Curriculum Vitae
Abbreviated CV Listed Below
Education
Ph.D. - Expected, May 2022
Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy (HESI) Program
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
Master of Business Administration–Organizational Leadership
University of Michigan-Flint - Flint, MI
Master of Social Work
University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science in Public Relations
Georgia Southern University - Statesboro, GA
Research
Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education,
University of Maryland, College Park
Early Career Trajectories
College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University
Escaleras Institute
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, NASPA
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina
TRIO, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
Georgia Southern University
Conferences, Workshops, and Talks
Hixson, A., & English, S. Sista Circles Have Gone Digital: Black women’s use of online communities to retain each other in student affairs Practice and the Academy. Proposal accepted to NASPA 2020 Conference.
Hixson, A., English, S., Hall,. N., Ogburn, E., O’Neal, B., & Dissassa, D. (2020, March). In our voices: Black women’s varied pathways to the doctorate. Presentation at the ACPA-College Student Educators International Conference. Nashville, TN.
O’Neal, B., Hixson, A., & Dissassa, D. (2020, March). Capitalizing on cultural wealth: Advising case studies. Presentation at the ACPA-College Student Educators International Conference. Nashville, TN.
Morales, V., Martinez-Benyarko, M., Hixson, A., Harris, B., & Martinez, J. (2020, January). Myths, Gifts and Confessions: A Journey of Engagement in MGC Post-Graduation. Spring Greek Leadership Conference. College Park, MD.
Oatis, C., Pichardo, J., Hixson, A., Parikh, R., & Badruddin, B. (November, 2019). Syndesis. University of Maryland Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Workshop, Chevy Chase, MD.
Hixson, A. The college student & student personnel services, a Ghana/U.S. global classroom. Poster presentation at: Global Classroom Initiative. 2019 May 10; College Park, MD.
Publications
Cadet, J., Hixson, A., Jones, A., O’Neal, B., Shotwell, J., Worsham, D., & Marsh, K. (in press). Moving on Up: Black Women, Higher Education, and Economic Mobility. In T. King-Meadows & S. Dente (Eds.), From Higher Learning to Charlottesville: College Campuses and American Democracy.
Kelly, B. T., Gardner, P. J., Stone, J., Hixson, A., & Dissassa, D. (2019). Hidden in plain sight: Uncovering the emotional labor of Black women students at historically White colleges and universities. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Espino, M.M. & Hixson, A. (2018). Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA). 2018 Escaleras Institute Report.
Hixson, A. (2008). Power of media influence and decisions on college: Mass media impact on minorities’ decisions to attend college.
Teaching
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
HESI 217: Introduction to Leadership, 3 credits, undergraduate course
HESI221: Leadership, Power and Privilege, 3 credits, undergraduate course
HESI315: Leadership in Groups & Organizations, 3 credits, undergraduate course
HESI318A: Leadership in Film, 3 credits, undergraduate course
HESI318W: Leadership and the Workplace, 3 credits, undergraduate course
BMGT398A: Internship for Credit, 3 credits, undergraduate course
EDCP741: Multicultural Practice in Student Affairs: Self, Education, & Society, 3 credits, graduate course, Teaching Assistant
University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI
UNV 100: So, You Want to Change the World?, 3 credits, undergraduate course
SWR 100: Introduction to Social Work, 3 credits, undergraduate course
St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI
SD 140: Student Development for College Success, 3 credits, undergraduate course, co-taught
Professional Experiences
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Leadership Community Service-Learning, Leadership Studies Program
August 2019-present
Graduate Coordinator and Core Faculty
R. H. Smith School of Business
August 2019-present
Diversity and Inclusion Advisor
Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (CDIHE)
August 2019-May 2020
Research Associate
July 2018-July 2019
Office of Career Services (OCS) - Undergraduate Programming
Graduate Assistant
University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI (June 2014 – July 2018)
Student Success Center
October 2016-July 2018
Transition and Retention Program Manager
Promise Scholars Program, Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives
July 2016-December 2016
Interim Program Coordinator
Student Success Center
June 2014-October 2016
Academic Advisor and Career Counselor
St. Clair Count Community College, Port Huron, MI
TRIO Student Support Services
July 2012-June 2014
Advising and Retention Specialist