PaulaMc
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired! However, I do editing and research consultation part-time.. |
| Location | Bend, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I am a retired full professor and education librarian, having worked at Oregon State for 9 years and at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas for 4. Once upon a time I was a psychologist and had a wonderful opportunity to combine my training and experience in a 12-year research collaboration with former colleague and counselor educator, Dr. Dale Pehrsson. We also co-founded the Bibliotherapy Education Project. As an academic librarian, I presented at conferences and published journal articles; peer reviewed article transcripts for several professional journals; taught students how to successfully find and evaluate information; and read and reviewed almost 1,000 children's, young adult, and professional books for the Children's Literature database. In retirement, I do editing for doctoral students, volunteer, make and sell jewelry, and enjoy the great outdoors in Bend, Oregon. |
| Interests | jewelry making, reading, movies, walking/ hiking, bibliotherapy, children's/YA literature, gardening, kayaking, snowshoeing, travel |
| Favorite Movies | Blade Runner, Truly Madly Deeply, Dogma, The Princess Bride, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean, True Lies, Witness, Home for the Holidays, Love Actually, A Good Year, The Holiday, Hearts and Souls, A Christmas Story |
| Favorite Music | Sting, KDLang, Cowboy Junkies, Norah Jones, Bette Midler, Pink Martini, Jesse Cook, Adele, Straight No Chaser, Jacques Loussier |
| Favorite Books | Crossing to Safety; True Believer; LOTR; Golden Compass; EVERYTHING by Louise Penny and P.D. James; historical fiction (e.g., Sharon Penman); Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, Lily Bard, and Midnight series; Gail Carriger's "Soulless" series; Peter Heller's "The River" and "Celine"... |