This document provides biographical and professional information about Theodore S. Ransaw Ph.D. It includes his contact information, education background including a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and dissertation topic. It lists his current position as an Equity Specialist at Michigan State University and previous positions including as a Research Specialist and Education Specialist. It outlines his university teaching experience and classroom experience outside of the university. It also lists refereed journal publications and academic book publications.

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Theodore S. Ransaw Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Office of K-12 Outreach, Erickson Hall
620 Farm Lane, Room 243
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 352-6790, Fax: (517) 432-6202
Cell phone (702) 578-6851
ransawth@msu.edu
Education
Terminal
Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Dept.
of Teaching and Learning, 2012.
Dissertation
A Father’s Hands: African American Fathering Involvement and Educational Outcomes
This study examined the essence of fathering involvement related to how African American
fathers perceive their fathering, how they deal with perceptions of their masculinity, and how
their behavior helps their children achieve in school.
Committee
Thomas Bean (Chair), Porter Troutman, Shaoan Zhang, and Peter Gray.
Masters
M.A., University of Nevada Las Vegas, Communication Studies, Hank Greenspun College of
Urban Affairs, 2006.
Thesis
Points of Contact: Nineteenth Century Visual Rhetoric of the Underground Railroad
This study examined visual rhetoric of nineteenth-century textiles used by members of the
Underground Railroad. From the evidence examined, I argue the visual texts of quilting during
the nineteenth century were complete multimedia devices used not only by African Americans
but also by other disenfranchised groups such as Abolitionists, Native Americans, Woman
Suffrage Activists and Freemasons.
Committee
David Henry (Chair), Thomas Burkholder, Donovan Conley and Gregory Borchard.
Bachelors
B.A., University of Nevada Las Vegas, Communication Studies, Hank Greenspun College of
Urban Affairs, 1999.
Focus
Crisis Communication

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Current Position
Equity Specialist: Department of Education, K-12 Outreach, College of Education, Michigan
State University 2015-current
My current position entails support K-12 Outreach with research-based strategies that focus on
the academic, behavioral and social needs of students in MDE with particular attention paid to
issues pertaining to males of color and literacy.
Previous Positions
Research Specialist: African and African American Studies, Michigan State University,
2015-2015
Research specialists take a lead role on research projects, including developing grant proposals
and directing research projects, disseminating university knowledge in the form of outreach,
teaching classes, advising and fundraising.
Education Specialist: Department of Education, K-12 Outreach, College of Education, Michigan
State University 2013-2015
This job entailed working with teachers, school districts, peer institutions and policymakers to
help males of color close the achievement gap in Michigan. In addition, my duties are to connect
resources to research based findings and offer professional development sessions, workshops and
conferences.
University/College Teaching Experience
CJ 465: Critical Issues in Corrections. Department of Criminal Justice, Michigan State
University Instructor 2015
The course was designed to introduce students to the history and development of juvenile justice,
the prison industrial complex, probation and parole, the philosophical foundations of community
corrections, and the legal ramifications of community sanctions. Students will also be given the
opportunity to explore how community corrections are influenced by other components of the
criminal justice process including the police, the courts, and other correctional agencies.
EDU 280: Valuing Cultural Diversity. Dept. of Education Curriculum and Instruction,
University of Nevada Las Vegas Teaching Assistant 2008-2012
This course introduces prospective classroom teachers and people from other disciplines to
understanding the value of multicultural education and how to use this knowledge to implement
effective teaching strategies in diverse classrooms and other disciplines. The general course
objectives are aligned with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) standards.
AAS 105: Afro American Music and Culture. Afro-American Studies, University of Nevada Las
Vegas Part Time Instructor 2007-2012
This course focuses on theoretical frameworks such as media cultivation, diffusion, nonverbal
communication and rhetoric to explain how traditional academic approaches can be applied to
popular culture.

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AAS 106: Afro American Masculinity. Afro-American Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Part Time Instructor 2009-2012
This course examines the historical, psychological, mythical, sexual, health, legislative and
sociopolitical influences that shape the gender identity of Black males along the path to
manhood.
COM 101: Public Speaking. Community College of Southern Nevada Adjunct Instructor 2006-
2007
An introductory communication course that uses visual aids to teach public speaking. Designed
to prepare traditional and nontraditional community college students to transfer to a four-year
college.
COM 101: Oral Communication. Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies,
University of Nevada Las Vegas G.T.A./Basic Course Instructor 2005-2006.
An introductory communication course designed to stimulate learning for both traditional and
nontraditional university students by engaging them in critical discussion of quantitative and
qualitative research methods. Through this atypical approach to public speaking, the classroom
became a more conducive place for students to creatively explore speaking on academic topics in
front of their peers.
On-line Teaching Experience
EDU 280: Valuing Cultural Diversity. Distance Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Teaching Assistant 2010-2011.
This course is the on-line version of the face-to-face course by the same name described above.
The primary difference between this online course and the face-to-face course is how students
and faculty communicate and the range of tools that they use to communicate (e.g., discussion
boards, instruction modules, and synchronous and asynchronous activities).
Classroom Experience outside of the University
Lion’s Den Mentorship Program Director 2009-20012
Boule (Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity) four, assessment based grant-funded primary mentorship
programs in three at-risk elementary schools focused on closing achievement gaps for students of
color.
YOU Turn Leadership Program Facilitator 2005.
Private, grant-funded after school leadership academy for middle school students. Duties
included creation and implementation of college preparatory curriculum for advanced junior
highs school students.
Clark County School District, Guest Teacher 2001-2004
Duties included making innovative decisions in a constantly changing environment, dealing with
multiple personalities, and supervising and inspiring culturally diverse individuals to achieve
specific, time-oriented goals. Specialized in long-term assignments teaching children with
special needs, autism, and behavioral problems.

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Courses Qualified to Teach
Educational Foundations, Education Theory, Cultural Literacy, Diversity, Musicology, Ethnic
Studies, Gender Studies, Masculinity, School-to-Prison Pipeline, Curriculum and Instruction,
Theory and Research in Multicultural Education, Criminal Justice as well as Critical Literacies.
Refereed Journal Publications
Ransaw, T. (2014). The good father: African American fathers who positively influence the
educational outcomes of their children. Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men, 2(2), 1-26.
Ransaw, T. (2013). The impact of television portrayals of fatherhood and its influence on Black
masculinity: Video clip reflection responses of five African American fathers in southern
Nevada. Journal of Black Masculinity 3(1), 147-173.
Ransaw, T. (2012). Ver y ser visto: To see and be seen in Latin hip-hop. Words. Beats. Life: The
Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture 5(1), 104-18.
Academic Book Publications
Green, R. L., White, G., & Ransaw, T. (2012). Early warning signs of potential dropouts: What
can be done? Las Vegas, NV: Clark County School District, CCSD.
Ransaw, T. (2013). The art of being cool: The pursuit of Black masculinity. African American
Images: Chicago.
Bean, T., & Ransaw, T. (2013). The masculinity and portrayals of African-American boys in
young adult literature: A critical deconstruction and reconstruction of this genre. In Barbara
Guzzetti and Thomas Bean’s (Eds). Adolescent literacies and the gendered self:
(Re)constructing identities through multimodal literacy practices. New York: Routledge.
Nominated for the Literacy Research Association Edward B. Fry Book Award.
Ransaw, T. (2015). Hip-Hop music and culture. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia for
Diversity and Social Justice (pp. 393-397). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Ransaw, T. (2016). Male and Black male learning styles. In T. Ransaw and R. Major’s (Eds.),
Closing the education achievement gaps for African American males. (pp. 1-10). East Lansing,
Michigan: Michigan State University Press.
Ransaw, T., & Green, R., L. (2016). Black males, peer pressure and high expectations. In T.
Ransaw’s and R. Major’s (Eds.), Closing the education achievement gaps for African American
males. (pp. 11-22). East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press.

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Ransaw, T., Majors, & R. Moss, M., (2016). Turning negative valences into positive ones: Cool
ways to implement successful expectation violations in Black male classrooms. In T. Ransaw
and R. Major’s (Eds.), Closing the education achievement gaps for African American males. (pp.
123-142). East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press.
Ransaw, T. (Eds.). (2016). Introduction. In T. Ransaw and R. Major’s (Eds.), Closing the
education achievement gaps for African American males. (pp. vii-x). East Lansing, Michigan:
Michigan State University Press.
Green, K., Green, R., L., & Ransaw, T., (2016). Smartphones: A mobile platform for greater
learning, equity and access. In T. Ransaw and R. Major’s (Eds.), Closing the education
achievement gaps for African American males. (pp. 47-82). East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan
State University Press.
Under Review
Ransaw, T. (2016), Understanding the classroom matrix of race, class, gender and cultural
competency in analyzing same race students and teachers arguments. In .T. Ransaw and R.
Major’s (Eds.), International Race and Education Volume I. (pp. x-xx). East Lansing, Michigan:
Michigan State University Press.
In the works
Ransaw, T. & Majors, R. (Eds.). (2016). International Race and Education Volume I. East
Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press.
Ransaw, T. & Green, R. (TBD). Black male primer.
Ransaw, T. (TBD). Black male companion to the Black male primer.
Book Reviews
Sherwood, J. H. (2014). Wealth, whiteness and the matrix of privilege: The view from the
country club. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. In the Social Science Journal.
Research Interests
Gender, culture and racial implications related to educational outcomes.
Presentations, Forums and Conference Panels
“Black Students and Black Teachers: Separating the Myths from the Facts.”
Presenter: Black Male Summit, University of Akron Ohio, Akron, OH: 2016.

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“Using Student Hip-hop as Student Voice”
Black Currency Day: Skype Presentation, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA: 2016
“Mock Trial Judge: Michigan Youth in Government”
Mock Trial Judge: Cooley Law School, Lansing MI: 2016.
“Cultural Competency and Black Males”
Presenter: Michigan Department of Education Brown Bag Lunch, Lansing MI 2016.
“Zining for Survival: Perzines and the Influence on Men’s Emotional Lives.”
Discussant: Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Carlsbad CA 2015.
“Data and Policies.”
Summit Facilitator: My Brother’s Keeper MI, East Lansing MI 2015.
“Courageous Parenting-Fatherhood Forum.”
Key-note: MSU Family Resource Center, East Lansing, MI 2015.
“An Unlikely Young Man of Promise II”
Presenter: Michigan Department of Education, Ypsilanti, MI 2015.
“Closing the Digital Divide.”
Moderator: AAAS Panel Series, Detroit Michigan 2015.
“K12Live: Teaching Boys of Color.”
Panelist: MSU K-12 Outreach Lansing, Michigan 2014.
“4 Elements 2 Help End Deficit Thinking.”
Presenter: MDE Brown Bag Lunch Lansing, Michigan, 2014.
“Building Productive Culture to Mitigate Achievement Gap’s.”
Co-Presenter: MSU-MI Excel Summer Institute Landing, Michigan, 2014.
“African American Males in Michigan Overview.”
Presenter: Macomb Intermediate School District Superintendents Association, Lansing,
Michigan, 2014.
“Hip-Hop/Hip-Hope”
MDE’s African American Young Men of Promise Initiative 3-year pilot program. Facilitator:
Eastern Michigan State University Ypsilanti, Michigan, 2014.
“Detroit and Education 4th
Annual Detroit Community Outreach and Engagement Day.”
Co-Panelist: Michigan State University Detroit/African American and African Studies, Detroit
Michigan, 2014.

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“Discourse Discipline and Literacy Mediation.”
Presenter: East Lansing School District, Lansing, Michigan, 2014.
“Treatment of Minority Males in Michigan.”
Co-Presenter: Jackson, Public School District, Jackson, Michigan, 2014.
“Afro Centric Literacy and Student Engagement.”
Presenter: Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2014.
“High Expectations: Alternatives to Deficit Thinking.”
Presenter: Michigan State University Detroit, Michigan, 2014.
“Culture and African American Males.”
Presenter: Koepsell Education Center in Eastpointe, Michigan, 2014.
“The Historical Influences of Education Policy on African American Males.”
Presenter: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 2014.
“Impact of Racial Stereotypes in America”
Panelist: Spring Arbor University Michigan, 2014.
“African American Young Men of Promise Initiative 3rd
Face to face Meeting.”
Panelist: Dearborn, Michigan, 2014.
“We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny: The Relevance of Social Justice in the
Modern World.”
Guest Speaker: Manchester Junior/Senior High North Manchester, Indiana, 2014.
“The Perfect Moment.”
Keynote Speaker: The Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance & Rededication Ceremony
Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana, 2014.
“Seeing Males Differently: The Role of Cultural Competence, Rigor and Social Justice in
Mathematics and Reading Education.”
Presenter: School District of the City of Pontiac /Pontiac, Michigan, 2014.
“Epoche: The On-line Classroom: A Safe Space Place For Learning.”
Presenter: K-12 Virtual Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2013.
“High Expectations.”
Presenter: Michigan Department of Education Dearborn, Michigan, 2013.
“Looking Beyond the Facts and Figures: Putting FACES on the Data.”
Panelists: Detroit Public Schools Office of School Turnaround Detroit, Michigan, 2013.

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“Closing the Relationship/Achievement Gap Using Culturally and Gendered Literacy.”
Presenter: Whitehills/Glencarin Elementary School East Lansing Teacher Workshop East
Lansing Michigan, 2013.
“Closing the Relationship Gap: Current Trends and Directions in Research of African American
Males.”
Session(s) Presenter: at the Coaching 101 2nd
Annual National Conference Novi, Michigan,
2013.
“An Unlikely Young Man of Promise.”
Session Message: Michigan Department of Education African American young Men of Promise
Achievement Gap Pilot Roll Out, Lansing, Michigan, 2013.
“Closing the Achievement/Relationship Gap of Males of Color.”
Presenter: MI Excel Summer Institute, East-Lansing, Michigan, 2013.
“Closing the Achievement/Relationship Gap of Males of Color.”
Presenter: MI Excel Summer Institute, Detroit, Michigan, 2013.
“Engaging Males of Color in Literacy by Using Student Voice.”
Workshop Presenter: Fellowship of Instructional Leaders (Skillman), Detroit, Michigan, 2013.
“Family and Community Engagement.”
Panelist: Education Policy Fellowship Program, East Lansing, MI, 2013.
“The masculinity and portrayals of African-American boys in young adult literature.”
Co-presenter: LRA Literary Research Association, San Diego, California, 2013.
“Fatherhood and Education.”
Presenter: WSSA, Houston, Texas, 2012.
“The Achievement Gap.”
Guest Speaker: Center for Social Justice, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
“Black Male Identity.”
Guest Speaker: Alpha Phi Alpha, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
“Meet & Greet Networking Retreat: Academic Faculty Session.”
Facilitator: Office of Diversity Initiatives, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
“Black History Month Forum: The Impact of the Recession on African Americans in Southern
Nevada.”
Panelist: Office of Diversity and Inclusion, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada. 2012.

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“Black History Month Forum: Fathers and Sons Panel.”
Moderator: Black Graduate Student Association, Black Student Organization. Hillel, & National
Pan-Hellenic Council, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
“Mr. Black History Pageant.”
Judge: The Black Student Organization and the National Pan-Hellenic Council. UNLV, Las
Vegas, Nevada. 2012.
“Can Mentorship Be An Effective Tool in Dismantling the School-To-Prison-Pipeline?”
Presenter: Mentorship Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2011.
“Black Relationship Forum.”
Panelist, Workshop Facilitator. The Black Think Tank, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011.
“The Single Black Parent Epidemic.”
Panelist: NSC’s Black Student Organization, Henderson, Nevada, 2011.
“Black Fatherhood.”
Moderator: UNLV’s Black Graduate Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011.
“Higher education: Using Hip-hop to Understand the Black Male Student and Improve Student
Achievement.” National Conference on Educating Black Children, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2010.
Co-presenter with Dr. Troutman.
“Hermeneutics of African American Freedom.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference, Reno, Nevada, 2010.
“Black Male Privilege.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference, Reno, Nevada, 2010.
“AME Church Women and the Media.”
Presenter: International Conference on Religion and Media, Tehran: Iran, 2008. Accepted
“Forum on Black Masculinity”
Guest Speaker: Phi Beta Sigma, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2010.
“Copyright Criminals.”
Panelist: Movies That Matter Documentary Premier, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009.
“Smart Start: Helping Graduate Students to Succeed.”
Panelist: Black Graduate Student Association, UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009.
“Masculinity in International Hip-hop.”
Poster Session Presenter: Graduate and Professional Student Association, UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2009. Awarded Honorable Mention.

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“Reginald Hudlin’s 2006 Black Panther and Eric Jerome Dickey’s 2006 Storm: Afrocentric
Literacy in Graphic Novels.”
Presenter: Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2009.
“Genesis and the Janus Effect: Obama and a Look forward to New Theories of Black
Masculinity.”
Presenter: Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Association Conference, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2009.
“Race, Space and Place: The Luminal Function of Ritual in Global Hip-hop.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009.
“How Do Girlfriends Talk about Sex in the City?: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of
Womanist and Feminist Themes.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009.
“Increasing Minority Graduate Student Enrollment.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009.
“Race of the Race.”
Panelist and Forum Moderator: Black Graduate Student Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009.
“A Modern Form of Codices: The Mesoamerican Cultural Archetypes of Latin American
Lowriders.”
Presenter: WSSA Convention, Denver Colorado, 2008.
“Minorities in Higher Education.”
Presenter: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2008.
“From Emma Peel to Ultraviolet: Girl Power Self-Identity and the Media.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference Paper Presentation, Calgary, Canada, 2007.
“Hip-hop and Cultural Influences.”
Sociology Department Presentation: UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007.
“Navigating the Academy: Africans and African Americans in Higher Education.”
Panelist; WSSA; Calgary, Canada, 2007.
“Crossing Invisible and Visible Cultural Boundaries.”
Panelist; WSSA Conference Paper Presentation, Calgary, Canada, 2007.
“How to Prepare a Conference Paper/ Journal Submission.”
School of Journalism and Media Historiography Presentation; UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007.

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“Increasing Minority Graduate Student Enrollment.”
Panelist; WSSA Conference Presentation, Arizona State University Phoenix, Arizona, 2006.
“Health Disparities.”
Panelist; WSSA Conference Presentation Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006.
“Common Roots of Resistance: Hip-hop, Feminism and the Underground Railroad.”
Presenter: WSSA Conference Paper Presentation, Phoenix, Arizona, 2006.
“Hip-hop and the Media.”
School of Journalism and Media Visual Communication Presentation: UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2006.
“Sisters of the Spirit: Women Journalists of the A.M.E. Church.”
Presenter: American Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, Austin,
Texas, 2005.
“Freemasonry and the Underground Railroad.”
Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum, Paper Presentation; UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada, 2005.
“Condoms and Culture.”
Presenter: Hank Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Research and Ideas Conference Health
Communication, Research Presentation: UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004.
“Commercial and Academic Publication Submissions.”
Workshop Leader: National Black Graduate Student Association; UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada,
2003.
Academic Service
Journal of Social Science, Reviewer.
Western Social Science Association Poster Session Coordinator, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
This section provides opportunities for scholars to highlight interdisciplinary socials science
research findings in a visual format.
Western Social Science Association Vice President/Secretary, 2013-2014
The role of vice president in the WSSA is to chair the John Wick’s Dissertation Award, the
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Paper Competition and the Travel Awards as well as
coordinate the Poster Competition in addition to duties as the official note keeper of executive
board meetings.

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Western Social Science Association Executive Board, 2010-2013
The role of the board is to increase membership, coordinate the conference poster session, and
facilitate implementing conference-wide success.
UNLV Graduate Student Grievance Committee Member, 2010-2012
The committee handles graduate student appeals and petitions, and also reviews and makes
recommendations regarding policies governing appointment to, and termination of, Graduate
Faculty status.
Western Social Science Association African and African American Section Leader, 2007-2010.
This section provides opportunities for scholars to highlight modern theories and research, as
well as to facilitate scholarly discussions and presentations on academic, social, economic, and
historical issues that affect the African and African American experience.
UNLV Graduate and Professional Student Association College/School Coordinator 2004-2005.
Procure and distribute news and information pertinent to graduate students within the Hank
Greenspun School of Communication.
Grant Proposals Awarded
The UNLV/Matt Kelly Elementary School Mentorship Program (2011, Fall). The purpose of this
mentorship program is to help increase literacy as well as mathematic performance while
decreasing discipline problems for African American boys at Matt Kelly Elementary School with
measurable outcomes.
The UNLV/Kermit Booker Elementary School Mentorship Program. (2012, Spring). The
purpose of this mentorship program is to increase Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) engagement while decreasing discipline problems for African American and Latino
boys at Kermit Booker Elementary School with measurable outcomes.
The UNLV/H. P. Fitzgerald Elementary School Program (2012, Spring). The purpose of this
mentorship program is to help increase literacy as well as mathematic performance while
encouraging health alternative behavioral strategies for Latina and African American girls at H.
P. Fitzgerald Elementary School with measurable outcomes.
FIRST Church. R. E. W. Ministries H. P. Fitzgerald Elementary School Program (2012, Fall).
The purpose of this mentorship program is to help increase literacy as well as mathematic
performance while encouraging health alternative behavioral strategies for Latina and African
American boys and girls at H. P. Fitzgerald Elementary School with measurable outcomes.
Consulting
Grand Rapids School District/Robert L. Green Consulting Team Co consultant for Educational
Civil Rights violations, 2014.

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Clark County District Court, Nevada. Consultant, negative media portrayals of African American
males, 2012-2013.
Awards
Peace Pole 2014
Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
Roosevelt Fitzgerald Outstanding Scholarship and Leadership Award 2012.UNLV Alliance of
Professionals of African Heritage.
Thomas Wilson Community Service Award 2009 and 2010. UNLV Alliance of Professionals of
African Heritage.
Outstanding Teaching by Part-time Faculty Award Nominee 2009. Office of the Vice Provost for
Academic Affairs.
The Rite of Passage in Global Hip-Hop Poster Presentation Honorable Mention 2009.
Department of Curriculum & Instruction.
Professional Development
New Supervisor Essentials 2015, MSU Professional Development Services, Lansing Michigan.
Education Policy Fellowship Program 2013-2014, The Education Policy Center at MSU,
Lansing Michigan.
Coaching 101 Certified Education Coach 2013, Michigan Department of Education.
Academic Assessment 2011, 2010, 2009, Office of Academic Assessment, UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Cultural Leadership Retreat 2009, Student Diversity Programs and Services (SDPS), Warner
Springs, California.
Active Learning Practices 2009, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Multicultural Etiquette 2009, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Publish and Flourish 2009, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Pedagogical Soundness 2008, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las
Vegas, Nevada.

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Web Campus Overview 2008, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
SPSS I 2008, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada
Creating a Teaching Web Site 2004, University Teaching & Learning Center (TLC), UNLV, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Media Appearances
Happy Father’s Day & Happy Flag Day
Our Own Voices Blog Talk Radio Urban Las Vegas, Nevada 2014.
Trends and Changes in Black Families and Marriage.
Men Revealed Blog Talk Radio Urban Las Vegas, Nevada 2013.
Batman Shooting, Aurora, Colorado
88.1 KCEP The Patricia Cunningham Show 2012.
African Americans and the Recession in Nevada
88.9 KNPR Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
Urban Nation African Americans and Education in Nevada
88.1 KCEP Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011.
Black Fatherhood
88.1 KCEP Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011.
EthniCITY Urban News Show
UNLV TV, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009.
2008 Nevada Presidential Caucus
88.1 KCEP Las Vegas, Nevada, 2008.
Using the N-word
National Public Radio, 2007.
The Importance of Black History Month Programs
National Public Radio, 2007.
Media Publications
National Service Publications
“WSSA Mentorship,” WSSA Newsletter, Fall, 2011.
Local Magazines

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“Hip-hop and Yoga,” Our Own Voices, October 2009.
“Tribute to Michael Jackson,” Our Own Voices, October 2009.
National Magazines
“Hard to Let Go,” Today’s Black Woman, June-July 2004.
“Comparisons,” Today’s Black Woman, April 2003.
Local Newspapers
“Public Schools and Property Values,” The Las Vegas Sentinel, October 28, 2004.
“To Be Popular or Smart,” The Las Vegas Sentinel. August 22, 2002.
Memberships in Organizations
EPFP – Education Policy Foundation Program, 2012-Life.
WSSA – Western Association Social Science Association, 2006-Present.
AERA – American Educators and Researchers Association, 2012-Present
LRA – Literacy Research Association, 2012-Present
NBGSA – National Black Graduate Student Association, 2003-2012.
UNLV GPSA – University of Las Vegas Graduate and Professional Student Association, 2006-
2012.
AEJMC – Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2005.
Certifications
Visible Learning Presenter
Corwin Press, 2015.
Adolescent Critical Reading Intervention ACRI,
Sharon Russell, 2015.
Coaching 101 Certification
Michigan Department of Education, 2013-Life.
Substitute Teacher’s License
Clark County School District, 2001-2004.