School of Education
School Psychology & Counselor
Education Program
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

OFFICE: (413) 545-1756
E-MAIL: Rcolbert@educ.umass.edu

EARNED DEGREES

Level        Institution                      Year         Major Area
B.S.E.     University of Kansas          1977          Elementary Education
M.S.E.    University of Kansas          1983          Counseling
Ph.D.       UW-Madison                  1987          Counseling Psychology &
                                                                       Counselor Education

Professional Experience

1994-Present Associate Professor, School Psychology and Counselor Education
        Program, Department of Student Development and Pupil Personnel
        Services, School of Education at the University of Massachusetts
        at Amherst.

1987-1994 Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education,          College of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

1990-1994 Consulting and Counseling Psychologist with the Mental Health Center,          Dare County, Madison, Wisconsin.

1986-1987 Internship in Counseling Psychology at the Mental Health Center, Dane          County-Madison, WI and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

1977-1983 Elementary teacher with the unified School District #453, Leavenworth,

Publications

Colbert, R.D. (in press). Triadic consultation analysis: School counselors promoting
    educational development.
Colbert, R.D., Rodis, P.& Carlisle, L. (in press). Eco-Personal process of school and
    family partnerships: A constructivist model for school counselor training.
Colbert, R.D., & Willis, C. (in process). A systematic analysis of verbal and
    nonverbal interactions during parent-teacher conferences.
Colbert, R.D. (1996). Counselor role in advancing school and family partnerships.       The School Counselor. 45.
Colbert, R.D. (1992). Team approach: Involving parents in the treatment and
    education
of students with emotional disturbance. Journal of the International Association of
     Special Education.
Colbert, R.D. (1993). Relationships between teacher perceptions and minority
     parental involvement. Journal of Communications and Minority Issues, 1(1),
     15-20.
Colbert, R.D. (1991). Untapped resources: African-American parental perceptions
    Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 16, 96-103.

Research Grants and Contracts Awarded

Re-visioning our schools, a school reform project aimed at developing a new approach to implementing district wide school change strategies. A contract with the Amherst Regional Public School District, September 1996 - June 1997, $5,000.

Parent-teacher communication, a study of communication patterns between teachers and parents during conferences. A Faculty Research Grant from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, April 1995-March 1996, $4,200.

Recipient of a University of Massachusetts/Amherst Faculty Service Learning Fellowship award, to further develop and teach a school counseling program course with a community service component, April, 1995, $2,000.

Exploratory study of African-American parental perceptions at their involvement in their children's education. A grant from the Institute of Race and Ethnicity, University of Wisconsin, Systems, June 1988, $5,000.

Professional Service

Member, Professionalization Committee, American Counseling Association, 1998-2001

President, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, 1995-current.

President, Wisconsin Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1993-1994.

Community and the Commonwealth

Collaborative relationship with the DeBerry Elementary School, Springfield, MA. (1994-1997)

Collaborative relationship with the Amherst Regional School District, Amherst, MA. (1995-present)

Professional Associations