Counselor Education: Faculty

Siu-Man Ting "Raymond", Ph.D., NCC, LPC, CDFI

Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head and Director of Counselor Education Graduate Program, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, North Carolina State University, 520 Poe Hall, Box 7801, Raleigh, NC 27695; Phone: 919-515-6362; Fax: 919-515-6891; E-mail: raymond_ting@ncsu.edu Research Areas: Academic performance and student retention, first-year experiences, career counseling, and program evaluation.

Latest Projects:

1. Geosciences in Middle School, an externally-funded
project focuses on year-round career development and science enrichment
to enhance middle school students* interests in sciences and career development.
Current website: http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/initiatives/index.html.
(A detailed projectwebsite is under development).

2. The Chinese Career Key [www.careerkey.org/chinese], a free public
service to help Chinese make sound career decisions and to provide
information for studying abroad in the U.S. and Canada.

Education and Professional Credentials
Professional Experiences
Teaching/Curriculum Development
Research Grants
Research Published
National/International Professional Presentations
Professional Services/Membership
Services at NC State

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy, 1995, The University of Iowa, U.S.A.
      Curriculum: Counselor Education
      Concentration in Student Development in Higher Education.

Master of Arts (high honors), 1989, Biola University, U.S.A.
-----Concentration in counseling and cross-cultural education.

Graduate Diploma in Teacher Education, 1984, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
      Concentration in Geography and English Education.

Bachelor of Social Science, 1981, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
      Curriculum: Geography
     

Professional Licenses

Licensed Professional Counselor (North Carolina) No. 3096
National Certified Counselor since 1997, No: 47519
Career Development Facilitator Instructor since 2002

Honors

Candidate for the Executive Board for the American College Counseling Association, 2007
Accreditation Team for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education, 2007
The Ralph Berdie Memorial Research Award 2006 from the American Counseling Association
Sigma Iota Rho National Honor Society for International Studies, inducted in April, 2006
Finalist for the Board of Directors, National Board for Certified Counselors, 2006
Professional Service Award, Commission for Assessment for Student Development, American College Personnel Association, 2003
Emerging Scholar 1999, The American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
The Annuit Coeptis Award 1999 of the ACPA
Distinguished Scholar for 1998-99, the North Carolina College Personnel Association
Scholar for the National Association of College Admission Counseling, 1998-1999

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

North Carolina State University

Associate Professor, since August 2001. Assistant Professor, 1995-2001, Department of Counselor Education.

Assistant Department Head, 2006-present; Interim Assistant Department Head, 2005-2006, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Director of Graduate Program, 2007-2008, Counselor Education Program, Department of Curriculum and Instruction; 2003-2006, Department of Educational Research, Leadership and Counselor Education.

Coordinator of the Student Development in Higher Education (College Counseling) Track, 1995-present.

Counseling/Student Services Experiences Universities
Academic advising, counseling, cultural programs, student activities and international student services, 1990-1995

Teacher and Guidance Master for two high schools in Hong Kong, 1984-1990

 

TEACHING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

North Carolina State University

Associate Professor since, August 2001. Assistant Professor 1995-2001 and Coordinator for the Student Development in Higher Education (College Counseling) Track, 1995-present

Courses Taught Recently

ECD 737 Cognitive Development Theories and Research
ECD 731 Career Development Theory and Research
ECD 530 Theories and Techniques of Counseling
ECD 524 Career Counseling
ECD 652 Internship in College Student Development

Thesis and Dissertation Directed:
Chair for a total of 8 dissertation committees, among them 5 have completed their programs.
   **One student, Laura Gonzalez received a doctoral dissertation fellowship from American Educational Research Association, 2007.
Doctoral dissertation committees: total 20
Chair for 9 master’s thesis, among them 7 have completed their programs
Master’s committee: 4

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

1. PI for the Geosciences in Middle School, 2007-2010, funded by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for $171,222. The project focuses on year-round science enrichment activities and career development groups to enhance middle school students’ interests in sciences and career development. Co-PIs: Dr. Kevin Stewart, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Dr.Yu-Fai Leung, NC State University.  Status: Project began in summer 2007. Project website: http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/initiatives/index.html.
   
   
2. PI, for an online course development, funded by Distance Education at NC State University; funded for $8,000 from 2006-2007.  An online counseling course: ECD 530 Theories and Techniques of Counseling was developed, the first one offered by the Counselor Education Program in fall, 2007. This is a part of the Counseling Certificate (Online) Program in development. Status: Completed, offered this fall, 2007; course website: http://courses.ncsu.edu/ecd530/common/index.html     
           
3. PI for an Internationalization Seed Grant $6,000 in 2003 for a study on the effectiveness of the Chinese Career Key and its website with Chinese students in Hong Kong. Status: Completed, and an article was published.
   
   
4. PI for an NC State extension grant of $10,000 in 2000 to develop an on-line counseling course. Status: the online course was developed in the summer of 2000.
   
   
5. PI for an NC State extension grant of $3,500 in 2000 to study the effectiveness of the Career Key (Chinese version) in Hong Kong. Status: Completed, and an article was published.
   
   
6. PI for a research grant of $5,000 in 1998 from the National Association of College Admission Counseling for a study using cognitive and non-cognitive variables and acculturation variables to predict academic success of Native American and Caucasian college freshmen; Status: Completed, and an article was published.

 

RECENT RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Website Developed

Jones, L. K., & Ting, S. R. (2001, October) The Chinese Career Key Website. [on-line]: [http://www.careerkey.org/chinese] A free comprehensive on-line career assessment and development service. Now hyperlinked and used by the joint universities career service website in Hong Kong http://www.jijis.org.hk/jijis/ (this website has recorded over 14 million visits) and over 30 high schools in Hong Kong.

Publications

Ting, S. R. (in press). Structured groups for non-traditional college students. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Ting, S. R. (in press). A preliminary study on the effectiveness of the Chinese Career Key Online. The Career Development Quarterly.

Ting, S. R. (in press). Career typology.  In B. T. Erford, et al. (Eds.), American Counseling Association encyclopedia of counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Ting, S. R. (in press). Comparing the Chinese Career Key and the Self-Directed Search with high school girls in Hong Kong. Journal of Career Development.

Ting, S. R., & Jones, L. K. (2005). The development and field testing of the Chinese Career Key among the high school and college students in Hong Kong. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 5, 281-292.

Ting, S. R., & Jones, L. K. (2005). The Chinese Career Key (2nd ed.). Raleigh, NC: Career Key Inc.

Ting, S. R., & Jones, L. L. (2004). Facilitating career development through the Chinese Career Key, including CD-ROM. Raleigh, NC: Career Key Inc.

Ting, S. R. (2003). A longitudinal study of non-cognitive variables in predicting academic success of first-generation college students. College and University, 78(4), 27-31.

Jones, L. K., & Ting, S. R. (2002). The Career Key helps many… including those in Chinese-speaking countries. Career Developments, Winter, 7.

Jones, L. K., & Ting, S. R. (2002). The Career Key helps many. The Carolina Counselor, Winter, 7-8.

Ting, S. R. (2001). Predicting academic success of first-year engineering students from standardized test scores and psychosocial variables. International Journal for Engineering Education, 17(1), 75-80.

Ting, S. R., & Bryant, A., Jr. (2001). The impact of acculturation and psychosocial variables on academic performance of Native American and Caucasian Freshmen. Journal of College Admission, 171, Spring, 22-28.

Ting, S. R. (2000). Predicting Asian Americans’academic performance in the first year of college: An approach combining SAT scores and non-cognitive variables. Journal of College Student Development, 41, 442-449.

Ting, S. R., Grant, S., & Plenert, S. (2000). An application of repeated structured groups enhancing college first-year students’ success. Journal of College Student Development, 41, 353-360.

Stonehouse, C., & Ting, S. R. (2000). Effects of a structured group intervention on academic achievement and retention of First Year College student. North Carolina Journal of College Student Development, 1, 3-9.

Ting, S. R. (2000). Adopting non-cognitive variables for admissions criteria and intervention programs in universities. North Carolina Journal of College Student Development, 1, 10-13.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRESESNTATIONS

Key-Note Speeches

Ting, S. R. (2005, November). Diverse college students in the 21st century. North Carolina College Counseling Association Fall Conference, Bueis, NC.

Ting, S. R. (2003, November). Career counseling needs of today’s students. Career Counseling Workshop, sponsored by the Student Development Services, the City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Association of Careers Masters and Guidance Masters, Hong Kong.

Ting, S. R. (2001, April). Counseling and student services for the changing college students, Professional Development Workshop at the Student Development Services, the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Ting, S. R. (1996, April). Making our future: Current challenges to Asian Americans. Asian American Awareness Month at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

Presentations

Ting, S. R. (2007, July). Geosciences in Middle Schools: An integrative approach of career development and science enrichment. Paper presented at the National Career Development Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA.

Ting, S. R. (2007, July). A cross-cultural study comparing the Chinese Career Key and the Self-Directed Search in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the National Career Development Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA.

Ting, S. R. (2007, July). Study of the assessment and the effectiveness of the Chinese Career Key Website. Paper presented at the National Career Development Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA.

Ting, S. R. (2007, March). Predicting academic performance and retention of college students using SAT scores and non-cognitive variables. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Convention, Detroit, MI.

Leonid, L, Tyler, R., & Ting, S. R. (April, 2006). Bilingual identity development in higher education: A language minority experience. American Counseling Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada.

Cardenas, D., & Ting, S. R. (2006, March). Doctoral student involvement patterns in leisure studies programs: Online study. Paper presented at the American College Personnel Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Cannon, S., & Ting, S. R. (2004, April). Promoting the retention of first-year college women in mathematics, science, and related majors. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of American College Personnel Association, Philadelphia, P.A.

Ting, S. R., Sedlacek, W., Bryant, A. Jr., & Ward, D. (2004, April). Developing alternative admissions criteria: A five campus consortium. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Ting, S. R., & Bryant, A., Jr. (2003, March). Educating students from diverse backgrounds 101. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Ting, S. R. (2003, March). Creating a culture of assessment. The Annual Convention of American College Personnel Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Ting, S. R. (2003, March). Using assessment outcomes. The Annual Convention of American College Personnel Association, Minneapolis, MN.

Ting, S. R. (2002, March). Roundtable on assessment for student development. The Annual  Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Long Beach, CA.

Ting, S. R. (2001, April). Noncogntiive variables in predicting academic performance and student retention.  Presented to student services professionals at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Ting, S. R. (2001, April). Current theories and practices in college student development in U.S.A. Presented to student services professionals at the City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Ting, S. R. (2001, March). A longitudinal study predicting grades and retention of college students. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Boston, MA.

Ting, S. R. (2001, March). Academic performance and Asian American student retention in the First-Year of College: Noncognitive variables. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Boston, MA.

Sedlacek, W. E., Carter, D. F., Susan, K. R., & Ting, S. R. (2000, March). Student affairs research: Getting started and keeping going. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Washington, D.C.

Ting, S. R., & Sedlacek, W. E. (2000, March). The validity of the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire-Revised 2 in predicting academic success of university freshmen. Paper presented at the Annual Con­vention of American College Personnel Association, Washington, D.C.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/MEMBERSHIP

International

• Consultant for the Student Development Services at the City University of Hong Kong. Advised about a survey on student learning habits and other problems, and on how to enhance student learning as a whole, March, 2001.
• Consultant for the Student Development Services at the City University of Hong Kong. Advised on services for career and student development, May, 1998.
• Consultant for the Hong Kong Association of Careers Masters and Guidance Masters on developing for career interests testing tools for Hong Kong students, May, 1998.

National

• Member, Editorial Board, Journal of College Counseling, 2007-2009.
• CACREP Team for Accreditation Review, 2007.
• Candidate for the election of the Board of Directors for American College Counseling Association, summer, 2007.
• Ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of College Counseling, fall, 2006-spring, 2007.
• 3 external reviews completed for tenure and promotion for counselor education professors in our country, 2006 and 2007.
• A consultation for Wall Street Journal Online, on a study on job search, June, 2006.
• Coordinator for the International Committee of the American College Counseling Association, 2005-present.
• Member, the International Interests Network of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2005-present.
• Member of the editorial board for the Journal of College Student Development, 2001-2007.
• Chair, Commission on Assessment for Student Development of ACPA, 2001-2003.
• Revision Committee for the CAS Outcomes Assessment and Program Evaluation Standards, Summer of 2001.

Regional/State

• President, the North Carolina College Counseling Association, 2007.
• Chair, the Planning Committee for the NC College Counseling Association Fall Conference 2006.
• Program Co-Chair for the Fall Conference of the North Carolina College Personnel Association, responsible for program review and program evaluation, fall, 1997.

Professional Membership

• American Counseling Association, 1993-1995; 1999-present.
• American College Counseling Association, 2000-present.
• American College Personnel Association, since 1990.
• North Carolina Counseling Association, since 2000.
• North Carolina Career Counseling Association since 2000.
• North Carolina Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, since 2003.
• North Carolina College Counseling Association since 2003.

Local (Professional and Volunteering)

• Offered a Christian lay counseling class at the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, 2007.
• Christian Education Deacon, the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, 2007-2009.
• Advisor and Planning Committee for Vacation Bible School, Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, 2007.
• Conducted a counseling workshop, “Helping children to cope with crisis/tragedies,” Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, June, 2007.
• Offered parenting workshops for Vacation Bible School at the Raleigh Chinese Christian Church, 2004-2006.
• Volunteer for Ribbon Run, Autism Society of North Carolina every year, 2003-2007.
• Offered educational workshops for the Chinese Americans in the Research Triangle Area on different topics including preparing for college, college admissions, adolescent development, and parenting, 1998-present.

SERVICES AT NC STATE

University-Wide and Extensions

Faculty Senator, 2007-2009.

Academic Policy Committee, 2007-2009.

University Admissions Standing Committee, 2007-2009.

Academic Advisory Committee for the Confucius Institute, from April 2007.

University Re-admission Committee, 2005—present.

Received a Distance Education extension grant $8,000 and developed an online counseling course, Fall, 2006.

Received $6,000 from the International Programs and the Department of Educational Research and Leadership and Counselor Education for a study examining the Chinese Career Key Website in 2003. A project extended service to students in Hong Kong.

Received an extension grant of $7,000, and developed an on-line counseling course as a long-distance course, summer, 2001.

Received a $2,000 extension grant for the Chinese Career Key study in Hong Kong.

Received an extension grant of $10,000, and developed an on-line counseling course as a long-distance course, summer, 2001.

Advised on the Women’s Center study on the needs of women resident students, 2001.

Advised on an outcome assessment for Honors Program, summer, 2001.

Received an extension grant of $3,500 from NC State and conducted a survey in Hong Kong to study the effectiveness of a new instrument: the Career Key (Chinese version), summer 2000.

College of Education

Faculty Chair, the College of Education, 2006-2007.

Task Force for Strategies Planning for the College of Education, Summer and Fall of 2006.    
     
Faculty Advisor Board 2004-2007, The William and Ada Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.

Coordinator for the Cultural Connections in Education Collaboratory since 2004-2006

Faculty Secretary for the College Faculty Senate, 2005-2006.

Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, 2003- present.

Member of the Qualitative Research Method Committee, 2005-2006.

Member of the Advisory Committee, Teaching Fellows Program, 2003-2005.

 

last updated 1/10/08

 

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