Education | Experience |Publications| Presentations | Grants and Consultancies| Selected Professional Activities and Awards

• Doctorate Educational Psychology: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. (1980)
  Minor:  Experimental Psychology

• M.A.  University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. (1975)
  Major: School Counseling,

• B.A. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. (1974)
  Major: History
  Minors: Psychology, English

• 1983-Present: Associate professor, Educational Foundations and Technology; College of Education, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Teaching responsibilities include educational psychology, tests and measurements, and statistical methods. Received tenure in April 1988.

• 2001-2003: July 1988 to July 1993: Program Coordinator, Educational Foundations and Technology, Marshall University. Responsibilities included supervision of adjunct faculty, staff, schedules, and budget.

• 1991-1997: Principal Investigator, West Virginia Head Start Transition Consortium, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Marshall University, two local school systems, and the local Head Start Agency conducted a cooperative project to aid in the transition of at risk children from Head Start to 3rd grade. Grant was funded for four (4) million dollars over a six year period. We were one of 31 national sites to be funded in the Consortium.

• 1992-1995: Producer and Instructor, West Virginia Satellite Network's first interactive distance learning project. Awarded $31,000 grants to complete four interactive distance learning classes in Statistical Methods.

• 1983: Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Fellowship program in linguistics and semiotics under Thomas Sebeok. Responsibilities included research project on psycholinguistics and attendance at seminars.

• 1982-1983: Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, Iowa Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Courses of instruction included general psychology, child psychopathology, developmental psychology, adult developmental psychology, and educational psychology.

• 1982-1983: Psychological Examiner, Vocational Rehabilitation Unit, Mt. Pleasant Mental Health Institute, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Duties included administering intelligence tests, vocational aptitude tests and vocational interest tests.

• 1978-1982: Instructor and Counselor, Psychology Department, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN. Promoted to assistant professor in 1980. Duties included individual, academic and vocational counseling. Courses of instruction included general psychology, abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology.

• 1975-1976: School Counselor, Annie Wilder Stratton School, Johnson City, TN. Responsibilities included administering educational screening tests, group and individual counseling.

• Sortet, J. & Banks, S.R., (1996). "Hardiness, job stress and health in nurses." Hospital Topics,
  v. 74, no. 2, Spring Issue pp. 28-33.

• Banks, S.R., & Thompson, C.L. (1995). Educational Psychology: For Teachers in Training.
  Amesbury MA: West Publishing Company.

• Banks, S.R., Guyer, B.P., & Guyer, K.E. (1995). "A study of medical students and physicians referred for learning disabilities." Annals of Dyslexia, V. 45, pp. 233 245.

• Guyer, B.P., Banks, S.R., & Guyer, K.E. (1995). "Spelling improvement for college students who are dyslexic." In C.W. McIntyre & J.S. Pickering (Eds.), Multisensory structured language education (pp. 253 258). Salem, Oregon: International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council.

• Cook, B.B., Banks, S.R. & Turner, R. (1994). "The effect of work environment on job burnout in newspaper reporters and copy editors. Newspaper Research Journal, 14, 3, 137 143.

• Guyer, B.P., Banks, S.R., & Guyer, K.E. (1993). "Spelling improvement for college students who are dyslexic." Annals of Dyslexia, V. 43, pp. 186 193.

• Cook, B.B. & Banks, S.R. (1993). "Predictors of job burnout in reporters and copy editors.
  "Journalism Quarterly, V.70, pp. 108 117.

• Bickel, R., Banks, S.R. & Spatig, L. (1991). "Bridging the gap between high school and college in an Appalachian State: a near replication of the Florida research." Journal of Research in Rural Education, 7, 2, 75 87.

• Banks, S.R. & Necco, E.G. (1990) "The alternative certification controversy," Teacher Education and Practice, 6, 1, 23 28.

• Banks, S.R. & Necco, E. G. (1990) "The effects of special education category, school setting, and type of certification on job burnout in special education teachers," Teacher Education and Special Education, 13, 4, 187 191.

• Du Verglas, G., Banks, S.R. & Guyer, K. (1989). "Clinical effects of fenfluramine on children with autism: a review of the research." Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development; 1989, 471 482. (This is a reprinted article. See citation below.)

• Du Verglas, G., Banks, S.R. & Guyer, K. (1988). "Clinical effects of fenfluramine on children with autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 18, 2, 297 308.

• Banks, S.R. & Necco, E.G. (1987). "Alternative certification, educational training, and job longevity," Action in Teacher Education, 9, 1, 67 74. 

• 1996: Sortet, J. & Banks, S.R., "Effects of Health Beliefs of Rural Appalachian Women on the Practice of Breast Self Exam." Paper presented at the National Nursing Research Conference. Sponsored by Center for Nursing Research. White Sulphur Springs, WV.  November 7, 1996

• 1995: McKee, J. & Banks, S.R. "Differences in educational and vocational aspirations from sophomore to senior years in high school." Paper presented at Joint National Conference on Transition from School to Work. Sponsored by the National Education Association and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Orlando, FL: November 17, 1995.

• 1995: Cook, B.B., Banks, S.R., & Thompson, B. "The relationship of copy desk leader behaviors to job stress, hardiness, and health factors in copy editors. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, National Convention, Washington, DC: August 9, 1995.

• 1995: McKee, J. & Banks, S.R. "Perceived importance of career and family skills on the work/family integration survey." Paper presented at the Eastern Educational Research Association, Division Conference, Hilton Head, SC, March 3, 1995.

• 1994: Cook, B.B. & Banks, S.R. "Job stress in journalism: a meta analysis." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, National Convention, Atlanta, GA, August 13, 1994. Awarded Top Faculty Paper.

• 1994: Banks, S.R. "State wide interactive distance learning." Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Technology in Education, March 28, 1994. University of London, London, England.

• 1994: McKee, J. & Banks, S.R. "Educating rural youth what teacher education should know: a replication of the Maine study." Paper presented at the Association for Teacher Education, National Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 14, 1994.

• 1993: Cook, B.B., Banks, S.R., & Turner,  "Job stress, hardiness, and health factors in reporters and copy editors." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, National Convention, Kansas City, Missouri.

• 1992: Cook, B.B., Banks, S.R. & Turner, R. "Work environment and job burnout among print journalists." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, National Convention, Montreal, Canada.

• 1991: Cook, B.B. & Banks, S.R. "Predictors of job burnout among print journalists." Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, National Convention, Boston, MA.

• 1990: Bickel, R., Banks, S.R. & Spatig, L. "Bridging the gap between high school and college in Appalachia." Paper presented at the American Education Research Association, National Conference, Boston, MA.

• 1989: Bickel, R. & S.R. Banks  "Increased college enrollments as an economic development tool in an Appalachian state." Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, National Convention, San Francisco, CA.

• 1989: Banks, S. R. & Necco, E.  "The effects of special education category, school setting, and type of certificate on job burnout among special education teachers." Paper presented at the Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Division, National Conference, Memphis, TN.

• 1988: Bickel, R. & Banks, S.R. "State level educational planning." Paper presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems, National Convention, Atlanta, GA.

• 1987: Banks, S.R. & Necco, E.  "Alternative Certification Among Special Education Teachers." Paper presented at the Council of Exceptional Children, National Convention,
  Chicago, IL.
  

• October 1, 1991 to present: National Head Start Transition Consortium, Southwestern Community Action Council, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (See previously listed section under Experience).

• April 1, 1992 to August, 31, 2001: Program Evaluator, Regional Education Services Administration, Huntington, WV. Conducted program evaluations and surveys of staff and parent knowledge of Federal and State Regulations for the Education of Handicapped Students. Completed program evaluation, research and data analysis on projects involving 250 and 350 subjects.

• December 1990 to December 1999: Program evaluator, Federal Grant for Drug Prevention for Pre Teen Rural and Minority Youth, State of Ohio and Lawrence County Community Action Organization. Developed and administered four separate survey instruments. Conducted research and data analysis on a database of 1,500 subjects. Separate follow up analysis on prevention programs each year since 1992.

• January 1990 to July 1991: Program evaluation consultant, Wayne County Board of Education.  Conducted two program evaluations the special education department as part of their Federal Grant for Special Education Evaluation Review System. Conducted regression analysis predictions of enrollment trends from 1991 to 2000 for the 27 schools in Wayne County.

• June 1984 to June 1992: Awarded $18,000 in Grants from the Satellite Network of West Virginia for 4 distance learning classes. Awarded $6,500 in Research Grants from Marshall University Research Board. Awarded $5,500 in Grants from Marshall University for Faculty Development Projects.

• February 1986 to May 1988: Program Evaluation Consultant, Autism Training Center, Marshall University. Conducted research and evaluation projects. Co authored two research projects, designed client data base and conducted program evaluation.

• February 1985 to May 1985: Statistical Consultant, West Virginia State Department of Health, Charleston, WV. Provided research and statistical consultation for program evaluation of client rights and procedures in state mental health institutions.

• Excellence in Research Award for Top Faculty Paper at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 1994 National Convention

• Who's Who in American Education, 1989-1990

• Member, Association of Teacher Educators

• Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems

• Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

• Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems

• Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development