Ph.D., Education Policy Studies, College of Education, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2003.

M.A., Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 1996.

B.A., Human Development and Social Relations, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1992.

"Educational Equity and The National Science Foundation Systemic Initiatives: A Field?s-Eye-View of Local Stakeholder Understandings."

We learn much about education by asking those directly involved. I used this approach to explore the concept of equity. Looking at a specific program and model designed to address equity issues, the El Paso Urban Systemic Initiative, I probed local understandings of equality and their relationships to equity. I learned of many subtle distinctions in how equality is understood and employed. For some, equality was a characteristic, a shared quality of humanness existing regardless of behavior. For others, equality referred to how we act towards individuals or groups. Such equality is created by individuals and society. Many invoked both understandings. I developed a heuristic device that incorporates these understandings and adds local and global values in order to attain equity.

Here, "equality as a state-of-being" (Es) is combined with Fairness (Vf) plus other local values (V1..Vi) and is operationalized through "equality as action" (Ea). This combination creates the condition Equity (EQ).

Committee: Jane Doe, Robert Dugan, Ethan Cohen

Center for XYZ Systems, University Richmond, Richmond,VA, 2003-Present.External Evaluator Collaborate with the Deputy Director and the Senior Evaluator on the design and implementation of an evaluation of the Human Resource Development and Educational Outreach components of the Center. Conduct ongoing debriefings for Center staff to respond to evaluative feedback in program components. Plan for continuous development and evaluation of the Center programs over the course of the five-year project. Prepare reports for the sponsor site visit and the Center staff including an analysis of the programs, recommendations, and future plans.

Bureau of ABC Research, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2003-2004.Research Associate Crafted interview protocols probing issues of gender in Engineering. Interviewed women faculty in engineering departments at Illinois and peer institutions. Analyzed data with team and generated recommendations for future policies.

David Geffen Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2002-2003.Research Associate Designed individual and focus group protocols, and construction and application of coding/analysis matrix for Nud*ist in collaboration with colleagues, etc.. Explored and elaborated on emergent themes in-depth from entire sample of 132 parents/guardians. Observed instruction in 43 classrooms. Organized paper session, "The Cultural Context of Schools and Communities: The Paradox of Parental Involvement," for American Anthropology Association annual conference. (November, 2003).

ABC Policy Studies Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1996-2002.Research Assistant Reviewed literature on vestiges of discrimination in educational settings. Created graphic and tabular representations of data for presentation to lay audiences and colleagues (American Educational Research Association (AERA) session "Policy Implications of the Testing Regime," 2000; panel convened by AERA, "Racial Dynamics in Colleges and Universities," 1999; Speech to NAACP chapter members, 2000; and, testimony in Jenkins V. Missouri desegregation case, 1996).

Bureau of XYZ Research, University of Virgina, Charlottesville, VA, 1996-1999.Research Assistant Constructed qualitative case studies for clients emphasizing summative and formative issues. Examined the research/evaluation process, identified key issues and areas for future research, and reported on all findings at American Evaluation Association (AEA) and AERA professional meetings. Assisted in the design of survey protocols including open-ended and short answer questions. Administered surveys. Synthesized data and reported to clients.

Windsor County Urban League-Department of Education, 1997.Evaluator: The JKL Training Program. Conducted a formative evaluation incorporating qualitative methods. Presented findings emphasizing strengths, limitations, and areas of potential improvement to the program Director and Urban League Administrators. Engaged in meta-analysis of the evaluation process and presented results to colleagues (AEA, 1998).

Brown, J, & Smith, S. (Summer, 2002). "Chapter Title." Book Title. XYZ University Press, Summer 2002.

Smith, S. (2000). "Article Title." Journal information.

Smith, S. (1999). "Chapter Title." Chapter 2 in Doe, J. (ed). Book Title. ABC University Press.

Presentation "Presentation Title." American Anthropology Association annual conference (November, 200X).

Organization of 5-paper session on Topic Y, "Session Title," for American Anthropology Association annual conference (November, 200X).

Presentation "Presentation Title." American Educational Research Association (April, 199X).

Presentation "Presentation Title." American Evaluation Association (November, 199X).

Presentation "Presentation Title." American Educational Research Association (April, 199X).

Presentation "Presentation Title." American Evaluation Association annual meeting (November, 199X).

Educational Policy Studies Department, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA.Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Education, 2001.Teaching Assistant, Foundations of American Education-Composition I & II, 1998-1999.

Department of Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology, 1995-1996.Teaching Assistant, Community Sociology, 1994-1995.

Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI.Teaching Assistant, Human Biology, 1991.

• American Educational Research Association
• American Evaluation Association

Internship, ABC Institute for XYZ, 1993. Dr. John Doe, Director.

• Data Analysis Software: Nud*ist, Excel, Filemaker Pro, and SPSS
• Language: Fluent Spanish, reading German

Jane Doe, Department of Education, University of Richmond Robert Dugan, Department of Education, University of Richmond Ethan Cohen, Department of Education, University of Richmond John Taylor, Department of Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA