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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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 1 of 10 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 Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 2 of 10 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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 3 of 10 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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 4 of 10 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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 5 of 10 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 Temika M. Simmons, Page 6 of 10 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 Temika M. Simmons, Page 7 of 10 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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 8 of 10 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. Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 9 of 10 GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES & AWARDS Graduate 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 Jackson State University Pierian Literary Society Jackson State University Choir & Chorale Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Chapter President Curriculum Vitae Temika M. Simmons, Page 10 of 10