Laurýn Tamar Minter has extensive education and experience in political science, with a focus on African American and Latinx politics. She holds a PhD in political science from the University of New Orleans, with a dissertation on the 21st century Talented Tenth and Black political philosophy. Minter has taught at the University of New Orleans and currently works as a literacy intervention consultant in Rochester. Her research and teaching interests include Black political thought, Black nationalism, African American women's issues, and Caribbean studies.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
Laurýn Tamar Minter, PhD
Literacy Intervention Consultant
Rochester City School District, School Number Four
C: (585) 202-7202
Email address: lauryn.tamar@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2014 PhD, University of New Orleans, Political Science
Dissertation Title- We Wear the Mask: Exploring the Talented Tenth and African
American Political Philosophy in 21st
Century Politics
My research focuses on Black (inclusive of African Americans and Latinxs)
political philosophy as articulated by the 21st
century manifestation of
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Talented Tenth. By utilizing members of the Talented Tenth,
as defined by Du Bois, I provide a framework for understanding how college
educated African Americans and Latinxs negotiate and articulate traditional Black
philosophy in the 21st
century. One of my major research contributions is creating
a new ideological dimension for Black conservatism rooted in Black Nationalism
and racial identity using the works of W.E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington,
and Marcus Garvey. My research may be used to better understand Black voting
behavior, ideological development, Democratic candidate support, and the “Black
Lives Matter” movement.
Committee Members: Matthew Jacobsmeier PhD (Chair), Christine Day, PhD and
Salmon Shomade, PhD
2012 M.A., University of New Orleans, Political Science
Earned in pursuit of PhD at the University of New Orleans
2009 M.A., Tulane University (New Orleans, LA), Latin American Studies
Thesis Title: Black Consciousness Inspiring Nuyorican Identity
Committee Members: Shayne Lee PhD (Chair), James Huck Jr PhD and
Maureen Long, PhD
2007 B.A., Fisk University (Nashville, TN), Dual Degree Political Science and Spanish
Magna Cum Laude
W.E.B. Du Bois University Honors Program
Honors Thesis Title: Black, White, or Other- Latino Racial Identity
Senior Thesis Title: ¡Ola Latino! Understanding the Latino Voting Bloc
Phi Beta Kappa Honors, Delta Chapter

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CERTIFICATES EARNED
2006 Certificate of Advanced Spanish Study, Estudio Sampere (Salamanca, Spain)
AREAS OF TEACHING EXPERTISE
African American/Black Politics:
Courses Taught
 Survey of African American Politics
 Black Women and Politics
 Music, Art, and Movement as Political Expression
 Black Politics through Films and Television
American Government:
Courses Taught
 The Intersection of Gender and Race in American Government
 Introduction into American Government
EDUCATIONALLY PREPARED TO TEACH THE FOLLOWING COURSES
African American/Black Politics:
 African American Conservative Thought
 Black Political Philosophy
 Integrationist and Separatist Theories
 Black Nationalism
 African American Women and Social Movements
 Culturally Diverse Politics
 African American Politics in New Orleans
 African American Urban Politics
 The Negotiation of Identity (Politics)
 “Color-blind” Politics
Pan Ethnic/American Politics:
 Hispanic/Latino Politics
 Puerto Rican Politics on the Mainland and Island
 Political Movements in the United States
 El movimiento (The Chicano Movement)
 Afrodescendientes in Latin America and the U.S.
American Government:
 Women in Politics
 Majority-Minority Districts/Legislative Behavior
 Political Socialization
 Religion and Politics
 U.S. Immigration Policy

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Research Methods:
 Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2015- present Literacy Intervention Consultant, Grades K-6
Rochester City School District
Spring 2015- Fall 2015 Long Term Substitute Teacher, Rochester City School District
8th
grade ICOT, ESL, Spanish, and 6th
grade Special Education
Spring 2012- 2014 Instructor of Record, University of New Orleans
African American Politics, Political Science
Summer 2011- 2014 Instructor of Record, University of New Orleans
American Government, Political Science
Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Sociology, Shayne Lee PhD, Professor
Fall 2008-2009 Bilingual Instructor, Latin American Resource Library
Tulane University
2004-2007 Tutor, Boyd House of International Education
Fisk University (Nashville, TN)
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS HELD
2009-2011 University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Center for Hazard Assessment, Response and Technology
Research Assistant (Disaster Resilient University Conference)
2007-2008 Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute
Research Assistant
2008-2010 Franklin Avenue Baptist Church (New Orleans, LA)
Spanish and ESL Instructor
2006-2007 Office of Research and Education (Nashville, TN)
Accountability Office of the State Comptroller
Legislative Researcher

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2006 “Black, White, and Other: Latino Racial Identity”
Southern University Honors Conference, Nashville, TN
2016 “Black Like Us: What the Black Lives Matter Movement Can
Learn from the African Diaspora”
The New School #BlackLivesMatter Symposium, New York City
FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS
2009-2014 Marcus B. Christian Award, University of New Orleans
2007-2009 Tulane Liberal Arts University Fellowship, Tulane University
Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies
2007 Phi Beta Kappa (Delta Chapter) Fisk University
2007 W.E.B. Du Bois University Honor Society, Fisk University
2006, 2009-2012 Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
2006 Alpha Mu Gamma, National Foreign Language Honor Society
2006 General Motors Corporation Scholarship
Tuition Grant Award, African Americans in the Social Sciences
2005 Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Tuition Grant Award
2003-2007 Dean’s Academic Achievement Award, Fisk University
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE
2015-present Member, League of Women Voters (Rochester, New York)
2007-2014 Member, Urban League of Greater New Orleans Young Professionals
2007-2009, Political Action Committee (Connections) and Protocol Committee
2015-present Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Delta Nu Omega Chapter
2007- 2009 Student Mentor, The Good Shepherd School (New Orleans, LA)
2005-2007 Parliamentarian and Vice President
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (Pi Chapter)

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2004-present Social Graces and Etiquette Facilitator, Ebullient Enterprises
2003 Life Member, NAACP
2003 Life Member, Girl Scouts of America
SELECT COMMUNITY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Spring 2016 Facilitator and Event Organizer,
International Women’s Health and Social Justice Forum
Pittsford, NY
Fall 2015 Facilitator and Event Organizer,
Strategies Toward Empowerment: A Community Discussion Utilizing the
Intersectional Approach to Understanding Women’s Mental Health Issues
Pittsford, NY
Spring 2015 Mistress of Ceremony,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, 2015 Rose Cotillion Debutante Ball
Fairport, NY
Spring 2014 Guest Speaker,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc, Great Lakes Regional Director Fundraiser
Rochester, NY
Lecture Title: Empowering Young Women in the 21st
Century
Spring 2010 Guest Speaker, Stronger Hope Baptist Church
New Orleans, LA
Lecture Title: Fighting for Civil Rights in the 21st
Century
Spring 2007 Guest Lecturer, Fisk University
WEB Du Bois Fireside Chat
Lecture Title: Role of Women in Magical Realist Works
Fall 2006 Guest Lecturer, Fisk University
WEB Du Bois Honors Program
Lecture Title: Black, White and Other: Latino Identity
Fall 2006 Lecture Series M.C., Fisk University
Preston King, PhD
Lecture Series Title: Success is in the D.E.T.A.I.L.S.
2004-2007 Weekly Guest Lecture Series, Fisk University
Office of Student Life- Social and Table Etiquette Workshop Series

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RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY AREAS OF INTERESTS
Caribbean Studies:
 Caribbean Transnationalism
 Black Consciousness in Latin America and Caribbean
 Post-Revolutionary Cuba
 The Africanization of the Caribbean
 Migration and Diaspora
African American Politics:
 Womanism
 The Politics of Space, Performance, and Community
 Conservative Thought
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Edward Chervenak, PhD
Department of Political Science, University of New Orleans,
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504 280.3217
Email: echerven@uno.edu
Christine Day, PhD
Department of Political Science, University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone 504 280.3287
Email: clday@uno.edu
Matthew Jacobsmeier, PhD
Department of Political Science, West Virginia University
Morgan Town, West Virginia
Phone: 304 293.3811
Email: Matthew.Jacobsmeier@mail.wvu.edu
Salmon Shomade, PhD
Department of Political Science, University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504 280.3238
Email: sshomade@uno.edu