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About Bill R. Garris

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Clemmer College of Education and Human Development
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Present Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University ‐ Counseling and Human Services, Clemmer College of Education and Human Development
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2018 Summer Research Award
Clemmer College
$1,800
2016 Explore How Technology Influences Social Interactions Within The Classroom
ETSU College of Education
Small Grant
$1,000
2016 Explore How Technology Influences Social Interactions Within The Home
Research Development Committee (RDC)
Small Grant
$1,500
2012 Engaging Evidences Grant
Council of Independent Colleges
$2,000
2006 Develop Teaching Strategies to Promote Epistemological Development in Students
Appalachian College Assosiation
$2,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2017 - Present Self-Study Reader, CSHSE accreditation (five different schools)
2017 - Present Co-editor (Conference Proceedings), National Organization for Human Services
1994 - Present Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
2017 - 2018 Chair, SOHS Conference Proposal Review Committee
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Honors and Awards

  • 1997 - Inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • 2010 - Winner of Tusculum’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award (one awarded on campus)
  • 2011 - Appalachian College Association All-Stars of Teaching (nominated by Tusculum’s VPAA and accepted by the Appalachian College Association)
  • 2012 - Winner of the Outstanding Service to Students Award (voted by students one awarded on campus)
  • 2012 - Appalachian College Association All-Stars of Teaching
  • 2012 - Awarded Stephen Shank Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2014 - Awarded Stephen Shank Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2014 - Winner of Tusculum’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award (one awarded on campus)

Courses

  • HSRV 5950 - Research Methods
  • HSRV 5510 - Grant and Report Writing
  • HDAL 4011 - Lifespan Development
  • HDAL 2510 - Introduction to Human Services
  • HDAL 4720 - Internship
  • HDAL 3610 - Counseling Theory and Practice
  • HDAL 4710 - Practicum
  • HDAL 4950 - Research in Learning and Development

Education

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May 2002 Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
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August 1992 M.A., Marriage and Family Therapy, Reformed Theological Seminary
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August 1990 B.S., Psychology (Concentration in Spanish), Wofford College
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Contact Information

P.O. Box 70701
Johnson City, 37604

Office: Warf-Pickel 301B
Phone: 423-439-7157

Email:

Publications (5)

Book Review (1)

National Presentations and Posters (8)

Regional/State Presentations and Posters (27)