SERVICE PORTFOLIO

2004-present Academic committee member for the Southeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (SEAGEP) $6.9 million grant (Anne Donnelly Program Director, and Emilia Hodge Program Assistant Director; Joe Glover Principal Investigator)

2003-present UF Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Advisory Council Board
2005-2006 Faculty Senate Committee on Community Service-Learning

2005 Participant in Faculty Diversity Roundtable, November

2005 Participant in UF Branding Focus Group. UF University Relations, interview/meeting with Howard Pickett and Pete Hanley. January 7.

College

2004/05 Coordinated guest visits: Shellian Smith, Office of Community Service lecture series and AFA/WST service-learning classes speaker (3-7 January); John Bracey, guest lecture and AASP Director Search Committee consultant (16-18 March).

2003-present Participated in recruitment activities for Anthropology, History, Sociology, Counseling Center, Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations, and CLAS Associate Dean position searches

Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research

2006 (Summer) Presenter, "Why Women's Studies and Community Service-Learning?" Florida Legislature's

Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), Review of UF

Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Panel presentation organized by Dr. Milly Pena. July 26.
2005 (Spring) Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor, Transnational Feminist Studies

2005-present Merit Pay Committee

2003-present Executive Board, UF Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research

2003-present Advisory Board, UF Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research

African American Studies Program

2006 (Spring) Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Humanities

2006 (Spring) Hiring Committee, Department Chair

2005-2006 Webmaster, AASP Web Development and Maintenance

2004-present Curriculum Development Committee and Co-chair Undergraduate Advising

2003-2004 35th Anniversary Celebration Committee

Phi Beta Kappa Induction
UF Chapter Officers, Fall 2006

Upward Bound Guest Speaker
2004

EDITOR AND REVIEWER SERVICES

2006            Reviewed one article for Florida Historical Quarterly. October.
2006            Reivewed one journal article for American Educational Review Journal. August.
2006            Reviewed one book manuscript for University Press of Florida. July.
2004-06      Association of Black Women Historians Leticia Woods Book and Article Prize, Committee member.                                         Reviewed 16 book and 4 article entries (2005); Reviewed 10 book entries (2006).
2004-05       American Historical Association Wesley-Logan Book Prize, Committee member.
                    Reviewed over 50 book entries.
2004           Reviewed one article for Sex Roles: A Journal of Research
2001          Reviewed one special edition “Community Involvement: Theoretical Approaches and Educational Initiatives.”
                    Issue Editors: Dr. Arthur A. Stukas and Dr. Michelle R. Dunlap. Journal of Social Issues:
                    A Journal of The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (10 articles)

A NOTE ON SERVICE

Below is a list of local community service projects I have participated in. Though there is no neat place to fit local community building activities in traditional Research I annual faculty reports, these events are an essential part of my work at the university. In order to increase diversity in higher education for future generations, it is imperative to introduce young people and those marginalized by race, gender, or class to college while they are in elementary and secondary stages of education. Below are my attempts to bridge the gap by connecting social outliers with information that will increase their knowledge of educational opportunity and to increase the probability of a more diverse student population in the future.

2003-present Board of Directors, Reichert House Gainesville, FL.

2006 Presenter, Shands Eastside Education Series (Cynthia Chestnut, Director). "African American Studies" at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church May 9.

2006 Presenter, First Annual Female Youth Summit. Sponsored by Department of Juvenile Justice, Alachua County Sheriff's Office, the Gainesville Police Department, Corner Drug Store,
Alachua County School Board and Black on Black Crime Task Force. Eastside High School. July 17.

2006 Staff training, PACE Program for Girls. Led discussion about gender, culture, and effective mentoring for girls labeled "At-Risk." Gainesville, Florida. April 3.

2006 Presenter, PACE Program for Girls. "Girl Power: The Power of Higher Education in the Life of a Black Woman." Gainesville, Florida. March 20.

2005 Santa Fe High School. Mr. Kenny Watkins' junior and senior history and Black

History classes. September 23.

2005 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Eta Tau Omega graduate chapter Fasionetta College and Career Day. Ocala, FL. September 17.

2005 "Harlem Nights." Annual Pageant Judge . Upward Bound. July 7.

2005 Attendee, Rosewood Historical Marker Dedication. May 4.

2005 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Precious Pearls, high school mentoring group, Guest Speaker. March 16.

2005 First Annual Alachua County History Fair Judge. Matheson Museum. Gainesville, FL.

2005 Guest speaker, UF Upward Bound Program. February 12.

2004 Workshop Presenter, Project Inspiration, Gainesville Detention Center (39^th Avenue location). June 26.

2004 "Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility: How Black Women's History Saved My Life." Lancaster Correctional Institution Women's History Month event. Trenton, FL. March 29.

2005 UF Women's History Month: "What Women Want." Girl Scouts Art Exhibit Reception speaker. March 21.

2005 "The Relationship of Faith to Education: History of African Americans in College. Victory Church Black History Month Celebration. Melrose, FL. February.

2005 Guest Speaker. UF Upward Bound. Gainesville, FL. February 1.

2004 Attendee, Rosewood Peace and Healing Ceremony. Jan.1

2003 - 2004 Board of Directors, Big Brothers / Big Sisters Gainesville, FL.

2002 College Preparation Weekly Writing Workshop, Volunteer Teacher MET High School, Public Street Campus. Providence, RI. Fall semester.

2001-02 Co-consultant, New Road, Virginia Community Development Project . New Road, Virginia.

2001 Pathways to Excellence: After-school Program for At-Risk Youth, Guest presenter. Springfield Technical Community College. "Letting Your Interests Guide Your Academic Achievement." Springfield, MA. Spring semester.

2001 University of Massachusetts Alliance for Community Transformation: "Reverse Break 2001" Session instructor. “The History of African Americans in Education” for high school students visiting from New Road Virginia. Amherst, MA April 10.

2000 Talent Search Program, Guest Lecturer / Workshop Facilitator Holyoke Community College, MA. Fall semester