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Mary Christopher, Ph.D.
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CGL Consulting, LLC provides evaluation, program design, professional development, and consulting services for organizations, K-12 schools, and higher education institutions. Dr. Mary Christopher, an expert in leadership and gifted education, guides leaders and educators to develop appropriate organizational structures, learning experiences, and strategic plans for learners in all settings including advanced and gifted students that include She develops curriculum, conducts evaluation, engages others in professional development, supports virtual conferences. She works with executives and administrators in organizational, business, non-profit, higher education and K-12 settings.
Education
Harvard University, Boston, MA
Post-graduate Study, Harvard Higher Education Leadership Institute, Management Development Program
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
PhD, Curriculum & Instruction
Dissertation: Perceptions of the University Honors College by Gifted University Students: A Case Study
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
MEd, Gifted Education
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
BS, Elementary Education, summa cum laude
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Professional Experiences
CGL Consulting, LLC, 2019 to present
Educational and Leadership Consultant
Abilene Christian University, 2019 to present
Adjunct Professor, Doctorate in Leadership Program
Adjunct Professor, Teacher Education Program
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX
Tenured Full Professor, Educational Studies/Gifted Education/Leadership, 2010-2019
Associate Dean, School of Education, 2011 to 2017
Faculty President, 2006-2008
Additional Responsibilities:
Director, Doctorate in Leadership Program (EdD), 2011 to 2019
Hybrid Cohort Model: Abilene site
Program Director, Master of Education in Gifted Education, 2010-2019
Three Hybrid Programs: Abilene, Bedford, and Mansfield sites
Program Director, Master of Education in Gifted Education and in Reading. Education
Director, Gifted Institute, 1999-present
Threshold Director, Summer program, K-10th grade, 1997-2019
Teacher Certification Officer, 1995 to 2015
Jefferson County Public School, Louisville, KY
Fifth Grade Advanced Program Teacher
Ardmore City School District, Ardmore, OK
Gifted Education Facilitator, Pyramid Project
Trinity Valley School, Ft. Worth, TX
Sixth Grade Science and Math and Seventh Grade History Teacher
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Courses Taught
- LEAD 781 Organizational Assessment and Evaluation
- LEAD 784 Qualitative and Action Research Methods
- EDUC 7335 Qualitative Design and Analysis
- EDUC 8310/8320 Dissertation I & II
- EDHE 7320 Pedagogy and Program Design
- EDHE/EDAD 7345 Critical Issues in Higher Education and Education
- LDSP 7340 Ethical Decision-Making in Leadership
- EDU 684 Meeting the Learning Challenge
- GIED 5397 Introduction to the Advanced and Gifted Learner
- GIED 6309 Teaching Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
- GIED 6310 Assessment in Gifted Education
- GIED 6311 Creativity
- GIED 6313 Social/Emotional Issues in Gifted Education
- GIED 6314 Curriculum Development for Gifted Learners
- GIED 6315 Practicum in Gifted Education
- EDUC 4379 Capstone: The Professional Educator
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