Vita
Academic Affiliation:

California State University, Fullerton
Psychology/Afro-Ethnic Studies Department
Fullerton, CA. 92834

Academic Preparation:

1994    Ph.D.    Psychology
                        University of California, Riverside
                        Concentrations:    Social/Personality Psychology
                                                     Developmental Psychology
                                                     Statistics

1993    M.A.     Psychology
                        University of California, Riverside
                        Concentrations:    Social/Personality Psychology
                                                     Developmental Psychology
                                                     Statistics

1991    B.A.       Psychology
                         California State University, San Bernardino
                         San Bernardino, CA.

1989    A.A.       Correctional Science
                         Chaffey Community College
                         Alta Loma, CA.

Professional Experience:

August    1997    Assistant Professor
present               California State University, Fullerton
                          Taught Intro to Afro-Ethnic Studies
                                      The History of Racism
                                      Intracultural Socialization
                                      The Psychology of African Americans
                                      Study of the Black Family
                                      Learning and Memory

August    1995    Full-time lecturer
July        1997    California State University, Fullerton
                          Taught Intro to Afro-Ethnic Studies
                                      The History of Racism
                                      Intracultural Socialization
                                      The Psychology of African Americans
                                      Study of the Black Family
                                      Learning and Memory

April    1995        Part-time Faculty
June     1995       California State University, San Bernardino
                           Taught Race & Racism, Social Science

April    1995        Part-time Faculty
June     1995       University of California, Riverside
                           Taught Introduction to Psychology

Jan        1995       Part-time Faculty
March    1995      University of California, Riverside
                           Taught The Study of African American Women

                            Part-Time Faculty
                            California State University, San Bernardino
                            Taught Life Span Development, Psychology (201)

Sept        1994      Part-Time Faculty
Dec         1994      California State University, Long Beach
                            Taught The Black Family

June        1993      Research Project Director
June        1994      University of California, Riverside
                             African American Families & Child Development

March      1994     Part-time Faculty
June         1994     California State University, San Bernardino
                            Taught Life Span Development, Psychology (201)

Sept          1993-    Part-time Volunteer Faculty
                             Adult Literacy Program
                             Taught courses preparing individuals for their
                             California State Graduation Equivalency Diploma

Sept           1993    Part-time Faculty
Dec            1993    California State University, San Bernardino
                             Taught Life Span Development, Psychology (201)

Aug            1993    Reader of Talent Search Research Proposals
                             California State Department of Education

July            1993    Research Assistant
                              University of California, Riverside

                              Assisting Carolyn B. Murray, Ph.D. on the normative
                              development of African American Children Study, a
                              longitudinal and cross sectional study examining the
                              normative development of social, emotional, cognitive,
                              and mental health development in African American
                              children.

March        1993    Part-time Faculty
June           1993    California State University, San Bernardino
                              Taught Race and Racism in the United States

June           1991    Research Assistant (Summer Intern)
Aug            1991    University of California, Riverside

                              Assisting Carolyn B. Murray Ph.D. on the Black Male
                              Academic Achievement Study (B-MAP), an intervention
                              study examining the relationship between parental
                              socialization practices and their children's achievement
                              outcomes, grades, achievement scores and self-esteem.

June            1990    Research Assistant  (Summer Intern)
Aug             1990    University of California, Riverside

                              Assisting Austin Turk Ph.D. compiling and reviewing
                              studies related to Race Bias in the Criminal Justice
                              System, arrest, probation, jury selection, trials,
                              sentencing, parole, etc; for the purpose of Meta Analysis.

Professional Associations:

American Evaluators Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Western Psychological Association

Committee Membership:

1997    African American Town Hall
           Affirmative Action in Psychology (Chair)

1996    Human Relations Tasks Force
           Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Division of Ethnic Studies
           Afro-Ethnic Studies Advisory (Chair)
           BOP/TOAP Advisory Council

1993    Affirmative Action Educational Committee, University of
            California, Riverside, CA. (Graduate Student Representative)

1993    Chancellor's Advisory AIDS Policy Committee, Univeristy of
            California, Riverside, CA. (Graduate Student Representative)

1993    Graduate Council, University of California, Riverside, CA.
            (Graduate Student Representative)

1993    Sexual Harassment Committee, University of California,
           Riverside, CA. (Graduate Student Representative)

1993    Campus Board of Review, University of California, Riverside, CA.
           (Graduate Student Representative)

1993    Graduate Student Association Affirmative Action
            Sub-Committe (Chair)