Amy L Cook
Biographic Data
| ID | 1673206 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy L Cook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy L |
| FAMILY NAME | Cook |
| SIGNATURE | COOK A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0221-2846 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Race Matters
Systemic institutional racism in schools engenders different and difficult educational experiences for students of Color. Relatedly, there is an enduring divide between home and school that often influences school curricula, teachers' pedagogies, and students' educational progress. Considering this preclusion to learning, this case study gleans insight from a K-5 urban elementary school that partnered families and educators in an antiracist curri…
Mixed reality simulations for social-emotional learning
Although social-emotional learning is associated with long-term success in school and careers, it is often a missing link in U.S. public education. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for social-emotional supports for children. In this time of crisis, educators have also sought new ways to make connections and reimagined how students might actively learn with each other. Kristin Murphy, Amy Cook, & Lindsay Fallon discuss what they have…
Doing Everything on My Own”
We examined the high school experiences of 133 African American, Latina/o, and biracial college students through employing a mixed methods concurrent nested design, including survey analysis and qualitative content analysis, to identify themes and the extent school counselors provided assistance with promoting academic and college readiness. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model and Multicultural and Social Justice Couns…
Medical Scholarships Linked to Mandatory Service
Introduction: Nepal has one of the world's lowest physician to population ratios, with a critical shortage of rural physicians. The Nepal Government uses the private sector to address this shortage of rural physicians. All private medical colleges must offer total scholarships, free of cost, to a proportion of their annual MBBS student intake. These scholarships come with a compulsory two-year service contract, which must be completed at public h…
Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is emerging as a group counseling practice that focuses on topics that are of personal interest to youth and aims to promote social change. Although YPAR has been found to facilitate critical consciousness, assist with youth self-identity development, and promote social change, few researchers have examined its application in counseling. The present study explored six school counselor trainees’ perceptio…
Exploring Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Training Outcomes on School Counselor and Youth Development
This study qualitatively explored how multicultural and social justice counseling training affected self-development during field work. Nine high school students and 15 school counselor trainees engaged in postinterviews following completion of school counseling practicum field work. Directed and conventional qualitative content analyses revealed growth in high school students' personal and academic development. High school students described app…
Using dialogic reading strategies to promote social-emotional skills for young students
As educators begin to understand the need for a social-emotional learning curriculum for young students, finding opportunities to implement a curriculum that supports students’ social-emotional development is important. Research supports that using shared reading opportunities that are common in young students’ in-school and out-of-school routines to embed social-emotional learning could have potential impact for young students’ social emotional …
Enhancing School Counselor Research and Practice in Data-Based Assessment Through Single-Case Research Design
School counselors are increasingly called upon to implement evidence-based practice interventions and demonstrate their outcomes. Pre-/posttest designs are helpful in assessing intervention efficacy but do not provide progress monitoring as interventions unfold. This article describes ways to enhance school counselor skills in data-based assessment using single-case research design (SCRD), an underutilized design by school counselors that has dem…
Strengthening School-Family-Community Engagement Through Community Dialogues
Open communication among school community stakeholders strengthens collaboration and facilitates school transformation. Meaningful parent engagement through two-way conversations supports shared decision-making and developing a shared vision for change. We document the implementation and outcomes of community dialogues on race and ethnicity conducted with a group of 11 school and community members, including parents, caretakers, community profess…
Fieldwork Using the Professional Development Schools Model
Practicum fieldwork was conducted in an urban high school setting using a Professional Development Schools (PDS) model, with a focus on multicultural and social justice counseling competencies (MSJCC). Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the journal responses of 16 counseling students to ascertain MSJCC development during fieldwork. Themes emerged related to multicultural counseling skills, self-awareness, understanding e…
An exploration of life skill development through sport in three international high schools
The positive relationship between adolescents’ sport participation and life skill development is widely acknowledged by various researchers. However, minimal research has explored the role of life skill development through school-based sport participation, specifically within international settings. In light of this consideration, this study examined the life skills developed through sport participation at three international high schools. Data w…
Evaluating Fieldwork and a Targeted Curriculum on Urban Counselor Trainees’ Self-Efficacy
This study explored counseling trainees’ development of self-efficacy within an urban high school practicum experience. The following two research questions were addressed: (a) Did a field placement experience in an urban school increase counseling trainees’ self-efficacy? and (b) What fieldwork factors affected counseling trainees’ development of self-efficacy as urban counselors? Quantitative analysis indicated that participants self-reported o…
Exploring Outcomes of a Targeted Supervisory Training Curriculum on Developing Multicultural Competency and Social Justice Advocacy
Although there is extensive literature addressing the need to incorporate multicultural competency and social justice advocacy training in school counseling coursework, there are few empirical studies that have examined outcomes of incorporating such curriculum into field placement course work. Qualitative content analysis was employed to examine the use of targeted instruction on developing multicultural competency and social justice advocacy wi…
Fieldwork Using the Professional Development Schools Model
Practicum fieldwork was conducted in an urban high school setting using a Professional Development Schools (PDS) model, with a focus on multicultural and social justice counseling competencies (MSJCC). Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the journal responses of 16 counseling students to ascertain MSJCC development during fieldwork. Themes emerged related to multicultural counseling skills, self-awareness, understanding e…
Doing Everything on My Own”
We examined the high school experiences of 133 African American, Latina/o, and biracial college students through employing a mixed methods concurrent nested design, including survey analysis and qualitative content analysis, to identify themes and the extent school counselors provided assistance with promoting academic and college readiness. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model and Multicultural and Social Justice Couns…
Using dialogic reading strategies to promote social-emotional skills for young students
As educators begin to understand the need for a social-emotional learning curriculum for young students, finding opportunities to implement a curriculum that supports students’ social-emotional development is important. Research supports that using shared reading opportunities that are common in young students’ in-school and out-of-school routines to embed social-emotional learning could have potential impact for young students’ social emotional …
Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is emerging as a group counseling practice that focuses on topics that are of personal interest to youth and aims to promote social change. Although YPAR has been found to facilitate critical consciousness, assist with youth self-identity development, and promote social change, few researchers have examined its application in counseling. The present study explored six school counselor trainees’ perceptio…
An exploration of life skill development through sport in three international high schools
The positive relationship between adolescents’ sport participation and life skill development is widely acknowledged by various researchers. However, minimal research has explored the role of life skill development through school-based sport participation, specifically within international settings. In light of this consideration, this study examined the life skills developed through sport participation at three international high schools. Data w…
Evaluating Fieldwork and a Targeted Curriculum on Urban Counselor Trainees’ Self-Efficacy
This study explored counseling trainees’ development of self-efficacy within an urban high school practicum experience. The following two research questions were addressed: (a) Did a field placement experience in an urban school increase counseling trainees’ self-efficacy? and (b) What fieldwork factors affected counseling trainees’ development of self-efficacy as urban counselors? Quantitative analysis indicated that participants self-reported o…
Exploring Outcomes of a Targeted Supervisory Training Curriculum on Developing Multicultural Competency and Social Justice Advocacy
Although there is extensive literature addressing the need to incorporate multicultural competency and social justice advocacy training in school counseling coursework, there are few empirical studies that have examined outcomes of incorporating such curriculum into field placement course work. Qualitative content analysis was employed to examine the use of targeted instruction on developing multicultural competency and social justice advocacy wi…
Fieldwork Using the Professional Development Schools Model
Practicum fieldwork was conducted in an urban high school setting using a Professional Development Schools (PDS) model, with a focus on multicultural and social justice counseling competencies (MSJCC). Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the journal responses of 16 counseling students to ascertain MSJCC development during fieldwork. Themes emerged related to multicultural counseling skills, self-awareness, understanding e…
Enhancing School Counselor Research and Practice in Data-Based Assessment Through Single-Case Research Design
School counselors are increasingly called upon to implement evidence-based practice interventions and demonstrate their outcomes. Pre-/posttest designs are helpful in assessing intervention efficacy but do not provide progress monitoring as interventions unfold. This article describes ways to enhance school counselor skills in data-based assessment using single-case research design (SCRD), an underutilized design by school counselors that has dem…
Strengthening School-Family-Community Engagement Through Community Dialogues
Open communication among school community stakeholders strengthens collaboration and facilitates school transformation. Meaningful parent engagement through two-way conversations supports shared decision-making and developing a shared vision for change. We document the implementation and outcomes of community dialogues on race and ethnicity conducted with a group of 11 school and community members, including parents, caretakers, community profess…
Exploring Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Training Outcomes on School Counselor and Youth Development
This study qualitatively explored how multicultural and social justice counseling training affected self-development during field work. Nine high school students and 15 school counselor trainees engaged in postinterviews following completion of school counseling practicum field work. Directed and conventional qualitative content analyses revealed growth in high school students' personal and academic development. High school students described app…
Using dialogic reading strategies to promote social-emotional skills for young students
As educators begin to understand the need for a social-emotional learning curriculum for young students, finding opportunities to implement a curriculum that supports students’ social-emotional development is important. Research supports that using shared reading opportunities that are common in young students’ in-school and out-of-school routines to embed social-emotional learning could have potential impact for young students’ social emotional …
Medical Scholarships Linked to Mandatory Service
Introduction: Nepal has one of the world's lowest physician to population ratios, with a critical shortage of rural physicians. The Nepal Government uses the private sector to address this shortage of rural physicians. All private medical colleges must offer total scholarships, free of cost, to a proportion of their annual MBBS student intake. These scholarships come with a compulsory two-year service contract, which must be completed at public h…
Exploring Youth Participatory Action Research in Urban Schools
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) is emerging as a group counseling practice that focuses on topics that are of personal interest to youth and aims to promote social change. Although YPAR has been found to facilitate critical consciousness, assist with youth self-identity development, and promote social change, few researchers have examined its application in counseling. The present study explored six school counselor trainees’ perceptio…
Mixed reality simulations for social-emotional learning
Although social-emotional learning is associated with long-term success in school and careers, it is often a missing link in U.S. public education. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the need for social-emotional supports for children. In this time of crisis, educators have also sought new ways to make connections and reimagined how students might actively learn with each other. Kristin Murphy, Amy Cook, & Lindsay Fallon discuss what they have…
Doing Everything on My Own”
We examined the high school experiences of 133 African American, Latina/o, and biracial college students through employing a mixed methods concurrent nested design, including survey analysis and qualitative content analysis, to identify themes and the extent school counselors provided assistance with promoting academic and college readiness. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model and Multicultural and Social Justice Couns…
Race Matters
Systemic institutional racism in schools engenders different and difficult educational experiences for students of Color. Relatedly, there is an enduring divide between home and school that often influences school curricula, teachers' pedagogies, and students' educational progress. Considering this preclusion to learning, this case study gleans insight from a K-5 urban elementary school that partnered families and educators in an antiracist curri…
Psychology (13 works) · Pedagogy (12 works) · Medical education (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (6 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (5 works) · Applied Psychology (4 works) · Curriculum (4 works) · Multiculturalism (4 works)