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VITA
Mary J. Allen
August 2004
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Born: December 12, 1946
Married to Carey B. Allen, December 17, 1966
Two children: David (born April 2, 1970) and
Micah (born June 1, 1975)
PRESENT ADDRESS: 1 Third Place #204
Long Beach, California 90802
Telephone: (562) 432-1297
Work: Institute for Teaching and Learning
The CA State University Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore, 6th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
(562) 951-4735
EDUCATION: B.A. in Psychology, U.C. Berkeley, 1968
M.A. in Statistics, U.C. Berkeley, 1972
Ph.D. in Psychology, U.C. Berkeley, 1974
HONORS: Honors at Entrance, U.C. Berkeley, 1968
Honor Society, Tower and Flame, U.C. Berkeley, 1964-68
California State Scholarship for academic years
1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
Phi Beta Kappa, U.C. Berkeley, 1968
Chi Omega Prize, Department of Psychology, U.C. Berkeley, 1968
NDEA Title IV Fellowship, 1968-69
University Fellowship, U.C. Berkeley, 1968-69, 1969-70
MPPP Award, California State University, Bakersfield,
1985, 1987, 1990
Outstanding Professor, California State University, Bakersfield, 1994-95
Fellow, Western Psychological Association, 1994
PSSI Awards, California State University, Bakersfield, 1996, 1998
Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1998
Fellow, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Bright Idea Award, 1998, Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
WPA 2000 Service Award, April 2000
Faculty Merit Incentive Awards, California State University, Bakersfield, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01
PROFESSIONAL
WORK EXPERIENCE: Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning, CA State University Office of the Chancellor, July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004.
Assessment Director, California State University, Bakersfield, July 1, 2000
to June 30, 2001 (half-time position).
Director, Faculty Teaching & Learning Center, California State University, Bakersfield, August 1996 to June 30, 2001 (half to three-fourths time position).
Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, June 1981 to June 2004.
Chair, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, September 1986 to August 1992.
Consultant, Centre for Neuroskills, Bakersfield, CA, 1985 to 1987.
Coordinator, Junior Professional Career Guidance Program, China Lake Naval Weapons Center, March 1982 to December 1990.
Consultant, Area Health Education Center, California State University, Bakersfield, September 1982 to 1986.
Coordinator, M.S. in Clinical Psychology Program, California State University, Bakersfield, June 1981 to June 1984.
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Summer, 1980.
Consultant, Kern Regional Center Prevention/Outreach Program, February 1978 to December 1981.
Acting Chair, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, 1979/80 academic year.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, June 1977 to June 1981.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, June 1974 to June 1977.
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, September 1972 to June 1974.
Teaching Associate, U.C. Berkeley, 1971-72.
Teaching Assistant, U.C. Berkeley, 1970 summer quarter, 1971 winter, spring, and summer quarters.
Lecturer, St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, 1970 fall quarter.
Research Assistant for Dr. Diana Baumrind, summer, 1969.
Psychometrician, California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, July 1967 to October 1968 (work study position).
Research Aid, Kaiser Hospital Allergy Research, San Francisco, summer, 1966.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
WASC Visiting Team Member, Educational Effectiveness Review, Hawaii Pacific University, March 16-18, 2005. (planned)
Proposal reviewer for the CSU Realizing the Civic Mission of Education Program, April 2004.
Proposal reviewer for AAHE Assessment Conference, January 2004.
Manuscript Reviewer, To Improve the Academy (POD), December 2003.
Accreditation Consultant, City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences, November 2003.
Invited Participant, WASC Retreat on EE Visit Design and Tools For Evaluators, July 2003.
Member, California Geriatric Education Center Statewide Advisory Board, May 2003-June 2004.
Member, Editorial Board, From Email to Earthquakes: On Teaching and Learning with Technology in The California State University (California State University Press, 2004).
Member, Regional Planning Committee for the March 2004 AAC&U General Education and Assessment Conference.
Member, Advisory Planning Committee for the 79th Annual Meeting of WASC, April 2003, Irvine, CA.
Planning Committee Member and Proposal Reviewer, 7th CSU Regional Symposium on Teaching and Learning, San Bernardino, March 2003.
Member, CSU Image Project User Trainer and Development Group, November 2002 to June 2004.
Coordinator, CSU GE Assessment Conference, Fullerton, March 2003.
Member, WASC Educational Effectiveness Resource Group, July 2002- present.
Proposal Reviewer, 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004-05 California Pre-Doctoral Program, May 2002, May 2003, and May 2004.
Proposal Reviewer, CSU Center for Distributed Learning 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 TIGERS Grant Program, May 2002 and May 2003.
Book Prospectus Reviewer for American Psychological Association and Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002.
External Evaluator, Five-Year Program Review, Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, April 2002.
Co-Coordinator (with Bobby Madison), GE Embedded Assessment Conference, Fullerton, March 2002.
WASC Visiting Team Member, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, March 2002.
Participant, WASC/ACCJC Inner Landscape of Leadership Seminar, Alameda, January 2002.
External Reviewer, Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, CSU Fresno, October 2001.
Advisory Board for the American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Competencies, American Psychological Association, September 2001.
Invited Participant, WASC “thinking session” on implementing the new standards in the Educational Effectiveness Review, September 2001.
Executive Editor, Exchanges, July 2001-June 2004.
Outside Evaluator, Five-Year Program Review, Department of Psychology, CA State University, San Bernardino, March 2001.
Outside Evaluator, Five-Year Program Review, Department of Psychology, CA State University, Chico, March 2001.
Proposal Reviewer, NIMH Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program and Career Opportunities in Research Education and Training Honors Undergraduate Research Training Grants programs, November 2000.
Team Writing Coordinator and Assistant Team Leader, WASC Reaccredidation Visiting Team, Cal Poly, Pomona, October 2000.
Invited participant in WASC meeting to design team visit processes under their new accreditation standards, Oakland, CA, July 24-25, 2000.
Member, Review Board, Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, July 2001-present.
Mentor to Kathy Bennett, Porterville Community College, National Institute for Leadership Development, Leaders Class of 2001. (Kathy established a new faculty development center on her campus.)
Planning Committee Member and Co-Moderator, CSU General Education Outcomes Assessment Conference, Los Angeles, March 16-17, 2000.
Lead Article Editor, Exchanges, July 2000-June 2001.
Coordinator, CSU Psychology Outcomes Meeting, February 10-11, 2000, Bakersfield (supported by CSU System grant).
Member, CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Advisory Board, September 1999-July 2001.
Member, Exchanges Editorial Board, October 1999-June 2004.
Reader, Diagnostic Writing Service, Educational Testing Service, 1999-present.
CSU Proposal Reviewer, Selection of CSU Proposal for the Pew Charitable Trust Campus Grant Opportunity for Learning and Technology (one CSU proposal to be selected from among campus proposals), March 1999.
Outside Reviewer, Outcomes Assessment Plan, Department of Psychology, Fresno State University, April 1999.
Consulting Editor, Teaching of Psychology, 1999-present.
Co-Coordinator (with David Fite), CSU Outcomes Assessment Conference, January 28-29, 1999, Long Beach.
Coordinator, CSU Psychology Outcomes Meeting, February 25-26, 1999, Bakersfield (supported by CSU System grant).
Member, APA Roundtable on Teaching and Learning, coordinated by the Education Directorate, August 1997 to 2000.
Member, APA Division Two Task Force on Defining Scholarship in Psychology, 1996-1998.
Member, APA Division Two Project Syllabus Task Force, August 1996 to August 2000; Chair, August 1997 to August 2000.
Founding Organizer, Lewis M. Terman Western Regional Teachers' Conference, 2001 (Maui), 2000 (Portland), 1999 (Irvine), 1998 (Albuquerque), 1997 (Seattle), 1996 (San Jose), 1995 (Los Angeles).
Consulting Editor, Corsini Dictionary of Psychology, 1996, and The Dictionary of Psychology, 1999, Brunner-Mazel.
Manuscript Reviewer, Teaching of Psychology, 1996 to present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Harcourt Brace, 1996.
Proposal Reviewer for Division Two, 1996-2003 American Psychological Association Conventions.
President-Elect, President, and Past President, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP), August 1995-2001.
Board Member, Western Psychological Association, 1995 to 2001.
Text Reviewer, F. E. Peacock Publishers, Inc., 1995.
Reviewer, Western Association of Graduate Schools' 1995 Distinguished Thesis Award.
Reviewer, APA Division Two Demonstrations/Activities Clearinghouse Task Force, 1994.
Reviewer, Psychological Bulletin, 1994.
Text Reviewer, Wadsworth/Brooks Cole Publishers, 1994.
Outside Evaluator, Five-Year Program Review, Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University, November 1993.
Critical Reader and Contributor, The Ethics of Teaching: A Casebook, Keith-Spiegel, P. (Project Chair).
Co-Coordinator, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP) Western Region (April 1993 to April 1996 term).
Proposal Reviewer for the 1993 and 1994 conventions of the American Psychological Society.
Steering Committee, Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP) Western Region, April 1992 to April 1993.
Proposal Reviewer for conventions of the Western Psychological Association, 1992-1996.
CSU Representative, CAN Psychology Course Descriptions, 1991.
Proposal Reviewer for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, December 1991.
Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Psychology (2nd ed.), R. J. Corsini, Editor (Wiley, 1994).
Outside Evaluator, Five-Year Program Review, Department of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles, October 1991.
Task Force on Ethics and Academic Life, Division 2 of the American Psychological Association (September 1991 to August 1993).
National Steering Committee, Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs (CUPP; August 1990 to August 1992).
Proposal Reviewer for the 1989 Joint Meeting of the Western Psychological Association and Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.
Member, Institutional Review Board, Regional Cancer and Blood Disease Center of Kern, 1987 to 1991.
Reviewer for Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985 to 1987.
Reviewer for Sex Roles, 1987.
Western Psychological Association Council of University Representatives, May 1986 to September 2001.
Board Member, Center for Social and Educational Research (CSER), now the Applied Research Center (ARC), California State University, Bakersfield, 1982 to 1992.
Participant, National Science Foundation Student Science Training Program Grants, 1976 and 1978 (Grant Numbers SMI76-04946 and SPI77-22730, with Drs. S. E. Suter, D. C. Cohen, and E. H. Sasaki).
Participant, National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Grants, 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978 (Grant Numbers EPP75-04143, SMI76-03031, NSF76-83640, and NSF77-25521, with Drs. S. E. Suter, D. C. Cohen, and E. H. Sasaki).
MEMBERSHIPS: American Association of Higher Education (AAHE)
American Psychological Association (Fellow)
Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology; Fellow)
Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics)
Consortium for Assessment Planning Support (CAPS)
Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology
International Alliance of Teacher Scholars
Phi Beta Kappa
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Psi Chi
Western Psychological Association (Fellow)
SELECTED CAMPUS SERVICE:
Member, Title III Grant Steering Committee, 1998-2001.
Coordinator, Program Assessment Consultation Team, 1998-2001.
Member, WASC Accreditation Executive and Steering Committees, 1997-1999.
Sponsor, CSU Forgivable Loan Program (Mark Williams), 1998.
Co-Coordinator, Arts and Sciences 1997 Fall Retreat
Coordinator, Faculty Diversity Program, 1996 to 2001.
Member, Library, Media, & Computer Services Advisory Committee, 1996 to 2001.
Co-Coordinator, Faculty Peer Support Program, CSUB, 1995 to 2001.
Co-Coordinator, Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lunch Discussions on Teaching, 1994-1996.
Co-Facilitator, Faculty Planning for Change Faculty Committee, 1994-1995.
Co-Coordinator, Arts and Sciences 1994 Fall Retreat.
Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1993/94 to 1994/95.
Academic Advisor, Wrestling Team, September 1993 to June 2001.
Upper Division Writing Competency Exam Reader, annually 1983/84-2000/01.
Sexual Harassment Contact Person, 1983/84 to 2000/01.
Department Chair, Department of Psychology, 1986/87 to 1991/92.
Sponsor, CSU Forgivable Loan Program (Debbi Gutierrez), 1991.
Faculty Grievance Panel Member, 1991.
Member, M.A. in Behavioral Sciences Program Committee, 1985/86 to 1991/92.
Advisory Committee, Services for Students with Disabilities, 1989/90 to 1990/91.
University Research Council Member, 1988/89 to 1989/90, 1994/95 to 1995/96, 1996/97 to 1997/98 (awards internal research grants).
Search Committee, Criminal Justice Chair, 1989/90.
Personalized Honors Program Core Faculty Member, 1988/89 to 1990/91, 1994/95 to 1995/96.
Single Subject Social Science Assessment Panel, 1987/88 to 1991/92.
Search Committee, Arts and Sciences Dean, 1987.
College Review (RPT) Committee, Member 1985/86, Chair 1986/87.
Arts and Sciences Scholarship Committee, 1983/84 to 1988/89, Chair 1984/85 to 1986/87.
Chair, Sabbatical Leave Committee, 1984/85.
Facilities for Animal Care and Treatment (FACT) Board, 1983/84-1986/87.
Search Committee, Academic Vice President, 1983/84.
INTERESTS: Faculty Development, Outcomes Assessment, Teaching Pedagogy, Accreditation, Testing and Mental Test Theory, Academic Ethics, Gender Differences, Social Issues.
PUBLICATIONS: Allen, M. J. (2004, Spring). Initiating program assessment. The Department Chair: A Resource for Academic Administrators, 14(4), 14-16.
Allen, M. J. (2004, March). The use of scoring rubrics for assessment and teaching. Invited paper for the CA Community College Research and Planning Group Assessment Listserv, archived at http://cai.cc.ca.us/workshops/RubricsByMaryAllen.doc.
Allen, M. J. (2004). Central limit theorem, Experimental methods, Intervening variable, Performance tests, Scientific method, Statistical power, Strong Interest Inventory. In W. E. Craighead and C. B. Nemeroff (Eds.). Corsini Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science, 3rd edition, (pp. 156-157, 348-349, 493, 683-684, 854-855, 938-939, 949). New York: Wiley.
Allen, M. J. (2004). Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education. Bolton, MA: Anker.
Allen, M. J. (2004). Teaching non-traditional students. In B. Perlman, L. I. McCann, & S. H. McFadden (Eds.), Lessons learned: Practical advice for the teaching of psychology, Volume II (pp. 313-321). Washington, DC: American Psychological Society.
Allen, M. J. (2003, Fall). Faculty engagement in assessment. San Francisco State University Perspectives in Assessment, 6(1), 1-4.
Allen, M. J. (2003, Summer). Teaching-centered vs. learning-centered instruction, FACCCTS: Journal of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, 9(3), 20.
Allen, M. J. (2002). The Human Side of Teaching, Exchanges, http://www.exchangesjournal.org/viewpoints/1118_Allen.html.
Allen, M. J., & Yen, W. M. (2002). Introduction to Measurement Theory. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. [reissue of 1979 book]
Allen, M. J. (2001). Review of Assessing Student Competences in Accredited Disciplines: Pioneering Approaches to Assessment in Higher Education. Exchanges, http://www.exchangesjournal.org/reviews/review_1076.html.
Allen, M. J., Noel, R., Deegan, J., Halpern, D., & Crawford, C. (2000). Goals and Objectives for the Undergraduate Psychology Major: Recommendations from a Meeting of California State University Psychology Faculty. Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology [http://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/teachingresources.html#outcomes].