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Theresa M. Ferrari, Ph.D
Vita
  • Employment

    • 2000 to present 
      The Ohio State University, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development

    • 1998-2000
      University of Florida, Assistant Professor & Youth Development Specialist, Department of Family, Youth, & Community Sciences

    • 1995-1998
      Michigan State University, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Family & Child Ecology

    • 1980-1995
      University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Extension Educator [Cumberland County (1985-1995); Piscataquis County (1980-1985)]

  • Current Position

    • July 2000 to Present 
      State Extension Specialist
      (4-H Youth Development - 75%) 

      Assistant Professor (Extension Education, Department of Human and Community Resource Development - 25%)

  • Courses Taught

    • The Ohio State University, Department of Human & Community Resource Development

      AGR EDUC 843 Program Development in Extension (G) (Winter 2002)

      AGR EDUC 643 Youth Program Management in Nonschool


    • University of Florida, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences

      AGG 3483 Foundations of Youth Development (U) (Spring 1999, 2000)

    • Michigan State University, Department of Family & Child Ecology

      FCE 212 Children, Youth & the Family (U) (Fall 1996, Summer, 1997)

  • Publication

    • Chapters in edited books

      Keith, J. G., Perkins, D. F., Greer, J. C., Casey, K. M., & Ferrari, T. M. (1998). The Young Spartan Program: Building a bridge between the ivory tower and the community. In R. M. Lerner & L. A. K. Simon (Eds.), Creating the new outreach university for America’s youth and families: Building university-community collaborations for the twenty-first century (pp. 289-314). New York: Garland.


    • Peer-reviewed journal articles

      Ferrer, M., Jacob, S., & Ferrari, T. M. (2001). Two (or more) heads are better than one: An application of group process to developing Extension evaluation tools. Journal of Extension, 39(5). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2001october/a2.html


    • Editor-reviewed journal articles

    • Ferrari, T. M. (1988). Reaching out for teen awareness. Explorations: Journal of Research and Public Service, 5(1), 7-8. [Available: Office of the Vice President for Research and Public Service, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469]

      Perkins, D. F., Ferrari, T. M., Covey, M. A., & Keith, J. G. (1994). Getting dinosaurs to dance: Community collaborations as applications of ecological theory. Home Economics FORUM, 7(1), 39-47.

      Villarruel, F. A., Carolan, M., Youatt, J. P., Carter, S., Onaga, E., Schroeder, B. A., Griffore, R. J., Ferrari, T., Herb, H. B., Luster, T., Kostelnik, M. J., Walker, J. Viramontez, R., & McAdoo, H. P. (1998). Twenty-ninth annual National Council on Family Relations media awards competition. Family Relations, 47, 103-110.


    • Michigan State University, Department of Family & Child Ecology

    • FCE 212 Children, Youth & the Family (U) (Fall 1996, Summer, 1997)



 
 
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Office: State 4-H Office
2120 Fyffe Rd., Rm. 25 Ag Admin
Phone: (614) 292-4444
Fax:     (614) 292-5937
E-mail:  ferrari.8@osu.edu
 
 
 
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