| Name: | Dr. Zeynep K. Akca | |||||||||
| Position: | Assoc. Professor of Psychology | |||||||||
| Department: | Teacher Education | |||||||||
| E-mail: | akcaz@hssu.edu | |||||||||
| Phone: | 314-340 - 3354 | |||||||||
| Office: | 207 HGAB | |||||||||
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| Bio: | I have been a tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at HSSU since 1993. I am teaching mandatory psychology classes to teacher education candidates. I am a Ph.D Counseling Psychologist from University of Missouri, Columbia. I have had decades of multicultural experiences as a counselor, an educator and a clinician in Turkey and U.SA since 1972. I came to America in 1980 as a Fulbright scholar in pursuit of a Ph.D. at Mizzou and completed my degree with a graduate fellowship from Mizzou. | |||||||||
| Courses: | Psy 0100 General Psychology Psy 0315 Educational Psychology Psy 0315 Psychological & Education Testing Psy 0310 Child Psychology Psy 0311 Adolescent Psychology Psy 0312 Psychology & the Education of the Exceptional Children Psy 0319 Behavior Management Psy 0321 Behavior Management Practicum EDUC 0430 Career Transitions in Special Education Programs Psy 0407 Individual Intelligence & Achievement Testing Psy 0409 Individual Intelligence & Achievement Testing Practicum CJ 0419 Nontraditional Juvenile Conversion EDUC 6020 Teacher Action, Advocacy & Leadership |
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| Publications: | Graduate Dissertation: "Diverse Personality Characteristics of Pedophiles (vs.) Rapists incarcerated in Missouri Department of Corrections & participating in Missouri Sex Offenders' Program (MOSOP)". Departmental Research on: "Performance-based Assessment in HSSU Teacher Education Program". |
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| Presentations: | Misc. presentations in local and national conferences such as NNER, APA, CEC, In-service training for 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri Family Courts & Juvenile Division juvenile officers re: Empowerment of at-risk P-12 students and their families under court supervision. In-service training for the treatment staff of Comprehensive Mental Health Center of St. C;laire County |
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| Certifications: |
LCPC( Illinois State Licenced Clinical Professional Counselor ) NBCC--NCC(National Certified Counselor) Missouri Medicaid Provider for Children (0-21) & Families Health Care USA Mental Health Provider (for Children & Families) Teaching Certificate Hacettepe University Ankara.Turkey |
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| Awards: | "An Apple for the Teacher " --In Recognition of Distinguished Service As an American Educator Award (Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Alpha Zeta Chapter). "Five-year Excellence in service" pin --from Comprehensive Mental Health Center of St. Claire County, Illinois. |
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