Faculty Vita

Gerardo Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Faculty load

Selected Publications

Gonzalez, G.M. (2002). The challenges of urban education: A conversation with Gerardo Gonzalez, University Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University. Teacher Education and Practice, 15, 105-117.

Gonzalez, G.M. (1999). Acculturation, Addiction, Cuban American, Marielito, Substance Abuse. In J. S. Mio, J. E. Trimble, P. Arredondo. H. E. Chatham & D. Sue (Eds.) Key words in multicultural interventions: A dictionary. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut.

Gonzalez, G.M. (1996). Critical demographic and cultural considerations for the education and counseling of Hispanics. In P. Pederson & D.C. Locke (Eds.). Cultural and diversity issues in counseling. (pp. 37-41) ERIC/CASS Digest Collection.

Gonzalez, G.M., & Kaune Moreno, V. (1995). Drug education in Bolivian schools: A feasibility study for cross-cultural application of a preventive curricular unit. International Review of Education, 41, 439-458.

Gonzalez, G.M., & Clement, V.V. (Eds.) (1994). Research and intervention: Preventing substance abuse in higher education (Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education Publication No. FIRST 94-7001). Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office.

Gonzalez, G.M. , Alvarado, I., & Segrera, A. S. (Eds.) (1992). Challenges of cultural and racial diversity to counseling: Mexico City conference proceedings. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Myrick, R. D., Gonzalez, G. M., & Wittmer, J. (1991). Training Hispanic peer facilitators (Contract No. S207-A-00297). Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Education.

Myrick, R. D., & Gonzalez, G. M. (1990). Alcohol and other drug prevention through teacher advisors (Contract No. S184-A-90089). Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Education.

Gonzalez, G. M. (1983). The BACCHUS program guide: A how-to manual for alcohol abuse prevention on campus. Denver, CO: BACCHUS of the U.S., Inc..

Funded Projects

1997 - 1999, UF Research Foundation America Reads Challenge, Amount: $79,600

1992 - 1993, North-South Center, University of Miami, Title: Drug Education in Bolivian Schools, Amount: $37,961

1990 - 1991, U.S. Department of Education, Title: Training Hispanics as Peer Helpers in Middle Schools, Amount: $121,470

1989 - 1991, U. S. Department of Education, Title: Drug Education Through the Teacher-Advisors Program, Amount: $245,393

1988 - 1989, U. S. Department of Education, Title: Toward a Theory of Drug Education and Prevention, Amount: $15,000

1981 - 1986, BACCHUS of the U.S., Inc., Title: BACCHUS National Alcohol Education Program, Amount: $400,000

1977 - 1986, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Title: Campus Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project, Amount: $865,000

1976 - 1977, Southern Area Alcohol Education and Training Program, Inc., Title: Innovative Alcohol Education Materials for College Students, Amount: $5,000

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Member, Government Relations Committee, 2000 - Present

American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Indiana University Representative, 2000 - Present

American Educational Research Association, Member, 2000-Present

Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, Founding Member, Hispanic Interest Group, 1991 - Present

Conference Presentations

The 21st Century Teachers Project: Collaboration Across Disciplines and with School Teachers in Support of Certification. Joint meeting of CIC Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences Deans, Chicago, Illinois, October 30-31, 2001.

Access To a Quality Education: The Latino Imperative. Statewide Summit on Hispanic Issues, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 19, 2001

A Dean's Perspective on the Counseling Profession. Keynote address at the 38th Paul Munger Summer Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 20, 2001

Excellencia en Educacion: The Role of Parents in the Education of Their Children. White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Miami, Florida December 4, 1999.

The Minority Teacher Education Scholarship Program: Changing the Face of Florida's Classrooms, Panel Presentation, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Conference, Miami, Florida, October 30 – November 2, 1999.

Leadership for the New Millennium. Invited presentation to the Dade County Association of School Administrators. Marco Island, Florida, July 30 – August 2, 1999.

Institutional Indicators for Outreach: Beyond Counting. Invited participant for national workshop on quality indicators. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan , June 29-30, 1999.

The UF Bank: A Tool for Allocation of Resources Based on Quality and Productivity at the University of Florida. Presentation to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, May 10, 1999.

Teacher Education Reform Through College-Wide Collaboration. Reactor to paper presented at he annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Washington, DC, February 24-27, 1999.

Measuring Quality and Productivity in the University of Florida Bank: Implications for Unit Level Applications. Presentation to the University of Nebraska's senior management team, Lincoln, Nebraska, January 12-13, 1998.

Faculty Leadership in Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Problems in Higher Education. Presentation to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's National Symposium on Higher Education Issues, Boston, Massachusetts, July 17-19, 1997.

Partners For Learning: A Collaborative School/College Program for the Education Of At-Risk Children. Presentation at the National Dropout Prevention Center's Summer Leadership Institute, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, July 16-19, 1995.

Creating a Safe Learning Environment: The Challenge of Drugs and Violence to Educational Reform. Presentation at the Schools for the Future: An American Renaissance Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 13 -15, 1994.

Promoting Community in the Age of the Learner: A Focus on Environmental Interventions. Featured Presentation, American College Personnel Association Annual Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana, March, 1994.

Violence in the Schools. Workshop Presenter. Pi Lambda Theta Professional Development Workshop. Gainesville, Florida, February, 1994.

Service/Outreach Projects

2002 - Present, Member, President's Cabinet, Indiana University

2002 - Present, Chair, University Committee on P-16 Engagement, Indiana Univeristy

2001 - Present, Chair, Charter School Steering Committee, Indiana University

2001 - 2002, Chancellor's Deans Advisory Committee, Indiana University

2001 La Croixa Spanish Scholars Selection Committee, Indiana University

1999 - 2000, Member, UF President's Search Advisory Council, University of Florida

1999 - 2000, Member, Affirmative Action Council, University of Florida

1999 - 2000, Member, Advisory Committee for the Cynthia Moore Chestnut Lecture Series, University of Florida

1998 - 1999, Member, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Search Committee, University of Florida

1997 - 1998, Member, NCAA Athletics Certification Committee, University of Florida

1996 - 1999, Member, Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, University of Florida

1995 - 1997, Chairperson, University Senate Nominating Committee, University of Florida

1995 - 2000, Chairperson, PROTEACH II Curriculum Revision Committee, University of Florida

1993 - 2000, Chair, University Council on Teacher Education, University of Florida

1993 - 2000, Member, University Curriculum Committee, University of Florida

1991 - 2000, University Representative, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, University of Florida

1991 - 2000, Affiliate Professor, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida

1990 - 2000, Affiliate Professor, University Counseling Center, University of Florida

2000 - Present, Member, CAPE Project Steering Committee, Bloomington Community Foundation.

2000 - Present, Member, School Advisory Council, Bloomington North High School.

2000 - Present, Member, Government Relations Committee, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.

2000 - Present, Member, National Advisory Board, The Lombardi Program of Measuring University performance, TheCenter, University of Florida.

1997 - Present, Member, BACCHUS National Board of Trustees.

1996 - 1998, Chair, School Advisory Council, Kanapaha Middle School.

Honors/Awards

Phi Delta Kappa's UF College of Education Outstanding Graduate Award, 1992.

Divisional Recipient, University of Florida Superior Accomplishment Award, 1992.

Honorary Member, Golden Key Honorary Society, 1990.

Secretary's Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Service to the Field of Alcohol Education, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989.

Presidential Letter of Commendation for National Leadership in Alcohol Education, President Ronald Reagan, 1986.

American College Personnel Association President's Award, 1986.

Vice President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Affairs, University of Florida, 1981.

Marquis Who's Who in the South and Southwest (16th Edition), 1978-1979.