DR. MAVIS G. SANDERS
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department of Education
Phone 410-455-2738
Fax 410- 455-1880
EDUCATION
PhD, Stanford University - 1995
Major: Social Sciences, Policy, and Educational Practice
Dissertation Title: The Effects of Communities, Families, and Schools on the Academic Achievement of Urban African American Youth
MA, Stanford University - 1992
Major: Sociology
Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Social-Psychology
BA, Barnard College/Columbia University - 1987
Major: Urban Affairs/Political Science, cum laude
Minor: Education, Secondary Social Studies/ New York State Teaching License
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Academic - Post-Secondary
Professor of Education – Department of Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore
County (August 2011 – Present).
Affiliate Professor, Language, Literacy, and Culture Ph.D. Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (August 2012 – Present)
Associate Chair – Department of Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (July 2014 – July 2016)
Professor of Education, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University. (July 1, 2009 –August 2011).
Research Scientist, Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University. (July 1, 2000 –June 30, 2009).
Associate Professor of Education, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University. (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2009).
Assistant Professor of Education, School of Education, Johns Hopkins University. (July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2003).
Associate Research Scientist, Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University. (August 1, 1995 - July 1, 2000).
Assistant Director, National Network of Partnership Schools, Johns Hopkins University. (August 1, 1995 - July 1, 2000).
Field Researcher, Third International Math and Science Study. (January 1, 1995 - May 1, 1995).
Teacher, Social Studies/English; Chair, Social Studies Department (August 1987-December, 1989). United States Peace Corps, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Professional Memberships
Association of Teacher Educators. (December 2009 - Present).
American Education Research Association. (January 1995 - Present).
TEACHING & SUPERVISING
University of Baltimore, Department of Education (2011 – Present)
Courses Taught
EDUC650Education in Cultural Perspective
EDUC795Seminar in the Study of Teaching
EDUC771Research Designs in Education
EDUC792Capstone Seminar
LLC 898Pre-candidacy Doctoral Research
LLC 899Doctoral Dissertation Research
Supervising/Mentoring
UMBC Faculty Liaison for Violetville Professional Development School, Baltimore, Maryland (2012 – Present)
Secondary Social Studies Supervisor, Violetville Elementary/Middle School (2012 – Present)
The Johns Hopkins University, School of Education (2000-2011)
Courses Taught
ED 851.630, School, Family, and Community Collaboration for School Improvement I
ED 851.631, School, Family, and Community Collaboration for School Improvement II
ED 881.611, Action Research for School Improvement
ED 882.524, Education of Culturally Diverse Students
ED 883.711, Qualitative Research Methodology I
ED 883.712, Qualitative Research Methodology II
ED 855.801,Doctoral Seminar in Educational Leadership
ED 855.802,Doctoral Seminar in Collaboration
Other Teaching Experience
Stanford University, School of Education (1993-95)
Education of Students in Diverse Contexts (Undergraduate course)
Birmingham Public School System (January - May 1990)
Substitute Teacher, K-12
United States Peace Corps (1987-1989)
Secondary School Teacher, Social Studies and English
Department Chair, Social Studies (1988-1989)
John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, NY (1986-87)
Teaching Intern, American History
Directed Student Learning
Comprehensive Examination, First Reader, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (December, 2014 – Present).
Advised: Nana Gyesie
Comprehensive Examination, First Reader, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (June, 2014 – December 2015).
Advised: Shawntay Stocks
Dissertation CommitteeChair, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (February 2013 – April 2015).
Advised: Uzma Rashid
Dissertation Committee Member, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (October 1, 2009 –July 2014).
Advised: Maria Finger-Elam
Dissertation Committee Member – University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (September 2012 – April 2014).
Advised: Kevin Hamlin
Comprehensive Examination, First Reader, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (November, 2012 – February 2013).
Advised: Uzma Rashid
Dissertation Committee Member – University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (2013).
Advised: Beshon Smith
Dissertation Committee Member, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2012).
Advised: William Matsuzaki
Departmental Oral Examination Committee Member, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2010).
Advised: David Clapp
Dissertation Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2009).
Advised: Tiffany Wright
Award: Phi Delta Kappan Dissertation Award
Dissertation Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2008).
Advised: Robin Saunders
Award: Lumina Fellowship Award
Dissertation Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2008).
Advised: Yolanda Abel
Award: MASCD Mary Ruchkin Research Award
Dissertation Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2007).
Advised: Tamitha Campbell
Award: MASCD Mary Ruchkin Research Award
Dissertation Committee Chair, Johns Hopkins University, ED Teacher Development/Leadership. (2005).
Advised: Gilda Martinez
Dissertation Defense Committee Member, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. (2004).
Advised: Linda Gorham
Dissertation Committee Member, Howard University. (1999).
Advised: Henry Jackson
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Sanders, M., Sheldon, S. (2009). Principals matter: A guide to comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Reviewed by: Lewis, W. D. (2010). A review of Principals Matter: A guide to school, family, and community partnerships. Journal of School Public Relations, 31(1), 173-175.
Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M., Sheldon, S., Simon, B., Salinas, K., Jansorn, N., Van Voorhis, F., Martin, C., Thomas, B., Greenfeld, M., Hutchins, D., Williams, K. (2009). School, family and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M., Salinas, K., Simon, B., Van Voorhis, F., Jansorn, N. (2002). School, family and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Epstein, J. L., Coates, L., Salinas, K., Sanders, M., Simon, B. (1997). School, family and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. (1st ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Sanders, M. (2006). Building school-community partnerships: Collaboration for student success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Reviewed by: Hong, Soo (2006). Editor's Review - Building School-Community Partnerships. Harvard Educational Review, Summer Issue.
Reviewed by: Estep, Karen(2007). Focusing on the Community in SchoolCommunityPartnerships: A Book ReviewThe School Community Journal, 17, 2.
Reviewed by: Forsyth, S. (2014). A Review of Building School-Community Partnerships: Collaboration for Student Success. Region 16 Education Service Center.
Sanders, M. (Ed.) (2000). Schooling students placed at risk: Research, policy, and practice in the education of poor and minority adolescents. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Reviewed by: Angelle, P. (2009). Book Review of Schooling Students Placed At Risk.Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 8, 2.
Book Chapters(*Indicates publications with current and former doctoral students)
Sanders, M. (in press). Community-School Partnerships. In Peppler, K (Ed.), Encyclopedia for Out-of-School Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
DeTablan, D. & Sanders, M. (in press). Community Outreach. In Peppler, K (Ed.), Encyclopedia for Out-of-School Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sanders, M. & Galindo, C. (2014). Communities, Schools, and Teachers. In K. Bauserman, L. Martin, S. Kragler, & D. Quatroche (Eds.)Handbook of Professional Development in Education: Successful Models and Practices, PreK-12. New York, NY: Guilford Publishing.
Sanders, M. (2013). Poverty, Families, and Schools. In C. Yeakey, V. Thompson, & A. Wells (Eds.). Urban Ills: Confronting Twenty First Century Dilemmasof Urban Living in Global Contexts (pp. 329-350). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
*Sanders, M. & Hembrick-Roberts, J. (2013). Leadership for Service Integration in Schools. In L. Tillman and J. Scheurich (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership for Diversity and Equity (pp. 476-493). London, United Kingdom: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
Sanders, M. (2012). African American Families and Education. In J. Banks (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Sanders, M. (2012). Community-School Partnerships. In J. Banks (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
*Sanders, M., Martinez, G., White, M. (2012). Reaching Out: Partnering with the Families and Communities of African American Urban Youth. In J. Moore III & L. Chance (Ed.), Urban school contexts for African American students: Crisis and prospects for Improvement(pp. 245-269). New York, NY: Peter Lang.
Sanders, M. (2011). Community Involvement in Middle Schools: Partnering for Young Adolescents’ Success. In C. Weiland (Ed.). This We Believe in Action: Implementing Successful Middle Schools. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association
Sanders, M. (2011). Family Engagement in High School. In S. Redding, M. Murphy, & P. Sheley. Handbook on Family and Community Engagement. (pp. 141-146). Washington, DC. Department of Education.
Sanders, M. (2010). Parents as Leaders: School, Family, and Community Partnerships in Two Districts. In D. Houston, A. Blankstein, and R. Cole (Ed.), Leadership for Family and Community Involvement. (pp.13-32). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Sanders, M. (2009). District Leadership and School-Community Collaboration. In A. Honigsfeld & A. Cohan (Ed.), Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization: Innovative and Successful Practices for the 21st Century. (pp. 139-147). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Sanders, M. (2009). Teachers and Parents. In L. Saha & A. Dworkin (Ed.), The New International Handbook of Teachers and Teaching. (pp. pp. 331-343). New York, NY: Springer.
*Sanders, M., Campbell, T. (2007). Securing the ties that bind: Community involvement and the educational success of African-American children and adolescents. In J. Jackson (Ed.), Strengthening the Educational Pipeline for African Americans: Informing Policy and Practice. (pp. 141-164). Buffalo, NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Press.
Epstein, J., Sanders, M. (2002). Family, school, and community partnerships. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting, Volume 5: Practical issues in parenting. (2nd ed., pp. 407-438). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.
*Sanders, M., Jones, G., Abel, Y. (2002). Involving families and communities in the education of children and youth placed at-risk. In S. Stringfield & D. Land (Ed.), Educating at risk students. (pp. 171-188). Chicago, IL: National Society for the Study of Education.
Sanders, M. (2001). School-community partnerships and faith-based organizations. In E.J. Dionne & M.H. Chen (Ed.), Sacred places, civic purposes: Should government help faith-based charity?. (pp. 161-175). Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J. (2000). Building school, family, and community partnerships in secondary schools. In M. Sanders (Ed.), Schooling students placed at risk: Research, policy, and practice in the education of poor and minority adolescents. (pp. 339-362). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Epstein, J., Sanders, M. (2000). Connecting home, school, and community: New directions for social research. In M. Hallinan (Ed.), Handbook of sociology of education. (pp. 285-306). New York, NY: Plenum.
Sanders, M., Herting, J. (2000). Gender and the effects of school, family, and church support on the academic achievement of African-American urban adolescents. In M. Sanders (Ed.), Schooling students placed at risk: Research, policy, and practice in the education of poor and minority adolescents. (pp. 141-162). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Sanders, M., Jordan, W. (2000). Teacher-student relations and academic achievement in high school. In M. Sanders (Ed.), Schooling students placed at risk: Research, policy, and practice in the education of poor and minority adolescents. (pp. 65-82). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J. (1998). School-family-community partnerships and educational change: International perspectives. In A. Hargreaves, A. Lieberman, M. Fullan, & D. Hopkins (Ed.), International handbook of educational change. (pp. 482-502). Hingham, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Refereed Journal Articles
Sanders, M. (revision under review). Crossing Boundaries: A Qualitative Exploration of Relational Leadership in Three Full-Service Community Schools. Teachers College Record.
Galindo, C., Sanders, M., & Abel, Y. (revision under review). Transforming Educational Experiences in Low Income Communities: A Qualitative Case Study of Social Capital in a Full-Service Community School.American Educational Research Journal.
Hrabowski, F. & Sanders, M. (2015, Winter). Strengthening diversity in the teaching force: One University’s perspective. Thought Action(The NEA Higher Education Journal), 32:101-116.
Sanders, M. (2015). Leadership, partnerships, and organizational development: exploring components of effectiveness in three full-service community schools.School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1-21.
Sanders, M. (2014). Principal Leadership for School, Family, and Community Partnerships: The Role of a Systems Approach to Reform Implementation.American Journal of Education,120(2), 233-255.
Sanders, M. (2012).Sustaining Programs of School, Family, and Community Partnerships: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Two Districts. Educational Policy.26(6), 845–869.
Sanders, M. (2012). Achieving Scale at the District Level: A Longitudinal Multiple Case Study of a Partnership Reform. Educational Administration Quarterly, 48(1),154-86.
Sanders, M. (2009). Collaborating for Change: How an Urban School District and a Community-Based Organization Support and Sustain School, Family, and Community Partnerships. Teachers College Record, 111(7), 1693-1712.
Sanders, M. (2008). How Parent Liaisons Can Help Bridge Home and School. Journal of Educational Research, 101(5), 287-297.
Sanders, M. (2008). Using diverse data to develop and sustain school, family, and community partnerships: A district case study. Education Management, Administration, and Leadership, 36(4), 530-545.
Sanders, M. (2006). Missteps in team leadership: The experiences of six novice teachers in three urban schools. Urban Education, 41(3), 277-304.
Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M. (2006). Preparing educators for school-family-community partnerships: Results of a national survey of colleges and universities. Peabody Journal of Education, 81(2), 81-120.
Sanders, M., Lewis, K. (2005). Building bridges toward excellence: Community involvement in high schools. High School Journal, 88(3), 1-9.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J. L., Sheldon, S. (2005). Improving schools’ partnership programs in the National Network of Partnership Schools. Journal of Educational Research and Policy Studies, 5(1), 24-47.
Sanders, M. (2003). Community involvement in schools: From concept to practice. Education and Urban Society, 35(2), 161-181.
*Sanders, M., Simon, B. (2002). A Comparison of program development at elementary, middle, and high schools in the National Network of Partnership Schools. The School Community Journal, 12(1), 7-27.
*Sanders, M., Harvey, A. (2002). Beyond the school walls: A case study of principal leadership for school-community collaboration. Teachers College Record, 104(7), 1345-1368.
Sanders, M. (2001). A study of the role of “community” in comprehensive school, family, and community partnership programs. The Elementary School Journal, 102(1), 19-34.
Sanders, M. (2001). Schools, families, and communities partnering for middle level students’ success. NASSP Bulletin, 85(627), 53-61.
Sanders, M. (2000). Creating successful school-based partnership programswith families of special needs students. The School Community Journal, 10(2), 37-56.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J. L. (2000). The National Network of Partnership Schools: How research influences educational practice. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 5(1 & 2), 61-76.
Sanders, M. (1999). Improving school, family and community partnerships in urban middle schools. Middle School Journal, 31(2), 35-41.
Sanders, M. (1999). Schools’ programs and progress in the National Network of Partnership Schools. The Journal of Educational Research, 92(4), 220-229.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J. (1998). International perspectives on school, family and community partnerships. Childhood Education, 74(6), 340-342.
Sanders, M. (1998). The effects of school, family and community support on the academic achievement of African-American adolescents. Urban Education, 33(3), 385-409.
Sanders, M. (1997). Overcoming obstacles: Academic achievement as a response to racism and discrimination. Journal of Negro Education, 66(1), 83-93.
Sanders, M. (1996). Action teams in action in the Baltimore School-Family-Community Partnership Program. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 1(3), 249-262.
Sanders, M. (1996). School-family-community partnerships focused on school safety. Journal of Negro Education, 65(3), 369-374.
Non-Refereed Professional and Practitioner Journal Articles
Sanders, M. (2014). Why Are School, Family, and Community Partnerships Important for Students with Disabilities?The Special Edge, California State Department of Education.
Sanders, M. (January 2014). Getting Accountability Right within a Systems Approach to School Reform. AJE Forum: Forum of the American Journal of Education,
Sanders, M. (2008). School-Community Partnerships: Hope for 21st Century Schools. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Leadership Compass, 6(2), 1-3.
Sanders, M. (2008). Supporting family engagement through district-level partnerships. Harvard Evaluation Exchange, 14(1 & 2), 11 & 38.
Sanders, M. (2007). Transcending Boundaries. Principal Leadership, 8(2), 38-42.
Sanders, M., Lewis, K. (2004). Partnerships at an urban high school: Meeting the parent involvement requirements of No Child Left Behind. E-Journal of Teaching and Learning in Diverse Settings, 2(1), 1-21.
Sanders, M. (1998). School-family-community partnerships: An action team approach. The High School Magazine, 5(3), 38-49.
Sanders, M. (1996). Building family partnerships that last. Educational Leadership, 54(3), 61-66.
Book Reviews and Editorials
Sanders, M. (2011). Book Review: Better Together: A Model University-Community Partnership for Urban Youth. Teachers College Record.
Sanders, M. (2010). Book Review: Community Organizing for Stronger Schools: Strategies and Successes. Teachers College Record.
Sanders, M. (2010). Book Review: (Mis)Understanding Families: Learning from Real Families in Our Schools. Teachers College Record.
Sanders, M. (2007). Book Review: Diverse Partnerships for Student Success: Strategies and Tools to Help School Leaders. Teachers College Record.
Sanders, M. (2001). Book Review: All together now: Creating middle class schools through public school choice. (vol. 104, pp. 1002-1005). Teachers College Record.
Sanders, M. (2000). Editorial: Will Baltimore Sustain Its Leadership On School, Family, and Community Partnerships?. Baltimore Sun.
Sanders, M. (1997). Book Review: Silver rights. (vol. 2, pp. 85-87). Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk.
Monographs and Reports
Sanders, M., Simon, B. (2002). A comparison of school, family, and community partnership programs in elementary, middle, and high schools.. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University.
Mitchell, A., Sanders, M. (2001). Vouchers and equal educational opportunity for minority and low-income students. Washington, DC: National Alliance of Black School Educators.
Sanders, M. (2000). Schools, families, and communities – Partnership for student success. Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Sanders, M., Epstein, J., Connors, L. (1999). Family partnerships with high schools: The parents’ perspective.. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University.
Epstein, J., Sanders, M., Clark, L. (1999). Preparing educators for school-family-community partnerships: Results of a national survey of colleges and universities. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University.
Sanders, M. (1997). Building effective school-family-community partnerships in a large urban school district. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University.
Sanders, M. (1996). Benchmarks for excellence: School-family-community partnerships. Washington, DC: Blue Ribbon Schools Program, US Department of Education.
Sanders, M. (1996). School-family-community partnerships and the academic achievement of African American urban adolescents. Baltimore, MD: Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University.
PRESENTATIONS
National Refereed Conference Presentations
Sanders, M. and Galindo, C. “Professional Capital and the Promise of Full-service Community Schools: Exploring the Role of Teachers”, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL (April 2015)