Diane Finley STP President
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Leslie Berntsen
| Maria S. Wong Tentative Keynote Title:Don't Get Trapped by False Dichotomies: Both/And Thinking for Teaching, Research, and Professional Development Bio:Dr. Maria S. Wong is the Associate Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Humanities and Professor of Psychology at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. Her excellence in leadership and teaching has been recognized by numerous honors and awards. Dr. Wong has extensive experience in faculty development and DEI. She and her colleagues published a two-volume eBook for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, entitled “Incorporating Diversity in Classroom Settings: Real and Engaging Examples for Various Psychology Courses.” A developmental psychologist by training, Dr. Wong’s research on children’s social-emotional development has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Child Development, Social Development, and the Journal of Family Psychology. As the founder and co-chair of the DEI Task Force of her School, Dr. Wong is leading several DEI initiatives at Endicott College. Dr. Wong is currently serving as a Board Member of the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network in Massachusetts and a Peer Evaluator for the New England Commission of Higher Education. |
ACT 2018 Keynote Speakers
(David Myers, Sue Franz, & Mitch Handelsman) |