Expereinced Educator

KIMBERLEE S. SCHEAR, Ph.D.

***** ********** ****** **** *****, Florida

Cell phone 954-***-**** Email: ***.******@*****.***

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

-Experienced educator seeking a position as an Online Educator.

-Ph.D. in Counseling and an MS-Psychology.

- Advising, Supervisory and Research experience.

-Detail-oriented, quick to learn new skills, flexible, and hard working.

EDUCATION

BARRY UNIVERSITY, Miami Shores, Florida

Ph.D., Counseling: July 2006

MIAMI INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY, Miami, Florida

Master of Science, Psychology: December 1997

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, New Orleans, Louisiana

Bachelor of Science, Psychology, December, 1994

HONORS

2013-2014 Teacher of the Year Nominee at Lynn University

2013 Faculty Spotlight interview with NBC Learn

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

LYNN UNIVERSITY, Boca Raton, Florida

Assistant Professor: January 2012-August 2014

Teaching and/or taught the following undergraduate and graduate level courses: Tests

and Measurements, Personality Theories, Introduction to Psychology, Developmental

Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Mind, Body, Medicine, Personal Growth and

Development, and Principles of Learning.

Lynn University Community Activities

Develop core curriculum courses, online classes, and iTunes University courses; iBook

course development and editing; Attend faculty development training seminars;

Participate in faculty and committee meetings; Host luncheons and meetings with

potential students and participate in fund raisers.

Advisor

Advising and registering students; providing guidance about their majors and career

options.

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Lynn University’s Women’s Advisory Board Member

The board develops, implements, manages, and evaluates campus wide programs.

Supervisor/Trainer

Providing clinical and thesis supervision to Masters students.

Supervising, training, and mentoring undergraduate students conducting research.

Training and supervising adjunct faculty on course development and Blackboard.

Research

Focused on training and intervention programs.

Lynn University’s Multicultural Affairs Internal Review Panel Member

This panel reviews the programs and services in the Multicultural Affairs Department.

The panel compares Lynn’s programs and services with Council for the Advancement of

Standards in Higher Education--(CAS) standards.

Grant Proposals

National Endowment for the Humanities & Do the Right Thing.

ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY. Miami, Florida

Adjunct Professor: August 2006- 2009 and Summer 2014

Teaching and/or taught the following graduate level courses: Substance Abuse and The

Family, Group Therapy, and Intermediate Counseling.

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

Adjunct Professor: Fall 2000-Summer 2012

Taught: Social Psychology, Research Methods, Social and Personality Development,

Psychology of Health & Illness, Personal Adjustment and Growth, Abnormal

Psychology, Psychotherapy, Personality Theories, Introduction to Psychology,

Psychology of Sexual Behaviors, Psychology of Women, and Psychology of

Adolescence.

BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS, EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL, Miramar, Florida

Teacher: August 2003-January 2012

Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Advanced Placement Psychology, Peer Counseling,

Government, Philosophy, and Psychology of Women.

Chair of the Women’s Committee: Implemented activities for Women’s History month, and

directed school-wide fundraiser for women who lost their spouses in the Iraq war and holiday

gifts for children in Joe DiMaggio’s Hospital.

“For The Better”: Led a student organization that discussed psychological and intellectual

topics, and current events. The students participate in quarterly community service projects and

fundraisers.

Everglades High School Reform Board: Designed majors and requirements for the Cultural

and Social Academy for the 2007-2008 academic school years. The academy consists of majors

in social science, history, and literature/journalism.

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BARRY UNIVERSITY. Miami, Florida

Adjunct Professor: June 2007- Summer 2011

Taught the following graduate course: Issues in Marriage and The Family.

COUNSELING EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, Hollywood, Florida

Therapist: August 2005-August 2011

Led individual and group DUI-focused counseling sessions and completed required

paperwork.

BARRY UNIVERSITY, Miami, Florida

Doctoral Supervisor: January 2004- January 2006

Provided clinical supervision to the Masters level therapists at Barry University’s Family

Enrichment Center.

Conducted clinical grand rounds.

Provided in-session supervision in a Reflecting Team format.

Led individual and group processing sessions.

PARENT INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER, Lighthouse Point, Florida

Therapist: November 2000 – April 2003

Conducted biopsychosocial evaluations.

Provided individual and family therapy.

Developed treatment plans and completed mandated paperwork.

K. MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES: Miami, Florida

Vocational Counselor: October 1997 – 2000; Summers 1990 – 1994

Performed skills assessments, conducted occupational testing, and provided vocational

advising and job placement.

Conducted trainings in communication skills, cultural awareness, administrative skills,

and reducing sexual harassment in the workplace.

Developed evaluation measures to determine training effectiveness.

PRESENTATIONS

ANNUAL HUMANITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Miami,

Fl., November 2013

Using Technology to Teach the Millennial Generation.

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PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED

NOVA UNIVERSITY’S CULTURAL DIVERSITY SUMMITT Davie, Florida

October, 2013

What’s Your Opinion? Your Beliefs, Your World.

NOVA UNIVERSITY’S CULTURAL DIVERSITY SUMMITT Davie, Florida

October, 2012

Psychodrama Presentation and Discussion-Oriented Intervention to Reduce Bullying and

Increase Empathy.

WOMEN MOVING FORWARD CONFERENCE Miami, Florida

“Justice: Toward a System of Right Relationships” March, 2007

Factors That Contribute to, and Constrain, Conversations Between Mothers and

Daughters About Sexual Matters.

OXFORD ROUNDTABLE, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Women’s Rights Conference: March 2006

Conversations Constraints Between Adolescent Females and Their Mothers.

BARRY UNIVERSITY, Miami Shores, Florida

Dissertation Seminar: February, 2006

Presented on the dissertation process and procedures to future dissertation candidates.

Discussed strategies, organizational techniques, and management tactics.

OXFORD ROUNDTABLE, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Women’s Rights Conference: March 2005

“Comprehensive Empowerment Centers for Women.”

PUBLICATIONS, INTERVENTIONS AND BOOK REVIEWS

iBook Development and Editing (2013), The Dialogues of Learning, Self and Society-Level 100

Downs, C., Schear, K. (in press) “Using Technology to Teach the Millennial Generation”

Schear, K., Keipert, S., Santos, D., (in press). A Psychodrama Presentation and Discussion-

Oriented Intervention to Reduce Bullying and Increase Empathy

Book review for Lifespan Development, by Avidan Milevesky- Wiley and Sons

Schear, K., Alberti, A., (in press). A Peer and Clinician Facilitated Psychoeducational and

Intervention: Reducing Teens’ Risky Driving Behaviors.

Schear, K. (2007). Parent-Teen Conversations: A Qualitative Analysis on Mother-Daughter

Communication about Sexual Matters. Women Moving Forward: Volume Three, Justice,

Toward a System of Right Relationships.

Schear, K. (2006, Fall). Factors That Contribute To, and Constrain, Conversations Between

Adolescent Females and Their Mothers About Sexual Matters. Forum on Public Policy.

http://www.forumonpublicpolicy.com/papers.htm#wrights

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TRAININGS AND SEMINARS

2013

Online Course Development Trainings Allies for Diversity Training

National Humanities Grant Writing Training iBook Development Trainings

iPad Trainings Socrative Training

Keynote Training Portfolio Training

Cultural Sensitivity Training iMovieTraining

Motivating Students Seminar iTunes University Training

Explain Everything Training Notability Training

Writing Skills Training Live Text Training

Blackboard Trainings 2011- 2013

2012 and 2013- Accommodated Metacognitive Instruction (AMI) Trainings on Different

Learning Styles

2012

Designing and Using High Quality Rubrics in Your Classroom Training

Faculty and Administrator’s Responsibility under Title IX Training

Advising for First Year Students College Knowledge Session

Student Financial Aid and Billing MLA and APA Made Easy

2008-David Epston’s Seminar

2011- Moodle Training Seminar

2003-2009- Educational Resource Training- monthly meetings

2006- Pedagogies of Engagement 2003-Conflict Mediation Seminar

2002- The Art of Teaching Seminar, 1997- Dual Diagnosis Seminar

1997- PACT Anger Management Seminar, 1996- AIDS Awareness Seminar

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