CHERYLL R. HARDISON-DAYTON
HAMPTON, VA 23666
abjlu1@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
**** ****** ** **** *** Humanities, Clark Atlanta University, Africana
Women's Studies, Atlanta GA.
Dissertation Title: Black Women Who Kill: Intimate Partner Homicides
Areas of Concentration: Women and Development, Community Development
and Feminist Theory.
Areas of Specialization
Feminist Theory, Women in Development (Americas and Sub-Saharan
Africa), Public Policy, Black Aesthetics, Feminist Criticism, Race,
Class and Gender, Political Theory, and Gender and Global Development.
1984 Master of Public Administration, Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN
Areas of Concentration: Public Policy and Community Development.
1982 Bachelor of Science, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
Areas of Concentration: African American History, Women's History,
Contemporary World History, Sociological Thought and World
Development.
1980 Business Administration, Horry Georgetown Technical College, Conway,
S. C.
QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE
Instructional Teaching
2008-2010 Assistant Professor, History, Bethune Cookman University,
Daytona
Beach, FL
2008. Assistant Professor, Humanities, Bethune Cookman University,
Daytona
Beach, FL
2005 Adjunct Professor, Humanities, Dekalb Technical
College, Decatur, GA
06. Guest Instructor, Humanities: The Early Period; Feminist Theory,
Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta GA.
2004. Teaching Assistant, Feminist Theory, Dissertation and Thesis
Seminar, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta GA.
2002. Adjunct Instructor, Humanities, The Early Period, Clark Atlanta
University, Atlanta GA.
2001 Teaching Assistant, Feminist Theory and Urban Women, Clark Atlanta
University, Atlanta GA.
2000. GED Instructor, Higher Grounds, GED Program, Alternate
Life Paths Program, Inc, Atlanta GA.
2000 Visiting Scholar University of Durban-Westville,
Durban, South Africa
1998 ESL Instructor, Refugee Women's Center, Decatur, GA.
98. Substitute/Supply Instructor, Atlanta Public School
Atlanta, GA.
1994 Guest Instructor, World History, Atlanta Areas Technical
College, Atlanta GA.
1989 Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to American History, Tennessee
State University, Nashville, TN.
Internships:
1999-2000 L.S. Molope Development Enterprise Foundation, Durban, South
Africa.
1998-1999 Women's Refugee Center of Atlanta, Decatur, GA.
1997-1998 Student Services, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA .
1983-1984 Monroe Street Project, Nashville, TN.
1982-1983 Neighborhood Housing Service, Nashville, TN.
1982 Avon Williams Law Office, Nashville, TN.
1980-1982 U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Higher
Education Grants Department, Washington, D.C.
Administration
- Administered a voter registration campaign for A. Philip Randolph
Institute for four universities in Nashville, TN., to encourage and
increase voter participation.
- Established, monitored and maintained clients and staff personnel
files for the A. Philip Randolph Institute, MeHarry Community Mental
Health Center, the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy,
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, and the Nashville Urban
League.
- Scheduled and conducted staff meetings, house meeting, clients'
intake interviews, plans of care and monthly/yearly monthly reports
for the U.S. Air Force, Philip Randolph Institute, MeHarry Community
Mental Health Center, the Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy, Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, and the
Nashville Urban League.
- Designed, initiated and implemented funded grants for the Nashville
Urban League, Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy and
Alternate Life Path Program, Inc.
- Developed and implemented public relation documents to encourage
clients to participate in A. Philip Randolph Institute and the
Nashville Urban League.
- Wrote periodic progress and final report for A. Philip Randolph
Institute, MeHarry Community Mental Health Center, the Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy, Metropolitan Development and
Housing Agency, and the Nashville Urban League as required by
funding organizations.
Program Development
- Networked with community residents, elected officials, and
interested others to ensure support and financing for A. Philip
Randolph Institute, Monroe Street Project and the Nashville Urban
League.
- Designed and implemented drug and alcohol abuse prevention program
for the Nashville Urban League.
- Formulated materials and forms utilized in the A. Philip Randolph
Institute, Alternate Life Path Program, Inc., Neighborhood Housing
Services, and the Nashville Urban League.
- Designed and coordinated activities to increase client participation
for the following agencies, the Neighborhood Housing Services, A.
Philip Randolph Institute, Monroe Street Project and the Nashville
Urban League.
- Established and maintain computer files for MeHarry Community Mental
Health, Nashville Urban League, U. S. Air Force, and Metropolitan
Housing and Development Agency.
- Maintained correspondence with various local, state, federal, and
private agencies to verify clients' eligibility for admission into
Alternate Life Paths Programs, Inc., Metropolitan Housing and
Development Agency and MeHarry Community Mental Health Agency.
- Supervised staff, agencies, families, and community organizations to
ensure the Alternate Life Paths Programs, Inc., Metropolitan Housing
and Development Agency and MeHarry Community Mental Health Agency
addressed participants' needs.
- Designed focus group scripts and questionnaires/survey for the
Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy to administer to public
housing and Section 8 residents.
- Designed and conducted focus groups for the Southern Center for
Studies in Public Policy to ascertain the attitudes and opinions of
public housing and Section 8 residents' toward current housing
situation.
- Collected and analyzed data for the Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy for submission of final report of the Capital
Homes/HOPE VI Revitalization Project.
- Recruited and supervised persons to implement project and prepare
interim and final reports for the Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy.
- Prepared high quality research papers as products for funding
sources for the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy and the
Nashville Urban League.
- Checked sources of funding for possible projects and drafted
proposals and concept papers for the Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy.
- Identified faculty and others who have expertise in respective areas
to prepare quality concept papers, which will be submitted to
prospective funding sources by the Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy.
- Assisted with various community outreach projects of the Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy.
Research
- Conducted research to ascertain the socio-economic conditions of
residents of a major metropolitan area for the Status of Black
Atlanta published by the Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy.
- Conducted research and analyzed statistical data pertaining to the
prevalence of Black female intimate partner homicide offenders for
Doctorate dissertation.
- Designed and administered survey questionnaires to ascertain public
housing and Section 8 residents' attitudes toward previous current
housing situation for the Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy.
- Conducted research to ascertain the voting record of Georgia General
Assembly for "the Rating Chapter" of the Georgia Legislative Review
published by the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy.
- Conducted research and wrote papers on various topics based on
contractual agreements with clients and research interest of the
Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy.
- Prepared high quality research papers as products for Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy funding sources.
- Coordinated designated Center projects as mutually agreed upon by
the Director.
- Conducted in-depth research on selected topics and prepared
summaries.
- Designed and conducted surveys for various projects at Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy.
- Contacted potential research participants and scheduled interviews.
- Analyzed data collected from surveys and other data collected
instruments.
- Co-authored or authored chapters of the Status of Black Atlanta and
the Georgia Legislative Review.
Supervision
- Supervised staff, residents and volunteers of the Alternate Life
Path Program, Inc and Nashville Urban League.
- Prioritized work requirement and assignment of tasks to selected
staff members of Alternate Life Path Program, Inc and Nashville
Urban League.
- Oriented and coordinated volunteers services of Alternate Life Path
Program, Inc and Nashville Urban League.
- Prepared reports and summaries for the Alternate Life Path Program,
Inc., Nashville Urban League, Metropolitan Development and Housing
Agency and Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy for
submission to requesting agencies.
- Supervised orientation and training for Alternate Life Path Program,
Inc., and Nashville Urban League new staff members.
- Supervised the intake, testing, planning and implementation of
treatment plans procedures for assigned clients of the Alternate
Life Path Program, Inc.
Grant Writing
- Focus on Youth Program, Tennessee Department Health and Human
Services, Nashville Urban League, Nashville, TN. 1989.
- Capitol Homes Hope VI Revitalization Program. Funders: Atlanta
Housing Authority Policy. 2000-2005.
- Institutional Capacity Building and Community Development in Sierra
Leone Submitted to the United Negro College Fund, 2006.
- Twenty First Century Sport Needs Assessment. Funder: The Blank
Foundation. 2005.
- Higher Education Challenge Grant, Submitted to the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, 2005.
- Inner Summit Abstinence Education Proposal, Submitted to the
Department of Health and Human Service, 2004
- CATALYST: Moving to Work Program, Funder: Atlanta Housing
Authority.
- Africana Women in Humanities, Funder: Bethune Cookman University,
Faculty Development Grant 2007.
- Faculty Travel Grant, Paper: "Non-Silence Voice: Ella Baker and Dr.
Mary McLeod Bethune, National Council of Black Studies Conference:
Funded by the Mellon Foundation. 2008.
- The First Annual Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Women's Conference, April,
30, 2010. Funded by the Mellon Foundation
ON-LINE INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHING/BLACKBOARD CLASSES
. 2008 - 2009 African American History
. 2009 - 2010 Political Science Cooperative Ed.-Field Experience
. 2009 - 2010 Sociology - Field Experience
. 2009 - 2010 Criminal Justice Field Experience
. 2009 - 2010 History of Women in U. S.
. 2008 - 2010 Introduction to Social Science
. 2009 - 2010 Women in Politics
WORK EXPERIENCE
8/09 to Field Experience Coordinator, School of Social Sciences,
Bethune Cookman 5/10 University, Daytona Beach, FL.
8/08 to Assistant Professor of History, School of Social Sciences,
Bethune Cookman
5/10 University, Daytona Beach, FL.
8/06-8/08 Assistant Professor of Humanities, School of Arts and
Humanities, Bethune Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL.
7/06-8/06 Adjunct Professor, Humanities, DeKalb Technical College,
Decatur, GA
9/00-7/06 Research Associate, Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA.
6/00-9/00 GED Program Coordinator and Instructor, Alternate Life Paths
Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
9/99-3/00 Graduate Program Development Intern, L.S. Molope Development
Enterprise Foundation, Durban, South Africa.
6/98-2/99 Residential Service Coordinator, Alternate Life Paths
Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
8/98- 5/00 English as Second Language (ESL) Instructor, Women's Refugee
Association of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
9/97 - 4/98 Administrative Assistant, Alternate Life Paths Program,
Inc., Atlanta, GA.
12/89 - 4/93 Residential Staff Coordinator, Alternate Life Paths Program,
Inc., Atlanta, GA.
7/89 - 12/89 Adjunct Instructor, History, Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN
7/89 - 12/89 Mental Health Specialist, MeHarry Community Mental Health
Center, Nashville, TN.
7/88 - 7/88 Program Coordinator, Focus On Youth Program, Nashville
Urban League, Nashville, TN.
38/84 - 7/88 Resident Selection Assistant, Metropolitan Development and
Housing Agency, Nashville, TN.
3/83 -3/84 Coordinator, Get Out the Vote Campaign, A. Philip Randolph
Institute, Nashville, TN.
9/82 - 5/84 Community Organizer/Intern, Neighborhood Housing Service,
Nashville, TN.
9/80 - 5/82 Assistant Researcher, History Department/Tennessee State
University, Nashville, TN.
6/74 - 9/78 Sergeant, Journalist Specialist/Reporter, United States
Air Force.
PUBLICATIONS
Author, "Discussant Response: 'A Review of Dropout Rates of African
American Male High School Students," Education Issues and the African
American Community: 50 Years After Brown v. Board of Education. The
Andrew Mellon Foundation, the Southern Education, Inc., and The
Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, W. E. B. DuBois
Institute Spring Conference April 2005.
Author, "Rating the Legislators," The Georgia Legislative Review 2005,
Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy.
Co-Author, "Rating the Legislators," The Georgia Legislative Review
2004, Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy.
Co-Author, "Rating the Legislators," The Georgia Legislative Review
2003, Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy.
Co-author, "Rating the Legislators," The Georgia Legislative Review
2002, Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern Center for Studies in Public
Policy.
Author, "The Black Theater in Atlanta, Georgia," Status of Black
Atlanta (2005) Bob Holmes, ed. The Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy.
Co-author, "Gender Gap in Employment: Black Women in Atlanta,
Georgia." Status of Black Atlanta (2004) Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy.
Co-author, "The Socioeconomic Conditions of Black Atlantans in the
Twenty-First Century," Status of Black Atlanta (2003) Bob Holmes,
ed., The Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy.
Co-author, "A Study of the Impact of Proportional Representation on
Black Political Representation and Influence in Alabama: A Report,"
Bob Holmes, ed. The Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy,
2005.
Co-author, Final Report: Pathways to Prosperity Public Policy Forum
Series (2002).
Co-author, "The Capitol Homes HOPE VI Evaluation Baseline Study: A
Baseline Snapshot of the Capitol Homes HOPE VI Redevelopment
Process and Its Effects on Residents and Their Neighborhood." Bob
Holmes, ed. The Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy: Clark
Atlanta University, 2003.
Co-author, "After School Program Evaluation: Final Report," Bob
Holmes, ed. (January 2002) The Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy: Clark Atlanta University, 2003.
Co-author, "After School Program Evaluation: Final Report," Bob
Holmes, ed. (January 2002) The Southern Center for Studies in
Public Policy: Clark Atlanta University, 2003.
Researcher, "The Economic Conditions of the African American
Community in Mobile County, Alabama," Bob Holmes, ed., The Southern
Center for Studies in Public Policy: Clark Atlanta University,
2003.
Researcher, "Atlanta Technical College: High School Counselor and
Business Needs Survey, FY 2003. Bob Holmes, ed. The Southern Center
for Studies in Public Policy: Clark Atlanta University
Editor, Africana Women's Notes, Semiannual Newsletter, 1998-1999,
Clark Atlanta University.
Author, "Blessed: A Short Story," Africana Women's Notes, Vol. 2.,
Clark Atlanta University, 1998.
Author, Standard Operation Procedures, Alternate Life Path Program,
Inc., Atlanta, GA, 1993.
Time Management Procedures and Work Forms, Alternate Life Path
Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA., 1998.
Assistant Researcher, "From Winter to Winter, A History of Black
Nashville, Tennessee: 1870-1930," Tennessee State University Press,
1982.
GRANTS/AWARDS
2009 Mellon Grant, First Annual Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Women's
Conference
2009 Fellowship, Center for African Studies Outreach Evaluation
2008 Fellowship, Faculty Resource Network at New Your University
2000 Visiting Scholar, University of Westville, Durban, South Africa.
1999 International Training and Development Program, Clark Atlanta
University.
1994 International Election Monitor for the 1994 South African Elections.
1984 HUD Scholarship Award, Public Administration, Tennessee State
University, Nashville, TN.
1982 A. Philip Randolph Institute Fellow.
1982 Outstanding History Student, Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN.
1982 "Who's Who Among College Students," Tennessee State University,
Nashville, TN.
1980-82 National Dean's List, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
First World Writers,
NCOBRA,
National Association of African Women Scholars
Women Policy Center
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL:
Reykjavik, Iceland, 1976 - 1977
Umtata, Transki, South Africa, 1994
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1994
Durban, South Africa, 1999-2000
PRESENTATIONS:
Featured Speaker, "Take Back the Night, The Alliance for the Women's
Empowerment, Bethune Cookman University, Dayton Beach, FL. 2006-2010
Speaker, "The Women's Forum" Celebrates Women's History Month, The
Alliance For Women's Empowerment, Bethune Cookman University, Dayton
Beach, FL 2009
Featured Speaker, "The Women's Forum" Celebrates Women's History
Month, The Alliance For Women's Empowerment, Bethune Cookman
University, Dayton Beach, FL 2008
Presenter, National Council for Black Studies, Mary McLeod Bethune and
Ella
Baker: Unsilenced Voices (Unpublished Paper) Atlanta, GA, 2008.
Featured Speaker, "Take Back the Night, The Alliance for the Women's
Empowerment, Bethune Cookman University, Dayton Beach, FL. 2008
Guest Speaker, "The Status of Black Women, Orlando History Center,
Orlando, FL, 2008
Featured Speaker, "Take Back the Night, The Alliance for the Women's
Empowerment, Bethune Cookman University, Dayton Beach, FL 2007
Featured Speaker, "Take Back the Night, The Alliance for the Women's
Empowerment, Bethune Cookman University, Dayton Beach, FL 2006
Gender Gap in African American Education Session, Educational Issues
in the African American Community: 50 Years After Brown Versus the
Board of Education, Mellon-DuBois Institute, April 2004.
Twenty-First Century Sport Program Focus Groups, Community Center,
2004-05
Pathways to Prosperity Public Policy Forum Series, Georgia Institute
of Technology and Cascade United Methodist Church, 2003.
Judge, The Great Debate, Issue: 1965 Voting Rights Act: The Ballot,
Justice, Power, Tennessee State University Tennessee State University
November 2005
Voter Right Forum, Africana Studies Department, Tennessee State
University, 2005.
HOPE VI Revitalization/Relocation Community Orientation Workshop,
Capitol Homes Housing Complex, 2001.
Politically Speak, WCAU-TV, Clark Atlanta University, October 1998
Black History Celebration, Anderson Park Elementary School, Atlanta
University, 1996.
Guest Speaker, Career Day, North Atlanta High School, Atlanta, GA.
1998
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