Center for Social, Personality, and Community Research

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 Current Lab Members

           Name                                   U/G                          Project                   

           Jocelyn Droege                  G                              M&V/Umin

           Amber Glavor                    U                              Procrastination

           Robert Gutierrez                G                              SOC/Latino

           Patrick Janulis                   G                              M&V/ Umin

           Megan Mader                    U                              DMV

           Kimberly Mancina             U                              Procrastination

           Lauren Milner                    G                              DMV

           Emily Sumner                    G                              Procrastination

           Jack Temperato                  G                              M&V/NFac

           Beth Thom                          U                              Procrastination

 

GRANT FUNDING

 

DePaul University Executive Offices, “The University Mission & Values Projects- Students”  Principal Investigator                   September, 2001 - present    

 

>>PUBLICATIONS<<

DeVI Articles

 

Ferrari, J.R., & Bristow, M.J. (2005).  Are we helping you serve others?  Student perceptions of campus altruism in support of community service. Education, 125, 404-413.

 

Ferrari, J.R., Bristow, M., & Cowman, S.  (2005). Looking good or being good?  The role of social desirability tendencies in student perceptions of institutional mission and values.  College Student Journal, 39, 7-13.

 

Ferrari, J.R., Kapoor, M., & Cowman, S. (2005).  Exploring the relationship between students’ values and the values of postsecondary institutions.  Social Psychology in Education, 8, 207 – 211.

 

Ferrari, J.R., & Kapoor, M. (2005).  Assessments of university mission: First-year students’ perceptions.  Journal of Research in Education, 15, 109 – 122.

 

Ferrari, J.R. (2004).  Mentors in life and at school: Impact on undergraduate protégé perceptions of university mission and values. Mentoring & Tutoring, 12, 293 - 303.

 

Ferrari, J. R. & Cowman, S. E. (2004).  Toward a reliable and valid measure of institutional mission and values perception: “The DePaul Values” inventory. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 25, 43-54.

 

Filkins, J.W., & Ferrari, J.R. (2004). The DePaul mission and values projects.  In J.C. Dalton, T.R. Russell, S. Kline (Eds.). Assessing character outcome in college (pp. 81-91). New Jersey: Jossey-Bass, Inc.

 

Filkins, J.W., & Ferrari, J.R. (2003). The DePaul values project and the DeVI: Assessing students’ perceptions of a private university’s core mission and values. Journal of College and Character, 2, 1- 25.

 

 

DMV Articles

 

             Ferrari, J.R., & Velcoff, J. (2006). Measuring staff perceptions of university identity and activities: The mission and values inventory. Christian Higher Education, 5, 243 – 261.

            

             Velcoff, J., &. (2006). Perception of a university mission statement by senior  

administrators: Relating to faculty engagement. Christian Higher Education, 5, 329 - 339.

 

             Ferrari, J.R., Cowman S.E., Milner, L.A., & Gutierrez, R.E. (2008). Perception of university mission, vision, and values by student leaders of color: Be true to your school.  Manuscript under review.

            

             Ferrari, J.R., Cowman, S.E., Milner, L.A., Gutierrez, R.E., & Drake, P.A. (2008). Impact of school sense of community within a faith-based university:  Staff and faculty perceptions on institutional mission and values. Manuscript under review

            

             Ferrari, J.R., McCarthy, B. J., Milner, L.A.. (2008).  Involved and focused?  Students' perceptions of the institutional identity, personal goal orientation, and levels of campus engagement. Manuscript under review.

 

 

>>RECENT CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA & PANELS<<

 

2008     Who are you?  Examining the mission of an urban, faith-based university.  Invited interactive symposium at the annual meeting of the Vincentian Mission & Values Officers, Niagara University, Niagara, NY.

 

2008 A look at an Urban, Catholic, Vincentian University: DePaul.  Invited interactive symposium at Loyola University, Chicago, IL.

 

2008 Examining our mission, Part 3: Research on DePaul University’s identity & activities. Invited symposia for the DePaul University community, Chicago, IL

 

2008   Finding common ground: Institutional mission as a community building tool.  Symposium-poster session at the annual meeting of the Society for Community Research & Action, Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

 

2008 Looking inward for working outward: Program evaluation in higher education. Symposium-poster session at the annual meeting of the Society for Community Research & Action, Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

 

2007 Embracing the institutional mission: Toward a life of community service. Research-in-progress Panel Discussion at the annual Midwestern ECO-Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

 

2007 Vincent dePaul and community psychology: Parallel paths for social justice. Invited presentation to the DePaul University community, Chicago, IL

 

2006 Examining our mission, Parts 1 and 2: Research on DePaul University’s identity & activities. Two invited symposia for the DePaul University community, Chicago, IL

2006 Mission statement perceptions at a Catholic university. Invited symposium at the annual meeting of the Catholic Research Conference, Chicago, IL.

 

2006 Vincent dePaul and community psychology: Parallel paths for social justice. Invited presentation to the DePaul University community, Chicago, IL

 

2005 On a mission: Community psychologists’ roles in examining university mission statements. Symposium presented at the annual ECO-Community Conference, Saugatuck, MI.

 

2005 Faith-based universities and community psychology: Research and action reflecting institutional missions.  Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research & Action, Champaign-Urbana, IL.

 

2005 Spirituality in academics: Data driven directions with faculty, staff, and students.  Symposium at the annual meeting of The Institute on College Student Values, Tallahassee, FL.

 

2004 Be true to your school:” Toward a systematic assessment of student perceptions of institutional mission and values.  Symposium submitted to the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

 

2004 Transcending values: A collaborative-ecological approach to values education. Invited symposium at the annual meeting of the Institute on College Student Values, Tallahassee, FL.

 

2003 Is your college/university a second-order change agent? The DePaul project. Panel presentation at the annual Midwest ECO-Community Psychology Conference, Lindenwood, IN.

 

2002 Toward an understanding of urban social engagement and respect for diversity: The DePaul Values Project.  Panel presentation at the annual Midwest ECO-Community Psychology  Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

 

Living Values: Toward the Development of the “DePaul Values Survey.” Symposium at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, RI.

 

Redefining Scholarship for the Next Century.  Panel discussion by Div. 2 at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.