Publications
Papers, Publications, TV & Radio Talent, and Presentations:
Dissertation Topic:
Life Management Model Participants: Their Experiences and Persistence as Adult Learners
Abstract:
Many nontraditional/adult students, defined as those who are considered underserved, underrepresented, and/or disadvantaged college students, attend community colleges. Their academic and socioemotional needs are complex. To better meet these needs, college faculty and staff can develop strategic partnerships with community-based organizations and K–12 schools to provide additional support to nontraditional college students. In this phenomenological study, a small group of adult TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) students at a Midwestern community college were interviewed to discover their experiences of participating in a life management model, a strategic model that forms a partnership between community-based organizations and the local community college. The participant responses shed light on how a community-based strategic life management model, institutional support, and personal factors influence nontraditional/adult students and enable them to persist in college.
- Beyond School Hours Exhibitor
Orlando, FL
Corporate Exhibitor - Converge Presenter/Unleashed
Long Beach, CA
Presentation on sustainable funding strategies - Converge Presenter/Group Facilitator
Los Angeles, CA - Exponential Exhibitor
Orlando, FL
Corporate Exhibitor - Keynote
Cocoa, FL
National Honor Society - Keynote, Business Acceleration Summit
Melbourne, FL - Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
Palm bay, FL
Overcoming Business Hurdles and Stagnation - League of Cities – Keynote
Melbourne, FL - Keynote, Brevard Family Partnership
Melbourne, FL - Keynote, Melbourne Chamber of Commerce
West Melbourne, FL
Women of Excellence - CCDA
Cincinnati, OH
Innovative strategies to develop community partnerships and raise funds for your CCDA - Business Essentials Seminar
Cocoa, FL
Presentation on corporate branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship - Wiley Publishing Company
Hoboken, NJ
Selected as talent for Psychology in Action’s online textbook - Police Athletic League
Cocoa, FL
Weed and Seed Student Graduation Keynote - Florida A&M
Cocoa, FL
Parent and Student Orientation
Introduction to Time Management: 101 - Keynote, Connecticut Human Service Education Conference
New Haven, CT - Iowa Statewide Teaching and Learning Conference
Des Moines, IA
Co-Presenter: Supporting Learners Outside the Classroom - North Carolina Human Service Education Regional Conference
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Welcome: Serving Others Throughout the Life Span - Circuit Court of Cook County Third Municipal District Family Violence Coordinating Council
Palatine, IL
Keynote: Introduction to Human Trafficking - Prosperity Bound Leadership Seminar
Rockledge, FL
Presenter: More Than Pom Pom’s - Harper College
Palatine, FL
Keynote: Embracing Your Call to the Helping Professions - Prosperity Bound Entrepreneur Workshop
Merritt Island, FL
Guest Speaker: Learning to Swim with The Sharks - Midwest Organization Regional Conference
Jackson, MI
Co-Presenter: Bending A Survivor’s Faith - Southern Organization of Human Services: Regional Conference
Helen, GA
Workshop Speaker: Embracing Your Calling to Human Services - Midwest Organization of Human Services Regional Conferences
Topeka, KS
Workshop Speaker: Pushing Your Passion to the Front Lines - University of Northern Iowa
Teacher Work Sample Dissertation Project
Invited to pilot a program for prospective adjunct and faculty. Under the direction of the provost, attended training seminars as well as interviews. A 30-page paper analysis of teaching pedagogy. Upon completion, the paper was assessed by a panel and a certificate of completion was issued along with one credit hour towards my post graduate degree. - Understanding the Motivation of a Volunteer
Center for Helping Professionals - Just Be There
The Point Magazine - Bernstein/Nash Essentials of Psychology
Textbook Reviewer
Asked to review an introduction to psychology textbook for a publisher.
Worth Publishers Scientific American
2013-2014
Reviewer – Psychology—Licht/Hull/Ballantyne Review
Contributor, 2nd edition. - Center for the Helping Professions
Patton, M (2011). Understanding the motivation of a volunteer. Center for Helping Professions. - Cyclone Illustrated
Sports Writer, Ames, IA - Times Delphic, Drake University Campus Newspaper
Columnist, Des Moines, IA - Urbandale Press Citizen
Sportswriter, Urbandale, IA - Radio Personality / Life 107.1
- Talent, Bankers Trust – Commercial
- Talent, Iowa State University – Commercial
- Talent, Kraft Foods Company (Kraft Macaroni and Cheese) – Radio Commercial
- Talent, Mudd Advertising
- Space Coast Daily
Front Page Feature: Victory, Making a Difference in the Community
Volume 11-Issue 6
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Front Page Feature: Meet the Pattons
February 2021 edition
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