Assistant Professor ( ) Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

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1 RHONDA BAYNES JEFFRIES Office: Wardlaw College of Education University of South Carolina Columbia, SC Voice: Fax: General Information Formal Education: Doctor of Philosophy Major area: Social Foundations of Education 1994 Bachelor of Arts Elon College, Elon College, NC Major area: English Minor area: Business Administration 1987 Academic and Professional Positions: Associate Professor (2004-present) Assistant Professor ( ) Department of Educational Leadership and Policies College of Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Assistant Professor ( ) Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies School of Education, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Graduate/Teaching Assistant ( ) Department of Social Foundations School of Education, Minority Recruitment Coordinator ( ) Office of University Affairs Administrative Assistant ( ) to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Office of the Provost

2 R. B. Jeffries - 2 Administrative Assistant ( ) Curriculum in Creative Writing Department of English Teaching Assistant ( ) Adult Basic Education and GED Program Learning Laboratory Alamance Community College, Graham, NC Research Books: Schramm-Pate, S., & Jeffries, R. (in press). (Eds.). Grappling with Diversity: Readings on Civil Rights Pedagogy and Critical Multiculturalism. New York: SUNY Press. Generett, G., & Jeffries, R. (Eds.). (2003). Black women in the field: Experiencing ourselves and others through qualitative research. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Jeffries, R. (1997). Performance traditions among African American teachers. Bethesda, MD: Austin & Winfield Publishers. Selected Book chapters: Jeffries, R. (in press). The impact of trickster performances on the curriculum: Explorations of a White, female, civil rights activist. In S. Schramm-Pate, & R. Jeffries. (Eds.). Grappling with Diversity: Readings on Civil Rights Pedagogy and Critical Multiculturalism. New York: SUNY Press. Schramm-Pate, S., Jeffries, R, & D Amico, L. (2006). Reflecting on Mary H. Wright Elementary: Ideologies of High Expectations in a Re-Segregated School. In D. Armstrong & B. McMahon (Eds.) Inclusion in Urban Environments: Addressing Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice. Greenwich, CT. Information Age Publishing. Jeffries, R. (2003). I yam what I am: Examining qualitative research through the ethnographic self, the literary other and the academy. In G. Generett and R. Jeffries. (Eds.), Black women in the field: Experiencing ourselves and others through qualitative research. (pp ). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Jeffries, R., & Generett, G. (2003) Black women as qualitative researchers: Performing acts of understanding and survival. In G. Generett and R. Jeffries. (Eds.), Black women in the field: Experiencing ourselves and others through qualitative research. (pp. 1-10). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. Jeffries, R. & Singer, L. (2002). I can feel your pain: Multicultural mentoring in academe. In G. Boutte. (Ed.), Resounding voices: School experiences of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. (pp ). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

3 R. B. Jeffries - 3 Jeffries, R. (2001). I yam what I am: Examining qualitative research through the ethnographic self, the literary other and the academy. In N. Denzin and Y. Lincoln. (Eds.), The American tradition in qualitative research: Vol. 4. (pp ). London: Sage Publications. Selected Articles and papers: Jeffries, R., Hollowell, M. & Powell, T. (2004). Urban American Indian students in a non-punitive alternative high school. American Secondary Education, 32(2), Jeffries, R., & Singer, L. (2003). Successfully educating urban American Indian students: An alternative school format. Journal of American Indian Education, 42(3), Jeffries, R. (2002). Narratives on the presence of African American males as educators. Journal of Communications and Minority Issues, 7(1), Jeffries, R. (2002). An analysis of the impact of Carolivia Herron s Nappy Hair on literacy and literature. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 18(2), Jeffries, R., Nix, M., & Singer, C. (2002). Urban American Indians dropping out of traditional high schools: Barriers and bridges to success. High School Journal, 85(3), Jeffries, R., & Schramm, S. (2001). Valuing multicultural feminism: Guidelines for mentoring people of color in education. Journal of Communications and Minority Issues, 6(1), Jeffries, R. (2000). Examining barriers to effective peace education reform. Contemporary Education, 7(4), Selected research projects and grants: Jeffries, R. ( ). Project Director, Increasing Second and Third Grade Teachers Mathematics Knowledge Using Standards-Based Instructional Strategies and Homework Assignments funded by the Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education Federal Grant Program. Total project award: $230, Jeffries, R. & Powell, T. (2002). Faculty Participant, Researching and Creating Culturally Relevant Links to Five Subject Areas of the South Carolina Curriculum Standards. Funded by the PT3 Technology Innovation Mini-Grant, University of South Carolina. Total project award: $ Jeffries, R. ( ) Evaluation Director, African American Professors Program Evaluation funded by W. K. Kellogg Foundation. J. McFadden, Principal Investigator. Total project award: $198, Selected National & International Presentations: Jeffries, R., D Amico, L. & Connely, R. (2006). Testing for tests sake: Examining diverse means for predicting student success in a doctoral program focused on diversity. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Spokane, WA.

4 R. B. Jeffries - 4 Schramm, S., & Jeffries, R. (2005). Bridging the gap between poverty and student achievement with diversity training in K-12 staff development. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Charlottesville, VA. Schramm-Pate, S. & Jeffries, R. (2005). Disrupting the North/South Binary: A deconstruction of two social studies textbooks portrayal of the Reconstruction Era in America ( ). QUIG Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens. GA. Jeffries, R., & Schramm, S. (2004). Formal and informal mechanisms of desegregation in SC: School report cards and the Pymalian. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. Jeffries, R. (2003). The impact of stories and storytelling on successful literacy strategies for diverse learners. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. Jeffries, R. (2003). On the Other Side of the Border: The Performance Mode of Trickster in Black and White Civil Rights Activists. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. Jeffries, R. (2002). An Exploration of Literacy and Literature on Girls, Hair and the Curriculum. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Jeffries, R. & Powell, T. (2002). Reviewing Enablers of and Barriers to Exemplary Curriculum Programs in Higher Education. American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. Jeffries, R. (2000). African American Performance Traditions and the Confederate Flag Controversy: Manifestations of the Trickster Role Shaping the Curriculum. JCT Annual Conference on Curriculum Theory & Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH. Jeffries, R. & Schramm, S. (2000). Recruiting and Retaining African American Males through Cross-Cultural Mentoring. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Teaching Selected Courses Taught: University of South Carolina Number Credits Level Staff Development EDCS Graduate Intro to Diversity & Curriculum EDCS Graduate Racial & Ethnic Diversity & Curriculum EDCS Graduate Principles of Curriculum Construction EDCS Graduate Organizational Change in Education EDCS Graduate Advanced Study of Diversity &Curriculum EDCS Graduate Curriculum Inquiry EDCS Graduate (700 level available web based format)

5 R. B. Jeffries - 5 Selected Supervision of Doctoral Theses: Coleman, T. (2005). Do staff development courses in diversity training have a transformative effect on educators: A selected case study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Merritt, R. (2005). The effects of philosophy upon curriculum and governance: The separation of Furman University and the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Robinson, W. (2004). A second chance to succeed: A case study of an HBCU with open enrollment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Brown, J. (2003). When we make art: A phenomenological study of highly creative children and their art making experiences. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Rogers, C. (2002). Education for the Azorean immigrant descendant: Selected cases from the summer study program at the University of the Azores. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Nay, S. (2002). The critical friends group experience: A foray into a new paradigm for teacher s professional growth. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Greene, G. (2001). Working toward literacy for a new social order : human agency and the curriculum work of Septima Poinsette Clark Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Ballard, A. (2000). School success in the inner city: Exploring the components of curriculum, the calendar, and care in educational improvement. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Harrison, V. (2000). From euphoria to betrayal: A case study of a southern, rural high school before, during and after desegregation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina. Service Selected Department, School/College and University: Faculty Judge, Graduate Student Research & Awards Day, Graduate School, USC (2006) Member, Conceptual Framework Task Force, COE (2006-present) Member, Annual Performance Review Committee, ITE ( ) Guest Lecturer, Issues and Methods in Women s Studies Research, Dr. Wanda Hendricks, Instructor (2005) Faculty Mentor, Women s Mentoring Connection Network, Office of Women s Student Services ( ) Member, McNair Scholars Selection Committee, USC ( ) Guest Lecturer, Dissertation Research Methods: Paradigms Inquiry, Dr. James Sears, Instructor (2004) Member, Student Affairs Committee, USC ( )

6 R. B. Jeffries - 6 Faculty Mentor, African American Professors Program, USC ( ) Editor, Southern Regional Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention Center (VSAC) Training Manuals, USC ( ) Presenter, Curriculum Vita Workshop, African American Professors Program, USC (2000) Program Co-Coordinator, Curriculum Studies Program, USC ( present) Selected Professional: Consulting Editor, Educational Foundations (2007-present) Consulting Editor, Educational Researcher (2006-present) Consulting Editor, Anthropology & Education Quarterly (2004-present) Organization Secretary, American Educational Studies Association (2004-present) Chair, Butts Lecture Selection Committee, American Educational Studies Association (2003) Facilitator, Sharing the Vision: Closing the Achievement Gap Annual Conference, SC Department of Education (2002) Chair, Executive Council Nominations, American Educational Studies Association ( ) Proposal Referee, Division K Section 3 (Teacher and Teacher Education), American Educational Research Association Annual Conference ( ) Consulting Editor, American Educational Research Journal: Section on Teaching, Learning and Human Development (1998-present) Consulting Editor, The Urban Review (1997-present) Consulting Editor, The High School Journal (1997-present) Selected School and Community: Member, Program Committee, South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (2003) Presenter, Closing the Achievement Gap Staff Development Workshop, Abbeville County School District, Abbeville, SC (2003). Member, African American Student Achievement Committee (AASAC), South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, SC (2001-present) Keynote Speaker, Closing the Achievement Gap for All Children Upstate Schools Consortium, Furman University, Greenville, SC (2001) Secretary, Parent Teachers Organization, Bookman Road Elementary, Elgin, SC (2000-present) Member, Young African American Male Action Team (YAAMAT), South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, SC ( ) Chair, School Improvement Council, Bookman Road Elementary School, Elgin, SC ( ) February 2007