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DeBrenna LaFa Agbényiga CURRICULUM VITAE

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP

2020 Higher Education Consultant

Agbényiga Global Education

Providing guidance and leadership to individuals, groups, and higher education institutions

to address 21st Century higher education challenges and opportunities while ensuring

faculty, staff, and student success. Identifying areas of potential improvement while

providing insight for strategic, sustainable, and scalable engagement and collaborative

opportunities.

Significant Achievements:

• Organizational Transformation:

o Leading efforts of transformation utilizing Design Thinking model with

diverse global team of practitioners as a part of the strategic planning

process.

o Designing and facilitating comprehensive recruitment enrollment strategies.

o Facilitating and developing cross-institutional collaborative MOU

agreements to support global student and faculty engagement and learning

practices.

o Designing curricula and course content for online courses inclusive of

course objectives, student learning outcomes and assessment tools.

o Facilitating and developing comprehensive inclusive excellence student,

faculty, and staff success models.

o Coordinating efforts for inclusive excellence in the area of grant writing,

fundraising, academic planning, and economic development.

o Providing coaching support for leadership and professional development

o Providing guidance for the assessment and implementation of best practice

for inclusive governance in higher education.

o Facilitating the assessment and understanding of organizational culture and

climate impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion as a part of the

organizational change and strategic planning and implementation process.

2018-2019 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Office of the Provost

Bowie State University

Served as the Chief Academic officer charged with leading the division of Academic

Affairs which includes four colleges, 18 departments, 22 undergraduate majors, 19

master’s degree programs, 14 specialty certificates and 2 doctoral programs. Currently

enrollment is over 6,300 undergraduate and graduate students and over 200 faculty

members. Oversee an operational budget of over $53M.




o Conducted a systematic assessment of the Academic Affairs and designed a

comprehensive reorganizational plan that aligned with institutional vision,

goals, and objectives.

o Designed a new Accreditation Model for Success that led to 3 program re-

affirmation without conditions.

o Designed and implemented a new inclusive budget model process that

included a team approach within and across the various areas in Academic

Affairs.

o Created a classroom renovation committee charged with assessing all

classrooms and overseeing renovations aligned with teaching styles that

encourage collaborative learning using Eye2Eye, Tiered Collaborative,

6Round, and Flipped classroom style layouts. Six classrooms were

renovated and ready for utilization in Fall 2019.

o Created a faculty and staff professional development program that

supported curriculum assessment and redesign, learning communities, high-

impact practices, inclusive excellence, student success and new teaching

and learning practices across disciplines.

o Development and implementation of the Racecourses model to support the

Racing to Excellence Strategic Plan.

o Enhanced the culture of innovation and transformation in Academic Affairs

via the Racecourse development process with faculty.

o Created the Course Expectation Committee to assess over 300 online

courses to ensure they meet Quality Matters standards.

o Led the successful transition of the Career Development Center from

Student Affairs to Academic Affairs.

o Launched the new living-learning environments in the residence halls in

collaboration with Student Affairs.

o Assisted with the collaborative design and partnership with Saxbys to be

the first HBCU institution outside of Philadelphia to institute their

innovative Experiential Learning Program to the university to include an

exclusively student-run café.

o Assessed the faculty hiring processes and formulated a new collaborative

structure for advertising and other essential aspects to ensure diverse and

inclusive hiring success throughout the process.

o Hired new faculty in several academic programs (across the four colleges)

o Hired the new Dean for the College of Business.

o Collaborated with faculty, staff, and students to create various avenues for

sharing concerns, needs and ideas for changes that aligned with ensuring

success for all.

• Program Development:

o Designed a new student retention program that yielded a 3% increase in its

first year of implementation.

o Created a campus-wide BSU Student Success Series in collaboration with

Retention Coordinators.

o Implemented the Clifton StrengthsFinder to all incoming first-year students

and designed the platform for integration into their academics and career

while creating a well-being campus trajectory.


o Implemented the Clifton StrengthsFinder to all administrators in Academic

Affairs and designed a platform for engagement and its use to ensure

student success and alignment with institutional goals and objectives.

o Successfully facilitated the approval of a new BS in Chemistry program

and prepared design and implementation plan for additional new academic

programs.

o Facilitated the creation of the new cross-disciplinary Entrepreneurship

Certificate program.

• Community Impact:

o Collaborated with the 100 Black Women Coalition of Prince George’s

County, BSU Career Development Center and BSU Entrepreneurship

Academy to create the Women of Distinction Mentoring Initiative. o Created new partnerships with several Community Colleges and University

System of Maryland Regional Centers. o Developed new partnerships with industry and government agencies. o Re-established commitments with the Region 3 Environmental Protection

Agency with a more inclusive engagement model. • University Leadership:

o Co-Chaired the University System of Maryland (USM) Workforce

Workgroup, which conducted an assessment and provided

recommendations for increasing and diversifying the teacher pipeline.

o Led BSU participation in the American Association of State Colleges and

Universities (AASCU) student success pilot program.

o Co-led the development of the collaborative and comprehensive BSU

retention strategic plan.

o Facilitated the design and process for the Middle States review and the self-

study design.

2015-2018 Vice Provost and Dean

The Graduate School

University of Texas at San Antonio

I had the primary oversight of UTSA’s graduate education that spans across seven

academic colleges, over 120 graduate degree and certificate programs, and approximately

4,500 graduate students. I was UTSA’s representative to the Graduate Education

Advisory Committee with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.



o Successfully reorganized the Graduate School.

o Hired new staff to reflect the organizational redesign and support of new

efforts related to diverse and inclusive admissions, recruitment, student

engagement, student success, marketing and fiscal management.

o Increased graduate student enrollment by approximately 8% following the

organizational transformation.

o Successfully integrated a Customer Relation Management (CRM) approach

that interconnected all of the newly-defined teams to automate processes

and increase student communication over a student’s academic life cycle.


o Led and completed a comprehensive re-branding strategy that included a

new dynamic web design and branded marketing materials that aligned with

the commitment to diversity and inclusion.

o Developed a new fiscal model that included an increase in the overall

operational funds from $1.2 Million to over $3.5 Million.

o Designed two new competitive fellowships in support of recruiting high

quality diverse doctoral students.

o Designed, developed, and implemented the first stand-alone (4,000 square

feet) state-of-the art Graduate Student Professional Development Center in

the UT System.

o Created a stand-alone graduate student high capacity computer lab.

o Redesigned a more comprehensive and inclusive graduate student orientation

and instituted a family orientation.

o Developed an infrastructure for a new mandatory training model for all

newly appointed Teaching Assistants.

o Oversaw the development of a Teaching Certificate option for all graduate

students.

o Oversaw the development of a new eight-week grant writing series for

graduate students and participants and received over $2 Million in funding

for their independent research.

o Hired three new Associate Deans (Research, Administration and Teaching

and Learning) to oversee newly-created divisions in the Graduate School.

o Streamlined admissions deadlines to increase competitive admissions and

better alignment with national deadlines across discipline.

o Worked to increase functionality of the previously-purchased online

application system.

o Successfully migrated to a new online application system.

o Created an automated process for calculating GPAs—moving away from

the manual process.

o Oversaw the creation and design of online forms to obtain students’ yearly

milestones, thesis, and dissertation to move away from paper processes.

o Designed a new process for the Graduate Catalog updating process.

o Completed a systematic assessment of the Graduate Catalog that led to

corrections across various programs.

o Expanded partnerships with various entities to increase support structures

for a diverse student community.

o Instituted a new thesis and dissertation review process and the international

3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

• Program Development:

o Created new protocol to assist programs with the process for requesting

new master’s and doctoral programs while significantly reducing the time

from proposal development to program approval.

o Supported the successful development, review, and implementation of 12

Graduate Certificates, 5 Master’s programs and 1 Doctoral program.

o Hired a Graduate Audit and Compliance coordinator to oversee the Catalog

process and monitor student progress using DegreeWorks.

o Oversaw the implementation of DegreeWorks at the graduate level to

ensure student success, retention and to monitor time to degree.

• Community Impact:

o Expanded partnerships with UT Health Graduate office. o Increased social responsibility/community engagement with social service

agencies.


o Worked with alumni from various sectors in the community to increase

opportunities for engaging the institution and supporting current graduate

students with diverse learning opportunities and experiences. o Increased UTSA Graduate School awareness and visibility in the San

Antonio community and beyond. • University Leadership:

o Co-Chaired the Provost Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council (DIAC),

which conducted a Diversity Culture and Climate survey to which 3,900

(more than half) faculty and staff responded.

o Conducted focus group meetings to further access the institutional

diversity, culture, and climate.

o Co-wrote the DIAC final report with recommendations for creating a more

diverse, equitable, and inclusive community.

o Provided oversight of the graduate aspect of the institution’s re-affirmation

process with the Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission

on Colleges (SACSCOC).

o Member of the Strategic Enrollment task group charged with facilitating the

graduate education segment.

o Leader and member of the graduate student analysis team for the Weighted

Student Credit Hour Optimization Committee (WSCHOC).

o Member of the Finance and Budget task group charged with overseeing the

construction of a new institutional budget model.

2012-2015 Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Inclusion

College of Social Science

Michigan State University

Managed an annual budget of over $1.5 million to support graduate fellowships and

inclusion programs in the College. Provided significant administrative oversight of the

College’s graduate programs. As the Founding Director of the College’s Office for

Equity, Diversity and Inclusive Academic Affairs, I continued to serve as the College’s

liaison for diversity.

Significant Accomplishments:


o Created a new mechanism for success for administration of graduate student

fellowships and assistantships.

o Designed the new Social Science Research Scholars Program—a

program designed to provide 3 years of summer research funding for

doctoral students demonstrating strong leadership and research skills.

o Facilitated the redesign of the College’s 3+1+X program that guided

students from China (university partners) to complete their final year at

MSU and begin their first year in a master’s program.

o Worked with the College’s Development office to successfully design

the capital campaign for graduate student funding.

o Met with prospective donors and obtained funding for new graduate

funding initiatives.

o Designed a process for investigating and facilitating resolution meetings

for equity/diversity complaints that became a model for the institution.

o Designed and led initiatives in support of faculty mentoring and

successful re-appointment, promotion, and tenure processes.


o Served at the College’s Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA).

o Assessed the hiring process of faculty in all programs in the College to

ensure compliance.

o Met with all faculty search committees to discuss the search process and

commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion while noting unconscious

bias in the process.

o Wrote the College Faculty Mentor Policy and worked with Department

Chairs to finalized area mentor plans.

o Worked with the Dean to design a process for pre-review of faculty

dossier and provided specialized support to ensure a more successful

reappointment, promotion, and tenure process. • Program Development

o Provided support for graduate recruitment and retention.

o Designed programs related to women’s leadership and capacity

development.

o Designed a leadership program with donors, College Development

office and leaders for undergraduate and graduate students.

• Community Impact

o Increased international and global engagement across the College.

o Increased engagement with current and prospective donors in support of

graduate education.

• University Leadership

o Co-chaired the Provost Diversity Taskforce that provided

recommendations for inclusive excellence for faculty, staff, and students.

o Worked with university leadership across colleges to collaboratively

support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

o Served on graduate committees within and outside of the College that

provided oversight and recommendations for improving graduate

education.

o Participated in planning university-wide diversity events.

o Facilitated and provided support for the successful submission of the

American Economic Association (AEA) Summer Training Program---a

program designed to increase diversity in the field of economic.

o Served as the College’s Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA) as a part of

the University’s NSF grant and worked to define the role,

responsibilities, and expectations.

2005-2011 Assistant Dean



Created, designed and became the founding Director of the College’s new Office for

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Academic Affairs. Oversaw the implementation of

necessary inclusion changes throughout the College as specified by new state law.


o Designed a comprehensive model for equity, diversity and inclusion that

became a model.


o Utilized institutional and unit-level data to support and build a more

comprehensive inclusive excellence College.

o Began the development process for assessing affirmative action

complaints.

o Designed the process for assessing funding proposals specifically designed

to support equity and diversity aspects at various levels.

o Provided a better mechanism for reviewing and processing funding for

graduate students.

o Provided support to units for the creations and implementation of various

diversity, equity, and inclusions programs.

o Provided support of inclusive recruitment of faculty, staff, and students.

o Provided financial support and created reporting mechanisms highlighting

programs in support of the College’s commitment to diversity, equity and

inclusion.

2000-2005 Assistant to the Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Programs



Provided information, support and analysis of the College’s inclusion and diversity

climate. Designed and led college-wide recruitment efforts for a diverse

undergraduate and graduate student population across all of the College’s academic

programs.


o Served as the Chair of the College’s Diversity Task Force and oversaw the

successful creation and implementation of the College’s Climate Perception

Survey assessing diversity at the student, faculty, and staff level.

o Provided assistance to support the successful funding of grants used to

increase the number of under-represented students in graduate programs

through teaching and research assistantships.

o Increased diverse students recruited into all of the graduate degree

programs in the College of Social Science by 60% overall.

o Coordinated the College’s annual Enhance Your Future (EYF) conference

for prospective graduate students of color with a 100% participation across

the academic programs.

FACULTY APPOINTMENT

2018-2019 Professor (with tenure)

Department of Social Work

Bowie State University

2015-2018 Professor (with tenure)

Department of Social Work

University of Texas at San Antonio

2013-Present Adjunct Professor (Invited)

Social Work


Mount Crest University College

Accra, Ghana

Teaching, research, and extension activities with the aim of

promoting Mount Crest’s vision and mission in support of building a

stronger program.

2012-2015 Associate Professor (with tenure)

Department of Human Development and Family Studies


Led discussions in various graduate courses related to international

family and community issues. Served as chair and member of several

guidance and dissertation committees within and outside of the

department. Coordinated the department’s faculty and student on-going

exchange program in Ghana while leading the efforts for additional

international partnerships.

2011-2015 Associate Professor (with tenure)

School of Social Work


Taught courses in Human Behavior and the Social Environment,

community practice and administrative skills practice. Served as a

research mentor to BASW students. Assisted with the

internationalization of the undergraduate program curriculum to

include international field placement options. Served as chair and

member of several guidance and dissertation committees within

and outside of the department. Coordinated the School’s faculty

and on-going student exchange program in Ghana while leading

efforts for additional international partnerships.

2005-2011 Assistant Professor (International Exchange Programs)




Community Practice and Administrative Skills Practice. Chaired the

Organization and Community Practice sequence and served as a

member of the Educational Policy Committee. Provided oversight of

the OCP accreditation process that included the development and

assessment of practice behaviors. Served as chair and member of

several guidance and dissertation committees within and outside of the

department. Served as a research mentor to BASW students.

Coordinated the School’s faculty and student exchange programs at

the University of Ghana and the University of the West Indies (Mona

Campus) Kingston, Jamaica.

2000-2005 Clinical Instructor School

of Social Work Michigan

State University


community practice and administrative skills (Internet & Traditional

classroom version). Research Mentor and Field Liaison to a number

of prospective and newly-admitted culturally diverse students.


1999-2005 Diversity/Academic Specialist



Coordinated the development of the School’s International faculty and

student exchange program with the Department of Social Work at the

University of Ghana, Legon. Chaired the School’s Diversity

Committee charged with developing the annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Celebration. Reviewed the School’s curriculum while creating

guidelines for ensuring that students were culturally competent upon

graduation from the BASW and MSW programs. Created and

maintained relationships with several historically Black and Hispanic

out-of-state colleges/universities for the recruitment of a diverse

student population. Coordinated the financial aid program for diverse

students admitted to the MSW program. Academic Advisor to several

master’s level students and a member of the School’s Admissions

Committee.

1999-2001 Coordinator/Specialist



Monitored the daily operations of the School's Kinship Care research

project. Supervised the research specialist and five undergraduate

research assistants. Planned the Kinship Care educational roundtable

series. Researched, compared, contrasted, and prepared a written

report with recommendations of laws from Ohio and Illinois as they

related to kinship care policies in Michigan. Reviewed and prepared a

written report with recommendations for training practices of child

welfare workers, mental health workers and educators working with

kinship care families. Designed the format and supervised the

production of the School’s first Kinship Care Resource Directory. Created the

foundation for the School’s Kinship Care Resource Center that is still

in operation and includes a legal clinic.

FACULTY AFFILIATION (RESEARCH CENTERS & INSTITUTES)

2013-2015 Core Faculty Member, Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence,

appointed by the Center Director, Michigan State University.

2010-2015 Core Faculty Member, African-American and African Studies Center,

appointed by the African-American and African Studies Center Faculty

Advisory Committee, Michigan State University.

2006-2015 Core Faculty Member, African Studies Center appointed by the

African Studies Center Advisory Committee, Michigan State University

2005-2015 Core Faculty Member, Women and International Development Program

(currently, GenCen) appointed by the Women and International

Development Advisory Committee, Michigan State University.


2005-2015 Core Faculty Member, Center for Advanced Study of International

Development (CASID), appointed by the Center for the Advanced

Study of International Development Faculty Advisory Committee,

Michigan State University.

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2020 Advisory Board Chair for Curriculum

Modernization and International

Experience Design

African Diaspora Nation (ADN)

Appointed by the President for African Diaspora Nation. Providing

leadership and guidance for the ADN’s HBCU Africa Education

Consortium’s Global Center of Excellence for Study Abroad Design

Innovation and Programming. Specific focus on the integration of

hard and soft skills as a part of international experiential modules.

2013-2015 Coordinator/Facilitator

Internationalizing Graduate Education


Appointed by the Associate Dean for Education and the Assistant

Dean for Administration in the International Studies and Programs at

Michigan State University. Provided leadership and guidance to a

group of Associate Deans for Graduate Studies from the Colleges of

Arts and Letters, Business and Engineering to discuss strategies and

support structures to fully integrate internationalization into graduate

programs across the Colleges.

2012 Delegation Member/Coordinator

Chengdu, China

Hangzhou, China

Member of a delegation to China to continue cultivating

relationships with Sichuan University (SCU) and Zhejiang University

(ZJU) that included a joint International Workshop on the Human

Dimensions of Global Change. Coordinated the reconceptualization

of the College’s 3+1+X Program (SCU and ZJU) which expanded the

program to include additional graduate degree programs in the

College of Social Science at MSU. Also created an additional aspect

of the program to allow students from SCU and ZJU to participate in

summer transition courses prior to applying to the 3+1+X program.

2011 Delegation Member/Consultant

Accra, Ghana, West Africa

Member of a delegation to Ghana with the Provost and the Dean for

International Studies and Programs at MSU and the Executive, Co-

Executive Director and Board members from the Partnership to Cut

Hunger & Poverty in Africa. Facilitated discussions of aspects to be

addressed for the creation of the John A. Kufuor Foundation—the first

Ghanaian President to form a foundation on the continent of Africa

https://kufuorfoundation.org/. Participated in meetings at various

Ministries and USAID to create linkages for the newly-formed

Foundation.

https://kufuorfoundation.org/


2010 Consultant

SISTRAN Theatre Collective

Kingston, Jamaica

Provided assistance and reviewed drawings of children who had

experienced recent violence in their communities. Addressed various

aspects of the program through cultural understanding of the

problems with student volunteers from Michigan State University.

Provided input for addressing women’s rights as a part of a grant

proposal.

2010 Field Placement Liaison/Instructor (University of Ghana)

Worked with the University of Ghana to provide structure for

students to come to Michigan to fulfill their field placement

requirement. Served as the liaison and co-field instructor for a

University of Ghana student placed at the Lansing Area AIDS

network. Provided cultural lectures to put the learning aspects of the

placement in a Ghanaian context.

2008-2009 Consultant

US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the

National Institute for Educational Development—a Directorate

with the Namibian Ministry of Education

Worked as a team with two co-principal investigators to provide

advice on the development and creation of an action research

perspective for teacher professional development. Assisted with the

design and structure of a conference that gave participants feedback

on conference abstract development and paper presentation as a part

of professional development.

2007 Delegation Member/Consultant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

(KNUST)

Kumasi, Ghana

Member of a delegation to Ghana with the Director of the

Center for Advanced Study in International Development,

Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and faculty from the

College of Education. Invited by Dr. Kwasi Adarkwa, Vice

Chancellor of KNUST to review several social science programs

with specific emphasis on the newly-created social work program.

Provided recommendations for academic improvement for the

various programs. Provided guidance for research strategies and

linkages to increase external funding collaborations across the two

universities. Provided recommendations for improving gender

dynamics across various sectors in the university.

2007 Consultant

Department of Social Welfare

Tema, Ghana

Provided consultation on various child welfare cases that included

domestic and international parental affairs. Conducted a seminar on


ethical social work practice with families and children in the

Ghanaian context.


BASICS International

Chorkor, Ghana

Provided ongoing consultation on various issues impacting

families exposed to child labor. Facilitated the creation of support

structures needed to increase engaged learning for children who

have experienced significant gaps in their education. Conducted

training seminars for BASICS’ agency workers.


Department of Social Work, University of Ghana

Legon, Ghana

Worked with the department to revise the graduate social work

curriculum. Provided basic training for persons currently working in

the field of social work in Ghana without formal training in the

profession. Reviewed the university’s technological capacity and

worked to obtain funding to support the development of courses using

videoconferencing, the Internet and other media. Served on three

master’s theses committees.

2005-2007 Visiting Lecturer

Department of Social Work, University of Ghana

Legon, Ghana

Taught administrative skills, community development, and child

welfare specialization certificate classes. Assisted with the

preparation of mental health and substance abuse classes. Taught a

class illustrating the use of Eco-maps to facilitate positive

entrepreneurship development for female business owners.


Zonta International -- Accra Club 1

Accra, Ghana

Worked with the Zonta Club (Ghana, West Africa) to obtain funding

to create a strategic operational design for a domestic violence shelter

for women who have been victims of physical, sexual and mental

abuse and their children. The shelter was being designed to provide

victims with counseling services, workforce and family development.


Ghana Police Service

Women & Juvenile Division (WAJU)

Greater Accra, Ghana

Worked with Mrs. Angela Obeng (Clinical Psychologist) to review

current domestic violence response efforts and incidence reporting at

all WAJU facilities throughout the region. Assisted with the

inclusion of the University and NGOs in the reconstruction process to

better serve women and children who had experienced violence.



Africa Work Group

Worked with the African Consortium on Social Work Education.

The group has representatives from many countries striving to create

a more cohesive educational curriculum for social workers in Africa.


Department of Labor

Accra, Ghana

Worked with Ms. Elizabeth Hagan (Head, Child Labor Unit, Ghana,

West Africa) to address various child labor advocacy methods and

training for workers.

2002 Researcher

SOS Village d’Enfants

Lomé, Togo

Conducted a cross-cultural analysis of the SOS Village in Togo, West

Africa. The study provided an insight into how societal and cultural

norms impact the delivery of services to children in a permanent

foster care setting.

1998 Researcher

Francophone West Africa & Anglophone Ghana

Conducted preliminary interviews with women in polygamous

marriages in Togo, Guinea, Senegal and Ghana. The interviews were

used to assess the cultural, economic, emotional, and physical abuse

factors of women who remained in polygamous marriages.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2008-2015 Research Associate

Faculty Excellence Advocate

College of Social Science/Provost Office


Served as the Faculty Excellence Advocate with full responsibility for

various aspects of the grant in the College of Social Science for the

University’s federally-funded National Science Foundation (NSF)

ADVANCE Program—Advancing Diversity through the Alignment of

Policies and Practice (ADAPP) with Kim Wilcox, Provost and

Principal Investigator, for $3.98 million over a five-year period. As

the College’s FEA, I designed its mentoring action research plan to

assess mentor programs in two of our departments while working with

the full FEA team in the College. I also wrote the College’s mentor

policy and reviewed, provided feedback and approved mentor plans

from each unit in the College. Worked to ensure equity during

reappointment, promotion and tenure through a process that included

an assessment of cases with the Dean and the Associate Dean for

Research in the College. I organized events in support of the various

entities of the grant and faculty professional development aspects to

ensure faculty success. Prepared the quarterly and annual College

report for submission to NSF.





Served as a principal researcher for the federally-funded $978,449

“Recruitment and Retention Child Welfare Project”. Utilized data

from an Organizational Culture Inventory and focus groups (data from

my own independent study) to assess factors that influence the

recruitment and retention of child welfare workers.




Coordinated the School’s U.S. Department of State Office of Citizen

Exchange—Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs Grant for J.

Riedinger and R. Harold federally-funded $125,000 “Entrepreneurship

Training Program: A Ghana-United States Exchange Program--Ghana

Workforce Development Project” in collaboration with the Center for

the Advanced Study of International Development (CASID), School of

Social Work (MSU), and the Department of Social Work (University of Ghana).




Assisted with designing the evaluation tools for the “EPEC Future

Project” in Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawasee Counties. Assisted with

designing the evaluation tools for “Genesee County Even Start

Program”. Designed evaluation tools for the four-year $1,000,000

federally funded grant “Genesee County School Health Service

Expansion Project”. Oversaw data collection and analysis.

Developed materials and provided data collection training for all

participating schools’ sites. Prepared quarterly evaluation progress

reports for submission to grantors. Wrote the yearly evaluation

report for submission to the grantors.




Conducted the follow-up and final evaluation of the statewide joint

training for lawyers and social workers. This was a $58,260 project

funded by the Court Administration Office in Michigan.




Designed and conducted the three-year evaluation of the Spaulding for

Children "MI Family Project". The project evaluated the diverse

methods kinship families utilized to create permanency for children in

foster care. This was a $15,000 federally-funded demonstration

project by the Children’s Bureau.


Science In the City Program


Lansing, Michigan

Wrote the preliminary and final grant proposal for funding through

the National Science Foundation to increase the interest in Science

among African-American Elementary, Middle and High School

students in the Greater Lansing Area. Provided technical assistance

for seeking additional funding during the process.

1999-1999 Research Specialist



Designed the format and wrote the final evaluation report for the

Dexter Elmhurst Family and Community Services Center in Detroit.

Conducted an evaluation training for the Family Independence Agency

staff and Dexter Elmhurst community leaders by collecting and

reporting evaluation data. Assisted with the design of technological

training for the Family Independence Agency staff and Dexter

Elmhurst Community leaders.

1999-2000 Evaluator

Neighborhood Youth and Parent Prevention Partnership

Lansing, Michigan

Assisted with designing evaluation tools for a three-year $250,000

federally-funded grant "Working Together to Safeguard Our Children".

Prepared quarterly evaluation progress reports for submission to grantor.

Wrote the annual evaluation report.

1999 Evaluator

Neighborhood Youth and Parent Prevention Partnership

Lansing, Michigan

Analyzed survey data and prepared the final evaluation report for "Assets For Lansing High-Risk Youth Project".

1998-1999 Contingent Social Worker

Lutheran Adoption Services

Lansing, Michigan

Interviewed children placed in foster care upon termination of parental

rights. Wrote the final child adoption evaluations to prepare children for

adoption placement.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH GUIDANCE & MENTORSHIP

2013 Faculty Mentor, Supervised student’s independent study research

project assessing cultural shock and mental health within the context

of students preparing to study abroad.

2011-2012 Faculty Mentor, Undergraduate research and McNair research project

supervisor. Assisted students with the research, content analysis,

literature review, final paper and PowerPoint presentation for the annual


McNair research symposium. Students participated on a research team

to begin preliminary data analysis of research on gender-based violence

and child welfare in Ghana.

2009-2011 Faculty Mentor Supervised an undergraduate student as a part of a

research team that consisted of graduate students conducting research

on refugees and immigrants in Michigan. Introduced and provided

training on the use of NVivo for qualitative data analysis. Student

participated on a research presentation panel at a national conference

and co-authored a scholarly journal article.

2000-2005 Faculty Mentor, Undergraduate SROP students in Social Work from

universities in Texas, California and Puerto Rico. Provided oversight

and guidance with data analysis, literature review, findings and

discussion sections for the final research report. Also, provided

assistance and feedback for the PowerPoint creation and final

presentation at the annual McNair/SROP research symposium.

1999-2001 Faculty Mentor Supervised 5 social work undergraduate students to

conduct comparative policy analysis and research of kinship care issues

and training for child welfare workers in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin.

Assisted students with presentation preparation for the University

Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum.

GRADUATE GUIDANCE & DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

2014-2015 Member, Guidance Committee, Intersection of health care, access and

racial disparities (Social Work).

2014-2017 Member, Guidance Committee, Immigrant women’s economic

experiences and its impact on family life (Human Development and

Family Studies). Graduated--December, 2017.

2014-2016 Member, Dissertation Committee, Examination of proposed methods of

prejudice reduction, imagined intergroup contact, and testing whether it

works equally well for different outgroups across different types of

prejudice (Psychology). Graduated—May, 2016. 2013-2018 Chair, Dissertation Committee, Understanding Relationship between the

Implementation of Children’s Rights, Material Deprivation and

Subjective Child Well-Being in the International Context (Social Work).

May, 2018

2013-2015 Member, Dissertation Committee. African-American parental

engagement and educational decision-making factors within group

differences (Human Development and Family Studies).

Graduated---May, 2015.

2013-2015 Chair, Dissertation Committee. International adoption and parental

support (Human Development and Family Studies).


2013-2014 Member, Dissertation Committee. The interface of risks and

protective factors among African American women in

clinically focused graduate programs (Human Development and Family Studies). Graduated--May, 2014.

2012-2015 Member, Dissertation Committee. Understanding of an organization’s

formal policies, procedures and organizational culture influence survivor

empowerment through the behaviors of staff (Psychology). Graduated—

May, 2015.

2010-2016 Chair, Dissertation Committee. Motivation for International

collaboration in social work education collaborations and macro social development (Social Work). Graduated—May, 2016.

2010-2015 Member, Guidance Committee. Lesbian women in Nigeria

(African-American and African Studies).

2010-2015 Member, Dissertation Committee. May God keep a secret?” sex, desire

and deviant identities in Nigerian secondary schools (African-American and African Studies).

2010-2014 Chair, Construction of social work leadership development: A

qualitative study (Social Work). Graduated--May, 2014.

2010-2012 Member, Guidance/Master Thesis Committee. An exploratory study of

racial micro-aggressions experienced by black female survivors of

intimate partner violence in domestic violence shelters. (Psychology).

Graduated--May, 2012.

2010-2012 Member, Guidance/Master Thesis Committee. Intimate partner violence

within the African refugee community (Psychology). Graduated—May,

2012.

2009-2012 Chair, Dissertation Committee. Social network and well-being among

the elderly (Social Work)—Graduated May, 2012.

2008-2010 Chair, Guidance Committee. A feminist perspective on the professional

development of social workers as leaders in public office (Social

Work).

2008-2009 Member, Dissertation Committee. Substance abuse and mental illness

(Social Work).

2007-2010 Chair, Guidance Committee. Korean Elderly Immigrant Community.

(Social Work).

2007-2010 Member, Dissertation Committee. How children’s rights to health and

nutrition are being met by extended families with different kinship

and inheritance systems in Malawi (Anthropology). Graduated—May, 2010.


2007-2009 Member, Guidance Committee. Substance abuse and mental illness

(Social Work).

2007-2008 Chair, Guidance Committee. Health and spiritual well-being of

grandparents raising grandchildren (Social Work).

2007-2008 Chair, Guidance Committee. Trauma and African refugees (Social

Work).

2006-2009 Member, Guidance Committee. Student’s Perception of Development

Through Study Abroad Experiences in Ghana (Anthropology)

2006-2007 Member, Guidance Committee. “Left children”: Exploring the changing

nature of orphanhood and orphan care in Malawi (Anthropology).

2006-2006 Member, Guidance Committee. Diversity and organizational culture

(Social Work).

2005- 2007 Member, Guidance Committee. Moral values in social policy

implementation (Social Work).

COURSES TAUGHT

UNDERGRADUATE

SOCIAL WORK

♦ SW 470: Foreign Area Study (Ghana and Jamaica—in country)

♦ SW 490: International Independent Study (Ghana and Jamaica—in country)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES

♦ HDFS 470: Current Issues in Human Development and Family Study (Ghana-

in country)

♦ HDFS 490: Independent Study (Ghana-in country)

INTEGRATIVE STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE

♦ ISS 335: Undefended Children in Global Contexts (lecture on Child labor and

Female Genital Mutilation—FGM)

GRADUATE

SOCIAL WORK

♦ SW 810: Theories of Groups, Organizations and Communities in Social Work

♦ SW 844: Essential Theories in Organizations and Communities--Global

Perspective (Designed and taught as a new required course)

♦ SW 845: Administrative Skills for Social Work Practice

♦ SW 864: Advanced Organizational and Community Social Work Practice II

♦ SW 890: International Independent Study (Ghana and Jamaica—in country)

RESEARCH GRANTS (funded)

Agbényiga, D. L. (Principal Investigator), Glew, R., & Ferguson, A. (Co-PIs).


Connecting the Linkages between Gender, Equality and Economic

Sustainability for Community Advancement and Capacity Building: A

Women’s Economic Empowerment Program, a partnership among South

Africa, Tanzania and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs, Office of Citizen Exchanges. $450,000 over a two-year

period (2012).

Agbényiga, D. L. (Principal Investigator). Research support for undergraduate students

in an international setting (Jamaica). A $3,600 College of Social Science

Alumni Grant for Undergraduate Research Internships (2010).

Achebe, N, Agbényiga, D. L. & Ogundimu, Folu (Co-Principal Investigators). Akwa

Ibom “Witch” Children. Submitted: African Studies Center/International

Studies and Programs Strategic Partnership Grant. $15,393 (2009).

Wilcox, K. (Principal Investigator), McGroarty, E, Curry, T., Bush, T., Luz, C. &

Roehling, M. (Co-Principal Investigators). Agbényiga, D. L. (Faculty

Excellence Advocate--FEA). National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE

Program—Advancing Diversity through the Alignment of Policies and Practice

(ADAPP) at Michigan State University. $3.98 million over a five-year period

(2008-2013).

Mabokela, R. O., Dunbar, C. (Co-Principal Investigators). Agbényiga, D. L. (Research

Associate). MSU/BES3/NIED Collaboration to Strengthen Continuous

Professional Development in Teacher Training. Academy for Educational

Development, US Agency for International Development and the National

Institute for Educational Development—a Directorate with the Namibian

Ministry of Education. $233,836 (2008-2009).

Agbényiga, D. L. & Mabokela, R. O. (Co-Principal Investigators). Economic Stability

and Educational Access: Influences and Impact of Climate Change. CASID

International Development Grants. $5,000 (2008).

Agbényiga, D. L. & Nawyn, S. (Co-Principal Investigators). Refugee Resettlement and

Michigan’s Newest Families. $6,000 jointly funded through the School of

Social Work and the Department of Sociology. A pilot study investigating the

resettlement and cultural adaptation of recently resettled Burundians, Burmese,

and Conglolese (2007-2008).

Agbényiga, D. L., Johnson, D., & Hitchcock, B. (Co-Principal Investigators).

Undefended Childhood in a Global Context: Structural Challenges to Schooling,

Health and Well Being Among the World’s Children. Global Area and

Thematic Initiative (GATI) international collaborative project. Three-year,

$60,000 (2007-2010).

Agbényiga, D. L. (Principal Investigator). Research support for undergraduate students

in an international setting (Ghana). A $4,000 College of Social Science Alumni

Grant for Undergraduate Research Internships (2006).

Anderson, G. (Principal Investigator), & Agbényiga, D. L. (Principal Research

Associate). Recruitment and Retention Child Welfare Project. Utilizing data


from the Organizational Culture assessment and focus groups to assess factors

that influence recruitment and retention of child welfare workers. Five-year,

$978,449 federally funded research study (2003-2008).

Riedinger, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Harold, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), &

Agbényiga, D. L. (Research Associate). Entrepreneurship Training Program:

A Ghana-United States Exchange Program—Ghana Workforce Development

Project. Collaboration between the School of Social Work (MSU), the Center

for Advanced International Development (CASID), and The Department of

Social Work (University of Ghana). One-year, $125,000 federally funded

project by the U.S. Department of State Office of Citizen Exchange—Bureau of

Education and Cultural Affairs (2004-2005).

Jones, T., Little, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), & Agbényiga, D. L. (Coordinator).

Monitored the daily operations of the School's Kinship Care research project. Supervised the research specialist and five undergraduate research assistants. Planned the Kinship Care educational roundtable series. Researched, compared, contrasted and prepared a written report with recommendations of laws from Ohio and Illinois as they related to kinship care policies in Michigan. Reviewed and prepared a written report with recommendations for training practices of child welfare workers, mental health workers and educators working with kinship care families. Designed the format and supervised the production of the School’s first Kinship Care Resource Directory. A three-year, $250,000 (each year) state appropriation funded project (1999-2001).

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATION

*Undergraduate Student

**Graduate Student

Invited Publications:

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Sankar, S. (2014). Addressing the human rights to water in

global social work education. In Libal, K. R., Berthold, M., Thomas, R. L., &

Healy, L. M. (Eds.) Advancing Human Rights in Social Work Education.

Council on Social Work Education Press.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Capacity development and building. Encyclopedia of Social

Work, 20th Edition. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.864.

Peer Reviewed Articles:

Agbényiga, D. L. (2014). Climate change and social development in Africa: A gender

perspective from Ghana. Social Development Issues.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2014). How globalized has American social work

research become?: A ten year review. Journal of Social Work Education 50 (2),

274-291.

Riebschleger, J., & Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Curriculum planning for

increasing international content in social work education. Journal of

Baccalaureate Social Work Education 17.


Agbényiga, D. L., **Barrie, S., *Djelaj, V, & Nawyn, S. (2012). Expanding our

community: Independent and interdependent factors impacting refugees’

successful community resettlement. Advances in Social Work 13 (2), 306-324.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2012). Gendered immigration: implications

and impact on social work education. Advances in Social Work 13 (2), 291-305.

Nawyn, S., Gjokaj , **Linda, **Grace, B. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2012). Linguistic

isolation, social capital, and immigrant belonging. Journal of Contemporary

Ethnography 42 (3), 255-282 .

Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Organizational culture influence on service delivery: A mixed

methods design in a child welfare setting. Children and Youth Services Review,

33 (10), 1767-1778.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2011). Impact of organizational network on the roles

of NGO in eldercare: Perspectives from Help Age Ghana Day Care Centres.

Ageing International, 36 (3), 338-355.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Organizational Culture-Performance Link in the Human

Services Setting. Administration in Social Work, 35 (4).

Kennedy, A. C., Agbényiga, D. L., **Kasiborski, N. & **Gladden, J. (2010). Risk

chains over the life course among homeless urban adolescent mothers: Altering

their trajectories through formal support. Children and Youth Services Review,

32, 1740-1749.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2009). Child welfare employee recruitment and retention: An

organizational culture perspective. Child Welfare, 88 (6), 81-104.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Ahmedani, B. (2008). Utilizing social work skills to improve

entrepreneurship training for women: A Ghanaian perspective. Journal of

Community Practice, 16 (4), 423-440.

Under Review:

**Shamrova, D. & Agbenyiga, D. L. (under review). Conceptualizing child-friendly

evaluation: A qualitative study of nonprofit professionals’ perspectives in Russia,

American Journal of Evaluation.

Books:

Johnson, D., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (Eds). (2013). Vulnerable Children:

Global Challenges in Education, Health, Well-Being, and Child Rights. Springer.

Ame, R., Agbényiga, D. L. & Apt, N. A. (Eds.). (2011). Children’s rights in

Ghana: Rhetoric or reality? Lanham, MD: Lexington Books a Division of

Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Book Chapters:

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Sankar, S. (2014). Addressing the human rights to water in

global social work education. In Libal, K. R., Berthold, M., Thomas, R. L., &

Healy, L. M. (Eds.) Advancing Human Rights in Social Work Education.

Council on Social Work Education Press.


Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Impact of Child labor: A child development perspective.

In Johnson, D., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (Eds.) Vulnerable

Children: Global Challenges in Education, Health, Well-Being, and Child

Rights. Springer.

Johnson, D., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (2013). Preface. In Johnson, D.,

Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (Eds.) Vulnerable Children: Global

Challenges in Education, Health, Well-Being, and Child Rights. Springer.

Johnson, D., Agbényiga, D. L., & Bahemuka, J. (2013). Introduction. In Johnson, D.,

Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (Eds.) Vulnerable Children: Global

Challenges in Education, Health, Well-Being, and Child Rights. Springer.

Agbényiga, D. L., & Johnson, D. (2013). Epilogue: Moving the agenda forward .

In Johnson, D., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hitchcock, R. (Eds.) Vulnerable Children:

Global Challenges in Education, Health, Well-Being, and Child Rights. Springer.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Defining Childhood: A historical development perspective.

In Ame, R., Agbényiga, D. L. & Apt, N. A. (Eds.) Children’s rights in Ghana:

Rhetoric or reality? (pp. 15-36). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books a Division of

Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Apt, N. A., Agbényiga, D. L. & Ame, R. (2011). Introduction: Confronting the

challenges optimizing child rights in Ghana. In Ame, R., Agbényiga, D. L. &

Apt, N. A. (Eds.) Children’s rights in Ghana: Rhetoric or reality? (pp. 3-13).

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books a Division of Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Ame, R., Apt, N. A. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Conclusion: The future of children’s

rights in Ghana. In Ame, R., Agbényiga, D. L. & Apt, N. A. (Eds.) Children’s

rights in Ghana: Rhetoric or reality? (pp. 215-221). Lanham, MD: Lexington

Books a Division of Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Published (non-peer reviewed):

Conference Papers

Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Child Labor: Family survival strategies and their impact on

Child development—A Call to Action. Undefended Childhood Conference,

Lansing, Michigan, April 3-4, 2008 CD-ROM.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2007). Gendered Immigration: Implications and

Impact on Social Work Education and Practice. 15th International ICSD Symposium, Hong Kong, July 16-20, 2007 CD-ROM.

Grant Reports

Riedinger, J., Harold, R., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hester, D. (2005). Phase III & Final

Program Report. Entrepreneurship Training Program: A Ghana United States

Exchange Program. Office of Citizen Exchanges bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs.


Riedinger, J., Harold, R., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hester, D. (2005). Phase II Program

Report. Entrepreneurship Training Program: A Ghana United States Exchange

Program. Office of Citizen Exchanges bureau of Educational and Cultural

Affairs.

Riedinger, J., Harold, R., Agbényiga, D. L., & Hester, D. (2005). Phase I Program

Report. Entrepreneurship Training Program: A Ghana United States Exchange

Program. Office of Citizen Exchanges bureau of Educational and Cultural

Affairs.

Anderson, G. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2003). Spaulding for Children MI-Family Project

three-year final evaluation report.

Anderson, G. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2002). Handling the Child Welfare Case –

Applying The Law to Practice: A Joint Training for Lawyers and FIA

Caseworkers Follow-up Evaluation Report.

Anderson, G. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2001). Handling the Child Welfare Case –Applying

The Law to Practice: A Joint Training for Lawyers and FIA Caseworkers Evaluation

Report.

Community Partnership Reports

Agbényiga, D. L., Nawyn, S., **Gjokaj, L. & **Ludlow, C. (2009). Refugee

Resettlement and Michigan’s Newest Families Report.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2008). Holt staff diversity report. Holt Public

Schools.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2005). Catholic Charities Organizational Culture Assessment Report.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2001). Kinship Care Training for Child Welfare Workers: A

Paradigm Shift. In Kinship Care Project Overview Report, Michigan State

University School of Social Work.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2001). Kinship Care Policies. In Kinship Care Project Overview

Report, Michigan State University School of Social Work.

Agbényiga, D. L. (1999). Dexter Elmhurst Family and Community Services Center

Final Project Report. Michigan State University Outreach Partnerships and the

Michigan Family Independence Agency of Wayne County.

Agbényiga, D. L. (1999). Dexter Elmhurst Family and Community Services Center

Evaluation Report. Michigan State University Outreach Partnerships and the

Michigan Family Independence Agency of Wayne County.

University Reports

Agbényiga, D. L. (2012). College of Social Science MSU/IDEA Diversity in

Community Programmatic Report.










Agbényiga, D. L. (2007). College of Social Science Climate Perception Survey Final

Report and Recommendations.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2006). College of Social Science: MSU/IDEA Diversity in


Monographs:

Agbényiga, D. L. (2001). Kinship care policies: Michigan State University Kinship

Care Project Monograph Series.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2001). Kinship care training for child welfare workers: A paradigm

shift. Michigan State University Kinship Care Project Monograph Series.

Editorial Work:

2015 Co-editor (Invited)

Social Development Issue

Human Rights and Social Development--Africa (special issue)

2007-present Editorial Board Member (Invited)

Journal for Studies in Gender and Development Studies in

Africa

University for Development Studies

Navrongo, Ghana, West Africa

Book Reviews:

2014 Invited Reviewer

Journal of Community Practice

Taylor & Francis

Wrote a review of the “Handbook of International Social Work:

Human Rights, Development, and The Global Profession” Edited by

Healy, L. M. and Link, R (2012).


Berghahn Books

Reviewed the prospectus for “Children’s Well-being: Philosophical

and Social Scientific Approaches”



Routledge Publications

United Kingdom

Reviewed the prospectus for “Children’s Lives in an Era of Children’s

Rights: Twenty Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in

Africa” Edited by Afua Twum-Danso and Nicola Ansell.


SAGE Publications

Thousand Oaks, CA Reviewed the 1st edition of “The Handbook of Community Practice” in preparation for a 2nd edition of this book edited by Marie Weil.


SAGE Publications

Thousand Oaks, CA

Reviewed the draft manuscript for “Beyond Micro: A Macro

Understanding of Human Behavior in the Social Environment”

Written by Rudolph Alexander.


SAGE Publications

Thousand Oaks, CA

Reviewed the prospectus for “International Social Welfare: Social

Policy for a Global Era” Written by James Midgley.

Journal Reviews:

2014 Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Prospective study of mental health consequences of sexual violence

Among women living with HIV in rural Uganda. Journal of

Interpersonal Violence (2014)

2014 Administration and Policy in Mental Health

The design and development of staff wellbeing initiatives: Staff

stressors, burnout and emotional exhaustion at children and young

peoples’ mental health in Australia. Administration and Policy in

Mental Health (2014)

2014 BioMed Central (BMC) Public Health

Time to presentation, pattern and immediate health effects of alleged

Child sexual abuse at two tertiary hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

BioMed Central Public Health (2014)

2014 Health Sociology Review

Social capital and health among Burundian refugees. Health

Sociology Review (2014)

2011-Present Reviewer (Invited)

International Social Work Journal


Counterbalancing the integration policy for migrants through social

Work. International Social Work Journal (2012).


African Journal for Business Management The influence of corporate culture on organisational change of first National Bank of Namibia for the African Journal for Business Management (2012).

A model for supplier selection in outsourcing using an integrated fuzzy

multiple criteria decision-making approach for the African Journal for

Business Management (2012).


International Social Work Journal

Gifted and talented education: Some social work implications in

emerging approaches for children’s rights in Kenya for the

International Social Work Journal (2012).

Participant or Protagonist? A critical analysis of children and young

people’s participation in São Paulo, Brazil for the International Social

Work Journal (2011).

Visible, but voiceless: The kayayei: Ghana’s girl head-load carriers for

the International Social Work Journal (2011).


Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Benefits and challenges and Dynamism of positionalities associated

with mixed-methods research in developing countries: Evidence from

Ghana in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (2012).

Assessing the impact on household livelihoods post removal of

explosive remnants of conflict: Questionnaire development and

challenges for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.

The potency of qualitative data in mixed methods research: A study

among women who work in a Sri Lankan export processing zone for

the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.

2007 Reviewer (ad hoc)

Motherhood in the public domain: African Women finding fulfillment

in serving humanity for the Women and International Development

Publication Series.

PRESENTATIONS:

*Undergraduate Student

**Graduate Student


Invited Presentations:

Agbényiga, D. L. (2020). Innovative and Collaborative Curriculum Design for

Sustainable Development. Architecting the Post COVID-19 International

Education Order: The Role of HBCU & Africa Education Stakeholders,

Virtual Conference.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2020). Building Successful Transnational Education

Partnerships. Architecting the Post COVID-19 International Education

Order: The Role of HBCU & Africa Education Stakeholders, Virtual

Conference.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2019). Leadership Careers in Higher Education. Humanities

Without Walls Summer Program, Chicago, IL.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2019). Provosts Panel. 2019 Presidents and Provosts Summit.

NFSA: Association for International Educators, Washington, DC.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2018). The Art and Dance of Negotiation: Skill

Development—A two-part seminar. Graduate Student Professional

Development Financial Literacy Series, San Antonio, TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Advances in Graduate Education Technology (Panel).

Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, Annapolis, MD.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Empowered by the CRM: A 21st Century View of Graduate

Student Recruitment, Admissions, and Engagement. Conference of Southern

Graduate Schools, Annapolis, MD.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Invest in Women and Watch Them Thrive. Institute for

Leadership in Capital Projects (I-LinCP). Closing Keynote. San Marcos,

TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Intersectional Blackness. African American

Symposium. Welcome Address. San Antonio, TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Her Story Panel Discussion. Texas Women in Higher

Education Annual Conference, San Marcos, TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). The Art and Dance of Negotiation. Graduate Student

Professional Development---Graduate Student Appreciation Week, San

Antonio, TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2016). Power of Story. African American Symposium.

Welcome Address. San Antonio, TX.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2016). Lessons Learned: Session for New Graduate Deans and

Associate Deans. Council of Graduate Schools Summer Dean’s Summit,

Savannah, GA.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2015). Sustainable Development and Social Justice Pillars: A

Platform for Setting the Global Agenda that Links Economy, Society and


Environment. University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work World Social

Work Day Speaker Series Keynote Address.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2014). Diversity and Inclusion: Lessons Learned From Community

and Global Engagement With Students. MSU Opening Doors/Kellogg Company.

MSU Special Alumni LENS Keynote Address.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2014). Academic Job Searching. Pathways to the Ph.D.

Workshops. Michigan Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate

(AGEP) Conference—hosted by the Graduate School, Michigan State University.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Expanding Knowledge of Human Rights Within The Context

of Social Work Education Through An Understanding of Water Rights: A Global

Social Work Practice Perspective. Advancing human rights in social work

education working seminar—hosted by the Human Rights and Social Welfare

Group, Center for International Social Work Studies, School of Social Work, and

Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut and the Katherine A. Kendall

Institute for International Social Work, Council on Social Work Education (May).

Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Approaches to Graduate Study Abroad: Perspectives From

Faculty. Erickson Global Symposium—Internationalizing Graduate Education:

The Role of Graduate Study Abroad—hosted by the College of Education,


Agbényiga, D. L. (2012). Opportunities for Working in Global Settings—Social

Development and Education: Perspectives from Africa and the Caribbean. A

seminar as a part of the Fireside Chat series for Honors College Students.

Peer Reviewed Presentations:

Agbényiga, D. L. & Rodriguez, M. (2018). Navigating the Journey to Success. Women

in the Academy (WITA) Conference at Baylor University (April).

Agbényiga, D. L. (2018). Utilizing the CRM: A 21st Century Approach Aligning

Graduate Recruitment, Admissions and Student Success—A Panel

Discussion. Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (February).

Agbényiga, D. L., Vela, N., Fernandez, C. & Barajas, E. (2017). Connecting to the 21st

Century Graduate Student. Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA.

Buyan, T., Slovak, K, Vela, N. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2017). Prep for Pardot and Better

Utilize Opportunities in Higher Education. Dreamforce, San Francisco, CA.

Agbényiga, D. L. & Barajas, E. (2017). Making the Case for Infusion of Marketing

into The Graduate School Strategy: Best Practices & Lessons Learned.

TargetX Summit, Chicago, IL.

Agbényiga, D. L., Ferreiro, O., Vela, N. (2017). Connecting to the 21st Century

Graduate Student: Utilizing the Technology Relationship Building Blocks

Across Recruitment, Admissions, and Student Success. TargetX Summit,

Chicago, IL.


Agbényiga, D. L. & Smith, P. (2017). If Men are from Mars, and Women are from

Venus, How Do We Thrive Together? Texas Women in Higher Education,

San Marcos, TX.

**Shamrova D. & Agbenyiga, D. L. (2016). Reframing challenges of children-friendly

research as opportunities for integration of children’s voices into research:

Policy and practice. Oral Presentation, Society for Social Work Research,

Washington, DC, USA.

**Cummings C., Agbenyiga, D. L., **Shamrova D., & Milanovic E. (2016). Incorporating

new media into a research agenda: Strategies for social workers, Poster

Presentations, Society for Social Work Research, Washington, DC, USA.

Agbényiga, D. L., **Cummings, C. E., **Shamrova, D., & **Milanovic, E. (2015).

Forging the path: International and global context in schools of social work,

Panel presentation at the 2015 Council on Social Work Education Conference,

Denver, CO.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2014). The Politics of Food and Food (In)Security: Social Work

Then and Now. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting,

Tampa, Florida.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). It Matters-Water and Human Rights: Relevance and

Implications for Global Social Work. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, Dallas, Texas.

Agbényiga, D. L. & Bowden, S. (2013). Using out of classroom experiences to teach

Global diversity. Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors Annual

Meeting, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Barrie, S. (2012). Hear our words and understand our needs:

Burundian and Burmese refugee women resettlement experiences. Social

Work Social Development 2012: Action and Impact, Stockholm, Sweden.

**Barrie, S. Agbényiga, D. L. (2012). Voices within: Exploring the discourse of

gendered violence in Ghana. Social Work Social Development 2012: Action

and Impact, Stockholm, Sweden.

Norward, J. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2012). Incorporating journalism to social work: A

partnership for social action. Social Work Social Development 2012: Action

and Impact, Stockholm, Sweden.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Barrie, S. (2011). Assessing and understanding

perspectives of disparity and inequality as a part of ethical research practice

with refugee populations. Council on Social Work Education 57th Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Agbényiga, D. L. **Barrie, S. & *Djelaj, V. (2011). Juxtaposition between parenting,

culture and knowledge: Parental roles and cultural dynamics in refugee


families. Fourth International Conference on International Social Work,

University of Southern California.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2011). Empowerment and sustainable development in the aftermath

of disaster panel. Topic: Social Network and Citizen Participation in Disaster

Management. International Consortium for Social Development: Building

Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide-17th International Symposium

(ICSD) Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education

Panel, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2010). How globalized has American social work

research become?: A 10-year review. Council on Social Work Education 56th

Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2010). Climate change and its impact on the education of girls:

Perspectives from Ghana (poster). 2010 Joint World Conference on Social

Work and Social Development: The Agenda, Hong Kong, China.

Agbényiga, D. L, Roby, J., Khaja, K. & Guevara, J. (2009). Enhancing faculty and

student international research and employment experiences. Council on Social Work Education 55th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Ame, R. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2009). Children’s rights in Ghana: rhetoric or reality

(panel). 3rd Annual European Conference on African Studies, Leipzig, Germany.

**Kim, Y. S. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Social work practice and U. S. immigrant

Policy: A 30-year perspective. Council on Social Work Education 54th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

**Huang, L. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Gender and accessibility to adult day health

care: Gerontological lessons from Ghana. Council on Social Work Education 54th

Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Schmitz, C., LaSala, M. C., Agbényiga, D. L. & Newman, P. A. (2008). LGBT

scholarship in the global arena (Panel). Council on Social Work Education 54th

Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Structural barriers to successful refugee resettlement:

A Midwest perspective. 34th Biennial Congress of the International Association

of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) Katherine A. Kendall Institute for

International Social Work Education Post Conference Workshop Durban, South

Africa. Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Child labor: Family survival strategies and their impact on

Child development—A Call to Action. Undefended Childhood in a Global

Context Conference. Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan.

Agbényiga, D. L., & Reibschleger, J. (2007). Preparing students for transnational practice: The next generation of practitioners and educators. Council on Social

Work Education 53rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.


Agbényiga, D. L. & Navarre, J. (2007). Meeting CSWE Professional Development

Requirements Through Experiential Learning Program in Ghana. The Next

Generation of Practitioners and Educators. Council on Social Work Education 53rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Agbényiga, D. L. & Newman, K. (2007). Culturally competent substance abuse and

mental health service for the immigrant and refugee community. The 8th

Annual Michigan Substance Abuse Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

Agbényiga, D. L. & **Huang, L. (2007). Gendered immigration: Implications and

impact on social work education. 15th International ICSD Symposium, Hong Kong, China.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2007). Child labor: Family survival strategies and their impact on

child development-global context (Poster). 15th International ICSD Symposium, Hong Kong, China.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2006). Organizational culture: Its meaning, impact and influences

on Organizational change. National Association of Social Workers-Michigan Chapter Annual Program Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2005). Impact of interdisciplinary continuing education for social

workers and attorneys. Council on Social Work Education Annual Program

Planning Meeting, New York, NY.

Agbényiga, D. L. & Hinton, K. (2003). A paradigm shift: Creating permanency through

kinship adoption. Child Welfare League of America National Kinship Care

Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Non-Peer Reviewed-Invited:

Agbényiga, D. L. (2010). Culture, language, and gender: A toolkit for conducting

research with immigrant and refugee populations…An African perspective.

Psychology Multicultural Student Conference: Touching and Transforming

Lives. Lansing, Michigan.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2009). Ghanaian women: A silent risk. United Nations

NGO Consultative Days. International Association of Schools of

Social Work (IASSW) Women as victims, Women as heroines Panel. United

Nations-New York.

Mabokela, R. O. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2009). Namibian Educators Research Trajectory

Three-Day Workshop. Windhoek, Namibia. Sponsored by the Academy

For Educational Development, US Agency for International Development

(USAID) and the National Institute for Educational Development-Namibian

Ministry of Education.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Child labor & cocoa farming: Socio-cultural and ecological

influences among children in the Upper East Region in Ghana. CASID/WID

Friday Forum Michigan State University.


Agbényiga, D. L. (2008). Conceptualizing the Ghanaian girl-child talent pillars for

wealth and success: Deconstructing the poverty alleviation phenomena.

Presentation to 2008 Hubert Humphrey Fellows, Michigan State University.

Jones, T. & Agbényiga, D.L. (2000, June). Experiences of kinship care caregivers:

Perspectives from Michigan. Supporting Kinship Families: A One-Day

Conference for Kinship Caregivers and Service Providers. Jane Addams

College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Community-Invited:

**Gjokaj, L., Nawyn, S., * Ludlow, C. & Agbényiga, D. L. (2009). Refugee

resettlement and Michigan’s newest families. Presented to Freedom Flight

Refugee Task Force of Grand Rapids.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2005). Catholic charities organizational culture assessment

findings. Agency Administrators.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2000, February). Motivational speech. Presentation to children at

St. Vincent Home for Children. Lansing, Michigan. Agbényiga, D. L. (1999, September). The Dexter Elmhurst Family and Community

Services Project Evaluation. Presentation to FIA workers and the Dexter Elmhurst Community. Detroit, Michigan.

Agbényiga, D. L. (1999, August). Reporting evaluation data. Presentation to FIA

Workers and the Dexter Elmhurst Community. Detroit, Michigan.

Class-Invited:

Agbényiga, D. L. (2014). Diversity, communication, and conflict resolution:

Tools for management in a human services environment. Presentation to

undergraduate students. Michigan State University.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2013). Family survival strategies and their impact on socio-cultural

and ecological factors of child labor. Presentation to undergraduate

students. Michigan State University.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2007). What about the rest of the faculty? -- Women and faculty of

Color. Presentation to Doctoral Education class. Michigan State

University.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2000, September). Understanding the importance of cultural diversity

as a part of the heling process. Presentation to first-year master’s class. Michigan State University School of Social Work.

Agbényiga, D. L. (2000, June). The Dexter Elmhurst Project: An example of macro

Practice social work. Presentation to advanced standing master’s level

class. Michigan State University School of Social Work.


Jones, T., Agbényiga, D.L., & Eagan-Hill, S. (2000, April). Kinship care. Presentation

at Michigan State University School of Social Work Faculty Research Brown

Bag Series.

Jones, T., Agbényiga, D.L., & Eagan-Hill, S. (2000, March). Kinship care. Presentation

to a policy class of students in the master’s program. Michigan State University

School of Social Work.

Agbényiga, D. L. (1999, October). The Dexter Elmhurst family and community

services project evaluation. Presentation to undergraduate Honors Introduction to Social Work Class. Michigan State University School of Social Work.

Agbényiga, D. L. (1999, June). Social Justice. Presentation to advanced standing Master’s class. Michigan State University School of Social Work.

SERVICE AND OUTREACH

International, National, School, College and University

International:

2014 Reviewer, Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative

(YALI), President Obama’s Flagship Program.

2011-2015 Member, International Delegations, Michigan State University.

2010 Field Liaison, University of Ghana Department of Social Work Student.

2005-2008 Member, University of Ghana Department of Social Work Curriculum

Review team.

1998-Present Consultant/Researcher, Global National:

2013-2016 Assistant Chair, Global Commission, Council on Social Work Education.

2011-2015 Chair, Council on External Relations. Council on Social Work

Education.

2011-2014 Member, Global Commission, Council on Social Work Education.

2013 Reviewer, Partners in Advancing International Social Work Awards

Committee. Council on Social Work Education.







Committee. Council on Social Work Education

2008-2011 Member, Council on External Relations. Council on Social Work

Education.

2008-2009 Member, Nominations Committee. Association for Community

Organization and Social Administration.

Regional:

2015-2018 Secretary/Treasurer, Texas Association of Graduate Schools. 2016-2018 Member, Graduate Education Advisory Committee, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, appointed by the Commissioner. 2017-2018 Member, Audit Committee, Council on Southern Graduate Schools

School/Department:

2012-2013 Member & Faculty Excellence Advocate (FEA), Director Search

Committee, appointed by the Dean, College of Social Science.

2009-2011 Member, Educational Policy Committee, School of Social Work,


2008-2011 Chair, Organization and Community Practice Sequence Committee

School of Social Work, Michigan State University.

2008-2012 Mentor, Teaching Mentor for Social Work Doctoral Student, appointed

by Associate Director, Michigan State University.

2007 Mentor, Teaching Mentor for Social Work Doctoral Student, appointed

by Associate Director, Michigan State University.

2006-2007 Member, School of Social Work Faculty Search Committee, appointed

by the Director, Michigan State University.

2003-2005 Chair, School of Social Work Diversity Committee, appointed by the

Director, Michigan State University.

2002-2005 Member, School of Social Work Admissions Committee, appointed by

the Director, Michigan State University.

2002-2011 Member, Human Behavior and the Social Environment Sequence

Committee, School of Social Work, Michigan State University.

2002-2008 Member, Organization and Community Practice Sequence Committee,

School of Social Work, Michigan State University.

2001-2004 Field Liaison, School of Social Work MSW practicum placement.


2001-2005 Faculty Liaison, Students for Multi-Ethnic Community Action, formerly

the Student Association of Black Social Workers, School of Social

Work, Michigan State University.

2000-2001 Mentor, Developing Research Expertise at Michigan State, School of

Social Work, Michigan State University.

College:

2012-2015 Chair, College of Social Science Committee on Standardization of the

Faculty Annual Review Process.

2012-2015 Liaison, College of Social Science Title IX Sexual Harassment and

Sexual Assault, appointed by the Dean, College of Social Science,


2009 Member, Center for Integrative Studies Director Search Committee,

appointed by the Dean, College of Social Science, Michigan State

University.

2008 Member, Center for Advanced Study of International Development

Director Search Committee (CASID), appointed by the Dean, College of

Social Science, Michigan State University.

2007 Member, Michigan State University Delegation to Kwame Nkrumah

University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana to finalize

University to University Partnership Agreement.

2007 Member, Center for Integrative Studies Director Search Committee,

appointed by the Dean, College of Social Science, Michigan State

University.

2004-2007 Chair, College of Social Science Diversity Task Force, appointed by the

Dean, College of Social Science, Michigan State University.

2003-2004 Member, College of Social Science Diversity Task Force, appointed by

the Dean, College of Social Science, Michigan State University.

2000-2015 Coordinator/Member, MSU IDEA Committee, College of Social

Science, Michigan State University.

2000-2007 Member, ALANA Advisory Board, Graduate School, Michigan State

University.

University:

2019 Co-chair, University System of Maryland (USM) Workforce

Workgroup, diversifying the teacher pipeline, appointed by the Vice

Chancellor.

2018 Member, Marketable Skills Team, Texas Higher Education Coordinating

Board (THECB), appointed by the Interim Provost.


2017-2018 Member, Finance and Budget Modeling Task Force, appointed by the

President.

2017-2018 Member, Weighted Student Credit Hour Optimization Task Force,

appointed by the Interim Provost.

2017-2018 Member, Strategic Enrollment Task Force, appointed by the President.

2015-2017 Chair/Co-Chair, Graduate Task Group.

2012-2015 Member, All-University Awards Committee (Distinguished Faculty Awards), appointed by the President.

2012-2015 Member, Faculty and Organizational Development Advisory Board,

appointed by the Associate Provost.

2014 Member, Walker-Hill International Award Review Committee,

Appointed by the Assistant Dean for Administration, International

Studies and Programs.

2014 Presenter, Expanding and Deepening International Research, 24th

Annual International Awards Ceremony, appointed by the Assistant

Dean for Administration, International Studies and Programs.

2014 Member, Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty Bargaining Team,

appointed by the Associate Provost & Vice President for Academic

Human Resources.

2013-2015 Member, TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Graduate Merit

Fellowship Selection Committee, appointed by the Dean, Graduate

School.

2013 Chair, National and International Fellowships and Scholarships Search

Committee, Honors College, appointed by the Dean.

2012-2014 Member, Schoenl Family Undergraduate Grants for Dire Needs

Overseas Review Committee, Honors College, appointed by the Dean

and Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education.

2012 Member, Mowbray Scholars Program Review Committee, Honors

College, Honors College, appointed by the Dean and Director for

Admissions and Student Affairs.

2012 Member, Graduate Career Consultant Search Committee,

Graduate School, appointed by the Dean.

2012 Member, Assistant Dean, Director of Teaching Assistant Program

Search Committee, Graduate School, appointed by the Dean.

2012 Member, Director, National and International Fellowships and

Scholarships Search Committee, Honors College, appointed by Dean.


2011 Member, Assistant Dean for Administration, International Studies and

Programs Search Committee, appointed by the Dean.

2011 Member, Michigan State University Delegation to Accra Ghana to

finalize a collaboration for the creation of the President John A. Kufuor

Foundation.

2008-2015 Mentor, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Center for Advanced

Study of International Development, Michigan State University.

2000-2001 Member, Academic Specialist Advisory Committee, Office of the

Provost, Michigan State University.

HONORS/AWARDS

♦ 2017 X Award for Re-imagining the Student Experience (TargetX)

♦ 2015 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

♦ 2014 Business Case Competition Team Finalist (Broad College of

Business, MSU)

♦ 2010 University Sustained Efforts Towards Excellence in Diversity Award

♦ Excellence in Diversity Certificate

♦ Dissertation Completion Fellowship

♦ King Chavez Parks (KCP) Future Faculty Fellowship

♦ College of Social Science Summer Acceleration Fellowship

♦ Future Public Service Leader Award

♦ Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society

♦ Urban Affairs Graduate Fellowship

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

♦ National Coalition of 100 Black Women Prince George’s County Chapter

♦ National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Antonio Chapter

♦ Council on Graduate School (CGS)

♦ Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS)

♦ American Associate of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE)

♦ Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

♦ Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

♦ Society for Social Work Research (SSWR)

♦ International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)

♦ International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD)

♦ National Association of Social Workers-Michigan (NASW)

♦ Association for Community Organization & Social Administration (ACOSA)

♦ Community Development (CD)

♦ West African Research Association (WARA)

♦ African Studies Association (ASA)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

♦ Student Success and Professional Development

♦ Technology and Higher Education

♦ University to University Partnerships (Domestic & International)

♦ Leadership Development


♦ Cross-cultural Comparative Organizational Analysis

♦ Socio-cultural factors connected to health care access (HIV/AIDS/Water—

Domestic & International)

♦ International Social Work Practice (focus on women, children, family,

development, education and health)

♦ International social work education and field training

♦ Refugee, Immigration and Migration (African Diaspora population)

♦ Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Practices in Higher Education

♦ Diversity {faculty, staff, and student recruitment/retention/assessment—

curriculum} ♦ Child rights and women’s rights

♦ Gender-based violence (global)

♦ Community Development/Organizing

♦ Organizational Culture

♦ Community Partnerships

♦ Foster/Kinship Care (Policy & Service Delivery) TEACHING EXPERIENCE/INTEREST

♦ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion—Global perspective

♦ Direct practice with groups, organizations and communities

♦ Women’s issues; including domestic violence, social justice and empowerment

♦ International social work practice and education

♦ Human behavior and social environment; including assessment and

interpretation of human functioning in a multi-system context

♦ Administrative skills practice

♦ Mixed method research design and theoretical modeling

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2005

Social Science Concentration: Social Work Cognate: Anthropology Focus Cognate: Family Health Michigan State University, East Lansing

Dissertation: Organizational Culture Assessment: Does Understanding Provide Implications For Effective Services For Children In Foster Care?

MBA 2014 Strategic Management Executive Program

Eli Broad College of Business Michigan State University, East Lansing

MSW 1999 Social Work-Urban Studies Concentration: Administration & Program Evaluation Michigan State University, East Lansing

BS

1993

Criminal Justice University of South Carolina, Columbia

Graduate Certificate Alcohol and Drug Studies


1996 School of Public Health

University of South Carolina, Columbia

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2019 Student Success Academy, American Association of State Colleges and

Universities

2018 Academic Leadership Academy, Penn State University Center for the Study of

Higher Education

2017 Advanced Development for Deans and Academic Leaders, Council for

Advancement and Support of Education

2008 Development for Deans and Academic Leaders, Council for Advancement and

Support of Education

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