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Karen Jean Matsko Hood
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Author and Poet
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Karen Jean Matsko HoodCurriculum Vitae
Address: Email: karenjeanhood@hotmail.com
Education: B.S. in Natural Science, 1975 Minors in Psychology and Education College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University St. Joseph, Minnesota
Post Graduate Classes in English, 2007-Present Taylor University, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Post Graduate classes in Creative Writing Lewis & Clark College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Post Graduate Classes, 1976-1980 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
M.A. in Pastoral Ministry, 2001 Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington
Ph.D. in Leadership Studies, Currently Enrolled Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington
Research Skills:
- Utilized SPSS and SAS statistical programs extensively for research purposes. - Professional Guardian ad Litem in the Spokane Juvenile Court System 2001-2007.
Gonzaga University Doctoral Courses toward Ph.D. Degree:
COURSE # Title CREDITS
Fall 2001 DPLS 700 Leadership Theory 3 DPLS 720 Principles of Research 3 Spring 2002 DPLS 701 Organizational Theory 3 DPLS 722 Quantitative Data Analysis 3 DPLS 756 Leadership & Psychology 3 DPLS 772 Org Change and Resistance 1 DPLS 773 Org Change & Disfunc Org 1 DPLS 774 Trust Bldg & Repair in Org 1 Summer 2002 DPLS 703 Policy Analysis 3 Fall 2002 DPLS 723 Qualitative Res Theory & Design 3 DPLS 750 Leadership and Ethics 3 DPLS 760 Organizational Transformation 3
COURSE # Title CREDITS
Spring 2003 DPLS 728 Literature Review for Dissert 3 DPLS 751 Leadership and History 3 DPLS 752 Leadership and Philosophy 3 DPLS 772 Leadership & Comparative Religion 3 DPLS 773 Leading Change Higher Ed & Org 3 Summer 2003 DPLS 714 Writing for Publication 1 Fall 2003 DPLS 758 Leadership & Literature 3 DPLS 773 Political Action 3 Spring 2004 DPLS 773 Leadership & Resilience 3 Fall 2004 DPLS 707 Leadership and Technology 3 Spring 2005 DPLS 775 Leadership, Justice & Forgiveness 3 Fall 2005 DPLS 753 Leadership & Religious Studies 3 Spring 200 DPLS 775 Servant Leadership 3 Fall 2006 DPLS 721 Leadership & Arts Based Understanding 3 DPLS 743 Leadership & Consulting 3 Spring 2007 DPLS 759 Leadership and Economics 3 Fall 2007 Work on Candidacy Total Credits: 76 semester hours
Academic Positions: Spokane School Districts, 2007 Substitute Teacher Spokane, WA
Freeman School District, 2005-2007 Substitute Teacher Freeman, WA
University of Iowa Hospital School Teacher for disabled students Iowa City, Iowa, 1978-1979
Fredericksted School Science Teacher St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1975-1976
High School Science and Math Teacher St. Dunstan’s Episcopal School St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1975-1976
Country Day School Science Teacher Internship St. Croix, US Virgin Island, 1975
Certifications: Certified to teach grades 4-12 in the state of Washington in the areas of anthropology, psychology, sociology and biology.
Certified to teach in the state of Idaho.
Awards, Grants & Honors: Current application for grant to Washington State Council of the Arts.
Papers Presented at Conferences:
Portland, OR 2003 Distance Education, Library Services and the Role of Academic Librarians in Eastern Washington: An Exploration of Relationships Using Rapid Assessment Process (RAP) presented by co-author. Publications: Books:
Adventure Travel Adventures of My Dentist and the Tooth Fairy American Pride Apple Delights Cookbook Bloom of Autumn Gold Blueberry Delights Cookbook Chill of Summer Blue Christmas Delights Cookbook Coconut Delights Cookbook Cupboard Door Daily Prayers for Foster Children Easter Delights Cookbook Embers Feminine Muse Frost of Spring Green Gaited Horse Annual 2007 Gaited Horse Activity & Coloring Book Girls Can Do Activity and Coloring Book Goodnight, Goodnight Haiku Poems Halloween Delights Cookbook Holiday Cookbook for Foster Families Huckleberry Delights Cookbook Icelandic Horse Activity & Coloring Book In Honor of Take Back the Night Jesus Loves the Little Children Kid’s Kindness Activity & Coloring Book Lentil Delights Cookbook Lost Medal Morning Reflections Mother’s Day Delights Cookbook My Dentist and the Tooth Fairy Onion Delights Cookbook Oregon State Adventures in Learning Peach Delights Cookbook Poems in Shapes Raspberry Delights Cookbook Rhubarb Delights Cookbook Schweitzer Mountain Poems Squash Delights Cookbook St. Patrick’s Day Delights Cookbook Strawberry Delights Cookbook Tea Time Delights Cookbook Thanksgiving Day Delights Cookbook Valentine Delights Cookbook Warmth of Winter White Wilbur
Magazines:
Equine: Exotic News Why an Icelandic Horse? Icelandic Horse and Travel Magazine Various Articles The Southeast Horse Report Horses from the Land of Fire and Ice
Work in Progress: Adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books are in progress.
Courses Taught: High School Math, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Natural Science/Science, Biology and all labs associated with these courses.
Professional Experience: High School Science – Biology, Marine Biology and General Science Teacher Internship 1975-1976; Country Day School in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Additional Professional Experience: Research assistant at the University of Iowa Orthopedic Hospital, 1976-1980, through the Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
Research Submitted and In Preparation: Currently working on research projects and Ph. D. Dissertation.
Grants Applied For: Currently working to receive grants in the area of child abuse and neglect.
Honors and Awards: CASA Award for Voluntary Services
Professional Memberships: The Academy of American Poets The Children’s Book Council, Inc. Christian Writers Guild Education Writers Association The International Women’s Writing Guild National Association of Women Writers The National Writers Union Pacific Northwest Writers Association Poetry Society of America Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Society of Professional Journalists Washington Poets Association
References: Graduate School Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington Graduate Studies Post Graduate University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Post Graduate School
Undergraduate School College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, Minnesota Undergraduate File
Dr. James G. Hood, DDS, PS 507 North Sullivan Road, Suite A-1 Spokane Valley, Washington 99037 Business and Copywriting
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