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Dean's Abbreviated Vitae
Selected Vitae Items
DENEESE LAKAY ROBINSON JONES, Ph. D.
Longwood
University, 201 High Street, Hull #137, Farmville, VA 23909
(434)
395-2051 (ofc) (434) 395-2800 (fax) E-mail:
jonesdl@longwood.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D.
Texas A&M University, College of Education, College Station, TX
Curriculum & Instruction, Cognate: Reading, May, 1991
Dissertation: "The Relationship of Process Oriented Assessment and
Minority Student Participation during a Reading Lesson", Dr. Timothy R.
Blair, Chair
M.
Ed. Texas A&M University, College of Education, College Station, TX.
Curriculum & Instruction, Cognate: Reading, May, 1988
B.S.
Texas Woman's University, College of Education, Denton, TX.,
Elementary Ed./Reading Specialization, May, 1974
UNIVERSITY
POSITIONS
Administration
2005-present Dean, College of Education and Human Services, Longwood
University, Farmville, VA.
2001-2005
Chair,
Presidents’ Commission on Diversity, Office of the President, University of
Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
1998-2002
Associate Dean of the
Graduate School-Recruitment & Diversity University of Kentucky, The Graduate
School, Lexington, KY
1994-2005
Director and Co-founder, Center for the Study of Academic Achievement in
Learning
Environments (SAALE), Curriculum & Instruction Department, College of
Education,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Faculty
2005-present, Professor, College of Education and Human Services,
Longwood University, Farmville, VA.
1997-2005 Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Department,
College of Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
1991-1997 Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Department,
College of Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
RESEARCH
INTERESTS- Equity pedagogy in literacy instruction, teacher education,
multicultural education, and cooperative learning strategies
AWARDS/HONORS
Texas A&M
University 2006 Outstanding Alumni Award, College of Education,
2006
University
of Kentucky, College of Education, Teacher Who Made a Difference,
2004
University of Kentucky,
Alumni Association, Torch of Excellence in Graduate Education,
2004
American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Service Award,
2003
American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship, 2002-2003
Kentucky Reading Association, Literacy Researcher Award, 2001
University
of Kentucky, College of Education, Teacher Who Made a Difference,
2000
University
of Kentucky,
Exceptional Achievement Award for Teaching and Advising, 2000
University
of Kentucky,
Mildred M. Bailey Award for Outstanding Faculty Award, 2000
Association of
Teacher Educators, President’s Award, 2000
Texas A&M
University, College of Education, Most Notable Alumna, 1999
Association of
Teacher Educators, President’s Award, 1998
American Association
of Colleges for Teacher Education, Leadership Award, 1998
Epsilon Delta
Education Honor Society, February-Teacher of the Month,
University of Kentucky, 1993
Community Action
Council, Service Award, Lexington, KY, 1993
University of
Kentucky, Runner-up for College of Education, Great Teacher Award,
Epsilon Delta Education Honorary Society, November/December, 1991
Who's
Who in American Education, 1989-1990
SUMMARY OF
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Associate Dean of the
Graduate School, University of Kentucky—Increased
graduate school enrollment for diverse students from 4.0% to 7.2% in four
years; developed summer research programs in mathematics, science, and
technology; directed Kentucky Young Summer Scientist research program for
undergraduate juniors or seniors, administered budgeted graduate school
fellowships, and scholarships, and awards for diverse students and women
Co-Founder and
Director of the Center for the Study of Academic Achievement in Learning
Environments, University of Kentucky—Administrator
of professional development institutes for Complex Instruction—a
prescribed cooperative learning approach to eliminate issues of status;
administrator of state-funded TeacherBridge program consisting of a
full-year professional development of middle and high school tutors of
literacy skills for at-risk public school populations
American Council on
Education Fellow, University of Kansas—Yearlong
administrative fellowship working under Chancellor Robert Hemenway studying
transformational leadership in higher education
Scholarly
publications
18 refereed scholarly
articles, 15 refereed book chapters, 1 refereed encyclopedia selection
2 scholarly books, 1
instructor’s manual, 7 technical writing reports, 1 book review
Refereed Conference Presentations
International: 2; National: 39; State: 3
Resource and Grant
Procurements
University of Kentucky,
EOP Award, $2,000
(2004)
U.S. Department of Education, Collaborative Center for Literacy Development
(CCLD), $180,000 (2000-2002)
Kentucky Council on
Post-Secondary Education, CCLD, $700,000 (1998-1999); 1.2 million
(1999-2004)
Kentucky Science &
Technology Council, Inc. Research Training Grant, $261,000 (1998-1999)
Kentucky Department of
Education, Professional Development Training Grants, $29,000 (1995-1996);
$42,790 (1993-1994)
University of Kentucky,
Special Research Grant, Literacy Portfolios, $10,320 (Summer, 1993)
Editor/Editorial
Responsibilities
Editor, Action in
Teacher Education, the professional journal of the Association of
Teacher Educators, 1997-2000
Editorial Assistant,
Reading Psychology, 1989-1991
Journal Review Boards
Learning for
Democracy: An International Journal of Thought and Practice,
2003-present
Balanced Reading
Instruction,
1997-present
College Reading
Association Yearbook,
1994-1995
National Reading
Conference Yearbook,
1993
Advisory Boards
Commonwealth of
Virginia, Teacher Quality Advisory Board, VA Department of Education,
2005-present
National Council of
Accreditation of Teacher Educators, Board of International Reviewers,
2003-present
National Council of
Accreditation of Teacher Educators, Board of Examiners, 2002-present
ERIC Clearinghouse
Advisory Board for Teaching and Teacher Education, 1997-1999
Even Start Project
Advisory Board,
Kentucky Department of Education, 1995-1996
Assessment and
Accountability Advisory Board, Kentucky Department of Education, 1994
Alliance
for Multicultural Education Advisory Board, Kentucky Council on Higher
Education, 1991-1996 |
