Dean of Arts & Sciences; Professor
Shirley Malone-Fenner
(617)879-2248smalone-fenner@wheelock.edu
B.S. (1976) and M.P.S. (1980), Western Kentucky University; Ed.D. (1993), Vanderbilt University
Shirley Malone-Fenner was appointed professor of Human Development/Psychology in 2002 and Dean of Arts and Sciences July 1, 2004, after having served as director of the Urban Teacher Program since 1990. Before joining Wheelock in 1987, Dean Malone-Fenner held several positions at Western Kentucky University, including psychology instructor, director of Scholastic Activities and counselor learning specialist. Prior to her appointment at Western, she served as a senior mental health specialist with the Barren River Mental Health Center.
Dean Malone-Fenner, as a developmentalist and clinical psychologist, consults teachers and families on post traumatic stress syndrome and the clinical effect on children. Her research and publications focus on urban education, racial and cultural diversity, and post traumatic stress syndrome.
Dean Malone-Fenner's publications include Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, Mo: The Persistence of Racial Definitions in Play, published in Case Book on Play, Teaching Conceptual Learning Using Interactive Teaching Methods, Preparing Teachers for Urban Setting: An Interactive Approach to Evaluation, and Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Diversity in the Classroom: Case Study Approach, published in World Association for Case Method Research and Application, Building Mental Health Services for Troubled and Troubling Children, published in the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems. Video publications include Clinical Effects of Violence and Putting it All Together: Violence in Our Schools.
She is the recipient of several awards, including the Gordon Marshall Research Award, The Black Excellence Award, and The Black Scholar's Award. She speaks and conducts workshops nationally and internationally on urban education, transformative leadership, curricula development, diversity, violence, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Dean Malone-Fenner is also a certified facilitator with the Comer School Development program at the Yale Child Study Center.
