T. Nigel Gannon, Ph.D.
707 Peru S. Lansing Road, Groton, NY 13073773.633.6041
Summary
Creative and accomplished leader, collaborator, and practitionerwith broad expertise encompassing program development and management, applied research, secondary and postsecondary teaching, and evaluation design and implementation. Demonstrated excellence in developing and leading initiatives, providing strategic vision and target benchmarks, and obtaining and managing grant funds. Philosophy informed by ecological and life course theories of human development, positive youth development, and experiential learning methods. Strengths include:
• mindful and engaged leadership style; independent and collaborative decision-making
• creativity and flexibility; openness to risk, change, and critique; sense of humor
• designing and conducting mixed-methods evaluations to identify program strengths and needs
• engaging stakeholders; developing strategic partnerships; consensus building
• extensive experience working with disadvantaged and at-risk youth, broadly defined
Recent Experience
New York State 4-H Youth Development Ithaca, NY 2012 – Present
Health Living Program Specialist
Major initiatives include facilitating Healthy Living and Public Presentations programming; coordinating program evaluation planning, implementation, and analysis; developing campus-county partnerships between faculty and county educators; presenting workshops and trainings in support of healthy living and positive youth development; grant writing and management. Current leadership and team roles on campus include Cornell Cooperative Extension Program Work Teamsfor Youth Healthy Eating and Active Living, Risk and Thriving in Adolescence, and Youth in Nature and Outdoor Education. Team leader for Evaluation Partnership with Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation. National team roles include Healthy Living Management Team; National 4-H Common Measures Development Teams for Social-Emotional Wellness in Military Programming and Workforce Readiness.
Food Desert Action/FreshMoves Mobile Produce Market Chicago, IL 2011 - 2013
Program Evaluator, Research Consultant
Refined goals, objectives, and mission of new nonprofit organization addressing issues of food access and diet-related illnesses in disadvantaged neighborhoods; conducted pilot evaluation through on-site surveys, participant observation, focus groups, and one-on-one interviews.
Umoja Student Development Corporation Chicago, IL 2010 - 2012
Education Consultant, Program Evaluator
Partnered with staff to design short- and long-term evaluation tools in support of professional and student development programs in Chicago public high schools; conducted longitudinal, multi-method evaluation of program for educators working to build and improve positive, youth-centered school culture using social-emotional learning strategies and advising techniques; conducted one-on-one interviews with more than 140 students and alumni to understand short- and long-term impacts of Upward Bound and other college preparatory programming.
Education
University of Chicago Ph.D., M.A., Sociology 2007, 2002
Providence College B.A., History 1993
London School of Economics and Political ScienceGeneral Studies 1992 - 93
Other Youth Development and Teaching Experience
The Academic Approach Chicago, IL 2005 - 2006
Program Consultant, Academic Tutor
The University of Chicago, The College Chicago, IL 2000 - 2005
Lecturer, Sociology (2005); Teaching Assistant,Public Policy Studies (2001 – 2005)
YouthBuild Providence/Dorcas Place Parent Literacy Center Providence, RI 1997 - 99
Education Coordinator
Project RIRAL (Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning) Providence, RI 1997 - 99
Adult Education Instructor
School One Providence, RI 1994 - 97
Department Chair, Teacher, Advisor
Cascadilla School Ithaca, NY 1994
Instructor, Tutor
Mount Saint Michael Academy Bronx, NY 1993 - 94
Teacher, Advisor, Coach
Evaluation and Research Experience
1
The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, IL, 2008 - 2009
Research Consultant, Program on Basic Human Needs
Department of Family and Support Services Chicago, IL, 2008 - 2008
Program Evaluator
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chicago, IL, 2005 - 2009
Research Assistant, Program on Human and Community Development
The University of Chicago, Social Sciences Division Chicago, IL, 2000 - 2008
Research Assistant to Project Manager, Health Studies & Social Service Administration, 2004 - 2008
Research Assistant, Joint Center for Poverty Research / National Opinion Research Center, 2000 - 2004
Professional Development
National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA), Member2012 - Present
Visiting Scholar, Cornell University, Department of Sociology 2009 - 2010
Occasional manuscript reviewer:
American Journal of Sociology, Applied Developmental Science, Criminology, Disability Studies Quarterly, Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, Public Opinion Quarterly, Social Problems, Social Science and Medicine, Sociological Inquiry, The Sociological Quarterly
Fellowships, Awards, and Honors
Training Fellowship, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality 2003 - 2006
Robert E. Park Lectureship, University of Chicago, Department of Sociology 2005
Doctoral Fellowship, University of Chicago, Department of Sociology 1999 - 2003
Summer Fellowship, University of Chicago, Joint Center for Poverty Research 2000
Honors, Preliminary Examination, University of Chicago, Department of Sociology 2000
Magna cum laude, Providence College 1993
Publication
Sampson, Robert J., Morenoff, Jeffrey D., and ThomasNigel Gannon-Rowley. 2002. “Assessing ‘Neighborhood Effects:’ SocialProcesses and New Directions in Research.” Annual Review of Sociology28, pp. 443-78.