Dr. Tasha Perkins - Shorter University

Dr. Tasha Perkins

Professor of Education and Director of Assessment and Accreditation
706-233-3780
tperkins@shorter.edu
Education Building, Office #E202
105 Shorter Avenue
Rome, GA 30165

Mailing Address:
315 Shorter Avenue
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Education:

  • 2013 – The University of Alabama – Doctor of Philosophy

Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
Program: Instructional Leadership; Concentration: Social and Cultural Studies
Minor Concentrations: Secondary Mathematics Education; Educational Research

  • 2003 – Auburn University – Bachelor of Science

Honors:

  • The University of Alabama
    • Division Winner, Most Outstanding Dissertation, The University of Alabama
    • National Alumni Association Fellow
    • Sarah L. Healy Endowed Graduate Scholarship recipient
    • Most Outstanding Graduate Student, Social and Cultural Studies program
    • Clara Woodis McDonald Scholarship recipient
    • Daniel Evan Parker Scholarship recipient
    • University of Alabama Graduate Council Fellow
  • Auburn University
    • Richard Kunkel Scholar
    • Drummond Company Scholar
    • Most Outstanding Student, College of Education
    • Angelo Tomasso and Joy Love Education Scholarship
    • College of Education Student Council President
    • Auburn University Junior Honors Certificate

Teaching Certifications

  • Alabama Class B Teaching Certificate
    Secondary Education; Mathematics & English with Middle School Endorsement

PK-12 Teaching Experience:

  • High School Mathematics Teacher – The Capitol School – Tuscaloosa, AL
    • Taught high school mathematics courses from Algebra to Calculus
    • Prepared and assisted students for mathematics competitions and college placement exams
    • Supported students earning college mathematics credit while in high school
  • 5th Grade Teacher & Elementary Lead Teacher – George Washington Academy – Casablanca, Morocco
    • Taught 5th grade academic core
    • Initiated leadership team and served as the lead teacher for the elementary school
    • Organized and hosted a Mother’s Tea conducted in French
    • Implemented and co-coordinated an After School Peer Tutoring program
    • Began an annual Renaissance Fair for 4th and 5th grade students
    • Studied Moroccan dialect and beginning French
  • 9th Grade Algebra Teacher – Auburn Junior High School – Auburn, Alabama
    • Taught Algebra 1A, 1B, and Geometry
    • Served as the cross-curricular team representative for at-risk students
    • Cheerleading sponsor for 8th grade

Selected Professional Presentations:

  • Who Will Teach Us? Conceptualizing Boundaries of Under-Resourced Communities through Teacher Sorting Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; Memphis, TN; February 6, 2015
  • Teacher and Student Sorting Within Schools: How Choices, Constraints, and Context Influence Resource Equity With Rebecca Wolf; University Council of Educational Administration; Washington, DC; Nov. 22, 2014
  • The Double Inversion of Community Members: The Power of the Performative in the Collective Body American Educational Studies Association; Baltimore, Maryland; November 3, 2013
  • Community Partnerships that Police: Discussing the Desire of Surveillance Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; St. Petersburg, Florida; February 1, 2013
  • Engaging Exclusionary Lines of Community within Principals’ Understandings of Partnerships University Council for Educational Administration; Denver, Colorado; Thursday, November 15, 2012
  • Reimagining or Re-inscribing: How School Community Partnerships Tell the Story of Community American Educational Studies Association; Seattle, Washington; November 2, 2012
  • Communities That Count: Exploring How Community Is Defined in Partnerships, poster presentation National Outreach Scholarship Conference; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; October 2, 2012
  • The “Peace Is…” Activity: Multilevel Conceptions of Peace. Coauthor: Dr. Rebecca Oxford.
    American Educational Research Association; Vancouver, Canada; April 14, 2012
  • Challenging Deficit Model Thinking in School-Community Partnerships Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; Birmingham, Alabama; February 10, 2012
  • Taming the Teacher with BIE Technology: How Far is Too Far to Professionalize the Profession? Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; Decatur, Georgia; February 18, 2011
  • Riding the Wave: Third Wave Feminism and Ladies from the South American Educational Studies Association; Denver, Colorado; October 29, 2010
  • From the AHSGE to EOC: Anticipated Changes in Alabama Testing – A Moral Problems Paper Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; Huntsville, Alabama; February 19, 2010
  • That Which Does Not Exist Cannot Be Heard: The Eugenics of Selective Abortion and the Science Curriculum American Educational Studies Association; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; November 7, 2009
  • Equal Educational Opportunity: The Need for Constructive Dialogue Regarding Race Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society Conference; Auburn, Alabama; February 20, 2009
  • Co-developed mentor “Introduction to EdTPA” training curriculum for lead teachers
  • Conducted workshops on inquiry-based learning for Memphis-area teachers participating in “Tigers Teach”

Selected Professional Publications:

  • Perkins, T. P. (2015). School-community partnerships, friend or foe? The doublespeak of community with education partnerships. Educational Studies, 51(4), 317-336.
  • Parrish, T. & Oxford, O. (2013). The people’s peace: Fresh ideas and images. In R.L. Oxford (Ed.), The Language of Peace (Chapter 12).  Information Age Publishing.
  • Reed, C., Phillips, A. L., Parrish, T. & Shaw, L. (2002). Joint reflections on mentoring: Creating a legacy of care. In F. K. Kochan (Ed.), The organizational and human dimensions of successful mentoring programs and relationships. Perspectives in mentoring (pp. 103-120). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Selected Professional Involvement:

  • Selective Web Resource Reviewer – Illuminations Website – Auburn University, Alabama, August 2001 – December 2002
    • Reviewed online resources for mathematics teachers according to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards
    • Assisted in reviewing Alabama Course of Study mathematics standards
  • Blind reviewer for Educational Studies, 2013
  • Blind reviewer for the University Council for Educational Administration 2012 conference.
  • Created index for Erevelles, N. (2011). Disability and difference in a global context: Enabling a transformative body politic. Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Copy editing for Oxford, R. L. (2011). Teaching and researching language learning strategies. Pearson Education Limited.

Selected Ministry/Community Involvement:

  • The Navigators Volunteer Staff
  • Volunteer reader, KIPP Academy, Memphis, TN
  • 1ST grade Sunday School teacher, Grace Church, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Volunteer cross country club coach, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Understanding different religions group, co-facilitator, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • SES after school math tutor, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Volunteer English language tutor, Auburn, AL & Casablanca, Morocco

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