African and African American Studies

Symposium on Genocide and Human Rights

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Symposium on Genocide and Human Rights

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6TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON GENOCIDE AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESEARCH IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA

The 6th Annual Symposium on Genocide and Human Rights Research in Africa and the Diaspora will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Student Union 103 (Golden Eagles Room) on the Main Campus. Free and open to the public, the symposium is titled "Prevention and Repair" and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Jermaine McCalpin from New Jersey City University, who will deliver "Dignifying Suffering: Reparations and Restorative Justice in Deeply Divided Societies." Dr. McCalpin is scheduled to speak at noon.

Supported by College of Arts and Sciences, Provost's Office, the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Human Rights Club, Student Affairs, Departments of TESOL and AFAM, The Genocide and Human Rights Research Team: Jeanine Ntihirageza, T.Y. Okosun, Cris Toffolo, Chielozona Eze, Alfred Frankowski, Sarah Travis, and Olivia Perlow.

ABOUT DR. MCCALPIN

Dr. Jermaine McCalpin is currently Chair of the African and African-American Studies Program at New Jersey City University. He received his B.Sc. in Political Science and International Relations and M.Sc. from the University of the West Indies, Mona. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University. Dr. McCalpin is an internationally recognized expert and consultant on transitional justice, genocides and reparations. He has traveled to South Africa, Cambodia, Armenia and across the United States and Canada researching and presenting on the Armenian genocide, the transatlantic trade in Africans and reparations, truth commissions and issues of justice.

Dr. McCalpin specializes in Africana political philosophy, Caribbean political thought, and transitional justice. His research interests include truth commissions, commissions of enquiry and political accountability, reparations for historic injustice such as slavery, Native American and Armenian genocides. McCalpin has written on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its development of a restorative justice approach to South Africa’s transitional justice issues as well as the moral justification for reparations for slavery and the Armenian Genocide.

Dr. McCalpin is one of the authors of the landmark Armenian Genocide Reparations Study Group’s Report titled “Resolution with Justice,” he was lead author of Part 7 of the Report. He focuses on and examines the ethical and moral dimensions and desirability of reparations for genocides. His most recent publications are the co-edited volume (2018) Caribbean Reasonings: Rupert Lewis and the Black Intellectual Tradition and the Thought of Gordon K. Lewis (with Brian Meeks) 2015, the Grenadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the Journal of Social and Economic Studies September 2013, reparations for slavery in the Americas in“The Armenian Review, Spring 2013 and on the Haitian Truth Commission in The Global South, Spring 2012.

DIGNIFYING SUFFERING: REPARATIONS AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN DEEPLY DIVIDED SOCIETIES

By Dr. Jermaine McCalpin

Genocides, more than any other societal trauma, removes the humanity and dignity of those who died. The suffering of descendants and survivors often results in a replaying of the acts of genocide. In this talk I argue that until reparations and restorative justice models are engaged and enacted, the genocide persists.

It is only through these two mechanisms of justice (reparations and restorative justice) that genocides are adequately addressed. In this talk I will appropriate the idea of reparations as far more expansive than just monetary compensation. Reparations is taken to mean acts or series of acts that are aimed at redress and repair with the expressed aim of restoring the dignity of victims, survivors and their progeny. Restorative justice is the image of justice that concerns itself with enacting accountability for the historic suffering of genocide without a focus on retribution. I will use the Rwandan genocide as a way of understanding the importance of holistically addressing the past and laying foundations for non-repetition of genocides.

AFAM Student Resources

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STELLENBOSCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCE STUDIES

Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies awarded me a six-month funded fellowship to 91Porn's Associate Professor Dr. Chielozona Eze, who will be working on the book project titled: Transcultural Affinities: Cosmopolitan Imagination in South Africa. Congratulations Dr. Eze!

BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT (BMA) FELLOWSHIP

The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is an innovative Fellowship for individuals who are dedicated to improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States. Founded and supported in partnership with the Open Society Foundations since 2012 the BMA Fellowship is the first fellowship program in the world for social entrepreneurs who are starting up new and innovative organizations in the field of black male achievement.

BMA Fellows are currently at work building innovative solutions to the barriers facing black men and boys in the United States: generating new ideas and best practices in the areas of education, family, and work, such as initiatives related to fatherhood, mentoring, college preparatory programs, community-building, supportive wage work opportunities, communications, and philanthropic leadership.

The BMA Fellowship will be awarded annually to individuals or partners who will receive:

A stipend of $80,000 for individuals (or $90,000 for two-person partnerships) paid in four equal installments over two years
A health insurance stipend
A yearly professional development stipend
Leadership development and networking gatherings
Access to technical support and pro bono partnerships to help grow their organization and a dedicated Echoing Green portfolio manager
A community of like-minded social entrepreneurs and public service leaders, including Open Society Foundations and the Echoing Green network of more than 600 Fellows working in over sixty countries all over the world.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Dr. Josef Ben Levi has an entry published in the new Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice. Dr. Ben Levi’s entry citation and publisher’s information are listed below:

Ben Levi, J. (2015). Sebayeet: An African-Centered Philosophy of Education. In S. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice (Vol. II, pp. 640-644). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Josef Ben Levi is an instructor at 91Porn teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Philosophy, History, and Inner City Studies Education. He is a 1978 graduate of 91Porn with a Master of Arts in Inner City Studies Education. He is a scholar of classical Near Eastern/Mediterranean history and African/African-American history, with a focus on ancient philosophy, ethics, critical thinking, and both ancient Biblical and Gnostic literature. He received his doctorate from National-Louis University and has lectured widely in his fields of interest.

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442216044

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Alvin David Farmer Jr.

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Alvin David Farmer Jr.

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Alvin

Farmer

Associate Professor

Expertise

Clinical Psychology

Courses Taught

Abnormal Psychology

Psychology of Personality

Psychopathology of Childhood

Theory and Methods of Individual Therapy

Introduction to Group Therapy

Laboratory of Research Methods: Personality Development

Research Interests

High-risk youth and the mental health interventions with children, specifically disruptive behavior disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Education

Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

B.A. Morehouse College

Selected Publications

Abdul-Adil, J., Drozd, O., Irie, I., Riley, R, Silas, A., Farmer, Jr. A., & Tolan, P. (2009). University-community mental health center collaboration: Encouraging the dissemination of empirically-based treatment and practice. The Community Mental Health Journal, 46(5), 417-422.

Sarah Pekoc, MA., Jaleel Abdul-Adil, PhD., Alvin Farmer, PhD (2017). Treating Violence Exposure: A Case Study Using Community and Evidenced-Based Practices in Chicago. Poster session presented at the Cultural Impact Conference at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., Gibson, L., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H³) Clinical Intervention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition).

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H³) Prevention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition).

Background

Child and Family Clinical Psychologist

Additional Information

Dr. Farmer is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides clinical services to children and families. His goal is to develop clinical interventions that address the mental health outcomes of violence exposure and trauma and is especially interested in examining evidence-based clinical interventions with Disruptive Behavior Disorders and trauma and violence exposure.

a-farmer2@neiu.edu

Office Hours

By appointment. Please email.

BBH 307 H
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5849

David

Jr.

Psychology

Gerontology

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Main Campus

AFAM Course Spotlight

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AFAM Course Spotlight

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FALL 2017

INTRO TO AFRICAN & AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES

AFAM 200-1

CRN: 10008

T/R: 12:15 - 1:30 p.m.

Main Campus - LWH 2109

Instructor: Sharon Bethea

AFAM 200-J1

CRN: 12535

M: 6:30 - 9:15 p.m.

Caruthers Center for Inner City Studies - CIS 406

Instructor: Dr. Josef Ben Levi

Interdisciplinary and foundational course that introduces students to the field of African and African American Studies through an overview of the socio-economic, historical, psychological, political and cultural experiences of African peoples on the continent of Africa and throughout the Diaspora.

THIS IS A GEN ED COURSE (SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES)

FOUndations of african civilizations

AFAM 301-1

CRN: 10009

M/W: 2:20 - 3:35 p.m.

Lech Walesa Hall - LWH 2109

Instructor: Dr. Josef Ben Levi

This course examines African civilizations from the prehistoric past to contemporary periods utilizing an African centered perspective. The course uniquely employs a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives and materials from history, geography, anthropology, political science, art, sociology, linguistics and other disciplines. Course content and emphasis is placed on correcting misperceptions and stereotypes of Africa while exploring the rich and varied diversity of Africa, its rich history, the fundamental cultural commonalities shared by African peoples despite the diversity, and the significance and place of African civilizations on the world scene.

AFAM Announcements

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AFAM Announcements

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Annoucements

Robert D Hall

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Robert D Hall

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Robert

Hall

Office Support Specialist

Expertise

Extensive knowledge and experience of university payment and purchasing procedures.

Education

BA in Marketing Communication from Columbia College Chicago.

Background

Chicago native, worked seven years in shipping and receiving at Wrigley Co. Occasional web author and web game designer.

r-hall4@neiu.edu

Office Hours

M, W-F: 9:00am - 12:30pm Linguistics; 1:30pm - 5:00pm AFAM T: 9:00am - 12:30pm AFAM; 1:30pm-5:00pm Linguistics

Linguistics

African and African American Studies

Student Union, SU207
5500 N. St. Louis
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

773-442-4630

BarBara Scott

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BarBara Scott

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BarBara

Scott

Professor Emeritus

Expertise

Marriages and Families, Africana (aka Black) Women's Studies, Sociology of Racism, Race and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Gender; Social Inequalities; Social Justice and Resistance; Race, Racism and White Privilege; Popular Culture, Critical Race Theory, Feminist/Womanist Theory, and HIV/AIDS in African American Communities. I have also developed and teach a course annually entitled: African American Women: Feminism, Race and Resistance.

Courses Taught

AFAM 109: First Year Experience: Exploring Africa In Chicago

AFAM 200: Introduction to African and African Studies

SOC 344: Afric. Amer. Women: Feminism, Race, Resistance

Research Interests

By most definitions I am a generalist. However, I have strong interests in a number of areas including HIV/AIDS in Black Communities, institutional racism, Black migration and patterns of residential settlement, Black Folk Lore, African Cultural Continuities in African American Families, Black Women and Upward Mobility, and Media and Society. Indeed, one of my long-time teaching interests has revolved around the use of media, especially literature and film, in teaching sociology and an ongoing research interest in the sociological relationships within and between modern media and modern culture. In particular, I am interested in what popular culture and the media tell us about the social structures (especially race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and generational differences), the social processes, and the everyday life of postmodern American society. Current Research Activities Co-editing (with Marcia Segal) 6th edition of Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press. Collecting data on Parents with Adult Children Living at Home Conducting Case Studies of African American Women Living With HIV/AIDS Working on a series of edited white papers on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Black Community

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1988, Northwestern University

M.Ph., Community College Education, 1975, Roosevelt University

M.A., Sociology, 1975, Roosevelt University

B.A., Sociology, 1971, Roosevelt University

Selected Publications

Schwartz, Mary Ann and Scott, BarBara M. 2007. Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change. 5th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Scott, BarBara M. and Schwartz, M.A. 2006. Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World. 2nd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Lemelle, Anthony, Jr., and Scott, BarBara M. 2006. "African American HIV/AIDS and Social Institutions: New Realities Calling for New Policies." In Juan Battle, Michael Bennett, and Anthony Lemelle (Eds.), Free At Last?: Black America in the Twenty-First Century. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction. pp. 103-126.

Scott, BarBara, Misra, Joya, & Segal, Marcia. 2003. Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press.

Selected Performances

Annual Workshop. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. "Teaching Sociology Through Literature and Film." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meetings.

Organizer/Presider. 2005. "Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the Media." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Staged Reading and Discussion (with Martha Thompson). 2005. "Working Class Women Sleuths Clean Up!!-Blanche White Meets Lily Bard: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Women's Dectective Fiction." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Symposium Participant. 2003. "HIV/AIDS Intervention for Women with Multiple Sexual Partners Living in Impoverished Housing." University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Hefter Center.

Additional Information

Recent Professional Service and Community Involvement

President (2005-2006), Association of Black Sociologists

Co-Chair (Current), NEIU Presidential Task Force on the Millennium Student

Volunteer Faculty, St. Leonard's Alternative High School for Ex-Offenders

Member, Links, Inc. Services to African American Youth Projects

Mentor, 91Porn, Minority Mentor Program

Mentor, Sister-to-Sister Mentor Advisory Group

Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Retention, 91Porn

Board Member: Ora Higgins Youth Foundation

Member, American Sociological Association; Midwest Sociological Society; and Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society (MSWS)

b-scott1@neiu.edu

Office Hours

N/A

5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4775

Sociology

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Main Campus

T.Y. Okosun

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T.Y. Okosun

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T.Y.

Okosun

Professor Emeritus

Expertise

Governance and political power
Local and global destitution
Intersections: Africans and African Americans
Conflict scenarios and transformation Colonial / Post-colonial legacies
Dictatorships, democracy, and vapid insatiality

Courses Taught

JUST 101 Introduction to Social Justice

JUST 202 WIP: Justice and Inequality

JUST 241 Research Methods in Justice Studies

JUST 301Theories of Justice and Social Change

JUST 312 Theories of Criminal Behavior

JUST 315O Haitian Revolution

JUST 343 Conflict Transformation

JUST 345 Practicum in Justice Studies

JUST 350 Field Work Seminar

JUST 362 Justice Issues in Africa

Research Interests

Social justice, social inequalities, global justice and peace, political governance, race and racialism, conflict transformation, transformative justice, and justice as compassion

Education

• Ph.D., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
• L.Th., Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• M.M.R.Sc., Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
• M.A., Religious Studies, Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
• B.Th., Pontifical Urban University, Rome, Italy

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Justice Studies Association: Past President

Editor-in-Chief Contemporary Justice Review

Board of Aviation Commissioners, Michigan City, Indiana

t-okosun@neiu.edu

Office Hours

Retired as of Spring 2020

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States

Justice Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Main Campus

Olivia Perlow

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Olivia Perlow

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Olivia

Perlow

Professor

Courses Taught

SOC 105: Social Inequalities and Social Change

SOC 316: Race and Ethnic Relations

SOC 318: Sociology Through Film

SOC 344: African American Women: Feminism, Race & Resistance

SOC 350: Sociology of Black Communities

AFAM 200: Intro to African and African American Studies

AFAM 302: Africans in the Diaspora

Research Interests

Dr. Olivia Nichole Perlow is a professor of the Department of Sociology, African & African American Studies, Latino/a/x and Latin American Studies, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at 91Porn. Her specializations are social inequalities, critical carceral studies, and liberatory pedagogies. Most of her work comes out of a critical race (black) feminist framework in which she examines intersecting oppressions based on race, class, gender, sexuality, and so forth. She is the published author of multiple articles, book chapters, and co-editor of the anthology Black Women's Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation and Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. She is a proud triple alumna of Howard University, where her political trajectory was fermented, and an activist who continues to challenge the varied and multi-faceted oppressions faced by marginalized/minoritized groups, particularly in the areas of criminal (in)justice and education.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 2008, Howard University

M.A., Sociology, 2004, Howard University

B.A., Sociology, 2000, Howard University

Selected Publications

Perlow, Olivia, Durene Wheeler, Sharon Bethea & Barbara Scott (Eds.). (2018). Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation & Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.

Perlow, Olivia. (2018). “Anger as Resistance to White Supremacy within and beyond the Classroom” in Perlow, Olivia, Durene Wheeler, Sharon Bethea & Barbara Scott (Eds.) Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation & Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan.

Spencer, Zoe and Perlow, Olivia. (2018). “Reconceptualizing Historic and Contemporary Violence against African Americans as Savage White American Terror (SWAT).” Journal of African American Studies, Summer 2018. DOI 10.1007/s12111-018-9399-3

Spencer, Zoe and Perlow, Olivia. (2018). “Sassy Mouths, Unfettered Spirits, and the Neo- Lynching of Korryn Gaines and Sandra Bland: Conceptualizing Post Traumatic Slave Master Syndrome and the Familiar ‘Policing’ of Black Women’s Resistance in Twenty-First-Century America.” Meridians: 17(1). DOI: 10.1215/15366936-6955175

Selected Performances

Grants and Awards

The Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell Award in Research and Literature, NEIU, 2020
Faculty Excellence Award in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, NEIU, 2019
Sabbatical Award, NEIU, 2015-2016
Summer Research Award, NEIU, 2015
Women of Color Leadership Project Award, National Women's Studies Association, 2014
Black Heritage Committee Faculty Excellence Award, 2014
Northeastern Programming Board’s Women’s Excellence Award, 2014 NEIU’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
Student Choice Award, NEIU, 2013
Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship Award, Northwestern University, 2007
Summer Research Fellowship Award, Texas State University, 2006

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Association of Black Sociologists

National Women's Studies Association and National Council of Black Studies

o-perlow@neiu.edu

Office Hours

Office Hours
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and by appointment

Room LWH 2089
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4773

Sociology

African and African American Studies

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Latina/o and Latin American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

Main Campus

AFAM Faculty and Staff

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AFAM Faculty and Staff

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The African and African American Studies program at 91Porn is comprised of faculty and instructors from many academic areas throughout higher education. This program not only gives students a solid foundation in African and African American studies, but real world applications and lessons from experience teaching professionals.

main campus

Office Hours
Monday through Friday: 8 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Room LWH 2096
Chicago, Ill. 60625-4699

Telephone: (773) 442-4553
Fax: (773) 442-4879
TTY-TTD (Typewriter telephone for the hearing impaired): (773) 442-4999 (incoming only)

(773) 442-4553

African and African American Studies

Russell

Benjamin

Professor; Coordinator of Global Studies

Political Science

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4776

r-benjamin@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

American National Government

African American Politics and Social Change

Minority Economic Development

Minority Politics in the United States

State Government and Politics

The Politics of Poverty

Foundations of Africans in the Diaspora

Seminar in the American Policy-Making Process

Research Interests

Benjamin’s research focuses upon the politics of race in the United States, especially as they intersect with entrepreneurship, consumerism, colonialism, and the U.S. policy toward the Caribbean. Benjamin has presented his research on the mainland U.S., Hawaii, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and in the Caribbean. He has published several book reviews and a journal article. In early 2010, Benjamin, along with Dr. Gregory Hall, co-edited a book, "Eternal Colonialism," with the University Press of America. Benjamin will soon publish a book manuscript, "African Americans and Recent Policies Toward the Caribbean: Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico," with Caribbean Studies Press.

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida, 1996
M.A., University of Florida, 1991
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1985

Selected Publications

African Americans and Recent U.S. Policies Toward the Caribbean: Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Forthcoming with Caribbean Studies Press.

“Layle Lane.” 2014. Entry in African American National Biography Online. (Oxford University Press.) Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, editors-in-chief.

Sprague, Jeb. 2012. Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti. (Monthly Review Press). Forthcoming book review in New Political Science.

“Fifteenth Amendment.” 2010. Entry in The Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia (Greenwood Press). Julius E. Thompson, James L. Conyers, and Nancy J. Dawson, editors.

Eternal Colonialism. Russell Benjamin and Gregory O. Hall (eds). 2010. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.

“Introduction.” With Gregory O. Hall. 2010. In Eternal Colonialism, Russell Benjamin and Gregory O. Hall (eds). Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.

“The American Internal Colonial Environment.” 2010. In Eternal Colonialism, Russell Benjamin and Gregory O. Hall (eds). Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.

“Conclusion.” With Gregory O. Hall. 2010. In Eternal Colonialism, Russell Benjamin and Gregory O. Hall (eds). Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.

Selected Performances

“Problems With American-led Industrial ‘Development’ in Haiti.” Paper Presentation at the 2014 Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, Merida, Mexico, May 26-30.

“Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Haitian Economic `Development’.” Paper presented at the 2013 Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, Grand Anse, Grenada, June 3-7.

“American ‘Development’ of Haiti After the 2010 Earthquake.” Paper presented at the 2nd NEIU African and African American Research Symposium, 91Porn, Chicago, April 11, 2013.

“Wal-Mart and the Congressional Black Caucus: Mutual Interests?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Oak Brook, Illinois, March 13-16, 2013.

“Internal Colonialism and Black Political Support for Black Business Development.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 16-19, 2011.

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Member, American Political Science Association

r-benjamin@neiu.edu

Room LWH 2079
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4776

Office Hours

TBA

Main Campus

Curriculum Vitae

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Sharon

Bethea

Ph.D.

Professor

Counselor Education

College of Education

(773) 442-5545

s-bethea@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

COUN-401 Professional Orientation and Legal/Ethical Practices

COUN-402 Developmental Counseling

COUN-403 Theories of Counseling

COUN-408 Research Seminar

COUN-415 Children and Youth in School and Family Systems

COUN-430 Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling

ICSE-103 Introduction to Inner City Studies

AFAM-200 Introduction to African/African American Studies

AFAM-301 Foundations of African Civilizations

AFAM-302 Foundations of Africans in the Diaspora

AFAM-303 Global Collaborations: Cross Cultural Research in Ghana

COUN-406 Group Counseling

Research Interests

African/Black Psychology; African Centered Spirituality; Sawubona Healing Circles; Genocide and Human Rights; Youth Civic Engagement; Oakland Freedom Schools

Education

University of Missouri at Columbus
Educational Psychology, Ph.D.

John F. Kennedy University
Clinical Psychology, M.A.
Specialization: Marriage, Family, Child, and Adolescent Counseling

San Francisco State University
Psychology, B.A.

Selected Publications

Kafanabo, E., Neville, H.A., Bethea, S.L. (In review). Siasa na Jamii: Civic Engagement among Secondary School Students in Tanzania. Journal of Black Psychology.

Bethea, S. L., Hickson, J. (2022). Honoring and Celebrating the Women of the Black Panther Party. In Huberta L Jackson (ed.). Afrikan American Women: Living at the Crossroads of Race, Gender, Class, and Culture. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing

Bethea, S. L. (2018). Kuja Nyumbani: Using African centered pedagogy to educate Black students in the academy. In O. Perlow, D. Wheeler, S. Bethea, B (eds.). Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing within and beyond the Academy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Perlow, O., Wheeler, D., Bethea, S., Scott B. (2018). Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing within and beyond the Academy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Tavakoli, S., Mei-Whei Chen, M., Zook, N., Bethea, S. L. (2015). Attachment, combat exposure, and post-trauma cognitions as predictors of PTSD and PTG in Veterans. Journal of Military and Government Counseling. (3) 2, 113-130.|

Bethea, S. L., Payne, M. (2015). Children’s defense fund: Oakland freedom school. In Shujaa, M. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of African cultural heritage in North America. Thousand Oaks: Sage 2015.

Perlow O., Bethea, S. L., Wheeler, D (2014). Dismantling the master’s house: Black women faculty challenging white privilege/supremacy in the college classroom. Understanding and Dismantling Privilege.

Bethea, S. L. (2013) The impact of Oakland freedom school’s summer youth program on the psychosocial development of African American youth. Journal of Black Psychology, (38) 4, 442-454

Bethea, S. L. (2013). Illumination of the spirit: The evolution of an African centered social justice counselor. In J. Carlson & J. Kottler (eds.). Helping Beyond the 50 Minute Hour: Therapists Involved in REAL Social Action. NewYork: Routledge, 2012.

Bethea, S. L., Allen, T. (2013). Past & present societal influences on Black couples that impact sex, love, and intimacy. In Helm, K. & Carlson, J. (ed,). Love, Intimacy, Sex and the African American Couple – New York: Routlege, 2012.

Bethea, S. L. (2008). A chronology of the education of Black people in Illinois to 1874. Illinois Transatlantic Slave Trade Commission 2008 Report II: v2

Smith, S. M. & Bethea, S. L. (2004). The emotionally intelligent educator. NABTE Review, 31, 69-75.

Professional Affiliations & Membership

American Counseling Association

Association of Black Psychologists

National Council of Black Studies

Additional Information

In addition to her teaching responsibilities in the Department of Counselor Education, Dr. Bethea also teaches as an affiliate faculty member in the African/African American and Inner City Studies programs.

s-bethea@neiu.edu

Room LWH 4004
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States

(773) 442-5545

Office Hours

Not teaching in Fall 2024.

Main Campus

Alvin

David

Farmer

Jr.

Associate Professor

Psychology

Gerontology

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-5849

a-farmer2@neiu.edu

Expertise

Clinical Psychology

Courses Taught

Abnormal Psychology

Psychology of Personality

Psychopathology of Childhood

Theory and Methods of Individual Therapy

Introduction to Group Therapy

Laboratory of Research Methods: Personality Development

Research Interests

High-risk youth and the mental health interventions with children, specifically disruptive behavior disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Education

Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University

B.A. Morehouse College

Selected Publications

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., Gibson, L., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H³) Clinical Intervention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition).

Jaleel Abdul-Adil, A. David Farmer Jr., & Liza Suarez, (2018). Hip-Hop H.E.A.L.S. (H³) Prevention Manual for Child Trauma and Community Violence Exposure (First Edition).

Background

Child and Family Clinical Psychologist

Additional Information

a-farmer2@neiu.edu

BBH 307 H
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5849

Office Hours

By appointment. Please email.

Main Campus

Courtney

Francis

Instructor, Undergraduate Clinical Advisor

Social Work

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-5872

c-francis1@neiu.edu

Expertise

Mentorship of College Students in TESL Clinical Experience; Social Work Research and Evaluation

Courses Taught

AFAM 200 - Introduction to African & African-American Studies

ELP 096 - Developmental Writing Workshop II

ELP 099 - Developmental Writing

SWK 207 - Social Welfare Policy I

SWK 304 - Social Work Practice I

SWK 306 - HBSE II

SWK 309 - Research and Quantitative Applications in Social Work

SWK 310 - Research Practicum I

SWK 311 - Research Practicum II

SWK 407 - Social Work Research

SWK 431 - Social Work Practice with Families

TESL 109A - First-Year Experience: Chicago Speaks - Helping Immigrants Communicate

TESL 330 - Language, Society and Education

TESL 331 - Investigating African-American English

TESL 340 - Practices and Procedures

TESL 341 - Principles of Language Teaching

TESL 343 - Introduction to Language Assessment

TESL 399 - Clinical Experience in Teaching English as a Second Language

TESL 410 - Techniques of Teaching English as a Second Language

TESL 414 - Theories of Teaching English as a Second Language

Research Interests

Social Work Systems, Social Work Program Evaluation, Programmatic Impact of Family Social Work Programs on Vulnerable Communities, Impact of Dialect on Academic Writing, History of and Societal Interface with African American Vernacular English, Language Contact, ESL policy in American Schools, Effective Methods of Teaching Writing in Inner City Schools.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Brown University, Major: Economics, Minor: Urban Studies.

Master’s Degree: University of Chicago, Social Service Administration and Policy.

Master’s Degree: 91Porn, Teaching English as a Second Language.

Background

Former elementary school principal on Chicago’s West Side; former program manager at Healthy Families Illinois Program; former Instructor at Robert Morris University; former program director at Drug Free Schools and taught ESL at the Northeastern El Centro campus in the Community Program for four semesters.

Additional Information

Courtney Francis is a native of New York City and a graduate of Brown University (Providence, RI), who came to Chicago for graduate school. Her B.A. is in Economics with a minor in Urban Studies. Courtney holds a master's degree from University of Chicago in Social Service Administration and Policy, with a focus in Program Management and Administration. She is one class away from an M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics here at NEIU. Her academic interests include language contact, American English dialect, research in Innovative ESL teaching methods, and English language learner interface with native English speakers in urban settings. Outside interests include swimming, art appreciation, researching her family history and spending time with her husband and her four children.

In TESL, Francis teaches TESL 399 (TESL Clinical Experience) and TESL 340 (Practices and Procedures). She also teaches Developmental Writing and select courses in the Social Work Department and taught four semesters of ESL at Northeastern El Centro.

c-francis1@neiu.edu

Room LWH 3067
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5872

Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 2-3 p.m.
and by appointment.

Main Campus

Jeanette

Hernández

Administrative Aide

World Languages and Cultures

(773) 442-4740

J-Hernandez-Kalin@neiu.edu

Expertise

Office Procedures, Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, Women's Studies, Latin American Cultures, Spanish and French languages

Education

M.A. Political Science, 91Porn, Chicago, Illinois, 2010

B.A. Philosophy, 91Porn, Chicago, Illinois, 2001

B.A. Sociology, 91Porn, Chicago, Illinois, 1997

Background

Office Staff, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Northeastern Illnois University, 1992 to present.

J-Hernandez-Kalin@neiu.edu

Lech Walesa Hall 2040
5500 N Saint Louis Avenue
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4740

Office Hours

10:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday

Nicole

Holland

Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Education

(773) 442-5543

n-holland@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

EDFN 306: Education and Individual Difference

EDFN 307: Psychology of Instruction and Learning

EDFN 406: Human Development and Learning

EDFN 407: Learning Theory and Educational Practice

EDFN 416: Cultural Pluralism

LEAD 429: Educational Research

Research Interests

Race, Class, and Education, Access, Equity, and Excellence in Education, Educational Policy, School Reform, and Educators’ Professional Preparation, Practice and Development

Education

Ph.D., Social-Personality Psychology, 1997
The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, New York

M.A., Social Psychology, 1994
Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York

B.A., Psychology Major; Women’s Studies Minor, 1988
Hamilton College, Clinton, New York

Selected Publications

Holland, N. E. (2011)."The Power of Peers: Influences on Postsecondary Education Planning and Experiences of African American Students" in Urban Education, Volume 46, Issue 5, September, 2011, pp.1029-1055.

Holland, N. E. (2011). “Lessons Learned: Influences of Human Capital in Urban Students’ High School-to-College Transitions.”inIllinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) journal issue, Linking the Educational Pipeline: From Pre-K to College and Beyond, Volume 26, Number 1, pp. 32-45.

Holland, N. E. (2010). “Postsecondary Education Preparation of Traditionally Underrepresented College Students: A Social Capital Perspective.” Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Volume 3, Number 2, pp.111-125.

Holland, N. E.and Farmer-Hinton, R. L. (2009). “Leave No Schools Behind: The Importance of a College Culture in Urban Public High Schools.” The High School Journal, Volume 92, Number 3, pp. 24-43.

Farmer-Hinton, R. L. and Holland, N. E. (2008).“The Influence of High School Size on Access to Postsecondary Information, Conversations, and Activities.” American Secondary Education, Volume 37, Number 1, pp. 41-61.

Holland, N. E. (2008) “Déjà Vu: Segregation and Inequality in America’s Public Schools.” The Sophist’s Bane, Volume Four, Numbers One and Two, pp.20-29.

Holland, N.E.(2008)“Refocusing Educational Assessments on Teaching and Learning, Not Politics” The Educational Forum, Volume 72, Number 3, 215-226.

Holland, N. E.(2007)“Reflections on Urban High School Students’ Post-Secondary Transitions: A Theoretical Capital Perspective.” The International Journal of Innovative Higher Education. Volume 20, June 2007, pp 25-33.

Holland, N.E. (2006). “Documenting Data: Infusing Research Strategies Into Field-Based, Teacher Training Activities.” Teaching & Learning: The Journal of Naturalistic and Reflective Practice, v21 (1), pp 5-28.

Holland, N. E. (2002). “Small Schools: Transforming Teacher and Student Experiences in Urban High Schools, Chapter 3 in Reforming Chicago’s High Schools: Research Perspectives on School and System Level Change edited by Valerie E. Lee. Consortium on Chicago School Research. Chicago, Illinois.

Wasley, P.A., Fine, M., Gladden, M., Holland, N.E., King, S.P., Mosak, E., and Powell, L.C. (2000). Small Schools: Great Strides -- A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago. Bank Street College of Education. New York, New York.

Background

Dr. Holland is a trained social psychologist who has conducted research in the fields of pre-school, elementary, secondary, and higher education. Her areas of interest include educational equity, educational policy, school reform, teacher training, community and professional development in schools, particularly as these areas influence conditions that promote success for the educationally disadvantaged. Dr. Holland’s current research explores the individual and institutional factors that affect urban, public high school students’ preparation for and enrollment in four-year colleges and universities.

Additional Information

Selected Presentations

Holland, N. E. (April, 2011). "Paving Postsecondary Education Pathways for Students of Color: Individual and Institutional Responsibilities." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Holland, N. E. (April, 2011). "Beyond Conventional Wisdom: African American Students Discuss Sources of Support for College Preparation and Success." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Holland, N. E. (January, 2010). “It Still Takes A Village: From Urban Public High School Graduate to University Student.” Paper presented at the 7th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Holland, N. E. (April, 2008). “College Knowledge: How Human and Social Capital Influence Students’ Postsecondary Transitions.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York, New York.

Holland, N.E. (November, 2006). “Becoming Better Consumers of Educational Research.” Panelist for the presentation, Learning to Lead: Preparing Tomorrow’s Educational Leaders at the International Leadership Association 8th Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois.

Holland, N. E. (April, 2006) ...And Yes, School Size Matters: Creating Communities for Teaching and Learning. American Educational Research Association‘s annual meeting. San Francisco, California.

Holland, N.E. (June, 2006). Promising Partnerships: Preparing Urban High School Students for Success in Four-Year Colleges and Universities. Paper presented at the International Council for Innovation in Higher Education’s annual meeting. Panama City, Panama.

Holland, N. E. (August, 2006). It Still Takes A Village: Institutional and Individual Supports Necessary to Support Post-Secondary Transitions. Education Summit: Chicago Public Schools Post-Secondary Transitions. Chicago, Illinois.

Holland, N. E. (October, 2006). Chartering Education: Critical Reflections on Charter School Experiences. Phi Delta Kappa International’s annual conference. Washington, DC.

Holland, N.E. (November, 2006). Becoming Better Consumers of Educational Research. International Leadership Association’s annual meeting. Chicago, Illinois.

n-holland@neiu.edu

LWH 4020
5500 N. St. Louis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5543

Office Hours

Tuesdays 2:30–4:00 p.m.; Wednesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m. and by appointment

Main Campus

Aissetu

Ibrahima

Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Social Work

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4760

a-ibrahima@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SWK 401 – Oppression, Decolonization and Equity in Social Work

SWK 402 – Human Behavior in the Social Environment I

SWK 404 – Human Behavior in the Social Environment II

SWK 415 – Foundation Field Practicum I

SWK 416 – Foundation Field Practicum II

SWK 432 – Family Centered Policy

SWK 443 – Social Justice, Mobilization and Change

SWK 450 – African Studies Institute

SWK 470 – Practice with Immigrants and Refugees

SWK 472 - Trauma Treatment with Children and Families

SWK 491 – Advanced Research I

SWK 495 – Advanced Field Practicum I

SWK 492 – Advanced Research II

SWK 496 – Advanced Field Practicum II

PSCI 465 – Seminar in African Politics – Introduction to Genocide and Human Rights Studies in Africa and the Diaspora

Research Interests

Indigenous social work; community health; health disparities; maternal health; genocide and human rights

Education

Ph.D., Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago

M.S., Social Work, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

B.A., Sociology and Social Administration, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Selected Publications

Ntihirageza, J., & Ibrahima, A. (2022). Education and Epistemicide in Africa: Towards an Ubuntu-Based Comprehensive Model of Education. In the Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems (pp. 275-293). IGI Global.

Ibrahima, A. B., & Kelly, B. L. (2021). Indigenous methods and knowledge: Maternal health policy and practice in Ethiopia, Africa. International Social Work, 00208728211008961.

Ibrahima, A. B. (2021). Exploring Maternal Health in Ethiopia Using Indigenous Approaches: Policy and Practice Implications. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731520984829

Ibrahima, A. B. (2020). Using Indigenous Approaches as a Bridge between Policies, Interventions, and the Grassroots. In Social Work Education. IntechOpen.

Ibrahima, A. B. & Mattaini, M. (2018). Social Work in Africa: Decolonizing Methodologies and Approaches. International Social Work, pp 1-15.

Ibrahima, A. B. (2017). 16 Asset Based Community Development (ABCD). Transforming Society: Strategies for Social Development from Singapore, Asia and Around the World, 229

Selected Exhibitions

Ibrahima, A. B. Exploring Maternal Health in Ethiopia Using Indigenous Approaches:
Policy and Practice Implications. 2nd International Conference on Future of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2022. March 24 – 25, 2022.

Ibrahima, A. B. Rooted and Curious: Learning from the Past for a Better Future, Black Heritage Month Academic Talk, February, 24, 2022

Ibrahima, A.B., “Ethnic Based Genocide in Ethiopia: The Role of Faith- Based Institutions In Conflict Resolution and Transformation”. 7th Genocide and Human Rights Virtual Conference organized by GHRAD Center, NEIU. Feb, 2021

Ibrahima, A. B. Decolonizing and Celebrating Indigenous Knowledge and Value. Africa Day – Virtual Town Hall: Contributions of the African Diaspora AU2063. May 25th, 2021.

Ibrahima, A. B Decolonizing social work methodologies and approaches. The Annual Liberation Based Healing Conference (LBHC) Organized by the Institute for Family Services (IFS. November 5 & 6 (Virtual)

Ibrahima, A. B. Understanding and Decolonizing Maternal Health in Ethiopia through Indigenous Methodologies. The 22nd Annual Conference, SSWR, Washington, DC, January 1014, 2018, Washington D.C.

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Society for Social Work and Research

Interfaith Peace-building Initiative

Additional Information

Aissetu Barry Ibrahima earned her Ph.D. in Social Work from University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work. Dr. Aissetu has more than 10 years of post-master's social work field experience in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and care, community health, education, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, addiction, and monitoring and evaluation in Ethiopia as well as the U.S. Dr. Aissetu’s research area can fall under community health and grassroots development. Her research broadly examines indigenous knowledge and cultural relevance in social services, and international polices, and health disparities in maternal health service provision and utilization.

a-ibrahima@neiu.edu

Room LWH 3073
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4760

Office Hours

By appointment.

Main Campus

Tracy

Luedke

Professor

Anthropology

Global Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-5621

t-luedke@neiu.edu

Expertise

Cultural Anthropology, African Studies, Global Studies

Courses Taught

ANTH 212 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ANTH/AFAM 224 - Contemporary African Culture

ANTH 290 - Graduating Anthropology

ANTH 307 - Anthropology of Gender, Sexuality, and the Body

ANTH 317 - Medical Anthropology

ANTH/AFAM 320 - Religion in Africa

ANTH 375 - Anthropology of Globalization

ANTH 377 - Anthropology of Television

ZHON 360 - Honors Seminar in Research and Creative Processes

GS 201 - Introduction to Global Studies I

AFAM 303 - Global Collaborations-Ghana

Research Interests

Religion, healing, southern Africa, globalization, immigration, transportation
My research concerns the Christianized healing practices of the prophets of central Mozambique, a network of people possessed by biblical spirits who work to heal individual bodies afflicted with illness as well as social bodies recovering from the effects of warfare and dislocation. I recently collaborated on an edited volume about healing in southeastern Africa. The book addresses the important relationship between African healing practices and borders of various sorts, which healers both transgress and reify in the course of their work. I am also interested in material culture, especially the ways objects, buildings, and other materialities figure in healing practices.

Education

Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology, Indiana University, 2005

M.A., Cultural Anthropology, Indiana University, 1999

Selected Publications

Luedke, Tracy. 2014. “Health, Illness, and Healing in African Society.” In Africa, 4th Edition, edited by Patrick O’Meara, John Hanson, and Maria Grosz-Ngate. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Luedke, Tracy. 2011. “Intimacy and Alterity: Prophetic Selves and Spirit Others in Central Mozambique.” Journal of Religion in Africa 41(2):154-179.

Luedke, Tracy. 2007. “Spirit and Matter: The Materiality of Mozambican Prophet Healing.” Journal of Southern African Studies 33(4): 715-31. Special Issue: Histories of Healing, edited by Lyn Schumaker, Diana Jeater, and Tracy Luedke.

Luedke, Tracy J. 2006. “Presidents, Bishops, and Mothers: The Construction of Authority in Mozambican Healing.” In Borders and Healers: Brokering Therapeutic Resources in Southeast Africa, edited by Tracy J. Luedke and Harry G. West. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

West, Harry G. and Tracy J. Luedke. 2006. “Healing Divides: Therapeutic Border Work in Southeast Africa.” In Borders and Healers: Brokering Therapeutic Resources in Southeast Africa, edited by Tracy J. Luedke and Harry G. West. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

t-luedke@neiu.edu

Room BBH 138
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5621

Office Hours

Fall 2024
Monday: 2:30-5:00 p.m. (On campus in Room BBH 138 or via Zoom)
Tuesday: 1:00-3:30 p.m. (Via Zoom)

Zoom link:
https://neiu-edu.zoom.us/j/7552420277?pwd=c0NLQTNDMFF5VW9PUFB0c0pTb1VOQT09

Main Campus

Job

Ngwe

Ph.D.

Chair and Professor

Social Work

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4764

j-ngwe@neiu.edu

Expertise

Prevention Resource

Courses Taught

SWK 202: Community Analyses

SWK 309: Research and Quantitative Applications in Social Work

SWK 310: Practicum I

SWK 311: Practicum II

Research Interests

Youth violence prevention, youth development

Education

Ph.D. (Public Health), M.Ed. (Education), B.Ed. (Education)

Selected Publications

Ngwe, J. E. (2013). Social Work Research Methods: An Invitation. Boston, MA: Pearson publishing company (ISBN-13: 978-1-269-56132-7. USA: Pearson publishing company

Ngwe, J. E. (2011). Social Work Research Practicum: A Step-by-Step Planning Handbook (Second edition). Boston, MA: Pearson publishing company (ISBN 0-536-29551-4). USA: Pearson publishing company

Ngwe, J. E. (2010). Social Work Research Practicum II: A User-friendly Data Analysis and Statistics Handbook (Second edition). USA: Pearson publishing company

Ngwe, J. E. (2007). Social Work Research Practicum II: A User-friendly Data Analysis and Statistics Handbook”. Boston, MA: Pearson publishing company (ISBN 0-536-338-124)

Ngwe, J. E. (2006). Social Work Research Practicum: A Step-by-Step Planning Handbook. Boston, MA: Pearson publishing company (ISBN 0-536-29551-4).

Ngwe, J. E. & Elechi, O. O. (2013). Human Trafficking: The modern day slavery of the 21st century. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies: AJCJS, 6 (1 & 2): 95-112

Elechi, O. O., Okosun, T. Y. & Ngwe, J. E. (2007). Factors Vitiating Against the Effectiveness of the Nigerian Police in Combating the Criminal Exploitation of Children and Women. African Journal of Criminology & Justice Studies (AJCJS), 3(1): 1-49.

Eisuke, S., Ngwe, J. E., & Flay, B. R. (2005). Evaluation of the effects of the Aban Aya Youth Project in reducing violence among African American adolescent males using Latent Class Growth Mixture Modeling Techniques. Evaluation Review: A Journal of Applied Social Research, 29(2): 128-148.

Ngwe, J. E., Li, Q., Flay, B. R., & Eisuke, S. (2004). Violence prevention among African American Adolescent Males: Test of mediating mechanisms. American Journal of Health Behavior, 28(Supplement 1): 24-37.

Ngwe, J. E. (1999). Peer Mediation in Elementary Schools: Toward a comprehensive framework. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois

Ngwe, J. E. (1987). Assessment of education needs of health educators in Manitoba, Unpublished master's thesis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Ngwe, J. E. (1987). Education Needs of Health Educators in Manitoba. Journal of Education Administration and Foundation, 2 (1): 55-60 (ED# 164 746)

j-ngwe@neiu.edu

LWH 3078
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4764

Fax

(773) 442-4538

Office Hours

Tuesday: 1-2:30 p.m.

Main Campus

Jeanine

Ntihirageza

Ph.D.

Professor; Coordinator

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-5873

j-ntihirageza@neiu.edu

Expertise

Phonology, Morphology, African Languages (Bantu Languages), Contact Linguistics, Language Teaching Methodology, ESL / EFL African Summer Institute

Courses Taught

TESL 426-Advanced Linguistic Analysis

Research Interests

Department Chair, Anthropology, Philosophy, Teaching English as a Second.Foreign Language, & Academic Literacy Program Coordinator, African Summer Institute

Education

Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Chicago

Selected Publications

Bofman, Theodora,Jeanine Ntihirageza, and Paul Prez. “Writing a bilingual learner’s dictionary: A case study of Kirundi.” In English Learners’ Dictionaries at the DSNA 2009. Ilan J. Kernerman and Paul Bogaards, eds. Tel Aviv: K Dictionaries Ltd. 2010.

External Publications Link

Kirundi-English Dictionary

Background

Jeanine Ntihirageza (91Porn, Chicago, IL) holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago, with a specialization in Bantu languages. She has an MA in Applied Linguistics from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She received her BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Burundi where she subsequently taught TEFL and ESL classes as a Lecturer. She came to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship to do her graduate studies. Her primary research area is phonology and morphology. Her other research interests include contact linguistics and Pragmatics. In addition, she is a currently working on an online bilingual Kirundi-English dictionary with Teddy Bofman and Paul Prez (http://homepages.neiu.edu/~kirundi/dictionary/ ). She is an Associate Professor at 91Porn, and Department chair of Anthropology, English Language Program (ELP), Philosophy, and Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language (TESL). She is also on the core faculty of the African and African American Studies program. She has taught Theoretical and Applied Linguistics for the last 13 years. She spearheaded a Genocide Research Group that recently organized a symposium on Silencing Genocide in Africa and African Diaspora.

j-ntihirageza@neiu.edu

LWH 3062
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-5873

Office Hours

M: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
T, W, R: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and by appointment.

Main Campus

T.Y.

Okosun

Professor Emeritus

Justice Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

t-okosun@neiu.edu

Expertise

Courses Taught

JUST 101 Introduction to Social Justice

JUST 202 WIP: Justice and Inequality

JUST 241 Research Methods in Justice Studies

JUST 301Theories of Justice and Social Change

JUST 312 Theories of Criminal Behavior

JUST 315O Haitian Revolution

JUST 343 Conflict Transformation

JUST 345 Practicum in Justice Studies

JUST 350 Field Work Seminar

JUST 362 Justice Issues in Africa

Research Interests

Social justice, social inequalities, global justice and peace, political governance, race and racialism, conflict transformation, transformative justice, and justice as compassion

Education

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Justice Studies Association: Past President

Editor-in-Chief Contemporary Justice Review

Board of Aviation Commissioners, Michigan City, Indiana

t-okosun@neiu.edu

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States

Office Hours

Retired as of Spring 2020

Main Campus

Olivia

Perlow

Professor

Sociology

African and African American Studies

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Latina/o and Latin American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4773

o-perlow@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 105: Social Inequalities and Social Change

SOC 316: Race and Ethnic Relations

SOC 318: Sociology Through Film

SOC 344: African American Women: Feminism, Race & Resistance

SOC 350: Sociology of Black Communities

AFAM 200: Intro to African and African American Studies

AFAM 302: Africans in the Diaspora

Research Interests

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 2008, Howard University

M.A., Sociology, 2004, Howard University

B.A., Sociology, 2000, Howard University

Selected Publications

Selected Performances

Grants and Awards

The Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell Award in Research and Literature, NEIU, 2020
Faculty Excellence Award in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, NEIU, 2019
Sabbatical Award, NEIU, 2015-2016
Summer Research Award, NEIU, 2015
Women of Color Leadership Project Award, National Women's Studies Association, 2014
Black Heritage Committee Faculty Excellence Award, 2014
Northeastern Programming Board’s Women’s Excellence Award, 2014 NEIU’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
Student Choice Award, NEIU, 2013
Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellowship Award, Northwestern University, 2007
Summer Research Fellowship Award, Texas State University, 2006

Professional Affiliations & Membership

Association of Black Sociologists

National Women's Studies Association and National Council of Black Studies

o-perlow@neiu.edu

Room LWH 2089
91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4773

Office Hours

Office Hours
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and by appointment

Main Campus

BarBara

Scott

Professor Emeritus

Sociology

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4775

b-scott1@neiu.edu

Expertise

Courses Taught

AFAM 109: First Year Experience: Exploring Africa In Chicago

AFAM 200: Introduction to African and African Studies

SOC 344: Afric. Amer. Women: Feminism, Race, Resistance

Research Interests

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1988, Northwestern University

M.Ph., Community College Education, 1975, Roosevelt University

M.A., Sociology, 1975, Roosevelt University

B.A., Sociology, 1971, Roosevelt University

Selected Publications

Schwartz, Mary Ann and Scott, BarBara M. 2007. Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change. 5th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Scott, BarBara M. and Schwartz, M.A. 2006. Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World. 2nd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Scott, BarBara, Misra, Joya, & Segal, Marcia. 2003. Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press.

Selected Performances

Annual Workshop. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. "Teaching Sociology Through Literature and Film." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meetings.

Organizer/Presider. 2005. "Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the Media." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Symposium Participant. 2003. "HIV/AIDS Intervention for Women with Multiple Sexual Partners Living in Impoverished Housing." University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Hefter Center.

Additional Information

Recent Professional Service and Community Involvement

President (2005-2006), Association of Black Sociologists

Co-Chair (Current), NEIU Presidential Task Force on the Millennium Student

Volunteer Faculty, St. Leonard's Alternative High School for Ex-Offenders

Member, Links, Inc. Services to African American Youth Projects

Mentor, 91Porn, Minority Mentor Program

Mentor, Sister-to-Sister Mentor Advisory Group

Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Retention, 91Porn

Board Member: Ora Higgins Youth Foundation

Member, American Sociological Association; Midwest Sociological Society; and Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society (MSWS)

b-scott1@neiu.edu

5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4775

Office Hours

N/A

Main Campus

Durene

Wheeler

Ph.D.

Professor

Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Education

(773) 442-4162

d-wheeler@neiu.edu

Expertise

Educational Histories of Marginalized Groups ~~ (specifically African Americans and women)
Social Justice and Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning
Community & Teacher Leadership Training
Authoethnography and Qualitative Research Methods
Curriculum and Instructional Design
Higher Education and Student Affairs

Courses Taught

AFAM 200 Introduction to African and African American Studies

AFAM 301 Foundations of African Civilizations

EDFN 305: Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Public Education

EDFN 307: Psychology of Instruction and Learning

EDFN 314B/WSP 311C: Power, Knowledge & Communities: Feminists Engagements with Education

EDFN 410 Education as a Social Institution

EDFN 451 Research Methods

WGS 101 Feminist Perspectives and Values

Research Interests

Development, Recruitment, and Retention of Diverse Faculty
Blended Instruction
Social Justice and Anti-Racist Education and Teaching Practices
Critical Race Theory and Education
Bias, Cultural Competency and Cultural Awareness
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
History of Marginalized Groups and Women in relation to education and leadership

Education

B.A. The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 1989

M.A. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1996

Ph.D. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2004

Selected Publications

Book

Perlow, Olivia, Wheeler, Durene, Bethea, Sharon, and Scott, BarBara (Eds.). (2018) Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing Within and Beyond the Academy. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Peer Reviewed Articles

Perlow, Olivia, Bethea, S., Wheeler D. (2014) "Dismantling the Master’s House: Black Women Faculty Challenging White Privilege/Supremacy in the College Classroom." Resistance to Teaching Anti-Racism, Special Edition for Understanding and Dismantling Privilege. Online at https://www.wpcjournal.com/article/view/12307.

Wheeler, Durene I. (2008) “Answering the Call: Influencing Equity in Education through Teacher Preparation”, pp.63-68, in The Sophist Bane 4(1&2), Spring.

Book Chapters

Wheeler, Durene I. (2017). Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda. In Betty M. Lovelace-Ross (Ed.), A Collection of Sayings of Mama’Nem: The Wit and Wisdom of Mama, Muhdear, and Othermothers (pp. 85-87). Prospect, KY: Professional Women Publishing, LLC.

Wheeler, Durene I., & Nitihirageza, Jeanine (2013). Teach Me About Africa: Facilitating and Training Educators toward a Socially Just Curriculum. In Brandon D. Lundy & Solomon Negash (Eds.), Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st Century Classroom (pp. 104-111), Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indian University Press.

King, Toni C., Barnes-Wright, Lenora, Gibson, Nancy E., Johnson, Lakesia D., Lee, Valerie, Lovelace, Betty M.,Turner, Sonya, Wheeler, Durene I. (2002). “Andrea’s Third Shift: The Invisible Work of African American Women in Higher Education, pp. 403-415” in This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation, Gloria Anzaldua and Ana Louise Keating, eds. New York: Routledge.

Selected Exhibitions

Social Justice Webinar

Constructing Difference: Understanding the Role of Social Justice in the Classroom, WEBINAR, November 8, 2017, Harper College, Palatine, IL. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn90C9e2Cs0&feature=youtu.be

In this webinar, Dr. Wheeler provides an introduction to faculty interested in creating a more socially just classroom. Through an examination of terminology and tenets of social justice as it relates to teaching and learning, participants examine how faculty and student identities impact content, comprehension, and classroom climate.

Selected Performances

A Diverse Fellow Writes Back: The Success and Pitfalls of Diverse Faculty Recruitment Programs at the National Organization for Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon May 2019

Pedagogy of the Heart: Evoking Empathy Through Literature and Film at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates 25th Anniversary Conference, Dallas, Texas February 2017

Empowering Black and Brown Youth: Identifying and Overcoming Degrading Practices in 21st Century Elementary Classrooms at the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates Annual Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 2016

The Use of Emotion in the Classroom as Feminist Pedagogy at the National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference Feminist Transgressions, San Juan, Puerto Rico November 2014

Black Women Faculty and Administrators Negotiating the Academy at the National Council for Black Studies 38th Annual Conference, Miami, FL March 2014

Professional Affiliations & Membership

National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) 1992-presentAmeri…

Research Association (AERA) 1999- present

History of Education Society (HES) 2000-present

National Association of Women Studies (NWSA) 2000-present

Background

Durene I. Wheeler, Ph.D., is Professor at 91Porn in the department of Educational Inquiry & Curriculum Studies. She holds a core faculty appointment in African & African American Studies (AFAM) along with Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (WGS). Dr. Wheeler has served as Program Coordinator for both AFAM and WGS academic programs. Additionally, Dr. Wheeler served as founding Graduate Facilitator and Advisor for the Master of Arts in Community and Teacher Leaders program at NEIU.

Her teaching and research interests include historical intersections of race, class, and gender in U.S. Education, practical application methods of critical race and feminist pedagogy, and helping teachers and parents in fostering more socially justice classrooms and school environments. Dr. Wheeler has presented at several National and Regional conferences on issues of intersectionality, social justice in education and anti-racist pedagogy. She is co-editor of the anthology Black Women’s Liberatory Pedagogies: Resistance, Transformation, and Healing within and Beyond the Academy addressing the pedagogical practices of Black women in and outside of the academy across multiple disciplines.

Additional Information

Honors and Awards

2018-2019: Faculty Award of Excellence Black Heritage Committee

2011-2012: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching

2010-2011: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Service

2009-2010: NEIU Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching

2008-2009: Melvin Terrell Black Heritage Excellence Award in Research

d-wheeler@neiu.edu

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4162

Office Hours

By appointment

Main Campus

Lance

Williams

Professor

Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies

College of Education

(773) 268-7500

l-williamsb@neiu.edu

Expertise

Lance Williams is a Professor of Urban Community Studies at the historic Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at 91Porn.

He currently works with Acclivus, Inc., Chicago CRED and other Chicago area violence prevention groups that serve young men who are at high risk for being shooting perpetrators or victims. For over 20 years, Dr. Williams has worked as an expert witness in Federal and local gang and violence-related cases.

He is the author of Culture and Perceptions of Violence Related Behaviors Among Adolescents(2009), co-author of the book titled The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Fall, Rise and Resurgence of an American Gang (2011) and author of King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge (2023).

His expertise has been frequently aired and published by numerous international, national, and local media outlets such as Al Jazeera, French TV Canal+, CNN, BET, HBO, PBS News Hour, WTTW, WGN, WLS, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Reader, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Magazine, Ebony and Jet Magazine, and a number of other cable, television, radio and print media.

Courses Taught

ICSE 201: History and Culture of Ethnic Groups

ICSE 322: Independent Study

ICSE 329E: Oral Tradition

ICSE 329F: Youth Organizing Activism

ICSE 329H: Inner City Development

ICSE 329V: Elite Theory and American Democracy

Research Interests

Interventions Aimed At Reducing High-Risk Health Behaviors in Inner City Communities; Qualitative Research Design and Methodology RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Principal Investigator (03/2006-Present) NEIU Grow Your Own Teachers Program The Grow Our Own Teacher Program (GYO) establishes an initiative to encourage and support paraprofessionals, parents, and other active community members in becoming certified as teachers. GYO seeks to stimulate the development of consortia made up of an institution that prepare teachers (NEIU), a targeted school district (CPS), and a community organization (ACORN Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Working together, these entities are to identify paraeducators and parents who have been leaders in schools with hard-to-staff positions and provide these individuals with the financial and other support they will need to complete teacher preparation programs. The new teachers are then to be placed in positions in the targeted schools. Principal Investigator (01/2007-08/2008) CeaseFire Evaluation Evaluated the effectiveness of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention CeaseFire program, a State of Illinois funded violence reduction initiative. The purpose of the study was to find out what main "stakeholders" of this violence reduction program like individuals who reside in CeaseFire’s service areas, faith leaders, victims of violence, elected officials and the police had to say about the program. The evaluation used qualitative techniques, in particular, an ethnographic/focused interview process. Principal Investigator (04/2004) for a study with Whitney Young High School Social Work Department, Chicago, Illinois. I am conducting a focus group study that is examining adolescent males’ perceptions of manhood. The purpose of the study is to collect data that will be used to develop a rite of passage program for at-risk male students at Whitney Young. The study involved 8 focus groups that included over 50 freshmen through senior male students. I am currently analyzing the data. Research Associate (2000-present) Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Research. University of Illinois-Chicago. I conducted my dissertation research, an ethnographic/focused interview study of a cultural intervention designed to reduce risky behaviors among inner-city African American youth at the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Research. Having completed the study, my goal now is to further the study by placing the findings in the context of education policy and health disparities among African American youth. Research Assistant (1996-1997) on the Aban Aya Youth Project at the University Illinois-Chicago, Prevention Research Center. Research Project: to develop and then evaluate a school-based program designed to promote abstinence from sex, teach students how to avoid drugs and alcohol, and to teach them how to resolve conflicts non-violently.

Education

Ph.D. Public Health Sciences University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2004
Dissertation Research: Cultural intervention and perceptions of violence-related behaviors: A Role Strain and Adaptation Study of Adolescents

M.A. Inner City Studies Education91Porn, Chicago, IL. 1995.

B.A. Applied Behavioral ScienceNational-Louis University, Chicago, IL. 1994.

Selected Publications

Williams, L. (2009). Culture & Perceptions of Violence-related Behaviors Among Adolescents: A Role Strain and Adaptation Model. Koln, Germany. Lambert Publishing.

Williams, L. & Moore, N. (In Publication). A Nation of Stones: Street Gangs, Black Power and Urban Terrorism. Chicago, Illinois. Lawrence Hills Books.

Williams, L. (In Print). Cultural interventions for reducing violence among young, African American males. In W. Johnson (Ed). Social Work with African-American Males. New York, New York: Oxford University Press.

Williams, L. (2009). Hip-hop as a site of public pedagogy. In B. Schultz, J. Sandlin and J. Burdick (Eds). In Handbook of Public Pedagogy: Education and Learning beyond Schooling. Routledge.

Williams, L. & Alexis-Bivens, S. (2008). The Father’s Toolkit: A Curriculum Guide for Reconnecting Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Fathers With Their Children. Springfield, Illinois. Illinois Department of Human Services.

Williams, L. (under review). Evaluation of Chicago Violence Prevention Project CeaseFire.

Williams, Lance. (under review). Reducing Violence and Anti-Social Behavior of Young, Inner-City African American Males: A Rites of Passage Paradigm. International Journal of Africana Studies.

Williams, Lance. (under review). A Life-span perspective of antisocial behavior among young African American Males.

Background

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

91Porn 1999-Present

Sociology Courses: Sociology of Health and Illness, Sociology of Violence, Sociology of the Black Family, and Introduction to Sociology

Inner City Studies Education Courses: History of Culture and Ethnic Groups, The Inner City Community and Inner City Organization and Institution Building

Additional Information

CURRENT POSITION

2004-present: Assistant Director, 91Porn’s Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Chicago, IL.

2006-present: Assistant Professor, Inner City Studies. 91Porn, Chicago, IL.

SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND PROGRAMS

Walter Q. Gresham Elementary School (Chicago Public School). 1991-2001. Developed and coordinated an all males program for identified “at-risk” boys in grades 5 through 8. Conducted in biweekly sessions designed to carry out conflict resolution, anger management, individual counseling and mentoring, social and cultural enrichment, decision-making skills, social competence, resistance skills and normative beliefs. The goal of this program is to reduce insubordination, fighting, gang participation, drug use and other anti-social behaviors among participants.

Asa Phillip Randolph Magnet School (Chicago Public School). 1991-1998. As described above. Target Population-grades 1 through 8.

Hirsch Metropolitan High School (Chicago Public School). 1996-1998. As a member of the Hirsch Metropolitan High School Probation Team, I conducted a program for the most “at-risk” boys identified by the school Principal, Counselors and school Disciplinarian. These young men were identified to participate in this mentorship program due to problems with truancy, poor grades, gang-related activity and anti-social behavior. I started with a group of (15) boys in September 1996. By the time the school year ended, the group had mushroomed to (40) forty boys. By 1998, the group consisted of over 100 boys.

Tanner Elementary School (Chicago Public School). April 20th. Planned, implemented and conducted a rites of passage program for over (100) one hundred 4th, 5th, and 6th grade boys. The goal of the rites of passage was to introduce the participants to traditional African value systems and character development.

Jensen/Miller Scholastic Academy (Chicago Public School) 1991 through 1993. Developed and coordinate an all males program for identified “at-risk” boys in grades 3 through 8. Conducted in biweekly sessions designed to carry out conflict resolution, anger management, individual counseling and mentoring, social and cultural enrichment, decision-making skills, social competence, resistance skills and normative beliefs. The goal of this program is to reduce insubordination, fighting, gang participation, drug use and other anti-social behaviors among participants.

Frazier Elementary School (Chicago Public Schools) 1991 through 1992. As described above.

West Pullman School (Chicago Public Schools) Jan. 6th through Feb. 28th, 1992. Planned, implemented and coordinated the Culture Alive Program. This program consisted of over 25 visual and performing artists, a host of cultural vendors and educators who converged on the school during this period to bring each child and classroom from kindergarten to 8th grade the rich and diverse cultures of Africa. The program culminated with a school wide taste of Africa and two assemblies.

GRANTS

Principal Writer (January 2007) Black United Fund of Illinois’ (BUFI) Safety Net Works Grant.

Safety Net Works is an initiative comprised of State of Illinois agencies and community-based organizations formed to help alleviate violence and killing in communities in Illinois. BUFI is headquartered in the South Shore community of Chicago, one of the 17 Safety Net Work target communities. As the Principal Writer of the grant I developed the Coalition of Organizational, Neighborhood and Network Empowerment through Culture, Talent and Spirituality (CONNECTS @ South Shore), a youth violence prevention initiative designed to reduce violence among youth ages 12 to 24 in South Shore. The purpose of CONNECTS is to foster community partnerships through strong relations among the youths, families, schools, faith-based organizations, businesses, parks, elected officials and community-based institutions and the Chicago Police Department in South Shore. BUFI was awarded $320,000 grant to implement CONNECTS @ South Shore.

Principal Writer and Program Evaluator (March 2006) The Literacy, Employment and Self-Sufficiency Project (LES) LES seeks to provide literacy, employment and self-sufficiency programs to one hundred (100) “hard to reach” Chicago public housing residents who are significantly in need of workplace literacy and self awareness development. Funding- 150,000.

Co-Writer (March 2006) Grow Your Own Teachers Program. The Grow Our Own Teacher program (GYO) establishes an initiative to encourage and support paraprofessionals, parents, and other active community members in becoming certified as teachers. GYO seeks to stimulate the development of consortia made up of an institution that prepare teachers (NEIU), a targeted school district (CPS), and a community organization (ACORN Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Working together, these entities are to identify paraeducators and parents who have been leaders in schools with hard-to-staff positions and provide these individuals with the financial and other support they will need to complete teacher preparation programs. The new teachers are then to be placed in positions in the targeted schools. Funding-$40,000 Planning Grant.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

University of Illinois-Chicago 2004-2006
Community Health Sciences Division Course- Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (Graduate Program)

National-Louis University 1999-2004
Applied Behavioral Sciences Division Course- Methods of Inquiry in the Behavioral Sciences

CONSULTANT / ADVISORY

Board Member, The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program (DFI). DFI was established by the Illinois General Assembly and signed as Public Act 093-0862 on August 4, 2004. The purpose of DFI is to increase the number of underrepresented faculty and staff in Illinois institutions of higher education and higher education governing boards. 2004-Present

Executive Committee Member, Governor’s Statewide Community Safety & Reentry Working Group. The primary purpose of the committee is to provide recommendations for review by January 2006 for the design of a new statewide reentry system. 2004-present

Founder/Board Chair, The Know Thyself Program INC. Chicago, IL. The Know Thyself program, a not-for-profit community-based organization, does school-based cultural and social enrichment for inner-city youth who live in Chicago’s marginalized communities. 1989-present

Member of the Hirsch Metropolitan High School, Vernon Johns Community Academy and Fulton Elementary School Probation Management Team. In affiliation with the I Had A Dream, Inc. and National School Services, I monitored school community safety and make recommendations for improvement to the Probation Manager. 1997 to 2000.

Chief Consultant to Chicago Public Schools-School Community Safety & Security Program at Carter Elementary School. Implemented the Kijiji Kwa Amani (village of Peace) Program designed to foster a safe environment for Carter School students. The program included the establishment and training of the Kijiji Kwa Amani Parent Patrol and conflict resolution training for a student leadership group. March 17th 16th, 1995.

Consultant services to Chicago Public Schools Academic and Vocational Education Department. Worked as an advisor to Nansen School on effective Parenting in violent and drug plagued environments. Chicago, IL. April 12th

Consultant services to Hirsch Metropolitan High School Local School Council. Worked as an advisor to the Hirsch School Local School Council on effective approaches to dealing with Violence and Drug Prevention Strategies. May 19th 1994.

Chief Consultant and advisor to Carter School/CANAL Project Curriculum Development Committee on the Infusion of African Centered Topics Into The Chicago Public Schools system wide Objectives and Standards At The Intermediate Level (4-5). This committee produced five lessons in each intermediate subject area (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies). Carter School. Chicago, IL. May 11th through July 15th, 1993.

PRESENTATIONS

Invited University Lectures

“Continuing the Journey: High School and Beyond.” Presentation for the African American Male Resource Center. Chicago State University. Chicago, Illinois. April 24 2009.

“The Corporate Take Over of Hip Hop.” Delta College. University Center, MI. February 2009.

“The Rap Music Industry: Sex, Lies and Videotape.” St. Xavier University. Chicago Illinois. February 2009.

“Hip Hop Generation, Culture, and Leadership.” College of Lake County. Waukegan Illinois. June 2008.

“The Corporate Take Over of Hip Hop.” St. Louis Community College. St. Louis, Missouri. February 2008.

“The Rap Music Industry as Cultural Weaponry for White Supremacy.” Lecture for the Department of Pan-African Studies, the Institute of African American Affairs and the Center of Pan-African Culture. Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. November 3, 2005

“On Lock Down: Disproportionality among African American boys in special education programs and criminal justice systems.” Presentation Social Work and Social Welfare Responses to African American Males: A Research, Public Policy and Intervention Practice Symposium. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. Chicago, IL. April 22, 2005

“The Rap Music Industry as Cultural Weaponry for White Supremacy.” Presentation. 91Porn. Chicago, IL. February 15, 2005

“The Mass Media: Keepin’ It Unreal.” Presenter for the Olive-Harvey Middle College and The Triumphant Charter School. Olive-Harvey College. Chicago, IL. November 14, 2003.

“The Mass Media: Keepin’ It Unreal.” Presenter for the Feminine Dynamics Rites of Passage Conference. DePaul University. Chicago, Il. October 4, 2003.

“Corporatization of Hip Hop: Voices and Images of the Marginalized.” Guest Lecturer for a course on the mass media and popular culture. Kennedy-King College. Chicago, IL. April 29th, 2003.

“Corporatization of Hip Hop: Voices and Images of the Marginalized.” Presenter/Panelist at the Black Law Students Association Black History Month panel discussion. Northwestern University Law School. Chicago, Il. February 13, 2003.

“The All Mighty Black P Stone Nation: Black Power, Politics and Gang Bangin.” Guest Lecturer for course on Gangs and the Media. University of Illinois-Chicago. Chicago, IL. October 17, 2001.

“Multiculturalism Vs. Ethnocentrism.” Guest Lecturer for course on Instructional Strategies for Diverse Populations. Loyola University. Chicago, IL. April 23, 1998.

“African Origins of Civilization.” Guest Presenter for the African American Students Association. Northwestern University. Evanston, IL. March 15th, 1992.

Invited Papers

“Reducing Violence and Anti-Social Behavior of Young, Inner-City African American Males:A Rites of Passage Paradigm.” At the 24th Annual International Conference of the National Council for Black Studies. Atlanta, GA., March 17th, 2000.

Conferences

"The Corporatization of Hip Hop: Implications for Identity, Attitudes, and Behavior Among Youth in the African Diaspora”. 32nd Annual Third World Conference. Chicago, Illinois. March 16, 2006

“Hip Hop and the role of the faith community.” The Christian Methodist Episcopal One Church One School National Conference. Oak Lawn, Illinois. October 17, 2003

“America’s consumerist culture and the development of African American Youth: Assessment and Implications.” The 23rd Annual Black Studies Conference. Chicago, IL. April 14th, 2000.

“Violent Death With in the Family.” A National Series of Conferences on Black-On-Black Crime: Prevention and Cures Year 2000. The Institute for Social Justice. Chicago, IL. April 17th, 2000.

“The Role of the Media, the Internet/Computers and Scams and Youth Violence.” A National Series of Conferences on Black-On-Black Crime: Prevention and Cures Year 2000. The Institute for Social Justice. Chicago, IL. April 18th, 2000.

Agencies

“Sociology of Poverty.” Action for Children Agency. In-serviced 100 Action for Children Agency staff on the Sociology of Poverty. Chicago, IL. June 21-23, 2005.

“Gangsta Rap and Images of Blacks in the Media.” Staff and Clients. Bobby Wright Mental Health Center. Chicago, IL. Oct 29th, 1998.

“Images of African American Males in the Media.” Staff and Clients. Community Supportive Living Systems, Inc. Chicago, IL. Feb 24th, 1996.

“Fostering African American Males.” Statewide Foster Parent Conference. State of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, IL. June 6th, 1992.

School Workshops/In-services and Training

“Lessons Learned from Hip Hop.” 7th Community School Intra-City Student Council. Gary, Indiana. February 2009.

“Coalition Building for Youth Violence Prevention.” Safety Net Works Training-Illinois Department of Human Services. Chicago Illinois. March 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Teacher Training).” Chicago Public Schools-Richards Career Academy. Chicago Illinois. March 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Richards Career Academy. Chicago Illinois. April 2008.

“What Teachers Need to Know About Classroom Management for Hard-To-Reach Youth.” Chicago Public Schools Chicago New Teacher Center. Chicago, Illinois. April 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Teacher Training).” Chicago Public Schools-Corliss Career Academy. Chicago Illinois. March 2008.

“The National Stop the Violence Campaign (Panelist).” Chicago Public Schools. Chicago, Illinois. April 2008.

“The Rap Music Industry and The Battle for the Minds, Bodies, and Spirits of Black Youth.” Carter Temple. Tyler, Texas. April 2008.

Center and Periphery: Hip Hop As An Expression of American Social Organization. Associated Colleges of the Midwest-Urban Studies Program. Chicago, Illinois. May 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Hirsch Metropolitan Career Academy. Chicago Illinois. May 12 through 15 2008.

Annual Youth Leadership Conference. Gary Indiana

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Corliss Career Academy. Chicago Illinois. May 16 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Moses-Vines High School. Chicago Illinois. May 27 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Wells High School. Chicago Illinois. May 29 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop (Student Workshop).” Chicago Public Schools-Clemente High School. Chicago Illinois. May 30 2008.

“The Rap Music Industry and The Battle for the Minds, Bodies, and Spirits of Black Youth.” Christian Methodist Church. Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2008.

“The Corporatization of Hip Hop and Its Impact on School Communities.” University of St. Thomas Summer Wellness Institute-A Framework for Providing A Safe and Healthy Learning Environment. Racine, Wisconsin. June 17 2008.

“Using Hip Hop to Improve the Behavior of Hard to Reach Youth.” University of St. Thomas Summer Wellness Institute-A Framework for Providing A Safe and Healthy Learning Environment. Racine, Wisconsin. June 17 2008.

“Lessons Learned from Hip-Hop: Using the Voice of Youth as a Transformative Tool to Create Positive, Pro-Social Behavior.” Milwaukee Public Schools. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 2008.

“The Hip Hop Generation Workshop.” Conducted workshop with 500 males between the ages of 12 to 18 on the impact of the rap music industry on the images, attitudes and beliefs of young, urban males. The Chicago Council on Urban Affairs-Roosevelt University. Chicago, IL. May 18th, 2006

“Hip Hop as a tool for increasing literacy among inner-city youth.” Workshop training for students. Chicago Vocational High School. Chicago, IL. February 16, 2006

“Hip Hop and the faith community.” Conducted workshops on the role that the faith community can play in influencing positive images and voices in the rap music industry. The One Church One School National Conference. Chicago, IL. October 21, 2005

“Hip Hop as a tool for increasing literacy among inner-city youth.” Parent workshop training for parents at South Shore High School. South Shore High School. Chicago, IL. October 7, 2005

“Implications of Rap Music on the Behavior of Adolescents.” No Child Left Behind Committee. Kenwood High School. Chicago, IL. February 8, 2005

“Survey of Health Disparities in Chicago’s Communities of Color: Implications for Black Social Workers.” Training for the National Association of Black Social Workers. Chicago Chapter. Chicago, IL. February 7, 2005

“Corporatization of Hip Hop: Voices and Images of the Marginalized.” In-serviced 400 Chicago Public School Social Workers on the influences of rap music on the behavior of inner-city youth and implications for the social worker. Chicago Public Schools Social Work Department Chicago, Il. June 23, 2003.

“Conflict Resolution.” Parent Workshop Series. Beethoven School. Chicago, IL. July 5th, 6th, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 1998.

“School Rules, Home Rules and Gang Rules.” Parent Workshop Series. Fulton School. Chicago, IL. July 14th & 24th, 1998.

“Rites of Passage: Positive Adolescent Choices Training.” Student Workshop Series. Ryder School. Chicago, IL. March 12th through April 30th, 1997.

“Teaching Inner City Youth.” Teacher In-service series. St. Sabina School. Chicago, IL. March 13th, April 24th, 1996.

“Inner-City Youth Culture.” Student and Parent Workshop. Spaulding High School. Chicago, IL. April 25th, 1996.

“Societal Violence and its Effect on Inner City Youth.” Englewood High School. Chicago, IL. May 7th, 1996.

“Safe and Drug Free Schools.” Student (5) Series Workshop. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. March through May 1996.

“Conflict Management Training.” Student Workshop Series. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. March 13th, 20th, & 27th, 1996.

“Training Students to be Conflict Managers.” Student Workshop Series. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. Feb. 26th, 27th, 28th, & 29th, 1996.

“Training Students and Staff to be Conflict Managers.” Student and Staff Workshop Series. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. Feb. 20th, 21rst, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 28th, & 29th, 1996.

“Teaching Your Child to Handle Conflict.” Parent Workshop. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. June 21st, 1995.

“Infusing Conflict Resolution Into School Curriculum.” Teacher In-service. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. May 15th, 1995.

“Conflict Resolution Training.” Student Workshop. Vernon Johns Community Academy. Chicago, IL. May 13th, 1995.

“Behavior Modification of Black Boys.” Teacher In-service. Gompers Elementary School. Chicago, IL. July 7th, 1995.

“African Origins of Civilization.” Teacher In-Service. Harlan Academy. Chicago, IL. Feb. 24th, 1994.

“Drug Free Schools.” Student Workshop. Lindbloom Technical High School. Chicago, IL. May 26th, 1994.

“Self Esteem, Cultural Awareness, and Self Discipline.” Student Workshop Retreat. Terrell School. Chicago, IL. Summer 1993.

“A Comprehensive Approach to School Based Violence and Drug Prevention Programs.” A (7) series workshop for school administrators. Chicago Public Schools Region Six. Chicago, IL. June 6th through July 2nd, 1992.

“Assisting pupils with home work and study skills.” Parent Workshop. Bonn Temps School. Chicago IL. June 10th, 1992.

“Home and School Discipline in Partnership.” Parent Workshop. Chicago Public Schools Drug Prevention Program. Chicago, IL. June 6th, 1992.

“Rites of Passage: A Model for Socialization.” Teacher, Parent and Student Workshop. James Weldon Johnson Elementary School. Chicago, IL. Jan. 23rd, 1992.

“Afrocentric Curriculum.” Teacher In-service. West Pullman Elementary School. Chicago, IL. Feb. 4th, 1992.

“Teaching the Black Male Student.” Teacher In-service. Simon Guggenheim Elementary School. Chicago, IL. Feb. 5th, 1992.

“An Afrocentric Approach to Raising Black Boys.” Parent Workshop. Beethoven School. Chicago IL. Feb. 5th, 1992.

“Raising The Inner-City Child.” Parent Workshop. Englewood High School. Chicago, IL. Feb. 8th, 1992.

“The African Centered Curriculum.” Parent Workshop. Anthony Overton Elementary School. Chicago, IL. Apr. 9th, 1992.

“African Contributions to Civilization: Curriculum Infusion.” A Multimedia Presentation for Teachers. Carver Area High School. Chicago, IL. May, 12th, 1992.

“Improving Your Child’s Self-Image.” Parent Workshop. Robert Fulton School. Chicago, IL. May 13th, 1992.

“Youth Gang Awareness.” System-wide teacher in-service. Chicago Public Schools Department of Drug Education. Ramada Inn. Chicago, IL. May 16th, 1992.

“Is Your Child Gang Banging?” Parent Workshop. Robert Fulton School. Chicago, IL. May 29th, 1992.

“Gangs, Violence, and Drugs in Chicago Public Schools.” School Community Retreat at the Hickory Hill Center. Tilden High School. Lisle, IL. May 30th, 1992.

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