Four Golden Drive*Hammond, Louisiana 70401
Residential Number: 985-419-1946* Work Telephone: 985-549-3430 Email:
Educational Psychology Professor, College of Education, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityTeaching*Advising*Presenting*Publishing*Reviewing*Mentoring
High-quality university professor uses her knowledge, research, creativity, and critical thinking skills to facilitate the learning of graduate and undergraduate education majors at a mid-size university in southeast Louisiana. Through the demonstration of innovative strategizing, educational pedagogy, sound academic practice and a global futuristic perspective, a constituency of future teachers, practicing educators, and other change agents within the local and surrounding community are impacted by this educationalist’s epistemology.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
- Service Learning
- Mentoring
- Online, Hybrid, and Face2Face Teaching
- Committee Organizing
- Peer Faculty and Undergraduate Student Advising
- Distance Learning Strategizing
- Student Teacher Supervising
- Dissertation Committee Advising
- Course Developing
- Accreditation Planning
- Career Employment Searching
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Southeastern Louisiana University1998-Present
1998-2003Coordinator for Diversity and Multicultural Education and Assistant Professor 2007-2008 Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor
Research Concentrations:Diversity, Multicultural Education, Social Equity, and the Psychology of Race
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1986-1993 UniServDirector, Mississippi affiliate of the National Education Association
Charged with investigating and representing members in labor concerns; designing strategic initiatives in educational organizations of right-to-work and union areas; producing a strategic report on long-range visions for improving diversity, membership advising, teacher standards, and community connections, and training members in recruitment, leadership, arbitrations and negotiations.
Education Ph.D. University of Akron 1997 Curriculum & Instruction M.P.A. University of Akron 1995 B.A.(s) University of Southern MS 1984 Political Science University of Southern MS 1984 Communications Minor: University of Southern MS 1984 Psychology
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONSPublic Speaking Engagements
2014It Takes a Village: Celebrating National Adoption Month (Hammond, LA) partnership with the Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center
2014Art in April (Hammond, LA) organized and facilitated a month-long series entitled: Narratives of a Mothers’ Love.
2013Hub Chapel United Methodist Church (Columbia, MS) presented at the 25th Annual Education Day.
2012Rose Hill Baptist Church (Hammond, LA) presented at the 21st Annual Friends and Family Day.
2011Beacon Light Baptist Church (Hammond, LA) presented at the National Family and Work Month.
2010Greenfield Baptist Church (Hammond, LA)presented at their 10th Annual Academic Scholarship Day.
2009 NACCP, Presented at the Marion County, Mississippi Chapter’s Black History Month Program.
2008-9Beacon Light Baptist Church (Hammond, LA)presented at the National Family and Work Month
2006University Montessori School (Hammond, LA) presented a diversity and multicultural in-service for teachers.
2005Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (Hammond, LA) conducted cultural literacy analysis for Education Week
2004-Leadership Tangipahoa Class (Hammond, LA) presented data from the Southeast Louisiana region as it relates to race and social equity.
2003 Tangipahoa Parish Educational Awards Banquet, Presented on the status of Black American Achievement.
2003 Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church Women’s Auxiliary, Presented on the status of Black women and their self-esteem and self understanding.
2000Mississippi Rural Center, Designed a weekend academic achievement workshop on access, recruitment and retention.
Professional Book Publications
Echols, C. ( 2014). Lessons learned: Stories about coming of age, IA: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company.
Echols, C. & Wilson, F. (January, 2010). Lessons learned: Caregivers and parents sharing stories about adolescence. Dubuque, IA: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company.
Professional Chapter Publications
Echols, C. (January, 2010). Living with Myasthenia Gravis. In Echols, C. & Wilson F. (Ed.), Lessons learned: Caregivers and parents sharing stories about adolescence. Dubuque, IA: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company
Echols, C., Kirylo, J. & Nauman, A. (2008). Mentoring newcomers in academia: A case in point. In C. Mullen (Ed.), The handbook of formal mentoring in higher education: A case study approach. (pp.131-144). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Echols, C. (2007). Challenges facing Black American principals: A conversation about coping. In F. Demboski (Ed.), Educational Administration: The Roles of Leadership and Management(Chapter 8). Northern Arizona University: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
Echols, C. & Echols-Williams, Q. (2004). Should we throw the baby out with the bathwater?: A review of Louisiana’s educational assessment program. In Singleton-Taylor, G (Ed.), The impact of high-stakes testing on the academic futures of nonmainstream students. New York: E. Mellen Press.
Echols, C. (2001). A winner never quits and a quitter never wins cuz my daddy said so. In R. Duhon-Sells & G. Duhon (Eds.), Scholars teaming to alleviate racism in society. New York: E. Mellen Press.
Professional Article Publications
Echols, C. (2013). The promise of a mentoring & tutoring program at a junior high school labeled "At-Risk", presented at the Bi-Annual Empirical Conference of Research on African American Education, facilitated by Wayne State University, Hilton Head, North Carolina.
Echols, C. (2007). Challenges facing Black American principals: A conversation about coping. Connexions, An On-Line Journal:
Echols, C. & Foster, K. (2007). Building cultural literacy through readers theater and bibliotherapy (m15509). Connexions, An On-Line Journal.
Echols, C., Hwang, Y. & Nobles, C. (Fall, 2002). Campus diversity: Implementing the town hall approach for racial and cultural understanding at a predominantly White university. NASPA Journal. 4(1), 1-18.
Echols, C. & Stader, D. (April, 2002). Education majors’ attitudes about diversity. Educational Leadership Review. 3(2), 1-7.
Hwang, Y., Echols, C., & Vrongistinos, K. (September, 2002). Multidimensional academic motivation of high achieving African American students. College Student Journal. 36(4), 544-554.
Other Publications
Echols, C. (December, 1997). Measuring the attitudes and perceptions of students towards affirmative action and anti-discrimination: A quantitative analysis. (Doctoral dissertation, the University of Akron, 1998. Dissertation Abstract International, AAI9813607.
Azonobi, L. & Echols C. (1997). Gender race and socioeconomic differences in attitudes of affirmative action. Proceedings of the American Association of University Women, USA, 179-189.
Echols, C. (1995). Voter registration in Mississippi since the 1965 voting rights act. An unpublished thesis. The University of Akron.
Echols, C. (1993). How to swat the mosquito across the Mississippi River. An employee's guide in conflict negotiations designed for the Mississippi Association of Educators.
Presentations (International)
Echols, C. (May 2008). Sociological and philosophical aspect impacting today’s the education. A paper presented at the International Certificate Program in Management and Leadership in Education, International Trade Center, New Orleans, LA
Echols, C. & Foster, K. (August, 2005). Chronicling America’s racial boundaries through literature. A paper presented at the 14th European conference on reading, Zagreb, Croatia.
Presentations (National)
Mullen, C. A. (chair/organizer/key presenter), Batsche, C., Boyle Single, P., Buehl, M. M., Chan, E. J., Creighton, T. B., Davis, D. J., Echols, C. V., Ferrigno-Browne, T., Feyten, C. M., Fives, H., Kealy, W. A., Myers, S. D. (& Jones, B., & Nelson, T., co-discussants). (2007). Successful formal mentoring programs: From undergraduate through tenure. Papers/symposium to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York.
Echols, C., (November, 2003). From dream keepers to gatekeepers: Highstakes testing and the historically underserved students. A panel presented at the 13th annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Education, Seattle, Washington.
Taylor, G., Okoli, E., Pryce, J., Tyson, C., & Echols, C. (November, 2002). In pursuit of equity and excellence: High stakes testing and the diverse student. A roundtable presentation at the 12th annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Education, Arlington, Virginia.
Echols, C., Duhon-Sell, R. & Smith, P. (November, 2002). Each one teach one: Building scholars among the historically underrepresented. A paper presented at the 12th annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Education, Arlington, Virginia.
Echols, C. & Stader, D. (August, 2002). A look at pre-service administrators’ attitudes about diversity and multiculturalism in the Florida parishes. A paper presented at the National Council of Professional Educational Administration 56th Annual Conference, Burlington, Vermont.
Echols, C. (April, 2002). Building scholarse among alternative certification students. A poster session presented at the National Association of Alternative Certification Conference, Los Angeles, California.
Echols, C. (November, 2001). Taking the first steps: Communities working toward racial inclusion. A paper presented at the 11th annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hwang, Y., Ward, R., & Echols, C. (2001). African American college students’ motivation in education. A poster session presented at the 82nd annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington.
Echols, C. (October, 1999). From segregation to inclusion: Students speak out at a town hall meeting on race. A paper presented at 9th Annual National Association for Multicultural Education, San Diego, California.
Echols, C. (June, 1999). Exploring issues of racial diversity at a mid-sized southern university. A paper presented at the 12th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, Memphis, Tennessee.
Echols, C. (October, 1998). Making a difference in cultural diversity: The case of Southeastern Louisiana university. A paper presented at the National Association of Multicultural Education in St. Louis, Missouri.
Echols, C. & Azonobi, L. (June, 1997). Gender, race, and socioeconomic differences in attitudes on affirmative action. A paper presented for the Annual Conference of the American Association of University Women, Anaheim, California.
King, C. & Echols, C. (May, 1994). Reinventing representative government. A research project presented at the National Women's Policy Research Conference at American University, Washington, D.C.
Presentations ( Regional-State-Local)
Echols, C., (April 2010). Supporting the Haitian Imitative: A Service learning project. A panel presentation at the Southeastern Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching and Research, Hammond, Louisiana.
Blancher-Wilson, F., Mense, E., Echols, C. (2010) A Study of Administrator’ Performance Evaluation Instruments in Louisiana. A paper presented at Louisiana State University: Hammond, Louisiana.
Echols, C. & Blancher-Wilson, F. (February, 2010) Mind your manners and develop your mind: Observing school Cafeterias’ approach to Noise. A paper presented at the 54th Annual Louisiana Educational Research Conference: Lafayette, Louisiana.
Echols, C. & Wilson, F. (February, 2009).Twenty-first century lessons learned: Issues of privilege and identity:
Implications for Student Efficacy in an Obama Era. A paper presentation at the 8th Annual Conference of Cross-cultural Counseling: Savannah, Georgia.
Echols, C. (February, 2009). High-stakes testing on Louisiana schools and classrooms:
Implications for student efficacy in an Obama era. A paper presentation at the 32nd Annual Conference for the Southeastern Educational Research Association: San Antonio, Texas.
Echols, C. & Davis, K. (March, 2008). Are parents and teachers being culturally responsive in their interaction with children? A paper presentation at the Child life Management ABC’s of Excellence Conference: Culturally Appropriate Character Development, Discipline, and Instruction. Jackson State University, Mississippi.
Davis, K., Echols, C. Wilson, F. (February, 2008). Teacher Candidates Perceptions of Diversity: Case of Southeastern LA University. A paper presentation at the 31st Annual Conference for the Southeastern Educational Research Association: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Blacher-Wilson, F. Echols, C., & Davis, K. (February, 2008). What about the Children: Realities of Teaching & Learning After "The Storm" A paper presentation at the 31st Annual Conference for the Southeastern Educational Research Association: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Echols, C., (February, 2006). Understanding cultural literacy: Freedom from oppression, hope for the future. A paper presented at the National Association of African American Studies Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Echols, C., (April 2004). Service learning. A panel presentation at the Southeastern Annual Faculty Conference on Teaching and Research, Hammond, Louisiana.
Echols, C. (October, 2004). Revisiting the Clark Doll Study: A Defending Aspect of Brown. A paper presented at the 23rd Annual Louisiana Association for Developmental Education at Lafayette, Louisiana.
Echols, C. (October, 2001). The nature and needs of the culturally diverse student populations: Implications for developmental educators. A paper presented at the 20th Annual Louisiana Association for Developmental Education at Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Echols, C. (April, 1999). An exercise in multicultural education. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of African Americans in Louisiana in Higher Education at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Echols, C. (October, 1998). Perceptions about diversity: The case of Southeastern Louisiana University. A paper presented at the Midwestern Educational Research Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Newman, I, Canary, D., Kwan, K. & Echols, C. (November, 1996). The relationship of work hours, credit hours, and study hours, with academic performance of non-traditional students. A paper submitted at the National Conference of Eastern Educational Research.
Grants
Echols, C. (November, 2013) The Promise of an After School Leadership Academy: Focused Based Mentoring and Tutoring for 7th and 8th Grade Males. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($500,000.00 –not awarded).
Echols, C. (November, 2007) Documenting Civil Rights on the Norhshore. Southeastern Louisiana University LEAD grant ($10, 790- awarded).
Echols, C. (November, 2003). Service Learning. Southeastern Louisiana University grant ($200.00- awarded).
Echols, C. (November, 1998). Diversity Education Programs: Preparing for the Twenty-first Century and Beyond. Southeastern Louisiana University grant ($8,320.00 -awarded).
Echols, C. (April, 2002). Taking the first steps: Communities working toward racial inclusion. Center for Faculty Excellence Southeastern Louisiana University grant ($150.00 -awarded).
Echols, C. & Nobles, C. (September, 1998). Resources for integrating multicultural education throughout the curricula variations in reading comprehension. Center for Faculty Excellence Southeastern Louisiana University grant ($150.00 -awarded).
Other Professional Activities
Echols, C. (Summer, 2014). Editorial staff. Urban Education. New York: NY: Sage Publications.
Echols, C. (Summer, 2013). Proposal Reviewer, NAME. Taylor & Francis, Inc.Philadelphia, PA.
Echols, C. (Fall, 2013). Editorial staff. Urban Education. New York: NY: Sage Publications.
Echols, C. (Fall 2009). Editorial staff. Urban Education. New York: NY: Sage Publications.
Echols, C. (April, 2006). Participant in the ACE Women’s Leadership Forum. Mount Ida College: Newton, Massachusetts.
Echols, C. (Summer, 2006). Reviewer. It takes a school: Closing achievement gaps through culturally responsive schools. Journal of Scholarship and Practice, Journal of the American Association of School Administrators Arlington, VA.
Echols, C. (2006). Reviewer. Special Edition: Recruiting Teachers of Color into Teaching through Teacher Education."Teacher Education Quarterly.
Echols, C. (October, 2004). Attendee for the Provost Special Summit on Academic Advising. Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana.
Echols, C. (2000 - current). Reviewer. Educational psychology textbooks for McGraw Hill Publishers.
Smith, G.P., Batiste, D.A., & Echols, C. Reviewer. (1999-2006). Guide to new resources. Multicultural Perspectives. Reviewer for Multicultural Perspectives, a magazine of the National Association of Multicultural Perspectives.
Echols, C. (October, 1999). Session Number: F.1340.AH; Examining School Cultures. Session Discussant for a panel discussion at the Midwestern Educational Research Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Newman, I., McClendon, R. & Echols, C. (October, 1996). Standardized testing: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Moderator for a panel discussion at the Midwestern Educational Research Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Awards
Echols, C. (2013). 2013 Carter Goodwin Woodson Service Award. National Association for Multicultural Education Conference. Oakland, CA.
Echols, C. (2010). Schlieder Endowed Professor Award. Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, Southeastern Louisiana University. Hammond, LA.
University Committees
African Americans in Louisiana Higher Education1998-2005 American Educational Research Assn. 1998-2007 American Association of Higher Education 1998-2005 American Association of University Women 1998-2014 Kappa Delta Phi Honorary Assn. 1998-2000 Midwestern Educational Research Assn. 1998-2007 National Association of Multicultural Education 1998-2014 Mentor, Upward Bound Program, Southeastern LA University 1998-2000; 2013-2014
Teacher's Forum, Southeastern LA University1999-2001 Women's History Month, Southeastern LA University 1998-2003
Alumni Affairs, Southeastern LA University1999-2001 Distance Education Committee 1999-2000 Dean's Administrative Council 1999-2003
Kappa Delta Pi Counselor, Southeastern LA University 1999-2001 Dean’s Search Committee, Southeastern LA University 2000-2005 Faculty Search Committee(s) 2000-2008
Senator, Faculty Senate, Southeastern LA University2002-2004, 2006-2008
Sistas of the Academy2003-2012
Graduate Council, Southeastern LA University2003-2008
Diversity Task Force, Southeastern LA University2007-2010 Gulf South Summit, University of Georgia 2009-2010 Graduate Committee, Southeastern LA University 2009-current
Volunteer, Dyslexia Conference, Southeastern LA University 2009,10 11,12,and 13 Volunteer, Star Conference, Southeastern LA University 2009-2010 Volunteer Rock and Roar, Southeastern LA University 2009, 10, 11, and 12 Professional Membership: Educational Research Association 2007-2013
Professional Boards: Region 6, Board of Director for the National 2003- 2006
Association for Multicultural Education
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