Curriculum Vitae

Margaret Garnett Sewell

P. O. Box 161, White Hall, Virginia 22987
Email link
Tel. 434-823-4544 or Cell 434-906-8800

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D.	2004	UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ Family and Consumer Sciences Major – Family Studies and Human Development Minor – Public Administration and Policy
M.S.W.	1982	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, San Diego, CA School of Social Work, Mental Health Concentration
M.A.R.	1979	YALE UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL, New Haven, CT Religious studies, counseling, and community services
B.A.	1976	SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Swarthmore, PA Psychology, with cognitive and developmental emphasis.

Experience

2002 – Present: Adjunct Faculty
Piedmont Virginia Community College, 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA
Teach Child Development and Psychology classes.
1999 – 2004: Head Start Director
Monticello Area Community Action Agency, 1025 Park Street, Charlottesville, VA
Administered Head Start program operating comprehensive preschool centers in a four-county region in central Virginia.
2000 – 2001: Consultant
Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project, Chapel Hill, NC
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Family Resource and Support
Coauthored training manual on Outcome Accountability for community-based family resource and support programs.
1997 – 1998: Research Associate / Consultant
CYFAR Evaluation Collaboration Project, Arizona Cooperative Extension Service
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Staffed national evaluation of USDA/CSREES State Strengthening Initiative, including Organizational Change project; developed peer-reviewed on-line resources for evaluation of community-based programs for children, youth and families at risk. Developed Internet-based resource guides on qualitative evaluation methods.
1993 – 1995: Program Coordinator
University of Arizona Child Resilience Project
Division of Family Studies, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Coordinated data collection for federally-funded Head Start research and evaluation project. (Principal Investigator, Dr. Angela R. Taylor)
1990 – 1992: Program Director / Parent Coordinator
Southwest Family Resource Program
Montgomery Neighborhood Center, Rochester, NY
Directed neighborhood-based center providing preventive family support services (parent education, preschool, and respite child care) for diverse urban families. Developed and managed grants and collaborative projects.
1987 – 1990: Social Work Coordinator
Neonatal Continuing Care Clinic / Regional Early Childhood Direction Center
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Coordinated social work services for developmental clinic and tracking program for pre-term and high-risk infants discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Developed pre-discharge parent education program and parent-to-parent peer support.
1984 – 1987: Social Worker
Opportunities for Pregnant & Parenting Teens Program
Hillside Children’s Center, Rochester, NY
Provided counseling, advocacy, family therapy, parent education, and life skills training for in-home prevention and support program for adolescent parents and their families.
1981: Graduate Social Work Intern
San Diego Child Guidance Clinic, San Diego, CA
Provided diagnostic assessment, treatment planning and psychotherapy to children, adolescents and parents; utilized individual, group, family and play therapies.

Teaching Experience

Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA: Administration of Childcare Programs
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Developmental Psychology
Guiding Behavior of Children
Psychology of Human Relations
University of Arizona, Sierra Vista Campus, Sierra Vista, AZ: Program Planning and Evaluation
Adolescent Development
University of Arizona, Division of Family Studies, Tucson, AZ: Infant and Child Development
Parent-Child Relations

Professional Affiliations

Central Virginia Association for Education of Young Children (CVAEYC)

Co-president 2006–2008

Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education (VAECE)

Board member 2006–2008

Public Policy Co-chair 2006–2007

Smart Beginnings Leadership Council (Charlottesville-Albemarle Partnership for Children)

Early Childhood Development Faculty Peer Group, VCCS (Virginia Community College System)

Charlottesville-Albemarle Partnership for Children Work Groups:

Early Care and Education / Quality Child Care

Parent and Provider Education / School Readiness

National Association for the Education of the Young Child (NAEYC)

Society for Research In Child Development (SRCD)

For publications, reports, and conference presentations, see Publications link.