Ashley Nicole Stone Curriculum Vitae 361 Huntington Hall Syracuse, NY 13244 (315) 443-8784 [email protected] _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION 2017 Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Administration - Program in Higher Education Leadership The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX Dissertation: Where No Place is Home: Understanding Rural Students in Higher Education Committee: Richard Reddick (chair), Terrance Green, Jennifer Holme, and Sue Heinzelman 2007 Master of Science in Education, Student Services Administration Baylor University, Waco, TX 2005 Bachelor of Arts, Religion Baylor University, Waco, TX _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2018 – present Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration, Department of Educational Leadership The George Washington University 2017 – 2018 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Higher Education Syracuse University _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLICATIONS 2018 Stone, A. N. (2018). Small town values: How Understanding the Values of Rural Students can Influence Recruitment Strategies. College & University. 93(3), 14-22. Stone, A. N. (2018). Looking back and pressing forward: Lessons for today found in the story of Barbara Smith Conrad. Texas Education Review, 6(1), 113-131. doi:10.15781/T21N7Z47B 2017 Reddick, R., Johnson, E., Jones, A., Lowe, T., Stone, A. N., & Thomas, J. (2017). Resilience, reconciliation, and redemption: An initial historical sketch of pioneering Black students in the Plan II Honors Program. Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council - Online Archive. (551), 79-108. Stone, A.N. (2017). Rural students and higher education: An overview of challenges and opportunities. Texas Education Review. 5(1), 1-9. Stone, A. N. & Lowe, T. (2017). Diversity, interaction, service, and reflection: Integrating multiple high-impact practices in the first-year seminar. In T. Skipper (Ed.), What Makes the First-Year Seminar High Impact?: An Exploration of Effective Educational Practices. (pp. 131-134). Columbia, SC: National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. 2016 Allen, T. O. & Stone, A. N. (2016). Degrees of transition: Latino students’ experiences in a Texas HBCU. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. 53(4), 378-390. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2018 Stone, A. N. (November). Reframing Rurality: How Empowering Rural Students Enriches Rural Research. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Tampa, FL. Gillon, K. & Stone, A. N. (November). The Positionality of Place: Examining How Scholarship Engages with the “Where” in Higher Education Research. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Tampa, FL. Gillon, K. & Stone, A. N. (June). The Positionality of Place: Fighting the Erasure of (Socio)Geographical Histories and Contemporary Realities in Educational Inquiry. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA), Albuquerque, NM. Stone, A. N. (April). We’re Off to See the City: Motivating Factors for Rural Students Choosing an Urban University. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY. Stone, A. N. (March). Supporting rural Students: Identity Exploration and Finding Community on Campus. Research Paper to be presented at the Annual Convention for College Student Educators International (ACPA), Houston, TX. 2017 Stone, A. N. (November). “It’s Like a Small Culture Shock”: How Rural Students Cope with Transitions between Higher Education and Their Hometown. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Houston, TX. Stone, A. N. (June). Political Power in Rural Places: A Historical Case Study. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA), Indianapolis, IN. Stone, A. N. & Allen, T. O. (June). Matrix and Place Revisited: A Shifting of the Matrix of Domination for Latinx Students at an HBCU. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA), Indianapolis, IN. Stone, A. N., Serrata C., Martinez, K. (April). Small Town Values: Exploring the Values of Latina College Student from Rural Communities. Research Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX. Allen, T. O., Stone, A. N., Dinh, T., Palmer, R. T., Maramba, D., & Saenz, V. (April). Belonging in HBCUs: Understanding the Perceptions of Latino Male Students. Research Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX. Stone, A. N. & Gururaj, S. (April). City-University-Community Partnerships to Address Critical Societal Issues: A Case Study. Roundtable to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, TX. 2016 Stone, A. N. (November). Not the Exception, but the Rural: Arguing for a Critical Approach to Researching Rural Students. Scholarly Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Columbus, OH. Stone, A. N. (August). Understanding Rural College Students: How Cultural Wealth and a New Consciousness Could Ease Tensions. Pre-Symposium Roundtable presented at the Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium (THES), Austin, TX. Jasinski, L. & Stone, A. N. (August). Conducting Pilot Studies: Learn from Our Mistakes. Workshop presented at the Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium (THES), Austin, TX. Stone, A. N. (June). Matrix and Place: Understanding the Role of Rurality in Collins' Matrix of Domination. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA), Denver, CO. Stone, A. N. (April). Small Town Values: Values Formation in College-Bound Seniors from Rural Communities. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC. Reddick, R., Johnson, E., Jones, A., Lowe, T., Stone, A. N. & Thomas, J. (March). Resilience, Reconciliation, and Redemption: An Initial Historical Sketch of Pioneering Black Students in the Plan II Honors Program. Scholarly paper presented at the annual conference for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), Indianapolis, IN. 2015 Pritchett, K., Stone, A. N., & Lowe, T. (November). Service-Learning as a Tool for Student Engagement On and Off Campus. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Denver, CO. Allen, T. O. & Stone, A. N. (November). Degrees of Separation: Latino Students Transitioning to an HBCU. Research Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Denver, CO. Stone, A. N. (April). Casting Shadows: How Rural Northeast Texas Dimmed the Light of Progress. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL. Lu, C., Stone, A. N., Mercedez, C.L., Heaven, A. (April). Bridging the Gap: A Case Study Examining Student Success in a Summer Bridge Program. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL. Pritchett, K., Stone, A. N. & Gururaj, S. (February). Creating Community On-Campus, Reaching Community Off-Campus: Assessing Impact of Service-Learning. Concurrent Assessed Initiative Session at the 34th Annual Conference on The First Year Experience (FYE), Dallas, TX. Lu, C., Mercedez, C.L., Stone, A. N. & Heaven, A., (February). Bridging the Gap: Student Success in a Summer Bridge Program. Concurrent Research Session at the 34th Annual Conference on The First Year Experience (FYE), Dallas, TX. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INVITED TALKS 2018 Exploring the Landscape of Higher Education in the US: Looking to the Past to Understand the Present International Visitor Leadership Program, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State 2017 Vision and Branding Building Organizational Leadership Development (BOLD), Syracuse University Where No Place is Home: Understanding Rural Students in Higher Education Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, TN Strengths and Community Engagement: Translating Personal Strengths into Asset-Based Community Service Alternative Breaks Trip Kick-off, Austin Texas Using Strengths in Teams LA 212C: Community Organizing and Leadership Development in Austin, Dr. Suchi Gururaj Crafting a Compelling Argument – Facilitator BA 324: Business Communication, Dr. Katie Pritchett 2016 Graduate Student Panel – Panelist Critical Race Studies in Education Association, Pre-Conference Research as Assessment: A Deeper Examination for More