Presentations
2024
Presenter, “SACSCOC Off-site Review: Fifth-year Interim Preparation and Response Plan.” 2024 Faculty and Instructional StaD Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
2024
Presenter, Organizing and Executing an Effective Compliance Report.” 2024 SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.
2023
Presenter, “Financial Exigency: Developing Instructional Cost-Saving Strategies During Fiscal Distress.” 2023 HBCU Executive Leadership Institute, Atlanta, GA.
2020
Presenter, “Shifting Sands: Faculty Readiness to Transition from Face-to- Face to Remote/Online Modalities.” 2020 HBCU Faculty Development Network, Virtual, Zoom Conference.
2020
Presenter, “The Relationship Between Perceived Leadership Styles of Principals and Teacher Retention and Satisfaction.” 2020 HBCU Faculty Development Network, Virtual, Zoom Conference.
2019
Presenter, “Attracting and Retaining Faculty at a Comprehensive Urban HBCU: Trends, Challenges, and Implications.” 2019 American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE) National Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
2019
Presenter, “In Rarefied Air” – Among the 1% of Institutions in Compliance with Standard
6.2.a Faculty Qualifications.” 2019 SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.
2019
Presenter, “Organizing and Executing: Preparing for a Successful Compliance.” 2019 SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas.
2019
Presenter, “Organizing and Executing: Preparing for a Successful Compliance Review.” 2019 HBCU Faculty Development Network, Houston, Texas.
2019
Presenter, “Curriculum Mapping: A Process to Define, Document, Demonstrate and Improve the Coherence of Program Curricula.” 2019 HBCU Faculty Development Network, Houston, Texas.
2018
Presenter (October), “Faculty Retention and Best Practices.” HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference, Jackson, Mississippi.
2018
Presenter (October), “The Cultivating Academic Wellness with Self-Regulation at a Minority Serving Institution.” HBCU Faculty Development Network Conference, Jackson, Mississippi.
2017
Presenter, “SACSCOC Compliance Certification Preparation and Response Readiness Plan.” NSU Fall Opening Conference, Norfolk, Virginia.
2017
Presenter, “SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Workshop.” Norfolk State University, Norfolk Virginia.
2016
Presenter, “It’s a Fire!: Building upon Students’ Cultural Experiences with Innovative Classroom-Ready Lessons.” Old Dominion University’s Writing Conference, Norfolk, Virginia.
2016
Presenter, “Collaborative Learning: A Tool to Enhance and Showcase Student Literacy.” Virginia Association of English, Hampton, Virginia.
2015
Presenter, “Testing Digital Story Methods in Developing Critical Thinking Skills.” Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2015
Presenter, “Academic Assessment Cycle: Continuous Educational Improvement through Data-driven Decision Making.” Wytheville Community College, Wytheville Virginia.
2015
Presenter, “Electronic Portfolio: Faculty Evaluation and Development Plan.” Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, Virginia.
2014
Presenter, “Literature-Based Writing Assignments: Combining the Old and the New.”
45th Annual Conference, Virginia Association of Teacher of English, Williamsburg, Virginia.
2014
Presenter, “Stimulating Academic Success and Student Retention through Advancement of Mentoring First-Year Students.” Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) at the University of Oklahoma.
2013
Presenter, “Educating All Students at Minority Serving Institutions: A National Convening.” Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania’s (UPENN) Center for Minority Serving Institutions and Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey.
2013
Presenter, “Curriculum Mapping: A Process to Define, Document, Demonstrate, and Improve the Pathways to Student Success.” 2013 SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
2013
Presenter, “Leading the Way to College Completion: Models of Success Project.” USA Funds Symposium, Tampa, Florida.
2012
Presenter, “Engaging 21st Century Learners: Lessons from an Empirical Assessment of Digital Story Pedagogy in an English Literature Course.” Annual Conference Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Richmond, Virginia.
2012
Presenter, “Summer Bridge: A Model for Impacting Student Retention.” The National Symposium on Student Retention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2012
Presenter, “Digital Story Implementation in Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills: An Empirical Study.” EPI Retention 2011: An International Conference on Student Success, Orlando, FL.
2012
Presenter, “Extending the Bridge: Stimulating Academic Success and Student Retention through Advancement of Mentoring First-Year Students.” International Conference on the First-Year Experience, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2012
Presenter, “Campus-wide Synergism: A Model for Promoting Student Success.” National Association of Student Affairs Professionals: 58th Annual Conference, Norfolk, Virginia.
2012
Presenter, “Enhancing the Transition from High School to College for African-American Freshmen.” University of Pittsburgh Colloquium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2012
Presenter, “Models of Success Program: Building the Capacity to Ensure Student Success.” USA Funds Symposium, Dallas, Texas.
2011
Presenter, “Curriculum Mapping: A Methodology to Define, Document, Demonstrate, and Improve the Coherence of Program Curricula.” 2011 SACSCOC Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
2011
Presenter, “High-Impact Practices (HIPs) in the General Education Classroom: Challenges and Strategies.” 35th Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, Atlanta, Georgia.
2011
Presenter, “Helping Children Learn to Read: Community Empowerment in Improving School-Age Literacy.” Windsor Elementary School, Windsor, VA.
2011
Presenter, “Summer Bridge: An Empirical Study of a Summer Orientation Program for Achieving Student Retention.” EPI Retention 2011: An International Conference on Student Success, San Diego, CA.
2011
Presenter, “Effective Approaches to Cutting School District Budgets While Maximizing District Performance.” National School Board Association 71st Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
2011
Presenter, “Writing Assignments That Promote Self-Discovery and Empathy.” Old Dominion University 32nd Annual Spring Writing Conference on the Teaching of Writing, Norfolk, Virginia.
2010
Presenter, “21st Century Youth Culture: The Hidden Curriculum to Improve Student Success.” National Alliance of Black School Educators 38th Annual Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
2010
Presenter, “Nigrescence Theory Dramatized in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle.” 18th Annual National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates Conference, Baton Rouge, LA.
2010
Presenter, “iTeach: Exploring New Ways of Teaching with Technology in the Language Classroom.” 41st Annual Conference Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
2010
Presenter, “Compressed Workweeks, Expanded Workdays: Campus Reactions to the Four-Day Workweek.” 35th Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, Poster Session.
2010
Presenter, “Help-Seeking and Help-Giving Behaviors at Tutorial Sessions: Tutors’ Perspective.” 23rd International Conference on The First-Year Experience, Maui, Hawaii.
2010
Presenter, “Engagement Calibration: Gaps between College Expectations and Experiences of First-Year Students.” 29th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, Denver, Colorado.
2009
Presenter, “Technology and Engaged Learning: 21st Century Technology in Language Classrooms.” 40th Annual Conference Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Williamsburg, Virginia.
2009
Presenter, “Beyond the Customer Service: Making Your School the Inviting Place Through Enhanced Collegiality.” Chesterfield Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Norfolk, Virginia.
2008
Presenter, “Best Practices for Integrating Technology: Examining New Technologies Applied to Language Classrooms.” 39th Annual Virginia Association of Teachers of English Conference, Roanoke, Virginia.
2008
Presenter, “Language and Vocabulary: Understanding African American Speech.” A Tribute to August Wilson: Theater as a Forum for Debating Race Conference, Virginia Stage Company at the Wells Theater, Norfolk, Virginia.