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Amber N. Laird Barcenas

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Counseling and Higher Education

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2021
    Major: Couseling
    Dissertation: Factors Impacting Multicultural Teaching Competence among Counselor Educators: Ethnic/Racial Identity Development and Social Justice Orientation

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

COUN 5670.001Developmental Processes and StrategiesSpring 2023 SPOT
COUN 5670.001Developmental Processes and StrategiesFall 2022 SPOT
COUN 5670.001Developmental Processes and StrategiesSpring 2022 SPOT
COUN 5720.003Internship in Counseling ISpring 2022 SPOT
COUN 5721.003Internship in Counseling IISpring 2022 SPOT
COUN 5670.001Developmental Processes and StrategiesFall 2021 SPOT
COUN 5300.001Systems, Leadership, and Program Development in Clinical Mental Health CounselingFall 2021 SPOT
COUN 5670.001Developmental Processes and StrategiesSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
COUN 5300.001Systems, Leadership, and Program Development in Clinical Mental Health CounselingSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ceballos, P., Lemberger-Truelove, M.E., Molina, C., Laird, A., Carbonneau, K.J. (2021). Culturally Diverse Middle School Students’ Perceptions of a Social and Emotional Learning and Mindfulness School Counseling Intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling. 7 (2) 72-86. Taylor & Francis.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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