Resume

Ronald Fischbach

September 1, 2008

• Professional Preparation

  • Education

• Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles CA, 1976.
• M.S., Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles CA, 1969.
• B.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles CA, 1966.
• Relevant Experience
• Interim Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Development (CHHD), August 2006 to January 2008, principle responsibilities include:
• Providing council to faculty on CHHD curricular proposals;
• Managing curricular proposals through the University Educational Policies Committee (undergraduate) and university Graduate Studies Committee;
• Assisting departments and programs with program reviews and accreditations;
• Overseeing the review and processing of disqualified students seeking academic reinstatement;
• Overseeing student disciplinary issues;
• Consulting with students and faculty;
• Reviewing and processing student requests for financial aid;
• Oversight of the academic aspects of the class schedule-build;
• Coordination of CHHD’s assessment program;
• Coordination of CHHD’s planning process;
• Coordination of CHHD’s honors convocation and commencement;
• Assisting with the oversight of the CHHD centers;
• Reviewing and processing of students’ grade-appeals and grievance petitions;
• Representing the CHHD on the Associate Dean’s Council;
• Reviewing and processing 5th week and later student requests for schedule changes;
• Overseeing the CHHD Student Services Center/Educational Opportunities Office;
• Serving as a member of the Dean’s Executive Council; and
• Serving as a member of the CHHD’s Administrative Council.
• Professor, Health Sciences Department, California State University, Northridge 2005 - 2006.
• Director of the California State University, Northridge undergraduate Health Education Program, 1994 – 1999, 2004 - 2006.
• Director of the California State University, Northridge graduate Master of Public Health (MPH) program, 1994 – 1999, 2004 - 2005.
• Co-chaired the California State University, Northridge “Ad Hoc Group to Recommend Course Scheduling Alternatives,” 2005.
• Associate Professor, Health Sciences Department, California State University, Northridge 1981 – 2005.
• Behavioral Consultant, Provide consultative services including performance of functional analysis for families of special needs children and local school districts (LAUSD, Palmdale Unified School District, Bonita Unified School District), 2003-2005.
• Director of Steps to Independence Through Education (SITE), a State of California vendored program.  Managed and coordinated six to ten educational consultants who provided educational therapy to families and teachers of educationally disadvantaged children and adults, 1981 - 2003.
• Assistant Professor, Health Sciences Department, California State University, Northridge 1969 – 1981.

• Teaching Effectiveness and Direct Instructional Contributions

• CSUN Learning Center Grant – “Linking Writing Across Disciplines: An Integrative Model,” $10,000 grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of context centered writing for Health Science majors, 2006
• CSUN Learning Center Grant – “An Online Tuberculosis Simulation: A Health Education Learning Environment,” $15,000 grant to study the feasibility of using an online simulation to train community health education specialists, 2006
• Created an alternative General Education model for the university and had it posted on the University’s General Education Web site, 2004.
• Judge Julian Beck Grant – “Writing and Learning in the Health Sciences: An Integrative Model,” a $5,000 grant to establish a coordinated educational program between the English and Health Sciences Departments to teach writing to health science students, 2003.
• Designed and developed the Health Sciences Department School Nurse Credential Program Web home page, 2003.
• Designed a Web based collaborative work place for students to share course information, observe course related slide shows, track the progression of course related activities, and cooperatively participate in formulating written materials, 2003.
• Health Education Bulletin Board: Design and maintain undergraduate Health Education bulletin board, 1998 – 2003.
• Service on Graduate Student Thesis Committees (1996-2003)
• Caldwell, Amy, “The Health Care Beliefs and Practices of Mixteco Women Living in Ventura County,” Member 2004.
• Miller, Paula, “A Health Education Pilot Program Curriculum for the Prevention of Obesity for Students in a 6th Grade Middle School,” Chair, 2004.
• Delaney, Pamela, “Factors Associated with High School Student Smoking Status,” Chaired, 2003.
• Nguyen, Elizabeth, “Stroke Prevention Education Program for the Veteran Affairs,” Member, 2003
• Tanega, Arlyn, “Parents’ Beliefs and Attitudes about the Inheritance of Autism,” Member, 1998
• Spinello, Elio, “Developing a Public Health Information System for Health Educators,” Member, 1997.
• Brodick, David, “A Health Education Intervention to Reduce Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Related Symptoms From Computer Keyboard Use,” Chaired, 1996.
• Co-developed with Elio Spinello (part-time Health Sciences instructor) a Web based virtual community for the purpose of providing health education majors the opportunity to conduct public health intervention programs, 2002.
• Designed and developed Undergraduate Health Education Program Web home page, 2002.
• Designed and developed Master of Public Health Web home page, 1998, 2002.
• Designed Health Sciences Department’s multimedia classroom, enabling instructors to utilize various technology-based teaching modalities, 1998 – 1999.

• Contributions to the Field of Study

• Research
• Winkelman, Jack and Fischbach, Ronald.  “Willingness of Teaching Credential Candidates to Provide CPR,” Surveying recently certified CPR teaching credential students as to their willingness to perform CPR in light of identified risks, 2002-2004.
• Fischbach, Ronald and Clark, Irene. “Assessing the Effectiveness of a College Technical Writing Course for Health Science Majors.” 2003.
• Fischbach, Ronald. “A Behavioral Intervention Plan Based Upon Applied Behavioral Analysis For a Child With Attention Deficit Disorder: A Case Study,” 2003.
• Belloso, Robert; Fischbach, Ronald; Maida, Carl; Seliger, Jerome. “Educating for Chronic Disease Self-Management in Latino and African American Communities.”  Funded for $25,000 by the Office of Statewide Planning and Development Health Promotion and Health Risk Reduction – Allied Health Manpower Training Program, 1999.
• Publications (Peer Reviewed Articles)
• Clark, Irene and Fischbach, R. Writing and Learning in the Health Sciences: Rhetoric, Identify, Genre, and Performance, The WAC Journal, 2008.
• Spinello, E. and Fischbach, R. Computer Simulation of an Infectious Disease Outbreak as a Problem-Based Learning Experience: Perceived and Actual Academic Performance of Undergraduate Public Health Education Students, Public Health Reports, 2008.
• Fischbach, Ronald. “A Crisis in Higher Education: The Divergence of Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Policies,” Thought and Action, 2005.
• Fischbach, Ronald. “Assessing the Impact of University Open House Activities,” College Student Journal, 2005.
• Spinello, Elio and Fischbach, Ronald. “Problem-Based Learning in Public Health Instruction: A Pilot Study of an Online Simulation as a Problem Based Learning Approach” Education for Health: Changes in Learning and Practice (EfH), 2004.
• Spinello, E. and Fischbach, Ronald. “A Public Health Information System for Conducting Community Health Needs Assessment,” Presented at and published by GIS Public Health Conference, http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/gis/conference98/proceedings/html/spinello.html, 1998.
• Fischbach, Ronald; Spinello, Elio. “Using GIS to Analyze Geographic Patterns of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Los Angles County,” ESRI User Conference Proceedings, 1998.
• Publications (Peer Reviewed Abstracts)
• Low, SA; Collins, GR; Dhagat, CL; Hanes, PM; Adams, JN; Fischbach, RH; “Therapeutic Riding: Its Effect on Gait and Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy,” Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Abstracts, No. 96, Vol. 45, 2003.
• Low, SA; Collins, GR; Dhagat, CL; Hanes, PM; Adams, JN; Fischbach, RH; “Therapeutic Riding: Its Effect on Gait and Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy,” APTA Abstract Pediatric Physical Therapy Volume 13, Number 4, Winter 2001.
• Publications (Submitted to Peer Reviewed Journals)
• Winkelman, Jack, Fischbach, Ronald, and Spinello, E. “Willingness of Teaching Credential Candidates to Provide CPR,” Education for Health, Pending Review 2008.
• Participation in Professional Organizations
• Member of the American Education Research Association, 2004-2006.
• Member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2004-2006.
• Member of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, 2003, 2004.
• Member American Public Health Association, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Demonstration of leadership in the field of public health by serving on the Disabilities Forum. The focus of the forum is to “…broaden the knowledge base and awareness regarding disability and related phenomena among all public health professions, and to provide policy advice to APHA on public health policies and programs for prevention and services to enhance the quality of life of persons with disabilities, including increased public and professional awareness.” 
• Member of the American Association for Higher Education, 2004.
  Demonstration of leadership in the field of higher education by serving on the Research forum.
• Pioneering Work
• Developed the curriculum for an innovative approach to early childhood developmental assessment, funded by California Proposition Ten, 2003.
• Co-created an online simulation as a problem based Learning Approach for health educators, 2003.
• Integrated functional behavioral analysis methodologies into equestrian therapy protocols, 1992 – 1993.

• Contributions to the University and Community

• Effective Participation in Faculty and Student Affairs: Health Sciences Department
• Chair of the Health Sciences Department Curriculum Committee (2002-2004)
• Health Science 131 – Health and Society: Expanded the course outline, methods of assessment, and units from two to three, 2003.
• Health Science 391 – Computer Applications in Health Science: Altered the course description to reflect current emphasis of the evolution of the course outline, 2003.
• Health Science 132 – History of Public Health and Preventive Medicine: Successfully supported the entry of the course into Section D of the University General Education Package, 2003.
• Health Science 345 – Public Health Issues: Designed and shepherded this new course through the University curriculum process, 2002.
• Health Science 345 – Public Health Issues: Successfully supported the entry of the course into Section D of the University General Education Package, 2002.
• Health Science 437 – Strategies for Making Health Decisions: Reconfigured course outline, objectives, and assessment methods.
• Health Education Undergraduate Program Reconfiguration: Established two tracks Public Health Education and Health Science Subject Matter Preparation, 2002.
• Facilitated and coordinated the establishment of an undergraduate Health Sciences Department Upper Division Core Course program for all four Departmental Programs, 2002.
• Member of the Departmental Retreat Planning Committee, 2003-2004.
• Member of the Health Science Department Chair Search and Screen Committee, 2003, 2004.
• Member of the Health Education Search and Screen Committee, 2003.
• Member of the Epidemiology Search and Screen Committee, 2003.
• Member of the Marketing Committee, 2002 – 2003.
• Member of the Social Committee, 2002 – 2003.
• Coordinated and organized the successful Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) MPH accreditation site meeting.  Responsible for the collection of data, analysis of data, the writing of the report and the presentation of the results, 2005.
• Successfully coordinated the efforts of the Health Education faculty in writing the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) MPH accreditation report, 2002.
• Coordinator of the Undergraduate Health Education Program, 1999 – 2004.
• Coordinated and organized the successful Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) MPH accreditation site meeting.  Responsible for the collection of data, analysis of data, the writing of the report and the presentation of the results, 1998.
• Member of the Computer and Technology Committee, 1998.
• Effective Participation in Faculty and Student Affairs: College of Health and Human Development
• Member of the Graduation Planning Committee, 2002 – 2004.
• Member of the Open House Committee, 2003.
• Member of the Learning Paradigm Committee, 2003-2004.
• Member of the HHD Curriculum Committee, 2002-2004.
• Chair of the HHD Curriculum Committee, 2003-2004.
• Effective Participation in Faculty and Student Affairs: University
• Elected member of the Educational Resource Committee, 2003 – 2005.
• Member of the University Assessment Committee.
• Co-chaired the California State University, Northridge “Ad Hoc Group to Recommend Course Scheduling Alternatives,” 2005.
• Community Service (1992 - 2004)
• Member of the Board and Chairman of the Educational Development Committee of the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring (CICC). Established in 1974, CICC is one of America's largest and most influential parent education organizations. A non-profit community service, training and research organization, supporting the improvement of child rearing and child caring in the United States. 2002 – 2006.
• Member of the Board of Directors United Cerebral Palsy/KEN Project, Woodland Hills, 2000 – 2006
• Presentations (2003 - 2004)
• Section 504 vs. The IDEA in California, Member of a four person panel to train educators, administrators, and attorneys, 2003, 2004.
• The Steps to Independence Program for Parents of Young Children with Special Needs, 2004.
• Low, SA; Collins, GR; Dhagat, CL; Hanes, PM; Adams, JN; Fischbach, RH; “Therapeutic Riding: Its Effect on Gait and Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy,” Peer Reviewed Poster Presentation, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine, 57th Annual Meeting, September 10-13,  Montreal Quebec, 2003.
• Fischbach, Ronald; Spinello, Elio; Madison, Roberta; Delaney, Pamela. “Risk Factors Associated with Adolescent Smoking,” Peer Reviewed Poster Presentation, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2003.
• Participated in a Panel Presentation titled “Working Together to Help Young Children with Special Needs,” UCLA Covel Commons Conference Center, 2003.
• Presented a Workshop titled “Training for Parents of Young Children with Special Needs: The Steps to Independence Parenting Program,” UCLA Covel Commons Conference Center, 2003.
• Presented a Workshop titled “Including and Managing Children with Special Needs in Early Care and Education Centers and Homes,” UCLA Covel Commons Conference Center, 2003.
• Presented a Workshop “The Developmental Assessment of Children, Birth through Four Years,” Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, 2003.
• Presented an Eight-Hour Training Seminar for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators Titled “Special Needs Children in Child Care”, 2003.
• Conducted Parenting Workshop: “Changing Behaviors You Never Thought You Could Change,” Community Therapies & Baby Steps, 2003.
• Presenter: North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, National Conference, Seattle, WA “Behavior Modification: The Missing Link in Therapeutic Riding,”2001.
• Presentation before the Los Angeles Commission on Recreation and Parks, “Inclusion of Therapeutic Equestrian Riding Programs in the City Park System,” 1998.
• President of the Board of Directors of Special Equestrian Riding Therapy, Inc (SERT).  SERT, a nonprofit community based corporation that provides physical, psychological and educational therapy via the modality of horseback riding.  Responsible for residing over all Board meetings, assuring the membership that all policies and Board decisions are properly executed, 1992 - 1999.
• Honors: Letter of Accommodation: Blenda J. Wilson, President of California State University, Northridge, Heroism for Rendering CPR to a Choking Victim, 1998.