Glenn Short, an Instructor of Education and a professor of practice in Counseling at Sul Ross State University, was invited to the University of Murcia in Spain for a lecture and research fellowship in March.
Short presented “An Exploration of Transformative Emotional Intelligence Skills” and collaborated on a comparative analysis of counseling students from SRSU and Murcia regarding emotional intelligence, values and motivational tendencies with Dr. Juan Pedro Martinez Ramon, Dr. Cecilia Maria Ruiz Esteban and Dr. Maria Immaculada Mendez Mateo, faculty in the Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology.
Participants in the fellowship researched practical life philosophy of emotional intelligence and the interpersonal and intrapersonal components of the Transformative Emotional Intelligence model (TEI) to further define how these skills are influenced by values, behavioral style and quality of motivation perspective.
During his visit, Short also conducted literature reviews on school coexistence and aspects that affect the development of well-being in the educational community; researched high impact academic journals to facilitate joint publications and explore the possibility of organizing conferences, lectures or seminars on the topic of study; and designed joint projects, participating in competitive calls and establishing bases for future collaborations in training courses.
“I am thrilled and deeply honored to have had the opportunity to lecture at the University of Murcia. It is exciting to represent Sul Ross State University in this capacity,” said Short. “This experience is particularly meaningful to me, as it allowed me to share my passion for Emotional Intelligence and connect with brilliant minds from around the world.”
The University of Murcia in southeastern Spain was established in 1272 and is the third oldest university in the country. The international institution has more than 30,000 students and 3,000 researchers and lecturers.
For more information, email gshort@sulross.edu.
Photo: Dr. Juan Pedro Martinez Ramon, University of Murcia, and SRSU’s Glenn Short.