Tracy Elaine Collins, Ed



Tracy E. CollinsCurriculum Vitae Business Address:Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture354 Harrington Tower, 4232 TAMUCollege of Education, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX 77843Office Phone: (979) 862.3578FAX: (979) 845.9663E-mail: tecollins@tamu.eduHome Address:2609 Rustling Oaks Dr.Bryan, TX 77802(979) 776.5040EducationHarvard University Graduate School of EducationHuman Development and Psychology2004Doctor of Education 1998Master of Education 1996Certificate of Advanced Study Wheelock CollegeChild Development/Early Childhood Education1990Master of ScienceLinfield College1979Bachelor of ArtsProfessional ExperienceTeachingFall, 2006 – PresentAssistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University2005 – 2006Adjunct Faculty, Lesley University School of Education Courses: Dimensions of Learning through Play Development and Learning: A Psychosocial PerspectiveFall, 2004Adjunct Faculty, Wheelock College Graduate SchoolOff Campus ProgramsCourse: Language Acquisition1997 – 2002Teaching Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of EducationDepartment of Human Development and Psychology Courses: Oral History Seminar: Parenting Beliefs and Practices; Introduction to Educational Research Methods; Developmental Tasks and Challenges in Infancy and Childhood; What's Happening to the Family: Structure and Process Across Time and SpaceDepartment of Learning and TeachingCourses: Learning and Teaching; Learning and CurriculumEarly Childhood Teaching Experience1989 – 1995Teacher, Radcliffe Child Care Centers, Inc., Cambridge, MA. Certified Infant through pre-K teacher. Fall, 2003Teacher, Newton Community Service Center, West Newton, MA. Certified Infant through pre-K teacher.1994 – 2000 Private child care, Cambridge, MA.1993 – 1994Private child care, London, England (Radcliffe Child Care Center sabbatical) 1986 – 1988Child Care Worker, Parry Center for Children, Portland, OR.Residential treatment program serving young children with severe emotional issues.Research2005 – 2006Research Assistant, NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development,Wellesley Centers For WomenNov 2004 – July 2005Project Coordinator, Early Childhood Study of Language and Literacy Development of Spanish-Speaking Children, Harvard Graduate School of Education 1996 – 2002Research Assistant; Child Family Coordinator, Harvard Graduate School of Education–Windham County, Vt., Early HeadStart Research PartnershipSpring 2000Research Assistant, Family Child Care Project, Children's Television Workshop 1995 – 1996Research Assistant, Developmental Pathways Pilot Study, Harvard Graduate School of EducationPublicationsIn ProgressCollins, T. & Viruru, R. Riding two horses inconstantly: Working within the tensions of early childhood teacher education. (To be submitted to Early Childhood Education Journal, January, 2009)Collins, T., Pan, B. A., & Ayoub, C. In their own words: Using oral history interviews to understand parenting beliefs.(To be submitted toThe National Journal of Urban Education and Practice,January, 2009).Collins, T., Ryan, R., Katz, J., & Applegate, H. Through a qualitative lens: Mothers’ and fathers’ views of self as parents in rural Vermont.(In Progress).Collins, T. Relationship Building: Children, Parents and Caregivers.(In Progress).Waxman, H., Collins, T, Slough, S. & Davis, T. Teacher Education: Are we there yet?(In Progress).Non-Peer Reviewed PublicationsCollins, T. (2004). Building a helping relationship: An investigation of reported parenting beliefs and practices of home visitors and mothers.Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Doctoral Thesis.Collins, T. (2000). Home visitors in early intervention programs: How parenting beliefs and practices influence their work with families. A pilot study. Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Qualifying Paper. Collins, T. (1979). A Discussion of Voice.The Brown Papers, Vol. III, No. 8.Collins, T. (1995-97). The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adults Books, Boston, MA. [Reviews of children's books]Technical ReportsCollins, T. & Ayoub, C. (2000). Voices of home visitors in one Early Head Start program. In Building Their Futures: How Early Head Start Programs Are Enhancing the Lives of Infants and Toddlers in Low-Income Families, Vol. II: Technical Report Appendixes, June 2001. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: Princeton, NJ.Presentations InternationalAlford, B, Braziel, K. & Collins, T. (2008). Play Decisions and Interactions in a Children’s Museum: Who Decides? Paper presented at The International Froebel Society Third Biennial Conference, Wheelock College, Boston, MA, July 2008. Viruru, R and Collins, T. (2008). Riding two horses inconstantly: Working within the tensions of early childhood teacher education. Paper presented at the Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Conference, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 2008 NationalDuursma, A., Collins, T., & Pan, B. (2003).An examination of low-income fathers' book reading with their preschool children. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April 2003. Collins, T., Ryan, R., & Katz, J. (2001). Through a qualitative lens: Mothers' and fathers' views of self as parents in rural Vermont. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, April 2001. Also presented at Head Start Regional Conference, Conway, New Hampshire, May 2001.Multi-State/RegionalCollins, T. (Fall & Spring 2008). Training workshop conducted at training for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Voices for Children, Bryan, TX. Pan, B., Ayoub, C., Collins, T., Katz, J. & Rowe, M. (1998). Presentation of Oral History Interviews with Early Head Start mothers to home visiting staff of Early Education Services, Brattleboro, Vt., October 16, 1998.Honors, Awards, Fellowships and Recognitions March 2007Appointed Associate Member of Graduate Faculty Status, Texas A&M UniversitySummer 2002Summer Fellow, Foundation for Child Development, New York; Putting Children First Fellowship, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityHarvard Graduate School of Education2000 – 2001James N. Snitzler Scholarship1997 – 1998Elisabeth A. and John H. Hobbs Fellow1996 – 1997Dana M. Cotton FellowTexas A&M UniversityResearchFunded Research GrantsCollins, T. (2008). Military service rewards for Hispanics: Are they there? A pilot study intended to look at Latinos in the military and evidence of social advancement for families via military enlistment. ($5,000.00 Planning Grant Mexican American Latino Research Center). Principal Investigator.Research In ProcessChildren’s Literacy and Parenting Prison Project – A&M IRB Approval April 2007, currently up for IRB approval with federal prison system, January 2009. Dominique Chlup, Ed.D, Principal InvestigatorTracy E. Collins, Ed.D, and Patricia Wiese, Ph.D., Co-InvestigatorsProgram DevelopmentLewis, C., Capraro, R., Carpenter, S., Davis, T., Collins, T., & Quiroz, B. (2007).New traditions. A doctoral recruitment grant from Texas A&M University ($349,000/3 years), (8/1/07-7/31/10).Co-InvestigatorProfessional Development2006 – 2007Diversity Training Institute, June 2007QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, June 2007Syllabus Writing Workshop, Fall 2006Mentoring Workshop, Fall 2006Grant Writing Seminar/Workshop, Fall 2006 Teaching for Excellence: Mentoring Workshop, Fall 2007Teaching for Excellence: Syllabus Workshop,Fall 2007 ServiceDepartmental2006 – 2008Departmental Graduate Committee, 2007-8Early Childhood Graduate Committee, 2006 to presentEarly Childhood Doctoral Committee, 2006 to presentStudent/Faculty Research Conference, Fall 2006Hiring Committee: Clinical ECE Faculty, Spring 2007College2006 – 2008Outcome and Assessment Project, Summer 2007Academic Convocation 2006, 2007 May Commencement 2007, 2008Freshman Convocation 2007 ................
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