Recent Updates and Foundation Events

Published, The Haworth Press, Inc., 2009
Published, The International Handbook of School Bullying, 2008
Presenter, Annual Conference of Parents of Murdered Children, Houston, TX, 2007
Texas Crime Victim’s Institute Council, Governor Perry Appointee, 2004 – 2007
Being Safe Around People, DVD produced collaboratively with Rock ‘n Learn, 2006
Presenter, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, 2006
Presenter, Hamilton-Fish, George Washington University, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Presenter, American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C., 2005
Presenter, American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, 2005
Presenter, NASA Safety Day, Houston, TX, 2005
Presenter, Child Fatality Review Team, Houston, TX, 2004
Researcher, Efficacy of McKay’s Legacy Safety Curriculum with Houston Independent School District in partnership with U. S. Department of Education, 2004
Project Director, Funded project - Mother to Mother/Mother to Child Project, 2003
Project Director, gathered and analyzed data with Sam Houston State University from 4 Texas school districts, 2003
Presidential Invitation to attend the signing of the Amber Alert bill, 2003
Presidential Invitation to attend Summit on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children, 2002
Testified before the Texas Education Committee on Safe Schools, 2002
Presenter, Houston Forum, Congresswoman, Texas Board of Education, and Mayor, 1998
Presenter, U. S. Congressional Children’s Caucus, Washington, D.C., 1997
Developed NOWA safety decals, NEVER OPEN WHEN ALONE, 1996
Presenter, Family Field Days for Public Awareness, 1996 1997