National Service

Chair. Foucault in the School Arena: Gifted, Special Needs, At-Risk, and Other Kinds of
Children and Youth. Panel discussion at the 2007 American Educational Research Association’s annual conference; Foucault and Education SIG. Chicago, IL.

Review Board. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 2007 – present.

Review Board. Teaching and Teacher Education. 2007 – present.

Review Board. Educational Researcher. American Educational Research Association. 2006 – present.

Review Board. Review of Educational Research. American Educational Research
Association. 2006 – present.

Reviewer; American Educational Research Association national conference proposals.
Areas: Qualitative Research Methodology; Foucault and Education. 2000 – present.

Reviewer; Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies (QUIG) national conference
proposals. 2000 – 2003.

Reviewer; Research in the Teaching of English.  University of Georgia, 1999.

University Service

Faculty Senate. Appalachian State University. 2009 - present. (Elected)

University Research Council. Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, Appalachian State
University. 2006 – present. (Elected)

Graduate Council. Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, Appalachian State University.
2004 – present. (Elected)

Graduate Student Affairs Subcommittee of the Graduate Council. Cratis D. Williams
Graduate School, Appalachian State University. 2006 – present. (Appointed)

Board of Trustees Travel Study Grant Selection Committee. Cratis D. Williams Graduate
School, Appalachian State University. Fall 2007. (Appointed)

Athena Award Selection Committee. Cratis D. Williams Graduate School, Appalachian
State University. Fall 2004. (Appointed)

College Service

Qualitative Research Roundtable Planning Committee. Appalachian State University. Fall, 2006.

Doctoral Program Policy Committee. Reich College of Education, Appalachian State
University. 2006 – present. (Appointed).

Search Committee. Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. 2007-2008.

Faculty Development Committee. Reich College of Education, Appalachian State
University. 2006 – present. (Elected)

Co-Chair. NCATE Diversity Committee. Reich College of Education, Appalachian State
University. 2005 – 2007. (Appointed)

Diversity Teaching Project (ex-officio committee member). Reich College of Education,
Appalachian State University. Fall, 2004.

Diversity Reading Group (facilitator). Reich College of Education, Appalachian State
University. 2004 – 2008.

Diversity Committee. Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. 2003 –
2005. (Elected)

Ad-hoc Committee for Diversity Teaching Initiatives. Reich College of Education,
Appalachian State University. Spring, 2004.

Departmental Service

Departmental Personnel Committee. Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. 2007-2008.

Ad-hoc Committee for Tenure Document: Preamble. Department of Curriculum and
Instruction, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. Spring, 2007.

Faculty Co-Sponsor, Collegiate Middle Level Association. Department of Curriculum and
Instruction, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. 2004 –
present.

Middle Grades Advisory Board. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Reich College
of Education, Appalachian State University. 2003 – present.

Ad-hoc Committee for Teaching Evaluations. Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. 2003.