About: The Author


The Author….

My name is Kris and I’ll be your blogger throughout our journey! I live in Attleboro, Massachusetts, which is a small city located close to Boston, MA. and Providence, RI. Throughout my time as a student, and a mother, adolescent social issues, bullying/cyberbullying, and teen depression are causes which have remained a personal and academic priority. I’ve approached these issues from various fields of study, including human services, psychology, communications, and criminal justice.

I have three children; a 15-year old daughter, an 8-year old daughter, and a 4-year old son. I also have a 19-year old stepson and a 26-year old brother; I raised both alongside my children.

Education Bio:

I started college after high school, in 2000, at the Community College of Rhode Island as a Social Work, Substance Abuse & Mental Health major.  After a few semesters I put my education on hold to concentrate on being a mother to my daughter and my brother; yet, I continued to enroll in a course or two as my schedule permitted. In 2009, I returned to CCRI full time to work on my general education requirements.

In the fall of 2014, I transferred to Fisher College to complete a BA in Communications & Media Studies, with a minor in Psychology; I will be graduating at end of this academic year (2017).

Academic Achievements:

  • 2000-2001, Dean’s List
  • 2009-2011, Dean’s List
  • 2010 recipient of The Charles Sullivan Scholarship for Women Returning to School, a merit-based institutional scholarship.
  • 2011, Honors Program Student
  • 2015, Dean’s List
  • 2016, Dean’s List
  • 2016, Golden Key International Honour Society

 

Relevant Coursework:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Social Work & Social Welfare
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychology of Human Sexuality
  • Social Justice, Race, & Gender
  • Criminal Justice
  • Practice of Counseling and Interviewing
  • Ethics

 

Personal Statement:

Just like you, my children mean the world to me. But as a member of Generation X, it can be difficult to understand and relate to my Millennial teens. I was raised by Baby Boomer grandparents who taught me to respect those in authority, to know when to offer a hand, to know how to act in a professional atmosphere, about loyalty, honesty, dedication, and to remain ambitious (but not unrealistically).

I have three of my own children, one stepson, and guardianship of my much younger brother. A decade ago when my brother was a teen, parents faced many obstacles as the internet began to transform into a common household utility. What I didn’t foresee, was the release of an unprecedented epidemic-ish obsession for internet ready mobile devices. Our teens are leashed by their devices. When I was eight years old I was not asking my parents for an iPhone- without a doubt, times-are-a-changin’.