Temika Michael Simmons EDUCATION Ph.D.*

Temika Michael Simmons
Office: Delta State University
Ewing Hall #349, P.O., Box 3142
1003 W. Sunflower Rd., Cleveland, MS 38733
(662) 846-4365 (o); 662-846-4549 (f)
[email protected]
Home: 604 S. Washington Ave.
Greenville, MS 38701
(202) 492-4123 (c)
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D.*
Howard University, Educational Psychology
December 2009
*Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools’ 2011 Distinguished Dissertation Award
M.Ed.
Howard University, Educational Psychology
May 2003
B.S.E.
Jackson State University, Elementary Education
May 2000
Michigan State University
June 1998
Summer Study Abroad: Harare, Zimbabwe
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
teaching
Assistant Professor of Psychology
August 2010-present
Delta State University
Division of Counselor Education & Psychology, Cleveland, MS
Duties: maintain a 4-3 course load in undergraduate & graduate psychology courses;
advise undergraduate majors; supervise graduate student research; advise student groups;
provide divisional, college and university service; pursue grant funding.
Instructor of Psychology
August 2009 – July 2010
Delta State University
Division of Counselor Education & Psychology, Cleveland, MS
Duties: maintained a 4-4 course load in undergraduate psychology courses; advised
undergraduate majors; advised student groups; provided divisional, college and university
service; pursued grant funding.
Pre-faculty Teaching Fellow
July 2007 – May 2008
Hope College
Departments of Psychology & Education, Holland, MI
Duties: maintained a 1-1 course load in the departments of psychology and education
during; received career preparatory training and professional development mentorship
from psychology faculty; advised student groups; observed and participated in
departmental and faculty senate meetings; served as Faculty Mentor for the Women of
Virtue/Men of Honor student group.
Administrative
Psychology Program Coordinator
June 2014-present
Delta State University
Division of Counselor Education & Psychology, Cleveland, MS
Duties: plan/coordinate/facilitate/document faculty meetings; maintain & enforce policies
of Data Integrity Committee; support & participate in student recruitment activities;
faculty/student liaison for student organizations (i.e., Psi Chi, Psychology Club); provide
programmatic updates for university website; assist Department Chair in coordinating
course schedules; provide programmatic support of the psychological lab; coordinate
faculty searches; mentor new faculty; assign faculty advisors.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AGEM Site Coordinator
June 2008 – August 2009
Jackson State University
Division of Graduate Studies – Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi
National Science Foundation Grant Award No. 0450362 ($4,412,614.00)
Duties: created and implemented retention & mentoring activities for graduate students in
STEM fields via professional development workshops and seminars; provided faculty,
staff & students with resources for off-campus fellowships, funding, and postdoctoral
opportunities; managed financial documents for student travel to STEM conferences &
events outside of the university; assisted in organizing the Southern Regional Education
Board’s annual, 3-day Winter Scholar Symposium hosted at Jackson State University (a
professional development and training conference attended by more than 250 graduate
students of color in STEM fields; planned & coordinated the 2-day AGEM Summer
Institute (a professional development & networking conference) attended by over 125
STEM graduate students, faculty, and staff from Mississippi’s research institutions.
Maintained and reported programmatic activities to funding agency.
Classroom Teacher – 7th Grade Reading/Writing
January 2000 – May 2001
Rosa Scott Middle School
Madison County Schools, Madison, MS
Duties: Developed and presented classroom lessons and activities for more than 110
students in written communications; provided remediation and enrichment opportunities
(2 class periods) for poor performing students; participated in professional development
workshops, seminars, and CEU training sessions; utilized a variety of teaching strategies
to enhance student learning including: student authorship and the creation of an original
children’s storybook (presented and read by the authors in local elementary school
classrooms), theater and acting, culinary activities, problem-based learning, group
activities, individual projects, portfolio development, and lecture.
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Mississippi State Educator License #168750, Class AAAA
2010-2015
Endorsements: K-8 Education; Social Studies, English, Psychology (grades 7-12)
Graduate Certificate in College & University Faculty Preparation
2009
Howard University Graduate School
Mississippi State Educator License, #168750, Class A
2000-2005
Endorsements: K-8 Education; Social Studies & English (grades 7-12)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
Certificate in Blended Learning
DSU Office of Information Technology (OIT) Blended Teacher Academy
2014
HONORS & DISTINCTIONS
Delta State University IHL Diversity Award for Excellence
Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning
2014
Distinguished Dissertation Award
Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS) & UMI Proquest
2011
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OVERVIEW OF COURSES TAUGHT
Delta State University
EPY 341
GST 100
PSY 101
PSY 307
PSY 313
PSY 330
PSY 492
EPY 601
Educational Psychology
Emerging Scholars,
General Psychology,
Developmental Psychology,
Psychology of Adolescence,
Research Methods I,
Special Topics: Psychology & Culture of American Hip Hop
Psychology of Learning (Graduate)
Hope College
ED 220
ED 221
PSY 230
PSY 231
Educational Psychology,
Educational Psychology Field Placement
Developmental Psychology,
Developmental Psychology Practicum
Howard University
HUDV 095
Human Development & Family Policy
PUBLICATIONS
Simmons, T.M. (2009). The Preparing Future Faculty Program (PFF): Examining relationships
and regressions among professional identity, career expectations, and teaching efficacy
(Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
(Accession No. AAT 3396354)
Michael, T.M. (2007). [Review of the book Beyond the Big House: African American Educators
on Teacher Education, by G. Ladson-Billings]. Journal of Negro Education, 76(4), 623625.
PRESENTATIONS
Professional Conferences
Simmons, T. (2014, April). Are the Clark Doll Studies Still Relevant?: An Examination of SelfEsteem & Motivation among Students in the Mississippi Delta. Presentation made at the
33rd annual F.E. Woodall Spring Conference for Helping Professions. Delta State
University, Cleveland, MS.
Williams, K. & Simmons, T. (2014, April). Examining the Psychological Outcomes for Students
Involved in School Shooting Simulation Exercises. Presentation made at the 33rd annual
F.E. Woodall Spring Conference for Helping Professions. Delta State University,
Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2014, March). Effective Messaging: Working with the Media to Support Racial
Healing and Racial Equity. Panel Presentation made at the first annual Winning the Race
Conference. Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
Zengaro, S., Zengaro, F., Ali, M., & Simmons, T. (2013, November). Using Critical Incidents
and Reflections to Evaluate Student Engagement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
for the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA) Pensacola, FL.
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Simmons, T., Thompson, M., & Whyte, A. (2012, November). Hip Hop and Politics. Panel
Presentation made at the Annual Delta Music Institute’s Hip Hop Conference. Delta State
University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2012, November). Dreamworlds 3: An Analysis of Sut Jhally’s View of Women in
Media. Film showing and Discussion Presentation made at the Annual Delta Music
Institute’s Hip Hop Conference. Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2012, February). Hip Hop Studies: A Pedagogical Pathway to Teaching Racial
Identity in Rural Mississippi. Presentation made at the 11th Annual Southeastern
Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education. Georgia Southern
University, Savannah, GA.
Simmons, T. (2011, November). Hop Studies: A Pedagogical Pathway to Teaching Racial
Identity and Social Consciousness. Presentation made at the 2011 Urban Education
Conference. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T. (2011, September). The 9th Grade Bleed: Utilizing the Talent Development
Approach to Education to Better Understand Student Attrition and other Academic
Failures in Mississippi’s Middle & High Schools. Paper Presented at the 20th annual
National Evaluation Institute’s Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability &
Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) Conference. University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.
Simmons, T. (2011, September). Black Masculinity & Hip Hop: Intersections of Music, Voice,
Culture, and Struggle. Panel Moderator for Panel Presentation made at the Delta Music
Institute’s Annual Hip Hop Conference. Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
Drury, S., Hutchens, S., Shuttlesworth, D., and Simmons, T. (2011, February). iPhone, iPad,
iP.O.D. (Professors on Demand): Infusing Realistic Expectations in the Millennial Student.
Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of
Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
Simmons, T. (2011, February). The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program: Examining
Relationships and Regressions Among Professional Identity, Career Expectations, and
Teaching Efficacy. 41st Annual Meeting of the Council of Historically Black Graduate
Schools, Huntsville, AL.
Simmons, T. (2009, October). Preparing to Navigate the Academic Job Market. South Central
Regional Conference of the National Black Graduate Student Association. Jackson State
University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T. (2009, October). Cyberspace: A New Meeting Place for Student Orientation and
Advising. Annual Meeting of the National Academic Advisor’s Association. Mississippi
State University. Starkville, MS.
Simmons, T. (2008, November). Cyberspace: A New Meeting Place for Student Orientation and
Advising. Annual Mississippi Advisors’ Meeting. Mississippi State University. Starkville,
MS.
Taylor, O., Carter, T., Simmons, T., & Weiss, K. (2008, October). Preparing Future Faculty for
the Nation’s HBCUs: the Howard University Model. Fifteenth National HBCU Faculty
Development Symposium. Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.
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Beard, V., Heath A., Michael, T., Jensen, M. (2008, September). Panel Discussion on Graduate
School. Sponsored by the Pew Society. Hope College, Holland, MI.
Simmons, T. (2008, June). The Preparing Future Faculty Program: Opportunities for STEM
Students. Annual Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi Summer Institute. Jackson
State University, Jackson, MS.
Weiss, K. & Michael, T. (2007, March). Barriers for Junior Faculty in the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning. Georgia Southern Commons Conference in the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning. Georgia Southern University.
Michael, T. (2007, February). Miles to Go Mississippi: What are Ya’ll Gonna to do? Annual
Research Association for Minority Professors Conference, Washington, DC.
Michael, T. (2006, November). Understanding Teacher Efficacy: Implications for the Urban
Educator. Paper presented at the Urban Education Conference. Jackson State University,
Jackson, MS.
Michael, T. (2006, October). The Impact of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the
Preparation of Future Faculty: A Case Study. First Annual International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
Johnson II, W., Michael, T., & Weiss, K. (2006, October). Faculty Development for Future
Members of the HBCU Professoriate. Thirteenth National HBCU Faculty Development
Symposium. Prairie View A & M University, Houston, TX.
Michael, T. (2005, April). Talent Development Principles and the Vizionaires Literacy
Program: An Evaluation. Paper presented at the 2005 American Educational Research
Association’s Annual Conference. Montreal, Canada.
Michael, T. (2006, March). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): What Does
Research Say is Effective in STEM Disciplines? Paper presented at the International
Technology Education Association’s 68th Annual Conference. Baltimore, MD.
Presented Workshops & Training Sessions
Simmons, T., & Zengaro, S. (2014, April). Praxis Workshop: An Exam Overview. Presentation
made for secondary education majors in the College of Education Faculty. Delta State
University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2013, September). Coping with Stress: Part II. Presentation made for the Latasha
Norman Center’s Best Practice Series. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T. (2013, June). Coping with Stress: Part I. Presentation made for the Latasha
Norman Center’s Best Practice Series. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T., & Zengaro, S. (2013, April). Praxis Workshop: Review of the PLT. Presentation
made for secondary education majors in the College of Education Faculty. Delta State
University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T., & Zengaro, S. (2012, December). Praxis Workshop: Review of the PLT.
Presentation made for secondary education majors in the College of Education Faculty.
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
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Zengaro, S. & Simmons, T. (2012, October). Updates in Child Development. Presentation made
at the Annual College of Education Faculty Retreat. Delta State University, Cleveland,
MS.
Simmons, T. (2010, September). They’re driving me nuts! Identifying personal weakness and
bias for a more effective, stress reducing classroom teaching experience. Workshop
presentation for the Teacher Shortage Program sponsored by the Delta Health Alliance,
Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2010, February). Stress Management, America Reads Mississippi Member
Training, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Simmons, T. & Tchounwou, M. (2009, November). Understanding, Preparing for and
Navigating a Successful Academic Career. Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi
(AGEM) Summer Institute. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T. (2008, October). The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Teaching as
Research. Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM) Training Workshop.
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Simmons, T. (2008, August). Creating a Curriculum Vita. Louis Stokes MAMP Workshop.
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Invited Talks
Simmons, T. (2013, April). Keynote address delivered at the What is Right about the Mississippi
Delta symposium. Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.
Simmons, T. (2011, June). From Graduate Student to Faculty. Invited Presentation made at the
annual Preparing Future Faculty Summer Institute. Howard University, Washington, DC.
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Delta State University
President’s 2015 Race Relations Conference Committee
Faculty Senator (Senate Elections Subcommittee)
First Year Seminar Advisory Board
Provost’s Student Success Task Force
Subcommittee Chair: Academic Advising
Faculty Senate Committee Proxy
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Planning Team
Faculty & Staff Benefits Committee
Research Committee
DSU Career Fair Departmental Representative
Attendance & Grievance Appeals Committee (grad chair, 2011-2012)
Provost Search Committee Member
Textbook Committee
Jackson Academy College Career Fair Representative
2014-2015
2014-2017
2014
2014
2014
2013-2014
2011-2014
2010-2014
2012-2014
2009-2014
2010-2013
2013
2010-2012
2009
Delta State University College of Education & Human Sciences
New Faculty Mentor (Jonathan Westfall)
Psychology Program Coordinator
Psychology Faculty Search Committee & Coordinator
Data Integrity Committee, Division of Counselor Ed. & Psy
Psi Chi Honor Society, Faculty Advisor
Diversity Committee, (co-chair, 2010-2012)
Teacher Leadership Institute, Faculty Mentor, Thad Cochran Ctr.
Curriculum Vitae
2014-2015
2014-2015
2014
2013-2014
2010-2014
2009-2012
2011
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Textbook Liaison
Fundraising Committee
2010
2009-2010
Other University Affiliated Initiatives
First in the World Grant Team Applicant
Test Pilot Participant – New Canvas Template
Program Evaluator, Dept. of Biology, NSF Grant Proposal
Faculty Advisor, Annual Hip Hop Conference, DMI
Written Proficiency Examiner
Summer 2014
Summer 2014
2012-2014
2011-2014
2010, 2012, 2014
Doctoral Student Advisement
Committee Chairmanship
Linda Sanders Hatch – “The Relationship between Method of Delivery,
Gender, Ethnicity, Age, and Attrition in College Developmental
Mathematics Courses”
Reteeshia Brown – “Teachers’ Perceptions of the Roles of School Counselors”
LaSandra Young – “Comparing Student Achievement of Single-sex
Classrooms and Coeducational Classrooms Using the Tennessee
Comprehensive Achievement Test”
Committee Membership
Brandy Larmon – “The Relationship between Self-Directed Learning Readiness
and Student Retention in Nursing Education”
LaShanda Colbert Vance (2012) – “A Comparative Study of the Gear Up
Mississippi Program on Drop Out Rates, Graduation Rates, and College
Readiness”
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Professional
Member, Board of Education for the Southern Union Conference of SDA
Executive Committee Member, Southern Union Conference of SDA
Reviewer, Journal of the Association for Rural Education, Policy & Practice
Jackson State University
School Board Chairman, E.E. Rogers SDA Academy, Jackson, MS
SDA Constituency School Planning Committee Chairman, Jackson, MS
SDA Constituency School Planning Committee Member, Greenville, MS
National Academic Advising Association, Research Committee Member
National Academic Advising Association, Common Reading Committee Member
National Academic Advising Association, Research Grants Committee Member
2011-2016
2011-2016
2013-2014
2013-2015
2010-2012
2010-2011
2009-2011
2009-2011
2009-2011
Civic
Progressive Arts & Civic Club, Greenville, MS
Essay Judge, MS Worker’s Center Annual Black History Program, Greenville, MS
Invited Participant, Fannie Lou Hamer Roundtable, Leland, MS
Pageant Judge, Ms. Tiny Tots Pageant, Greenville, MS
Tutor, Alexandria Community Shelter, Alexandria, VA
Director, Community Praise Center Puppet Ministry, Alexandria, VA
Curriculum Vitae
2014
2011-2012
2011-2012
2010-2011
2005
2002-2004
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
(member since)
Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability & Teacher Evaluation (CREATE)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
Research Association of Minority Professors (RAMP)
International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (iSSoTL)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mississippi Center for Non-Profits
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
2011
2011
2010
2009
2007
2006
2005
2005
2003
2002
1999
1998
GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistantships
Program Evaluator & Student Director (Internship)
August 2006 – May 2007
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
Duties: worked directly with graduate dean in planning, evaluating, and administering
programmatic activities designed to prepare graduate students for academic careers in a
variety of institutional settings; organized program visitation to partnering schools &
assisted with MOU negotiations for pre-faculty internship partnerships with various
institutions for doctoral fellows; evaluated programmatic goals & objectives for improved
service; coordinated the Annual 2-day Teaching Assistant/Associate Workshop attended
by more than 200 doctoral students across the institution.
Graduate Assistant
August 2004 – May 2006
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
Duties: worked directly with graduate dean in planning and administering programmatic
activities designed to prepare graduate students for academic careers in a variety of
institutional settings; prepared and presented classroom workshops in the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning for graduate students; designed and organized a new library for
the Graduate School to house faculty preparation and training material for participants of
the PFF program; editor of the PFF newsletter, Beyond Research
Summer Research Intern
Summer 2006
Capstone Institute
Howard University School of Education, Washington, DC
Duties: assisted in the implementation and planning of projects designed to enhance
teaching and instruction at urban schools including: instrument creation & revision, data
collection & analysis, and program evaluation.
Graduate Assistant
Summer 2006
Journal of Negro Education
Howard University School of Education, Washington, DC
Duties: appointed by the journal editor to serve as a summer assistant during the special
75th volume year; reviewed, edited and prepared submitted manuscripts for publication.
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Teaching Assistant/Associate
January 2005 – December 2005
Howard University
Department of Human Development & Psychoeducational Studies, Washington, DC
Duties: assisted the Instructor of Record in the facilitation of the one psychology course
(Human Development and Family Policy, HUDV 095) by grading, creating course
outlines, meeting with students, and preparing and delivering 1/3 of the lectures. Became
Instructor of Record during Fall 2005.
Research Assistant
Summer 2005
Learning Communities for STEM Academic Achievement
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Education Grant No. P116B04-0233
Duties: assisted in the implementation and planning of collaborative teaching and
learning activities for graduate students and faculty at Historically Black Colleges &
Universities (HBCU) including: review of literature for publications, data collection &
analysis.
Research Assistant
August 2003 – August 2004
Capstone Institute, Classroom Assessment Project (CAP)
Howard University School of Education, Washington, DC
U.S. Dept. of Education Grant No. R117-D40005
Duties: wrote, edited, and presented professional development activities in classroom
assessment for local elementary teachers and school personnel in Washington, DC;
planned & conducted research for a future publication of The Classroom Assessment
Project Manual.
Research Assistant
August 2001 – August 2003
Howard University Graduate School, Washington, DC
Duties: assisted in the development of various programs/activities designed to support,
retain, and mentor the university’s graduate students; organized activities for the
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Workshop, processed student applications and
prepared program activities; created and maintained program documents; created
program library for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.
Undergraduate Student Teaching
Student Teacher
August 1999 – December 1999
Pecan Park Elementary School & Hardy Middle School
Jackson Public Schools, Jackson, MS
Elementary School Duties: 5th grade Student Teacher of all subjects during the Fall of
1999; assisted classroom teacher in developing, presenting, and supervising classroom
lessons and activities for 30 students; assisted selected students in presenting talent based
performances at the annual Not Here Club Conference held for Jackson Public Schools.
Middle School Duties: 8th grade Student Teacher in English during the Fall of 1999;
assisted classroom teacher in developing, presenting, and supervising classroom lessons
and activities for more than 95 students in English literature and composition.
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GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
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Yale/Howard University Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Hope College Preparing Future Faculty Fellow
Washington State University Summer Doctoral Fellow
Howard University School of Education Student Council , Member
Howard University Graduate Student Council, Treasurer
Howard University Annual Research Symposium and Honor’s Day, Overall Award (2nd)
Howard University School of Education Newsletter, Editor
EDPS News, Editor
Beyond Research, Editor
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Summer Institute Fellow
University of New Hampshire Teaching Excellence Program Participant (Grad 980)
Research Colloquium of Washington, DC Graduate Students, Committee Member
International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) 2006
Annual Conference, Student Council Member
“G2 Project” (Georgetown/Howard University Partnership) Graduate Participant
Research Association of Minority Professors, Tommy Hilfiger Scholar
North American Division of SDA Regional Scholarship Recipient
Preparing Future Faculty Undergraduate Mentor, Ronald E. McNair Program
Graduate Student Mentor for Howard University graduate students
Undergraduate
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Jackson State University Pierian Literary Society
Jackson State University Choir & Chorale
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Chapter President
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