Dr. Terence Hicks
Department Chairperson/
Associate Professor of Research
Department of Educational Leadership
Doctor of
Education/Masters of School Administration Programs
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Telephone (910) 672-1731
fax: (910) 672-2075
Office: Butler Suite 340
EDUCATION
May 2002, Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership, (Wilmington University, Delaware) accepted course credits from Temple University (Philadelphia, Pa.) Doctoral Program in Educational Administration.
May 1996, Master of Education, Counseling, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.; additional course work towards Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor from Longwood University Counseling Program
May 1991, Bachelors of Science, Business Administration; Management, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Department Chairperson (Department of Educational Leadership, Doctor of Education/ Master of School Administration Programs), Fayetteville State University, (July 2007 - present).
Serve as a Chairperson for the Department of Educational Leadership which houses the doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Master of School Administration programs. Serve as the immediate supervisor for the Director of Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership program, Director of the Masters of School Administration program, Director of the School of Education Research Center, 9 faculty members, 1 administration secretary, 1 office assistant, graduate student assistants and research assistants. Serve as the lead administrator for the department and, as such, is responsible for developing, coordinating, and administering all of the academic programs and activities within the departments. Responsible for articulating program aspirations, directions, standards, and points of view to constituents inside and outside the university community. In addition, ensures the relevance and vitality of programs within the department; develops departmental plans; encourages professional development opportunities for faculty and staff; champions teaching excellence; and, promotes learning college and student success principles both in and out of the classroom. Other additional duties as department chair includes:
· Develops departmental plans and budgets with input from faculty and staff; facilitates the development of programs, projects and initiatives in support of the University’s Strategic Plan, Academic Master Plan and other university interests.
· Collaborates with secondary school faculty, community businesses, agencies and organizations to develop strategies that promote student success and that advance the mission of the University.
· Develops a schedule of classes in consultation with the Dean and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs that is responsive to student and college needs.
· Advocate and support the use of technology and alternative delivery methods such as online and web-enhanced classes, learning communities, etc.
· Develops and implements strategies that support recruitment, retention, program completion, job placement and transfer opportunities for students; monitors program data, enrollment trends and devise appropriate strategies as needed to increase enrollment in all programs.
· Oversees textbook review and selection process, updates textbook inventory and orders textbooks for area of responsibility.
· Be knowledgeable of national research, trends, issues and initiatives impacting the discipline/programs within the department and teaching and learning.
· Ability to select and engage program advisory councils.
· Demonstrates a high standard for ethical behavior and compliance with university policies and procedures and legal mandates.
· Conducts the annual performance evaluation for each faculty member, as well as workload plans.
· Supervises department office personnel.
· Conducts meetings with faculty to review/approve department plans, delivery of services, resolve faculty and student issues, and ensure faculty support and attainment of the department and individual faculty goals.
· Performs all job-related duties as assigned by the University administration.
Tenured Associate Professor of Research, Department of Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, Fayetteville State University (Fall 2004-present).
Teach six credits per semester and chair dissertations in the Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership program; courses taught are Statistics 720, Quantitative Research 723 and Quantitative Research Methods 652. Serve as:
Chairperson for student dissertations, Chairperson for Academic Policy & Evaluation (Graduate Council), Chairperson for Assessment Standard II (NCATE), Department of Educational Leadership.
Executive Peer Review Editor for Journal of Higher Education Excellence
Editor for Negro Educational Review
Lead Research/Evaluator for Teacher Education Summer Pilot Program, Accelerated program completion for rising senior, junior and sophomore students, awarded for $370,000, Summer 2008/2009.
Director of School of Education Research Center, (Fall 2004-Fall 2007).
Manage the entire center which serves as the research arm for the Department of Educational Leadership Doctoral Program. In addition, the research center faculty and staff conduct, analyze and disseminate contracted survey research, marketing studies, general research and evaluation projects. The Research Center also serves as a vehicle for building connections and developing joint research projects, between university-based researchers and school-based practitioners on reform strategies designed to improve schools and programs. In addition, the director of center is responsible for helping doctoral and master level students form their research design in Chapter III of their thesis or dissertation. Supervise research assistants and graduate assistants.
Lead Researcher/Evaluator for Teacher Education Summer Pilot Program, Accelerated program completion for rising senior, junior and
sophomore students, awarded for $370,000, Summer 2008/2009.
2. Awarded Summer 2007/08 mini-grant funded by US DHHS National Institutes of Health, research topic entitled “HIV/AIDS and Sexual
Health Behaviors among College Students,” Principal Investigator: T. Hicks.
4. Awarded Summer 2006 grant funded by US DHHS National Institutes of Health, research topic entitled “Health Behaviors, Self-Rated
Health and Quality of Life: A Study among University System of North Carolina College Students,” Principal Investigator: T. Hicks.
5. Awarded Summer 2005 grant funded by US DHHS National Institutes of Health, research topic entitled “Health Behaviors, Self- Rated
Health, Mental Health and Quality of Life: A Study among African American College Students,” Principal Investigator: T. Hicks.
7. Quantitative Researcher for Developing a Comprehensive Regional Growth Plan for the Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base Area (BRAC Growth Plan), Task 5: Assessing Higher Education Needs Component, Researchers: Dr. Terence Hicks & Robert Taylor, Assistant Superintendent for Clinton City Schools and doctoral student in FSU Educational Leadership program.
8. A Multi-Generational Study of the Prince Edward County Lockout, a Virginia county school which chose to close its doors rather than integrate whites and blacks during desegregation. This exploratory study will utilize a sequential mixed method study design and will examine the impact of the lockout on the educational pursuits of those African American students who went through the struggle. The study will focus on two generations of individuals: first, a generation of African American adults who as elementary and secondary school students experienced an educational disruption unique in the history of the United States. Secondly, the educational pursuits of the proceeding generation (the children of those African American individuals affected by the lockout) will be examined. Study Researchers: Dr. Terence Hicks & Dr. Dawn Williams, Howard University.
9. Lead Researcher/Evaluator for Teacher Education Summer Pilot Program, Accelerated program completion for rising senior, junior and sophomore students, awarded for $370,000, Summer 2008/2009.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Education, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, (Fall 2001-May 2004).
Teach full load of courses consisting of Abnormal Psychology 371, Developmental Psychology 305 and Introduction to Psychology 200. The material presented in these courses familiarized the students with the nature and scope of psychology, mental disorders, and development of the human. Also taught 600 level graduate courses Research and Technology and Human Growth and Development in the masters of counseling program at UMES. Grants awarded while at UMES as an Assistant Professor:
· Principal Investigator, Maryland Higher Education Commission for the College Preparation Intervention Program in support of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Grant (July 2003 -July 2004).
1. Awarded 2004/2005 grant for $40,000 by the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the College Preparation Intervention Program (CPIP) in support of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). Submitted proposal entitled, --“Reap the Benefits III: Effectively Exploring Careers!” The grant is in its second year at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Principal Investigator: Dr. Terence Hicks
2. Awarded 2003/2004 grant for $40,000 by the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the College Preparation Intervention Program (CPIP) in support of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). Submitted proposal entitled, --“Reap the Benefits III: Effectively Exploring Careers!” The grant is in its second year at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Principal Investigator: Dr. Terence Hicks
Coordinator of Graduate Studies, School of Graduate Studies, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Fall 2000 – Fall 2001
Assist the Dean of Graduate Studies in all activities related to the School of Graduate Studies and the admissions process, which includes:
Department of Academic Advancement
Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Provide academic advising, career, personal and financial counseling to students. Responsible for completing intake procedures for new students for the Student Support Services or ACT 101 programs. Implement, coordinate, administer services and programs such as academic and personal workshops, cultural seminars, academic and transfer advising. Also provide individual and group counseling to students. Includes assessing student needs and academic progress, rostering and advising students regarding course selection. Experienced with externally funded, federal or state academic support programs (particular TRIO and/ ACT 101 programs). Provided administrative and management duties to the Success Center's Summer Bridge Program which prepared first-year students for college. Enforced attendance policies, planned cultural activities, psychosocial workshops, computed retention data and analysis evaluations that students completed about the effectiveness of the Summer Bridge Program. Oversee the management of CFS 090, provided leadership and input in the cultural activities and trips, workshops, and community service project. Responsible for overall evaluation of entire summer bridge program for new students. Assisted in the training, assisting in the selection, and supervision of student paraprofessional staff, undergraduate teaching assistants; serving as liaison to the Admissions Office, Career Development Office, Registrar Office and Student Development Office.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS, STUDIES, AND PAPERS
Refereed Publications
1. Hicks, T. & Liwei, T. (in press) "Life Styles, Stressors and Health Status: Differences among On-Campus and Off-Campus College Students, Journal
of Higher Education Excellence, in press.
2. Hicks, T., Ashby-Bey, J. & Lewis, L., Harpe, J.M. (under review) "Correlates of Alcohol Consumption, Drug Usage, Sexual Behaviors and Knowledge
about HIV/AIDS Infection among Traditional College Students, College Quarterly, under review.
3. Hicks, T. & Dennis, D. L. (2005). “Choice Responsiveness and Goal-Seeking
Attitudes Among First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students,”
Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 12(2), 40-53.
http://library.uncfsu.edu/Ereserves/Hicks/Profile_of_choice_responsibleness_and_goal_seeking.pdf
4. Hicks, T & Herndon, M. (in press). “Brown v. Board of Education and Prince
Edward County: A Psychological Perspective on How the “Lost Generation”
Effected the “First-Generation” International Journal of Africana Studies.
6. Dennis, D. L., Hicks, T., Banerjee, P., & Dennis, B. (2005) "Spirituality Among African American College Student
Population," American Journal of Health Studies, 20(3-4), p. 135-142.
(http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CTG/is_3-4_20/ai_n17114317)
8. Hicks, T. (2002). “Assessing Parental Involvement of First-Generation and
Second-Generation College Students,” The ACT 101 Journal, 9(1), 12-16.
9. Hicks, T. & Miller, E. (2006) "Life Styles, Student Life Stressors and Health Status among African American Male
and Female College Students,” Journal of College Admission, 192(1), 22-29.
http://library.uncfsu.edu/Ereserves/Hicks/College_life_styles_life_stressors.pdf
10. Dennis, D. & Hicks, T. (2006) “Health Patterns Among First-Year and Non-First-Year College Students Attending a
North Carolina Historically Black University," Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 13(2), 10-17.
http://library.uncfsu.edu/Ereserves/Hicks/Health_behavior_patterns_among_first_year_and_non.pdf
12. Murphy, C. & Hicks, T. (2006). “Academic Characteristics among First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students," The College
Quarterly, (9) (http://www.collegequarterly.ca/2006-vol09-num02-spring/index.html)
13. Dzokoto, V., Hicks, T. & Miller. E. (2007) "Student Lifestyles and Emotional Well-being at a Historically Black University," Education, 127 (4), pp.
511-522. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3673/is_200707/ai_n19511869
Non- Refereed Publications
1. Hicks, T. (2006). "Gen Nexters have their hands full," USA Today, August 21, p.2D,
(http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-08-20-generation-next_x.htm).
2. Hicks, T. (2005) "Community College Play Vital Role," USA Today, February 8, p.12A.
(http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050208/letlede08.art.htm)
3. Hicks, T. (2004) “A” for Motivation, USA Today, September 28, 2004, p. 12A.
(http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20040928/letfill28.art.htm)
4. Hicks, T. (2003) “Advising the First-Generation College Students: Effective
Retention Tools for Colleges and Universities Advisement Teams” The
Mentor: Academic Advising Journal, Pennsylvania State University, Fall
2003, (http://www.psu.edu/dus/mentor/021216th.htm)..
5. Hicks, T. (2002). “The Significance of Parental Involvement among College
Students,” Delmarva Parent, Fall 2002, p. 19.
6. Hicks, T. & Smith, E. (2002). Smith/West Genealogy Report. Volume 1, Issue 1.
7. Hicks, T. (Fall 2001). Grad Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue 1.
8. Hicks, T. & Ignasias, C.D. (Dec. 2000). Fall 1990 – Fall 2000: Application,
Acceptance and Enrollment Data for the Graduate Programs. The Graduate
School University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
9. Hicks, T. (1997) "Voices: What will it take to resume peace talks in the Middle East? USA
Today, April 11-13, 1997. Editorial Review.
10. Glenn, C., Goldstein, D., Hicks, T., Oswald, S., Schrammel, D., Shector, G., Sudeck, M., Zelnio, B. (1998). College Freshman Seminar (CFS 090) 1998--1999 Academic Year.
View Other Authors and Universities citing Dr. Terence Hicks Research on College Students:
http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/admin/events/tilleryinstitute/images/DebbieBoroch-Tillery08.pdf (research cited in a review of literature with implications for California Community College Practitioners, "Effective Practices for Promoting the Transition of High School Students to College," by Dr. Deborah Boroch, Mt. San Antonio College & Laura Hope, Chaffey College, August 2008).
http://www.tcc.edu/welcome/collegeadmin/OIE/documents/Reseach_Committee_Biblio_000.pdf research cited in bibliography on the first-year experience in the community college, compiled by the librarians on the research committee at Tidewater Community College.
http://www.carleton.ca/artsone/documents/7g-MargieBader.pdf (research cited at First-Year in Focus at Canadian Colleges and Universities Conference, Ottawa, February 2008.
http://www.cluteinstitute-onlinejournals.com/PDFs/200551.pdf (Dr. Hicks research on defining first-generation college students cited by Dr. Chynette Nealy, University of Houston, in the Journal of College Teaching & Learning, April 2005.
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/academic_affairs/advising/first_contact.shtml (Hicks research on the student's family background, including parental educational attainment cited on Cornell College Advising Center website).
http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=280103 (Dr. Hicks cited in article entitled, "Are You a Helicopter Parent," Fayetteville Observer, December 11, 2007).
http://colfa.utsa.edu/advising/UTSA%20Advising%20Conference%20-%20Brown,%20Tom%20-%20Supporting%20At-Risk%20Students%20.ppt (Dr. Hicks research cited in power point presentation at the University of Texas, San Antonia, entitled, "Supporting the Achievement and Success of At-Risk Students"
http://www.asee.org/acPapers/code/getPaper.cfm?paperID=11749 (Dr. Hicks research on first-generation college students cited by Dr. Bevlee Watford & Virginia Tech doctoral candidates Tremayne Waller, Sharnnia Artis and Virginia Tech student Tasha Zephirin in the American Society for Engineering Education Journal, 2006, entitled "A Pathway to Success: Increasing Minorities in Engineering Through the Pre-College Pipeline").
http://www.nyu.edu/frn/publications/millennial.student/network-journal/Articles/Mental-health-Hernandez.html (Hicks research on college students and mental health cited by Dr. Nilda E. Hernandez, The College of New Rochelle in Network: A Journal of Faculty Development, housed at the University of The Sacred and the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
http://publications.naspa.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1752&context=naspajournal (Dr. Hicks research cited by Jennifer Keup, Director of Student Affairs Information and Research at the University of California, Los Angeles, in NASPA Journal 2007.
Fayetteville State
University Research Professor shares study findings on the impact of parental
involvement on college students with the Detroit News,
and Female College Students,” at 2006 North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference, Hickory, North Carolina, March 2006.
and Retention Conference, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, Texas, June 2005, Topic: "Motivation about attending college: Recruitment Issues Among First-Generation College Students"
Presentations
1. Hicks, T., Ashby-Bey, J, Lewis, L. & Harpe, J. (2008). Correlates of Alcohol Consumption, Drug Usage, Sexual Behaviors and Knowledge about HIV/AIDS
Infection among Traditional College Students, North Carolina Association for Research in Education Conference, North Carolina.
2. Hicks, T. & Ford, V. (2006). "Health Behavior, Self-Rated Health and Quality of Life: A Study among University System of North Carolina
Native American and African American College Students," 2006 Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER) Conference,
November 2006, Hutchison Island, Florida, (http://inet4.swtjc.cc.tx.us/aaer/finalprogram.doc), page 18.
3. Hicks, T. & Miller. E. (2006). "Life Styles, Student Life Stressors and Health Status among Male & Female College Students," 2006 North
Carolina Association for Research in Education, Hickory, North Carolina.
4. Hicks, T. (2005). "Motivation about attending college: Recruitment Issues Among First-Generation College Students," 21st Annual Recruitment
and Retention Conference, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, June, 2005, Austin, Texas,
5 Dennis, D.L., Hicks, T. Dennis, B., Banerjee, P. (2005). “Spirituality Among African American College Students: How the Present may Affect
the Future,” 2005 AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, RCB Poster Session, Chicago.
6. Hicks, T. (2005) “Choice Responsibleness and Goal-Seeking Attitudes among First-Generation College Students: Retention Issues,” Noel Levitz
2005 National Conference, Washington, D.C., July 2005.
7. Hicks, T. (2005) “Using the APA Manual to cite Research," Fayetteville State University.
8. Hicks, T. (2004) “50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: How the Lost Generation of Students at Robert Russa Moton High School
Effected Prince Edward County High School First-Generation Student,” Presented at Robert Russa Moton Museum, Farmville, Virginia, May
2004.
9. Hicks, T. (2004) “Fifty Years Later: What Do Prince Edward County High School First-Generation Students Need to Know About Attending
College,” Keynote speaker at Prince Edward County High School, Farmville, Virginia.
10. Hicks, T. (2004). “Retention Issues: Identifying Characteristics of First-Generation College Students at an Eastern Shore University,” Seventh
Annual Symposium on the Recruitment & Retention of Students of Color, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, April 2004.
11. Hicks, T. (2004) “Perception, Expectations, Emotions and Knowledge about College: A Qualitative and Quantitative Perspective of At-Risk
College Students and Scholar’s College Students,” Seventh Annual Regional Historical Black Colleges and Universities Summit on Retention,
Ocean City, Maryland, March 2004.
12. Hicks, T. (2003). “Perception and Knowledge about First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students,” Seventh Annual Academic
and Leadership Development Conference for African American and Latino Men, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, April 2003.
13. Hicks, T. (2002). Smith/West Genealogy Report. Paper presented at the Annual Smith/West Family Reunion, Alexandria Sheraton Suites,
Alexandria, Virginia.
14. Hicks, T. (2000) “Multiple Intelligences,” Poconos Mountain Resorts, Poconos, Pa., March 2000.
15. Hicks, T. (2000) “Minorities and the Digital Divide,” Beaver College, Philadelphia, Pa., February 2000.
16. Hicks, T. (1999) “Leadership Styles among College Professors, K-12 teachers and corporate employees, “Wilmington College, December 1999.
17. Hicks, T. (1999)"Overcoming Test Anxiety," Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa., March 1999.
18 Hicks, T. (1998)"The AAAbc's of Stress Management," Beaver College, Philadelphia, Pa. November 1998.
19. Hicks, T. (1998)"Living in a Pluralistic Society; In Search of Community,” Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa., February 1998.
20. Hicks, T. (1998)"Stress Management, Learn How You Can Gain and Develop Valuable Leadership Skills" Leadership 101 Series, Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa., November 1997.
21. Hicks, T. (1997)"Anger Management," Volunteers of America, Delaware Valley, Camden, New Jersey, August 1997.
22. Hicks, T. (1997)"How to Help Adult & Child Survivors, Sexual Abuse," South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc., Camden, New Jersey, July 1997.
Ed. D Program Evaluation Committee, (October 2005 -- present).
American Educational Research Association, proposal reviewer for 2006 AERA Conference in San Francisco, Ca.
United Way of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Diversity Committee, member (September 2005 -- present)
North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE), member (September 2005 -- present)
National College Testing Association, member (August 2005 -- present)
Department of Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Committee, Fayetteville State University, Grants/Proposal Chairperson, (2004 – present).
Program Evaluation and Follow-Up Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (2004- present).
Research Educational Leadership Website Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (2004- present).
Educational Leadership Curriculum Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (2004 – present).
School of Education Standards and Accreditation Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (Fall 2004 – present).
School of Education Research Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (Fall 2004 – Present).
School of Education Junior Faculty Support Group Development Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (Fall 2004 – present).
Brown v. Board of Education Committee member, Fayetteville State University, (Fall 2004 – present).
American Education Research Association member, (Fall 2004 – present).
Institutional Review Board Committee member, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (July 2003 – August 2004)
NCATE member (Department of Education, UMES, (2000- 2004)
Education Club Advisor (Department of Education, UMES, 2000- 2004)
Scholarship Coordinator (Department of Education, UMES, 2000- 2004)
American Association of University Professors, (2002 - present)
Assessment committee member, UMES (NCATE)
Faculty evaluation committee member, UMES
American Psychological Association, member
Pennsylvania Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (PAEOPP), Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa. (1997- 2000).
Mideastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MEAEOPP), Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa. (1997-2000).
Phi Delta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania chapter member, the Professional Fraternity in Education. (1995- present).
Pennsylvania Counseling Association chapter member, (1997-2000).
Advisor to Chi Alpha Epsilon Honor Society, Alpha Iota Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., (1997 – 2000).
Facilitator for Male Support Group, Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa., (1997- 2000).
ACT 101 Region A Counseling Association (ARACA), (1997- 2000)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity member