Mary Ann Clark Associate Professor B.O. Smith Research Professor Counselor Education College of Education University of Florida 1214 Norman Hall PO Box 117046 Gainesville FL 32611 352-273-4331 Fax: 352-846-2697 |
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Research Biography
Mary Ann Clark is an associate professor and School Counseling Coordinator in the Department of Counselor Education who has extensive professional experience as a school counselor and school administrator. Her research interests are in the following areas: male underachievement in public education, counselors as educational leaders, factors in the success of poor and minority students, international collaboration, and school/university partnerships. Dr. Clark has worked as a school counselor and administrator with the Department of Defense Dependent Schools on military bases in England where she held a variety of positions over a 13 year period. She enjoys collaborative activities, including field experiences for students and research with the School Board of Alachua County. She was a B.O. Smith Research Professor examining data and developing systemic interventions for underachieving male students in public education. Dr. Clark was selected as the 2008 Graduate Faculty Teacher of the Year in the College of Education.
Degrees
Ph.D. - University of Florida, Counselor Education
B.A. - Wake Forest, Psychology
Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, August 2005-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, August, 2000-2005.
Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership and Counseling, Old Dominion University. Norfolk, Virginia, August 1998-July 2000
Activities
American School Counseling Association
American Educational Research Association
Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
European Branch of the American Counseling Association
Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
Florida Counseling Association
Editorial Board, Professional School Counseling
College Board National Association for School Counselor Advocacy Summit Group
Take Stock in Children Advisory Board
Awards and Honors
Graduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, 2008, College of Education, University of Florida
B.O. Smith Research Professor, College of Education, University of Florida, 2006-2009
Bigg-Pines 2007 award for ASERVIC (ACA group). “A high quality empirical study that moves the literature forward” and outstanding contribution to the Journal, Counseling and Values, for the article, Lee, S., Puig, A. & Clark, M.A. (2007). The role of religiosity on postsecondary degree attainment. Counseling and Values 52 (1), pp. 25-39.
Internationalizing the Curriculum Award, University of Florida, 2005-2006
Graduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, 2008, College of Education, University of Florida
B.O. Smith Research Professor, College of Education, University of Florida, 2006-2009
Bigg-Pines 2007 award for ASERVIC (ACA group). “A high quality empirical study that moves the literature forward” and outstanding contribution to the Journal, Counseling and Values, for the article, Lee, S., Puig, A. & Clark, M.A. (2007). The role of religiosity on postsecondary degree attainment. Counseling and Values 52 (1), pp. 25-39.
Internationalizing the Curriculum Award, University of Florida, 2005-2006
School Counseling Around the World, 2005-2006, University of Florida Internationalizing the Curriculum Research Award.
Using Character Education to Create Caring and Productive Classrooms, (2003-2004, University of Florida College of Education Research Incentive Fund.
Developing Electronic Portfolios for Counselor Education Students, 2002, University of Florida, PT3 Technology Minigrant.
Training counselor and teacher interns to teach elementary students to communicate caring and respect for self and others, 2000, Old Dominion University Summer Research Fellowship Award.
Books, Monographs, and Chapters
Leibforth, T. & Clark, M.A. (2008). Getting Acquainted with Families. In E. Amatea (Ed). Developing culturally responsive family-school partnerships: From theory to practice. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Pp. 201-251.
Clark, M.A. (2008). Embracing Diversity: Teaching and Modelling Appreciation for Other Cultures. In B. Swaffield and I. Guske, Education Landscapes in the 21st Century: Cross-cultural Challenges and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2007). Managing Your School Counseling Program: K-12 Developmental Strategies (3rd ed.). Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2002):Teaching children to respect and care for others. Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2002). Teaching children to respect and care for others. The instructor’s guide. Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Clark, M.A. & Loesch, L.C. (in press). Parents’ questions about testing in schools-And some answers. In B. T. Erford, Professional School Counseling: A handbook of theories, programs, and practices,(2nd ed.) pp. 415-422. Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed.
Clark, M.A. (2002). Reaching potentially violent youth in schools: A guide to assessment, alertness, atmosphere and accountability. In G. McAuliffe, Working with troubled youth in schools: A guide for all school staff. pp. 19-30. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Articles
Leibforth, T. & Clark, M.A. (2008). Getting Acquainted with Families. In E. Amatea (Ed). Developing culturally responsive family-school partnerships: From theory to practice. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Pp. 201-251.
Clark, M.A. (2008). Embracing Diversity: Teaching and Modelling Appreciation for Other Cultures. In B. Swaffield and I. Guske, Education Landscapes in the 21st Century: Cross-cultural Challenges and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2007). Managing Your School Counseling Program: K-12 Developmental Strategies (3rd ed.). Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2002):Teaching children to respect and care for others. Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Wittmer, J. & Clark, M.A. (2002). Teaching children to respect and care for others. The instructor’s guide. Educational Media Corporation: Minneapolis, MN.
Clark, M.A. & Loesch, L.C. (in press). Parents’ questions about testing in schools-And some answers. In B. T. Erford, Professional School Counseling: A handbook of theories, programs, and practices,(2nd ed.) pp. 415-422. Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed.
Clark, M.A. (2002). Reaching potentially violent youth in schools: A guide to assessment, alertness, atmosphere and accountability. In G. McAuliffe, Working with troubled youth in schools: A guide for all school staff. pp. 19-30. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Articles
Washington, E.A., Clark, M.A. & Dixon, A. L. (in press). “Everyone in School Should Be Involved”: Pre-service Counselors’ Perceptions of Democracy and the Connections Between Character Education and Democratic Citizenship Education. Journal of Research in Character Education.
Janson, C., Stone, C., & Clark, M.A. (in press). Stretching Leadership: A Distributed Perspective for School Counselor Leaders. Professional School Counseling.
Camizzi, E., Clark, M.A., Yacco, S.* & Goodman, W. (2009). Becoming “Difference Makers:” School/University Collaboration to Create, Implement and Evaluate Data Driven Counseling Interventions. Professional School Counseling. 12, (6), 471-479.
Clark, M.A. and Breman, J.C.* (2009). School counselor inclusion: A collaborative model to provide academic and social-emotional support in the classroom setting. Journal of Counseling and Development. 87 (1), 6-11.
Clark, M.A., Flower, K., Oakley, E.* & Walton, J. (2008). Tackling male underachievement: Enhancing a positive learning environment for middle school boys. Professional School Counseling. 12 (2), 127-132.
Clark, M.A., Thompson, P. & Vialle, W. (2008). Examining the Gender Gap in Educational Outcomes in Public Education: Involving Pre-Service School Counsellors and Teachers in Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Research. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 30 (1), 52-66.
Clark, M.A., Lee, S., Goodman, W. & Yacco, S.* (2008). Examining Male Underachievement in Public Education: Action Research at a District Level. NASSP Bulletin, 92 (2). 111-132.
Lee, S., Puig, A. & Clark, M.A. (2007). The role of religiosity on postsecondary degree attainment. Counseling and Values 52 (1), 25-39.
Clark, M.A. & Amatea, E. (2006). Joining forces: Building collaborative learning communities through family-school-university-community partnerships. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11 (1), 57-70.
Clark, M.A., Brooks, M., Lee, S.*, Daley, L.P,* & Crawford, Y.* (2006). Factors influencing the educational success of minority pre-service educators. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 8 (1), 121-135.
Gelter, J.*, & Clark, M.A. (2005). Implementing classroom guidance: Management strategies for middle school counselors. Professional School Counseling, (9) 2, 164-166.
Amatea, E. & Clark, M.A. (2005). Changing schools, changing counselors: A qualitative study of school administrators’ conceptions of the school counselor role. Professional School Counseling, (9) 1, 16-27.
Clark, M.A. & Amatea, E. (2004). Teacher perceptions and expectations of school counselor contributions: Implications for program planning and training. Professional School Counseling (8) 2, 32-140.
Clark, M.A., Shreve, K.* & Stone, C.B. (2004). Taking stock in children: Collaborating to promote success for low income secondary students. NASSP Bulletin 88 (641) 61-73.
Clark, M.A. (2004). Teaching children to respect and care for others: An application of multiple intelligences theory. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 13 (1), 5-11.
Clark, M.A., Severy, L.*, & Sawyer, S.A.* (2004). Creating connections: Using a narrative approach in career group counseling with college students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Journal of College Counseling (7) 24-31.
Clark, M.A. (2003). Training school interns to teach elementary students to respect and care for others. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development, (42), 91-106.
Clark, M.A. & Horton-Parker, R. (2002). Professional development schools: New opportunities for training school counselors. Counselor Education and Supervision (42) 1, 58-75.
Clark, M.A. & Stone, C. (2002). Clicking with students: Using online assignments in counselor education courses. Journal of Technology and Counseling, (2) 2. Available at: http://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/clarkstone.htm
Stone, C. & Clark, M.A. (2001, Fall). School counselors and principals: Powerful allies in school improvement. Florida Educational Leadership, (2) 1, 45-51.
Stone, C., & Clark, M.A. (2001) School counselors and principals: Partners in support of academic achievement. NASSP Bulletin 85 (624), 46-53.
Clark, M.A. & Bondy, E. (2000). Building a foundation for effective teaching of poor and minority students: The Bright Futures semester. Educators for Urban Minorities. 1 (2), 3-16.
* Denotes doctoral students at time of submission of manuscript
Janson, C., Stone, C., & Clark, M.A. (in press). Stretching Leadership: A Distributed Perspective for School Counselor Leaders. Professional School Counseling.
Camizzi, E., Clark, M.A., Yacco, S.* & Goodman, W. (2009). Becoming “Difference Makers:” School/University Collaboration to Create, Implement and Evaluate Data Driven Counseling Interventions. Professional School Counseling. 12, (6), 471-479.
Clark, M.A. and Breman, J.C.* (2009). School counselor inclusion: A collaborative model to provide academic and social-emotional support in the classroom setting. Journal of Counseling and Development. 87 (1), 6-11.
Clark, M.A., Flower, K., Oakley, E.* & Walton, J. (2008). Tackling male underachievement: Enhancing a positive learning environment for middle school boys. Professional School Counseling. 12 (2), 127-132.
Clark, M.A., Thompson, P. & Vialle, W. (2008). Examining the Gender Gap in Educational Outcomes in Public Education: Involving Pre-Service School Counsellors and Teachers in Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Research. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 30 (1), 52-66.
Clark, M.A., Lee, S., Goodman, W. & Yacco, S.* (2008). Examining Male Underachievement in Public Education: Action Research at a District Level. NASSP Bulletin, 92 (2). 111-132.
Lee, S., Puig, A. & Clark, M.A. (2007). The role of religiosity on postsecondary degree attainment. Counseling and Values 52 (1), 25-39.
Clark, M.A. & Amatea, E. (2006). Joining forces: Building collaborative learning communities through family-school-university-community partnerships. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11 (1), 57-70.
Clark, M.A., Brooks, M., Lee, S.*, Daley, L.P,* & Crawford, Y.* (2006). Factors influencing the educational success of minority pre-service educators. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 8 (1), 121-135.
Gelter, J.*, & Clark, M.A. (2005). Implementing classroom guidance: Management strategies for middle school counselors. Professional School Counseling, (9) 2, 164-166.
Amatea, E. & Clark, M.A. (2005). Changing schools, changing counselors: A qualitative study of school administrators’ conceptions of the school counselor role. Professional School Counseling, (9) 1, 16-27.
Clark, M.A. & Amatea, E. (2004). Teacher perceptions and expectations of school counselor contributions: Implications for program planning and training. Professional School Counseling (8) 2, 32-140.
Clark, M.A., Shreve, K.* & Stone, C.B. (2004). Taking stock in children: Collaborating to promote success for low income secondary students. NASSP Bulletin 88 (641) 61-73.
Clark, M.A. (2004). Teaching children to respect and care for others: An application of multiple intelligences theory. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 13 (1), 5-11.
Clark, M.A., Severy, L.*, & Sawyer, S.A.* (2004). Creating connections: Using a narrative approach in career group counseling with college students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Journal of College Counseling (7) 24-31.
Clark, M.A. (2003). Training school interns to teach elementary students to respect and care for others. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development, (42), 91-106.
Clark, M.A. & Horton-Parker, R. (2002). Professional development schools: New opportunities for training school counselors. Counselor Education and Supervision (42) 1, 58-75.
Clark, M.A. & Stone, C. (2002). Clicking with students: Using online assignments in counselor education courses. Journal of Technology and Counseling, (2) 2. Available at: http://jtc.colstate.edu/vol2_2/clarkstone.htm
Stone, C. & Clark, M.A. (2001, Fall). School counselors and principals: Powerful allies in school improvement. Florida Educational Leadership, (2) 1, 45-51.
Stone, C., & Clark, M.A. (2001) School counselors and principals: Partners in support of academic achievement. NASSP Bulletin 85 (624), 46-53.
Clark, M.A. & Bondy, E. (2000). Building a foundation for effective teaching of poor and minority students: The Bright Futures semester. Educators for Urban Minorities. 1 (2), 3-16.
* Denotes doctoral students at time of submission of manuscript
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