Lynch School of Education

Mary E. Walsh

daniel e. kearns professor in urban education and innovative leadership
counseling, developmental, and educational psychology department

director, boston college center for child, family and community partnerships

Mary Walsh

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Campion Hall
Room 305

617.552.8973

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

   

EDUCATION
Ph.D., M.A., Clark University
B.A., Catholic University of America

EXPERTISE/INTERESTS
Social-emotional, health, and other non-academic challenges to learning in urban students; implementation and evaluation of systemic interventions that enhance students’ academic, social-emotional, and healthy development; psychosocial development of homeless children and families.

SELECTED HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Academic Honors
Honorary Doctor of Science, Clark University, 2005
Phi Beta Kappa

Books
Walsh, M. E., & Murphy, J. (2003). Children, health, and learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brabeck, M. M., & Walsh, M. E. (2003). Meeting at the hyphen: Schools, universities-communities-professions in collaboration for student achievement and well being. 102nd Yearbook, Part 2.  Chicago: National Society for the Study of `Education.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Walsh, M.E., Wieneke, K.M. (2009). Evaluation of comprehensive prevention-intervention partnership programmes for school children.  In R. Deslandes (Ed.), International perspectives on contexts, communities, and evaluative innovative practices:  Family-school-community partnerships (pp. 1890203).  Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge.

Walsh, M. E., DePaul, J., & Park-Taylor, J. (2009). Prevention as a mechanism for promoting positive development in the context of risk: Addressing the risk and protective factors of our cultures. In M. Kenny, Reese, A. Horne & Opinas (Eds.). Handbook of prevention: Promoting positive youth development and social justice.  Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

DePaul, J., Walsh, M. E., & Dam, U. (2009). The role of school counselors in addressing sexual orientation in
schools. Professional School Counseling.

Walsh, M. E., Kenny, M. E., Wieneke, K. M., & Harrington, K. R. (2008). The Boston Connects program:
Promoting learning and healthy development. Professional School Counseling.

Walsh, M. E., & DePaul, J. (2008). The essential role of school-community partnerships in school counseling. In
H. L. K. Coleman & C. Yeh (Eds.).  Handbook of school counseling. Baltimore: MidAtlantic Books & Journals.

Walsh, M.E., & DePaul, J. (2008). Reflection: The whole child in Catholic education. In J. Staud (Ed.), The
Carnegie Conversation on Catholic Education
. (pp. 66-67). Notre Dame, IN: Alliance for Catholic Education Press.


Presentations to Scholarly and Professional Groups

Walsh, M.E., Wieneke, K.M., Duffy, N.M., & Boxx, S.M. (2009, August).  The impact of student support on academic achievement.  Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.

Wieneke, K.M., Reed, E.M., & Walsh, M.E. (2009, August).  Lessons learned in large-scale evaluation using student surveys.  Poster session presented atthe American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.

Wieneke, K.M., Walsh, M.E., Reed, E., Duffy, N., & Boxx, S.M. (2009, August). School-community partnerships:  Facilitating student and family service referrals.  Poster session presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, ON.