Adjunct Professor School Counselor
Resume:
Kevin L. Ensor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
New Mexico Highlands University
Licensed School Counselor (New Mexico and Maryland)
Educational Administration (Maryland)
**** *** **** ** *** Rancho, NM 87124
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Education:
Ph.D. May, 2000 University of Maryland – Major- Human Development
Minor- Educational Administration
Dissertation: Analysis of an alternative education program: Adapting school and classroom organizational and instructional processes to educate disadvantaged and underrepresented secondary students.
M. Ed. May, 1989 Loyola University, Maryland School Counseling
M. Ed. May, 1985. Loyola University, Maryland Educational Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE- (Full-time employment)
8/16 – Present Assistant Professor, Counselor Education (Graduate) New Mexico Highlands University Rio Rancho, NM
8/15- 6/16 Coordinator of dual-credit program/Counselor University of Colorado-Denver; Early College of Arvada (Undergraduate) Denver, CO.
7/11-8/15 Harford County Public Schools Supervisor of Counseling- provided supervision and professional development for counselors, administrators, and professional staff. Project Director for USDE School Counseling Grant ($1.1 million) Bel Air, MD
8/90-6/11 Baltimore County Public Schools- Department Chair of Counseling- experience includes counseling students in the academic, social/emotional, and college/career domains. Extensive work with disadvantaged and underrepresented students and families in an alternative education settings. Provided professional development for counselors, administrators, and teachers.
Course taught: Advanced Placement Psychology
8/85-7/90 Harford County Public Schools-Teacher- courses included English, AP psychology, and general psychology
Professional Experience- (part-time teaching)
8/1997-5/2000 Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland at College Park
Courses taught: Introduction Human development; Cognitive Processes of Human Development
1/2001-12/2011- Adjunct Professor, McDaniel College
Courses taught- Introduction to Counseling, Group Counseling, Adolescent Psychology (Graduate/undergraduate combination)
1/2008-12/2011 Adjunct Professor, Loyola University
Courses taught: Introduction to counseling; College counseling (graduate, post- graduate students)
1/2008-5/2014 Adjunct Professor, Stevenson University
Courses taught: Introduction to Human Services; Group Counseling (undergraduate/graduate)
PRESENTATIONS
Upcoming:
Improving site supervisor/counseling intern relationships. American School Counseling Association’s (ASCA) Annual Conference, July, 2022.
Teaching exemplary school counseling classroom lessons. American School Counseling Association’s (ASCA) Annual Conference, July, 2022.
School Counseling Ethical responsibilities and boundaries- 504s and IEPs. American School Counseling
Association’s (ASCA) Conference, July, 2022.
Previous:
Revision of the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) ethical code: what school counselors need to
know. Rio Rancho Public School Counselors annual professional development session, March, 2022.
Teaching Graduate Students Via the ASCA National Model Portal. American School Counseling Association
National Conference, July 2021.
Ethical dilemmas in school counseling clinical supervision. American School Counseling Annual Conference, July 2021
Working with practicum/internship students during COVID-19. Albuquerque Public Schools Site Supervisor Professional Development fall session, August 2020.
Delivering responsive and collaborative services to LGBTQ students. New Mexico Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (NMALGBTIC), August, 2020.
Ethical and legal considerations: College admissions counseling. American School Counseling Association National Annual Conference, (Virtual conference), June 2020.
Ethical and legal dilemmas and the role of the school counselor Albuquerque Public School Secondary Counselors, May, 2020
Ethical and legal dilemmas and the role of the school counselor Albuquerque Public School Elementary Counselors, April, 2020.
Ethical and legal dilemmas and the role of the school counselor Rio Rancho Public School Counselors, October 2019.
Partnering with Faculty to Maximize Student Recruitment. National Association for College Admissions Counselors Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, September, 2019.
Delivering responsive and collaborative services to LGBTQ students in the P-16 setting. American School Counseling Association Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June, 2019.
Utilizing the School of Education Dispositions Evaluations for Practicum/Intern Students. Albuquerque Public Schools Professional Development for Site Supervisors, April, 2019.
Supervising School Counselor Practicum/Internship Students: Collaborating with NMHU Faculty to Ensure a Successful Experience- Albuquerque Public Schools Professional Development for Site Supervisors, February, 2019.
Writing Effective College Essays- National Association for College Admissions Counselors, annual conference, Salt Lake City, UT. September, 2018.
College and Career Counseling K-12- presentation at the Rio Rancho Public Schools annual School Counselor Professional Development Seminar. September, 2018.
Partnering with NMHU Faculty: When WE is more powerful than ME- collaborative presentation with the Office of Enrollment Management at the New Mexico Highlands University Faculty and Staff Professional Development Session. August, 2018.
A review of support systems for LGBTQ students in public school settings- Faculty Research Day presentation, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM. April, 2018.
Developing and Implementing responsive and collaborative services for LGBTQ students- Global conference on research in education, annual conference, Las Vegas, NV. April, 2018.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
New Mexico Highlands University Faculty Professional Development (August, 2020). Attended 15 hours of professional development that included new technology implementation, social justice awareness, and university policy and procedure protocol.
American School Counseling Association National Conference, (Virtual Conference) July, 2020. Attended 24 hours of professional development that included counselor education supervision, school counselor advocacy, and the revised ASCA National Model.
National Association for College Admissions Counselors National Conference Louisville, KY,, September, 2019.. Attended 18 hours of professional development that included sessions on counselor education, issues and trends in college admissions, and strategic enrollment management.
New Mexico Highlands University Faculty Professional Development (August, 2019). Attended 12 hours of professional development that included new technology implementation, tenure and promotion, and university policy and procedure protocol.
American School Counseling Association National Conference, Boston, MA (July, 2019). Attended 24 hours of professional development that included counselor education supervision, school counselor advocacy, and the revised ASCA National Model.
National Association for College Admissions Counselors National Conference Salt Lake City, UT,, September, 2018. Attended 27 hours of professional development that included sessions on counselor education, issues and trends in college admissions, and strategic enrollment management.
New Mexico Highlands University Faculty Professional Development (August, 2018). Attended 12 hours of professional development that included new technology implementation, tenure and promotion, LGBTQIA advocacy and university policy and procedure protocol.
Global conference on research in education, annual conference, Las Vegas, NV. April, 2018. Attended 22 hours of professional development that included sessions on multi-cultural counseling, LGBTQIA advocacy, and utilizing technology to improve teaching effectiveness.
New Mexico Highlands University Faculty Professional Development (August, 2017). Attended 12 hours of professional development that included new technology implementation, tenure and promotion, and university policy and procedure protocol.
American School Counseling Association National Conference, Denver, CO (July, 2017). Attended 24 hours of professional development that included counselor education supervision, school counselor advocacy, and the RAMP application process.
New Mexico Highlands University D2L training, (Fall, 2016). Participated in online instruction designed for proficient use of the D2L LMS.
New Mexico Highlands University Faculty Professional Development (August, 2016). Attended 12 hours of professional development that included new technology implementation, tenure and promotion, new faculty orientation, and university policy and procedure protocol.
Courses Taught:
Research methods
Assessment and Testing
Social Justice and Conflict Resolution
Ethical and Legal Issues in Education
Group Counseling
Practicum
Internship
College and career counseling
Directed/Independent study
Professional research paper
Educational Psychology
Organization and administration of school counseling programs
PUBLICATIONS
Ensor, Kevin (2019). Addressing the needs of LBGTQ students. ASCA Counselor News, November 5, 2019.
Ensor, Kevin (2018). Designing and Implementing effective responsive and collaborative
services for LGBTQ students. Advances in Global Education and Research: Volume2.
Ensor, Kevin (2018, April 15). Well-trained school counselors can make a difference (Editorial).
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Ensor, Kevin (2018, February 26). Don’t overlook school counselors in school safety debate (Editorial). The Baltimore Sunpapers.
Ensor, Kevin (2017). Navigating the College Admissions Maze: A Family Guide (2nd. Edition) Copley: Massachusetts.
Ensor, Kevin (2009). Navigating the College Admissions Maze: A Family Guide. Copley: Massachusetts.
Ensor, Kevin (2009). Improving developmental college counseling programs Utilizing the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program to motivate at-risk students. Journal of College Admission.
Ensor, Kevin L. (Spring, 2005). College Counselors in Public Schools: A Growing Need for Specialization, Journal of College Admission.
Ensor, Kevin L. (2000). Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park. Analysis of an alternative education program: Adapting school and classroom organizational and instructional processes to educate at-risk secondary students.
SERVICE
University
Member of Strategic Planning Committee (Rio Rancho Campus- 2016-present)
Member of Faculty Senate (2016-2021)
Member of Academic Affairs Committee (2020-present)
Committee Chair of School of Education Dispositions Task force (2017)
Member of School of Education Visioning Task Force Member of Academic Affairs re-organization task force (Spring 2018)
Member of Strategic Enrollment committee (2017-present)
Sub- Committee Chair of Graduate Enrollment Retention/Recruitment Committee (2021-2022)
Member of Academic Affairs Reorganization task force (2018)
Member of search committee for Early Childhood Education (fall 2019/ spring 2020)
Member of CAEP accreditation committee (2019)
Attended CAEP conference – (Spring 2020)
Search committee co-chair for Dean of the School of Education (spring 2020)
Department
Search Committee Chair for Tenure-track Counseling position (spring 2020)
Search committee member for Term faculty counseling position (2019-2021)
Member of CACREP accreditation committee (2016-present)
Member of CAEP accreditation committee (2019)
Member of Counselor Education Search committee (spring 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Local
Member of Tony Hillerman Middle School’s (APS) School Counseling Advisory Council and Frequent presenter of professional development programs at Albuquerque and Rio Rancho Public School systems.
Member of Maggie Cordova Elementary School Counseling Advisory Council (Rio Rancho Public Schools).
Member of the New Mexico Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (NMALGBTIC).
National
National Association for College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)- Member of the “Current Issues and Trends in College Admissions Committee” (2018-2021).
National association for college Admissions Counselors (NACAC)- Chair of the Mental health in College Admissions sub-committee.
National Association for College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)- Member of the “NACAC Rural and Small Town Special Interest Group” (2019-2022).
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)- Member of Ethics Committee (2018-present).
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)- Member of Counseling Supervision Subcommittee (2019-2022)
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)- Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) reviewer. (2017-present)
Manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Global Research in Education (JGER). (2018-present)
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