Bosworth, Laura K
Laura K Bosworth, Ph.D.
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice
Primary affiliation: Educational Policy Studies & Practice
All associated units:
Educational Policy Studies & Practice
520-626-4350
Room: 234
Kris Bosworth joined the College of Education to hold the Lester L. and Roberta D. Smith Endowed Chair in Education with a focus on the prevention of substance abuse and other factors that put young people at risk. She holds a Professorship in the Educational Leadership Program. She teaches courses in school climate, the administration of prevention programs and educational change. She holds a master's in counseling and guidance and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
She is the author of more than a dozen multimedia and video programs for young people with subjects that include AIDS, alcohol and drugs, sexuality and violence. These projects have earned awards from the American Medical Association, National Congress on Adolescent Health (1989), the Society for Technology and Teacher Education (1992), and the Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Award from the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) (2000).
Visit her web site at www.krisbosworth.org