Lia D. Falco Disability and Psychoeducational Studies University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

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1 Lia D. Falco Disability and Psychoeducational Studies Tucson, AZ EDUCATION: Ph.D., Educational Psychology, May 2008 Dissertation Skill-Builders: Enhancing middle school students selfefficacy and adaptive learning strategies in mathematics Director: Dr. Sheri Bauman M.Ed., School Counseling and Guidance, May 2002 B.S., Psychology, May 1998 EMPLOYMENT: Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, Fall 2009-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Fall Spring 2009 Amphitheater School District, Tucson, AZ School Counselor, Richard B. Wilson K-8, Group Counseling Facilitator, Spring 2006 Department of Educational Psychology

2 Graduate Associate, Research, Spring 2007 Research Assistant to Dr. Sheri Bauman, Department of Educational Psychology Graduate Assistant, Teaching, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Fall 2007 INDV 101 (Structure of Mind and Behavior), Department of Psychology Graduate Assistant, Teaching, Fall 2003-Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006 Psychology 297a (Research Methods), Department of Psychology Graduate Associate, Research, Research Assistant to Dr. Jerome D Agostino, Department of Educational Psychology. TEACHING: Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona SERP 506, professional orientation to school counseling, Fall Semester SERP 545, diversity and multiculturalism in counseling, Spring semesters SERP 548, ethics and professional identity in school counseling, Fall Semesters 2009, 2010, 2011 SERP 550, career development and advanced educational planning for school counselors, Spring semesters 2010, 2011 and Fall semesters 2012-present

3 Department of Educational Psychology, Educational Psychology 530, professional orientation to school counseling, Fall Semester 2008 Educational Psychology 534, diversity and multiculturalism in school counseling, Spring Semester 2009 Educational Psychology 537, ethics and professional identity in school counseling, Fall Semester 2008 Educational Psychology 538, career development and advanced educational planning for school counselors, Spring Semester 2009 Department of Psychology, Psychology 297a, research methods laboratory SUPERVISION: Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies SERP 593a, School Counseling Internship, Fall and Spring Semesters SERB 594b, School Counseling Practicum, Fall and Spring Semesters Department of Educational Psychology Educational Psychology 593a, School Counseling Internship, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Educational Psychology 594a, School Counseling Practicum, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 MEMBERSHIPS: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology (1994-present) American School Counselor Association (2000-present) Arizona School Counselor Association (2009-present) American Educational Research Association ( ) American Counseling Association (2009-present) Association for Psychological Science ( )

4 PUBLICATIONS: Peer-reviewed journal articles: Falco, L. D. (2011). Why groups? The importance of group counseling in schools. School Counseling Research & Practice, 3,. Falco, L.D., Bauman, S., Sumnicht, Z., & Engelstad, A. (2011). Content analysis of the Professional School Counseling journal: The first ten years. Professional School Counseling, 14, Falco, L.D. (2010). A model for school counseling curriculum design and effective intervention planning. School Counseling Research and Practice, 2, Nasta, P., Falco, L.D., & Hirdes, C. (2010). Fostering advocacy: Addressing the needs of foster children in the public school system. School Counseling Research and Practice, 2, Falco, L.D., Summers, J.J., & Bauman, S. (2010). Encouraging mathematics participation through improved self-efficacy: A school counseling outcomes study. Educational Research and Evaluation, 16, DOI: / Falco, L.D., Crethar, H., & Bauman, S. (2008). Skill-Builders : Improving middle-school students self-beliefs for learning mathematics. Professional School Counseling, 11, D'Agostino, J.V., Welsh, M.E., Cimetta, A.D., Falco, L.D., Hester, W.S., Smith, S., & Powers, S.J. (2008). The rating and matching item-objective alignment methods. Applied Measurement in Education, 22 (1), Falco, L.D., & Bauman, S. (2004). The use of process notes in the experiential component of training group workers. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2, 1-8. Bauman, S., Siegel, J.T., Falco, L.D., Davis, A., Seabolt, K., & Szymanski, G. (2003). Trends in school counseling journals: the first fifty years. Professional School Counseling, 7,

5 Bauman, S., Siegel, J.T., Davis, A., Falco, L.D., Seabolt, K., & Szymanski, G. (2002). School counselors interest in professional literature and research. Professional School Counseling, 5, Recent manuscripts: McCarthy, C., & Falco, L.D., (submitted). Writing for publication: A guide for counseling practice articles. Journal of Counseling & Development. Other publications: Falco, L.D., & Bauman, S. (2012). Group work in schools. In (Eds). Falco, L.D., Hatfield, A., Hirdes, C., & Tatum, T. (2011) Career constellation. In T.M. Lara, M. Pope, & C.W. Minor (Eds.) Experiential Activities for Teaching Career Counseling and for Facilitating Career Groups (Volume III). Broken Arrow, OK, NCDA Press. Hatfield, A., & Falco L.D. (2010) First-generation college-bound students: A small group intervention. In G. Walz, J.D. Bleuer, and R.K. Yep (Eds.) VISTAS Ideas and Research You Can Use. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. Falco, L.D. Counseling Today. ACA journal spotlight: highlights of recently-published research in ACA journals. The column appeared in the March 2010 issue. Falco, L.D. ASGW Newsletter. A guide to group membership: A review of On Becoming a Group Member: Personal Growth and Effectiveness in GroupCounseling by Muhyiddin Shakoor. The book review appeared in the Summer/Fall 2010 newsletter. PRESENTATIONS: McCarthy, C., & Falco, L.D. (2012, Februrary). How to publish your manuscript in the Journal for Specialists in Group Work. Presentation at the Association for Specialists in Group Work 2012 National Convention, Albuquerque, NM.

6 Falco, L.D., & Summers, J.J. (2012, March). Toward a unifying model of adolescent purpose, motivation, civic engagement, and occupational choice. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, BC. Falco, L.D. (2011, March). Content analysis of the Professional School Counseling journal: The first ten years. Poster presentation at the American Counseling Association annual conference, New Orleans, LA. Falco, L.D., & Summers, J.J. (2011, April). Encouraging mathematics participation through improved self-efficacy: A school counseling outcomes study. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA. Falco, L.D. & Summers, J.J. (2010, March). Development of the Measure of Adolescent Purpose (MAP). Poster presentation and invited roundtable discussion at the biennual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA. Falco, L.D. (2008, March) Skill-Builders: Enhancing Middle-School Students Self-Efficacy and Adaptive Learning Strategies in Mathematics. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the AERA, New York, NY. Falco, L.D. (2007, December). Skill-Builders: Improving Middle School Students Self-Beliefs for Learning Mathematics. Paper presentation at the California School Counseling Research Summit, San Diego, CA. D Agostino, J.V., Falco, L.D., & Corson, N. (2003, April) Exploring the Validity of a State s Standards-Based Assessment. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, Chicago, IL. Upcoming presentations:

7 WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING: Falco, L.D. (2012, September). A School Counselor s Guide to Writing for Publication. Pima County Office of the Superintendant, School Counseling Workshop, Tucson, AZ. Falco, L.D. & Bauman, S. (2011, January). School Counselors and College. Presentation at the annual College Knowledge for Counselors professional development conference, Tucson, AZ. Falco, L.D. (2010, June). Counseling Skills for Paraprofessionals. Training session for the New Start program,. Falco, L.D. (2008, November) Defining the College-Going Culture for Your School. Presentation at the annual College Knowledge for Counselors professional development conference, Tucson, AZ. SERVICE: National: State: Journal for Specialists in Group Work, Editorial Assistant, July 2007 present Journal for Specialists in Group Work, ad hoc reviewer, July July-2011 Middle Grades Research Journal, Review Board Member, May 2008-present School Counseling Research & Practice, Review Board Member, July 2010-present Professional School Counseling Journal, Review Board Member, October 2010-present Arizona School Counselor Association, Research Committee Member, 2009-present College: College of Education, College Council Committee, Member, , Department:

8 Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, Research Culture Committee, member, , , , Interdisciplinary: Frances McClelland Institute, Adolescent Health and Development Initiative, Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative Committee Member, January present