Experience

SDSU Research Foundation

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director, Native American Scholars and Collaborators Projects

  • 1990 - Present

  Native American Scholars in School Counseling and Psychology on this federally funded project develop specializations in working with indigenous youth. Concurrent with enrollment in SDSU's highly diverse and nationally recognized graduate programs in School Psychology and School Counseling, these scholars work with mentors, attend specialty seminars and institutes, and work with Native youth throughout the program. http://www.tinyrul.com/nascp Native American Scholars in School Counseling and Psychology on this federally funded project develop specializations in working with indigenous youth. Concurrent with enrollment in SDSU's highly diverse and nationally recognized graduate programs in School Psychology and School Counseling, these scholars work with mentors, attend specialty seminars and institutes, and work with Native youth throughout the program. http://www.tinyrul.com/nascp



SDSU

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, PUEDE! Project in Bilingual School Psychology-SLP Collaboration with Dual Language Learner

  • 2012 - Present

  I oversee this five-year federally funded project to support the development of culturally competent school psychologists and speech language pathologists to work collaboratively with Spanish speaking dual Language Learners, their teachers and parents. We emphasize strength-based and culturally affirmative models. I oversee this five-year federally funded project to support the development of culturally competent school psychologists and speech language pathologists to work collaboratively with Spanish speaking dual Language Learners, their teachers and parents. We emphasize strength-based and culturally affirmative models.



Private Consulting

• Italy
• Financial Services

• Grant Writer

  • 2001 - Present

  I work and contract with education districts and/or institutions to write grants to support and further their goals. Over the years I have written grant applications for four federal agencies and served as director or author of projects awarded over $10 M in contracts. I work and contract with education districts and/or institutions to write grants to support and further their goals. Over the years I have written grant applications for four federal agencies and served as director or author of projects awarded over $10 M in contracts.



San Diego State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor Emerita, Department of Counseling & School Psychology

  • 1990 - Present

  As Emerita Professor, I devote much of my time to my grant students and work -- the most longstanding being the work with Native American/Indigenous Scholars and Collaborators, in which faculty and graduate students partner with community members and school serving Indigenous youth to develop this specialization as they negotiate their graduate programs. The second is the PUEDE bilingual project, which pairs school psychologists and speech language pathologists to work in transdisciplinary… Show more As Emerita Professor, I devote much of my time to my grant students and work -- the most longstanding being the work with Native American/Indigenous Scholars and Collaborators, in which faculty and graduate students partner with community members and school serving Indigenous youth to develop this specialization as they negotiate their graduate programs. The second is the PUEDE bilingual project, which pairs school psychologists and speech language pathologists to work in transdisciplinary teams with dual language learner (Spanish speaking) youth, their parents and teachers who serve them.

• Department Chair

  • 1996 - 2010

  As CSP’s Chair, I provided leadership for a graduate faculty of fourteen full-time and fifty part-time faculty members in four graduate professional preparation programs and one undergraduate minor. The faculty was committed to issues of diversity and equity, which brought a unique flavor to our pedagogic and research endeavors. Productivity of the faculty demonstrated breadth and depth. Our external funding far exceeded our instruction allocation; faculty members were sought as consultants… Show more As CSP’s Chair, I provided leadership for a graduate faculty of fourteen full-time and fifty part-time faculty members in four graduate professional preparation programs and one undergraduate minor. The faculty was committed to issues of diversity and equity, which brought a unique flavor to our pedagogic and research endeavors. Productivity of the faculty demonstrated breadth and depth. Our external funding far exceeded our instruction allocation; faculty members were sought as consultants and presenters; research and publication efforts were consistent and ongoing. The department averaged some 300 graduate students enrolled our (one to four-year) graduate programs: Community Counseling, School Psychology, School and Community Counseling, and Marriage & Family Therapy, and an additional 400 enrolled in undergraduate offerings, including the Minor in Counseling and Social Change.



Pearson

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Author

  • 2000 - 2013

  Robinson-Zañartu, C., Doerr, T., & Portman, J. (2014). Twenty-one thinking skills for the 20th century. Boston: Pearson. This book helps teachers infuse critical thinking skills into meaningful curriculum and creatively connect with their students' home cultural contexts. It highlights Common Core Standards, provides over 200 strategies, and dozens of classroom-based case examples. Robinson-Zañartu, C., Doerr, T., & Portman, J. (2014). Twenty-one thinking skills for the 20th century. Boston: Pearson. This book helps teachers infuse critical thinking skills into meaningful curriculum and creatively connect with their students' home cultural contexts. It highlights Common Core Standards, provides over 200 strategies, and dozens of classroom-based case examples.