Feminist participatory research: knowing and being openly embrace. Chp 3. In Participatory Research in Health: Issues and Experiences. K. de Koning and M. Martin (eds). London: Zed Books. Also published in southern Africa by National Progressive Primary Health Care Network (NPPHCN), Johannesburg, South Africa.

1996 Considering more feminist participatory research: what's congruency got to do with it? Special Issue - Qualitative Inquiry. Y. Lincoln and P. Reason (Eds). Vol.2, No. 1, pp.106-118.

1996 Reviewer - for juried journal, Qualitative Inquiry, editors N. Denzin & Y. Lincoln

1994 Participatory Research - One Feminist's Perspective - Beyond Androcentrism. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Participatory Research in Health Promotion. in K. de Koning (ed). Liverpool, England: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, ERG.

1993 Challenges, Contradictions, and Celebrations: Attempting Participatory Research. Chp 10. In Voices of Change: Participatory Research in the United States and Canada. P. Park, M. Brydon-Miller, B, Hall, T. Jackson (eds). Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey.

1987 Doing Participatory Research: A Feminist Approach. Amherst: Massachusetts: Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts/Amherst. (Third printing, 1992).

1987 Challenging Male Monopolies: Feminist Participatory Research. Perspectives. Summer. Women of Color Issue.

1985 Getting it Together...Together: A Handbook for Volunteers. Gallup, New Mexico: BFS Inc.

1984 Women in Development: An Alternative Analysis. Amherst, MA: Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts.

1980 Training of Trainers Manual. Lome, Togo: US Peace Corps, African Regional Training Resource Office.

1979 Evaluation of Guidance & Counseling Services 1978-79 (with V. Spielbichler). Kingston, Jamaica: Ministry of Education

1978 Evaluation of Guidance & Counseling Services 1977-78. Jamaica: Ministry of Education

RECENT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS-PAPERS

June 2001 Bridging the Gap: Feminisms and Participatory Action Research. With M. Brydon-Miller University of Cincinnati, and A. McIntyre, Fairfield University Successfully obtained grant funds from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), to design and facilitate working conference for 25 international scholars June 22-24, 2001, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Established pre-conference web-based threaded discussion site for collaborative conference planning and community building.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES - EXAMPLES from 2001-1992

2000-2001 Working member, University Promotion and Tenure Task Force

1997- Faculty Advisor, GGSC - Graduate Candidate Advisory Council: Development and ongoing faculty advisor for first and ongoing graduate student advisory council - elected advisory council of 12 graduate students (3 from each of 4 programs) meeting monthly for meaningful input and decision making in program, policy, and center improvement. Congruent with SOE conceptual framework for active, participatory decision making.

1999-1990 Intake Interviews, Counselor Education Masters Program - team member to conduct Intake interviews for prospective counseling masters candidates for GGSC program.

1998- 1999 WNMU Virtual Campus Committee: member of university committee to explore and implement web-based technologies in support of curriculum. Fall 1998 - with no university support, implemented Classroom Internet Assistant via nicenet.net, a www site for threaded discussions, link sharing, and document sharing . Class generated data and evaluation of strengths and limitations of web-based course assistant. Helpful to university implementation of WebCT. 1996-Ongoing - consistent and increased integration of internet resources into course requirements.

1997-98 GGSC New Facility - with no release time from chairperson & faculty load, initiated and brokered process to obtain, design, and build 6,600 square foot new facility for GGSC (6 offices, 3 classrooms, and computer lab). Obtained bids, scouted property, worked with contractor and architect, worked with vendors to obtain bids for connectivity wiring, 56 K line, phone system, computer lab set up, and security system. Liaison between main campus management and contractor. Managed organization of building dedication and publicity -May 1998 - dedication speakers included state representative, VP of Navajo Nation, superintendent and mayor, and WNMU President. Organized traditional Navajo blessing of new facility.

1996-97 NCATE Participatory Process - proactively organized input of GGSC graduate students into development and revision of SOE vision statement and goals. GGSC graduate students wrote extensive critiques and offered modifications during "Invitation to Comment" period. GGSC graduate student comments utilized at SOE Fall 1996 retreat refinement of Vision statement.

1994-1997 US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ft. Defiance Agency, Special Education Personnel Training. Managed collaborative planning and implementation of on-site professional development training for agency-wide schools special education personnel. Innovative model of inclusion training of all school staff from certified personnel to bus drivers and dorm aides. Additional work with BIA Boarding schools for on site training funded by Navajo Nation Trust Fund.

1994 Award - Honored by NM Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs for work done at WNMU-GGSC that contributed to training of NM professionals in handling sexual abuse issues.

COMMUNITY ACTION & VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

1995-ongoing Girl Scout Troop Leader, Troops #2282 and 3211 Chaparral Council. Leader for 2 troops - 14 Junior Girl Scouts; 5 Cadette Girls Scouts - multicultural troops. Meet 2x month plus additional community service projects. Developing girls' leadership and citizenship skills. Consistent with resiliency and child development research that children need consistent, caring adults in their lives.

2000 Special Award for Outstanding Service as Community Reader, Red Rock Elementary

1994-1997 Organizer, WNMU-GGSC Annual (4 years) "Food for Thought" Children's Book Drive. Annually collect over 1200 children's books for distribution in Baskets for Brotherhood Thanksgiving Food Drive (sponsored by KGAK), Christmas distribution (Zuni WIC), and distribution through other holiday programs. Involves over 140 area families. Supporting children's literacy and National Education Goals, Goal #1.

1992- 97 Co-President, Red Rock Elementary School Technology Foundation (1992-96). Worked with teachers, parents, and district level officials to purchase hardware, 56k line, and sponsor teacher training to integrate technology in support of curriculum goals in aculturally diverse elementary school. 1996 - Recipient of Gallup McKinley County School Board Award for contribution to school district through Technology Foundation

1992-98 Classroom Literacy Volunteer: read biweekly with readers/pre-readers to help develop literacy skills. For two years managed classroom Book-It Program to encouragehome reading. 1995 - Recipient of GMCS School Board Award for Book It efforts. 1998- Young Author Program Volunteer- help students word process and edit their books.

1991-94 President, Board of Directors, New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1991 Keynote March & Rally Speaker, First Annual Gallup March and Rally Against Domestic Violence. National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Speech: Raising Little Mermaids and Terminators: the fertile soil of domestic violence.

1992 - 98 Distinguished Teacher Award Selection Committee Member, Gallup, New Mexico. Working Judge for 2 year rotation - involved classroom observations of K-12 teacher nominees and evaluating written applications. Distinguished Teacher Award sponsored by Gallup Independent newspaper and Sunwest Bank.

1985 -93 Member and Elected Secretary/Board of Directors, American Association of University Women, Gallup Branch. Community service project and scholarship fund raising.

1984-86 On-call Volunteer, Battered Families Services, Gallup, New Mexico. Volunteer to meet & escort endangered women and their children to safe shelter, often in the middle of the night; conducted initial intake interview & informal counseling; provide transportation for women & their children to area social & legal services.

1981-83 Working member, National Organization for Women, Hampshire County Chapter, Massachusetts. Chapter President (1982). Delegate to National NOW Conference, 1982.