S. Kathleen Krach, Ph.D., NCSP

In my 20-year journey as both student and faculty member, I have worked in higher education settings across several states and Carnegie levels (e.g., teaching, research, etc.).  In these positions, I have experience with best practices when working at multi-site campuses and through the use of distance / hybrid education.  I began this work as the Coordinator of Distance Education for the University of Georgia while still a student. Then, I developed multi-media software for teaching interactive skills to medical personnel while at Texas A&M.  As an associate professor, I went on to develop a distance-education-based Educational Specialist program for Troy University in the field of School Psychology.   Finally, in my current position, I teach hybrid courses and mentor other faculty members in the use of distance education design.

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My doctoral work and dissertation focused extensively on social justice issues.  In addition to social justice work, I held positions as an instructional designer and distance education coordinator for two separate universities.  I instructed faculty on the use of the earliest technology-based tools to use for teaching either online or in a hybrid classroom.  Because of my experiences at these technology jobs, I value the effective use of technology-based teaching tools.  Therefore, in addition to basic technologies such as podcasts and discussion boards, I have been using more advanced technology such as a mixed-reality simulator (a 3-D, life-size, interactive, virtual classroom) in my own university classes.  As a result, at FSU I was nominated for an innovation in teaching award.

Currently, I am faculty at Florida State University (FSU) in the Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences (EPLS) Department. EPLS houses a NASP-approved school psychology program, a CACREP-approved clinical mental health counseling program, and an APA-approved Ph.D. program.  I am affiliated and/or core faculty in all three of these programs.  Prior to working at FSU, I was an associate professor at Troy University, where I was the program coordinator for the school psychology and school psychometry programs. I was also co-listed as faculty in the counseling programs.  Before working at either Troy or FSU, I was an assistant professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).  I was co-listed there as well, as faculty in both the School Psychology and the Learning and Technology programs. As such, I helped develop two new Ph.D. programs: one in School Psychology and one in Learning and Technology.  The experience of working as faculty across multiple programs demonstrates my strong desire for inter-departmental collaboration.