jump to content

sacramento state - leadership begins here

 

  

sac state homeadmissionsabout sac stategiving a giftsite indexcontact us

 

Jude M. Antonyappan

Courses |Teaching Areas | Research Presentationsand Publications | Projects & Interests | Service to University/Committees |Service to Community

Contact Information

Title:

Associate Professor

Office
Hours:

Spring 2009 (till May 17)-

Fridays 3 - 6

and by appointment

E-mail:

judea@csus.edu

Office
Phone:

(916) 278-4091

Mailing
Address:

Sacramento State
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
 

Unavailable after Spring 2009 semester. Will be back from Sabbatical in the Spring 2010 semester.

Courses for Spring 2009 semester

1.      SWRK 210 Research Methodologies, Section 4

2.      SWRK 251 Advanced Social Welfare Policy, Section 4 and 6

  1. SWRK 500 Thesis/project supervision
    WebCT sites for each of these courses can be accessed by registered students

Dr. Antonyappan is a professional educator, whose passions of research extend to the observation of human beings in their deeply personal convictions and processes to understand how and why certain paradigms are perceived as preferred ways of living. She obtained her doctorate in social welfare from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996. Her extensive teaching experience in the United States and abroad is a contributing factor to her exploration of ways to maximize self-actualization of human potentials in positive ways. She has traveled widely to examine the perspectives of people from India, United Kingdom, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Spain, Mexico, Nepal and Bangladesh. She is a keen practitioner of Yoga, Tai Chi, Classical dance forms of India, and Auyrvedic healing and cooking. Receiving instruction in the Kenpo form of martial arts, alongside her children, she obtained her black belt in Karate. She is an eager and competent Chess player. Most importantly she is a responsible individual who values ethical leadership and respectful behavior in herself and her peers as integral to the human life systems.

                

    

 

   Teaching Areas

 

                             Organizational Psychology

                               Social Work Research Methods

                               Program Evaluation

                               Child Welfare Policies and Services

                               Child Abuse

                               Evaluation Research

                               Grant Writing and Resource Development

                               Social Welfare Policy and Services

                               Enhancing Quality in Service Delivery

                               Women in American Culture

                               Abnormal Psychology

                               Psychiatric Social work

                               Personality Development and Social Psychology

                               Sociology of Organizations and Insitutions

                              

Teaching Phiolosphy

I consider my teaching role in the context of a reflective practitioner who continually assesses the impact of teaching on students in the context of the changing expectations of university teachers by students and administrators.  My accumulated years of teaching expereince have resulted in the internalization of my work as an art of spirit in the highest sense.  As in all other aspects of life, I see the impact of accelerated visccistudes of the harried modern world on my over worked students who have extended carign and work responsibilities. Hence striking a fair balance between assigned work and achieving the course objectives through outcomes that students can embrace with  enthusiasm and choices for further learning has been a primary goal in all my courses.

I purposefully and actively present situations that act as catalysts to my students’ learning. I consider it my responsibility to provide them with opportunities to grow professionally in a consistent manner. I believe in fostering a loving and unstrained learning environment in my class where the relationships among students and me are inspirational forces for further learning. It is my hope that my students  leave my class with assiduous aspirations for continuous learning and mastery of activities that are required of them in their work environments. I consistently endeavor and act with fairness, total respect for my students, and an inherent faith in their ability to excel.

I provide the needed structure and framework for learning through my lectures augmented by Power Point slides, films and continuous assessements through on line quizzes and examinations.   My teaching strategies include reflection, active listening, and stimulating students to think through class discussion, lectures, assignments, group and individual consultation and a regularly maintained WebCT site specifically for each of my  classes to access specific class materials.

 

 

Research, Presentations & Publications

 

Cultural Gender Constructs and Social Undermining in Educational Organizations.  8th International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, August, 2008.

Teaching to Nurture the Integrative Intelligence: A Case Study: Paper Presented at the International Conference on Rethinking  Education, Paris, France July 16-19, 2007

Balancing Opposing Paradigms: Methods for Conflict Resolution.  Paper presented at the International Humanities Symposium, Columbia University, New York. March, 2006

Integrative Intelligence and Social Capitall Building: Tools for Women’s

Development: Paper presented at the Social Sciences International Conference

Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2004

International marriages and Institutional oppression of women International Conference on Human Trafficking, CSUS Co-presenter: (April, 2004) 

.Preventing HIV/AIDS among women and children in India. Development: Globalization, Reproductive health and rights. Volume 46, No.2.  June 2003

“The Way it is; The Way it could be” Center for Social Action Through Spirituality, 2003.

Stereotype Vulnerability and Self-Efficacy- A Case study of East Indian Community: Paper presented at the Diversity Conference, University of South Carolina, November, 1999

Principal Investigator - Outreach Strategy Development for People of Color witt HIV/AIDS. Funded by Health Services Planning Council, Sacramento.

Primary data collection through interviews and focus groups. Respondents included people living with HIV/AIDS; caregivers of PLWAs, practitioners, opinion leaders and faith based practitioners working with people of color living with HIV/AIDS. Report submitted to Health Services Planning Council. 1999-2000

Service Learning as a tool for Critical Thinking - Paper presented at the Second Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, CSUS, October, 2000

 Personal non-conventional counseling and its effectiveness.   National Conference of Indian Society of Psychiatric Social Workers, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. 1995. Best Scientific Paper Award, 1985

Women’s social development is the best contraceptive.  Regional Conference of I.F.U.N.A., Gurgaon, Haryana, India, 1985

Role of opinion leaders in controlling population growth. Annual Conference of Indian    Federation of United Nations Associations (I.F.U.N.A.), Delhi, India, 1984

Usefulness of group counseling in dealing with drug addiction among university students.  Presented before a national conference of U.N.D.P. (United Nations  Development Program) New Delhi, India, 1983

 

Projects and Interests

 

2007-Present: Reviewer : Scientific Journal international.

2003-Present: Grant Reviewer. First 5 CBI grants, Sacramento

Impact of expectations on the Adjustment Patterns of Indian Immigrant Technology workers in the U.S.  Report completed, 2008

Research  Report on Social Capital and Disaster management with sepial reference to the impact of International aid on the Tsunami Victims in India, 2004-2008

Defying Sex Role Socailization: Factors Conducive to Female run Hosueholds. Power and responsibility. Research completed 2006.

Organizational systems and consultancy integration; Social Capital and Integrative Intelligence Project, 2000-Present      

Technology Grant: CSUS. Summer 2001:                    

Speech, “Child Emotional Abuse and Neglect” Annual Gathering of the Romanian Community, Sacramento, 2001

Visiting Scholar Grant, CSUS, 2000

Service Learning Grant , CSUS, 2000

Responsible for the design, organization, supervision, research and implementation of Graduate Minority Student Enrichment Program, College of Health and Human Services,    1999-2003Stereotype Vulnerability and Self-Efficacy-Minority Student Enrichment Programs: Impact of enrichment programs in increasing self efficacy and reduction of anxiety among graduate minority students was assessed using one day workshops for the entering graduate students of the College of Health and Human Services in the Fall 1999and Spring 2000 semesters.

A Cross-Sectional Survey of CSUS, Division of Social Work Student’s Scheduling Needs, 1999

Research Assistant, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 1993 – 94. Social Security Amendments Research,  Title VII and Social Work Education.  Content analysis of 185 grant applications made to the Federal Government in the 1960’s to determine the special needs and priorities of educational institutions aspiring to develop social work programs during that period. 

Doctoral Program Evaluation: Survey of UC Berkeley social work doctoral students and doctoral alumni to determine new directions for change in the doctoral program.  Duties involved preparation of tools for data collection, data analysis, and drafting final report.1993-1994

Graduate Student Assistant/ Program Coordinator, Summer Preparatory Program for Graduate Minority Students, University of California at Berkeley.  Coordinated program for enhancing minority students’ “survival skills” (financial aid, educational resources, library skills, interactive social skills, etc.)      1994   

Lecture “Women’s Health Issues in Developing Countries” to Public Health Students’ group, University of California at Berkeley, 1993

Presented status report on India’s Non-Profit Organizations to Exchange Students at the Business school, University of California at Berkeley, 1993                                     

Lectured on “Population Control Dynamics in India” to the graduate class on Population Dynamics, University of California at Berkeley, 1992

Program Officer, Center for Human Development and Social Change, Madras, India. Planned and developed training programs, and educational materials for community development workers in Tamil Nadu.  Developed and successfully implemented unique ways to use street theater and audiovisual aids.      1981                  

Research Officer, Delhi School of Social Work in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (U.N.H.C.R.), New Delhi, India.  Study on the Socioeconomic Profiles of 3000 Afghan and Iranian Refugees living in India. 1982

In 1983 designed and conducted a follow up field study of 300 refugee families for the purposes of needs assessment and evaluation of the counseling services unit of U.N.H.C.R.

Guest Lecture on “Indian women and their lives”, Mills College, Oakland, CA, 1992

 

Service to community

Sacramento First 5 (Sacramento Children’s and Families Commission Advisory Committe
Sacramento,2002-2006  

San Juan Unified School District’s Curriculum and Policy Standards Committee, Sacramento,2002-2005 

Board of Directors, Environmental Council of Sacrament,   2002-2005

Advisory and Consultancy services to grass roots organizations in India (Health Services Mission; Social Guidance Agency & similar organizations), 2001-present                 

 Director, Life Skills Foundation, An incorporated non-profit Organization in the state of California,   2000-present    

Partnership with Child Action, Sacramento and Healthy Families, Elk Grove School District to provide opportunities for graduate students to see policy in action in exchange for students providing 20 hours of service each to the two agencies,  1999                

Secured funds and personnel and volunteered time to organize a Chess Club at Greer School- San Juan Unified School District to help students improve their connective thinking and concentration strategies. Sessions were also used for developing students’ negotiation and interaction skills in competitive circumstances, 1999

 “Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice” In-service training for 30 social workers, Cherry Hospital, Goldsboro, North Carolina,   1996                

Planned and organized a two day Total Quality Management Workshop for DSS social workers, Eastern North Carolina,   1996                

Volunteer for “Consumer Assistance Service” of KCRA News.,     1999                

United Way- NC State Employees Combined Campaign Coordinator School of Social Work, ECU,      1996                

Community Organizer, Majnu Ka Tilla Tibetan Camp, New Delhi: Mobilized women and community leaders to design a community development program addressing basic needs such as clean water, environmental sanitation, immunization and a proper school building,      1985                

Substance Abuse Counselor, Campus Drug Counseling Unit, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. Wrote grant proposals for securing grants for the counseling unit, innovative approach to group counseling using personal, culture-specific group counseling techniques,      1984                

 

 

SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY/COMMITTEES 

2006-Present            Secondary Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Health and Human Services. CSUS.

 

August, 2008-

Ongoing                   University Curriculum Policies Committee, CSUS.

 

August, 2008-

Ongoing                   Division of Social Work Curriculum Policies Committee, CSUS

 

August, 2008-

Ongoing                   Search and Screen Committee, Division of Social work, CSUS

 

August, 2008-

Ongoing                   University Reading and Writing Committee, CSUS.

 

September 2008-

Present                  University Readmissions Committee, CSUS

September 2008    Preview Day, Counseled and provided information to prosepctive Freshmen and Transfer students to CSUS

2001-2004             Academic Policies Committee, California State University, Sacramento

                                               

2002-2004             University’s Committee on Diversity and Equality, CSUS.

                              

1999-Present         Educational Equity Committee,

                               Division of Social Work, CSUS, 

 

1999-Present          Policy and Research Committees, Division of Social Work,                     

 

Fall 1999                  Faculty Merit Increase –Departmental Committee

Division of Social Work

Spring 1999              Teaching Evaluation Instrument  Development Committee

                               

2000-2001                 Unity Center Task Force, CSUS 

   

2000-2002                  Social Science Program Review Team, CSUS, 2000
                                   English Program Review Team, CSUS, 2001

                                   Service Learning Scholars Group, CSUS, 2002         

                                      

1998-2003                 Graduate Admissions Committee, Division of Social work

1999-2001                 Chair, Undergraduate Research Sequence,    

 

                  

Recent PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES 

 

Ongoing collaboration with professionals at the national and international level on research areas.

                                 

CSU Teacher Scholar Institute, San Francisco, CA.  2002

 

CSU Teacher Scholar Institute, Long Beach, CA.  June 18-21, 2000

 

International Conference on Spirituality in Social Work, Lawrence, Kansas,   June, 24-29, 2000       

 

Peer Coaching, CSUS, Fall 1999-2001

 

Several courses on WebCT, Technology 2000-2003