Selected Professional Affiliations & Activities

National

  • Member, American Association of University Professors, 2018.
  • Member, Paul Pintrich Dissertation of the Year Selection Committee, APA Division 15, 2007-2010.
  • Chair, New Faculty Mentoring Seminar, AERA Division C, 2007-2009.
  • Division 15 Representative to the Committee on Women in Psychology of APA, 2007.
  • Member, American Psychological Association, Division 15 & Division 2.
  • Reviewer, Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Human Organization, Journal of Engineering Education, Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, Individual Differences, Journal of Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Journal of Early Adolescence, Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Research in Rural Education, Urban Education.
  • Reviewer, American Educational Research Association Conference, Divisions C5, C6, E, & SIG Motivation.
  • Reviewer, American Psychological Association Conference, Division 2 & 15.
  • Graduate Student Organization Committee, American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group in Motivation – 2004/5.

Local

  • Kentucky State University (KSU), SACS/COC liaison, Fall 2017- February 2018.
  • KSU, Rising Junior Assessment administrator, Fall 2017.
  • KSU, Faculty Senate Elections committee, Academic Affairs Appointee, Fall 2017-Spring 2018.
  • University Press of Kentucky, Board Member, Fall 2015-Fall 2017.
  • Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, Workready committee, KSU co-representative, September, 2016.
  • Kentucky Department of Education, Every Student Succeeds Act taskforce retreat, Accountability/Opportunity and Access workgroup, July 15, 2016.
  • Kentucky, Coalition of Faculty Senate Leadership (COSFL) member, Fall 2012-2014.
  • KSU, Institutional Effectiveness Committee member, Fall 2015-2016.
  • KSU, Student Financial Aid Committee member, Fall 2015-2016.
  • KSU, Athletic Affairs Committee, Fall 2015-2016 – Presidential Faculty Appointment.
  • KSU, SACSCOC Substantive Change Report Workgroup, Summer 2015.
  • KSU, NSSE/FSSE Campus Project Manager, Fall 2014.
  • KSU, Registration Process Team, June 2015-December 2015.
  • Kentucky Council for Post-secondary Education (CPE), Academic Quality Committee, Summer 2013-Fall 2014.
  • KSU, President Faculty Senate, August 2012-August 2014.
  • COFSL, Secretary, Fall 2013-Spring 2014.
  • KSU, Sociology Search member, 2 positions, Spring 2014.
  • KSU, Registrar Search Committee member, Summer 2013 – Spring 2014.
  • KSU, Academic Affairs Faculty Handbook Update Taskforce, Spring 2013-Summer 2014.
  • KSU, Interim Associate Provost Search Committee, Fall 2014.
  • KSU, Honorary Degree Committee member, August 2012-August 2014.
  • Kentucky Department of Education, Next Generation Teacher Leaders, external evaluator, Fall 2013.
  • Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA) Spring Academic Conference Planning Committee/Mentor of the Year Award sub-committee Chair/Undergraduate Poster Session Award Chair, August 2010-August 2013.
  • KPA, Ambassador for KSU, Spring 2012-present.
  • KSU, Faculty Senate, President, Fall 2012-August 2014.