Education & Training
*Ph.D. in Psychology and Education, Technical University Berlin
*M.A. in Psychology and Education, Free University Berlin
*B.A. Individual Major combining Psychology, Sociology and Communication, Oberlin College
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License
*Professional Educator License, Illinois State Board of Education
Certifications
*Master Online Teacher, 2009
*Performance Coach, 2011
Fellowship
*Fellow of HEA [Higher Education Academy] International professional teaching/learning expertise, 2023
Research & Creative Interests
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Cross-Cultural Mediation and Conflict Transformation
Student Success and Wellbeing
Ed. Tech. and Learning Entrepreneurial Mindset and Sustainability
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Conference Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations Since 2017
Teaching Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction: An Innovation Approach for Student Well-being and Success?! Society for the Teaching of Psychology: Annual Conference on Teaching (February 2024)
Teaching Mindfulness: Another Fad Trap or Innovation for Student Well-being and Success?! IDEAcon 2022 (February 2022)
Making Mid-Career More Magical than Maddening: Revitalizing, Resurrecting, and/or Revamping Roles – Group Presentation. Annual Conference of Teaching, APA Division 2 (Oct. 2021)
Sustainable Me?! Elgin Community College’s Spartan Project: Social Sustainability 2021 (April 2021)
Climate Change/Challenges: Supporting Everyday Eco-Heroes and a Youth Environmental Movement, Virtual Symposium with Professor Zimbardo and Professor Bandura. The 128th American Psychological Association Annual Convention (August 2020)
Exploring Mindfulness. IDEAcon 2020 (February 2020)
Psychology & the Climate Crisis?! Chicago Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (CHITOPSS) Conference (November 2019)
Leveraging OER to Teach Psychology: High Quality at No or Low Cost! The 127th American Psychological Association Annual Convention (August 2019)
OER for Student Success! Virtual Poster Session; The Florida OER Summit (February 2019)
High Quality at No or Low Cost – OER all the Way! Illinois Computing Educators (ICE19) Conference (February 2019)
Weekly Formative Assessments for Student Success! The 23rd Annual Community College Assessment Fair at Kankakee Community College (February 2019)
Leveraging OER for Student Success! The 25th Annual Illinois Education & Technology Conference (November 2018)
Low Cost and High Value: Open Educational Resources (OER) for Psychology. Chicago Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (CHITOPSS) Conference (April 2018)
Personalize & Leverage OER for Student Success! Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference (February 2018)
Overcoming Barriers to Academic Success: Listening to African American and Latino Male Students and Piloting OER and Leveraging New Technology for Student Success: The Good, the Bad and the Disruptive. The 125th American Psychological Association Annual Convention (August 2017)
The Good, the Bad and the Disruptive: Leveraging OER for Student Success. Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference (February/March 2017)
Publications
Selected Publications
Refereed Journals
Dulabaum, N. L. (2016). Barriers to Academic Success: A Qualitative Study of African American and Latino Male Students; Innovation Showcase, 19(6). https://www.league.org/innovation-showcase/barriers-academic-success-qualitative-study-african-american-and-latino-male
Dulabaum, N. L. (2011). A Pedagogy for Global Understanding – intercultural dialogue: from theory to practice; Policy Futures in Education, 9(1), 10.2304/pfie.2011.9.1.104.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Dulabaum, N. L. (2013). “Dumbing Down” Online Education: Goal or Peril? In 29th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning Proceedings, Madison Wisconsin.
Dulabaum, N. L. (2012). The Key to Online Faculty Retention: Supporting, Evaluating and Developing Faculty. In 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning Proceedings. Madison, Wisconsin.
Dulabaum, N. L. (2011). Mentoring Faculty for Excellence in Online Teaching; In Distance Learning Administration Annual & Conference Proceedings. Savanna, Georgia.
Book Chapters
Dulabaum, N. L. (2018). The Potential Effects of Stress, Nutrition and Health, Habits for Successful Students {three labs}. In R. L. Miller (Ed.). Promoting psychological science: A Compendium of laboratory exercises for teachers of high school psychology. http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/promotingpsychscience
Dulabaum, N. L. (2011). A Pedagogy for Global Understanding – Intercultural dialogue: From Theory to Practice. In Besley, T. & Besley, M. (Eds.), Handbook of Interculturalism, Education and Dialogue. Lang.
Dulabaum, N. L. (2009). Mediation: Die Grundlagen. In Sachsenmeier, I.(Ed.), Konfliktmanagement und Mediation. Beltz.
Dulabaum, N. L. (2008). Cross-Cultural Learning in Adults. In Provenzo, E. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. Sage.
Bestselling Handbook and Textbook
Dulabaum, N. L. (2009, 2019). Mediation: Das ABC. Die Kunst, in Konflikten erfolgreich zu vermitteln. [revised and expanded 5th edition in 2009; E-book published in 2019]. Beltz.
Frequently Taught Courses
PSY 3515 Child Psychology
PSY 3525 Psychology of Maturity and Old Age
PSY 3521 Psychology of Adolescence
PSY 3870 Social Psychology
PSY 4590 Psychology of Mindfulness