Karan Hancock Gier

Background

Gier, Karan Hancock was born on December 7, 1947 in Sedalia, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Ioda Clyde and Lorna (Campbell) Hancock.

Education

Bachelor in Education, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1971; Master of Arts Teaching in Math/Science Education, Webster U., 1974; Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Western Colorado U., 1981; Master of Education Guidance and Counseling, U. Alaska, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Pacific Western U., 1989.

Career

Instructor grades 5-8, Kansas City-St. Joseph Archdiocese, 1969-1973; educational consultant, Pan-Ednl. Institute, Kansas City, 1973-1975; instructor, counselor, Bethel (Alaska) Regional High School, 1975-1980; educational program coordinator, Western Regional Resource Center, Anchorage, 1980-1981; counselor, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1982-1983; college preparatory instructor, Alaska Native Foundation, Anchorage, 1982; counselor, United States Air Force, Anchorage, 1985-1986; professor, U. Alaska, Anchorage, since 1982; director, Omni Counseling Superior vena cava syndrome, Anchorage, since 1984; professor, Chapman College, Anchorage, since 1988. Workshop facilitator over 100 workshops on the topics of counseling technologies, value clarification, non-traditional teaching approaches, peer-tutor training.

Achievements

• Karan Hancock Gier has been listed as a noteworthy Counseling psychologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Business Women's Association, Blue Springs, Missouri, 1972-1975, Center for Environmental Education, Beta Sigma Phi, Bethel, Alaska, 1976-1981. Member College Reading and Learning Association (editor, peer tutor sig leader since 1988, Certified of Appreciation 1986-1993, board directors Alaska state, coordinator international tutor program, Special Recognition award 1994-1995), American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Alaska Association Counseling and Development (president 1989-1990), Alaska Career Development Association (president-elect 1989-1990), National Rehabilitation Association, National Rehabilitation Counselors, Human Society of the United States Wolf Haven American, Wolf Song of Alaska.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, wolf preservation, photography, classical music, British mysteries.

Connections

Married Thomas Robert Gier, September 28, 1968.

Father:

Ioda Clyde Hancock

Mother:

Lorna (Campbell) Hancock

Spouse:

Thomas Robert Gier