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REMA REYNOLDS
[email protected]
EDUCATION
2009
2000
PhD
MS
1997
BA
1995
AA
Urban Schooling
School Counseling
& Administrative Credential
Graduated magna cum laude
English, Major
Communication & Secondary
Education Curriculum, Minor
Graduated cum laude
Liberal Arts, Major
with an emphasis in English
University of California, Los Angeles
National University
Western Michigan University
Honors College, Kalamazoo
Valley Community College
DISSERTATION
“Holla If You Hear Me; Giving Voice to Those We have Missed: A Qualitative Examination of Black Middle
Class Parents’ Involvement and Engagement Activities and Relationships in Public Secondary Schools”
C H A I R : Dr. Tyrone Howard
C O M M I T T E E M E M B E R S : Dr. Mike Rose, Dr. John Rogers, and Dr. Kimberly King-Jupiter
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND RESEARCH INTEREST
Educational leadership, organization, and school culture in urban and global contexts; administrator,
teacher, and counselor preparation; cross-cultural awareness and competence contextualized in critical
educational issues; school and community relations with an emphasis on parent-school partnerships;
race, gender and class implications in schools; interconnections and implications of policy and practice
on student achievement and outcomes; access and equity; and literacy instruction in secondary English
courses.
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS
2013-2014
2011 – 2012
2010 – 2011
2009 – 2011
2009 – 2010
2009 – 2010
2008 – 2009
2008 – 2009
2007 – 2008
2007 – 2008
2007 – 2008
Fulbright Hays Fellowship, Belize
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles
Excellence in Teaching Award, Azusa Pacific University, School of
Education
UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA
Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Fellow of the American
Educational Research Association
Azusa Pacific University Dean’s Emerging Scholar Award
UC All Campus Consortium On Research for Diversity (ACCORD) Fellow
UCLA Dissertation Year Funding Fellowship Recipient
National Science Foundation University of California Diversity Initiatives for
Graduate Study in the Social Sciences
UC Diversity In Graduate Study in the Social Sciences Fellow
Azusa Pacific University Dean’s Emerging Scholar Award
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2007 – 2008
2006 – 2007
2006 – 2007
UCLA Department of Education’s Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award
Azusa Pacific University Creative Teaching Grant
UCLA Graduate Research Mentorship Fellow
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
2013 -
Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY:
2005 - 2014
2008 - 2013
2009 - 2011
Assistant Professor, School Counseling and School Psychology
Global Instructor, Master’s in Organizational Leadership
(Ethiopia, Kenya, Singapore, and Haiti)
Director, African American Male Academy
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES:
2012 – 2013
2011 – 2012
2006 – 2009
2003 – 2007
2007 – 2008
Lecturer, Race, Class, Gender, and School Inequality in the United States
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Education
Lecturer, Department of Education
Field Supervisor, Teacher Education Program, Center X
Teaching Assistant, Department of Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE:
2009 – 2011 University of California Office of the President Postdoctoral Fellow, Department
of Psychology
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
2008 – 2013
2000 – 2007
2003 – 2005
2003 – 2005
1997 – 2000
1996 – 1997
Counselor & Community Liaison, Pasadena Unified School District
School Counselor, Downey Unified School District
Principal, Downey Unified School District
Parent Educator, Downey Adult School, Downey Unified School District
Language Arts Educator, Bellflower Unified School District
Language Arts Educator: Covert Schools, Covert, MI
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Administrative Credential
Secondary Language Arts Credential
CONSULTATION
2009 –
2008 –
Every Student Learning, LLC
Educational Consultant, Ascend Leadership and Learning, Inc.
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SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS PARTNERED WITH AND SUPPORTED:
Champaign Community Schools, Unit 4
Los Angeles Unified School District
Inglewood Unified School District
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Pasadena Unified School District
ABC Unified School District
Rialto Unified School District
Rochester Public Schools
Detroit Public Schools
S C H O L A R S H I P
BOOK
Fasching-Varner, K.J, Reynolds, R., Albert, K., Martin, L. (Eds.). (2014). Trayvon Martin, Race, and
“American Justice:” Writing Wrong. Sense Publisher, Boston, MA.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Reynolds, R. (2014). From Their Perspectives: Using Critical Race Theory as a Theoretical Framework and
Methodology to Examine the Experiences of Black Middle Class Parents in Public Secondary
Schools. In A. Dixson (Ed.) Researching Race in Education: Policy, Practice and Ethnography.
Charlotte: Information Age Publishing Inc.
Reynolds, R. & Howard, T. (2013). Sharing Responsibility: A Case for Real Parent-School Partnerships In
M.B. Katz & M. Rose Public Education Under Siege. Dissent. University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reynolds, R. E., T. C. Howard, Jones, T.K. (2013). "Is this what educators really want? Transforming the
discourse on Black fathers and their participation in schools." Race Ethnicity and Education 1-19.
Howard, T. & Reynolds, R. (2012). Examining Black Male Identity Through a Raced, Classed, and
Gendered Lens: Critical Race Theory and the Intersectionality of the Black Male Experience. In A.
Dixson & M. Lynn Handbook of Critical Race Theory in Education. Routledge-Falmer Press.
Carbone, P. & Reynolds, R. (2012). Considering Community Literacies in the Secondary Classroom: A
Collaborative Teacher and Researcher Group. Journal of Literacy Research. (17), 1, 127-145.
Davis, D.J., Reynolds, R., Bertrand Jones, T. (2011). Promoting the Inclusion of Tenure Earning Black
Women in Academe: Lessons for Leaders in Education. Florida Journal of Educational
Administration & Policy Vol. 5, Issue 1, 28-39.
Reynolds, R. (2010). ‘‘‘They Think You’re Lazy,’’and other Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons:
An Exploration of Critical Race Theory in the Examination of Educational Outcomes for Black
Males,’’. Journal of African American Males in Education, 1, 144-163.
Reynolds, R. & Belvin, D. (2009). “Whatever You Decide”: An Exploration of Parent Silencing Within the
Student Study Team Process. Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Research. (5), 21-26.
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Howard, T. C., & Reynolds, R. (2008). Examining Parent Involvement in Reversing the Underachievement
of African American Students in Middle-Class Schools. Educational Foundations, 22 (1), 79-98.
ACCEPTED
Reynolds, R. We’ve Been Post-Raced: An Examination of Negotiations between Race, Agency, and School
Structures Black Families Experience Within “Post-Racial” Schools. In Understanding the
relationship between race and education. NSSE Yearbook, Teachers College Record. Edited by
Adrienne Dixson, Jamel Donnor, and Rema Reynolds
Dixson, A.D., Donnor, J.K. & Reynolds, R. (Eds.) (in preparation). Is the post-racial still racial?:
Understanding the relationship between race and education. NSSE Yearbook, Teachers College
Record.
Cook, D.A. & Reynolds, R. (Eds.) (accepted) Critical Race Theory & Teacher Education. [Special
Issue]. The Urban Review
Reynolds, R. (accepted). Pedagogy in Preparing Students to Work with Diverse Populations: An
Examination of Undergraduate Education Coursework. In Critical Race Theory & Teacher
Education. [Special Issue]. The Urban Review
MANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PROCESS
Reynolds, R. & Banks, T.I. (in review). Raced Discrepancies that Influence Educational Outcomes of
Students of Color: An Examination of Special Education Universal Intervention Models Using
Critical Race Theory. In Special Issue Journal of Educational Foundations. Still Colorblind After All
These Years? Critical Race Theory and Educational Policies, Politics, and Practices. Edited by
Mark Giles and Robin Hughes
Crawford, J. & Reynolds, R. (in review). Forming an Engaged Parent Collective: Examining Interracial
Parent Organizing in One Diverse Urban Elementary School. Journal of Negro Education.
Reynolds, R. (in preparation). What We Go Through: The Roles of School Leaders In Shaping ParentSchool Relationships from the Perspective of Black Middle Class Parents. Journal of Educational
Administration.
Reynolds, R. (in preparation). From Involvement to Engagement to Partnership: A Qualitative
Examination of Parent Participation in Secondary Schools. Journal of School Leadership.
BOOK REVIEWS
Reynolds, R. (2007). Review: The Power of Parents: A Critical Perspective of Bicultural Parent by E.
Olivos. InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies. Vol. 3, Issue 2, Article
13. http://repositories.cdlib.org/gseis/interactions/vol3/iss2/13
REFEREED AND INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Reynolds, R. (2014). Pedagogy in Preparing Students to Work with Diverse Populations: An Examination
of Undergraduate Education Coursework. Presented at the American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2013. Philadelphia, PA.
Reynolds, R. & Latunde, Y. (2014). The Grassroots Takeover: A Qualitative Study of the Formative
Processes of a Black Parent Council in an Urban District. Presented at the American Educational
Research Association Annual Convention 2013. Philadelphia, PA.
Reynolds, R. & Latunde, Y. (2014). Vice Presidential Invited Session titled, “Using CRT in Educational
Research,” sponsored in part by the Division J Cross-Division Collaboration Taskforce. Panelist at
the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2013. Philadelphia, PA.
Reynolds, R. (2013). Partner? Let’s Rethink This…: A Qualitative Conceptualization of Parent
Participation in Secondary Schools. Presented at the American Educational Research Association
Annual Convention 2013. San Francisco, CA.
Dixson, A.D. & Reynolds, R. (2013). “Doing” Critical Race Theory in Education. Professional Development
offered at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2013. San
Francisco, CA.
Reynolds, R. & Banks, T. (2013). Using Critical Race Theory to Examine Prominent Topics in Special
Education: Universal Tiered Intervention Models. Presented at the American Educational
Research Association Annual Convention 2013. San Francisco, CA.
Amah, I., Bertrand, T., Davis, J., & Reynolds, R. (2011) “Women Like Us:” Common Themes of Struggle
and Progress Among Black Women in Academia.” Presented at the American Educational
Research Association Annual Convention 2012. Vancouver, BC
Reynolds, R. (2011) GSC Fireside Chat Participant: Educational Research in the 21st Century as an Abilene
Paradox: Just Go With It…Or Should You? Panelist at the American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2012. Vancouver, BC
Reynolds, R. (2011). Forming an Engaged Parent Collective: Examining Race Relations Between Black
and Latino Parent Organizations in A Diverse Urban Elementary Global Studies Conference. Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
Reynolds, R. (2011). “They think you’re lazy,” and Other Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons:
An Exploration of Critical Race Theory in the Examination of Black Parents’ Participation and
Educational Outcomes for Black Males in Secondary Public Schools. 7th Annual Summer Institute
on Educational Justice.
Reynolds, R. (2011). Scrapping for Scraps: White Supremacy and Racial Divide; an Interrogation of Divide
and Conquer as Articulated in Educational Policy and Practice. Presented at the Critical Race
Studies in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Reynolds, R. (2011). Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons: An Exploration of Critical Race
Theory in the Examination of Educational Outcomes for Black Males. Presented at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2011. New Orleans, LA
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Reynolds, R. (2011). What We Go Through: Examining Parent-School Relationships from the Perspective
of African American Middle Class Parents. National Council on Educating Black Children. Las
Vegas, NV
Reynolds, R., Cooper, R. & White, G. (2010). Don’t make me come up to that school!” Transforming
negative associations with school visits to encourage parental involvement. Presented at the
National Black Child Development Institute, Anaheim, CA.
Reynolds, R. & Louque, A. (2010). A Mixed Methods Examination of the Involvement Activity of African
American Parents in Schools. Presented at the Seventeenth International Conference on
Learning, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
Crawford, J. & Reynolds, R. (2010). Forming an Engaged Parent Collective: Examining Interracial Parent
Organizing in One Diverse Urban Elementary School. Presented at the 23rd Annual National
Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, National City, MD.
Reynolds, R. (2010). From Their Perspectives: An Examination of Critical Race and Microaggressions
Black Middle Class Parents Experience in Secondary Public Schools. Presented at the Critical
Race Studies in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Reynolds, R. (2010). “They think you’re lazy,” and Other Messages Black Parents Send Their Black Sons:
An Exploration of Critical Race Theory in the Examination of Educational Outcomes for Black
Males. Presented at the Critical Race Studies in Education Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Reynolds, R. (2010). From Involvement to Engagement to Partnership: A Qualitative Examination of
Parent-School Relationships Black Middle Class Parents Experience in Secondary Public Schools.
Presented at the 15th International Roundtable on School, Family, and Community Partnerships.
Denver, CO.
Reynolds, R. (2010). From Their Perspectives: An Examination of Critical Race Theory and
Microaggressions within Parent-School Relationships African American Middle Class Parents
Experience. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention
2010. Denver, CO.
Reynolds, R. Garcia, A, Santiago, M. (2010). Hip-Hop Hipocrisy; New Teacher Perceptions of Critical
Pedagogy and Student Experiences in ‘Critical’ Classrooms. Presented at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2010. Denver, CO.
Latunde, Y., Reynolds, R. Cole, J., & Louque, A. (2010). Who’s Invited to the Party?: A Mixed Methods
Approach to Examining the Involvement Practices of African American Parents in Schools.
Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2010. Denver,
CO.
Reynolds, R. (2009). From the Parent’s Perspective: What Educators Should Know About Parent
Involvement. Presented at One Voice International Conference. Tarrytown, NY.
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Crawford, J. & Reynolds, R. (2009). Forming an Engaged Parent Collective: Examining Interracial Parent
Organizing in One Diverse Urban Elementary School. Presented at American Educational
Research Association Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, R. (2009). Parents as Gatekeepers: Examining the Effects of Parent Involvement on Student
Achievement from the Perspective of African American Middle Class Parents. Presented at
American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, R. (2009). What We Go Through: Examining Parent-School Relationships from the Perspective
of African American Middle Class Parents. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, R. (2009). Arrested Development: An Examination of Democracy, Civic Engagement, and
Parent Involvement in US Public Schools. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, R., Howard, T., Jones, T. (2009). Black Fathers--Active and Involved: Transforming the
Discourse on Parental Engagement. Presented at American Educational Research Association
Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Reynolds, R. & Belvin, D. (2009). Giving Voice to the Voiceless: An On-Going Exploration of Parent
Silencing Within the Student Study Team Process. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2009. San Diego, CA.
Bertrand, T. & Reynolds, R. (2008). Sister 2 Sister: The Life Trajectory of a Female Scholar Target
Audience: Junior Faculty, Doctoral Students, Graduate Students considering Doctoral Pursuits.
BOTA Think Tank, Memphis, TN.
Reynolds, R. (2008). Black Males and Literacy: Strategies for Success. Presented at the National Council
for Educating the Black Child, New Orleans, LA
Belvin, D. & Reynolds, R. (2008). “Whatever You Decide”: An Exploration of Parent Silencing in the
Student Study Team Process. Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual
Convention 2008. New York, NY.
Carbone, P. & Reynolds, R. (2008). Continued Collaborative Teacher Inquiry: Considering Community
Literacies in the Classroom. Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual
Convention 2008. New York, NY.
Howard, T. & Reynolds, R. (2008). Examining Parent Involvement in Reversing the Underachievement of
African American Students in Middle-Class Schools. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2008. New York, NY.
Pineda, C. et al. (2008). Family and School Partnerships in the Los Angeles Community: Collaborating for
College Access. Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Convention
2008. New York, NY.
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Rogers, J. et al. (2008). From Higher Wages to Better Schools: Unionized Service Workers’ Perspectives
on Mobilizing for Educational Justice. Presented at American Educational Research Association
Annual Convention 2008. New York, NY.
Howard, T. & Reynolds, R. (2008). Examining Parental Engagement in Reversing the Underachievement
of Black Students in Middle Class Schools. Presented at American Association of Blacks in Higher
Education. Houston, TX.
Carbone, P. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Honoring Home Literacies: The Conversation of Secondary English
Educators’ Practices Continued. Presented at the National Council of Teachers of English. New
York, NY.
Reynolds, R. (2007). Unrealized Potential and Power: An Exploration of Parent-School Relationships in
Secondary Schools. Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Convention
2007. Chicago, IL.
Carbone, P. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Honoring Home Literacies: An Examination of English Educators’
Practices. Presented at American Educational Research Annual Convention 2007. Chicago, IL.
Howard, T.C. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Parental Involvement & Engagement to Reverse the
Underachievement of African American Students. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2007. Chicago, IL.
Howard, T.C. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Waiting in the Wings: An Examination of Secondary Schools’
Resistance to Authentic Partnerships with Parents. Presented at American Educational Research
Association Annual Convention 2007. Chicago, IL.
Pineda, C. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Familial Social Constructs of Black Urban College-Bound Youth.
Presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2007. Chicago, IL.
Williams, R.J. & Reynolds, R. (2007). Taking it to the Streets: English Methods in Context. Presented at
American Educational Research Association Annual Convention 2007. Chicago, IL.
Reynolds, R. (2006). Dreams Deferred: K-12 Schools and Prop 209 in Cahoots. Presented at the 18th
Annual Students of Color Conference at the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA
Poon, O. & Reynolds, R. (2006). Divide and Conquer: Conceptualizing Access, 209, Affirmative Action
and the UC Asian Invasion. Presented at the 18th Annual Students of Color Conference at the
University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, CA
Reynolds, R. (2006). To Engagement: A Contextual Exploration of Parent-School Relationships in
Secondary schools. Paper presented at the 5th Annual California Association of Freirean
Educators Conference (CAFE) at the University of California, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA
Reynolds, R. (2006). We Are Not Engaged: A Contextual Examination of Parent-School Relationships in
Secondary schools. Paper presented at the Afro-American Graduate Student Conference at the
University of California, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA
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INVITED LECTURES AND KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Delivered guest lecture, “Colorblindness and Educational Malpractice” at The
University of Texas at San Antonio, July 2012
Delivered the keynote address at the Sisters of the Academy Research Bootcamp, Auburn
University, August 2009
Invited Commencement Speaker for the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School
of Education and Information Studies Commencement Ceremony, June 2009
MEDIA APPEARANCES:
2009
Guest Expert on world renown Omaar Rageh’s documentary, Race and
Intelligence: Science's Last Taboo, a six-part series airing in the UK that
examined the salience of race in determining intellect and aptitude.
2009
Guest Expert on the Let’s Talk About Parenting Show. Discussed the
participation practices of Black Middle Class parents in secondary schools.
2008
Guest Expert in the Black Media Roundtable on Education Issues. Addressed the
perceived and real effects of pre-school attendance for African American
children and the involvement practice among parents of African American preschool children.
OPINION AND COMMENTARY IN PRINT AND ONLINE MEDIA
Reynolds, R. (2012). Chicago Teachers’ Strike: A Missed Opportunity.
http://theburtonwire.com/2012/09/13/news/education/chicago-teachers-strike-a-missedopportunity/
Reynolds, R. (2012). Educating Black Kids: Obama’s White House Initiative Offers
Hope. http://theburtonwire.com/2012/09/10/news/education/educating-black-kids-obamaswhite-house-initiative-offers-hope/
Reynolds, R. (2009). Ain’t I Woman. http://www.afro-netizen.com/2009/09/aint-i-awoman.html. Posted: September 19, 2009.
Reynolds, R. (2009). Obama: The Son of Many Soils. Los Angeles Watts Times.
January 22, 2008.
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=db1d35dacd7af8e6da41
326e9a05ec15. Posted: February 1, 2009.
Reynolds, R. (2009). SCHOOL MATTERS: Active Parents Key to Black Students'
Success.http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=cdc93db9aa65a9
741b7ce8a8d6512c51&from=rss. New American Media, Commentary, Posted: January 30,
2009.
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Reynolds, R. (2009). Racism is alive and well within our current school system.
http://www.afro-netizen.com/2009/01/racism-is-not-a-real-word.html. Posted: January 5, 2009.
INVITED FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS
Reynolds, R. (2012). Don’t Make Me Come Up to That School: Inviting Black Parents to the
Decision-Making Table. Meetings for the Council of Black Administrators (COBA), Los Angeles
Unified School District
Reynolds, R. (2010). Teaching the Levees "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four
Parts" Facilitated Community Dialogue at the California African American Museum.
Reynolds, R. (2010). How to Raise Black Sons for Academic Success. UCLA’s
Black Male Institute Think Tank, Los Angeles, CA
Reynolds, R. (2008). Kindergarten Readiness – Pressing Issues in Early Education. New
America Media (NAM), Black Media Roundtable On Schools: Covering Key Community Issues,
Los Angeles, CA
Reynolds, R. (2008). Getting Your Kids to College: The A-G Pipeline. Mayfair High School.
Lakewood, CA.
T E A C H I N G
UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT
AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY:
EDCO 528
EDCO 579
EDCO 550
EDCO 533
EDCO 545
EDCO 591
LDRS 501
LDRS 561
LDRS 534
GLDR 510
GLDR 501
Community, Family, and School Collaboration
Sociocultural Issues in School Counseling
Issues in School Counseling
Basic School Counseling
Intervention and Prevention
Curriculum Design, Instruction and Classroom Management for
Pupil Service Workers
Foundations of Personal Leadership Development
Group and Conflict Issues in Leadership
Leader as Change Agent
Creative and Collaborative Leadership in Cross-Cultural Settings
Foundations of Global Leadership Theory and Practice
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES:
ED 320A
ED 130
ED 288
ED 425
Secondary Content and Literacy Methods
Race, Class, Gender, and School Inequality in the United States
Research Apprentice Course
Principles of Teaching Exceptional Individuals
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ED 145
SW 201A
Restoring Civility: Understanding, Using, and Resolving Conflict
Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: “Diversity, Oppression, and Social
Functioning”
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN:
EOL 564 Democracy & Politics
EOL 568 Diversity, Leadership, & Policy
EOL 543 School Improvement
EOL 549 Administration Theory
GRADUATE STUDENT DISSERTATION COMMITTEE MEMBER
LeAnna Majors, EdD. “Exploring the Influence of Child’s Gender on the Childrearing Practices and
Expectations of African American Mothers” (California State University, Long Beach, May 2012)
This committee was in the Department of Educational Leadership
S E R V I C E
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2010 –
2009 –
2008 –
2008 –
2008 –
2008 – 2009
2006 – 2009
2006 – 2007
Treasurer, Critical Race Studies in Education Association
Editor of the School Counseling Section of the Journal of African American Males
in Education
Peer-Reviewer, Discussant, and Chair for the Christians on Diversity in the
Academy (CDA) conference.
Director of Community Outreach, Sisters of the Academy
Organizer, ASA, a consortium of UCLA Black scholars in Education
American Educational Research Association’s Division G, Graduate Student
Representative
University of California’s Office of the President’s Academic Planning Council,
Graduate Student Representative
Headed a NCATE committee for APU’s School of Education
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
2009 –
2009 –
2008 – 2010
2008 – 2009
2007 – 2011
Creator, Pasadena Unified School District’s African American Parent
Council
Appointed Member, Pasadena Unified School District’s Strategic Planning
Committee
Vice-President, Cerritos High School Young Black Scholars Parent Organization
Provided in-services and mentorship to Black and Latino parents at
Morningside
High School in Inglewood, CA who had daughters in the Girl’s Academy, School
Site Council Vice-President at Gahr High School
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2007 – 2008
2006 – 2007
2007
2006 – 2007
2005 – 2007
2005
Provided in-service to African American parents at Mayfair High School
regarding A-G requirements and assisted them in constructing four-year plans
for their students in accordance with the requirements
All Nations Academy of Excellence, Zoe Christian Fellowship in Whittier
Conducted a comprehensive satisfaction survey to determine quality of service
Highlighted schooling disparities in LAUSD for Black and Latino students
participating in a UCLA Summer Bridge program
Collaborated with Leuzinger High School and UCLA to pilot a curriculum and
program for struggling students to ensure graduation
Lobbied with UCSA at the state capitol for lower student fees, an increase
in funding for academic preparation programs serving underrepresented
students, and equity and access for California’s students
Taught Wellness and Self-esteem courses to youth and young adults in South
African cities
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2000 2007 2006 2006 2000 1998 1997 1996 1996 1996 -
Membership Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Membership Sisters of the Academy
Membership American Educational Research Association
Membership National Association for Multicultural Education
Membership American School Counselor Association
Membership National Association of Secondary School Principals
Membership National Education Association
Membership National Council of Teachers of English
Membership National Middle School Association
Membership Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
REFERENCES
Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor Urban Schooling
UCLA, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
2022B Moore Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
(310) 267 4824
[email protected].
Dr. Mike Rose, Professor Social Research Methodology
UCLA, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
2005D Moore Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
(310) 825 8076
[email protected].
Dr. David Morrison, Chair and Professor, School Counseling and School Psychology
Azusa Pacific University, School of Education
701 Alosta Avenue
Azusa, CA 91702
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(626) 815-6000 Ext. 5129
[email protected]
Dr. James Anderson, Department Chair
Dept of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
College of Education
University of Illinois
349 Education Bldg, MC-708
1310 S. Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-2155 phone
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