Curriculum Vitae
Abbreviated CV Listed Below
Education
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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
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Early Career Trajectories
College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University
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Escaleras Institute
Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, NASPA
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Espino, M.M. & Hixson, A. (2018). Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA). 2018 Escaleras Institute Report.
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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
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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
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R. H. Smith School of Business
August 2019-present
Diversity and Inclusion Advisor
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Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education (CDIHE)
August 2019-May 2020
Research Associate
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July 2018-July 2019
Office of Career Services (OCS) - Undergraduate Programming
Graduate Assistant
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University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, MI (June 2014 – July 2018)
Student Success Center
October 2016-July 2018
Transition and Retention Program Manager
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Promise Scholars Program, Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives
July 2016-December 2016
Interim Program Coordinator
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Student Success Center
June 2014-October 2016
Academic Advisor and Career Counselor
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St. Clair Count Community College, Port Huron, MI
TRIO Student Support Services
July 2012-June 2014
Advising and Retention Specialist
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