Drago-Severson, Eleanor 1961- (Ellie Drago-Severson)

PERSONAL:

Born November 25, 1961, in NY; daughter of Rosario P. (a physician) and Betty L. (a nurse) Drago; married David Severson (an educator), December 30, 1989. Education: Long Island University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1986; Harvard University, Ed.M., 1989, Ed.D., 1996. Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES:

Home—New York, NY. Office—Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 W. 120th St., 206C Main Hall, New York, NY 10027. E-mail—drago-severson@tc.edu.

CAREER:

Middle and high school teacher, 1986-88; program director, 1990-91; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, extension lecturer in education, 1997-2005; Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, NY, associate professor of education, 2005—. Consultant, 1997—.

MEMBER:

American Educational Research Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Staff Development Council, American Association of University Women, SRAD, APA, Adult Literacy and Adult Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association (chair, 2004—).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Spencer research grant, 2000-01; Book of the Year, National Staff Development Council, 2004, for Helping Teachers Learn: Principal Leadership for Adult Growth and Development; Morningstar Award for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2005.

WRITINGS:

Becoming Adult Learners: Principles and Practices for Effective Development, Teachers College Press (New York, NY), 2004.

Helping Teachers Learn: Principal Leadership for Adult Growth and Development, Corwin Press (Thousand Oaks, CA), 2004.

Leading Adult Learning: Promising Practices for Supporting Adult Growth and Development, Corwin Press (Thousand Oaks, CA), 2007.

Contributor to the book Uncovering Teacher Leadership: A Collection of Teacher Leader Voices, edited by Richard Ackerman and S. McKenzie, Corwin Press (Thousand Oaks, CA), 2007. Contributor to the journal Teachers College Record.