Doctor of Philosophy. University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work, 2009. Dissertation: Financial literacy and social work: Questions of competence and relevance. Committee: Ira Colby (chair), Patrick Leung, and Meredith Delk.
Master of Social Work. University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work. Political concentration. May 2007.
Master of Arts in Behavioral Sciences – Psychology. University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2002.Thesis: Adult cognitive development and the Need for Cognition Scale: Identifying adults most likely to develop characteristics of postformal thought. Committee: Kyna Shelley (chair) and Lynn Tillman-Dowdy.
Masters of Divinity. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, 1986.
Bachelors of Business Administration. University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1977.
Professional Associations
Association for Baccalaureate Program Directors Association for Community Organization and Social Action Council on Social Work EducationAssociation for Psychological Science Financial Capability and Asset Building Coalition Influencing Social Policy JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy - South Dakota National Alliance on Mental Illness National Rural Social Work Caucus Society for Social Work and Research Social Welfare Research Consortium | Honors and Awards
Top 1% Reviewer for Social Sciences worldwide, Publons, 2019. Faculty Research Achievement Award, School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2019 School of Health Sciences Nominee, President's Award for Research Excellence - Established Faculty, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2018 Faculty Research on Teaching Effectiveness in Policy Award, Influencing Social Policy, St Louis, Missouri, 2018 Top Reviewer, Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, Atlanta, Georgia, 2018 Outstanding Faculty Award for Distinguished Service, School of Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2018 Policy Fellow, Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 2017 Nominee, Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 2015 Awarded Course Redesign Fellowship, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of South Dakota, 2014
Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Research Award, School of Health Sciences, 2014
Nominee, Belbas-Larson Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of South Dakota, 2013 Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, School of Health Sciences, 2013 |
