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Judith Ann “Judy” Coffey, M. A., D. C. H., PhD(c)

Santa Rosa, California, USA

JudyCoffey@yahoo.com

(707) 325-5503

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Coaching Private Practice, San Francisco and Sonoma Counties, California Provide in-home test preparation, reading comprehension instruction, manuscript editing and tutorial services across the curriculum to individual clients from first grade through graduate school.

Airway Community School, Sonoma County Office of Education, Santa Rosa, California Taught junior high age boys and girls who had been expelled from their school districts for issues ranging from gang and drug activity to fighting, making threats and habitual truancy. Daily contact with parents to provide liaison with community police, drug and alcohol counseling, and other community support services.

DeForest Hamilton School, Los Guilucos Juvenile Detention Center, Santa Rosa, California Taught adjudicated junior high and high school age males in a self-contained classroom within a juvenile detention facility. Administered the WRAT and participated in IEP meetings. Coauthored two articles on teaching strategies used successfully with this population during this period.

Special Education Department, Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico Taught social studies and language arts to high school students with learning problems and other disabilities in a public high school with a 70% Limited English Proficient population. Administered the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) and wrote Individual Education Plans (IEPs); chaired IEP meetings. Coauthored article on the application of self-efficacy theory to management practices in the workplace as well as in the classroom.

Hogares, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico Taught severely emotionally- and behavior-disordered students, grades six through twelve in a non-profit mental health facility for adjudicated adolescents. Administered the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) and wrote Individual Education Plans (IEPs); participated in IEP meetings. Served on the grant writing and curriculum committees.

Department of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services, San Jose State University, California Participated in the design and execution of a research project using the Reciprocal Teaching Method to improve the critical thinking and reading comprehension skills of Vietnamese refugee Limited English Proficient students.

Designed and taught a course based on Bandura’s self-efficacy theory to enable Vietnamese teaching credential candidates to transition their existing personal and academic skills to the American academic context.

Taught a graduate course on bilingual/bicultural students with special needs.

SRI, Inc. (formerly Stanford Research Institute), Menlo Park, California Participated in the research team which visited selected California school districts for the study “Evaluation of Alternative Strategies for Serving Students With Learning Problems” mandated by the Legislative Analyst’s Office in Sacramento, California.

Department of Special Education, San Francisco State University, California Taught a graduate course, Diversity in Special Education: Family, Culture and Community, to teachers pursuing special education credentials. Focused on identifying strategies to facilitate communication between school personnel, community service providers, and families with children with special needs. Emphasis on family of origin issues, culturally appropriate communication methods and productive referral and follow practices.

Taught and coordinated relevant guest speakers for a large introductory lecture course, Education of Exceptional Children, for graduate students in elementary and secondary education credential programs.

Supervised, observed and advised student teachers in their field placements in the Learning Handicapped Credential Program.

Departments of Education, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California Substituted in kindergarten, elementary and secondary grades, regular and special education.

SCORE, Student Affirmative Action, San Francisco State University, California Taught oral and written communication skills and critical reading comprehension strategies to 6th, 7th and 8th graders in an enrichment program for students of color.

Meiji College of Oriental Medicine, San Francisco, California Educational consultant to a Japanese acupuncture college; designed culturally appropriate instructional strategies and administrative procedures for the American setting.

Allums Assessment & Learning Center, 242 Marina Way, Richmond, California Administered psychoeducational batteries including the Structure of Intellect Test to adults and preschool children; conducted remedial educational workshops for participants in the Contra Costa Black Chamber of Commerce Job Training Program.

Special Services Project, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California As a Learning Skills Specialist worked with students with learning problems and various disabilities and with students from diverse socio-economic and linguistic backgrounds in the areas of writing, study skills and time management. Responsible for liaison with Office for Students With Disabilities. Consulted with professors in various disciplines to improve service delivery to their students with disabilities. Administered and evaluated the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery and Structure of Intellect Test. Provided supplemental instruction sessions for general education science courses. Participated in grant writing for the project.

Summer Bridge Program, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California Taught basic principles of Standard Written English, oral communication, reading and writing skills germane to Anthropology and Mexican-American Culture general education classes to culturally and linguistically diverse special admit freshmen.

Britannica Learning Center (formerly The Reading Game, now Gateways Learning Center), Santa Rosa and Walnut Creek, California Taught SAT Preparation classes, Speed Reading and provided individualized instruction in Algebra I and II, Geometry and Writing.

English Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California Taught a writing skills course which prepared students to meet the university’s written English proficiency (WEPT) test.

Petaluma Summer School, Petaluma, California Taught remedial reading, grammar, writing and physical science to under-achieving high school students.

Tutorial Program, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California Tutored university students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in study skills, writing strategies and English as a Second Language.

Administered a program employing student tutors for all campus disciplines; responsible for budget, recruitment, training and supervision of tutors and liaison with university departments to determine service needs.

Britannica Learning Center (formerly The Reading Game, now Gateways Learning Center), Santa Rosa and Walnut Creek, California Taught SAT Preparation classes, Speed Reading and provided individualized instruction in Algebra I and II, Geometry and Writing.

English Department, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California Taught a writing skills course which prepared students to meet the university’s written English proficiency (WEPT) test.

Petaluma Summer School, Petaluma, California Taught remedial reading, grammar, writing and physical science to under-achieving high school students.

Lyceé Abdelkrim Al Khattabi, Nador, Morocco Taught English as a Foreign Language in a public Moroccan secondary school which included refugee and language minority students.

Transfusionzentrale der Universitätskliniken, Johannes Gutenberg Universität zu Mainz, Germany Selected and translated English language medical journal articles into German. Performed tests for Hepatitis B on donor blood using electrophoresis and radioimmunoassay. Performed microtitration analysis of Hepatitis B antibody in known positive blood samples. Kept records and compiled statistics for a long-term hepatitis research study.

The London School of English, Mainz, Germany Taught English as a Foreign Language to children and adults in a private language school.

EDUCATION

PhD(c), American Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii

Diploma, Computer Support Specialist (A+ and Network+ Certified), Empire College, Santa Rosa, California

D. C. H., American Institute of Hypnotherapy, Irvine, California: Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy; Member of the American Board of Hypnotherapy, Registration No. 7889

A. B. D., Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education, San Francisco State University/University of California, Berkeley: Doctoral coursework completed, Learning Disabilities and Social Work emphasis

M. A. in Education (Curriculum emphasis), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

B. A. in German, minor in Biology, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts

TEACHING CREDENTIALS New Mexico: Level 3-A License: Instructional Leader (K-12) Level 2 Licenses: Classroom Teacher: Special Education (K-12) Secondary (7-12) Endorsements: Language Arts, Science, Modern and Classical Languages

California: Clear Ryan Act Single Subject Credential:

Authorization Fields (Preschool through Adult): English, French, German, Life Science, Physical Science Clear Ryan Act Multiple Subject Credential: Authorization: Preschool through Adult, Self-contained Classroom

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

German: fluent speaking, reading and writing skills French: fluent reading, intermediate speaking and writing skills Mandarin: beginning speaking skills

SPECIALIZED ADVANCED TRAINING

Medical Education Collaborative “Addiction: The Neurobiology of Dependency,” Santa Rosa, California

San Francisco Academy of Hypnosis Education and Research Foundation, California

28th and 29th “Annual Clinical Hypnosis Workshops: A Comprehensive Introduction to Hypnosis for Physicians, Dentists and Psychologists”

“Intermediate Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis with Moshe Torem, M. D.”

“The Language of Healing: The Path to the Patient”

University of California, Berkeley

“New Models and Exemplary Practices: The Coordination of Mental Health Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children,” XXIV Annual UC Berkeley School Psychology Conference

“Finding and Teaching the Academically At-risk Child: Alternative Methods for Assessment and Instruction,” XXIII Annual UC Berkeley School Psychology Conference

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

“Critical Pedagogy for Multicultural Education,” Center for Educational Research at Stanford (CERES)

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

Administration and Interpretation of Meeker’s Structure of Intellect Test

Holistic Writing Assessment

State of California Grant Writing and Proposal Preparation

Administration and Interpretation of the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

“Self-efficacy as a Unifying Theory in Management,” Fourteenth International Association of Management Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“Reciprocal Teaching: A Flexible Method for Teaching Critical Reading Comprehension Strategies in Mixed Ability Groups,” Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico

“Clinical Supervision for Teachers of Culturally Diverse Students,” co-presented with Dr. Mai Dao, Department of Special Education, San Francisco State University, California

“Self-efficacy: A Unifying Theory for Education,” University Consortium, San Francisco, California

“Enhancing the Mainstream: Learning Styles and Learning Disabilities,” Educational Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley and Special Education Department, San Francisco State University, California

Moderator, Clinical Supervision Workshop, School of Education, San Francisco State University, California

“The Importance of Locus of Control as an Expectancy Variable in the Classroom,” Educational Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley

“A Cooperative Academic Support System for Non-traditional Students,” Ninth Annual Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Moderator, Northern California Educational Opportunity Program In-service Training, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

“Supplemental Skills Instruction,” Far West Laboratories, San Francisco, California

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Publications Coffey, J. & Horde, T. L. (2000). “A simple writing exercise to promote expository writing and critical thinking skills.” Journal of Court, Community and Alternative Schools, Spring 2000.

Coffey, J. & Horde, T. L. (1999). “A goal-setting writing exercise for court school students.” Journal of Court, Community and Alternative Schools, Spring 1999.

Coffey, J., & Bowers, N. (1996). “Self-efficacy as a unifying theory in management.” In Barbor, S. B. (Ed.), Fourteenth Annual Proceedings of the International Association of Management: The Human Resources Management Division: Human Resources Management: On The Eve of the 21st Century,14(1), 122-131.

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Self-efficacy The application of self-efficacy and self-monitoring training to students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as well as to students with learning problems to enable them to become efficient learners. Application of self-efficacy theory to team and cooperative activities in the workplace.

Reading Instruction Effective approaches to teaching reading comprehension strategies to cultural and linguistic minority students, second language learners and those with learning problems; the application to various populations, including mature learners, of Palincsar and Brown’s “Reciprocal Teaching of Comprehension-monitoring Activities.”

Hypnotherapy Therapeutic use of ordinary speech; the power of positive suggestions presented in everyday language. Applications of hypnotherapeutic techniques in the classroom and the workplace. The mind-body connection and the use of language in healing and pain management.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Investigation of the mind-body connection acknowledged by traditional Chinese medical theory; the study of holistic treatment of students with learning problems through traditional healing methods.

STUDIES IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND MASSAGE

Coursework in theory of Chinese medicine, ethics, practice management, acupuncture point location, acupressure and Tui Na; clinical practice in Tui Na.

Studied Jin Shin Jyutsu with Mary Burmeister, Santa Rosa, California

Diploma in Acupressure, The Acupressure Institute, Berkeley, California

Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

Professional Member, American Massage Therapy Association

HONORS AND AWARDS

Dean’s Honors, Empire College, Santa Rosa, California

Principal’s Teaching Award, Sonoma County Office of Education

Joint Doctoral Program Scholarship, San Francisco State/UC Berkeley: U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D. C.

Member, Delta Phi Alpha, German Honor Fraternity

Full Scholarship, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts

Valedictorian, Sacred Heart High School, Kingston, Massachusetts

MILITARY SERVICE

Intelligence Analyst, Specialist Fourth Class; HHC, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky Secret Clearance Honorable Discharge