LAURA JEANETTE DULL Associate Professor, Secondary Education

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 2003 New York University Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions M.A., 1989 Teachers College Teaching Social Studies, NYS Certification Columbia University B.A., 1984 Hiram College History, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Additional Studies: 2010 Advanced Oral History Summer Institute, University of California, Berkeley 2006 Beginning Serbian Language, University of Novi Sad, Serbia 1993 Training course for law curriculum, Legal Outreach of New York 1991 Taft Seminar on Government, City University of New York 1991 Stock Market Game, New York Stock Exchange 1990 Japan: An Overview, Japan Society 1983 Hiram College Extramural Studies Program, Soviet Union 1982-1983 Institute of European Studies, Vienna, Austria

Dissertation: “The Americans are coming”: Reverend Leon Sullivan’s Teachers for Africa Program in Peki, Ghana, Committee: Drs. P. Hosay, T. Moja and J. Zimmerman.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009-present Associate Professor, SUNY New Paltz (1.0) 2003-2009 Assistant Professor, SUNY New Paltz (1.0) 2002 Lecturer, SUNY New Paltz (1.0) 2001-2002 Mentor, New York City Public Schools (0.5) 2000-2001 Teachers for Africa Volunteer, Peki Training College, Ghana (1.0) 1997-2000 Graduate Teaching Fellow, New York University (.25) 1997-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Baruch College, NY, NY (.25) 1996-1997 Practitioner-in-Residence, William Paterson University, NJ (1.0) 1995-1996 Social Studies Teacher, Landmark High School, NY, NY (1.0) 1989-1995 Social Studies Teacher, Lower East Side Prep, NY, NY (1.0)

Courses I developed at New Paltz: SED593: Teaching Democracy and Citizenship SED564: Reconstructing Social Studies Using Diverse Perspectives HON323: West African Histories and Perspectives SED593: You, Your Students, Your School, and the Property Tax, with Dr. Benjamin Required courses I teach at New Paltz: SED354/540: Foundations of Social Studies SED701/702: Inquiry into Teaching, Learning, and School, I and II EDI798: Principles of Educational Research SED406: Student Teaching Seminar SED373/546: Teaching Social Studies

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FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

2013 Korea Society Spring Fellowship, study tour of Korea. 2012 New York Council on Asian Studies (NYCAS) Outreach Grant, co-written, $2000. 2010-2011 Research and Creative Projects Award, SUNY New Paltz, $1250. 2010 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship for Summer Institute, Teaching the History of Political Economy, Duke University, $2700. 2009 Fellow, New Paltz Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Award to India, December- January, 2010. 2009 New Paltz Major Connections for talk by Tom Mounkhall on Teaching World History through Oaxaca, Mexico, March 26, $286. 2008-2009 Research and Creative Projects Award, $2275. 2007-2008 United University Professions (UUP) Professional Development Award, $1000. 2007 Fulbright Scholar Award, Serbia, Spring. 2006 Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Leave Program, SUNY/UUP Affirmative Action and Diversity Committee, Spring. 2006 UUP Professional Development Award, $1000. 2005 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, $10,000. 2004-2005 Research and Creative Projects Award, $2500. 1997-2000 New York University (NYU) Graduate Fellowship with tuition remission. 1999, 2000 NYU School of Education Grants for Conference Travel. 1995 NEH Fellowship, Summer Seminar for Teachers, Latin American Nationalism, San Jose State University. 1992 NEH Fellowship, Summer Seminar for Teachers, Foundations for Modern Political Philosophy: Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, Ramapo College, New Jersey.

PUBLICATIONS

Books Turk, D., Dull, L.J., Cohen, R., & Stoll, M., Eds. (2014). Teaching recent global history: Dialogues among historians, social studies teachers, and students. New York, NY: Routledge. Dull, L. J. (2006). Disciplined development: Teachers and reform in Ghana. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Refereed Journal Articles Dull, L. J. (2012). Teaching for humanity in a neoliberal world: Visions of education in Serbia. Comparative Education Review, 56(3), 511-533. Dull, L. J. (2009). ‘Some people don’t deserve help’: Service learning in Serbia. Intercultural Education, 20(1), 51-60. Dull, L. J., & Murrow, S.E. (2008). Is dialogic questioning possible in social studies? Theory and Research in Social Education, 36(4), 391-412. Dull, L. J., & van Garderen, D. (2005). Putting the story back into history: Teaching social studies to students with disabilities. Preventing School Failure, 49(3), 27-31. Dull, L. J. (2004). Democracy and discipline in Ghanaian education. International Journal of Educational Development, 24(3), 303-314. Dull, L. J. (2004). Friendly Africans, deceptive white men: Ghanaian narratives of the nation. Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 4(1), 2-18.

Book Chapters

Dull, 2 Dull, L.J., with B. Condesso & D. Vandervloed. (2014). On revolution and rights: China’s cultural revolution. In D. Turk, L.J. Dull, R. Cohen, & M. Stoll, Teaching recent global history: Dialogues among historians, social studies teachers, and students. New York, NY: Routledge. Turk, D., Dull, L.J., & M. Stoll, with B. Rawson. (2014). Struggling for social democracy: Latin American visions and Cold War U.S. resistance. In Teaching recent global history: Dialogues among historians, social studies teachers, and students. Dull, L.J., with M. Lewis & A. Sosa. (2014). Up from colonialism: Change and continuity in Africa. In Teaching recent global history: Dialogues among historians, social studies teachers, and students. Dull, L. J. (2005). From dictatorship to democracy? Educational reform in Ghana. In A. T. Al- Bataineh & M. A. Nur-Awaleh (Eds.), International education and contemporary education reforms (pp. 69-82). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Articles for Practitioners Wagner, A., Mavrikis, P., and Dull, L.J. (2014). Do the advantages of nuclear energy outweigh the risks? Social Science Docket, 14(1), 29-30. Dull, L. J. (2011). Teaching about school funding in good times and bad. Social Science Docket, 11(1), 17-19. http://people.hofstra.edu/alan_j_singer/docket-2011-1.html Dull, L. J. (2008). The scramble for Africa: An exercise in literacy and history. Social Science Docket, 8(2), 72-73. http://faculty.newpaltz.edu/lauradull/files/SS-Docket-Scramble.pdf Dull, L. J. (2004). Interpreting the present as an archeologist: An introductory social studies activity. Trends and Issues (Florida Council for the Social Studies), Summer, 35-36. http://faculty.newpaltz.edu/lauradull/files/Trends-and-Issues.pdf

Book Reviews, Conference Proceedings, and Newsletters Dull, L.J. (2013). “Why not rest a bit before you rush on?” Toward Globalization of Korean Studies (Newsletter, Center for International Affairs, Academy of Korean Studies) 104. http://www.ikorea.ac.kr/webzine/1303/column_eng.asp Dull, L. J. (2009). Learning for life in Serbia. In N. Popov et al. (Eds.), Comparative education, teacher training, education policy, social exclusion, and child psychology (pp. 248-252). Sofia, Bulgaria: Bureau of Educational Services for the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Dull, L. J. (2005). Stereotypes and sermonizing in Sudan [Review of the book Acts of faith, by P. Caputo]. Anniston Star, 12 June, 4E. Dull, L. J. (2005). When archives fall silent [Review of the book Imperial reckoning: The untold story of Britain’s gulag in Kenya, by C. Elkins]. Anniston Star, 1 May, 4E. Dull, L. J. (2003). Mma. Ramotswe steps discreetly over life’s hurdles [Review of the book The Kalahari typing school for men, by A. M. Smith]. Anniston Star, 10 August, 4E. Dull, L. J. (2002). Allegorical touches in a classic African tale [Review of the book The God who begat a Jackal by N. Mezlekia]. Anniston Star, 3 March, 4F. Dull, L. J. (1999). Book review [Review of the book Race against Empire: Black Americans and anticolonialism 1937-1957, by P. von Eschen]. Journal of American Studies, 33(3), 556-7.

Curricula and Other Publications Dull, L.J., & Fallek, M. (2010). Diversity and tolerance in the New World (American history curriculum): http://www.newpaltz.edu/crreo/diversity_unit/ Dull, L.J., et al. (2006). Justice for all? Property taxes and schools (economics curriculum): http://www.newpaltz.edu/crreo/lincoln/ Dull, L.J. (2004). Letter to the editor. Social Education, October. Dull, L.J. (2001). Stolen childhoods: Children fighting wars for adults (curriculum for United Nations): http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/childsoldiers/webquest/index.asp Lesson plans on civic education for Education for Democracy project funded by the Dirksen Congressional Foundation (Summer 2000).

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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Invited Talks and Workshops 2014 The Constitution in the classroom: A ‘Teach-In’ with US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, NY Historical Society, April 12 (paid) 2014 Yevu in Africa: The importance of discipline and other lessons from research in Ghana, Teachers College Doctoral Colloquium, March 11 (paid) 2011 Expressing your opinions in public: How much is too much, American Corner, Vranje, Serbia, April 5 2011 Sojourner Truth: Myths and memories, American Corner, Vranje, March 9 2011 India: Diversity and democracy, American Corner, Vranje, Feb. 17 2009 Roundtable, Henry Hudson, the settlement of New Netherland, and Atlantic history Conference, On Campus at SUNY New Paltz (television production), August 2009 Presentations in English, Pedagogical Institute, University of Belgrade, June 12 (paid) 2008 Panelist, A puppet show and cantastoria based on Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States,” SUNY New Paltz, Nov. 6 2007 Service learning as public work: Lessons from a project in Serbia, SUNY New Paltz Teaching and Learning Center, Nov. 9 2007 Education in the US and Serbia, American Corner, Vranje, June 26 2007 Life and education in Ghana, American Corner, Vranje, May 8 2007 Education funding and re-segregation in the U.S., American Corner, Vranje, April 25 2007 School integration and American politics, University of Niš, Serbia, March 12 2007 Teaching for democracy using diverse questioning strategies, Pedagogical Institute, University of Belgrade, Feb. 27 2006 Dreams and realities in social studies education, for Danish educators visiting SUNY New Paltz, Nov. 2 2006 Finding unity in a diverse society: An African perspective, Phi Delta Kappa Society (New Paltz Chapter), Oct. 23 2005 Friendly Africans, deceptive white men: Ghanaian narratives of the nation, New Paltz Writing Board Symposium, March 9 2003 Children in Jamestown: Lessons for middle school students, New York University Summer Program for Teachers of American History, July (paid) 1997 Teaching controversial issues in social studies: A talk show on polygamy, School #26 In- Service Day, Paterson, New Jersey, Jan. 14 1995 Talking to NYC youth, co-led with my high school students, Global Classroom Speakers Training Day, Teachers College, Oct. 20 1993 What is this thing called an alternative high school? Metro International, New York, New York, May 22

Refereed Conference Panels and Workshops Organized 2014 Innovative approaches to teaching recent global history, New York State Council for Social Studies, March 29. 2013 Dialogues among historians, teachers, and students: Innovative approaches to teaching and learning recent global history, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 23 (co-organized) 2012 Schooling at the crossroads of national identity and Europeanization, Comparative and International Education Society, April 26 2008 Are teachers interested in equity? Perspectives from Serbia, South Africa, and the U.S., Comparative and International Education Society, March 18 2003 Challenges and promises of multicultural education (co-organized and paper presented), College and University Faculty Association, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 12

Dull, 4 2000 Teaching about Africa in the secondary schools (co-organized and co-presented), Northeast Regional Conference for the Social Studies, March 9 1999 Forming relationships between the university and high school to better induct new teachers into the profession (co-organized), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, March 5

Refereed Conference Papers Presented 2012 Teaching for humanity in a neoliberal world: Visions of education in Serbia, Comparative and International Education Society, April 26 2010 Education for transition: Service learning in Serbia, Comparative and International Education Society, March 5 2009 A global press conference: Infusing international perspectives into civics classes, International Assembly, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 13 2009 Learning for life in Serbia, Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, July 1 2008 Bringing the story back into history: Teaching social studies to children with learning disabilities, College & University Faculty Association, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 13 2008 Learning for life in Serbia, Comparative and International Education Society, March 18 2007 Learning to serve in Serbia, International Assembly, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 30 2007 Teaching for democracy using diverse questioning strategies given by Dr. Murrow, New York State Association of Teacher Educators, April 27 2006 The socialization implications of teacher questioning with Dr. Murrow, College and University Faculty Association, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 30 2006 Intersections of disciplinary power: Ghanaian teachers reflect on external interventions (also chaired), African Studies Association, Nov. 18. 2006 Democracy through discipline: The case of Ghana, New York State African Studies Association, April 8 2006 Ambivalent partners: Teachers and development in Ghana, Comparative and International Education Society, March 17 2004 Rethinking progressive education: Lessons from Ghana, International Assembly, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 19 2004 Constructing underdevelopment, de-colonizing Ghana, African Studies Association, Nov. 13 2004 Contending with globalization in Ghana, Comparative and International Education Society, March 11 2003 Ghanaian narratives of the nation and their relevance in an era of globalization, African Studies Association, Nov. 1 2002 Why is the West so opposed to our development? The promotion of neo-liberalism and self-help in Ghana, Northeast/Midwest Comparative and International Education Society, Nov. 1

Conference Panel Chair/Discussant 2012 Education, Nationalism, and Violence, Association for the Study of Nationalities, April 21 2008 Global education (discussant & chair), College and University Faculty Association, National Council for Social Studies, Nov. 13

Classroom and Non-refereed Presentations 2013 Work and culture, Dr. Maynard’s Industrial Psychology class, Dec. 4. 2012 Teaching historical thinking, co-taught with Dr. Whittaker, Literacy and Social Studies Instruction for Adolescent Learners with Disabilities class, New Paltz, Sept. 5 2011 African American education: A trajectory of progress? Prof. Trgovćević’s American History class, University of Belgrade, April 13 (paid)

Dull, 5 2011 Can prejudices be overcome? Prof. Rajović’s Educational Psychology class, University of Belgrade, March 16 2008 Learning for life in Serbia, SUNY New Paltz School of Education Research Roundtables, Jan. 25 2007 The politics of school integration & funding, Prof. Trgovćević’s American History class, University of Belgrade, May 16 (paid) 2006 International educational reform: A West African case, Dr. Landorf's International Education class, Florida International University, October 16 2006 History in Africa, Africa in history, Dr. Mounkhall’s World History Institute, New Paltz, July 11 (paid) 2005 Galimotos, books, and songs: An interdisciplinary unit on Africa with teachers B. Nelson- Mitidieri and E. Dmytry, Mid-Hudson Social Studies Council, Nov. 8 2003-5 Lies our textbooks tell us, Dr. van Garderen’s Literacy and Social Studies Instruction class, New Paltz, June 24, Dec. 1, 2003, May 3, 2004, and Feb. 14, 2005 2004 Thinking about inequality in developing countries, Dr. Books’ Education and Stratification class, Teachers College, June 10 2004 The property tax curriculum project with teacher N. Williams, New York State Teachers’ Centers Spring Retreat, March 20 2001-4 The Ambivalent Position of the Participant-Observer: Qualitative Research in Peki, Ghana, Dr. van Garderen’s Research and Issues in Special Education class, New Paltz, Nov. 2001, Nov. 13, 2002, April 30, 2003, and April 28, 2004 2002 The Teachers for Africa program and U.S. foreign policy, Dr. Kahn’s International Academic and Cultural Relations class, New York University, Nov. 12 2002 How do our national identities and views of Africans affect our understandings of narratives? Dr. Meyer’s Teaching Literature in the High Schools class, New Paltz, Oct. 29

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

Leadership Secretary, Mid-Hudson Council for Social Studies, 2012-present Executive Board Member and University Liaison, Mid-Hudson Council for Social Studies, 2004-2012 Manuscript and Conference Proposal Reviews Book manuscripts Berghahn Books, June, 2012 (paid) Taylor and Francis, 2009 (paid) Conference proposals National Council for Social Studies (NCSS), 2014 College and University Faculty Association (NCSS), 2009 Content reviewer, Harcourt Horizons New York (fourth grade textbook), 2003 (paid) Journal Manuscripts Comparative Education Review, June, 2005, Feb., 2008, Nov., 2011 Critical Educational Policy Studies, July, 2012 International Review of Education, Spring 2007 Theory and Research in Social Education, Dec., 2009, Nov., 2010, Feb., 2013 Program Reviews Department of History, Montclair State University, New Jersey, April, 2010 (paid) Masters programs, School of Education, SUNY Old Westbury, March, 2008 (paid) Professional Memberships and Service National Council for the Social Studies, 2001-present Government and Public Relations Committee, 2009-2011

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DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Leadership Chair, Department of Secondary Education, 2013-present Co-Chair, Human Ethics Research Board (IRB), 2013-present Coordinator, Social Studies Program, 2002-present Chair, Secondary Education School-University Field Work Liaison Search Committee, 2012 Department Chair, Summer Sessions, 2004, 2005, 2010-2012 Chair, EDCO, 2010; Co-Chair, 2009 Chair, Secondary Education Social Studies Faculty Search Committee, 2007-2008 Chair, Secondary Education Field Work Supervisor Search Committee, Fall, 2006 College-wide and Central Committee Membership: Human Ethics Research Board (HREB), 2011-2013 Committee on Salary Increase, 2011-2013 Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion, 2009-2010 Teacher Selection Committee for Fulbright-Hays Trip to India, 2009 Honors Review Committee, Fall, 2009 Faculty Senate, 2008-2009 Fulbright Committee, 2007-2009 Teaching and Learning Center Sub-Committee on Mentoring, 2007-2008 Educational Technology, 2006-2008 Writing Board, 2004-2008 Department and School of Education Service: NCATE Standards Report Writing Committee, 2002-2006; 2013-2014 Co-wrote Specialized Professional Association (SPA) reports and revisions for NCATE accreditation, 2013; 2006-2007 Undergraduate School Open House, Fall, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 Department Personnel Committee, 2002-2013 Graduate School Open House, February, 2008-2010, 2013 Secondary Education English Faculty Search Committee, 2011-2012 Majors Fair, Fall 2011, 2012 Education Council (EDCO) Member, 2008-2010 Secondary Education Generalist Faculty Search Committee, 2009-2010 Opportunity Hire Search Committee, 2008-2009 Accepted Students’ Day, April, 2003, 2005 Symposium on “Learning about Teaching: The Experiences of Teachers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds,” March 27, 2003 Other University Service: Participant, Study Abroad Focus Group, April 17, 2013 Second Reader, Hillary Horowitz, Senior Honors Thesis, Spring, 2013

Dull, 7 Co-discussant with Dr. Citera, IRB and Educational Research, Nov. 5, 2012 Organizer, talk by Dr. Mounkhall, Colonial Cartagena, Colombia: A Case Study of Content Selection and Planning for a Secondary Global History Lesson, Sept. 26, 2012 Peer Evaluator: Dr. Bynum (educational studies), Nov. 15, 2013; Dr. Roschelle (sociology), Oct.18, 2011; Dr. Sileo (special education), July 19, 2011; Dr. Mattson (secondary education), March 12, 2009 Host, Teaching about Religion, Islam, and the World workshop, Center for Muslim- Christian Understanding, Feb. 12, 2009 Community Associate, Scudder Residence Hall, 2008-2009 Member, University Branding Focus Group, 2008-2009 Evaluator, Hasbrouck Dining Hall, Fall, 2008 Organizer, talk by sociologist and historian of science Dr. Fuller, The Fate of Humanity and the Future of Science, Oct. 5, 2006

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CONSULTANCIES

Volunteer, Survival of the Shawangunks Triathlon, 2004-2005, 2007-2013 Spelling Bee Judge, American Corner, Vranje, Serbia, June 11, 2012 Guest speaker, English language classes in Serbian schools: Vranje (Bora Stanković, Vuk Karadžić & Ekonomska), Niš (Administrativno Birotehnićka), and Bujanovac (Vuk Karadžić), 2007, 2011 Student Teacher Supervisor, New York University, Fall 2010 (paid) Returning Fulbright Expert, new grantee orientation, Washington, D.C., July, 2008 Selection Committee Member, Serbian university students for study in the United States, World Learning, Winter, 2007 (paid) Co-teacher, History and Pedagogy class, Bard College, 2006 (paid) Volunteer, Empire State Games, Summer, 2005 Developer and Instructor, Teaching and Learning Democracy workshop, Southeast Europe Youth Leadership Institute, Towson University, summers 2004, 2005 (paid)

LANGUAGES

German, Basic Serbo-Croatian, Conversational

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