Maureen E. Squires

Maureen E. Squires, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, in Plattsburgh, NY. She earned an Ed.D. in Educational Theory and Practice (2011) and a C.A.S. in Educational Leadership (2008) from Binghamton University, an M.S.Ed. in Special Education (2003) from LeMoyne College, and a B.A. in English (2001) with a concentration in Secondary Education from Nazareth College. She holds multiple New York State teaching and leadership certifications. Her professional career began as an English teacher at LaFayette Junior/Senior High School in LaFayette, NY. Currently, she teaches graduate courses and supervises teacher candidate fieldwork in the Special Education program and the Adolescence Education program. Her areas of interest and research include teacher preparation, special education, ethics and education, and the education of Native Americans/American Indians.

Publications

Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Professional Preparation Through Video Modeling
Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Professional Preparation Through Video Modeling
Suzannah B. Chatlos, Emily Hoeh, Michelle L. Bonati, Maureen E. Squires. © 2023. 21 pages.
Preparation of pre-service professionals to work in the field of special education requires explicitly taught approaches to collaboration as a part of a multidisciplinary team....
The Trials and Triumphs of a Solo Mother-Academic
The Trials and Triumphs of a Solo Mother-Academic
Maureen E. Squires. © 2023. 23 pages.
It is well documented in the literature that mothers in academia often work a “second shift,” performing a majority of the uncompensated labor at home in addition to the...
Mental Health and Well-Being: Societal Influences
Mental Health and Well-Being: Societal Influences
Jean Mockry, Melissa Martin, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2021. 12 pages.
In this chapter, the authors provide a brief overview of the distinction between flourishing and non-flourishing mental health and well-being for people not diagnosed with a...
Campus-Wide Initiatives
Campus-Wide Initiatives
Maureen E. Squires, Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard. © 2021. 19 pages.
In this chapter, the authors situate mental health issues in the context of U.S. institutes of higher education. They provide a brief history of the provision of mental health...
Leading in the New Normal: The Experiences of Women Leaders in P-20 Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Leading in the New Normal: The Experiences of Women Leaders in P-20 Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kerri E. Zappala-Piemme, Maureen E. Squires. © 2021. 31 pages.
This chapter focuses on the experiences of women who were P-20 educational leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via electronic...
Raising Mental Health Awareness in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Raising Mental Health Awareness in Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 136 pages.
The state of college students’ mental health is a growing phenomenon across university campuses. Educators often watch students struggle with academic, social, financial, and...
Introduction: Mental Health and Well-Being of College Students
Introduction: Mental Health and Well-Being of College Students
Denise A. Simard, Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 20 pages.
As educators, the authors have all witnessed students cope with academic, social, financial, and familial struggles. However, there seems to be a growing trend whereby they are...
Mental Health and Well-Being: Societal Influences
Mental Health and Well-Being: Societal Influences
Jean Mockry, Melissa Martin, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 17 pages.
In this chapter, the authors provide a brief overview of the distinction between flourishing and non-flourishing mental health and well-being for people not diagnosed with a...
Dispositional Factors Influencing College Success: Personality, Character, and Mindset
Dispositional Factors Influencing College Success: Personality, Character, and Mindset
Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 15 pages.
Attending college can be difficult for some students. Fong and Loi (2015) noted that these challenges may be the result of attending school in a different city/town away from...
Strategies for the College Classroom
Strategies for the College Classroom
Alison Puliatte, Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 24 pages.
College students often encounter situations that may cause them to experience stress and anxiety. The students' response to these situations can impact their mental health...
Campus-Wide Initiatives
Campus-Wide Initiatives
Maureen E. Squires, Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard. © 2018. 28 pages.
In this chapter, the authors situate mental health issues in the context of U.S. institutes of higher education. They provide a brief history of the provision of mental health...
What Is Next?: Future Considerations
What Is Next?: Future Considerations
Melissa Martin, Jean Mockry, Alison Puliatte, Denise A. Simard, Maureen E. Squires. © 2018. 6 pages.
Because the possible problems related to mental health and well-being have been identified throughout the chapters of this book, the authors plan to implement and evaluate these...