NAME:
Dr. Mark Hazlett
SCHOOL:
Mandeville High School
CLASS:
Chemistry, Physics and Physical Science (On-level and Honors)
mark.hazlett@stpsb.org :
Degrees: AGE Montgomery County Community College,
BA and MA Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
PhD University of Tennessee (Statistics and Reasearch Methods).
Certifications: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, General Science,
and Social Studies.
Dr. Mark Hazlett (aka "Doc")is a semi-retired college professor with nearly
30 years of teaching experience. He began his working career in law
enforcement (including time at the New Orleans Criminal Sheriff's Office!),
but switched to his main passion, teaching. He has taught at the University
of Mississippi and retired from the University of Minnesota-Morris. He
still teaches part-time at LSU and SeLU. At the university level, he has
taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses in American Government,
State and Local Government, Political Parties and Electoral Analyses,
Beginning and Advanced Statistics, SPSSx, Logic and Philosophy, Research
Methods, Program Evalaution, Environmental Politics and Policy, American
Indian Politics and Policy, Public Policy Implementation and Evaluation and
several other courses.
He has been teaching science (Chemistry, both on-level and honors; Physics,
both on-level and honors; Biology, Life, Physical and Earth Sciences) and/or
social studies and history at the secondary level for the past eleven years,
both at Mandeville High and in the East Baton Rouge school district.
He is the Head Coach and Club's Faculty Sponsor for the Mandeville High
School Men's Lacrosse Team. He has held this position for the past three
years. Besides lacrosee, both he and his son, are active fencers.
He has presented numerous conference papers and guest lectures at both
professional conferences and/or law schools concerning environmental policy,
program evaluations, management, and American Indian political and social
issues. He has been, and still is, a consultant for many American Indian
tribes and non-profit organizations dealing with grant procurement,
organizational management, by-law and constitution creation, and program
innovation and evaluation. He has been a guest several times in various
medias discussing political, statistical, environmental and American Indian
issues.
He has published several articles and books in the fields of American
political parties, recycling program evaluations and strategies, and
philosophy. He recently has submitted a manuscript and has had it accepted
for publication dealing with American Indian property rights from a
historical and legal perspective. It examines Indian issues of religion,
legal and environmental sovereignty and other areas using a legal and
political modeling approach. It is expected to be published soon.
During the 2009-2010 school year, Doc was selected to receive a fellowship
from NASA and worked at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The
information and knowledge he gained there will be used in class to enhance
and expand the subject material.
Dr. Hazlett, whose tribal name is Cetan Wenige (Spirit of the Hawk), is a
member of the Deer Clan, Cornplanter Band, Seneca Tribe of the Iroquois
Nation. He and his family are very active in maintaining their heritage,
language and culture. He and his wife have been honored by other tribes,
some from Louisiana, with honorary memberships due to their continued efforts
on the tribe's behalf concerning federal and state recognition and cultural
preservation. Doc can speak several Indian languages including Ojibwe and
Seneca.
Dr. Hazlett is married to Michelle Alt Hazlett who is an attorney in a local
law firm dealing with all areas of law, but focuses mainly on environmental
and medical malpractice cases. She is a Tulane Law School graduate and
received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of
Mississippi. He and his wife also operate a consulting firm that performs
program evaluations, efficiency reviews, personnel trainings and set-up
operations for drug courts and non-profit organizations (NGOs)throughout the
United States. They have three children, Evan (13) at Mandeville Junior High
and twin girls, Sabyn and Sarah (10) who attend Tchefuncte Middle School.
They are active in their cultural heritage and enjoy powwow dancing;
collecting,caring for and learning about reptiles; gardening; camping; bike
riding; (Evan and Sabyn) play lacrosse; fencing; swimming; and soccer with
their parents.
Assignments are listed on: This Web site, STI Home Version and in Class on
the Front Side Board. Late work is not a good nor an acceptable habit!
Dr. Hazlett's mission for teaching is to prepare the student not only in the
field in which the course resides, but also to get them ready for the
challenges they will face at the university level or in the job market. This
is done by demonstrating and teaching the student how to listen, think
critically, analyze, take notes, and realize that learning is an enjoyable
and life-long experience. Life is full of independent learning opportunities,
don't be afraid to take advantage of this!
