Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr.

6012 Canonero Way Versailles, KY 40383 (859) 948-8516 wayne.lewis@uky.edu

EDUCATION

PhD

Major: Educational Research and Policy Analysis

Minor: Public Administration

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

College of Education

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Post-

Baccalaureate

Studies

MA

BCJ

Major: Special Education-Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Department of Special Education and Habilitative Services

College of Education and Human Development

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Major: Urban Studies

Minor: Public Administration

Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Akron, Akron, OH

Major: Criminal Justice

City College

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

April 2018-

Present

Jan 2016-

April 2018

June 2016-

Aug 2016

July 2015-

Present

Aug 2009-

June 2015

Interim Commissioner of Education

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Executive Director, Education Policy and Programs

Kentucky Education & Workforce Development Cabinet

Acting Director (Interim Role, June-August)

Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood

Associate Professor (tenured)

Educational Leadership Doctoral Programs Chair (2014-2016)

Department of Educational Leadership Studies

University of Kentucky

Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

Principal Leadership Program Chair (2011-2015),

Educational Leadership Doctoral Programs Chair (2014-2016)

University of Kentucky

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Jan 2010-

Present

Jan 2012-

July 2013

Aug 2010-

May 2013

Affiliated Faculty, African American and Africana Studies Program

University of Kentucky

Faculty Director, Black & Latino Male Student Success Initiative at UK

University of Kentucky

Co-Director, Kentucky P20 Education Policy and Law Lab

Kentucky P20 Innovation Lab, University of Kentucky

2009

Jan 2007-

May 2009

Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate Teacher Education

Kaplan University (online)

Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Educational Leadership and Policy

North Carolina State University

Oct 2005-

May 2008

Special Education Teacher

Longview High School, Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC

Aug 2004-

Oct 2005

Aug 2003-

May 2004

Apr 2003-

Dec 2003

Aug 2002-

Dec 2002

Aug 2001-

May 2002

Special Education Teacher

Albert Cammon Middle School, St. Charles Parish Public Schools. St. Rose, LA

Special Education Teacher

Booker T. Washington High School, New Orleans Public Schools, New Orleans, LA

Research Assistant (Data Collection), Relative Effectiveness of Adult Literacy

Interventions (Reali) Study-New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Political Science

Kent State University (OH)

Graduate Research Assistant, Public Administration and Urban Studies

The University of Akron (OH)

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS (ACADEMIC)

Lewis, W. D. (2013). The politics of parent choice in public education: The choice movement in

North Carolina and the United States. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Available

at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-politics-of-parent-choice-in-public-education-

wayne-d-lewis/1115893024?ean=9781137312075

EDITED VOLUMES:

Young, T. & Lewis, W. D. (Eds.) (2015). Education Policy Implementation Revisited.

Educational Policy, 29(1).

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PUBLICATIONS: PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

Lewis, W. D. (2015). Innovations in parental involvement in American charter schools. Inter-

University Centre for Education Law, Educational Leadership and Education Policy,

University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Lewis, W. D. (2011). The politics of charter school diversity. In E. L. Brown, & P. Gibbons

(Eds.), Ethnicity and race: Creating educational opportunities around the globe.

Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Lewis, W. D., & Fusarelli, L. D. (2010). Leading schools in an era of change: Toward a “new”

culture of accountability? In S. D. Horsford (Ed.), New perspectives on educational

leadership: Exploring social, political, and community contexts and meaning (pp. 111-

126). New York: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

PUBLICATIONS: EDITOR-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

Lewis, W. D., & Hurst, T. M. (2015). Schools of choice. In K. Lomotey (Ed.), Contemporary

issues for people of color: Living, working and learning: pK-12 and Higher Education.

Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Lewis, W. D. (2015). Charter schools. In K. Lomotey (Ed.), Contemporary issues for people of

color: Living, working and learning: pK-12 and Higher Education. Santa Barbara, CA:

ABC-CLIO.

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Should school leaders have the primary responsibility for lowering the

achievement gap for minority students. COUNTERPOINT. In R. C. Hunter, F. Brown, &

S. Donahoo (Eds.), School governance: Debating issues in American education (pp. 85-

92). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational

programming and placement? POINT. In F. Brown, R. C. Hunter, & S. Donahoo (Eds.),

Diversity in schools (Vo. 7): Debating issues in American education (pp. 209-214).

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

PUBLICATIONS: PEER-REVIEWED PERIODICALS

Jones, W. A., Hutchens, N. H., Hulbert, A., Lewis, W. D., & Brown, D. M. (2017). Shared

governance among the new majority: Non-tenure track faculty eligibility for election to

university faculty senates. Innovative Higher Education, 42(5-6), 505-519.

Young, T. V., Wang, Y., & Lewis, W. D. (2016). Explaining how political actors gain

strategic positions: Predictors of centrality in state reading policy issue networks.

Educational Policy, 30(6), 799-819.

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Young, T. & Lewis, W. D. (2015). Educational policy implementation revisited. Educational

Policy, 29(1), 3-17.

Lewis, W. D., & Young, T. V. (2013). The politics of accountability: Teacher Education Policy.

Educational Policy, 27(2), 190-216. doi: 10.1177/0895904812472725

Bjork, L., Lewis, W. D., Browne-Ferrigno, T., & Donkor, A. (2013). An international

perspective on building social capital through parent involvement. Journal of School

Public Relations, 33(3), 237-256.

Richardson, J. W., Bathon, J., Flora, K., & Lewis, W. D. (2012). NETS-A scholarship: A review

of published literature. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(2), 131-152.

Lewis, W. D., Oliver, S. T., & Burris, J. L. (2011). A work in progress: The lived experiences of

black male undergraduates at one predominantly white university. Kentucky Journal

of Higher Education Policy and Practice, 1(1), 1-30. Available at: Available at:

http://uknowledge.uky.edu/kjhepp/vol1/iss1/5

Lewis, W. D., Colditz, P., & Browne-Ferrigno, T. (2011). Parent involvement in school

governance: The United States of America and South Africa. Journal of School Public

Relations, 32, 325-348.

Lewis, W. D., Bjork, L. G., Zhao, Y., Chi, B. (2011). Parent councils in Beijing China.

Journal of School Public Relations, 32, 379-394.

Lewis, W. D., & Danzig, A. (2010). Seeing color in school choice. Journal of School Public

Relations, 31(1), 205-223.

Young, T. V., Lewis, W. D., & Sanders, M. (2010). Structural location and reputed influence.

American Journal of Education, 117(1), 25-49.

PUBLICATIONS: EDITOR-REVIEWED PERIODICALS

Lewis, W. D. (2010). Post-punctuation politics: The evolution of charter school policy in North

Carolina. PEA Bulletin, 35(1), 1-13.

PUBLICATIONS: EDITOR-REVIEWD BOOK REVIEWS

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Hope, despair, and parent choice: A review of Hope and despair in the

American city: Why there are no bad schools in Raleigh, by Gerald Grant. Journal of

School Choice, 6(1), 143-145.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). A review of Principals Matter: A guide to school, family, and

community partnerships by Mavis Sanders and Steven Sheldon. Journal of School Public

Relations, 31(1), 173-175.

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PUBLICATIONS: NON-REFEREED

Lewis, W. D., & Solomon, M. (2014). Lewis vs. Solomon: Does Kentucky need charter schools?

Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions.

Available at: http://www.bipps.org/lewis-vs-solomon-kentucky-need-charter-schools/

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Kentucky general assembly considers innovation bills in 2012.

Kentucky School Leader.

Lewis, W. D., & Heiner, H. (2012, February 27). Don’t believe disinformation about charter

schools. Lexington Herald-Leader. Available at:

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/27/2085668/dont-believe-disinformation-about.html

Lewis, W. D., & Heiner, H. (2012, January 29). Why public charter schools are important:

Thousands of at risk children hurt by opponents of change. Louisville Courier

Journal. Available at: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120130/OPINION04/301300039?odyssey=mod%7Cmostcom

Peabody, M, Hutchens, N. H., Lewis, W. D., Deffendall, M. (2011). First-generation college

students at the University of Kentucky. Available at:

http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=packe

Lewis, W. D. (2011). No more NCLB: Looking ahead to the reauthorization of the

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Kentucky School Leader,

Spring/Summer, 16-17.

Hutchens, N., Lewis, W. D., & Wilson, K. B. (2011). Introduction to the Kentucky Journal of

Higher Education Policy and Practice. Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy and

Practice, 1(1), 1-3. Available at:

http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=kjhepp

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS

Lewis, W. D. (2009). Post-punctuation: The evolution of charter school policy in North

Carolina. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Raleigh, NC. Available at

http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/3762/1/etd.pdf

PRESENTATIONS: REFEREED

Marshall, J., Cosner, S., Hackman, D., Ingle, W. K., & Lewis, W. D. (2015). Individual and

institutional challenges and strategies for educational leadership preparation program

coordinators: A critical conversation. A symposium held at the Annual Convention of

the University Council for Educational Administration, San Diego, CA.

Marshall, J., Beard, K., Ingle, W. K., Lewis, W. D., Peters, A., Radd, S., & Scanlan, M. (2015).

Integrating spirituality, work, and not-work in educational leadership: A critical

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conversation. A symposium held at the Annual Convention of the University Council for

Educational Administration, San Diego, CA.

Lewis, W. D., Hollis, E., Jones, W.A, & Hutchens, N.H. (2014). Increasing faculty diversity at

research universities, strategically. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the

University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.

Lewis, W. D., Hollis, E., Jones, W.A, & Hutchens, N.H. (2014). Increasing faculty diversity in

colleges of education, strategically. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the

University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.

Marshall, J., Beard, K. S., Hafner, M., Ingle, W. K., Lewis, W. D., Peters-Hawkins, A., Scanlan,

M., & Theoharis, G. (2014). Exploring the faith and work of education faculty: A critical

conversation. A symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the University

Council for Educational Administration, Washington, DC.

Brady, K. P., Cambre, B. M., & Lewis, W. D. (2014). The disciplinary legal landscape of post

Katrina New Orleans’ public charter schools: Exercising disciplinary autonomy or

exclusionary “pushout” practices? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, PA.

Hutchens, N., Jones, W., & Lewis, W. D. (2013). Non-tenure track faculty in faculty senate

bylaws and constitutions: An exploratory study. Paper to be presented at the annual

meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), St. Louis, MO

Rous, B., Lewis, W. D., Nash, J., & Robbins, V. (2013). Using an implementation-informed

framework to build university leadership preparation programs. Poster to be presented at

the Global Implementation Conference, Washington, DC.

Lewis, W. D., Oliver, S. T., & Burris, J. L. (2012). Not for us: An exploratory study of black

male undergraduates’ lived experiences. To be presented at the annual meeting of the

American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Lewis, W. D., & Jones, T. (2011). The evolution of US federal government involvement in

education: The growing role and significance of the federal government in public

schooling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Symposium on

Education Reform, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Lewis, W. D., Bjork, L. G., Zhao, Y., & Chi, B. (2011). An exploratory study of the

establishment and functioning of parent councils in Beijing schools. Paper presented at

the annual meeting of the International Symposium on Education Reform, East China

Normal University, Shanghai, China.

Lewis, W. D. (2011). Principal selection in Kentucky: Balancing democratic decision-making

and professional judgment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American

Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

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Lewis, W. D. (2010). Re-Imagining educational leadership. Presentation at the annual meeting

of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). Unresolved issues: School-based decision making in Kentucky (Part I).

Presentation at the International Symposium on Education Reform, Johannesburg, South

Africa.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). Unresolved issues: School-based decision making in Kentucky (Part II).

Presentation at the International Symposium on Education Reform, Mpumalanga, South

Africa.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). Funding charter schools: How North Carolina compares. Presented at the

annual meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE),

Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Richardson, J. W., Lewis, N., & Lewis, W. D. (2010). The academy’s dirty little secrets:

Lessons for those seeking careers and advancement in higher education (phase two).

Presentation at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on Education,

Honolulu, HI.

Lewis, W. D., & Young, T. V. (2009). Post-punctuation politics: The evolution of charter school

policy in North Carolina. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University

Council for Educational Administration, Anaheim, CA.

Sanders, M., Lewis, W., & Young, T. V. (2009). The politics of access: Factors leading to

North Carolina’s House Bill 1183’s placement on the state legislative agenda. Paper

to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,

San Diego, CA.

Young, T. V., Lewis, W., & Sanders, M. (2009). The politics of coalitions in state educational

policymaking: The formation, maintenance, and importance of short and long-term

coalitions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational

Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Lewis, W. D. (2008). An exploratory analysis of North Carolina charter school coalitions.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association,

New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, W. D., Young, T. V., & Sanders, M. S. (2008). Belief structures of North Carolina school

choice and traditional public school Advocacy Coalitions. Paper presented at the annual

meeting of the University Council of education administration, Orlando, FL.

Lewis, W. D., Young, T. V., Sanders, M. S. (2008). Spending patterns of administrators in North

Carolina charter schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University

Council of Education Administration, Orlando, FL.

Young, T. V., Lewis, W. D., & Sanders, M. (2008). The political advantages of structural

holes: Linking disconnected groups to gain influence. Paper presented at the annual

meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Orlando, FL.

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Young, T.V., Lewis, W. D., Tate, N.M., Thomas, S., & Grant, P. (2008). The art of agenda

setting: Governors’ rhetoric in educational agenda setting. Paper presented at the annual

meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Young, T.V., Lewis, W., Grant, C.P., Tate, N. & Thomas, S. (2007). The craft of causal stories:

Understanding how governors promote their educational agendas. Paper presented at

the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration,

Alexandria, VA.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS & KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: NON-REFEREED

Lewis, W. D. (Jan 2017). Public Charter School Policy. Invited participant in panel discussion on

education African Americans in Louisville, KY. University of Louisville College of Arts

& Sciences, Louisville, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (Jan 2017). ABCs of Public Charter Schools. Presentation to the Republican

Caucus of the Kentucky House of Representatives. Kentucky Chamber of Commerce,

Frankfort, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (Jan 2017). Owning student success. Keynote address at Western Kentucky

University’s annual Student Success Summit. Bowling Green, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (Aug 2016). Got Get It. Keynote address to students and staff in Fulton County

Public Schools Opening Day. Fulton, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2014). Understanding the micropolitics of your educational organization. Victory

Over Violence Conference, Louisville, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2013). Charter schools: The national landscape and policy options for Kentucky.

Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Policy Conference.

Lewis, W. D. (2013). Charter schools: Possibilities for Kentucky. Presentation to the Kentucky

General Assembly’s Joint Education Committee. Frankfort, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2013). How to Navigate the Academy while Maintaining Your Identity. Special

session panelist at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational

Administration, Indianapolis, IN.

Lewis, W. D. (2013). Advice on the dissertation from alumni. Special session panelist at the

annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. Indianapolis,

IN

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Leadership for schools as inclusive communities. Workshop at the annual

meeting of the National Council on Educating Black Children. Kansas City, MO.

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Lewis, W. D. (2012). Kentucky’s adoption of Common Core Standards: What does it mean for

us? Presentation to March regional meeting of the Governor’s Minority College

Awareness Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Funding charter schools: Details from proposed HB 77 & national areas

of concern. Presentation at a charter school education session sponsored by the Kentucky

Black Alliance for Educational Options, Louisville, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2012). Charter schools: Could they make a difference in Louisville? The

Louisville Fourm.

Wilson, P., & Lewis, W. D. (2011). Beyond faculty publications and ETDs. Presentation at the

Key to Unlocking Scholarship: Institutional Repositories Conference. Lexington, KY.

Cherry, S., Scott, R., Lewis, W. D., & Powell, N. (2011). Creating a pipeline of diverse next

generation teachers and education leaders. Presentation at the Bowles Center for

Diversity Outreach Conference at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2011). The education change imperative for black children in Kentucky.

Presentation at a parent seminar sponsored by the Kentucky Black Alliance for

Educational Options, Louisville, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2011). What’s in a number: Crucial conversations around eliminating

achievement gaps. S. T. Roach Community Conversations, African American Studies and

Research Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). What are charter schools…Really? Presented at the AdvancED/UK

College of Education Innovation Summit, Lexington, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2010). School-community collaboration and Kentucky’s community early

childhood education councils. Keynote presentation to the annual meeting of the

Kentucky Community Early Childhood Councils, Frankfort, KY.

Lewis, W. D. (2009). School-community collaboration in the Commonwealth and beyond.

Presentation for the Annual Carter G. Woodson Lecture Series, African American

Studies and Research Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

NEWS MEDIA MENTIONS

McLaren, M. (2017). When will charter schools open in Kentucky? What we know a year after

the law was passed. Courier-Journal (Louisville). Available at: https://www.courier-

journal.com/story/news/education/2018/01/11/charter-schools-kentucky-questions-answers-

regulations/905421001/

Spears, V. H. (2017). ‘There’s no fixing it.’ As coal falls, Appalachian schools face dire choices.

Lexington Herald-Leader. Available at:

http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article168164652.html

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Spears, V. H. (2017). Bevin names four advisor to Kentucky Board of Education. Lexington

Herald-Leader. Available at:

http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article154580804.html

Clark, K. (2017). Following executive order, Gov. Matt Bevin appoints non-voting advisers to

Board of Education. Courier-Journal (Louisville).Available at: https://www.courier-

journal.com/story/news/local/2017/06/05/following-executive-order-bevin-appoints-non-voting-

advisors-board-education/372600001/

Clark, K. (2017). Ky looks north for charter school inspiration. Courier-Journal (Louisville).

Available at: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-

legislature/2017/01/21/ky-looks-north-charter-school-inspiration/95426646/

Ross. A. (2017). Gov. Matt Bevin’s advisory council on charter schools gets into the nitty gritty.

Courier-Journal (Louisville). Available at: https://www.courier-

journal.com/story/news/education/2018/01/11/charter-schools-kentucky-questions-answers-

regulations/905421001/

Waters, J. (2014). Learning gaps widen the ‘freedom gap.” Bowling Green Daily News.

Available at: http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/learning-gaps-widen-

freedom-gap/article_bfe477da-864d-5bae-9cc4-99140373c91f.html

Schmidt, P. (2013). University adjuncts are often denied a share of shared governance, study

finds. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at:

http://chronicle.com/article/University-Adjuncts-Are-Often/142917/

Weber, D. (2013). Charter school advocates’ pitch to legislators: Go bod and scores could rise.

Pure Politics with Ryan Alessi. Available at: http://mycn2.com/politics/charter-school-

advocates-pitch-to-legislators-go-bold-and-scores-could-rise

Katayama, D. (2013). Hal Heiner launches second charter school organization ahead of

Louisville panel. WFPL News. Available at: http://wfpl.org/post/hal-heiner-launches-

second-charter-school-organization-ahead-louisville-panel

Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy. (2013). Dr. Wayne Lewis talks charter schools. Available

at: http://www.bipps.org/dr-wayne-lewis-talks-charter-schools-to-kentucky-legislators/

Lord, J. (2012, January 11). Hal Heiner leads efforts to open Kentucky to charter schools: House

committee may debate bill, chairman says. Louisville Courier Journal. Available at:

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301110112

Katayama, D. (2012, January 11). Louisville forum hears charter school debate. WFPL News.

Available at:

http://www.wfpl.org/2012/01/11/louisville-forum-hears-charter-school-debate/

Warren, J. (2012, January 11). TV ad campaign encourages Kentucky lawmakers to take up

charter schools legislation. Lexington Herald-Leader. Available at:

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/01/11/2023499/tv-ad-campaign-encourages-kentucky.html

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Muhammad, P. K. (2011). Your child may be eligible for free tutoring. The Key Newsjournal.

Available at: http://keyconversationsradio.com/?p=3258

Warren, J. (2011, August 2). National educators meet with blacks in Lexington to promote

charter schools. Lexington Herald-Leader. Available at: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/08/02/1831575/national-educators-meet-with-blacks.html

Davis, M. (2011, July 17). There’s no better time for an educational summit than now. Lexington

Herald-Leader. Available at:

http://www.kentucky.com/2011/07/17/1813692/merlene-davis-theres-no-better.html

INTERNET WEB SITES AND BLOGS

The Education Policy Matters Blog. Available at: http://educationpolicymatters.com

EXTERNAL GRANTS/CONTRACTS/PROGRAM EVALUATIONS: FUNDED

Program: The Young Male Leadership Academy (YMLA) at Western Kentucky University

Client: Minority Teacher Recruitment Center, Western Kentucky University

Year: 2012-Present

Role: External Evaluator

Program: Call Me Mister Academic Leadership Academy

Client: Call Me Mister Program, Eastern Kentucky University

Year: 2012-Present

Role: External Evaluator

Program: Engineering and Technology Career Exploration Camp

Client: College of Education, Georgetown College

Year: 2012-Present

Role: External Evaluator

Measuring Customer Satisfaction

Client: Community Ventures Corporation

Year: 2012

Role: Member of the Consultant Team (with B. Rous & J. Bathon)

TEACHING AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT

University Courses

NC State University ELP 344: Schools & Society (undergraduate)

Kaplan University SNS 503: Teaching Students with Behavior Disorders (graduate)

University of Kentucky EDL 601: Intro to School Leadership and Admin (graduate)

EDL 646: School-Community Collaboration (graduate)

EDL 634: Human Resources Development in Edu Orgs (graduate)

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EDL 751: Foundations of Inquiry (graduate)

EDL 703: Leading Organizational Change (graduate)

EDL 704: Politics of Educational Leadership (graduate)

EDL 706: Leadership for Learning Centered Schools (graduate)

EDL 771: ST: Survey Methods for Educational Leaders (graduate)

EDL 771: ST: Qualitative Research in Ed. Leaders (graduate)

EDL 771: ST: Quantitative Research in Ed. Leadership (graduate)

EDL 771: ST: Action Research I for Ed. Leaders (graduate)

EDL 771: ST: Action Research II for Ed. Leaders (graduate)

ELS 600: Leadership for Learning-Centered Schools (graduate)

ELS 616: Schools as Inclusive Communities (graduate)

KHP 781: Managing Diversity in Sport Organizations (graduate)

DOCTORAL STUDENT ADVISING

Advisor & Chair Dr. Jennifer Green (completed 2016)

Dr. Sarah Jill Page (completed 2016)

Dr. Ericka Hollis (completed 2016)

Trisha Clement Montgomery (EdD Candidate)

Jennifer Markin (PhD Candidate)

Dr. Rebecca Roach (completed 2017)

Dr. Todd Hurst (completed 2017)

Yvette Kell (PhD Candidate)

Courtney Andrews (PhD Candidate)

Dr. Jason Wheatley (completed 2017)

Tanja Bibbs (PhD Candidate)

Anne Clark (PhD Candidate)

Kristel Simon Smith

Sarah Roberts

Natasha Davis

Joshua Hayes (EdD Candidate)

Andrea Deal

Amanda Siebert

Co-Chair Dr. Richard Mensah (completed 2016)

Dr. Susan McLaughlin (completed 2012)

Dr. Deborah Murray (completed 2012)

Twanjua Jones

Committee Member Dr. Lisa Eddy (completed 2011)

Dr. Ryan Clark (completed 2014)

Dr. Nada Majzoub (completed 2013)

Dr. Amanda Ellis (completed 2013)

Dr. Todd Baldwin (completed 2016)

Dr. Anysia Ensslen (completed 2013)

Dr. Jeff Stamper (completed 2015)

Dr. Howard Lloyd (completed 2013)

Dr. Michael Peabody (completed 2014)

Dr. Reneau Wagner (completed 2016)

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Dr. Erin Tipton (completed 2016)

Dr. Andrea Borregard (completed 2016)

Dr. Soraya Cooper Matthews (completed 2016)

Dr. Karen Thomas (completed 2016)

Dr. Melissa Wainwright (completed 2016)

Dr. Victoria Sherif (completed 2016)

Dr. Emina Herovic (completed 2016)

Dr. Gavin Washington (completed 2016)

Curt Rees (PhD Candidate)

Todd Norton (PhD Candidate)

Dr. Chithra Adams (completed 2016)

Dr. Carrie Morris (completed 2017)

Cari Boyd (PhD Candiate)

Falynn Thompson (PhD Candidate)

Natasha Murray (PhD Candidate)

Jared Black (PhD Candidate)

Dr. Sara Heintzelman (completed 2017)

Marjorie Johnson (PhD Candidate)

Tanya Jury

External Examiner Dr. James Travis McDearmon (completed 2011)

Dr. Lewis Burke (complete 2013)

Dr. Michael Stapleton (completed 2013)

Dr. Susan Berry (completed 2013)

Dr. Alissa Young (completed 2013)

EDUCATION SPECIALIST (EDS) DEGREE ADVISING

Committee Chair Renee Corales (completed 2013)

Paula Smith (completed 2013)

Patrick Heintz (completed 2011)

Dana Hager (completed 2011)

Committee Member Pamela Long (completed 2013)

Adam Stephens (completed 2013)

Jenny Lynn Varner Hatter (completed 2010)

Ann Morgan (completed 2011)

Carrie Wade (completed 2011)

Wendy Berryman (completed 2011)

Dana Hager (completed 2011)

Dylan Paul (completed 2011)

Suzanne Ray (completed 2011)

Lisa Smith (completed 2011)

Don Reid (completed 2011)

Sharon Jackman (completed 2011)

MASTERS DEGREE COMMITTEES

Chair Joshua Sparks (completed 2013)

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Matthew Chojnacki (completed 2013)

Beth Lee (completed 2013)

Katherine Marinangeli (completed 2013)

Mary Fielding (completed 2012)

Courtney White (completed 2012)

Matthew Foster (completed 2010)

Laura Foster (completed 2010)

Jennifer Smith (completed 2010)

Jennifer Donnelly (completed 2010)

Zachary Donnelly (completed 2010)

Ryan McCoy (completed 2010)

Amanda Underwood (completed 2011)

Member Erin Ashcraft (completed 2015)

Norris, Dawn (completed 2014)

Guest, Andrew (completed 2014)

Boothby, Brandi (completed 2014)

Kelley, Kevin (completed 2014)

Jacob Lewellen (completed 2014)

Alicia Domangue (completed 2014)

Kegan Nall (completed 2014)

Patrick Dove (completed 2013)

Jarad Foglesong (completed 2013)

Scott Geisinger (completed 2013)

Zachary Bronger (completed 2013)

Justin Welch (completed 2013)

Sean Pickard (completed 2013)

Gary Hall (completed 2013)

Joseph Payne (completed 2013)

Delora Severance (completed 2013)

Crystal Dean (completed 2013)

Michael Payne (completed 2013)

Benjamin Vanderhorst (completed 2013)

Laurie Vennes (completed 2012)

Katrina Kinman (completed 2012)

Michael Birchett (completed 2012)

Falynn Thompson (completed 2012)

Jennifer Fish (completed 2010)

Matthew Grimes (completed 2010)

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HONORS PROGRAM-UNDERGRADUATE

Faculty Advisor Bryley Murphy (2011-2012)

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STATE-LEVEL LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

Kentucky Board of Education, gubernatorial appointed advisor, 2017-2018

Commonwealth Preservation Trades Board, Member, 2017-Present

Student Services Subcommittee, Chair, 2017-Present

Kentucky Charter Schools Advisory Council, Chair, 2017-2018

Kentucky Early Childhood Advisory Council, Education Secretary’s Designee, 2016-2018

Professional Development Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2017-2018

Mobilizing Resources Subcommittee, Member, 2016-2018

Investment Subcommittee, Member, 2016-2018

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Jackson Scholars Mentor, University Council for Educational Administration, 2013-Present

American Society for Public Administration, 2001-2003, 2013-Present

Kentucky Journal of Higher Education Policy & Practice, Co-Founding Faculty Editor,

2012-2014; 2015-2016

Kentucky Charter Schools Association (KCSA), Chair, Board of Directors, 2013-2015

American Educational Research Association, Div A Sec 2 Program Chair, 2012

American Educational Research Association, Div A Dissertation Awards Committee, 2012, 2013

Journal of School-Public Relations, Editorial Board, 2012-Present

Educational Policy, Reviewer, 2012-Present

International Journal of Leadership in Education, Reviewer, 2012-Present

Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, Reviewer, 2012-Present

American Politics Research, Reviewer, 2012-Present

Journal of Equity in Education, Reviewer, 2010-Present

Current Issues in Education, Reviewer, 2010-Present

American Educational Research Association (AERA), Divisions A & L: Member, 2007-Present

American Political Science Association, Member, 2007-2010

Southern Political Science Association, Member, 2007-2010

Politics of Education Association, Member, 2007-Present

Charter Schools Special Interest Group, AERA, 2010-Present

University Council for Educational Administration, Member, 2007-Present

Council for Exceptional Children, Member, 2003-Present

Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, Member, 2003-Present

North Carolina Association of Educators, Member, 2007-2009

Professional Educators of North Carolina, Member, 2006-2007

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, Member, 2003-2005

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

University of Kentucky Strategic Planning, Diversity Implementation Committee, 2015

University of Kentucky Faculty Forward Working Group, Co-Chair, 2014-2016

University of Kentucky Graduate Council, 2014-2016

University of Kentucky Senate, 2012-2016

Joint Committee on Honorary Doctorates (UK), 2012-2015

University Senate Academic Priorities and Planning Committee (UK), 2014-2016

University of Kentucky Persistence and Completion Committee, 2013-2014

University of Kentucky First Scholars Program Strategic Partners Committee, 2012-2016

Senate Admissions and Academic Standards Committee, University of Kentucky, 2012-2013

Afr-American & Africana Studies Advisory Committee, University of Kentucky, 2011-Present

Afr-American & Africana Studies/Political Science/Sociology Search Committee, 2014-2015

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Afr-American & Africana Studies/History Faculty Search Committee, 2014

Afr-American & Africana Studies/Gender & Women’s Studies, Department Manager Search

Committee, 2013

Afr-American & Africana Studies Faculty Search Committee, University of Kentucky, 2013

Courses & Curricula Committee, College of Education, University of Kentucky, 2012-2015

Course Evaluation Work Group, College of Education, University of Kentucky, 2012-2013

Black Male Success Initiative, Steering Committee Member, University Kentucky, 2009-2012

Faculty and Student Recognition Committee, Chair, College of Education, University of

Kentucky, 2015-2016

Library Committee, College of Education, University of Kentucky, 2011-2013

Inclusiveness Committee, College of Education, University of Kentucky, 2010-2011

Scholarship Committee, College of Education, University of Kentucky, 2009-2013

Teaching Awards Committee, College of Education, North Carolina State University, 2008-2009

Committee on Multicultural Affairs and Diversity, College of Education, North Carolina State

University, 2008-2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE

The Nathaniel Mission, Board of Directors, Kentucky Conference, United Methodist Church,

2017-Present

Wesley Foundation at Kentucky State University, Board of Directors, Kentucky State University,

2015-Present

Kentucky Conference United Methodist Church, Higher Education Committee, 2012-2014

Kentuckians Advocating Reform in Education (KARE), Board of Directors, 2011-2012

Race for Education, Advisory Board, 2012-Present

Elkhorn Crossing School (Georgetown, KY), Media Arts Advisory Council, 2010-Present

Woodford County High School (KY), Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department

Advisory Council, 2010-2013

Young Professionals, Lexington-Fayette Urban League, Member, 2009-2011

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Eta Alpha Sigma Chapter, Member, 1999-Present

Breckenridge Elementary School (Lexington, KY), Great African-American Read-In, 2011

Booker T. Washington Academy (Lexington, KY), Mentor, 2009-2010

HONORS AND AWARDS

Teachers Who Make A Difference Award, University of Kentucky, 2013

Rick Hess Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings, #154 (tie), 2013

Men Making A Difference Award, African and Africana Studies Program (UKY), 2011

Dissertation of the Year Finalist, Politics of Education Association, 2010

Barbara L. Jackson Scholar, University Council for Educational Administration, 2007-2009

STUDENT HONORS AND AWARDS

Rebecca Roach (Chair): Nominated as a Clark Seminar Scholar, University Council for

Educational Administration, 2013

Twanjua Jones (Co-Chair): Nominated and selected as a Barbara L. Jackson Scholar, University

Council for Educational Administration, 2013-2015

Twanjua Jones (Co-Chair): Nominated and selected as a Clark Seminar Scholar, University

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