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Edwina Chappell

Adjunct Professor, Public Service Management 

Degrees
B.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
M.Ed., University of Memphis
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Office Location: 6204 Palomar Court, Nashville
Phone: 615-915-0714
Licensure/Certification
  • Licensed Psychologist, State of Tennessee Division of Health-Related Boards, License #P2044
  • Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), National Association of School Psychologists, Certification # 29207
Experiences in Research/Data Analysis
2006 – present            Tennessee Department of Mental – Nashville, Tenn.
Health/Developmental Disabilities
                            
Statistical Research Director
Program evaluation, data analysis, statistical consultation, grant work, research, report writing and mapping.
 
2005-06           Metropolitan Social Services – Nashville, Tenn.
Researcher
Program evaluation, customer satisfaction research, contract management, grant writing, issue briefs/reports, mapping.
 
2002-03           Mathematica Policy Research –Princeton, N.J.
Survey Field Staff (Part-time)
Location and interview of participants in a Welfare-to-Work research study commissioned by the federal government.
 
2001 – present            Cumberland University – Lebanon, Tenn.
Adjunct Faculty, Public Service Management/Business
Statistics courses for graduate and undergraduate students. Research course for graduate students.
 
2001-05                      Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth – Nashville, Tenn.
Statistical Analyst, KIDS COUNT
Research, data collection, analysis, and presentations on indicators of child well-being.
 
1996-02           Tennessee State University – Nashville, Tenn.
Adjunct Faculty, Psychology
Psychology courses. Courses include statistics, research methods, psychometrics, group counseling, individual tests of intelligence, tests and measurement, educational psychology, consultation, projective techniques, and pre-practicum. Student population consisted primarily of graduate students.
 
1995-96           University of Tennessee – Nashville, Tenn.
Testing Consultant, State Testing and Evaluation Center
Development of technical data for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Competency Test and Tennessee Proficiency Test. Other responsibilities include test development, administration, and interpretation; computer management of test bank; maintaining student data bank; and participation in development and implementation of other TCAP assessment programs.
 
1994-95           North Harris College – Houston, Texas
Assessment Center Coordinator (Title III grant position) 
Establishment of a Computerized Assessment Center. Responsibilities involve research, evaluation and selection of computerized assessments; design and implementation of a pilot computerized assessment project; work with faculty for pilot project; and technical assistance for other aspects of Title III grant. Report writing, scanner program design, and budgeting are additional job requirements.
 
1991    University of Houston (Downtown) – Houston, Texas
Research Analyst                                                                                      
Research for accountability and departmental needs, including examination of the relationship between the Scholastic Aptitude Test/American College Test (SAT/ACT) scores and Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) scores to academic success. Other research efforts examined demographics about first-time students.
 
1989-90           Tennessee State University – Nashville, Tenn.
Testing Center Director                                                          
Coordination of university-mandated and -sponsored testing. Responsibilities include handling vendor contacts/contract negotiations; developing budgets; supervising staff (regular and auxiliary); conducting individual assessments; managing computer-based testing; providing workshops for faculty, staff, and general public; and assisting with data collection and analysis for the mandated instructional effectiveness project.
 
1980    Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, IL
Research Assistant, Instructional Design                
Evaluation of psychological components of instructional climates and staff consultation.
 
Other Professional Experiences
  • 11 years – Teacher of regular, alternative, or special education students
  • 4.5 years – Testing program director
  • 3.5 years – Staff psychologist/ Psychological examiner
  • 2.5 years – Adjunct faculty, Psychology/Special education
  • 2 years – Day care center director
  • 2 years – Program evaluator/Assessment specialist
  • 1.5 years   – Standardization examiner/Test administrator
  • 1 year – Children’s program coordinator
  • 1 year – Resident counselor
  • 6 months – Christian writing reviewer/customer liaison
  • 4 months – University supervisor of student teachers
Selected Training Activities
  • The 2002 Economic Census and You (July 2005). Training seminar conducted by Jeremy Wiedemann and Mick Hartz of the U.S. Census Bureau, and sponsored by the University of Tennessee Center for Business and Economic Research, in Knoxville.
  • KIDS COUNT Regional Data Workshop (February 2005). Training sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau and Child Trends through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Austin, TX.
  • Introduction to ArcGIS I. (December 2004). Training workshop conducted by Janis Davis, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  • Southeast SAS User’s Group (SESUG). (October-November 2004). Training sessions related to data analysis using SAS and ArcGIS, in Nashville.
  • Using the SAS System for Survey Sampling, Southeast SAS User’s Group (SESUG). (October 2004). Training workshop conducted by David Cassell, Design Pathways, in Nashville.
  • Using SAS/Stat to Mine Data, Southeast SAS User’s Group (SESUG). (October 2004). Training workshop conducted by Pat Cerrito, University of Louisville, Department of Mathematics, in Nashville.
  • KIDS COUNT Regional Data Workshop (May 2004). Training sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau and Child Trends through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Baltimore, MD.
  • Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare (TCSW). (March 2004). Training sessions approved by TCSW, in Nashville.
  • Tuning into Integration: A Conference on Co-Occurring Disorders. (March 2004). An APA-approved training sponsored by Foundation Associates, in Memphis.
  • Forum on Rural Children and Families. (October 2003). Training sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Omaha.
  • 8th Annual Health Summit of Minority Communities: Our Health Is in Our Hands. (August 2003). Training sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Minority Health in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health, in Nashville.
  • Effective Use of the 2000 U.S. Census and Thematic Mapping. (August 2003). Training conducted by Richard Miller of Calm River Demographics, in Nashville.
  • KIDS COUNT Regional Data Workshop (May 2003). Training sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau and Child Trends through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Kansas City, MO.
  • Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare (TCSW). (March 2003). Training sessions approved by TCSW, in Nashville.
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Service Research Conference: Improving Minority Health Disparity. (January 2003). Training sponsored by the Tennessee State University Center for Health Research and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in Nashville.
  • It Takes a Community: Combining Strategies for Infant Vitality and the Elimination of Perinatal Health Disparities. (November 2002). Training sponsored by Project Blossom and the Metropolitan Nashville Department of Health, in Nashville.
  • Tennessee Psychological Association Annual Convention. (November 2002). APA-approved training, in Nashville.
  • GIS Seminar. (September 2002). Training provided by Cheryl Stauffer and sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in Baltimore.
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). (August 2002). Training workshop conducted by authorized ASIST trainers of Living Works Education, in Nashville.
  • SAS III: Advanced and Efficient SAS Programming. (June 2002). Training workshop conducted by Ben Cochran, The Bedford Group, in Nashville.
  • SAS II: Data Preparation, Management, and Processing. (June 2002). Training workshop conducted by Ben Cochran, The Bedford Group, in Nashville.
  • Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare (TCSW). (March 2002). Training sessions approved by TCSW, in Nashville.
  • KIDS COUNT Regional Data Workshop (January 2002). Training sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau and Child Trends through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, in New Orleans.
  • Psychobiology of Hate and Violence. (November 2001). APA-approved continuing education workshop/training activity sponsored by Cortext Educational Seminars, and conducted by Dr. Joseph Shannon, in Nashville.
  • Introduction to ArcView. (September 2001). Training workshop conducted by Rick Zellmer, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), in Minneapolis.
  • Harvard Graphics 98. (June 2001). Training by New Horizons Computer Learning Center, in Nashville.
  • SAS I: Introduction to the SAS System: Using Version 8. (May 2001). Training workshop conducted by Ben Cochran, The Bedford Group, in Nashville.
  • Letting Go of Anger. (December 2000). APA-approved continuing education workshop/training activity sponsored by Amedco, and conducted by Dr. Rondal T. Potter-Efron, in Nashville.
  • Angry All the Time. (December 2000). APA-approved continuing education workshop/training activity sponsored by Amedco, and conducted by Dr. Rondal T. Potter-Efron, in Nashville.
  • Understanding Depression. (October 2000). APA-approved continuing education workshop/training activity sponsored by Cortext Mind Matters Educational Seminars (CMMES), and conducted by Dr. Thomas Joiner, in Nashville.
  • Alternative Approaches for Managing and Helping ADD/ADHD Children and Adolescents. (January 2000). Continuing education workshop/training activity sponsored by Developmental Resources, Inc., and conducted by Dr. R. P. Bowman, in Nashville.
Publications
  • O’Neal, L., Brown, P., Chappell, E., & Delk, F. (2005). KIDS COUNT 2005: A region by region look at child well-being. Nashville: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
  • O’Neal, L., Brown, P., Chappell, E., Delk, F., & Petty, S. (2004). KIDS COUNT: The state of the child in Tennessee – 2003. Nashville: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
  • Tilly, L., Hartsfield, A.C., Parrish, L., Miller, D., Salley, V., O’Neal, L., Brown, P., & Chappell, E. (2004). The rural south: Listening to families in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.
  • O’Neal, L., Brown, P., Chappell, E., Delk, F.L., Jones, B., Petty, S., Tomlin, D., & Wynn, D. (2003). KIDS COUNT: The state of the child in Tennessee – 2002. Nashville: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
  • O’Neal, L., Brown, P., Chappell, E., Delk, F.L., Henderson, C., Huddleston, J., Petty, S., Wynn, D., & Young, C. (2002). KIDS COUNT: State of the child – 2001. Nashville: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
  • O’Neal, L., Brown, P., Nwaise, I., Grove, B., Chappell, E., Delk, F.L., Petty, S., & Wynn, D. (2001). Tennessee and its children: Unmet needs. Nashville: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.
  • Chappell, E.P. (1983). A multivariate analysis of the effects of a parent education model Follow Through program versus enrollment in a Title I school on reading and mathematics competence, grade retention, and special education placement of black and Hispanic students: A longitudinal study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
Presentations
  • Building models of child well-being. (April 2005). Presentation for the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Nashville.
  • Rural in Tennessee: An adjunct to the rural south project. (March 2004). Presentation for the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Nashville.
  • Accessing and using census data in making KIDS COUNT. (March 2003). Presentation for the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Nashville.
  • How to make KIDS COUNT? (March 2002). Presentation for the Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare, Nashville.
  • ASSET to COMPASS: Do we really need to change? (June 1995). Presentation for the ASSET/COMPASS Users Conference sponsored by ACT West Region, Vail, CO.
  • The effect of operational test performance of trial items within a test. (November 1986). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Memphis.
  • Mainstreamed secondary students and course proficiency testing without modifications. (April 1985). Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Anaheim, CA. (ED 257 296)
Professional Affiliations
Current Affiliations:
  • American Psychological Association (APA), Member.
  • National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), Member.
Past Affiliations
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA), Member.
  • AERA Division D: Measurement and research methodology, Member.
  • APA Division 5: Evaluation, measurement, and statistics, Member.
  • APA Division 15: Educational psychology, Member.
  • APA Division 16: School psychology, Member.
  • National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Member.
Selected Related Activities
  • Grant Writer,
  • Board Member, Building Families and Children (BFC) Missions, Inc., 2003 – 2004.
  • Advisory Board Member, The Baby Shower, Metropolitan Nashville Department of Health, 2003 – 2004.
  • Member, Project Blossom, 2002 – present.
  • Board Member, Daniel Payne Ministries, 2000 – 2003.
  • Co-Coordinator, Psychology Internship Program, Houston Independent School District (HISD), 1993 - 1994.
  • Member, Team Advisory Committee, Child Study/Psychological Services, HISD, 1993-1994.
  • Member, Psychology Internship Committee, HISD, 1992-1994.