ANTHONY HENDRIX, Ed.D.

Waycross College                                                                              (912) 449-7568 (Office)
2001 South Georgia Parkway                                                             (912) 449-7616 (FAX)
Waycross, Georgia  31503
hendrix@waycross.edu
http://www.waycross.edu/faculty/hendrix/

PERSONAL:
                                         Birthdate: January 18, 1952; Hogansville, Ga.
                                         Family:  Wife: Dina Espinoza Hendrix
                                                               Occupation: High School Spanish Teacher
                                                      Children: Son - Anthony, 16 years old

EDUCATION:
                                         Americus High School, 1970
                                         Americus, Ga.

                                         Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management,
                                        
Georgia Southwestern College, 1974
                                        
Americus, Ga.

                                         Master of Divinity in Pastoral Ministries and Counseling
                                         New Orleans Baptist TheologicalSeminary, 1984
                                         New Orleans, La.

                                         Doctor of Education in Psychology and Counseling
                                         New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; 1988
                                        
New Orleans, La.

Other:
                                        Georgia Southwestern College
                                        Graduate work in  Psychology and Education, 1981-1982.

                                        Clinical Education - 128 Basic Hours in Clinical Pastoral Training
                                        Southeast Louisiana Hospital, 1983-1984

                                        Clinical Education - 128 Basic Hours in Clinical Pastoral Training
                                        Brantley Baptist Center, 1984-1985.

                                        Valdosta State University - Graduate work in Sociology, 1988, 2004-2005

WORK EXPERIENCE:

                                        Accounts Payable Clerk,
                                       
Americus and Sumter County Hospital
                                        Americus, Ga., 1975-1978.

                                        Accounts Payable Supervisor
                                        Metalux Corporation
                                        Americus, Ga., 1978-1981.

                                        Research Assistant
                                        Psychology Department
                                        Georgia
Southwestern College, 1981-1982.
                                        Worked with children with learning and behavior disorders

                                         Associate Pastor
                                        
Vieux Carre Baptist Church
                                         New Orleans, La., 1982-1986.

                                         Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern with Home Mission Board
                                         Brantley Baptist Center
                                         New Orleans, La.
                                         Completed two year internship program, 1984-1986.

                                         Pastor
                                        
Washington Baptist Church
                                         Hawthorne, Ala., 1986-1988.

                                         Director/Counselor
                                        
South Georgia Baptist Counseling Center
                                         Waycross, Ga., 1988-1989.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

                                         Professor Psychology/Sociology,
                                        
Waycross College
                                        
Waycross, Ga., 1989-Present.

                                          I teach the following courses:
                                               Psychology 1101 - Introduction to Psychology
                                               Psychology 2103 - Human Growth & Development
                                               Psychology 2101 - Psychology of Adjustment
                                               Sociology 1101 - Introduction to Sociology
                                               Sociology 1160 - Social Problems
                                               Sociology 2293 - Marriage and Family
                                               Sociology 2501 - Multiple Aspect of Diversity

ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPERIENCE                  Department Head of  Natural and Social Sciences
                                            Waycross College
                                            Waycross, Ga., 1998-2000

                                           Division Chair of  Natural and Social Sciences
                                            Waycross College
                                            Waycross, Ga., 2000-2006

  Division Chair of Sciences
  Waycross College
  Waycross, Ga.,  2006-2009

PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
                                           American Psychological Association, Member, 1994-Present
                                            Division Two of the APA, the Teaching of Psychology, 1994-Present
                                            Southeast Georgia Mental Health Association,
                                                Vice-president, President, 1990-1991
                                            Kiwanis Club of Waycross, 1997-Present
                                            Phi Kappa International Honor Society, Honorary
                                               Member, 1998-Present

PUBLICATIONS,
RESEARCH, GRANTS:

                                             "Success," Jesup Press-Sentinel, 1989.
"Seeking Counseling Can Change Miserable Feelings to Happiness,"
        Waycross Journal-Herald, 1989.
"Helping Teachers Overcome Discouragement in Teaching
        Sunday School,"  The Sunday School Leader, 1998.
Connecting Teachers and Technology Grant from the Board
      of  Regents, 1995.
Course Development Grant, 1996.
Teaching and Learning Grant Proposal Reviewer, 1998.
"Faulkner and His Places,” Faulkner Series, Georgia Humanities Council Grant, 1999

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Psychology of Religion
World Religions
Positive Psychology
Marriage and Family
Human Sexuality
Creative Writing as Therapy
Recording Real Life Stories

PRESENTATIONS:

                                          "Step-Parenting: When Two Families Become One," Family
                                                Life Conference,
Byne Memorial Baptist Church; Albany,
                                              
Ga.
; February, 1989.
                                          "Parent-Teen Relationships," an eight week training course given
                                                every Sunday evening at First Baptist,
Jesup, Ga.; 1988.
                                          "WiseCounsel: Skills for Lay Counseling," a thirteen week
                                                training course given every Sunday evening at First
                                                Baptist, Waycross, Ga.; 1988.
                                          "The Use of Technology in the Classroom," Fall Faculty Workshop,
                                               Waycross College; September, 1995.
                                          "Sociology 201 - A Video Course," Fall Faculty Workshop,
                                               Waycross  College; September, 1996.
                                          "Using PowerPoint," faculty workshop given two separate
                                               times,
Waycross College; April, 1996.
                                          "Teaching and Learning With a Computer in a Multimedia Classroom,"
                                               Ninth Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of
                                               Psychology, Kennasaw College; February, 1997.
                                          "Myths and Realities of Family Types According to Systems
                                               Theories," statewide GSAMS  presentation for the 1998 Phi
                                               Theta  Kappa International Honors Study topic, "Family:
                                               Myth, Metaphor and Reality;"  Waycross College;
                                                October, 1997
                                          "PowerPoint I," Fall Faculty Workshop, Waycross College;
                                                August, 1998.
                                          "Real Security," keynote address given to Pleasant Valley
                                                Baptist Church's Sunday School Worker's Annual
                                                Appreciation Banquet, September, 1998.

                                          "His Place - Our Place," Faulkner and His Places, Faulkner Series, Georgia
                                                Humanities Council and Waycross College, Waycross, Georgia, March, 1999.
                                          "Retirement Adjustment," Retirement Planning Workshop for
                                                State of Georgia Employees, Okefenokee Technical Institute;
                                                December, 1999.

                                           "Web Page Design,"  Faculty Workshop, Waycross College;
                                                 January, 2000.
                                          “Christmas in Honduras,” Special Presentation for the Phi Theta Kappa
                                                 Induction Ceremony, Waycross College, September, 2001.
                                          “The Value of Friendship,” Presentation for the Phi Theta Kappa Campus Week
                                                 of Dialogue, Baptist Village, Waycross; October, 2003.
                                          "Stress Management,” Kiwanis Club of Waycross, January 2005.
                                          "Stress and Time Management," Fall Faculty Workshop, Waycross College; August, 2005.
                                          "Love and Romance,"  Kiwanis Club of Waycross, February 2008.

           

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