VITA
SHANNON S. LAMB
PO BOX 244 CLEVELAND, MS 38732
slamb@deltastate.edu
Office: (662)846-4098
Cell: (662)-822-5870
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SUMMARY
Doctor of Education degree (ABD), with 42 graduate hours in the academic field of Geography,
18 graduate hours in Geographic Information Science, 18 graduate hours in History, and 18
graduate hours in the academic field of Criminal Justice/Criminology. Seven years of experience
teaching undergraduate geography courses. Trained in human/cultural geography with focus on
public memory and the geopolitical landscape. Other areas of expertise include: Accreditation
processes as pertaining to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE), instructional leadership and social studies curriculum development on both state and
national levels.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education, Delta State University, Spring 2015
Dissertation: Student Perceptions of High-stakes Testing in the Rural Mississippi Delta.
Chair of Dissertation Committee: Dr. John Alvarez
Master of Education: Geography Concentration, Delta State University, May 2007
Thesis: Public Memory Suppression in the Post-Conflict Landscape of Honduras.
Major Advisor: Dr. Mark A. Bonta
Bachelor of Science in Education, Delta State University, May 2003
Social Science Major with Eighteen UA Hours in Mathematics
WORK HISTORY
Delta State University, August 2009 – present
Instructor of Geography and Social Science Education
Program Supervisor for Social Science BSE program
NCATE accreditation coordinator for Division of Social Sciences and History
Courses Taught:
Undergraduate Geography: (a) World Regional Geography
(b) Introduction to Human Geography (c) The Geography of Africa (d) Cultural Geography (e)
Economic Geography (f) Special Topics in Geography (g) Professional Geography (h) The
Geography of Crime (I) The Geography of Multiculturalism and the U.S. Criminal Justice
System (j) Geography in the Digital Age
Graduate Geography: (a) Special Topics in Geography
(b) Professional Geography (c) Economic Geography
Undergraduate Education: (a) Methods in Teaching Secondary Social Studies (b) Methods in
Teaching Secondary Social Studies II (c) Social Sciences in the Secondary Schools (d) Special
Topics in Social Science Education (e) Directed Teaching
Graduate Education: (a) Trends in Teaching the Social Sciences
(b) Social Sciences in the Secondary Schools (c) Directed Teaching
Mississippi Valley State University, Fall 2007 – Fall 2009.
Adjunct Professor/ Geography / Courses Taught: World Regional Geography and Human
Geography, Physical Geography, and Geography of North America
Itawamba Community College, Fall 2008 – Fall 2009
Adjunct Professor /Geography/ Courses Taught: World Regional Geography, and Human
Geography, / On-Line
Riverside High School, Western Line School District, Avon, Mississippi,
August 2006 – May 2009. Instructor/ Mathematics/ Algebra -1/& United States History
Murrah High School, Jackson Public School District, Jackson, Mississippi, August 2005 – May
2006. Algebra –1, Algebra II, Trigonometry and Calculus
Greenville-Weston High School, Greenville Public School District, Greenville, Mississippi,
June 2003 – May 2005. Geometry, Algebra – 1, Algebra – 2, and Calculus
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Association of American Geographers
Political Geography Group: Association of American Geographers
Education Group: Association of American Geographers
Latin American Group: Association of American Geographers
Conference of Latin American Geographers
Southeast Division of Association of American Geographers
National Council for the Social Studies
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Education Association
Mississippi Association of Educators
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Scholarship Board: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elk (Elk’s Lodge – BPOE #148)
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS/PUBLICATIONS
Lamb, Shannon, (Co Author), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS),
National Standards for Social Studies Teacher Education, June 2013.
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/teacherstandards
Lamb, Shannon, (Co Author), Mississippi State Department of Education Social Studies
Curriculum Framework, November 2011. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/docs/curriculum-andinstructions-library/2011-mississsippi-social-studies-framework.pdf?sfvrsn=4
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Lamb, Shannon. Measuring Completers’ Impact on P-12 Student Learning, and the
Effectiveness of Teacher Education Programs: The Impact Assessment Template (IAT), Council
for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, National Conference (CAEP), April 2015,
Denver, CO.
Lamb, Shannon. Geography of the Mississippi Delta Blues: Strategies for Field-Based
Pedagogical Methodologies. Association of American Geographers, April 2015, Chicago, IL.
Lamb, Shannon. Geography of the Mississippi Delta Blues, Alabama-Mississippi Sociological
Association, Annual Meeting, November 2011
Barton, Bonta, Brown, Lamb, Wrushing. Discussion Panel: Blues Heritage Tourism in the
Mississippi Delta, Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association, Annual Meeting, November
2011
Lamb, Shannon. Gender in Education: Battle of the Sexes for the 21st Century, Gender Studies
Group, Brown Bag Luncheon Series, October 2009
Lamb, Shannon. Landscapes of Public Memory Suppression. Association of American
Geographers, April 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Lamb, Shannon. Politics and Public Memory in the Post-Conflict Landscape of Central
America. Delta State University Faculty Research and Scholarship Symposium, April 2007,
Cleveland, MS.
Lamb, Shannon. Geography of Secret Wars. Association of American Geographers, March
2006, Chicago, IL.
Invited Lectures
The Physical Geography of Latin America. Guest Lecture for HIS 301, History of Latin
America, January 2009 Mississippi Valley State University.
The Geography of Secret Wars. Guest Lecture for HIS 437, History of the Cold War, September
2009, Mississippi Valley State University.
The Secret Wars of Central America. Guest Lecture for GEO 505, Geography of Terrorism,
November 2006, Delta Sate University.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Faculty Senate Services Committee (Chair), Delta State University, Fall 2014 - Present
Faculty Senate, Delta State University, Fall 2013 – Present
First Year Seminar Advisory Board, Delta State University, Spring 2014
First Year Seminar Instructor - FYS – 100 – Delta State University, Fall 2014
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Criminology Position – Spring 2015
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Geography Position – Spring 2015
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Sociology Position – Spring 2015
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Sociology Position – Spring 2014
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Sociology Position – Spring 2014
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Sociology Position – Fall 2013
Search Committee (Chair), Delta State University – Geography Position – Spring 2013
Search Committee, Delta State University – Criminal Justice Position – Spring 2012
Albert Nylander Scholarship Award Committee, (Chair), Delta State University, Fall 2013Present
Assessment Committee – Delta State University, Division of Social Sciences and History Fall
2009 - Present
Assessment Committee – Delta State University, College of Education, Fall 2009 - Present
Teacher Education Council – Delta State University, College of Education, Fall 2009 –Spring
2014
Freshman Orientation - GST – 100 – Delta State University -Fall 2009 – Fall 2014
Division of Social Sciences and History, Honors Committee, Albert Nylander Award, Delta
State University, Fall 2010 – Present
Assessor, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, July 2006, Charlotte, NC.
SERVICE TOWARD ACCREDITATION
Auditor - Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) - Fall 2013 -Present
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Each Special Programs Assessor (SPA),( in this case NCSS - Social
Sciences) names three to eight individuals (usually experienced reviewers) to
serve on a SPA audit team. The role of the audit team is to assure that
NCATE review team reports are generated correctly, and that interpretation
of standards and application of decisions are consistent across all programs.
Auditors review the reports completed by SPA review teams and can act as a
“tie breaker” when a review team cannot reach consensus on the application
of standards or recognition decisions. Finally, audit teams make decision as to
“recognized” "not recognized" reports.
Appointed – Lead Reviewer - National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education – Fall
2011
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Lead reviewers act as the head of a three-person review team, and are asked
judge the alignment of programmatic assessment data analysis submitted by
an institution (University/College), and make as objective an assessment
about the degree to which a given program meets national accreditation
standards. Lead reviewers also responsible for compiling the final
institutional report and clearly communicating the strengths and weaknesses
of thee given program in relation to NCSS and NCATE accreditation
standards.
Reviewer - National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education – Fall 2009
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NCATE reviewers are nominated by the specialized professional association
(SPAs) (National Council for the Social Studies) whose national standards in
their specialized field have been adopted by NCATE for use in its
accreditation process. Program reviewers are trained in national accreditation
standards and must attain certification through multiple assessments in their
specific area as well as the NCATE program review process. Reviewers work
as a member of a three-person reviewing team, and are asked to review
program reports submitted by an institution (University/College), and make a
judgment as to whether the program meets accreditation standards and
qualifies for national recognition.
Completed Program Report for continued accreditation of the Social Science B.S.E. program
through NCSS/NCATE, Delta State University - submitted Fall, 2011.
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Successfully applied for and granted seven year renewal of accreditation
through the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) for the Social Science (social science education) BSE program,
Delta State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Social
Science and History, Spring 2012
Programmatic data collection and analysis for National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) Special Programs Assessment (SPA) report Fall/Spring 2009 - Present
Developed assessment and data collection system for Social Science Education Program using
guidelines specific to National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) standards.
WORK SUPPORTING MISSISSIPPI P-12 SCHOOLS
Coordinator for Mississippi’s second congressional district’s We the People: The Citizen and the
Constitution civic awareness program. A federally funded civic awareness program,
administered by the Center for Civic Education. Duties for this position include facilitation of
professional development for P-12 teachers in the areas of social studies and civic education in
preparation for mock congressional hearing competition to be held each year on the campus of
the University of Mississippi. During professional development activities it is my goal to help
teachers to understand the civic awareness curriculum and its use in their individual classrooms.
Local area teachers then select students for participation in the program. After teaching the civic
awareness curriculum for one semester, participating students will receive a civics credit from
their junior high or high school and participate in a “mock congressional hearing” competition.
As the Center for Civic Education’s coordinator of the second congressional district for the state
of Mississippi I also facilitate for travel arrangements for these junior and senior high school
students and their teachers from North Bolivar School District to Oxford, MS for participation in
mock congressional hearing competition held annually by the Center for Civic Education. Along
with these other duties I also serve as a judge at the annual competition. Fall 2009-Present
Coordinator, Higher Education Literacy Council annual meeting and discussion panel DSU,
Spring 2010 - Present
Coordinator, District Wide Mathematics Decathlon, Jackson Public School District, March 2006,
Jackson, MS.
Site Coordinator, After School SATP Test Preparation, Linear High School, Jackson Public
School District, April 2006, Jackson, MS.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, July 2015, Biloxi, MS.
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, July 2009, Biloxi, MS.
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, July 2008, Gulfport, MS.
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, July 2007, Biloxi, MS.
Friends of Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer, June 2006-2010, Shaw, MS.
Mississippi Elks Children’s Summer Camp, June 2006-20010, Hattiesburg, MS.
Mississippi Elks Annual Golf Tournament, June 2005 – 2014, Greenville, MS.
The Annual Jesse Brent Memorial Golf Tournament, June 2007-20014, Greenville, MS.
GRANTS
Delta State University “Year of Service” Grant, Fall 2012 ($500)
Student Engagement Champions, mini grant, Spring 2010 ($300)
Dulce faculty development Funds to attend NCATE, SPA review training, Fall 2010 ($1800)
Awarded faculty development funds from the office of the provost to attend the annual
conference of the National Council for the Social Studies, DSU, Fall 2009 ($600)
Research Grant, from indirect funds, Provost/Office of Academic Affairs (2007), to attend
Association of American Geographers annual conference ($875.00)
New Teacher Academy - Columbia University in conjunction with Greenville Public Schools
(2004), funds to implement “Watch and Learn” experimental project in which students film
group activities in math class. ($250.00)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Received advanced training through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
(CAEP) and promoted to the position of NCSS/CAEP, Special Programs Assessment (SPA)
auditor. Nominated to serve on the CAEP board of examiners. The board of examiners serves as
a governing body for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, working with its
accreditation partners to maintain and update standards and policies concerning the accreditation
of teacher education programs nationwide. Examiners also conduct site visits with universities
under review. Examiners review and analyze accreditation data, interview faculty members and
administrators involved in the accreditation process and make final decisions, as a committee, as
to the final classification of each university’s accreditation status.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Fall 2009- Ongoing
Observation/Evaluation of student teacher interns, throughout the state of Mississippi.
Summer 2015
Mediterranean tour
Summer 2008
Africa Tour
Summer 2007
Southeast and Central Asia Tour
Summer 2006
Central and South America Study Abroad Field Course..
Spring 2006
American Civil War Military Operations, Shiloh, TN.
Fall 2005
Military Geography Field Course, Vicksburg, MS.
Summer 2005
Central and South America Study Abroad Field Course.
Summer 2004
Europe Study Abroad Field Course.
Summer 2003
Europe Study Abroad Field Course.