Faculty of Critical Psychology, Undergraduate ProgramsInstruction
Vicky Young
B.A., M.Ed., M.Ed., M.A., & Ph.D.
… we are not separate. The effort to separate ourselves whether by race, creed, color, religion, or status is as costly to the separator as to those who would be separated… The task that remains is to cope with (accept) our interdependence—to see ourselves reflected in every other human being and to respect and honor our differences. Namaste (the God in me sees and honors the God in you).
Melba Beals
Accolades
Academic Statement
Vicky believes the mission of education is to promote understanding and respect so as to educate students who will enhance our environment and diverse world community.
Ethically, all students deserve educational systems that use the strengths of their culture because:
Education
Ph.D., Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate University, 2007
M.A., Human and Organizational Systems, Fielding Graduate Institution, 2004
M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University, 2001
M.Ed., Counseling with an emphasis in Human Relations, Northern Arizona University, 1999
B.A., Human Services, Prescott College,1995
Creative Writing Certificate in Progress with Yavapai College
Publications
Rude, H. A., Ramakka, V., Benally, E., Young, V., Webb, T., & Gorman-Keith, T. (2007). Educating minds and moving mountains: Guiding American Indian students to become teachers. Native American Review,12(4), 22-28.
Young, V. (2012, Spring). Adrift after donation. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research. Special Edition on Living Organ Donation from Johns Hopkins University Press.
Young, V. (2009, September 1). From the other side. Survivor Chronicles.
Young, V. (2009, September 1). From the other side. Inkless Magazine.
Young, V. (2008, September). The Experience of Living Kidney Donors: Disenfranchised Grief Before, During and After Donation. Biomedical Ethics Publication #: 3287706. The Health Sciences Library System with University of Pittsburg Medical Center.
Book Review as requested by Publisher
Canty, J. M. (Ed.). (2017). Ecological and social healing: Multicultural women's voices. New York, NY: Routledge.
Book (Memoirs) Acknowledgments for Writing Support
Marquez, A. (2017). A life in five years: A memoir. Self-published.
Jordan, E. G. (2012).Mrs. Ogg played the harp: Memories of church and love in the high desert. Minneapolis, MN: Two Harbors Press.
Malinowski, C. (2015). Tattletale: A teacher’s memoir. San Jose, CA: Pegasus Books.
Nelson, N. O. (2015). Searching for Nannie B. Brownsboro, AL: The Ardent Writer Press.
Awards
National Poetry Month, Second Place in Student Contest for “Laser’s Beam.” Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ, April 2015
Professional Writers of Prescott (PWP) , Third Place for Non-Fiction Story: "Shiprock." Published in PWP first anthology, 2017
Research
Vicky donated her kidney to in April 2004. This began her interest of how the phenomenon of organ donation affects people. Vicky’s research was based upon in-depth interviews with 12 other living kidney donors. This allowed the donors to share their experiences and process their disenfranchisements. The title of her dissertation was: The Experience of Living Kidney Donors: Disenfranchised Grief Before, During, and After Donation.
Dr. Young served on the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) Living Donor Committee (2009-2012). She served on the combined UNOS and Organ Transplantation Procurement Network (OTPN) Board of Directors under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013-2016)..
She has been interviewed by the national press for her insight into the challenges and needs of living organ donors (see below).
Cited in the following print publications and online articles by date of publication:
Neergaard, L. (2018, January 29). Push to better track living kidney donors’ long-term health. Retrieved from http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180129/news/301299846
OR www.good4utah.com/news/push-to-better-track-living-kidney-donors.../943927344
John J. Hopkins & Associates (2012, July 20). Organ donors seek recourse for serious injuries. Surgical Errors. Retrieved from http://www.jjhandassociates.com/blog/2012/07/organ-donors-seek-recourse-for-serious-injuries.shtml
Cuda-Kroen, G. (2012, July 2). NPR: Organ donation has consequences some donors aren't prepared for.” Retrieved from http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/02/155979681/organ-donation-has-consequences-some-donors- arent-prepared-for
Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up Conference Writing Group. (2011, November). Meeting Report: Living Kidney Donor Follow-up: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions, Conference Summary and Recommendations (participant). American Journal of Transplantation, 11(12), 2561-2568. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03816.x
Rudow, D. L. (2012, Spring). Commentary: Experiences of the live organ donor: Lessons learned pave the future. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research. Special Edition on Living Organ Donation from the Johns Hopkins University Press. 2(1), 45-54.
Weinberger, P. (2012, July 12). Ohio organ donor’s post surgical complications lead to national advocacy. The Legal Examiner. http://cleveland.legalexaminer.com/medical-malpractice/ohio-organ-donors-postsurgical-complications-lead-to-national-advocacy.aspx?googleid=302750
Wolpe, P. W. (2012, Spring). Commentary: Gifts and obligations: The living donor as a storyteller. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research. Special Edition on Living Organ Donation from the Johns Hopkins University Press. 2(1), 39-42.
Shelton, D. (2011, July 31). Kidney donors speak out on risks. Chicago Tribune, (Section 1, pp. 1 & 12). Retrieved from http://articles.chicago tribune.com/2011-07-31/health/ct-kidney-donors-speak-out-on- risks_1_kidney-donors-united-network-transplantation-network
Presentations
WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED:
Post-Traumatic Stress: Veteran and Family Member Panel, 2nd Annual Northern Arizona VA Health Care System Community Mental Health Summit, Strengthening Collaboration and Care in Support of Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, August 15, 2014
Common Core: Gaining More from Culturally-Appropriate Literacy, Northland Pioneer College and First Things First Navajo-Apache Regional Partnership Council 24th Early Childhood Fair, Performing Arts Center, Snowflake, AZ, October 5, 2013
The Southwest Writers Series and Prescott College: The Life in LettersLiterary Conference, Prescott, AZ, March 30, 2012
- Panel: Writing Across the Disciplines.Participated with Prescott College professors, who teach primarily in non-literary disciplines, to discuss the significance of writing in their professional and personal lives
LaPaz/Mojave Council First Things First Council, Littlefield, AZ February 23, 2012
Presented information about the Prescott College Helios ECE scholarship opportunities
AZ Head Start Association, 5th Annual Birth to Five Mental Health Symposium, Phoenix, AZ,October 20, 2011
- Provided 1-hour 45-minute workshop: “Place-based Education: Connecting Children’s Social and Emotional Development to the Landscape”
Northland Pioneer College and First Things First Navajo-Apache Regional Partnership Council 23rd Early Childhood Fair, Snowflake, AZ, September 21, 2011
- Provided two 1hour and 30-minute workshop: “Literacy and the Community Landscape”
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., 2011 Inter Tribal Circle of Caring & Sharing Training,Fort McDowell, Yavapai Nation
June 22-24, 2011
o “Literacy for Place-based Education: Books that Connect Children to Their Communities”
o “Place-based Education: Connecting Children to Nature”
- Panel: “Pathways to Success: Higher Education Opportunities for the Tribal Early Childhood Workforce”
Third Annual Apache Families First Conference March 24, 2011
Provided two 70-minute workshops: “Place-based Education: Connecting Children to Nature” and “Literacy for Place-based Education: Books that Connect Children to Their Community”
Western Navajo Agency Head Start Staff Training November 19, 2010
Tuba City, Navajo Nation, Place-based Education: Inclusion of Navajo Language and Culture”
Yavapai College, NAEYC Student Club October 27, 2010
Prescott, AZ, “Inviting Multicultural Literature into the Early Childhood Classroom”
First Things First – Cocopah Nation January 6, 2010
Somerton, AZ, “Place-based Education and Multicultural Literacy”
Yavapai College, Del E. Webb Family Enrichment Center May 12, 2009
Prescott, AZ, In-Service Workshop for staff and early childhood education students, “Early Childhood Multicultural Literacy”
Prescott College In-Service Workshop, Prescott, AZ March, 2004
“Cultural Diversity” with an emphasis on Native Americans
Prescott College In-Service Workshop, Prescott, AZ, January, 1996
“Native Americans and Education”
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS and PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
National Indian Education Association (NIEA), San Diego, CA, October 2010, “Reinvigorating Language and Culture through the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium” ”- joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
NIEA, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October2009, “Culturally Responsive Preparation of Teachers and Administrators: Navajo Nation Consortium”- joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
NIEA, Honolulu, Hawaii, October2007, “Circle” -joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
NIEA, Anchorage, Alaska, October2006, “Circle of Knowledge: Sibasin”- joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
Arizona Department of Education (ADE), Early Childhood Education, Annual Learning Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, June 20, 2006, Panel Presentation “Arizona’s College and University Programs for Early Childhood Teacher Certification”
NIEA, Denver, Colorado, October2005, “Honoring Tradition by Creating Change through the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium” and “Educating Minds and Moving Mountains Through the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium” - joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), San Francisco, CA, May, 2003, “Bridging Barriers: Resiliency-Based Support Systems for Native American Students”
National American Indian School-to-Work Conference, Phoenix, AZ, April, 1998, “Your Community Can Be Your Classroom: An Alternative Perspective on ’Indian Education’”
Southeastern Utah Third Annual Bilingual Conference, Blanding, UT, April, 1997, “An Alternative Perspective on ’Indian Education’”
4th Tri-Annual 1996 World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education, Albuquerque, NM, June, 1996,“Preparing Bilingual Navajo Teachers for the Classroom,” - joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), Emerging Voices of Diversity, 48th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, February, 1996, “The Navajo Nation Ford Teacher Education Initiative,” - joint presentation with the members of the Navajo Nation Teacher Education Consortium
Awards, Grants & Honors
Personal Academic Grants and Scholarships:
The Fielding Graduate University, Research Grant in the 2006-2007 Academic Year
Avon Foundation, Inc., Scholarships in the 2006-2007 and 2005-2006 Academic Years
Award:
Northern Arizona University, Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership with Distinction, 2001
Prescott College Grants:
The Helios Education Foundation, January 2010 through December 2013: $608K for four years for early childhood education scholarships for Native American students in reservation and rural communities of Arizona
Early Childhood Higher Education Faculty Initiative Pilot Faculty Institute, funded by Head Start Bureau: 2001-2002
Navajo Nation Ford Foundation, Subcontractor Consortium Member, grants manager: 1992-1997 and 2002
Navajo Nation Title V, grant manager: 1994-1995
Fund for Post Secondary Improvement, grant reporter: 1993-1995