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Faculty Credentials : SummerI 2008
Family & Consumer Science


1. Laura Keilers Burleson (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned
Other Qualifications
 
  • BS HOME ECONOMICS -- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY(1984)
  • MS HOUSING, INTERIOR DESIGN & CONSUMER STUDIES -- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY(1986)
  • PHD CONSUMER ECONOMICS -- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY(1993)

2. Harriet H Griggs (P)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned
Other Qualifications
 
  • BS HOME ECONOMICS -- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY(1970)
  • MS CLOTHING, TEXTILES & MERCHANDISING -- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY(1973)
  • PHD CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY(1985)

  • Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising 24+
  • Sales Associate/Manager, Fabrics -The Singer Company
  • Vice President, JHAS Designs - fabric design firm
  • Secretary - Board of Directors, Griggs Fleet Service
  • 97 total graduate hours not counting research for disseration
  • Terminal degree in Curriculum and Instruction in the area of Adult Education. At the time the degree was conferred, 1985, Curriculum and Instruction in Adult Education was considered an appropriate terminal degree for any content area under the "vocational" umbrella; the discipline then known as home economics (now family and consumer sciences) was part of that.
3. Paula J Tripp (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned
Other Qualifications
 
  • BS VOCATIONAL HOME ECONOMICS -- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA(1976)
  • MS HOME ECONOMIC EDUCATION -- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY(1978)
  • PHD HOME ECONOMIC EDUCATION -- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY(1988)

  • Family Relationships 5
  • Consumer Education 3
  • Research Methods 15
  • Earned Certified Family and Consumer Scientist (CFCS) distinction in 2006.
  • Tripp, Paula. (2006). "A Profile of California's Secondary Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers". Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 98, 1, 60-64.
  • SHSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Achievement in Family and Consumer Sciences Award, 2006-2007.
  • 6 presentations at 3 national conferences and 2 presentations at 2 state conferences in 2006-2007
  • White, Janis, Tripp, Paula, and Burleson, Laura. (2007) "Strategies for Strengthening Enrollment in Higher Education for Family and Consumer Sciences". TAFCS Research Journal, 2, 2, 10-12.
  • Collaborated with Janis White to receive and implement $16,761.00 grant for collecting statewide FCS teacher survey data and facilitating a career fair.
  • As FCS Teacher Educator, oversee program that has a student 100% pass rate for culminating teacher competency exam.
  • Presented 4-week "The Family As A Team" series to community in 2006; 5-week "Freedom From Busyness" series to community in 2007; collaborated with 5 FCS faculty for regional energy management presentation in 2007
4. Janis Hale White (F)
Short Vita
 Courses TaughtRelevant Academic Degrees
and Course Credits Earned
Other Qualifications
 
  • BA HOME ECONOMICS -- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY(1973)
  • MA HOME ECONOMICS -- THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA(1978)
  • PHD CLOTHING/FASHION MERCHANDISING -- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY(1994)

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