CURRICULUM VITAE
Marwin J. Spiller
Office Address: Home Address:
Peoria Public Schools 3202 W. Rosebury Lane
Social Emotional Learning Department Dunlap, IL 61525 811 S. Griswold Street
Peoria, IL 61605 Phone: 207-***-****
Phone: 309-***-****
e-mail: ***********@*****.***
Educational History
2005 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology
Dissertation Title: “The Effects of Race and Class on Patterns of Political Participation Among African American Young Adults.” Areas of concentration: U. S. Race & Gender Relations, Social Inequality, Urban and Political Sociology.
1993 Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. Master of Arts, Sociology
Masters Thesis: “Standardized Admission Tests: An Institutional Barrier To Higher Education For African-Americans.”
1991 Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. Bachelor of Science, Psychology.
Graduated with Departmental and Scholastic Honors. Work Experience
2017-18 Visiting Dean, Social & Emotional Learning. Peoria Public School. Peoria, IL.
2013-17 Dean of Social Sciences & Public Services. Illinois Central College. East Peoria, IL.
2012-13 Associate Dean of Social Sciences. Illinois Central College. East Peoria, IL.
2003-09 Direct Care Counselor. NFI North, Inc., Summit View Independent Living Group Home.
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2002-03 Residential Counselor. Penobscot Job Corps Center. Bangor, Maine. 2000-01 Graduate Assistant. Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
1999-00 Outreach Coordinator. Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, Champaign, Illinois.
1999-00 Academic Advisor. University of Illinois Football Program. 1998-99 Director, Office of Volunteer Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Teaching Experience
2011- Adjunct Instructor, Social Sciences Department. Illinois Central College. East Peoria, Illinois.
2017- Adjunct Instructor, General Education Department. Midstate College. Peoria, Illinois.
2009-13 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Work. Bradley University. Peoria, Illinois.
2007-11 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Social Sciences. Kaplan University. 2004-09 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology. University of Maine. Orono, Maine.
2003-04 Instructor, Department of Sociology. University of Maine. Orono, Maine. 2001-03 W.E.B. Du Bois Teaching Fellow. Department of Sociology. University of Maine. Orono, Maine.
2000-01 Teaching Associate, Afro-American Studies and Research Program. University of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. 1994-95 Visiting Instructor, Introductory Sociology. Department of Behavioral Sciences, Millikin University. Decatur, Illinois.
Research Experience
2012-14 Principle Investigator. Community Transformation Grant, George Washington Carver Community Center, Peoria, Illinois. 3
1999-00 Research Assistant. Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1998-99 Visiting Research Specialist. Children & Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1998 Research Assistant. Department of Human & Community Development, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
1995-96 Research Assistant. Department of Agricultural Economics, Laboratory for Community and Economic Development, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Publications
Spiller, M. 2007. “Race, Class, and the Political Behavior of African-American Young Adults, 1960-1998.” In The Expanding Boundaries of Black Politics. Edited by Georgia A. Persons. The National Political Science Review. Spiller, M. & Land, R. R. 2010. “A Serious Dialogue: The State of Young Black Males and the Omnipresent Influence of Hip-Hop Culture.” Book Chapter in The State of African-American Males in Michigan. Michigan State University Press. Spiller, M. & Porter, J. 2014. “Bringing an End to the School to Prison Pipeline in the Age of “post-Racialism.” Book Chapter in The Obama Administration and Educational Reform. Emerald Group Publishing.
Wiebold, L. & Spiller, M. 2017. “Explaining Mainstream Success: Accounts From Black Men “in the Middle’.” Journal of Black Studies. Vol. 48(1): 3-25. Conference Presentations
2013 “Narratives of Black Men: Success and the Obama Presidency,” presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2012 “Negotiating the Odds & Success of Black Males: A Story of Invisibility,” paper presented at the American Black Sociology Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
2011 “Digital Apartheid: How Segregated Are Our Social Networks?,” paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri.
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2001 “African-American Youth Politics: A Generation of Change,” paper presented at the American Sociological Association Conference, San Francisco, California.
2000 “The Civic Life of Black and White Youth: Toward an Explanation,” paper presented at the National Conference of Black Political Scientist, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1998 “Lessons Learned?: Black Gender and Intergenerational Differences on Attitudes Toward Black Nationalism and Black Feminism,” paper presented at the 56th Annual Midwest Political Science Meeting. Professional Service
2016 Vice President of the Illinois Community College Diversity Commission. 2008 Diversity Training. Penobscot Job Corps Academy, Bangor Maine 2007 Public Lecture. W.E.B. Du Bois’ Souls of Black Folk. Presented as part of the Honor’s College Lecture Series, University of Maine. 2000 Programming. Moderated and organized a panel discussion consisting of University of Illinois faculty and graduate students entitled, "Election 2000: Setting The Black Agenda, Why Should We Vote?" 1996-97 President of the National Black Graduate Student Association, Inc. References
Rita Ali, Vice President of Diversity, International, and Adult Education. Illinois Central College. East Peoria Campus, L434 Administration Building. 309-***-****. Email: ****@***.***
Jill Wright, Assistant Vice President for Assessment, Accreditation, and Services. Illinois Central College. East Peoria Campus. 309-***-****. Email: *******@***.***.
Derrick Booth, Director of Social and Emotional Learning. Peoria Public Schools. 3202 N. Wisconsin Ave., Peoria, IL 61603. 309-***-****. Email: *******.*****@******.***.