KERRY K. ROBINSON, PH.D.
315 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex Educational Administration and Supervision Program Department of Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN 37996-3442
(865) 974-6161 [email protected]
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. Professional Preparation
2013 Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Major: Educational Leadership
Dissertation: The Career Path of the Woman Superintendent: Why She Leaves
2002 Endorsement Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia Administration and Supervision PK-12, Endorsement and Certification
1997 M.A. Kean University, Union, New Jersey Major: Special Education
Concentration: Learning Disabilities 1995 Certification Kean University, Union, New Jersey
P-8 Elementary/Middle Certification
Teacher of the Handicapped Certification PK-12 1973 B.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Major: English Literature
B. Professional Experience
2013 - The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) Assistant Professor, Educational Administration and Supervision
2010 - 2013 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Department of Educational Leadership
Research Director: Project ALL
2010 - 2013 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia Department of Educational Leadership
Adjunct Faculty
2007 – 2010 Colonial Heights City Schools, Colonial Heights, Virginia Director of Assessment and Data
2003 – 2007 Colonial Heights City Schools, Colonial Heights, Virginia Director of Instructional Administration
2002 – 2003 Colonial Heights City Schools, Colonial Heights, Virginia Tussing Elementary School
Assistant Principal
1997 – 2002 Colonial Heights City Schools, Colonial Heights, Virginia North Elementary School
Special Education Teacher
1995 – 1997 Perth Amboy Public Schools, Perth Amboy, New Jersey Samuel E. Shull Middle School
Special Education Teacher
C. Professional Memberships
American Association of School Administrators (AASA) American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Division A: Administration, Organization, and Leadership SIG: Leadership for Social Justice
SIG: Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership SIG: Qualitative Research
SIG: Research on the Superintendency SIG: Research on Women and Education SIG: Stress and Coping in Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA)
II. TEACHING
A. Courses Taught
1. Virginia Commonwealth University ADMS 620: Improving School Programs ADMS 631: Evidence-Based Decision Making
ADMS 618: Leadership for Educational Change and Improvement ADMS 633: Multiple Dimensions of Leadership
2. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville TPTE 519: Curriculum for School Leaders
EDAM 548: Supervision and Personnel Administration EDAM 592: Field Problems in Educational Administration EDAM 588: Best Practices for School Leaders
B. Course Development (at Virginia Commonwealth University) Evidence-Based Decision Making
Leadership for Educational Change and Improvement
C. Student Committee Work
Number of Students Degree Committee Role Status
8 MS Chair Complete
8 EdS Chair Complete
5 EdS Member Complete
1 PhD Member Complete
7 PhD Member In Progress
D. Committee Member: Completed Dissertations Jessie Beaumont Schmid Ph.D. April 2014
The Georgia School Improvement Specialists: A Qualitative Study Exploring Their Roles with Principals of Middle Schools Identified as Focus Schools
E. Professional Honors
2014 Dissertation of the Year Award
Research on the Superintendency Special Interest Group (SIG) American Educational Research Association
2013 Nominated for Chancellor’s Teaching Award University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2013 Invited Speaker – School of Education Graduation Ceremony Virginia Commonwealth University
2012 Alpha Epsilon Lambda – Graduate Student Honor Society Virginia Commonwealth University
2011 Seyfarth Family Scholarship
Virginia Commonwealth University
2010 Invited participant: UCEA 31st Annual David L. Clark National Graduate Student Research Invitational Seminar in Educational Administration and Policy
Denver, Colorado
2009 Phi Kappa Phi – Honor Society Virginia Commonwealth University F. Professional Training
2014 Narrative Inquiry in Educational Research AERA Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA, April 2, 2014
AERA Professional Development Training Course focusing on hands-on modules for narrative research design and narrative analysis. Participants are beginning or advanced researchers interested in applying narrative methods to their projects. 2013 nVivo Essentials and Further Analysis in nVivo
Richmond, VA, March 12-13, 2013
Day one of this hands-on workshop is an introduction to nVivo. The objective is to provide you with the fundamental information and practice to get started with your own project. Day two starts with asking questions of your data and your analysis, using
categorical data like demographics, grouping tools, coding queries, and visualizations. This workshop will teach how to organize and
2011 A Gentle Introduction to Hierarchical Linear Modeling AERA Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA, April 7, 2011
AERA Professional Development Course introducing the fundamentals of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) and data interpretation using HLM6 and SPSS.
2008 AdvancED Virginia Lead Evaluator Training Williamsburg, VA, February 6-7
AdvancED offers two-day training designed for experienced school improvement leaders who would like to earn certification as a Lead Evaluator for External Reviews. Formerly called Quality Assurance Review (QAR) Training for Team Chairs, this 2-day training requires completion in order to serve as an External Review Lead Evaluator for school accreditation external reviews. 2002-3 National Teacher Training Institute Master Teacher
To reach teachers across the country through our 15 regional Institutes, NTTI managers at our public television stations identify local teachers to become Master Teachers. Selected for their expertise, writing ability, presentation skills, and enthusiasm for using instructional video and Internet technologies, our Master Teachers are trained in the NTTI methodology and work closely with NTTI managers and WNET Education. At our one and two-day Institute workshops, Master Teachers work with local teachers in small, cooperative learning groups, sharing strategies for
teachers to take back to the classroom.
III. SCHOLARSHIP
(Note: Percent effort in publications is parenthetically noted after the citation. My percent effort is indicated in bold.)
A. Publications 1. Refereed Articles
Shakeshaft, C., Becker, J., Mann, D., Reardon, M. & Robinson, K. (2013). Toward fidelity: Simulation-based learning for school principal preparation and professional development. Planning and Changing, 44 (1&2), 5-20.
2. Refereed Book Chapters
Newcomb, W. S. & Robinson, K. (in press). The impact of No Child Left Behind on the achievement gap: A decade view of Hampton Roads area school districts in Virginia. In J. S. Brooks & M. C. Brooks (Eds.), Urban educational leadership for social justice: International perspectives. Charlotte, NC: Educational Leadership for Social Justice: Information Age Publishing (IAP) Series.
Robinson, K. (2014). Interrupting no more: Why women superintendents leave. In W. S. Newcomb & K. C. Mansfield (Eds.), Women interrupting, disrupting, and
revolutionizing educational policy and practice. Charlotte, NC: Educational Leadership for Social Justice: Information Age Publishing (IAP) Series. Shakeshaft, C., Robinson, K., Driver, B., & Wilkerson, J. (2014). Efforts to sustain
activities developed through federal funding : The case of project all. In K. L Sanzo (Ed.), From policy to practice: Sustainable innovations in school leadership preparation and development. Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
B. Other Scholarly Activities
1. Presentations at Professional Meetings International
Angelle, P. S., Potter, I., & Robinson, K. (2014, July). Learning from each other: Reflections and engagement with international school leaders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the British Educational Leadership, Management, and Administration Society, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.
Robinson, K. (2011, September). Why do women leave the superintendency? Paper presented at the Women Leading Education Across Continents Third International Conference, Volos, Greece.
National
Derrington, M. L. & Robinson, K. (2014, November). Integrating state standards into principal preparation programs: A study of supervision and evaluation
coursework. Paper accepted for presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
O’Brien, C., Robinson, K., & Kuntze, M. (2014, November). Cultural and language diversity within the context of schools for the Deaf. Paper accepted for
Robinson, K. (2014, November). Interrupting no more: Why women leave the position of superintendent. Paper accepted for presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Robinson, K. & Driver, B. (2014, April). Examining leadership preparation for the complex roles of assistant principals. Paper presentation at the American
Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Robinson, K. & Shakeshaft, C. (2014, April). How support systems determine a
woman superintendent’s tenure. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Robinson, K. & Driver, B. (2013, November). Redefining and redesigning leadership preparation and the roles of assistant principals. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Robinson, K. & Shakeshaft, C. (2013, November). Stranger in a strange land: The perils that lack of community bring to women superintendents. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Robinson, K. & Shakeshaft, C. (2013, April). Women superintendents: The stories of the stayers, movers and leavers. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.
Robinson, K. (2012, November). Women superintendents: Does age matter? Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Driver, B. & Robinson, K. (2012, November). Leadership preparation for assistant principals. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Lyman, L., Shakeshaft, C., Bogotch, I., Sperandio, J., Robinson, K. & Reilly, E. (2012, November). Critical evocative portraiture: Giving life the shape of justice: A WLE symposium at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Robinson, K. (2012, April). What have we learned from the departures of female superintendents? Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Robinson, K. (2011, November). University-school district collaboration: Politics and promise. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational
Robinson, K. (2011, November). Giving voice to the women who have departed: Implications for leadership preparation and practice. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Robinson, K. (2011, April). Why women leave: The stories of women superintendents who exit. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shakeshaft, C., Simmons, J., Robinson, K., & Smith, S. (2010, October). Women superintendents: Builders, menders, and sustainers. Paper presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Robinson, K. (2010, October). The career path of the woman superintendent: Why she leaves. Paper presentation at the Research on Women and Education 36th Annual
Fall Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. State
Abrams, L. & Robinson, K. (2009, December). Enhancing teachers’ formative use of benchmark test results. Paper presentation at the 2009 Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD) Annual Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia.
2. Invited Presentations
Robinson, K. (2015, March). What have we learned about the departures of female superintendents? Issues of work-life balance, health, and well-being. Invited presentation from Women Educational Leaders in Virginia for WELV 16th Annual Conference.
IV. SERVICE
A. Institutional Service 1. College
2013 - University of Tennessee
Member, CEHHS Assessment Committee 2012-13 Virginia Commonwealth University
2011&12 Virginia Commonwealth University
Presenter, New Doctoral Student Orientation 2. Department
2013 - University of Tennessee
Chair, Annual Evaluation of online M. S. Students 2013 - University of Tennessee
Chair, Annual Evaluation of Leadership Academy Ed.S. students 2013 - University of Tennessee
Member, Annual Evaluation of online Ed. S. and Ph. D. students 2012 Virginia Commonwealth University
Department Promotion and Tenure Committee Student Member (Non-voting)
2011-12 Virginia Commonwealth University Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee Department of Educational Leadership B. Disciplinary Service
2014 Paper Session Chair/Discussant
University Council for Educational Administration 2014 Invited Proposal Reviewer for AERA Annual Conference
Division A
Leadership for Social Justice SIG
Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership SIG 2013 - Paper Session Discussant
American Educational Research Association 2012 Book Section Editor
Women Leading Education Network: Challenges and Barriers for Women 2012-14 Research on Women in Education SIG
Member-at-Large
2012 - Invited Proposal Reviewer for AERA Annual Conference Research on the Superintendency
2011 - Paper Session Chair
American Educational Research Association 2011 - Proposal Reviewer for Annual Convention
University Council for Educational Administration 2010-11 Conference Planning Committee
Women Leading Education Across Continents Third International Meeting of WLE, Volos Greece 2010 - Proposal Reviewer for Annual RWE Conference
Research on Women and Education
2010 - 12 Reader/scorer, School Leaders Licensure Assessment (national principal licensure testing exam, offered through the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey)
