Dr. Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw earned an Ed.D. in Distance Education from Regent, a M.A. in counseling from Regent, and a B.S. in Elementary Education from Huntington College. She holds a professional counseling license; a school counseling license under review; a teaching license; and a national counseling certification. For over six years, she has served as a counselor in the United States and overseas, specializing in childhood emotional, social, behavioral, and developmental problems. After serving as a faculty at Old Dominion University in the Human Service Department, she accepted her appointment as an assistant professor at Liberty in the school of education in 2009. On a personal note, she has been happily to her husband Michael for five years.
Articles
Educational Opportunities for Clinical Counseling Simulations in Second Life (with Victoria Walker), Innovate (2009)
This article will present the pedagogical opportunities of using a 3D virtual learning environment in...
Web 2.0 Technologies: Facilitating Interaction in an Online Human Services Counseling Skills Course, Journal of Technology in Human Services (2009)
In the face-to-face classroom, human services counseling educators rely upon highly interpersonal, interactive methods to...
It’s a Small World: Facilitating Collaboration Among Distance Learners around the World, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
Web based technologies afford distance educators the opportunity to facilitate collective intelligence, contribution, and collaboration...
Overcoming Challenges in Online Counseling Course Practica (with L. Zoe Payne, Lucinda C. West, and Anita Castellanos), ACES Spectrum (2007)
Masters and doctoral students enrolled in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs...