Program Director and Professor of Practice, School Counseling
Examining how education can enhance and improve individuals social, emotional and financial wellbeing is a long time interest. Past research includes multiple DOL grant evaluations looking at short term training and participant outcomes. Connecting that to educational pathways developed through early college or career specific pathways is another angle of interest. Past research looked at industry driven career pathways in health and health sciences impacting inner city youth in Philadelphia, college preparatory programs that start in middle school through College Crusader’s, and Massachusetts based early college initiatives partnering with urban districts. These interests dovetail nicely with current research on the impact that school based counselors can have on the wellbeing and future success of students. Examining how education can enhance and improve individuals social, emotional and financial well being is a long time interest. Past research includes multiple DOL grant evaluations looking at short term training and participant outcomes. Connecting that to educational pathways developed through early college or career specific pathways is another angle of interest. Past research looked at industry driven career pathways in health and health sciences impacting inner city youth in Philadelphia, college preparatory programs that start in middle school through College Crusader’s, and Massachusetts based early college initiatives partnering with urban districts. These interests dovetail nicely with current research on the impact that school based counselors can have on the wellbeing and future success of students.
Shaw, C (2021), Memory and Stress: A love, hate relationship. Counselor Notebook, MASCA – to be published February 2021.
Shaw, C (2020), Resiliency in Uncertain Times, Counselor Notebook, MASCA April 2020.
Massachusetts School Counselors Association (2020) Massachusetts Model 3.0: A Framework for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. Published by MASCA./https://masca.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/MA%20Model%202.0/MA%20Model%203.0.pdf Responsible for revisions and edits to evaluation and assessment sections. Letter for membership of writing team
Olwell, R. & Shaw. C (2019), Reframing the Debate on Duel Enrollment and Early College. University Business. April/May 2019 Issue Op-Ed. https://universitybusiness.com/reframing-the-debate-on-dual-enrollment-and-early-college/
Shaw, C (2019), Early College Program Evaluation, Salem State University and Salem High School. Salem State University, Dept. of Higher Education Grant.
Shaw, C (2018) Workforce Development: Focused, Functional and Effective, Peer reviewed conference presentation. Global Conference on Education and Research University of Florida. (acceptance letter HERE)
Shaw, C. (2017) , Annual Evaluation Report SAMI Project New England Institute of Technology. Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) II Grant, Third Party Review. Published on Federal DOL TAACCCT II webpage.
Shaw, C. (2017), Qualitative Analysis of Key factors in College Crusaders. Part of evaluation of federal DOE grant (gear up). Drexel University Center for Labor Market and Policy Studies, PA. Published DOE Gear Up webpage.
Olivia Bourque ’24 has been a part of the Merrimack College group for four years.