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CURRICULUM VITAE

NOVELL E. TANI, Ph.D.

Updated: 06.01.2018

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University TEL: (850) 599 – 3014

Department of Psychology FAX: (850) 412 – 7667

501 Orr Drive E-MAIL: [email protected] GEC-B Suite 203

Tallahassee, Florida 32307

EDUCATION (degrees conferred): Doctorate of Philosophy in Developmental Psychology, Florida State University, 2014.

Dissertation: Examining Potential Bias in Pre-service Teachers’ Interpretations of Students’

Reading Abilities.

Committee: Carol M. Connor, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), Richard K. Wagner, Ph.D. (Co-Chair),

Christopher Schatschneider, Ph.D., Elizabeth A. Plant, Ph.D., Barbara R. Foorman,

Ph.D.

Master’s of Science in Developmental Psychology, Florida State University, 2012.

Thesis: The Association of Teachers’ Perceptions with Second Graders’ Behavior and

Academic Achievement: Examining Race and Gender Differences.

Committee: Carol M. Connor, Ph.D. (Chair), Christopher Schatschneider, Ph.D., John Maner,

Ph.D.

Master’s of Applied Social Sciences, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, 2010.

Degree Track: History

Internship: Tallahassee Museum, assistant to museum curator.

Topic: Examining Pre- and Post-Civil War Election memorabilia relative to race

relations and equitable voting [1776 – 1965].

Research: Miscegenation Bans and Legislation. African American Antebellum

Press/Newspaper. Pre- and Post- Civil War Voting Rights Voting Rights.

Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2008.

Minor: History; Emphasis on African American Studies and Humanities.

TEACHING & ADVISING: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, 2015 – Present.

Undergraduate Courses Taught: n = 23

*Graduate Courses Taught: n = 4

HB (denotes Hybrid courses – ½ online ½ face to face) n = 5

Course No. Course Name Section Enrollment

Spring 2018

DEP 2004HB Human Growth and Development 502 44


SOP 3724 Psychology of Racism & Prejudice 001 65

PSY 6971* Thesis II 604 02

Fall 2017

CLP 4143 Abnormal Psychology 002 73

DEP 2004 Human Growth and Development 001 67


SOP 3003 Social Psychology 001 70

PSY 6970* Thesis I 605 03

Summer 2017

DEP 2004HB Human Growth and Development HB1 37

Spring 2017




PSY 6971* Thesis II 604 01

Fall 2016


DEP 2004 Human Growth and Development 002 72

PSY 2012 Introduction to Psychology 003 64



PSY 6970* Thesis I 605 01

Summer 2016


Spring 2016




Fall 2015




Graduate Student Advisement Master’s Committee Chair:

Rochelle Parrish, ONGOING.

Thesis Title: Non-cognitive Psycho-social Predictors of Academic Achievement in African

American College Students Matriculating through an HBCU context.

Dominic Burrows, M.S., 2018.

Thesis Title: Examining the relationship between cultural misorientation, domestic violence

exposure, mental wellness, and coping among college students attending a

Historically Black College/University.

Cassidy Ferguson, M.S., 2018.

Thesis Title: Assessing the knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) among African

American College Students

Akeem T. Ray, M.S., 2017.

Thesis Title: Examining the Impact that Academic Performance has on Barometric Academic

Self-Esteem in Students Matriculating through a Historically Black

College/University

Master’s Committee Member:

DaMeara Payne, M.S., 2016.

Thesis Title: Through the Wire: Analyzing Internal Colonialism Theory

Alisha Dalton, M.S., 2016.

Thesis Title: Racial Socialization, Media and #AfrikanSelfConsciousness

Student Organization – Advisor

FAMU Psychology Club, 2015- Present.

Instructor, Florida State University, 2010 – 2015.

PSY2012: Introduction to Psychology (1 Section)

DEP3103: Child Psychology (3 Sections)

SOP3782: Introduction to African American Psychology (7 Sections)

PSY4930: Cross-Cultural Educational Psychology (FSU: London; 1 Section)

Adjunct Instructor, Tallahassee Community College, 2011 – 2015.

CLP1001: Personal and Social Adjustment (5 Sections)

PSY2012: Introduction to Psychology (6 Sections)

CHD2220: Child Development (4 Sections)

CHD2240: Adolescent Development (1 Section)

DEP3003: Human Growth and Development (2 Sections)

Faculty Advisor, FSU: Sigma Pi Fraternity, Eta-Epsilon Chapter, 2012- 2014

Role: Serve as liaison between the student organization and University Greek Council. Mentor

and advise students regarding responsibilities as a scholar, active member/brother, and

philanthropist.

Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, 2010 – 2011.

DEP3103: Child Psychology (3 Section)

Role: Assist with examination/quiz development, production,

dissemination, grading, and entry. Assist with students’ general

questions and concerns.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Florida A&M University:

Principal Investigator, 2017-2020.

Project Title: Psychological Battery of assessments.

Role: Manage and oversee study implementation. Develop study metrics, methodology,

and implementation. Solicit participants. Analyze data. Interpret data. Manage project

budget. Supervise research assistant(s). Oversee participant compensations. Plan and

manage corresponding conference materials/events. Oversee manuscript development.

Provide study reports to appropriate funding agencies.

Principal Investigator, 2016-2018.

Project Title: HBCU vs. PWI Pre-service Teachers’ Evaluation of Students’ Reading Abilities:

An Investigation Study on Bias

Role: Manage and oversee study implementation. Develop study metrics, methodology,

and implementation. Solicit participants. Analyze data. Interpret data. Manage

project budget. Oversee participant compensations. Plan and manage corresponding

conference materials/events. Oversee manuscript development. Provide study

reports to appropriate funding agencies.

Co-Investigator, 2015-2019.

Project Title: Gains in Black Emergent Readers’ Phonemic Awareness, Fluency, Word

Recognition and Spelling Abilities: The Implementation of Letterbox Tutoring and

Culturally Relevant Textual Interventions

Principal Investigator: Cheron H. Davis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education.

Role: Assist in the management/oversight of study budget. Assist in methodological

development and implementation. Assist in the implementation of study metrics.

Analyze/interpret data. Provide feedback on study content most relevant to possible

findings and implications. Assist in manuscript development. Provide review of

study reports.

Co-Principal Investigator, 2015-2017.

Project Title: Examining the Impact of Academic Performance on Barometric Academic Self-

Esteem in Students Matriculating through a Historically Black

Co-PI: Akeem Ray, M.S.

Role: Manage and oversee study implementation. Oversee the development of study

metrics, methodology, and implementation. Assist in participant solicitation

Oversee data analyses and interpretations. Oversee participant debriefing. Plan and

manage corresponding conference materials/events. Oversee and assist in

manuscript development. Provide study reports to appropriate departments.

Florida State University and Florida Center for Reading Research:

Graduate Research Assistant, 2011 – 2012.

Project Title: Individualizing Student Instruction

Principal Investigator: Carol McDonald Connor, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology

Role: Coded visual data using an experimenter developed coding scheme and

NOLDUS Observer Pro software. Assisted in revisions of video coding manuals.

Research Assistant, 2007 – 2011.

Project Title: Child-Instruction Interactions in Early Reading: Examining Causal Effects of

Individualized Instruction

Principal Investigator: Carol McDonald Connor, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology

Role: Training Supervisor of Task Administration (rained assessors to administer a series

of standardized assessments), HR liaison, data collection, data entry, videographer

of in-class experiments and observations of classrooms, Curriculum Development

for novel academic tasks.

Graduate Research Assistant, 2011.

Project Title: Reading for Understanding Grant Writing Committee

Principal Investigators: Barbra Foorman, Ph.D., & Richard Wagner, Ph.D.

Role: Assist in organizing meetings, recording meeting minutes, reviewing and editing

grant drafts, sources, and formatting.

Graduate Research Assistant, 2010.

Project Title: Second Grade Science and Literacy Grant

Principal Investigator: Angela Canto, Ph.D., Professor of Education.

Role: Develop science-based curriculum for second grade teacher/students, professional

development to teachers, assess student’ science and literacy gains pre- and post-

science interventions, data input, and video observation.

GRANTS: Faculty Travel Award Program, Florida A&M University, Sponsored Programs.

Project Title: Teachers' Judgments of 2nd Graders' Academic Competence and Impacts on

Reading Comprehension: Racial and Gender Differences.

Event: American Educational Research Association, 2018 Annual Meeting; Poster Presentation;

New York, NY

Role: Principal Investigator.

Grant Award Amount: $2,000.00

Faculty Research Assistance Program (FRAP) Award

Florida A&M University, Department of Graduate Studies, 2017-2018.

Project Title: Reading Doctors: Examining the Effects of Letterbox Lessons on the Reading Scores

of Struggling K-2 Readers, as Prescribed by HBCU Pre-Service Teacher Candidates.

Principal Investigator: Cheron H. Davis, Ph.D.

Role: Co – Investigator


Faculty Research Assistance Program (FRAP) Award

Florida A&M University, Department of Graduate Studies, 2016-2017.

Project Title: HBCU vs PWI Pre-Service Teachers' Evaluation of Students Reading Abilities: An

Investigative Study on Bias.

Role: Principal Investigator


HONORS & AWARDS: Innovative Teaching Award (nominee) 2017-2018

Florida A&M University, Teaching and Learning Center

Student’s Choice Teaching Award 2016-2017

Florida A&M University, Teaching and Learning Center

Asa Hilliard & Barbara Sizemore (AERA) 2017

Research Institute on African Americans and Education

RESEARCH FELLOW

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 2016

International Faculty Development Seminar (IFDS)

IFDS – FELLOW

University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education 2016

Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI)

“ELEVATE” FELLOW

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. 2014

FSU International Program/ Psychology Study Abroad Program

Teaching Fellowship (London) – Special Topics in Psychology

Topic: Cross-Cultural Educational Psychology

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Ray, A., & Tani, N.E. (forthcoming; 2018). Examining the Impact that Academic Performance has on

Barometric Academic Self-Esteem in Students Matriculating through a Historically Black

College/University. Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education.

Connor, C., Kaya, S., Luck, M., Toste, J.R., Canto, A., Rice, D., Tani, N., & Underwood, P.S. (2010),

March). Content Area Literacy: Individualizing Student Instruction in Second-Grade Science. The

Reading Teacher, 63(6), 474–485. doi: 10.1598/RT.63.6.4.

Davis, C.H., Tani, N.E., (paper accepted; under revisions review). Gains in Black Emergent Readers’

Phonemic Awareness, Fluency, Word Recognition and Spelling Abilities: The Implementation of

Letterbox Tutoring and Culturally Relevant Textual Interventions. Journal of Education.

Gatlin, B., Hwang, J.K., Powell, K.B., Tani, N.E., Wood, T.S., Yang, D., Zargar, E., Connor, C.M. (2018

under review). Using Assessment to Improve the Precision of Teachers’ Perception of

Students’ Academic Competence. Educational Researcher.

*All authors contributed equally; listing is alphabetical

Little, C.W., Clark, J.C., Tani, N.E., & Connor, C.M. (2018). Improving writing skills through

technology-based instruction: a meta-analysis. Review of Education, Journal info forthcoming.

Patton-Terry, N. Connor, C. Johnson, L., Stuckey, A., & Tani, N. (2016, February). Dialect variation,

dialect-shifting, and reading comprehension in second grade. Reading and Writing, 29(2), 267-

295. doi: 10.1007/s11145-015-9593-9.

Tani, N.E., & Greir, S. (2018). Afrocentric Worldview, Hetero-Normative Ethos and Black LGBTQ

Intellectuals Matriculating through Afrocentric-Driven Fields at Historically Black

Colleges/Universities (HBCUs). (Ed.: Hilton, A, Outten, D., & Davis, C.). Underserved

Populations at HBCUs: The Pathway to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Emerald Publishing

Limited

Tani, N., Connor, C.M., & Blankenship, R. (in preparation). The association of teachers’ perceptions

with second graders’ behavior and academic achievement: examining race and gender differences.

Tani, N.E. & Davis, C.H. (in preparation). HBCU vs. PWI Pre-service Teachers’ Evaluation of Students’

Reading Abilities: An Investigation Study on Bias. Journal of Teacher Education.

Tani, N. (in preparation). Meta-analysis: Examining Teachers’ Accuracy in Evaluating the Academic

Performance of k-6th

Grade Students when using assessment measures.

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS/CONFERENCES:

Speaker: Tani, N.E. 6/3/2018 (accepted paper presentation).

Event: Teaching Professor Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Topic: Involvement in Group Term Project Completion: Gains through a collaborative teaching

modality.

Speaker: Tani, N.E. 4/13/2018

Event: American Educational Research Association, 2018 Annual Meeting; Poster Presentation;

New York, NY.

Topic: Teachers' Judgments of 2nd Graders' Academic Competence and Impacts on Reading

Comprehension: Racial and Gender Differences.

Speakers: Tani, N.E., & Ray, A.T. 11/15/2017

Event: Florida Educational Research Association, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach, FL; Paper

Presentation.

Topic: “Examining the Impact of Academic Performance on Barometric Academic Self-Esteem in

Students Attending a Historically Black College/University (HBCU).”

Speakers: Tani, N.E. 10/27/2017

Event: 8th

Annual National African/Black Psychology Conference 2017; Paper Presentation.

Topic: “Examining Bias in Pre-Service Teachers’ Evaluations of Students’ Counterbalanced

Reading Scores.”

Speakers: Tani, N.E., 10/23/2017

Authors: Little, C., Connor, C.M., Tani, N.E., & Clark, J.

Event: SINO-American International Research Forum: National Association of African American

Studies (NAAAS); Paper Presentation.

Topic: “Improving Writing Skills through Technology-based Instruction: A Meta-Analysis

Speakers: Tani, N.E. & Evelyn, T. 10/23/2017

Event: SINO-American International Research Forum: National Association of African American

Studies (NAAAS); Paper Presentation.

Topic: “Faculty Preparation for Establishing a Study Abroad Proposal”

Speakers: Tani, N.E. 7/21/2017

Event: 49th

Annual Association of Black Psychologist International Conference, Houston, TX;

paper presentation.

Topic: “Examining Bias in Pre-Service Teachers’ Evaluations of Students’ Counterbalanced

Reading Scores.”

Speakers: Tani, N.E. & Davis, C.H. 5/1/2017

Event: American Educational Research Association, 2017 Annual Meeting; Paper Presentation.

Topic: “Pre-service Teachers’ Evaluation of Students’ Reading Abilities: An Investigation Study

on Bias”

Speakers: Tani, N.E., & James-Singleton, G. 3/11/2017

Event: The Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Inc. 82nd

Annual Conference of the

Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists. Panel Discussion

Topic: “American” Ideologies leading to Black Oppression within the Criminal Justice System –

taking a psychological perspective”


Event: FAMU/FSU/FCRR Showcase of Literacy Research & Innovation – Paper Presentation.

Title: “Pre-Service Teacher Bias in Evaluating Students based on Race, Gender, and

Socioeconomic Factors”

SERVICE:

Panelist: Tani, N.E. 9/05/2018

Event: New Graduate Student Orientation; The School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR);

Florida A&M University.

Topic: “Transitioning to Life as a Graduate Student”

Keynote Speaker: Tani, N.E. 03/10/2018

Event: Tallahassee Mayor’s Community Summit on Children.

Topic: “A Family Inside and Outside of the Home: Police Officers, Teachers, Neighbors,

Mentors… and the list goes on and on….”


Event: Tani Talks: Research Symposium Series.

Topic: Progressions Through Regressions.

Keynote Speaker: Tani, N.E. 03/29/2018

Event: Florida Center for Reading Research – Distinguished Researchers Series.

Topic: Teacher Perceptions Matter: Pre-service and In-service Teachers' Unconscious Race x

Gender Judgments of Students' Reading Capabilities.



Topic: P-Tests and T-Tests.



Topic: Variables and Correlations.



Topic: APA Writing and Literature Reviews.


Event: Tani Talks: Developmental Symposium Series.

Topic: Preparing for Graduate School.


Event: Tani Talks: Developmental Symposium Series.

Topic: Time Management.

Mentor: Tani, N.E. 2018-Present

Role: Faculty Research mentor.

Organization: FAMU-FSU - PURPOSE Research Fellowship Grant.

Mentor: Tani, N.E. 2018-Present

Role: Faculty Research mentor.

Organization: FAMU - Undergraduate Research Organization (UgRo).

Moderator: Tani, N.E., Sims, B.C., Robertson, J., & Bogan, Y. 4/10/2017

Event: Psychology Majors’ Meeting - Department of Psychology.

Session: Preparing for Graduate School.

Moderator: Tani, N.E. 4/5-7/2017

Event: Black Psychology Theme Week/ Imhotep Student Research Conference; Department of

Psychology – FAMU

Session: Graduate Student Oral Presentations; Session II.

Judge: Tani, N.E. 2/2/2018

Event: Capital Regional Science Fair, Leon County, Tallahassee FL.

Session: Behavioral and Social Sciences Section - Middle-School & High-School Session

Speakers: Tani, N.E., & Sewicki, T. 11/9/2017

Event: Student Research Workship: 101; FAMU – Undergraduate Research Organization (UgRo)

Topic: “What does research entail? & The benefits of field driven research.”

Moderator: Tani, N.E. 11/7/2017

Event: Department of Psychology Brownbag Research Lecture Series – FAMU

Keynote: Akbar, Na’im, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist Topic:

Panelist: Tani, N.E. 8/23/2017

Event: New Graduate Student Orientation; The School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR);

Florida A&M University.

Topic: “Transitioning to Life as a Graduate Student”


Event: 2017 – Teaching & Learning Conference – FAMU; Teaching & Learning Center

Topic: Barriers to incorporating learning apps into the classroom.


Event: FAMU College of Education – lecture series (2 courses); Paper Presentation.

Topic: “The association of teachers’ perceptions with second graders’ behavior and academic

achievement: examining race and gender differences.“


Event: Black Psychology Theme Week/ Imhotep Student Research Conference; Department of

Psychology – FAMU

Session: Graduate Student Oral Presentations; Session II.


Event: Black Psychology Theme Week; Department of Psychology – FAMU; workshop.

Topic: Preparing for Graduate School – Seminar.


Event: “FAMUly Talks” – Lecture Series; Efferson Student Union & Activities

Topic: Time Management/Time Orientation: Establishing yourself in your career before the age of

30.



Keynote: Sims, Brian C., Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of Psychology; Topic: Afrikan Media Psychology.


Event: Psychology Club – Teach Me Tuesday – Seminar – FAMU

Topic: Preparing for Graduate School.

Speakers: Tani, N.E., Li, H., & Golden, A. 10/27/2016


Topic: Developmental Psychology/Unconscious Teacher Bias.

Speakers: Tani, N.E. & Tyler, E. 10/11/2016

Event: Resource, Recess, Dine and Develop (R2D2) Lecture Series; FAMU – College of Social

Sciences, Arts, and Humanities.

Topic: Developing a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Proposal –FAMU; Experiences Abroad in Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Speaker: Tani, N.E. 2012

Event: FSU – NAACP Chapter Meeting – Forum/Discussion

Topic: Maintaining Positive Self-Concepts as an African American student matriculating through

Primarily White Institution (PWI).


Event: Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Int’l Research Conference, Paper

Presentation

Topic: “Teachers’ Perceptions of Students’ Behavioral and Academic Performance”


Event: FSU - Department of Psychology – Guest Lecturer

Topic: Race & Gender Development, Child Psychology.


Event: FSU - Department of Psychology – Guest Lecturer

Topic: Culture & Diversity, Child Psychology Course.

COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS

Faculty Senate – Florida A&M University

Role: Senator

Community of Psychology Graduate Committee,

Role: Committee Member

Undergraduate Committee,

Role: Committee Member

Psychology Department Research Symposiums/Brown Bag Lecture Series

Role: Committee Chair

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/SKILLS Teaching and Learning Center (FAMU) – Student Choice Award 2017

Asa Hilliard & Barbara Sizemore Research on African Americans in Education 2017

Digital Instruction Course – FAMU Office of Instructional Technology 2017

CIEE- International Faculty Development Seminar (IFDS) 2016

PENN GSE CMSI – ELEVATE Professional Development Workshops 2016

Time series analysis and forecasting (SAS)

Exploratory, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, (Mplus)

Analysis of variance/covariance, regression, repeated measures modeling (SPSS)

Multilevel - hierarchical modeling and growth curve analyses (HLM, SPSS, Mplus)

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, sorting and filing, customer service.

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

American Educational Research Association 2017-Present

Professional Educators Network of Florida 2013 - Present

Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) 2010 - Present

Sigma Pi Fraternity International 2010 - Present

RESEARCH INTERSTS

Race and Gender Differences. Stereotype Threats. Self-Concepts. Academic Achievement. Cultural

Diversity. Aversive Bias. Historically Black News Papers. The Black Press in Antebellum America

REFERENCES Valencia E. Matthews, Ph.D.; Dean

College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee Fl. 32307

Phone: (850) 599- 3430

Email: [email protected]

Gwendoly Singleton, Ph.D.

Chair, Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee Fl. 32307

Phone: (850) 599- 3014


Carol McDonald Connor, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology

Senior Research Scientist, Learning Sciences Institute

Arizona State University

Phone: (480) 965-3292 | Fax: (480) 965-3237

E-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer Dombek, Ph.D.

Co-Project Lead/Project Director,

Early Literacy Interventions Study

Florida Center for Reading Research/FSU

Phone: (850) 567-9722


Barbara Licht, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology,

Florida State University

Phone: (850) 644- 6272


Phyllis Underwood, Ph.D.

Teaching Faculty, College of Education

Florida State University

Phone: (850) 644-3145


mailto:[email protected]


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