Dr. Tenisha Tevis (Associate Professor of Higher Education, Oregon State University) |
 Tenisha L. Tevis is an associate professor of Adult and Higher Education in the College of Education at Oregon State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Policy Studies with a cognate in Higher Education from The Pennsylvania State University. She interrogates postsecondary practices to promote equity and inclusion across the organization. Her research agenda focuses specifically on students’ transition to college, and the confluence of leadership and identity. Tenisha co-edited a book with Zak Foste titled Critical Whiteness Praxis in Higher Education: Considerations for the Pursuit of Racial Justice on Campus. And she recently co-authored a text titled The Gendered Transaction of Whiteness: White Women in Educational Spaces. In spare time she enjoys going to the gym, and training to be a spin instructor. Tenisha also enjoys coaching middle school and high school girls’ basketball. |
Join us as Dean Sara Helfrich (UMKC School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences) facilitates a conversation with Drs. Erin Hambrick and Kathryn Brewer (UMKC) around how we can use Trauma Informed practices in all levels of education to create hope in our work
Dr. Erin Hambrick (Associate Professor, UMKC) |
 Erin Hambrick studies children who have been exposed to trauma or adversity. Specific lines of research include identifying risk and protective factors following exposure to trauma or adversity, identifying helpful ways for caregivers to talk to children about disasters, and evaluating the effectiveness of available trauma treatments in community-based settings. At UMKC, she co-spearheads a new faculty, staff, and community driven collaborative in Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. In this collaborative, anti-racist, strengths-focused practices and policies are centered. She values family, humor, and fulfilling work, and dedication and persistence in the service of solving complex problems. |
Dr. Kathryn Brewer (Associate Clinical Professor and Director of CCAS, UMKC) |
 Kathryn Brewer is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Psychology & Counseling and Director of Community Counseling & Assessment Services (CCAS). Her clinical interests include post-traumatic stress disorder with specialization in sexual assault and adult survivors of childhood abuse, dissociation, borderline personality disorder, suicide, self-injurious behavior, chronic pain/illness, tele-mental health, program development, healthcare leadership/management, and clinical supervision. |
Dean Sara Helfrich (Dean, School of Education Social Work, and Psychological Sciences UMKC) |
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Margaret W. Sallee is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University at Buffalo (UB). Born and raised in California, Margaret earned her Ph.D. in Urban Education with a focus in Higher Education along with a Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies from the University of Southern California, her M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University, and her B.A. in English and French from UC Berkeley.
Margaret’s research focuses on the ways in which faculty, staff, and students navigate their personal and professional (or academic) lives and the role that institutional and national policies play in facilitating or hindering success in both realms. Over the past decade, she has been particularly concerned with the growth of ideal worker norms in student affairs and the professoriate, suggesting that employees work all the time and neglect their personal lives. In addition to publishing numerous articles on the topic, her recent books include Creating Sustainable Careers in Student Affairs (Stylus Press, 2021) and Faculty Fathers (SUNY Press, 2014). Her second line of inquiry focuses explicitly on low-income student-parents; she recently received grants from the Spencer Foundation and Jewish Foundation for Education of Women to fund further work in this area. When not trying to change colleges and universities to be more hospitable, she spends her time chasing her five-year old twins.
Sara joined the UMKC School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences as its inaugural Dean in 2023. Her research interests include pre-service and in-service teacher self-efficacy related to teaching literacy, teacher preparation programming, and the role of partnerships in teacher education. She is co-editor of the book, Exemplary Clinical Models of Teacher Education and her research has been published in such journals as The Reading Teacher, Journal of Research in Reading, and Reading Psychology. Dean Helfrich lives in Kansas City with her husband, Chris Hayes, who serves as Chair of the Music Division in the UMKC Conservatory, and their yellow lab, Jackson.