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Linda
H. Bradford, Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
Ph.D.
College Student Personnel Administration, 1999.
University of Northern Colorado Greeley CO.
1989 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow
Dissertation: Counseling Services in Colorado Community
Colleges
M.A.
Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, 1975.
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.
1974-1975 Colorado Scholar
Thesis: Psychologist, Psychology and the Black
community.
B.A.
Psychology, 1974, with a minor in Business
Administration
Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
Magna Cum Laude and recipient of 1973-74 Colorado
Scholars Award from both the Psychology and Business
Departments
Web Design and Online Teacher Training.
Various courses and workshops. 1997-present.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sept. 1984- Present
Aurora Community College, Aurora, Colorado
1/98- present: Psychology Professor: Develops, designs
and teaches classroom and online sections of General
Psychology I, Mind, Body, Health and Healing; and the
Dynamics of Racism and Prejudice. Served on the
internal NCAA Human Resources Committee, mentors new
faculty created research paper grading matrix for the
psychology department, submitted student success
retention proposal and provides other services as
requested.
9/95- 1/98: Psychology Department Chair: Supervised
twenty part and full time faculty. Performed staffing,
scheduling, and general departmental administrative
duties. Chaired the Math/Sciences Distance Learning
Committee and the Resident Faculty Selection committee;
served on the Honors Program Committee, was a member of
the Diversity Alliance and Faculty Advisor to the Black
Student Alliance
9/92- 9/95: Social Science Division Chair: Supervised
sixty full and part time faculty. Performed all
budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and general
administrative duties for the seven departments
(Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History,
Psychology, Political Science Sociology, Women's
Studies, and Physical Education and Recreation) of the
division.
1/85- 9/92: Psychology Department Coordinator: Assisted
Division Coordinator with all administrative duties for
the Department of Psychology, as requested.
1/84- 1/85: Adjunct Faculty: Taught Psychology and
Sociology classes as assigned.
All positions included course design and teaching.
Courses taught included: General Psychology I / II,
Human Growth and Development, The Psychology of Racism
and Group Prejudice, Human Relations in Business and
Industry, Industrial Psychology, organizational
Psychology, Adolescent and Adult Development, Parenting,
the Psychology of Male/ Female Relationships, and
Sociology I / II. Online, classroom and extensive
telecourse design and delivery were undertaken.
After the first year at CCA, all positions involved,
faculty supervision and departmental/ divisional
administrative duties, including such activities as:
mentoring of new and established instructors, general
program development and coordination (i.e. the
Counseling Needs Program, the Family Forum, the Distance
Learning Program and the Honors Program), general
committee work and institutional service, curriculum
development, textbook review and selection, and a
variety of professional development memberships and
activities.
MENTOR: Observed, evaluated and assisted new
instructors. Also performed in-class
observation-evaluations of established faculty.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: Developed curriculum guides for
nine of the sixteen Psychology courses offered by the
college including: Human Relations in Business and
Industry, Social Psychology and Psychology of Women.
COLLEGE COMMITTEES: Served on the selection committee
for the Director of Community Services and the selection
committee for the Marketing-Management Instructional
Coordinator. Represented part-time faculty on the Shared
Governance Election Committee.
FACULTY ADVISOR: Organized and advised the Psychology
Honors Club and newsletter. Eight guest lectures were
hosted on campus as a result of club efforts. Served as
faculty advisor during student registration.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: Worked with three other faculty
members on the development of a Family Forum. The Forum
provided an arena for exploring issues that impact the
contemporary changing family unity. Research,
traditional and non-traditional classes and support
services were offered.
Sep 2002-present & March 1977 Aug. 1978
Community College of Denver, Auraria, Denver, Colorado
Sep 2002-present
Online Psychology Course Designer and Instructor:
Designed and taught online sections of General
Psychology 1 and 2; and Human Growth and Development.
ONLINE COURSE SPECIALIST: Performed QAR (Quality
Assurance Review) course reviews. Mentored new
instructors and worked with established instructors
through the QAR process.
March 1977 Aug. 1978:
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTOR: Social Science Department.
Designed and taught courses in Labor Relations and in
the Psychological Development of the Black Personality
Jan 1998- Jan 2002
Colorado Community College Online/ Colorado Electronic
Community College
Online Psychology Course Designer and Instructor.
Designed and taught online sections of General
Psychology 1 and 2; and Human Growth and Development.
April 1987- July 1988
Denver Technical College, Denver, Colorado
INSTRUCTOR-ADMINISTRATOR: Adult Basic Skills Program.
Organized, directed and coordinated all activities of
the Adult Basic Skills Program. Those activities
included teaching developmental English and math
courses; administering placement tests, evaluating
results and maintaining placement records; providing
long-range and drop-in basic skills tutoring; developing
and facilitating study skill workshops and working on
the institutionalization of study skills for all
students.
Most Outstanding Accomplishment: Chairing the Programs
Curricula Committee for the Self Evaluation in pursuit
of DTC's North Central Accreditation. This committee was
composed of department chairs from Drafting, General
Education, Accounting/ Business, Sports Medicine
Technology, and Computer Science and a variety of DTC
faculty and staff. The committee met from January 1988
through May 1988 and the final report was deemed
exceptional.
May 1984
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. GRANT
READER: Cooperative Education Program.
Read and evaluated funding requests from fourteen U.S.
colleges and universities. (Performed same duties in
February, 1979.)
Sept. 1978- June 1982
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado
INSTRUCTOR: Psychology Department. Designed, developed
and taught courses in Introductory Psychology, Human
Development, Child Growth and Development and Parenting.
Performed all traditional duties of full time faculty,
also served on Search Committees and Affirmative Action
Committee (assisted writing of A.A. guidelines). Worked
extensively with Cooperative Education Program, served
as B.S.A. (Black Student's Alliance) Faculty Advisor,
designed and implemented Black History Month Project.
Publications:
Human Growth and Development Study Guide, Littleton, CO
Arapahoe Community College Reprographics.
1980. Cooperative Education for Psychology Majors - A
Handbook;
Littleton, CO, Arapahoe Community College Reprographics,
1980.
Most Outstanding Accomplishment: Human Growth and
Development - A T.V. course. Worked with the media
department to direct and produce twenty-one videotapes,
which served along with a textbook as a freestanding
section of PSY 216. Interviewed and lectured on-camera.
Wrote twenty-one scripts, a study guide, exams and an
instructor's key. The course attracted forty (+)
students each of the seven quarters it was offered.
March 1976
Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado
COORDINATOR: Minority Affairs and Business, Cooperative
Education Program. Designed, planned and administered
Cooperative Education's Minority Affairs Program and all
co-op activities for student in the School of Business.
Primary duties were student recruitment, screening/
placement, and retention; maintenance of program/
faculty interaction, academic and career counseling and
Business Community Development. The purpose of the
program was student internship and career development.
Additional job duties involved public relations, career
education and the seeking of funds for developmental
projects related specifically to the needs of minority
students in the Cooperative Education Program.
INSTRUCTOR: Psychology Department, Extended Campus
Program. Designed and taught courses in Personal
Psychology.
INSTRUCTOR: Afro-American Studies Department. Taught
Bi-Cultural (Chicano/Black) Awareness seminar,
Introduction to Afro-American Studies, and the
Psychology of Racism and Group Prejudice...
Sept. 1975
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
INSTRUCTOR: Black Studies Department. Designed and
taught courses in Black Community Development, Urban
Politics, Dynamics of Racism, Black Religion and Black
Psychology. Faculty Advisor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
and Black Students Union. (BSA).
March 1967- Jan. 1975
United Airlines
Denver, Colorado
INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE: Functioned as staff
assistant to
the sales manager; prepared marketing comparison and
profit projection reports. Designed, implemented and
staffed local convention desk. Represented the Sales
Department on the Executive Inflight Service Committee.
Served as a Public Relations Representative at various
industry activities and social functions. Participated
in and completed local Management Training/Assessment
Program.
Chicago, Illinois
RESERVATIONS DEPARTMENT: Functioned interchangeably in
three capacities: Supervisory senior agent, trainer and
telephone sales agent.
PERSONAL DATA
Married. Two Children: adult daughter (Financial
Analyst) and married son (Army Sergeant)
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Member: Rocky Mountain Association
of Black Psychologists
Member: Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Associate Member: Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Volunteer: Web Design Teacher Ass’t,
for the National Assoc. of Black Engineers
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