Mary E. Walsh

daniel e. kearns professor of education and innovative leadership

Campion Hall
Room 305

617.552.8973

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Clark University

EXPERTISE/INTERESTS

Developmental conceptions of illness (including AIDS) across the life-span; psychosocial functioning of homeless mothers and children; interprofessional collaboration/integrated services in urban schools and agencies.

HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Books

Walsh, M. E and Murphy, J. (In press). 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.

Walsh, M.E. (1992) Moving to Nowhere: Children's Stories of Homelessness. Westport, Connecticut: Auburn House.

Bibace, R. and Walsh, M.E. (Eds.) (1981). Children's Conceptions of Health, Illness and Bodily Functions. New Directions in Developmental Psychology Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

Jackson, J. H. & Walsh, M. E. (in preparation). School Counseling. In C. B. Fisher & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies, and programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Walsh, M. E. & Downey, R. R. (in preparation). Applied developmental science and education. In C. B. Fisher & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies, and programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Walsh, M. E. & Jackson, J. H. (in preparation). Psychological services for homeless children and families. In R. G. Steele & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Walsh, M. E., & Barrett, J. G. (in press). Social justice. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

Park-Taylor, J. & Walsh, M. E. (in press). Children from immigrant families. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

Barrett, J. G., & Walsh, M. E. (in press). Community schools. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

Warter, E. H., & Walsh, M. E. (in press). Externalizing disorders. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

Warter, E. H., & Walsh, M. E. (in press). Full service schools. In J. R. Miller, R. M. Lerner, & L. B. Schiamberg (Eds.), Human ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.

Walsh, M. E. & Barrett, J. G. (in press). The roots of aggression and violence. In K. M. Thies and J. F. Travers (Eds.), Handbook of human development for health care professionals. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK, Inc.

Walsh, M. E. & Park-Taylor, J. V. (2003). Comprehensive schooling and interprofessional collaboration: Theory, research, and practice. In M. M. Brabeck & M. E. Walsh (Eds.), Meeting at the hyphen: Schools, Universities-communities-professions in collaboration for student achievement and well being. 102nd Yearbook, Part 2. (pp. 8-44). Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education.

Walsh, M. E. and Galassi, J. P. (Eds.). (2002). Special Issue: Counseling Psychologists and Schools. The Counseling Psychologist, 30 , 675-762.

Walsh, M. E. & Galassi, J. P. (2002). An Introduction: Counseling Psychologists and Schools. The Counseling Psychologist, 30 , 675-681.

Walsh, M. E., Galassi, J. P., Murphy, J. A., & Park, J. (2002). A conceptual framework for counseling psychologists in schools. The Counseling Psychologist, 30, 682-704.

Kenny, M.E., Warter, E., Grossman, J., Walsh, M. (2001). Primary Prevention in School Settings. In S.M. Hage (Ed.), Prevention Newsletter. APA Division 17(6), 6-7.

Walsh, M.E., Brabeck, M.M., Howard, K.A., Sherman, F., Montes, C., & Garvin, T. (2000). The Boston College-Allston/Brighton Partnership: Description and challenges. In J.F. Russell & R.B. Flynn (Eds.), “Collaboration - Across campus, across town, and with K-12 schools.” A special issue of the Peabody Journal of Education , 75, 6-32.

Walsh, M.E., Thompson, N.E., Howard, K.A., Montes, C., & Garvin, T. (2000). Seven years of participant research in a transforming community school. In F.S. Sherman & W.R. Torbert (Eds.), Transforming social inquiry, transforming social action: Creating communities of practice at the university and in the community. Norwood, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 93-115.

Warter, E.M., Howard, K.A. & Walsh, M.E. (2000). Structuring reflection in the supervision of community service-learning programs for Federal Work-study students. In K. Ausiello (Ed.), Lessons learned: the development of community service Federal Work-Study Programs. Medford, MA: Campus Compact.

Walsh, M.E. & Howard, N. (2000). Disruptive behavior disorders. Encyclopedia of Psychology. Washington, DC, American Psychological Association. 399-400.

Walsh, M.E., Andersson, D.G., & Smyer, M. (1999). A school - community - university partnership. In T. Chibucos & R. Lerner (Eds.), Serving children and families through community university partnerships: Success stories. Norwood, MA: Kluwer Academic. 181-187.

Walsh, M.E., Brabeck, M.M., & Howard, K.A. (1999). Interprofessional collaboration in children’s services: Toward a theoretical framework. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 2 (4), 183-208.

Howard, K.A., Alten, C.E., Walsh, M.E. & Lerner, R.M. (1999). Social and contextual issues in interventions with children and families. In S. Russ and T. Ollendick (Eds.), Handbook of psychotherapies with children and families. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 45-66.

Waddock, S.M. & Walsh, M.E. (1999). Paradigm shift: Toward a community-university community of practice. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 7, 244-264.

Walsh, M.E. & Andersson, D. (1999). University-school-community partnership. In I. Sigel (Series Ed.) & R. Bibace, J. Dillon, & B.N. Dowds, (Vol Eds.), Partnerships in research, clinical, and educational settings. Advances in Applied Development Monograph Series. NJ: Ablex. 257-272.

Walsh, M.E., Howard, K.A., & Buckley, M. (1999). Counselors in school-community partnerships: Opportunities and challenges. Professional School Counseling, 2(5), 349-356.

Theis, K. & Walsh, M.E. (1999). A developmental analysis of cognitive appraisal of stress in children and adolescents with chronic illness. Children’s Health Care, 28(1), 15-32.

Brabeck, M., Cawthorne, J., Cochran-Smith, M., Gaspard, N., Hurd-Green, C., Kenny, M., Krawczyk, R., Lowery, C., Lykes, M. B., Minuskin, A. D., Mooney, J., Ross, C. J., Savage, J., Soifer, A., Smyer, A., Sparks, E., Tourse, R., Turillo, R. M., Waddock, S., Walsh, M., & Zollers, N. (1998). Changing the Culture of the University to Engage in Outreach Scholarship. In R. M. Lerner and L. A. K. Simon (Eds.). Building university-community collaborations for the twenty-first century: Outreach scholarship for youth and families. Garland Press.

Brabeck, M. Walsh, M.E. Kenny, M., Comilang, K. (1997). Interprofessional collaboration for children and families: Opportunities for counseling psychology in the 21st century. The Counseling Psychologist 25, (4) 615-636.

Walsh, M.E. & Madaus, G. (1997). Evaluation of an Extended Services School in Boston. The Evaluation Exchange 3, (2) 10-11.

Airasian, P. & Walsh, M.E. (1997) Constructivist Cautions. Phi Delta Kappan. 78, 324-326.

Reprinted as follows:

Airasian, P. & Walsh, M.E. (In press). Constructivist Cautions. Readings in Educational Psychology, (2nd ed). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Airasian, P. & Walsh, M.E. (In press) Constructivist Cautions. Education Digest.

Airasian, P. & Walsh, M.E. (1997) Constructivist Cautions. MSTA Journal. Fall 42, (2) 26-32.

Walsh, M.E. & Buckley, M. (1994). Children's experience of homelessness: Implications for school counselors. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 29(1), 4-15.

Levy, S., Pollak, J., & Walsh, M. (1994) Primary care psychology: Current status and future prospects. Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education. 1 (1), 43-48.

Walsh, M.E., and Van Ormer, E.A. (1993). An open letter to President and Mrs. Clinton. World Hunger Year, Journal of World Hunger Year Organization. No.12, 20-21.

Bibace, R., Schmidt, L.R., & Walsh, M.E. (1993). Children's perceptions of illness. In G. Penny, P. Bennett, & M. Herbert (Eds.), Health psychology: A life span perspective. London: Harwood Academic Publishers.

Weinreb, L. and Walsh, M.E. (1992). Health care for homeless adults and families: A curriculum for Family Practice Residency Programs. Resource Monograph on Urban Family Medicine. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine: Kansas City, MO.

Walsh, M.E. and Bibace, R. (1991). Children's conceptions of AIDS: A developmental analysis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 16, 273-285.

Walsh, M.E. & Bibace, R. (1990). Developmentally-based AIDS education. Journal of School Health, 60(6), 256-261.

Walsh, M.E. (1990). Developmental and socio-emotional needs of homeless infants and preschoolers. In E.L. Bassuk, Carman, R., & Weinreb, L.F. (Eds.), Community Care for Homeless Families. Newton, Massachusetts: Better Homes Foundation, 91-101.

Walsh, M.E. (1990). Educational and socio-emotional needs of homeless school-aged children. In E.L. Bassuk, Carman, R., & Weinreb, L.F. (Eds.), Community Care for Homeless Families. Newton, Massachusetts: Better Homes Foundation, 103-110.

Bibace, R. and Walsh, M.E. (1990). Understanding AIDS developmentally: A "comment" on the November, 1988 "Special Issue: Psychology and AIDS". American Psychologist. 45 (3), 405-407.

Weinreb, L and Walsh, M.E. (1990). Health and psychosocial needs of Homeless Families: A pilot educational research program. Family Medicine, 22, 58-59.

Weinreb, L. and Walsh, M.E. (1991). Health care for homeless adults and families: A curriculum for Family Practice Residency Programs. Resource Monograph on Urban Family Medicine. Society of Teachers of Family Medicine: Kansas City, MO.

Serafica, F.S. and Walsh, M.E. (1986). Social-emotional aspects of learning disabilities. In S.J. Cedi (Ed.), Handbook of Cognitive, Social and Neuropsychological Aspects of Learning Disabilities. Vol. l, New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Press.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1985). Review of C. Eiser's "The Psychology of Childhood Illness." Springer-Verlag, New York, for Family Systems Medicine, 4, Spring.

Meltzer, J. Bibace, R. and Walsh, M.E. (1984). The development of children's conceptions of smoking. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 9, 41-56.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1982). Conflict of roles: On the difficulties of being both scientists and practitioners in one life. Professional Psychology, 13, 389-396.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1981). Children's conceptions of illness. In R. Bibace and M.E. Walsh (Eds.) Children's Conceptions of Health, Illness and Bodily Functions. New Directions in Developmental Psychology Series (pp. 312-48). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1981) Child health psychology: Trends for the profession - The shifting scene. Division of Childhood and Youth Newsletter. American Psychological Association, 4, pp. 4-5 Reprinted in Massachusetts Psychological Association Newsletter, 4 (1).

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1980). The development of children's conceptions of illness. Pediatrics, 66 (6), 912-917.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1979). Clinical developmental psychologists in family practice settings. Professional Psychology, 441-450.

Bibace, R. & Walsh, M.E. (1979). Developmental stages of children's conceptions of illness. In G. Stone, F. Cohen & N. Adler (Eds.), Health Psychology: A Handbook (pp. 285-301). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Walsh, M.E., Serafica, F., and Bibace, R. (1976). Referral of the child with learning problems: Bridging a communication gap. Psychology in the Schools, 12, (1), 50-57.

Bibace, R., Serafica F., & Walsh, M.E. (1973) A conceptual basis for referral between teacher and school psychologist. Proc. Assoc. for Children with Learning Disabilities.

Monographs

Walsh, M.E., Chastenay-Simpson, M. Craigie, C., Holmes, L. Integrated Services, Interprofessional Collaboration and Related Areas. (1996) Annotated Bibliography - Revised. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College Integrated Services Project.

Walsh, M.E. Behavioral Science Curriculum for Family Practice Residency (1981) Worcester, MA: University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Walsh, M.E., Bibace, R. & Willner, A. (1979) Cognitive Screening Examination for School-aged Children. Worcester, MA: University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Technical Reports

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on the “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to the Massachusetts Campus Compact, January, 2001.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on the “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to the Massachusetts Campus Compact, July, 2001.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on the “Connect 5: Transition” Grant. To the Burden Foundation. May, 2001.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on “The Church and Mental Illness” to FADICA Foundations. June, 2001.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on "Connect 5" Planning Grant to the Barr Foundation, May, 2001.

Walsh, M.E., Montes, C., Garvin, T. & Tourse, R. Interim Report on Gardner Extended Services School Implementation Grant to Wallace Readers' Digest Foundation, December, 2000.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on the “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to the Massachusetts Campus Compact, January, 2000.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on the “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to the Massachusetts Campus Compact, July, 2000.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on the “Mentoring Urban Schoolchildren” to Mass. Service Alliance. January, 2000.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on the “Mentoring Urban Schoolchildren” to Mass. Service Alliance. January, 2000.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on "Connect 5" Planning Grant to the Barr Foundation, May, 2000.

Walsh, M.E., Montes, C., Garvin, T. & Tourse, R. Interim Report on Gardner Extended Services School Implementation Grant to Wallace Readers' Digest Foundation, December, 1999.

Howard, K.A., Thompson, N.E., Warter, E.H., & Walsh, M.E. Final Evaluation of “Boston College/Gardner School Service Learning After-School Project” to Massachusetts Campus Compact. July, 1999.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to Massachusetts Campus Compact. January, 1999.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on “Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project” to Massachusetts Campus Compact. July, 1998.

Walsh, M.E. & Tourse, R. Final Report on "Implementing an Extended Services School: Planning Grant" to DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Foundation. January, 1998.

Walsh, M.E. Interim Report on "Boston College-Gardner School Service Learning Project." Massachusetts Campus Compact. January, 1998.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report (1994-97) on "Preparing Teachers to Collaborate with Health and Human Service Professionals" to U.S. Office of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education. (FIPSE), Spring, 1997.

Walsh, M.E. & Tourse, R. Interim Report on "Implementing an Extended Services School: Planning Grant" to DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Foundation. July, 1997.

Walsh, M.E. Annual Report on "Preparing Teachers to Collaborate with Health and Human Service Professionals" to U.S. Office of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education. (FIPSE), 1995-6.

Walsh, M.E. & Tourse, R. Final Report on "Social Work-Education Collaboration Project" to Fordham/DeWitt Wallace Reader's Digest Foundation, 1994-6.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on "Model for Collaboration of Educational and Health Professionals" to Worcester Area Health Education Council, 1989

Walsh, M. E. Final Report on "Measures of Resilience and Vulnerability in Children" to Better Homes Foundation, 1989.

Walsh, M.E. and Damon.W. Final Report on "Observations and Commentary on Creative Play Center Program" to Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 1976.

Walsh, M.E. Final Report on "Teaching Archeology to Children" to the Harvard Semitic Museum & the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1978.