Eileen Carlton Parsons

Professor Emerita at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Financial Management
    Cornell University
    Jun, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Financial Success for Nonprofits
    Cornell University
    Mar, 2020
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Professor Emerita
      • Feb 2022 - Present

      -Leading National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine equity in preK-12 STEM Education consensus study-Serving on proposal review panels for funding agencies-Consulting for agencies and boards-Evaluating the operation of agencies and initiatives as part of an invited group of experts

    • Tenured Full Professor, Tenured Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor SELECT ACTIVITIES
      • Jul 2005 - Jan 2022

      • Evaluated pan University dossiers for tenure and promotion and recommended action to Provost• Analyzed information and elicited diverse stakeholder perspectives to advise Chancellors on pertinent issues like Title IX, public display of confederate monuments, accreditation, and NCAA allegations/ violations• Evaluated pan University graduate program proposals, policies, and regulations and decided adoption measures• Facilitated and mediated relationships as faculty chair between School of Education faculty and three deans such that established initiatives continued and new ones successfully implemented during significant leadership transitions• Revised school-wide policies and managed adoption processes • Evaluated dossiers of colleagues at other higher education institutions for tenure and promotion to associate and full professor• Procured grants from the National Science Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and the American Education Research Association to fund theory-building research on race and culture in STEM• Developed and taught doctoral-level courses on culture in science education, learning theory, race in education, and educational research design• Mentored doctoral students in educational research and university teaching Show less

    • Provost Academic Leadership Advancement Program
      • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

      • Developed a comprehensive proposal for future iterations of the Provost Leadership Advancement Program that utilized the research regarding underrepresented racial groups in leadership positions in higher education • Developed process, in collaboration with the Executive Vice Provost, to facilitate the revisions of tenure and promotion policies at the college/school and department levels that aligned with newly adopted guidelines by the Board of Trustees (BOT)• Provided detailed guidance to colleges/schools and departments in revising tenure and promotion policies to sufficiently address diversity, equity, and inclusion recommendations in the new guidelines adopted by BOT Show less

  • Johns Hopkins University, Provost Office
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    • American Council on Education Fellow SELECT ACTIVITIES
      • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

      • Worked with the Senior Policy Advisor for the President and Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs to revisit the tenure decision making system and to establish and implement a University-wide tenure advisory committee to the President • Designed early retirement incentive program in concert with the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Medicine Faculty • Worked with the Senior Policy Advisor for the President and Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs to revisit the tenure decision making system and to establish and implement a University-wide tenure advisory committee to the President • Designed early retirement incentive program in concert with the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs and Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Medicine Faculty

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • Science Policy Fellow SELECT ACTIVITIES
      • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

      • Led the cross-agency process of developing theory of action for the underrepresented groups (URG) in STEM focus area of the Congressionally mandated five-year strategic plan for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Education • Created structures from the CoSTEM parameters issued by co-chairs Dr. John Holdren (Head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy) and Dr. Subra Suresh (Director of National Science Foundation) to facilitate activity of the URG in STEM cross-agency working group • Facilitated workshop to help representatives from various federal agencies translate elements of the theory of action into strategies to be used in implementing the Congressionally mandated five-year STEM strategic plan • Generated research synthesis on problems in undergraduate STEM instruction foundational to the blueprint and drafted sections of the blueprint for a federal government task force on the improvement of undergraduate STEM instructional practices Show less

Education

  • Ford Foundation
    Postdoctoral Fellow
    1997 - 1998
  • Cornell University Ithaca New York
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Curriculum and Instruction
    1991 - 1994
  • Cornell University Ithaca New York
    Master of Science (MS), Science Education
    1989 - 1991
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Science Teaching-Chemistry
    1985 - 1989

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