Cynthia B. Dillard, Ph.D.
Professor
Contact Info:
Mailing Address:
- 1945 N. High St.
- Columbus, OH 43210-1172
Research Biography
Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard is a Professor of Multicultural Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. My major research interests include critical multicultural education, spirituality in teaching and learning, epistemological concerns in research and African/African American feminist studies. Most recently, my research has focused in Ghana, West Africa, where I've established a preschool and am enstooled as Nana Mansa II, Queen Mother of Development, in the village of Mpeasem, Ghana, West Africa.
Key Appointments
- National External Examiner, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada, April, 2007.
- Chair, Division K (Teacher Education) New Faculty Seminar, American Education Research Association, May, 2005 - April, 2007
- Committee Member and Presenter, Division K (Teacher Education) New Faculty Seminar, American Education Research Association, September, 2004 - April, 2005
- Invited Mentor, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Program, November, 2004 - present
- Program Chair, Division G Social Context of Education, American Education Research Association (for 1997 AERA Annual Meeting Program)
- Faculty Lead Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Program, Integrated Teaching and Learning. Summer, 2005 - Summer, 2006.
- Member, OSU New Faculty Women Cohort Project, January, 2002 - June, 2005
- Member, OSU President's Council on Women, May, 2001 - June, 2005
- Chair, OSU New Faculty Women Cohort Project, October, 2001- December, 2001
Education
- August, 1991 - Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Specializations: Multicultural Education/Language, Literacy, and Culture and Educational Administration
- May, 1987 - Master of Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Specialization: Vocational Technical Education
- July, 1982 - Bachelor of Arts, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. Specialization: Marketing Education
Selected Activities and Honors
- The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, May, 1999
- Washington State University College of Education Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award, May, 1997
- Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Columbus Education Association (CEA), January, 1997
- Outstanding Service Award, The Ohio Teaching Leadership Consortium, April, 1996
- Outstanding Teaching and Service Award, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., November, 1993
- Distinguished Professor Award, Washington State University Mortar Board, March, 1993
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Faculty Service Award, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. March, 1992
Grants History
Federal Grants
- Dillard, C.B. & Ransom, R.M. (1997-98). Project TEACH (Teachers Exploring the Importance of Ethnic and Cultural Heritage). Ohio Department of Education. $100,000.00.
- Dillard, C.B. & Ransom, R.M. (1997- 98). Project RETAINS (Retention of Ethnic Teachers and Increasing Networks of Support). Ohio Department of Education. $135,000.00.
- Dillard, C.B. & Saleem, D. I. (1995). Living Africa: A qualitative study of culture, family, and education among people of African descent. The Ohio State University Seed Grant Program. $14,000.00.
- Dillard, C.B. & Middleton, J. (1993). Opening Doors: The world of graduate study for ethnic minority students. United States Department of Education. $93,000.00 (Grant #P202A40105 and #P202A40105-94A).
- Dillard, C.B. & Parkay, F.W. (1992). Opening Doors: The world of graduate study for ethnic minority students. United States Department of Education. $98,270.00 (Grant #P202A30001).
- Dillard, C.B. & Parkay, F.W. (1991). Opening Doors: The world of graduate study for ethnic minority students. United States Department of Education. $90,000.00 (Grant #P202A20126).
Private Foundation Grants
- The Cleveland Foundation, for support of Project RETAINS and other diversity efforts in the College of Education, 1997-98, $12, 000
- The DuPont Foundation, for continuation of Opening Doors Summer Research Institute, 1995-99, $70,000.00
- The Battelle Foundation, for direct student support for the preparation of teachers of color with a strong interest in math and science education and in support of the OSU Teaching Leadership Consortium Program, 1994-96, $75,000.00
- The Ford Foundation, for continuation of program support which lead to the full institutionalization of the OSU Teaching Leadership Consortium Program, through the Office of Diversity and Outreach, for the preparation of math and science educators of color, 1994-96, $70,000.00
Selected Publications
- Dillard, C.B. (forthcoming, 2007). When the ground is Black, the ground is fertile: Exploring endarkened feminist epistemology and methodologies of the spirit. In N. Denzin, Y. Lincoln, & L.T. Smith (Eds.), The Handbook of critical and indigenous methodologies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Dillard, C.B. (2006). On spiritual strivings: Transforming an African American woman's academic life. Albany: SUNY Press.
- Dillard, C.B. (2000). The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen: Examining an endarkened feminist epistemology in educational research and leadership. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 13(6), 661-681.
- Dillard, C.B. (2006). When the music changes, so should the dance: Cultural and spiritual considerations in paradigm "proliferation." International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 19(1), 59-76.
- Dillard, C.B. (2003). Cut to heal, not to bleed: A response to Handel Wright's "An endarkened feminist epistemology?" Identity, difference, and the politics of representation in educational research. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 16(2), 227-232.
- Dillard, C.B. (2002). Walking ourselves back home: The education of teachers with/in the world. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(5), 383-392.
- Dillard, C.B., Abdur-Rashid, D., & Tyson, C.A. (2000). My soul is a witness: Affirming pedagogies of the spirit. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 13(5), 447-462.
- McDermott, R., Henry, M.E., Dillard. C., Byers, P., Easton, F., Oberman, I., & Uhrmacher, B. (1996). Waldorf education in an inner-city public school. Urban Review, 28 (2), 119-140.
- Dillard, C.B. (1995). Leading with her life: An African American feminist (re)interpretation of leadership for an urban high school principal. Educational Administration Quarterly, 31(4), 539-563.
- Dillard, C.B. (1994b). Beyond supply and demand: Critical pedagogy, ethnicity, and empowerment in recruiting teachers of color. Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (1), 9-17.
- Ford, T.L. & Dillard, C.B. (1996). Becoming multicultural: A recursive process of self- and social construction. Theory into Practice, 35(4), 232-238.
Courses Taught
- ED T&L 815 - Equity and Diversity
- ED T&L 823 - Creative Expressions in the Elementary Curriculum
- ED T&L 925 - Spirit, Race, and Dialogue
- ED T&L 9XX- Black Feminist Theory
