CURRICULUM VITAE of BARBARA M. BUZZI Department of Social Sciences and Counseling St. Thomas University 16401 N.W. 37th Avenue Miami, FL 33054 (305) 628-6584 EDUCATION Barry University St. Thomas University Ph.D. in Leadership and Education Specialization: Counseling, 1997 M.S. in Human Resources Specialization: Family Therapy and Education, 1984 Barry University B.S.N., Nursing, 1973 OTHER TRAINING EXTERNSHIP IN GENDER-SENSITIVE FAMILY THERAPY Center for Family Learning Ft. Lauderdale, FL September, 1986 - May, 1987 Advanced clinical externship, including didactic instruction by expert family therapy and psychiatric clinicians. Consultation with Marianne Walters, M.S.W., Founder and Director of The Family Therapy Practice Center in Washington, D.C. and Founder of The Women's Project in Family Therapy. Direct case application and supervision. POST-GRADUATE CLINICAL INTERNSHIP Center for Family Learning Ft. Lauderdale, FL April, 1985 - April, 1987 Supervised clinical internship, providing family therapy to families, individuals, couples, and groups. Training included didactic instruction in clinical cases by a psychiatrist and experienced marriage and family therapists.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2000 - present Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida Responsibilities: Teaching graduate courses in marriage and family therapy; arranging and supervising field experiences in marriage and family therapy; advising and mentoring students and graduates; developing new academic programs in Marriage and Family Therapy and Loss and Healing; consulted on significant curricular revisions in the Counseling programs in response to changes in state licensure requirements; chairing and participating in university and faculty committees, including serving as Chair of the Faculty Forum. 1996 - present Graduate Director/Coordinator, Marriage and Family Therapy 1986 1992 Graduate Programs, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida Responsibilities: Administering the graduate program in Marriage and Family Therapy; interviewing and evaluating all applicants for admission to the program; assisting graduates with licensing requirements; course scheduling; recruiting applicants to the programs in collaboration with Graduate Admissions staff; preparing and grading comprehensive exams; recommending, training, and evaluating adjunct faculty. 1998 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida Responsibilities: Teaching graduate courses in marriage and family therapy; arranging and supervising field experiences in marriage and family therapy; advising and mentoring students and graduates; developed a proposal for a graduate certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy; consulted on significant curricular revisions in the graduate program in mental health counseling in response to changes in state licensure requirements; chairing and participating in university and faculty committees, including serving as Vice-Chair and Chair of the Faculty Forum; received the John Cardinal Newman Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2000, the Excellence in Research Award from Barry University and St. Thomas University in 1999. 1986 1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Counseling, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
Responsibilities: Teaching graduate courses in marriage and family therapy and mental health counseling, including couples counseling, ethnicity and therapy, and legal and ethical issues in counseling; arranging and supervising field experiences in marriage and family therapy; advising students; made significant curricular revisions in the graduate program in family therapy in response to changes in state licensure requirements; chairing and participating in university and faculty committees; received Faculty Development Award in 1992. 1992-1996 Graduate Cluster Coordinator, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Graduate Programs, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida Responsibilities: Administering two graduate degree programs; interviewing and evaluating all applicants to the programs; assisting program graduates with licensing and credentialing requirements; course planning and scheduling; recruiting applicants to the programs in collaboration with Graduate Admissions staff; preparing and grading comprehensive exams; recommending, training, and evaluating adjunct faculty. 1988 - present Marriage and Family Therapist in Private Practice, Pembroke Pines, Florida Responsibilities: Providing counseling services to families, couples, children, and individuals with an average weekly caseload of five clients, providing post-graduate licensure supervision of two to six counseling interns. 1987-1988 Student Intern Advisor and Staff Family Therapist, Center for Family Learning, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Responsibilities: Supervised graduate level practicum interns and provided family therapy to a varied caseload in a non-profit clinic setting. 1985-1987 Post-graduate Intern, Center for Family Learning, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Responsibilities: Provided marital and family therapy services to clients under the supervision of a licensed marriage and family therapist. 1985-1986 Psychiatric Clinician, Ft. Lauderdale Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Responsibilities: Provided assessments for substance abuse and psychiatric illness; evaluated clients and made referrals for additional social services. 1980-1986 Registered Nurse, Upjohn Healthcare Services, Hollywood, Florida Responsibilities: Provided medical services and family counseling to homebound elderly clients and their family members. 1983-1984 Graduate Intern, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, Florida Responsibilities: Provided psychotherapeutic services to patients at state psychiatric facility under supervision. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS State of Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - MT1106 Registered Professional Nurse (R.N.) Retired - 67907-2 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Fellow, 1988 to present National Conference Host Committee, 1992 American Counseling Association Clinical Member, 2011-2012 Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Member, Board of Directors, 1997 to 2000 Chair, Education Committee, 1998 to 2000 Planning Committee and Presenter, Supervision Workshop, 1998 Clinical Member, 1988 to present Student Paper Competition Reviewer, 1997 Annual Conference Planning Committee, 1990-1991 Broward Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Acting President, 1993-1994 County Managed Health Care Conference Chair, 1993 Vice President, 1992-1993 Board Member, 1989-1992 National Career Development Association Member, 1999 to 2000 Florida Counseling Association Member, Mental Health Counselors Division, 1994-1995
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Honor Society Faculty Advisor, 2004 to present Member, 1995 to present PUBLICATIONS Bachay, Judith and Buzzi, Barbara (2012). When Grandma and Grandpa Become Mom and Dad: Engaging Grandfamilies in Clinical Practice in VISTAS Online, American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. DeYoung, Robert and Buzzi, Barbara (2003). Ultimate Coping Strategies: The Differences Among Parents of Murdered or Abducted, Long-Term Missing Children in Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, Vol. 47(4) 343-360. Buzzi, Barbara, Bachay, Judy, Borkowski, Nancy (2003). Women and Their Views Of Technology Impact the Future Design Of Distance Learning. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, March 27-29, 2003. Bachay, Judi, Buzzi, Barbara, Cox, Robin, Robinson, Beatriz, and Ruiz, Gloria P. (2001). The Lives of Minority Women in South Florida. 2001 Culture Monograph Series of the National Association of African American Studies, National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Association of Native American Studies, and International Association of Asian Studies. Robinson, Beatriz G. and Buzzi, Barbara M. (June, 1999). Hispanic Women s Career Success and Satisfaction. Paper summarizing the results of recent research distributed at the National Career Development Association s 8 th Global Conference. Buzzi, Barbara M. (September, 1997). Counseling Strategies for Working Mothers and Their Families. Paper summarizing study results distributed at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 55 th Annual Conference. Buzzi, B. M. (1997). The relationship of gender role, parenting beliefs, prior sexual harassment, and other variables to the job satisfaction of working mothers (Doctoral dissertation, Barry University, 1996). Dissertation Abstracts International, 58, (02A), 9722811. Foote, T. H., Buzzi, B. M., Gaughan, J. M., & Wells, R. K. (1996). Diversity within America's Catholic colleges and universities: Efforts, and linkages to Catholic identity, institutional mission, and leadership. Occasional Papers on Catholic Higher Education, 1, 5-48.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS When Grandma and Grandpa Become Mom and Dad: Engaging Grandfamilies in Clinical Practice with Judith Bachay, Ph.D. presentation at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, March 21-25, 2012. Women And Their Views Of Technology Impact the Future Design Of Distance Learning, with Judy Bachay, Ph.D., Nancy Borkowski, DBA prepared for presentation at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute, March 27-29, 2003 in Providence, Rhode Island. Paper presentation The Numbered Days of Standardized Testing with Judith Bachay, Ph.D., and Ariel Gil, M.A. at the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture s Annual Diversity Challenge for 2002, in Boston MA on October 12, 2002. Women And Their Views Of Technology Impact the Future Design Of Distance Learning, with Judy Bachay, Ph.D., Nancy Borkowski, DBA and Robert Amann, Ph.D., prepared for presentation at the Technology in Education Conference, June, 2002 Bachay, Judi, and Buzzi, Barbara M. (2001). Surviving and Thriving in South Florida: Multicultural Counselor Education and the Adult Learner. Paper presentation. Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture s First Annual Diversity Challenge for 2001: How to Survive Teaching Courses on Race and Culture, October, 2001. Bachay, Judi, Buzzi, Barbara, Cox, Robin, Robinson, Beatriz, and Ruiz, Gloria P. (February, 2001). The Lives of Minority Women in South Florida. Panel presentation at the 2001 National Conference of the National Association of African American Studies, National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Association of Native American Studies, and International Association of Asian Studies. Buzzi, Barbara M. (September, 1999). Clinical Supervision for Systemic Practitioners (Major Models of Supervision). Workshop Seminar presented by the Dade and Broward Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy. Robinson, Beatriz G. and Buzzi, Barbara M. (June, 1999). Hispanic Women s Career Success and Satisfaction. Workshop Session. National Career Development Association s 8 th Global Conference. Buzzi, Barbara M. (October, 1998). Clinical Supervision for Systemic Practitioners (Major Models of Supervision, and Legal and Regulatory Issues). Workshop
Seminar presented by the Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Buzzi, Barbara M. (September, 1997). Counseling Strategies for Working Mothers and Their Families. Poster Presentation at the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 55 th Annual Conference. Buzzi, Barbara C., Foote, T. H., Gaughan, J. M., and Wells, R. K. (October, 1995). Diversity Within America's Catholic Colleges and Universities: Efforts, and Linkages to Catholic Identity, Institutional Mission, and Leadership. Presentation at the Ford Foundation Fifth Annual Campus Diversity Initiative Buzzi, Barbara C., Foote, T. H., Gaughan, J. M., and Wells, R. K. (August, 1995). Diversity Within America's Catholic Colleges and Universities: Efforts, and Linkages to Catholic Identity, Institutional Mission, and Leadership. Presentation at the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities Higher Education Conference. Buzzi, Barbara C., and McDonnell, Patricia (March, 1993). Understanding Therapist Biases in Developing Gender Sensitivity. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Jacksonville. Buzzi, Barbara C. (May, 1991). Critical Incidents in Becoming a Family Therapist. Invited panel discussant at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Orlando. Walters, Marianne, and Buzzi, Barbara C. (February, 1989). Whose Life Is It Anyway?: Perspectives on the Mother-Daughter Relationship. Invited panel discussant at the Center for Family Learning Annual Meeting. Carter, E., Walters, M., and Buzzi, B.C. (February, 1986). The Marriage Cycle: Gender Issues in Family Therapy. Case presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. PERSONAL Date of Birth: August 8, 1951 Health: Very good Citizenship: U.S.A. Languages Spoken: English, (some Spanish)