Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Practice 2016 Faculty Affiliate: Institute for LGBT Studies, Africana Studies

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1 KEVIN LAWRENCE HENRY, JR. University of Arizona College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice 1430 E. 2 nd St. P.O. Box , Room 224 klhenryjr@ .arizona.edu (office) (fax) EMPLOYMENT University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Assistant Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Practice 2016 Faculty Affiliate: Institute for LGBT Studies, Africana Studies EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Madison Doctor of Philosophy, Curriculum and Instruction: Multicultural Education May 2016 Ph.D. minor: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Dissertation Title: Makin Choices: African American educational stakeholders and the charter school authorization and application process in post-katrina New Orleans Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, adviser and dissertation chair Tulane University Bachelor of Arts, Political Science May 2010 Minors: African and African Diaspora Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Social Contexts and Political Sociology of Education; Educational Reform (racialized neoliberal restructuring, charter schools, and school choice policy); Leadership for equity and diversity; Multicultural Education; Critical, Culturally Relevant, and Restorative pedagogies/practices and theories of race, class, gender, and sexuality; Social Stratification PUBLICATIONS Henry, K.L., Jr. & Dixson, A.D. (2016). Locking the door before we got the keys : Racial realities of the charter school authorization process in post-katrina New Orleans. Educational Policy, 30 (1), Henry, K.L., Jr. (2016). Discursive violence and economic retrenchment: Chartering the sacrifice of Black educators in post-katrina New Orleans. In J.K. Donnor and T.L. Affolter (Eds.), The charter school solution: Distinguishing fact from rhetoric (pp ). New York: Routledge. Henry, K.L., Jr. & Warren, C.A. (forthcoming, 2016). The evidence of things not seen? Race, pedagogies of discipline, and White women teachers. In S.D. Hancock and C.A. Warren (Eds.), Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. 1

2 White women s work: Examining the intersectionality of cultural norms, teaching, and identity formation in urban schools. New York: Information Age Publishing. Dixson, A.D., Royal, C., & Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). School reform and school choice. In H.R. Milner, IV and K. Lomotey (Eds.), Handbook of urban education (pp ). New York: Routledge. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). Review of The handbook of critical race theory in education by M. Lynn and A.D. Dixson (Eds.). The Journal of Social Studies Research, 38, MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Henry, K.L., Jr. (in preparation). Historicizing Black educational choice: Provisional notes on counterhegemonic practices. Henry, K.L., Jr. (in preparation). Trans*forming schools beyond the closet: Creating safe schools for all students. Henry, K.L., Jr. (in preparation). It isn t for us! African American perspectives on the charter school authorization process in post-katrina New Orleans. Henry, K.L. Jr. (in preparation). There s a stranger in my house : Critical qualitative research, positionalities of space, and the racial politics of education. Henry, K.L., Jr. (in preparation). Racial cartel conduct in market based educational reform: New Orleans as site, educational policy as sign. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools (GSAFE) Field Researcher May 2013-September 2013 Facilitated focus group sessions with transgender youth and the parents of transgender youth in Wisconsin regarding their lived in and out of school experiences. Collaborated on instrument development and data analysis. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Social Work Research Assistant August 2012-August 2013 Principal investigator and project director: Maurice Gattis Served as research assistant on study that investigates health disparities and risk behaviors among Black homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) youth. Conducted interviews with homeless youth regarding their experiences. Assisted with instrument development. Data entry and multivariate analysis using SPSS. Prepared reports and conducted literature reviews. Supervised undergraduate and masters level project assistants. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. 2

3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Assistant Professor August 2016 Course: Race, Neoliberalism, and Education African and African Diaspora Studies Program, Tulane University Adjunct Assistant Professor July 2014-January 2015 Course: Issues in African American Education Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistant August 2010-May 2014 Courses: Introduction to the Freshman Experience and Career and Major Development (courses affiliated with Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, PEOPLE) Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer 2012; Summer 2013 Courses: Introduction to Education New Hope Summer Enrichment Program Instructor Summer 2010 Course: Modern African American Literature Department of Psychology, Tulane University Undergraduate Teaching Fellow January May 2009 Course: Adolescent Psychology Breakthrough Collaborative Houston, TX Social Studies Coach and Teacher Summer 2007; Summer 2008 Courses: African American History, U.S. Government, and Gender Studies EXTERNAL FUNDING, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS The Tashia F. Morgridge Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Dissertation Fellowship, provides $20,865 for research support, as well as tuition remission ( ) Student Research Grant Competition, University of Wisconsin Graduate School Provides $500 for research travel (2015) Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara Sizemore Research Institute on African Americans and Education Graduate Student Fellow, American Educational Research Association ( ) Doctoral Research Program Fellow, University of Wisconsin School of Education Fellow ( Cohort) Tulane 34, Tulane University university-wide honor bestowed to 34 graduating students who exemplify the ideals of the university: Leadership, Scholarship, and Service (May 2010) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), University of Wisconsin Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in Education (Summer 2009) Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. 3

4 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI), Duke University, American Political Science Association RBSI Scholar (Summer 2009, declined participation) REFEREED PRESENTATIONS Henry, K.L., Jr. (2016). It isn t for us! African American perspectives on the charter school authorization process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2016). Educational Policy and the Cultural Politics of Race. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2015). Resuscitating justice in neoliberal times: A critical race theory critique of school reform discourses. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Dixson, A.D., Royal, C., & Henry, K.L., Jr. (2014). School reform and school choice in Chicago, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2014). (en)gendering reform, (e) racing justice: Gender, race, abjection, and schooling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2014). Wanting memories living margins: Marginalized discourses in curriculum studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). Remembering the ground upon which we stand: Critical race theory in education and the law. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Henry, K.L., Jr. (2014). New Orleans school reform. Guest Lecturer, Tulane University, Department of Communication. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2014). Golden showers past the rainbows: Reading school reform in the city that justice forgot. Lecture. Tulane University, Office of Multicultural Affairs. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2014). Makin Choices: African American educational stakeholders and the charter school authorization and application process in post-katrina New Orleans. Tulane University, Faculty Brown Bag Series, African and African Diaspora Studies Program. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2013). Refuge in no delusions: The identity politics of school reform. Lecture. Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Political Science. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). (Un)natural disaster and climate change. Panelist. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Sociology. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). The narrative of difference: The fictional other. Guest Instructor. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). Queering school. Lecture. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. 4

5 Henry, K.L, Jr. (2013). Get up offa that thing: Social justice for a new world. Lecture. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Educational Policy Studies. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). Why Graduate School. Panelist. University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2013). Give me your life, or your wallet: The U.S. choice reform movement. Lecture. Stockholm University, Department of Child and Youth Studies. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2012). Understanding the racial paradigm. Guest instructor. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2012). Not mistaking the map for the territory: The role of the Black student. Lecture. Tulane University, Office of Multicultural Affairs. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2011). Tea time: Sexual politics in education. Lecture. University of Wisconsin- Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2011). Race and education: Identity, institutions, and privilege. Lecture. Stoughton Area School District. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2011). Let s read : LGBTQ identity, literacy, and queer readings. Lecture. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Henry, K.L. Jr. (2010). Ethnic studies Programs: Implications for educators. Panelist. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Henry, K.L., Jr. (2009). The fire next time: Setting things straight by queering social justice teacher preparation. Round Table and Poster Presenter. Committee of Institutional Cooperation (CIC), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Dean s College Council August 2016 University of Arizona, College of Education Teacher Certification and Teacher Preparation Advisory Council August 2014 Tulane University Critical Race Studies in Education Association Social Media Coordinator Division B, Curriculum Studies Vice President Graduate Student Pre-Conference Seminar Graduate Student Organizer and Facilitator, American Educational Research Association SIG- Research Focus on Black Education 2013 Division G, Social Context of Education 2013 Division B, Curriculum Studies 2013 Critical Race Studies in Education Association 2011 Reviewer PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association Critical Race Studies in Education Association University Council for Education Administration American Sociological Association Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. 5