KATHLEEN RONEY, ED.D. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC /

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1 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. Professional Preparation KATHLEEN RONEY, ED.D. The University of North Carolina at Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC / ED.D. Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Educational Administration (2000) M.T.S. Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC Theological Studies, Pastoral Liturgy (1991) B.S. Bloomsburg State University, Bloomsburg, PA Secondary Education, Business Education (1977) A.A.S. Delaware County Community College, Media, PA Secretarial Science (1972) B. Professional Experience 2003-Present The University of North Carolina at Wilmington Assistant Professor, Program Coordinator Middle Grades Education Rosemont College, Graduate School, Graduate Studies in Education Assistant Professor, Director of Middle Level Education Temple University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, and Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology in Education Adjunct Faculty Rosemont College Senior Staff, Director of Campus Ministry School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Teacher (Substitute), Improvement of Reading Cornelia Connelly Center for Education, New York, NY Administrator/Founder Principal, Holy Child Middle School Holy Child Network of Schools, Drexel Hill, PA

2 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ Teacher, Grades 6-12 Director, Religious Education/Campus Ministry Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA Teacher, Grades 9-12 C. Professional Consulting - Co-Evaluator. Catherine Hall Middle School, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA - Reviewer. Merrill Prentice Hall, Columbus, OH - Consultant: o The Washington Middle School for Girls, Washington, DC o Hope Partnership for Education, Philadelphia, PA D. Professional Certification Letter of Eligibility, Superintendent Teacher s Certificate (7-12) State of Pennsylvania [pending] State of Pennsylvania State of North Carolina [pending] E. Professional Memberships American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Education Research Association (AERA) AERA Middle Level Education Research SIG: Vice President (elected) and Member of Editorial Board, The Chronicle of Research in Middle Level Education Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD) National Association for Professors of Middle Level Education (NaPOMLE) National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) National Middle School Association (NMSA) Pennsylvania Middle School Association (PMSA) Phi Delta Kappa (PDK), Cape Fear Chapter University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) II. SCHOLARSHIP A. Publications 1. Dissertation Roney, K. (2000). Characteristics of effective middle level teachers: A case study of principal, teacher, and student perspectives. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

3 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ Book in Series Anfara, V., Roney, K., DuCette, J., & Smarkola, C. [In Preparation]. The developmentally responsive middle level principal: A model and an instrument for measuring it. Middle Level Leadership Series. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. 3. Chapter in Edited Book Roney, K. (2001). The effective middle school teacher: Inwardly integrated, outwardly connected. Chapter in V. Anfara (Ed.) The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. 4. Articles in Refereed Journals Roney, K. (Spring 1999). Partnership for success and the college professor: Effects on pedagogy. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 16 (2), Brown, K. & Roney, K. (January 2003). Turning points to success: A case study of reform implementation in a charter middle school. Middle School Journal. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. Brown, K., Roney, K., & Anfara, V. (May 2003). The relative importance of the middle school concept, student SES, and organizational health to the black box of student achievement. Middle School Journal. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. Brown, K., Anfara, V., & Roney, K. [Accepted for Publication]. Student achievement in high performing, suburban middle schools and low performing, urban middle schools: Plausible explanations for the differences. Education and Urban Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Roney, K., Brown, K., & Anfara, V. [Under Review]. Middle level reform in high and low performing middle schools: A question of implementation? The Clearing House. Washington, DC: Heldref Publications. Roney, K. [In Preparation]. From colleagues to friends: Developing critical relationships. The Clearing House. Washington, DC: Heldref Publications. Roney, K. [In Preparation]. From Crayola to Shakespeare: Understanding the transitions in young adolescents. RMLE OnLine. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. Roney, K. [In Preparation]. From gatekeepers to trapperkeepers: Managing the middle school environment. NASSP Bulletin. Reston, VA: NASSP

4 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ B. Presentations at Professional Meetings 1. American Educational Research Association (AERA) April Paper accepted for presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Leadership: A Look at the Middle School Principal. [With Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Joseph P. DuCette, and Claudia Smarkola]. April Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Painting a School Portrait with Data: One Middle School s Attempt at School Improvement. [With Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Robert Mahar]. April Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Unraveling the Black Box: The Middle School Movement and High Student Achievement. [With Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Kathleen M. Brown]. April Presentation at the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA. The Effective Middle School Teacher: Inwardly Integrated, Outwardly Connected. 2. National Middle School Association (NMSA) November Presentations (2) at the National Middle School Association 30 th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA. [With Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.] - The Development of a Middle School Teacher Preparation Program - The Developmentally Responsive Middle School Principal: An Instrument to Measure Responsiveness November Presentations (2) at the National Middle School Association 29 th Annual Conference, Portland, OR. - From Socrates to Solomon: One Size Does Not Fit All - Chat Session for New and Emerging Middle Level Researchers November Presentation at the National Middle School Association 28 th Annual Conference, Washington, DC. The Middle School Movement and High Student Achievement: An Oxymoron? [With Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Kathleen M. Brown]. November Presentations (2) at the National Middle School Association 27 th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. - Forthcoming Research in Middle Level Education. - The Effective Middle Level Teacher: A Case Study of Principal, Teacher, and Student Perspectives.

5 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ North Carolina Middle School Association (NCMSA) March Papers (3) accepted for presentation at the North Carolina Middle School Association Conference, Greensboro, NC. - From Gatekeepers to Trapperkeepers: Organizing the Middle School Environment. - Standards-Based Lessons and Units: The Power of Internet-Based Tools [With MaryAnn Davies]. - PT3: Preparing Tomorrow s Teachers to Use Technology [With Kate Boyce and Deborah Sherrill]. 4. Pennsylvania Middle School Association (PMSA) August Presentations (2) at the Pennsylvania Middle School Association Eastern Regional Conference, Hershey, PA. - Inwardly Integrated/Outwardly Connected: Characteristics of Effective Middle School Teachers. - Meet Me at the Intersection of Childhood and Adolescence: Characteristics of the Middle School Student. March Presentation at the Pennsylvania Middle School Association State Conference, Hershey, PA. Characteristics of Effective Middle Level Teachers. 4. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) November Presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Convention, Pittsburgh, PA. The Middle School Movement and High Student Achievement: Unraveling the Black Box. [With Kathleen M. Brown and Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.] April Participation in the David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Characteristics of Effective Middle Level Teachers: A Case Study of Principal, Teacher, and Student Perspectives. C. Professional Development Presentations October Presentation at Ideas, Insights, and Challenges PDS Partnership Teacher and Watson School of Ed Faculty Conference. Rubric Assessment: Promoting Success for All [With MaryAnn Davies]. August, Presentation at the Mercy Vocational High School In-Service Program, Philadelphia, PA. The Professional Commitment of Lifelong Learning: Pennsylvania Certification and Act 48.

6 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ D. Other Scholarly Activity Editor Chronicle of Middle Level Education Research. Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. Editorial Advisory Board Andrews, P. G., & Anfara, V. A. (Eds.). (2003). Leaders for a movement: Professional preparation and development of middle level teachers and administrators. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Coordinator/Author Rosemont College Initial Review of Pennsylvania State Certification in Middle Level Education (Spring 2002) Consultant Temple University Initial Review of Certification Program in Middle Level Education (Spring 2002) E. Research Interests Culturally Relevant Teaching and Critical Pedagogy Educational Research: Qualitative Design/Case Study Methodology Leadership for Social Justice and Equity Middle School Reform: Characteristics of Effective Teaching; Strategies and Relationships in Effective Teaching; Teacher Education Professional Preparation Programs for School Administrators: Leadership and Staff Development III. TEACHING A. Courses Taught 1. UNCW Middle School Education Spring 2004 Middle School Programs & Practices Fall 2003; Spring 2004 Practicum (6-9) Fall 2003; Spring Rosemont College Middle Level Education Field Experience Spring 2003 Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners Spring 2002 (Designed & Conducted On-line using WebCT Platform) Spring 2003 Teacher Inquiry/Action Research Fall 2001; Spring 2003 Mid-Level Education and the Middle School Summer 2001; Spring 2002 (Designed & Conducted On-line using HTMLeZ Platform) Fall 2002 Models of Teaching & Learning in the Middle School Fall 2002

7 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ Special Topics for the Middle School Teacher Summer 2002 Reading & Interpreting Educational Research Spring 2002 Academic Standards and the Mid-Level Curriculum Fall 2001 Models of Teaching and Learning Fall 2001 Interpretation & Analysis of Research in Middle School Education Summer 2000 Service Learning Undergraduate Women s College Temple University B. Advising Teaching Integrated Language, Reading and Writing Spring 2003 Research-Based Practices in Middle Level Instruction and Organization Spring 2001 (Conducted through Temple Online Learning Platform) Spring 2002 (Designed & Conducted On-line using Blackboard Platform) Spring 2003 Case Study Research Approaches Fall Academic Advisees (2003-present) a. UNCW North Carolina Certification 5 b. Rosemont College ( ) Masters 20 Pennsylvania Certification Doctoral Dissertations - Temple University ( ) Richard P. Perry. Strategis for Articulations Between Secondary Technical Schools and Universities. [Seconded Reader] Defended, December Thomas T. Rushton. Factors That Affect the Selection of School Superintendents. [Seconded Reader] Defended, December James D. Potts. Automotive Youth Educational Systems: How Formal Mentor-Student Relationships Develop High School Students Technical and Psychosocial Skills in Work-Based Educational Environments. [Seconded Reader] Defended, May 2002

8 Kathleen Roney, Ed.D. 12/15/ IV. SERVICE A. Service within UNCW Department of Curricular Studies PDS Advisory Committee/Implementation Team Program Area Committee Curricular Studies Technology Council B. Other Professional/Volunteer Service 2000-Present Vice President (elected) and Editorial Board Member, AERA Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group 2001-Present Coordinator, Vacation Bible School, Holy Family Catholic Church, Booneville, KY Food Collection, St. Francis Inn Center for Hospitality, Philadelphia, PA; Food Services, CityTeam Ministries, Chester, PA Trustee and Board Secretary, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Philadelphia, PA Trustee, Mercy Vocational High School, Philadelphia, PA. Chair, Education Committee Trustee, Holy Child Network of Schools, Drexel Hill, PA. Member Academic Affairs Committee, Curriculum Committee