Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Doctor of Philosophy Education - Science Education - George Mason University - 1999
• Master of Science in Natural Science Natural Science Education - Delta State University - 1994
• Bachelor of Science Biology - Jackson State University - December 1992

• Director, West Tennessee STEM Collaboratory Hub - The University of Memphis - September 2012 - present
• Assistant Professor of Science Education, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership - The University of Memphis - August 2012 - present
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership - The University of Memphis - September 2011 - August 2012
• Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief of Staff - Memphis City Schools - September 2008 - August 2011
• Chief Academic Officer, Academic Affairs - Memphis City Schools - September 2006 - August 2008
• Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching and Learning Academy - Memphis City Schools - December 2005 - August 2006
• Director, Memphis Urban Systemic Program, Division of Mathematics and Science - Memphis City Schools - February 2001 - November 2005
• Director, Delta Rural Systemic Initiative,   - The University of Mississippi - August 1999 - January 2001
• Science Education Specialist, Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Consortium - AEL - September 1997 - August 1999

• Middle School Science Methods - The University of Memphis
• Project Based Instruction - The University of Memphis
• Elementary Science Education Methods - The University of Memphis
• Introduction to Biology - Delta State University
• Advanced Biology (High School) - Greenwood High School
• Physics (High School) - Greenwood High School

• Masters of Science in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership - Jillian Hinesley - 2014
• Doctor of Education in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership - Cretina Stephens - 2017
• Doctor of Education in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership Dissertation Committee Member - Lawanda Hill - 2013

• Improving Teacher Quality Grant - Tennessee Department of Education - $67,438 - January 2012 - December 2013
• West Tennessee STEM Collaboratory Hub - Tennessee Department of Education and Battelle, Inc. - $849,998 - September 2012 - June 2014

• The University of Memphis - ICL Masters Degree Student Research Project Reviewer - Fall 2012
• The University of Memphis - ICL Mathematics Education Faculty Search Committee - Fall 2012
• The University of Memphis - Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member in ICL - December 2012 - December 2013
• West Tennessee STEM Collaboratory Hub - Director - September 2012 - June 2014
• Central High School AdvanceED Accreditation Council - Higher Education Representative - Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

• Macmillan/McGraw Hill Publishing Company - January 2005 - December 2006
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - March 2004 - August 2005
• National Science Foundation - Proposal Review Panel - June 2002
• National Science Foundation - Site Visit Review Team - May 2002
• Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program - Proposal Review Team - May 2002

• Hall, A.  (January 2013).   The West Tennessee STEM Collaboratory.  Presentation delivered to the Northwest Tennessee Superintendent Study Council at The University of Tennessee-Martin in Martin, TN.
• Hall, A.  (November 2012).  Opportunities in STEM Education.  Presentation delivered during the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference in Memphis, TN.  
• Hall, A.  (November 2012).  Emerging Developments in STEM Education and the Next Generation Science Education Standards.  Presentation delivered during the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (August 2012).  The Next Phase of STEM Education.  Keynote address delivered to the Memphis City Schools Science Teacher Inservice session in Memphis, TN.
• Hall, A. (June 2012).  STEM Education and the Next Generation Science Education Standards. Presentation delivered at the Martin Institute Annual Conference in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (December 2005).  Are They Still Being Left Behind?  Featured presentation delivered at the National Science Teachers Association Regional Conference in Nashville, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (February 2003).  Mid-point Review Presentation for the Memphis Urban Systemic Program.  Presentation delivered to the National Science Foundation Reverse Site Visit Panel for Educational Systems Reform in Arlington, VA. 
• Hall, A.  (January 2003).  Improving Instructional Strategies in Mathematics and Science Education.  Presentation delivered at the Memphis City Schools Instructional Improvement Initiative Symposium in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (July 2002).  An Overview of Research-based Curriculum Programs in Mathematics and Science.  Presentation delivered at the Memphis City Schools Principals Academy in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (April 2002).  Site Visit Review Presentation for the Memphis Urban Systemic Program.  Presentation delivered to the National Science Foundation Systemic Reform Review Panel in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (July 2001).  Best Practices in Mathematics and Science Education.  Presentation delivered at the Memphis City Schools Principals Academy in Memphis, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (April 2001).  Site Visit Review Presentation for the Memphis Urban Systemic Program.  Presentation delivered to the National Science Foundation Systemic Reform Review Panel in Memphis, TN.
• Hall, A., Alexander, C.  (August 2000).  Mid-point Review Presentation for the Delta Rural Systemic Initiative.  Presentation delivered to the National Science Foundation Systemic Reform Review Panel in Oxford, MS.
• Hall, A.  (June 2000).  Scaling the Ivory Tower:  Factors Affecting the Matriculation of African American Graduate Students in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology.  Presentation delivered at the Alliance for Graduate Education for Minorities (AGEM) Conference in Jackson, MS. 
• Hall, A.  (May 2000).  Factors Affecting the Achievement Gap Deficit for Racial Minority Students in Mathematics and Science.  Presentation delivered at the AEL Equity Conference in Lexington, KY. 
• Hall, A.  (March 1999).  TIMSS Results and Reactions.  Presentation delivered at the West Virginia Higher Education Symposium in Charleston, WV. 
• Hall, A.  (February 1999).  A Comparison of African American Science Majors Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Majority White Institutions.  Research presentation delivered at the National Association for African American Studies Conference in Houston, TX. 
• Sterling, D. R., and Hall, A.  (January 1999).  Preservice Teachers Ability to Make Accurate Measurements.  Research presentation delivered at the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science Conference in Austin, TX. 
• Hall, A.  (September-November 1998).  What Can We Learn from TIMSS?  Awareness workshop presented to the Tennessee Teachers Study Council in Gatlinburg, Nashville, and Jackson, TN. 
• Hall, A.  (October 1998).  Using Rubrics as a form of Alternative Assessment.  Workshop presented at the Tennessee Science Teachers Association Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Nelsen, R., Sutton, J., Hall, A., Jones, V., and Mitchell, A.  (May 1998).  TIMSS: Reactions and Resources.  Panel presentation aired live via satellite from the Kansas City Public Television Studio, Kansas City, MO.
• Sterling, D. and Hall, A.  (April 1998).  Preservice Teachers Ability to Make Accurate Measurements.  Research presentation at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.  
• Hall, A.  (February 1998).  Factors that Affect the Participation of African Americans in Science.  Presentation delivered at the National Association for African American Studies Annual Conference, Houston, TX. 
• Hall, A.  (December 1997).  What Can We Learn from TIMSS.  Workshop presented at doctoral student seminar for mathematics educators at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.