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				Jim Flaitz, Ph.D.
						Professor of Education and Counselor Education Ph.D. University of Alabama, 1984 M.S. Auburn University, 1974 Member of UL Lafayette Faculty Since 1985
				Contact Information Office: 215 Foster Hall P.O. Box 40240 Lafayette, LA 70504 jflaitz@louisiana.edu 337-482-6744 Area of Scholarship or Expertise: Research Methods, Statistical Methods, Assessment Courses routinely taught: COUN 501, EDFL 571, EDFL 450, EDFL 201 A published work: Student teacher expectations about students' conduct before and after the student teaching experience. The Professional Educator Originally From: Born in Kansas, grew up in South Alabama Outside Interests: Reading, Cycling, Cooking (and eating) Work of art, literature, or music that you would recommend: Literature-anything by Phillip K. Dick, William Gibson, or Robert Anton Wilson; Music- anything by Little Feat (especially the Lowell George period albums). Movies- Evil Dead movies Person who influenced you the most: There were two psychology professors in my undergraduate program who made an impact on me as a student. One made psychology enjoyable, the other made it demanding and challenging. It was the latter who ended up having the greatest influence on me as a professional. In my doctoral studies, my dissertation chair gave me many opportunities to learn and grow professionally. Why you do what you do: I enjoy sharing what I know and helping others master important skills, especially when they begin with little confidence in their abilities. What you want to give to your students? A challenge at which they can succeed. A way of seeing themselves as professionals who can add to the knowledge of their profession. The joy of a difficult task mastered. Why are you at UL Lafayette: When asked why he had become a bank robber, Willie Sutton replied- "Why do I rob banks? That's where the money is." A favorite quote or anecdote: Albert Einstein was often asked to explain the general theory of relativity. "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour," he once declared. "Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity!" Curriculum Vita

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