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Karen McComas

 

Associate Professor
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Primary Discipline: Science and Technology / Communication Sciences and Disorders / Language and Communication
Member Type: Faculty
Last Login: May 14, 2011
Member Since: May 14, 2011

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Affiliations

Marshall University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, WV, United States) - primary

Contact Information

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Address: 4 Louie Court
Barboursville , WV 25504 United States
Personal URL: http://klmccomas.net/klm

Publications

McComas, Karen L.. (2010). [Book Review] Travels with Tooy: History, memory, and the African American imagination. In Collaborative Anthropologies, 3, (159-164) .

Associations

West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Member 01/1985 - Current
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Member 05/1984 - 05/2011

Teaching Experience

Professional Literacies for the SLP (Fall 2011)
Marshall University -Communication Disorders

Presentations

Student and Faculty Experiences in a Community of Research Practice, 11/20/2010
McComas, K. L., Frank, S., Miller, B., Gardner, G., & Fraley, N. (2010, November). Student and faculty experiences in a community of research practice. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Philadelphi
Variations in Experiences in a Research Community of Practice, 11/14/2010
Banks, C., Gardner, G., Fraley, N., & McComas, K. L. (2010, November). Variations in experiences in a research community of practice. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Philadelphia, PA.
Experiencing the CSD Curriculum: Perspectives of Recent Graduates, 04/14/2010
Rollins, J., & McComas, K. L. (2010, April). Experiencing the CSD curriculum: Perspectives of recent graduates. Technical session presentation at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association in Charleston, WV.
Parents' Perceptions of Their Roles in Reading Development, 04/14/2010
Clemins, S., & McComas, K. L. (2010, April). Parents’ perceptions of their roles in reading development. Technical session presentation at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association in Charleston, WV.
Becoming Researchers: Interrogating the Narratives of Women, 02/14/2010
McComas, K. L. (2010, February). Becoming researchers: Interrogating the narratives of women. Presentation at annual meeting of the Kentucky Speech and Hearing Association in Lexington, KY.
Using Qualitative Research to Evaluate Community Change: Who? What? How?, 11/14/2009
Spatig, L., Flaherty, P., McComas, K. L., Wasinger, T., & Chappell, J. (2009, November). Using qualitative research to evaluate community change: Who? What? How? Presentation at the annual Share the Vision conference in Charleston, WV.
Researching Researchers: Demystifying the Process and the People, 11/14/2009
Banks, C., Casey-Heatherman, W., Clark, M., Ellis, K., Fraley, N., Gardner, G., Thomas, L., & McComas, K. L. (2009, November). Researching researchers: Demystifying the process and the people. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-L
Modeling Congruence: Balancing Emotion and Reason in Therapeutic Relationships, 11/14/2009
Fraley, N., & McComas, K. L. (2009, November). Modeling congruence: Balancing emotion and reason in therapeutic relationships. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in New Orleans, LA.
Community of Research Practice: A Story of Cultural Change, 11/14/2009
McComas, K. L., Thomas, L., Frank, S., McNealy, K., Reynolds, M., & Miller, B. (2009, November). Community of research practice: A story of cultural change. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in New O
Interviewing strategies in qualitative research, 09/14/2009
McComas, K. L. (2009, September). Interviewing strategies in qualitative research. Presentation to students of Dr. Linda Spatig enrolled in EDF 625, Qualitative Research (Marshall University, Huntington, WV).
How Exactly Does the Family Culture Affect Literacy Development: A Digital Story, 04/14/2009
Pence, A., & McComas, K. L. (2009, April). How exactly does the family culture affect literacy development: A digital story. Poster/digital presentation at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Huntington, WV.
A Community of Research Practice: Fostering Scholarship Among Students and Faculty, 04/14/2009
… McComas, K. L. … (2009, April). A community of research practice: Fostering scholarship among students and faculty. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association in Huntington, WV.
A Proposed Model for Policy Development in Higher Educaiton: Strengthening the Role of Research, 10/14/2008
McComas, K. L., & Childress, R. (2008, October). A proposed model for policy development in higher education: Strengthening the role of research. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, Charleston,
Ethnographic Research: Locating Identity in Cultural Borders, 03/14/2008
McComas, K. L., Spatig, L., Flaherty, P., Wasinger, T., Coombs, W., & Swedberg, A. (2008, March). Ethnographic research: Locating identity in cultural borders. Presentation at the annual conference of the Appalachian Studies Association, Huntington, WV
Ethnography and Program Evaluation: Strange Bedfellows or a Marriage Made in Heaven?, 03/14/2007
Spatig, L., Coombs, W., Ambrose, J., Flaherty, P., Swedberg, A., & McComas, K. L. (2007, March). Ethnography and program evaluation: Strange bedfellows or a marriage made in heaven? Presentation at the annual conference of the Appalachian Studies Assoc
Technogogy: Facilitating the Transformation of Learninig, 08/14/2006
Idrus, R., & McComas, K. L. (2006, August). Technogogy: Facilitating the transformation of learning. (Third International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-based Society, Bangkok, Thailand).
Ten Years Out: Are Teaching Portfolios Worth It?, 05/14/2004
McComas, K. L. (2004, May). Ten years out: Are teaching portfolios worth it? Presentation for the Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in St. Louis, MO.
Technology Matters, 04/14/2004
McComas, K. L. (2004, April). Technology matters. Presentation at the annual spring meeting of the National Writing Project in Washington, DC.
Supporting Young Writer's Camps Online, 11/14/2003
McComas, K. L. (2003, November). Supporting young writer's camps online. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Writing Project in San Francisco, CA.
Shaping Change With Teacher Portfolios, 05/14/2001
McComas, K. L., & Lloyd, C. (2001, May). Shaping change with teacher portfolios. Presentation for the Writing Across the Curriculum Conference in Bloomington, IN.
Developing and Sustaining Online Communities for Teachers, 04/14/2000
McComas, K. L. (April 2000). Developing and sustaining online communities for teachers. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference, online.
Sustaining Teacher Inquiry: Constructing Meaning and Community, 03/14/2000
McComas, K. L. (March 2000). Sustaining teacher inquiry: Constructing meaning and community. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA
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