Roxanne M. Mitchell

Assistant Professor of Educational Administration
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy & Technology Studies
307E Graves Hall
(205)-348-0348
rmitchell@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed 2007

Recent Courses Taught:

AEL 552: Supervision of Instruction
AEL 624: Practicum in Educational Leadership

Areas of Research:

The effects of school context on student identification with school and academic achievement for minority students
Organizational culture

Academic Degrees:

Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 2004. Educational Administration.
Certificate in International Studies, Oklahoma State University, 2004.
M.S., Northeastern State University, 1991. Counseling Psychology.
B.A., Oral Roberts University, 1982. Psychology with a Minor in Spanish.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, & Technology Studies, The University of Alabama, 2007-Present.

Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, St. John’s University, Oakdale, NY, 2005-2007.

Adjunct Professor, Educational Administration, St. John’s University, Oakdale, NY, Summer 2005.

School Counselor, Tulsa Public Schools, Sam Houston Elementary School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1999-2005.

Admissions Counselor, Shadow Mountain Institute, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2002-2005

Therapist, Hillcrest/Tulsa Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998-2000

Crisis Counselor, Parkside Psychiatric Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma,1998-2001

North Tulsa Clinic Coordinator, Hillcrest/Children’s Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1997-1998

Program Director/Therapist, Shadow Mountain Hospital Behavioral Care Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1994-1997

Primary Therapist, Seniorcare Geropsychiatric Unit/ Horizon Mental Health Services, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma 1992 -1994.

Family Counselor, Youth Services of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1990-1992.

Psychiatric Technician II, Laureate Psychiatric Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1989-1990.

Psychiatric Technician II, City of Faith Medical and Research Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1982-1989.

Selected Publications:

Mitchell, R. (2007). Closing the Racial Achievement Gap. Journal of Negro Education – Book Review. accepted for publication in an upcoming issue.

Mitchell, R. (2006). The Principal and the School Can Make a Difference. Long Island Educational
Review, 6 (1).

Mitchell, R. & Forsyth, P. (2004). Trust, the Principal and Student Identification.
Published proceedings of the University Council for Educational Administration Annual Conference, Kansas City, MS. http://coe.ksu.edu/ucea/byauthor04.htm

Mitchell, R. (2004). The Effects of Trust on Student Identification with School and Academic Performance. Dissertation, DAI-A 66/02, p. 433.

Selected Presentations:

Mitchell R. & Ripley, J. Trust and Collaboration: One District’s Story. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, South Carolina, February, 2008.

Mitchell, R. Student Identification Across School Levels. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois April 2007.

Mitchell, R. & Robinson, U. Parental & Student Trust: A Key to Student Identification with School. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, Florida, February, 2007.

Forawi, S. & Mitchell, R. Assessment of Critical Thinking Attributes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, Florida, February, 2007.

Mitchell, R. Trust and Student Identification. Poster presentation at the Faculty Research Forum, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY, April, 2006.

Mitchell, R. & Forsyth P. Trust: The Key to Student Identification with School. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April, 2005.

Barnes, L., Mitchell, R., Forsyth, P., & Adams, C. The Effects of Trust on Perceived Parental Influence and Involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal , Canada, April. 2005.

Mitchell, R. & Forsyth, P. Trust the Principal and Student Identification. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Kansas City, Missouri, November, 2004.

Mitchell, R., Forsyth, P., & Wheeler, D. The Principal and the School can Make a Difference. Paper presented at the Frederick D. Patterson Research Conference, Washington D. C., September, 2004.

Mitchell, R. The Effects of Trust on Student Identification with School and Academic Performance, Presentation at the University Council for Educational Administration’s David Clark Graduate Student Seminar, San Diego, California, April, 2004.