CURRICULUM VITAE
TODD A. DeMITCHELL
John and H. Irene Peters Professor of Education
306 Morrill Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-5043
todd.demitchell@unh.edu
EDUCATION
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Post-Doctorate, Visiting Scholar, 1989-1990
School Law and Educational Policy
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), 1979
Educational Administration, concentration in Organization and Control;
Minor Fields: Higher Education and
European Intellectual History (Washington State University)
Dissertation: Teacher Rights: Realignment and Response
University of California, Davis, California
Master of Arts (M.A.), 1990
Philosophy of Education
Thesis: Education in Utopia and Dystopia: A Philosophical Inquiry
University of La Verne, La Verne, California
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), 1973
American Intellectual History
Thesis: Francois Marie Charles Fourier and His Impact on Middle Reform America
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1969
History
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Faculty Fellow/ Co-Chair, Advancing Chairs as Leaders (Senior Vice-Provost, Office of Engagement and
Academic Outreach), 2014-Present
Department of Education
John and H. Irene Peters Professor of Education, 2014-Present
Professor, 2002-Present
Associate Professor, 1996-1999, 2001-2002
Assistant Professor, 1990-1996
Leadership Positions
Chair elected, 2001-2004, re-elected, 2008-2011
Associate Chair elected, 1995-1996, re-elected 1996-1998, re-elected 2007-2008.
Coordinator of Graduate Studies elected, 1993-1995
Coordinator, Administration and Supervision Program, 1998-1999
Administration and Supervision Program Courses
School Law
Policy, Politics, & Planning in Education
Collective Bargaining in Public Education
Change Process in Education
Educational Program Evaluation
Educational Finance and Business Management
The Principalship (designed this course)
Human Resources in Education
Laws & Regulations in Special Education (taught as a hybrid course)
School Facilities
Leadership & Policy Studies Ph.D. Area of Inquiry Courses
Students and Higher Education Law (designed this online course)
Faculty and Higher Education Law (designed this online course)
Policy and Politics of Higher Education (designed this course)
Leadership in the Schools and Colleges: Directed Readings (designed this course for both higher ed. & K-12)
Foundations of Higher Education (designed this course)
History of Higher Education (designed this course)
Teacher Education Program Courses
Students, Teachers, and the Law (designed this course, cross listed with Justice Studies, also taught online)
Education Structure and Change
Education in America: Backgrounds, Structure, and Function
Governance of American Schools
Justice Studies Program
Lamberton Professor of Justice Studies: 2010-2013
Coordinator of Graduate Studies: 2004-2007
Justice Studies Courses
Senior Seminar: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Public Schools (designed his course)
Senior Seminar: The Constitution and the Public Schools (designed this course)
Students, Teachers, and the Law (designed this course, cross listed with Education)
Humanities Program Courses
Introduction to the Humanities
•Utopia to Dystopia: A Return to Eden? (designed this module)
•Dystopia: The Dark Side of Fantasy (designed this module)
•Humanities and Education: Society and the Formation of Character
Sonoma State University, School of Education, Rohnert Park, California
Associate Professor, fall 1999, spring 2000, fall 2000
Leadership Positions
Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education, Fall 2000
Coordinator, Educational Leadership Program, Spring 2000
Educational Leadership (courses taught)
Organization, Theory, Planning and Application
Reflective Leadership
Fiscal and Human Resource Management
Teacher Education (courses taught)
School and Society
National Center for Educational Leadership, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Research Associate, 1989-1990. I worked with Lee Bolman.
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Adjunct Instructor, 1988
Educational Finance and Law
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United States International University, San Diego, California
Adjunct Instructor, 1987
Management of School Personnel
University of La Verne, La Verne, California
Adjunct Instructor, 1985-1986
Organization of the Educational Program;
School Governance
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Guest Lecturer, 1981-1982
School Law
National University, San Diego, California
Core Professor, 1980-1986
School Law
Seminar in Educational Administration
Philosophy, Theory and Administrative Practice
Administrative Services Credential Committee, Member
Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential Committee, Member
Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California
Instructor, History Department, 1974-1976
United States History
World Civilizations
University of La Verne, La Verne, California
Instructor, History Department, 1972
Utopian and Dystopian Thought
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Personnel and Labor Relations, Travis Unified School District, Travis AFB,
California. 1986-1989, (K-12 district) 7 schools, 5,000 students
Superintendent/Principal, Pauma School District, Pauma Valley, California. 1983-1986
(K-8 district) 2 schools, 360 students
Principal, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, Fallbrook, California. 1980-1983
(K-8 school) 650 students
Assistant Principal, Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, Fallbrook, California.
1978-1980, (K-6 school) 790 students
Lead Teacher, South Bay Union School District, Imperial Beach, California. 1975-1978
(K-6 school) 450 students
Teacher (4/5 combination class mentally gifted cluster, cluster leader), South Bay Union
School District, Imperial Beach, California. 1974-1975, (K-6 school) 680 students
Teacher (4th grade), Pomona Unified School District, Pomona, California. 1969-1971
(K-6 school) 1,200 students
EDUCATION CREDENTIALS
Standard Teaching (K-8) Life, California
Community College (History) Life, California
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Administrative Services (K-12) Life, California
NOTEWORTHY
John and H. Irene Peters Professor of Education, 2014-present
University of New Hampshire Distinguished Professor Award, 2010.
Lamberton Professor of Justice Studies, Justice Studies Program, 2010-2013
Kimball Faculty Fellow, Department of Education, 2006
Jim Rubovits Award-Best Paper, New England Educational Research Organization, 2003
University Teaching Excellence Award, University of New Hampshire, 1997
Best Paper Runner-up, New England Educational Research Organization, 1994
University of La Verne Athletic Hall of Fame: 2011
• Associated Press Small College All American Linebacker (Honorable Mention)
• Two-time All Conference Linebacker (1st Team--unanimous & 2nd Team --unanimous)
• Team Co-Captain & Most Valuable Player
• Three-time player of the week
• Four-year letterman Varsity Team
• Four-time 500 Club Award
• Outstanding College Athletes of America
Biography has appeared in the following:
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in the East
Who’s Who In Education
Who’s Who in the West
GRANTS
New Hampshire State Department of Education, NH Responds—2008- 2012
University of New Hampshire, Department of Education, Haaland Award Fund--2008
University of New Hampshire, Department of Education Research Grant--2007
University of New Hampshire, Department of Education Research Grant--2005
University of New Hampshire, Liberal Arts Faculty Research Support Grant—2002
New Hampshire State Department of Education Project New Teachers-2—2001 & 2002
Richardson Fund, Alumni Gifts College of Liberal Arts-2001
University of New Hampshire, Department of Education Research Grant for Junior Faculty-1994
New Hampshire State Department of Education-1993
University of New Hampshire, Liberal Arts Faculty Development Grant-1992
University of New Hampshire, Liberal Arts Faculty Research Support Grant-1992
RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP/PUBLICATIONS
Books
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (2015). The challenges of mandating school uniforms in the public schools:
Free speech, research, and policy. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Kindle, Nook & iBook
versions).
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. (2014). Student Dress Codes and the First Amendment: Legal Challenges and
Policy Issues. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Kindle, Nook, & iBook versions).
Reviews
• Bultinck, H.J. (April 2015). Choice Magazine 52(8) http://www.cro3.org/content/52/08/52-4336.full
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DeMitchell, T.A. (2010). Labor Relations in Education: Policies, Politics, and Practices. Lanham, MD:
Rowman & Littlefield Education. (Nook, Kindle & iBook versions)
Reviews
• Hobbs, Leon T. (November 2011). Book Review: Labor Relations in Education: Policies, Politics,
and Practices. The School Administrator 68(10).
• Jacoby, Dan. (2011 January 20) Education Review 13 http://edrev.info/reviews/rev1027.pdf
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S E. (2007) Sexual Orientation, Public Schools, and the Law. Dayton,
OH: Education Law Association.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2006). Negligence: What Principals Need to Know About Avoiding Liability. Lanham, MD:
Rowman & Littlefield Education.
Reviews
• Summarized in Educational Administration Abstracts, February 2008 vol. 73(6,) pp. 77-78.
• Jenkins, J.K. 219 Education Law Reporter 369 (2007).
DeMitchell, T.A. and Fossey, R. (1997). The limits of law-based school reform: Vain hopes and false promises.
Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Co., Inc.
• Cited in the Respondents Brief to the Supreme Court of Missouri, SC87980, Independence-National
Education Association v. Independence School District (2006).
Reviews
• Bartlett M.J. (1998). ELA Notes 33(8): 7. Education Law Association (ELA)
• Michaelis, K (1998). International Journal of Educational Reform 7(1): 96-104.
• Mawdsley, R.D. (1997). International Journal of Educational Reform 6(4): 496-498.
Streshly, W. and DeMitchell, T.A. (1994). Teacher Unions and TQE: Building Quality Labor Relations.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
• Summarized: Educational Administration Abstracts, Oct. 94 vol. 29 Issue 4, p. 436.
Book Chapters/Collected Works
DeMitchell, T.A. The Changing Nature of Teachers’ Unions and Collective Bargaining. In Fenwick W. English
(Ed.) Guide to Educational Leadership and Management. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (2015) 471485
DeMitchell, T.A. Teacher & Administrator Employment Terms. In Allan Osborne & Nathan Roberts (Eds.)
Educators’ Guide to School Law 2012. Education Law Association (2014).
DeMitchell, T.A. Teacher & Administrator Employment Terms. In Allan Osborne & Nathan Roberts (Eds.)
Educators’ Guide to School Law 2012. Education Law Association (2013).
DeMitchell, T.A. Teacher & Administrator Employment Terms. In Allan Osborne & Nathan Roberts (Eds.)
Educators’ Guide to School Law 2012. Education Law Association (2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. Should schools have the authority to require students to wear uniforms? Counterpoint. In
Charles J. Russo (Ed.) School Law. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. Should all public schools adopt dress code policies that focus on student safety?
Counterpoint. In Suzanne Eckes and Charles J. Russo (Eds.) School Safety and Discipline. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications (2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. Labor Relations and the Challenges of Leading. In Fenwick W. English (Ed.) (2011). The
Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice (2 nd Ed.).
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 538-549.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (2011) Pupils: Rights. In Allan Osborne and Nathan M. Roberts (Eds.)
Administrators Guide to School Law 2011. Education Law Association.
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DeMitchell, T.A. (2008). National Labor Relations Act. In Charles J. Russo (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Education
law. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2008). In Loco Parentis. In Charles J. Russo (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Education Law.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Available at http://usedulaw.com/345-in-loco-parentis.html.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2008). Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education: Student-On-Student sexual harassment.
In Charles J. Russo (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Education Law. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Reprinted in U.S. Education Law http://usedulaw.com/243-davis-v-monroe-county-board-ofeducation.html
Cobb, C.D. & DeMitchell, T.A. (2006). Values and policy making. The Sage Encyclopedia of Educational
Leadership and Administration, Vol. 2, 770-772. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Fossey, R. (2006). Collective bargaining. The Sage Encyclopedia of Educational
Leadership and Administration, Vol. 1, 168-171. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2005). Education reform. Burt Feintuch & David H. Waters (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of New
England Culture . New Haven, CT.: Yale University Press, 312-313.
Roberts, N., Fossey, R., & DeMitchell, T.A. (2005). Tort liability. In Joseph Beckman & David Dagley (Eds.),
Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law. Dayton, OH: Education Law Association, 183-207.
DeMitchell, T.A (2005). Unions, collective bargaining, and the challenges of leading. In Fenwick W. English
(Ed.) The Sage Handbook of Educational Leadership: Advances in Theory, Research, and Practice. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2004). Employment issues in the community colleges. In Robert C. Cloud (Ed.). Legal
Issues in the Community College. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 29-40.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2004). The law and student clothing. In David L. Brunsma, The School Uniform Movement
and What It Tells Us About American Education: A Symbolic Crusade. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield
Education, 51-73.
Law Review Articles
DeMitchell, T.A. Onosko J.J. Vergara v. State of California: The end of teacher tenure or a flawed ruling?
Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal (accepted for spring 2016).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Hambacher, E. Zero tolerance, threats of harm, and the imaginary gun” “Good intentions
run amuck,” A necessary policy reconsideration. Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
(accepted for publication 2015).
DeMitchell, T.A., Fossey, R., Kaplan, R. Student off-campus behavior: Extracurricular Activities and the status
of exemplar. 319 Education Law Reporter 609 (2015).
DeMitchell, T.A., Frudden v. Pilling: The School Uniform and Compelled Speech. 312 Education Law
Reporter 1 (2015).
DeMitchell, T.A. Locked down and armed: Policy responses to violence in our schools. 13 Connecticut Public
Interest Law Journal 275 (2014).
Connelly, V.J., DeMitchell, T.A., & Gagnon, D. Teacher evaluation. Principal perceptions of the barriers to
dismissal: Research, policy, and practice. 1 Education Law & Policy Review 172 (2014).
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. Title IX’s “Deliberate Indifference” standard for determining liability under
Title IX when students are sexually abused by school employees: A trust betrayed. 299 Education Law Reporter
811 (2014).
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DeMitchell, T.A. & Onosko, J. J. A parent’s child and the state’s future citizen: Judicial and legislative
responses to the tension over the right to direct an education. 22 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law
Journal 591 (2013).
Paige, M. & DeMitchell, T.A. Arbitration litigation concerning teacher discipline for misuse of technology: A
preliminary assessment. 296 Education Law Reporter 22 (2013).
DeMitchell, T.A., Hebert, D.J., & Phan, L. The university curriculum and the constitution: Personal beliefs and
professional ethics in graduate school counseling programs. 20 Journal of College and University Law 303
(2013).
DeMitchell, T.A., DeMitchell, T.A., & Gagnon, D. Teacher effectiveness and value-added modeling: Building
a pathway to educational malpractice? 2012 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 257 (2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Parker-Magagna, M. Education Law Into Practice: “A ‘Law’ Too Far”? The Wisconsin
Budget Repair Act: Point. 275 Education Law Reporter 1 (2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Parker-Magagna, M. Student victims or student criminals? The bookends of sexting in a
cyberworld. 10 Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal 1 (2011).
DeMitchell, T.A. Education Law Into Practice: Canine drug searches: A law & policy discussion. 269
Education Law Reporter 435 (2011).
DeMitchell, T.A. Bullying and the conundrum of free speech in the United States. 20 Education and Law
Journal 191 (2011) (Canada).
Fossey, R., Eckes, S, & DeMitchell, T.A. Sexual orientation, higher education and the First Amendment:
Several courts consider whether public universities must accept groups or individuals who oppose homosexual
conduct. 267 Education Law Reporter 425 (2011).
DeMitchell, T.A. Counterpoint: Immorality, teacher private conduct, and adverse notoriety: A needed
recalculation of nexus? 40 Journal of Law & Education 327 (2011).
Fossey, R., Eckes, S., DeMitchell, T.A. Anti-gay T-shirt litigation in the Seventh and Ninth Circuits: A conflict
of outcomes, but shared values. 256 Education Law Reporter 1 (2010).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Eckes, S. Sexual orientation and the college campus. 254 Education Law Reporter 19
(2010).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Paige M.A. School uniforms in the public schools: Symbol or substance? A law & policy
analysis. 250 Education Law Reporter 847 (2010).
DeMitchell, T.A., Eckes, S, & Fossey, R. Sexual orientation and the public school teacher. 19 Boston
University Public Interest Law Journal 65 (2009).
• Cited in Gill v. Devlin, 867 F.Supp.2d 849 (N.D. Tex. 2012).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fletcher, S. Do not resuscitate orders in public schools: A conundrum of duty, ethics, and
policy. 235 Education Law Reporter 11 (2008).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. Student speech: School boards, gay/straight alliances, and the Equal Access Act.
2008 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 89 (2008).
Fries, K., Connelly, V.J., & DeMitchell, T.A. Academic freedom in the public K-12 classroom: Professional
responsibility or constitutional right. A conversation with teachers. 227 Education Law Reporter 505 (2008).
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DeMitchell, T.A. & Connelly, V.J. Academic freedom and the public school teacher: An exploratory study of
perceptions, policy and the law. 2007 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 83 (2007).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C.D. Teacher as Union Member and Teacher as Professional: The Voice of the
Teacher. 220 Education Law Reporter 25(2007).
DeMitchell, T.A. Safety sensitive positions and the duty owed to students: From drugs to torts. 217 Education
Law Reporter 789 (2007).
Fries, K. & DeMitchell, T.A. Zero tolerance and the paradox of fairness: Viewpoints from the classroom. 36
Journal of Law & Education 211 (2007).
DeMitchell, T.A. The inadequacy of legal protections for the sexual abuse of students; A Two-Track system.
215 Education Law Reporter 505 (2007).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C.D. Teachers: Their union and their profession. A tangled relationship. 212
Education Law Reporter 1 (2006).
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & LeBlanc, R. Harper v. Poway Unified School District: Schools can ban
demeaning speech toward vulnerable students without offending the First Amendment. 211 Education Law
Reporter 559 (2006).
• Harper v. Poway Unified School District. Renewed Motion for Reconsideration, Federal District
Court, Southern District of California (June 22, 2007).
DeMitchell, T.A., Carroll, T., & Schram, T. Student drug testing policies: The superintendent and the courts.
206 Education Law Reporter 1 (2006).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Carroll T. A duty owed: Tort liability and the perceptions of public school principals. 201
Education Law Reporter 1 (2005).
DeMitchell, T.A. Employment, the law, and the community college: A primer. 192 Education Law Reporter
613 (2004).
DeMitchell, T.A. & DeMitchell, T.A. Statutes and standards: Has the door to educational malpractice been
opened? 2003 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 485 (2003).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C.D. Policy responses to violence in our schools: An exploration of security as a
fundamental value. 2003Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 459 (2003).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Carney, J.J. Harry Potter, wizards, and muggles. The First Amendment and the reading
curriculum. 173 Education Law Reporter 363 (2003).
DeMitchell, T.A. Academic freedom—Whose rights: The professor’s or the university’s? 168 Education Law
Reporter 1 (2002).
• Reprinted in National Association of College and University Attorneys, Academic Freedom and
Tenure Issues, Vol. I (2006).
• Cited by the United States District Court of Puerto Rico in Asociacion de Educacion Privada de
Puerto Rico v. Padilla, 408 F.Supp.2d 62 (D. P.R. 2005).
DeMitchell, T.A. Counterpoint: A new balance of in-class speech: No longer just a “mouthpiece”. 31 Journal
of Law & Education 473 (2002).
DeMitchell, T.A. The duty to protect: Blackstone’s doctrine of In Loco Parentis. A lens for viewing the sexual
abuse of students. 2002 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 17 (2002).
• Reprinted in Jennifer A. Drobac, (2005). Sexual Harassment Law: History, Cases, and Theory.
Carolina Academic Press.
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DeMitchell, T.A. School uniforms and the Constitution: Common dress in an uncommon time.156 Education
Law Reporter 1 (2001).
DeMitchell, T.A. Education Law Into Practice: The educator and tort liability: An inservice outline of a duty
owed. 154 Education Law Reporter 17 (2001).
DeMitchell, T.A., Fossey, R., & Cobb, C. Dress codes in the public schools: Principals, policies, and precepts.
29 Journal of Law & Education 31 (2000).
• Juneau School Board v. Frederick, Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court
(August 28, 2006). Filed by Kenneth W. Starr for Petitioner, Juneau School Board.
• Summarized in Educational Administration Abstracts 35, No. 4 (2000).
DeMitchell, T.A. and Carroll, T. Educational reform on the bargaining table: Impact, security, and tradeoffs.
134 Education Law Reporter 675 (1999).
• Cited in the Respondents Brief to the Supreme Court of Missouri, SC87980, Independence-National
Education Association v. Independence School District (2006).
Einsiedler, L.C. and DeMitchell, T.A. Affirmative action and the model minority in higher education
admissions: A conundrum for Asian Americans. 131 Education Law Reporter 877 (1999).
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & Roberts, N. Title IX liability for school districts when employees sexually
assault children: A law and policy analysis. 124 Education Law Reporter 485 (1998).
DeMitchell, T.A. Security inside the schoolhouse gate: An emerging fundamental value in educational policy
making. 120 Education Law Reporter 379 (1997) .
Fossey, R. and DeMitchell, T.A. “Let the master answer”: Holding schools vicariously liable when employees
sexually abuse children. 25 Journal of Law & Education 575 (1996).
• Cited by United States District Court, Northern District of Iowa in Weems v. Federated Insur. Co.,
220 F. Supp. 2d 979 (N.D. Ia 2002).
• Cited by the Iowa State Supreme Court in Godar v. Edwards, 588 N.W.2d 701, 707 (Iowa 1999).
DeMitchell, T.A. and Fossey, R. At the margin of academic freedom and sexual harassment: Silva v. University
of New Hampshire. 111 Education Law Reporter 13 (1996).
• Reprinted in National Association of College and University Attorneys, Academic Freedom and
Tenure Issue, Vol. II (2006).
DeMitchell, T.A. Private lives: Community control vs. professional autonomy. 78 Education Law Reporter 187
(1993).
• Summarized: Educational Administration Abstracts 28 No. 4 (1993).
Peer Reviewed Journals
Phan, L., Hebert, D.J., & DeMitchell, T.A. (2013). School Counselor Training with LGBTQ Clients: A
Constitutional Conflict. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 7.
DeMitchell, T.A., Kossakoski, S. & Baldasaro, T. (2008). To test or not to test? Drug testing teachers: The
view of the superintendent. Teachers College Record 110: 1207-1240.
Carney, J.J. & DeMitchell, T.A. (2005) Harry Potter v. muggles: Literary criticism and legal challenge.
International Journal of Educational Reform, 14: 2-16.
DeMitchell, T.A., Ayala, E.C., & Weaver, G. (2001) Challenging the boundaries: Bobby’s appropriate
education. An email exchange. International Journal of Educational Reform 10: 356-367.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1998). A reinvented union: A concern for teaching, not just teachers. The Journal of
Personnel Evaluation in Education. 11: 255-268.
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DeMitchell, T.A and Kerns, G. M. (1997). Where to educate Rachel Holland? Does least restrictive
environment mean no restrictions? The Clearing House 70: 161-166.
• Reprinted in Cauley, K.M., Linder, F., and McMillan, J.H. (Eds.) Educational psychology 99/00, 14th
Edition. New York :Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, 54-59.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Carroll, T. (1997). Mandatory drug testing of student athletes: A policy response to
Vernonia School District, 47J v. Acton. Journal of School Leadership 7: 50-68.
• Summarized: Educational Administration Abstracts 32 No. 3 (1997).
DeMitchell, T.A. and Barton, R.M. (1996). Collective bargaining and its impact on local educational reform
efforts. Educational Policy 10: 366-378.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Streshly, W. (1996). Must collective bargaining be reformed in an era of reform?
International Journal of Educational Reform 5: 78-85.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Stipetic, J. (1995). The superintendent, the school board, and free speech: A question of
loyalty. The Clearing House 68: 367-371.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1991). Invocations and the establishment clause: The use of different lenses. The Clearing
House 65: 118-122.
DeMitchell, T.A. and DeMitchell T.A. (199l). Censorship and the public school library: A bicoastal view.
Journal of Research for School Executives 1: 46-52.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1990). Negligent hiring. The Clearing House. 64: 8-10.
DeMitchell, T.A. and DeMitchell, T.A. (1990). The law in relation to teacher out of school behavior.
Education 110: 381-387.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1980). Judicial nonintervention in scholastic matters. College Student Journal
14: 146-148.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1977). The Lau decision and higher education. College Student Journal
11: 344-345.
Teachers College Record Commentaries
Fossey, R., Eckes, S., & DeMitchell, T.A. “It’s Her Fault”: An Illinois School Board Fires a Guidance
Counselor for Self-Pubishing a Sexuall Explicit Advice Book on Adult Relations. Teachers College Record
(September 18, 2014) ID Number 17687.
Eckes, S., DeMitchell, T.A., & Fossey, R. Commentary: A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation: Protecting
the Legal Rights of LGBT Students to Attend the Prom. Teachers College Record (March 29, 2013) ID Number
17072.
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S. Commentary: Not to Decide Is to Decide: Supreme Court’s Decision
Not to Review Four Student Internet-Speech Case Leaves Public-School Educators in a State of Confusion.
Teachers College Record (October 26, 2012) ID 16914.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. Commentary: Zellner v. Herrick: Zero tolerance for educators who view
pornography on school computers. Teachers College Record (June 28, 2011) ID 16453.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. Commentary: The “I ♥ Boobies” case: Educators, not Judges, should define the
boundaries of decent speech in schools. Teachers College Record (May 18, 2011) ID Number 16412.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. Commentary: The Googlization of Public Education. Teachers College Record
(November 19, 2009) ID Number 15843.
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Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S. Commentary: The End of the T-Shirt Wars in the Public Schools?
Palmer v. Waxahachie Independent School District. Teachers College Record (September 28, 2009) ID
Number 155775.
• Reprinted, Horace Mann League (Feb. 5, 2013) http://horacemannleague.blogspot.com/2013/02/theend-of-t-shirt-wars-in-public.html
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fletcher, S. Commentary: Notes on the law and ethics of do not resuscitate orders in
schools. Teachers College Record (March 24, 2008) ID Number15164.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C.D. Commentary: The professional and the union member: A tangled fit. Teachers
College Record (December 12, 2007) ID 14854.
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S. Commentary: Should schools tell parents that a child is lesbian or
gay? Useful guidance from a federal court in California. Teachers College Record (November 8, 2007) ID
14742.
Fossey, R, DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S. Commentary: Sexual orientation and the public schools: the law is
changing and becoming more humane. Teachers College Record (October 16, 2007) ID 14654.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. Commentary: “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” Should not be protected speech in the school
setting. Teachers College Record (March 5, 2007) ID 13717.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. Commentary: Should courts ban demeaning speech in schools? The Ninth
Circuit’s controversial anti-gay t-shirt case. Teachers College Record (December 18, 2006) ID 12897.
DeMitchell, T.A. Commentary: School Uniforms: There Is No Free Lunch. Teachers College Record
(December 14, 2006) ID 12891 (invited).
The Legal Department—International Journal of Educational Reform
• I wrote a section called the “the Legal Department” for the Journal from 1992 to 2001. The decision of topics
for the Legal Department was mine with occasional recommendations/requests from the Editor. The
manuscripts were 25 to 35 pages in length and appeared as triple columns in the Journal.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2001) Teacher bilingual instruction and educational malpractice: California Teachers
Association v. Davis. International Journal of Educational Reform 9: 272-278.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2000). Peer sexual harassment: More than teasing. Davis v. Monroe County Board of
Education. International Journal of Educational Reform 9: 180-186.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2000). Educating America: The nineteenth century common school promise in the twentieth
century. A personal essay. International Journal of Educational Reform 9: 79-86.
• Reprinted in Thomas E. Deering (Ed.) (2001). Essays in history and philosophy of education.
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1999). Pants and hats: Dress codes and expressive conduct as speech. International Journal
of Educational Reform 8: 413-418.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1999). Medical services under the IDEA: A bright line test, Cedar Rapids Community
School District v. Garret F. International Journal of Educational Reform 8: 312-318.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1999). The Confederate flag and the First Amendment: A symbol of pride or oppression?
West v. Derby Unified School District #260. International Journal of Educational Reform 8: 180-185.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Krysiak, B. (1999). School finance reform in the “Live Free or Die” state: A personal,
legal, and policy analysis. Claremont School District v. Governor. International Journal of Educational Reform
8: 89-98.
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DeMitchell, T.A. (1998). Sexual abuse of students: Actual notice and deliberate indifference: The Supreme
Court’s Title IX standard for school district liability. International Journal of Educational Reform 7: 372-379.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1998). Tort liability in the classroom, the science lab, and on the playground. International
Journal of Educational Reform 7: 281-288.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1998). A primer on Section 504: An inservice for educators. International Journal of
Educational Reform 7: 189-194.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1998). Race, a relevant factor? Our fractured view of affirmative action: Piscataway
Township Board of Education v. Taxman. International Journal of Educational Reform 7: 72-79.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1997). A symbolic union?: Public instruction in the private school. Agostini v. Felton.
International Journal of Educational Reform 6: 482-489.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1997). “The right to direct the upbringing of a child”. Parent as sovereign and the state as
educator: A balance of vital interests. International Journal of Educational Reform 6:368-376.
• Reprinted in Janet W. Steverson. (2003).Children and the Law, Vol. 2, The State and the Schooling of
Children. New York: Routledge.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Fossey, R. (1997). Should schools escape liability for sexual abuse? A discussion of
respondeat superior and special relationships: Protection for adults and the school child’s lament. International
Journal of Educational Reform 6:239-247.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1997). Teacher conduct outside the schoolhouse gate: Exemplar or nexus? International
Journal of Educational Reform 6: 91-96.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1996). Student-to-student sexual harassment and Title IX: A conflict in the federal courts.
International Journal of Educational Reform 5:496-504.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1996). Tinkering toward utopia, or dystopia?: A philosophical/policy perspective on
educational reform. International Journal of Educational Reform 5: 356-366.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1996). Speech and religion at the margin. Rosenberger v. University of Virginia.
International Journal of Educational Reform 5: 229-236.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Fossey, R. (1996) Strict liability under Title IX for employee sexual abuse of students:
Leija v. Canutillo Independent School District. International Journal of Educational Reform 5: 107-114.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1995). Student drug testing policies: The Supreme Court decides. Part two. International
Journal of Educational Reform 4: 488-495.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1995). The Fourth Amendment and student drug testing policies: A split decision in the
federal courts. International Journal of Educational Reform 4: 362-368.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1995). Competence, documentation, and dismissal: A legal template. International Journal
of Educational Reform 4: 88-95.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1994). Witches, cauldrons, and “Wicca” in the public school curriculum: Is government
establishing a religion? The courts think not. International Journal of Educational Reform. 3: 474-480.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1994). Security: An emerging fundamental value in educational policy making?International
Journal of Educational Reform 3: 348-353.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1994). A hostile environment: Sexual harassment’s evolving standard. International Journal
of Educational Reform. 3: 220-225.
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DeMitchell, T.A. (1994). Hate speech on campus: “Triggers of action” or “keys of persuasion”? International
Journal of Educational Reform. 3: 89-95.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1993). A “special relationship” and sexual molestation in our public schools. International
Journal of Educational Reform 2: 438-442.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1993). School district liability for negligent hiring. International Journal of Educational
Reform. 2: 180-184.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1993). Collective bargaining, professionalism, and restructuring. International Journal
of Educational Reform 2: 77-81.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1992). Tennessee Educational Improvement Act: A beginning discussion. International
Journal of Educational Reform 1: 412-418.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1992). Miles v. Denver Public Schools: Teacher autonomy, an endangered concept?
International Journal of Educational Reform 1: 298-302.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1992). The legal challenges of restructuring. International Journal of Educational Reform. 1:
171-174.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1992). Fumarolo and Chicago school reform. International Journal of Educational Reform
1: 69-72.
Journals for Professional Educators
Eckes, S., DeMitchell, T.A., & Fossey, R. Breaking social norms at the prom: Is there a constitutional right to
wear gender nonconforming attire to the prom? Principal Leadership (April 2015).
DeMitchell, T.A. & DeMitchell, T.A. (2009). Assessment, accountability and malpractice. The New Hampshire
Journal of Education, XII: 39-44.
DeMitchell, T.A. & DeMitchell, T.A (2007). A crack in the educational malpractice wall. The School
Administrator, 64 (9): 34-36 [invited article].
DeMitchell, T.A. & Carney, J.J. (2005). Harry Potter and the school library. Phi Delta Kappan (October) 87
(2): 159-165.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2000). Financing public education through state lotteries: Leaving funding to chance. School
Business Affairs 66(5): 32-36.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1999). School finance reform: The carousel reform. School Business Affairs 65 (1): 42-47.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1997). The legal confines of school reform. The School Administrator 54 (10): 28-31
[invited article, with sidebar].
DeMitchell, T.A. (1992). Search, seizure, and student drug testing. School Law Journal (New Hampshire
School Boards Association) 14-21.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1990). Tort liability: A primer for prudent principals. Principal 69: 44-46.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1985). Academic freedom: A balanced perspective. Thrust for Educational Leadership
14: 25-26.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1984). Matters of morality: Back seat trysts are not school problems. The Executive
Educator 7:23-24.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1981). What exactly is sexual misconduct? The American School Board Journal 168:33.
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Herrick, S. & DeMitchell, T.A. (1979). Team process identification: Notes from an administrator’s log.
Thrust for Educational Leadership 9:15-16.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1977). Why I wanted to be a vice-principal. Thrust for Educational Leadership 6:4.
Education Law Association: Case Commentaries and Notes
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (April 2015). Frudden v. Pilling (9th Cir. 2014). The Ninth Circuit Throws a
Monkey Wrench Into a Nevada School’s Student-Uniform Policy. School Law Reporter Express: Education
Law Association.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. (May 1, 2013). Hardwick v. Heyward. Fourth Circuit Upholds School District’s
Decision to Bar Student From Wearing Shirts to School that Display the Confederate Flag. School Law Reporter
Express: Education Law Association.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (December 21, 2011). “San Diego Unified School v. Commission on
Professional Competence (2011): Teacher Privacy in a Social Media World.” School Law Reporter Express:
Education Law Association
DeMitchell, T.A. (September 1, 2011). “The Sexual Abuse of a Student: Deliberate Indifference to a Special
Relationship. A School Child’s Lament Heard. Doe v. Covington County School District .” School Law
Reporter Express: Education Law Association
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. (June 1, 2011). “Offensive Speech, a Matter of Public Concern, and Boobies:
B.H. v. Easton Area School District. School Law Reporter Express.” Education Law Association.
DeMitchell, T.A. (August 5, 2010). “Newdow v. Rio Linda Union School District: The Pledge of Allegiance
Passes Constitutional Muster with the Ninth Circuit. An Administrator’s View.” School Law Reporter Express,
Education Law Association.
DeMitchell, T.A. (June 2009). “The quantum leap: From a backpack search to a strip search. The Supreme
Court decides Safford Unified School District No.1 v. Redding.” Education Law Association, Supreme Court
News
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C. D. (2005). “Private choice, public consequences.” ELA Notes (Education Law
Association) 40(3): 12-15.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. (2005). “Man Bites Dog” Story: Federal court rules school district not obligated
by EAA to recognize gay-straight student group. ELA Notes (Education Law Association) 40(1): 12-13, 24-25.
DeMitchell, T.A. ( October 1999). School security: The new fundamental value in educational policy making.
The Columbine effect. ELA Notes (Education Law Association) 34(9): 1,4-5,9,11.
DeMitchell, T.A. and Carroll, T. (November 1997). Student mandatory drug testing, the Supreme Court, and
policy making. NOLPE Notes (Education Law Association) 32(10): 2-5.
DeMitchell, T.A. (June-July 1997). Home schooled students’ part-time enrollment in the public schools.
NOLPE Notes (Education Law Association) 32(7): 4-6.
Practical Education Law Team: Education in an Instant
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey Richard. Logo and Words on School Uniforms Raise Free Speech Questions,
Federal Appeals Court Rules. (Oct. 21, 2014).
Administration & Supervision Policy Briefs
• Policy Brief #06-01 Organized Briefs and co-authored/authored 16 research and court case briefs in addition to
co-authoring (Suzanne Graham was lead author) a study an exploratory analysis of 2004 NHEIP Third Grade
scores and 2005 NECAP scores.
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• Policy Brief #07-01 Author on stream of earnings analysis for collective bargaining.
• Policy Brief #08-01 Co-authored with Mike Middleton brief on middle level math heterogeneous grouping
research.
• Policy Brief #10-01 Author, Canine Drug Searches of Student Possessions: Law and Policy.
• Policy Brief #11-01 Co-Authored with Douglas Gagnon. Student Outcomes, Teacher Effectiveness: Raising a
Cautionary Flag.
• Policy Brief #11-02 Author, Student Free Speech and “I ♥ Boobies! (Keep a Breast)” Bracelets
• Policy Brief #11-03 Author, Title IX’s Deliberate Indifference Standard and the Sexual Abuse of Students: A
Trust Betrayed.
• Policy Brief #12-01 Co-authored with Joseph Onosko, HB 542 and Parental Control: “Shredding” the Public
School Curriculum.
• Policy Brief #12-02 Co-authored with Joseph Onosko & Mark Paige, Amending the New Hampshire
Constitution (CACR 12): Education Will No Longer Be Fundamental to the Citizens of New Hampshire.
• Reprinted in the New Hampshire School Administrators, Champions for Children, Spring 2012
• Policy Brief #13-01 Co-authored with Thomas Schram, Teaching Interns, Professionalism, and the Challenges
of Social Media, March 2013.
• Policy Brief #14-01 Author, The School Uniform and Compelled Speech. June 2014.
• Policy Brief #15-01 Co-authored with Richard Fossey & Ryan Kaplan, Student Internet Speech: Discipline
and Free Speech, Finding the Balance, August 2015.
• Policy Brief #15-02 Author, School Uniforms in New Hampshire Public Schools: Hype or Hope? November
2015.
Opinion Pieces
DeMitchell, T.A. (2015) Does wearing a school uniform improve student behavior? The Conversation (Dec.
15).
DeMitchell, T.A. (2004) Drug search passes legal test. Herald Sunday, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
(December 12) F6.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C. (2002) Reform, not charter schools, is true cure-all. Herald Sunday, Portsmouth,
New Hampshire (June 9) F4.
DeMitchell, T.A. (2001) Nonpublic schools appear to have upper hand under HB 515. Herald Sunday
Portsmouth, New Hampshire (June 17) F3.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1999). Challenges for a reinvented union. Champions for Children June (New Hampshire
School Administrators Association, Concord, NH) 9-10.
Fossey, R. and DeMitchell, T.A. (1997). Litigating school dress codes: Are the courts playing trivial pursuit?
Education Week (March 19) 42, 47.
Book Reviews
DeMitchell, T.A. & Thompson, W. C., Litigation and Organization: Educational Rights in A Deliberative
Democracy, a book review of Realizing Educational Rights: Advancing School Reform Through Courts and
Communities by Anne Newman. Democracy & Education (2014).
DeMitchell, T.A. a book review of The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers: Issues of Employment
and Instruction by Allan G. Osborne, Jr. & Charles J. Russo. 272 Education Law Reporter 39 (2011).
DeMitchell, T.A. a book review of The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s
Schools by Stuart Biegel. 40 Journal of Law & Education 725 (2011).
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Gambling for schools: State lotteries and public education finance,” a book
review of America’s gamble: Public school finance and state lotteries by Thomas H. Jones and John
L. Amalfitano and Selling hope: State lotteries in America by Charles T. Clotfelter and Philip J. Cook
98 Education Law Reporter. 19 (1995).
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DeMitchell, T.A. (1993) a book review of Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice and leadership by Lee
Bolman and Terrence Deal, International Journal of Educational Reform 2: 224-227.
DeMitchell, T.A. (1986). “Take a peek at the corporate cookie jar,” a book review of Perks and Parachutes:
Negotiating Your Executive Employment Contract by John Tarrant, The Executive Educator 8: 35, 33
(invited review).
DeMitchell, T.A. (1984). “Here’s help for clearing six legal hurdles,” a book review of How to Survive As a
Principal: The Legal Dimension by M. Chester Nolte, The Executive Educator: 35 (invited review).
DeMitchell, T.A. (1984). “A dim view of desegregation,” a book review of The Burden of Brown: Thirty Years
of Desegregation by Raymond Wolters, The American School Board Journal 171: 23-24 (invited review).
Journal Review Boards
Member, Editorial Review Board, Education Law Into Practice: 2015-Present
Member, Editorial Board, Education Law and Policy Review: 2013-Present
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership: 2011-2014
Member of the Authors Committee, Education Law Reporter: 1997-Present
Member of the Editorial Review Board, Illinois School Law Quarterly: 1994-1996
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Manuscript Reviewer for American Educational Research Journal: 1998
Manuscript Reviewer for Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis: 2003-2004
Manuscript Reviewer for Social Problems: 2009
Manuscript Reviewer for Teachers College Record: 2009, 2012, 2015
Manuscript Reviewer for Journal of School Leadership: 2010
Manuscript reviewer for Democracy & Education: 2012, 2013
Manuscript Reviewer for Psychology of Violence: 2014, 2015
Reviewer
Carsey Institute Policy Briefs, University of New Hampshire: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Allyn and Bacon: Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’ Rights, 2011
The Icelandic Centre for Research, 2011
PODCASTS
• DeMitchell, T.A. (April 3, 015). Educational Issues: The Duty Owed to Students. Department of Education,
University of New Hampshire. Available at https://cola.unh.edu/education/faculty-podcasts
WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS
• Fossey, R., Eckes, S., & DeMitchell, T.A., (December 9, 2008). Sexual Orientation, Public
Schools, and the Law: New Developments. Education Law Association.
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS/ADDRESSES
DeMitchell, T.A. Liability and the Prudent Principal. New England Principal/Assistant Principal Conference,
New England League of Middle Schools, Portsmouth, NH, November 2015.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Onosko, J. “Here Lies Tenure: RIP. Is the Epitaph on the Gravestone Premature? Vergara
v. State of California.” New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April
2015.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Student Victims or Student Criminals: Sexting in a Cyber World.” Division for Children,
Youth & Families, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Manchester, New Hampshire,
April 2014.
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DeMitchell, T.A. Keynote Address: “Lockdown: Security Responses to Violence inn Our Schools.” Conference,
Dealing with the Potential of School Violence: Security, Interventions, and Psychological Issues. University of
New Hampshire, December 2013. (Invited)
DeMitchell, T.A. Keynote Panel Presentation: “Education Policy: Advocating for New Hampshire Children.”
New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network (NH CAN), Concord, New Hampshire, December 2013. (Invited)
Connelly, V.J., DeMitchell, T.A., & Gagnon, D. “Principal Perceptions of Teacher Evaluations: Barriers and
Influence in an Era of Accountability. Principal Questionnaire, Schools and Staffing Survey (2007-2008.)”
Research in Progress Roundtable, New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, May 2012.
DeMitchell, T.A., Hebert, D.J., Phan, L. “Professional Ethics, Religion, and the Graduate Curriculum: A
Conflict in Counseling Programs.” Colloquium, Department of Education, University of New Hampshire,
December 2011 (Invited).
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Title IX’s ‘Deliberate Indifference’ Standard for Determining School Liability
Under Title IX When Students Are Sexually Abused by School Employees: How Effective Is it in Encouraging
Vigilance by School Officials?” Education Law Association, Chicago, Illinois November 2011.
DeMitchell, T.A. Keynote Address: “Bullies, Threats, and Intimidation: The Conundrum of Free Speech.”
School Bullying: Issues and Strategies, University of New Hampshire, December 2010 (invited).
Fossey, R, DeMitchell, T.A., & Eckes, S. “Sexual Orientation, Higher Education and the First Amendment:
Recent Cases.” Education Law Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada November 2010.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Sexting: Suicide and Child Pornography in a Cyber World.” Justice Studies Program
Colloquium, University of New Hampshire (September, 24 2010) (Invited).
DeMitchell, T.A, Fossey, R. & Eckes, S. “Courting Change: Legal Perspectives on Contemporary LGBT
Issues.” Symposium, School of Law, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts October 2009 (Invited).
Fossey, R., Eckes, S, & DeMitchell, T.A. “Do Students have a Constitutional Right to Express Anti-Gay
Sentiments in the Schools? A Conflict Between Two Federal Appellate Courts.” Education Law Association,
Louisville, Kentucky October 2009.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Paige M. “School Uniforms: The Free Lunch Reform? A Law & Policy Analysis.”
Education & Law Conference, Portland, Maine, July 2009.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Sexual Orientation and Higher Education.” Texas Higher Education Conference, University
of North Texas, Denton, Texas, April 2009 (Invited).
DeMitchell, T.A., Eckes, S., Fossey, R. “Sexual Orientation and the Public School Teacher.” Education Law
Association, San Antonio, Texas, November 2008.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Banned Books, Banned Thoughts & Speech.” Durham Public Library. Durham, New
Hampshire, November 6, 2007 (Invited).
DeMitchell, T.A. “Diversity in Higher Education.” Diversity Leaders Advance. University of New Hampshire,
Durham, New Hampshire, August 30, 2007 (Invited).
Fries, K, Connelly, V. J., & DeMitchell, T.A. “Academic Freedom in the Public K-12 Classroom: A
Conversation with Teachers.” New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
April 2007.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Contested Truths and the Pursuit of Knowledge: A Forum on Academic Freedom.”
Discussant and presenter. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire (February 28, 2007).
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Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & LeBlanc, R. “Straight Talk on Gay Issues in the Public Schools: Using
Common Sense to Avoid Litigation.” (Pre-Conference Session) Education Law Association, Nassau, Bahamas,
October 2006.
DeMitchell, T.A. “The Inadequacy of Legal Protections for the Sexual Abuse of Students.” Kimball Lecture,
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH September 2006.
DeMitchell, T.A., Kossakoski, S.A., & Baldasaro, T. “Mandatory Drug Testing of Teachers: An Emerging
Policy?” New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH April 2006.
Carney, J.J. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Wizards, Witches, and Other Friends: Fantasy and the Law in the Public
Schools.” Brown Bag Scholarship Colloquium, Department of Education, University of New Hampshire,
February 2006 (Invited).
Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T.A., & LeBlanc, R. “Straight Talk on Gay Issues In the Schools.” Education Law
Association, Memphis TN, November 2005.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Carroll, T. “Negligence and Students: Issues, Response, and Knowledge. Tort Liability and
the Principal.” Education Law Association, Tucson, AZ, November 2004.
Fries, M. K. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Zero Tolerance and Substantive Due Process: Conversations with Educators
and Interns on Discipline and Fairness.” New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH,
April 2004.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C. “From the Industrial Union to the Professional Union? Teacher Perceptions of
Professionalism and Unionism.” Education Law Association, Savannah, Georgia, November 2003.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Combating Continual Inequalities” Teaching Race: Race, Culture, and Power in the
Educational Process. University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, October 2003 (Invited)
DeMitchell, T.A., Schram, T., & Carroll, T. “Student Drug Testing in the Public Schools: The Superintendent
and the Supreme Court.” New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April
2003.
DeMitchell, T.A. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Accountability and Educational Malpractice: A New High Stakes Test.”
Education Law Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2002.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Academic Freedom. Whose Rights: The Individual’s or the Institution’s” New England
Educational Research Organization, Northhampton, Massachusetts, April 2002.
• Received the Jim Rubovits Award for the Best Paper of 2003
• Presented in the Distinguished Papers session of the American Educational Research Association,
April 2003, Chicago, IL.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Violence and Terrorism: The School’s Need for Security” University of Bridgeport,
Education Law Conference, Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 2002 (Invited).
DeMitchell, T.A. & Cobb, C. “Policy Responses to Violence in Our Schools: An Exploration of Security as a
Fundamental Value.” Education Law Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 2001.
DeMitchell, T.A. “The Duty to Protect. Blackstone’s Doctrine of In Loco Parentis: A Lens for Viewing the
Sexual Abuse of Students.” Sir William Blackstone Colloquium on Public School Law. Oxford Round Table on
Education Policy, St Antony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, July 2000 (Invited).
DeMitchell, T.A. “Dress Codes: Principals’ Perceptions and Legal Precepts.” Law Education Conference,
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, March 1999 (Invited).
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DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. “Dress Codes: A Study of Perceptions, Policies, and Precepts.” Education Law
Association, Charleston, South Carolina, November 1998.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Race, Affirmative Action, and Education.” Education Law Institute, Franklin Pierce Law
Center, Concord, New Hampshire, August 1998. “Roundtable: Teaching Ed. Law—Developing a Course Plan.”
With Sarah E. Redfield, a Preconference Seminar.
DeMitchell, T.A. “School Reform: The Limits of the Law.” Education Law Institute, Franklin Pierce Law
Center, Concord, New Hampshire, August 1997
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. with Jacobi, P. “Strict Liability Under Title IX for Employees’ Sexual Assaults
Against Children.” American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 1997.
DeMitchell, T.A., Fossey, R., & Carroll, T. “Reform at the Bargaining Table: Can it be Bargained?” National
Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 1996.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Carroll, T. “Mandatory Drug Testing of Student Athletes: A Policy Response to Vernonia
School District 47J v. Acton,” Eastern Educational Research Association, Boston, Massachusetts, February
1996.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Fossey, R. “A Focus on Jello and Belly Dancing: Academic Freedom and Sexual
Harassment, an Analysis of Silva v. University of New Hampshire,” National Organization on Legal Problems of
Education, Annual Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, November 1995.
Fossey, R. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Let the Master Respond: Should Schools be Strictly Liable When Employees
Sexually Abuse Children?” American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 1995.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Rodgers, R. “Legal Issues Dealing with Student Media and the Press,” Education Law
Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, August 1994.
DeMitchell, T.A. & Barton, R.M. “Collective Bargaining: Barrier or Vehicle for School Reform?” New England
Educational Research Organization, Annual Conference, Rockport, Maine, April 1994.
• Selected Best Paper Runner-up.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Negligent Hiring of School Employees,” National Organization on Legal Problems of
Education, Annual Convention, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 1992.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Should there be State Minimum Standards for Public Schools?” Center for Educational Field
Services Symposium, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, October 1992 (Invited
Symposium Address).
DeMitchell, T.A. “Private Lives: Community Control v. Professional Autonomy,” National Organization on
Legal Problems of Education, Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida, November 1991.
DeMitchell, T.A. & DeMitchell, T.A. “Censorship and the Public School Library: A Bi-Coastal View,” New
England Educational Research Organization Annual Convention, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 1991.
DeMitchell, T.A., Wilson, D., & Patterson, F. “Building an Effective Partnership Between Secretary and
Administrator,” Region 4 Fall Conference, Association of California School Administrators, Sparks, Nevada,
October, 1988.
DeMitchell, T.A. “Legal Band Aids, “ Solano County Chapter, Association of California School Administrators,
Fairfield, California, September 1986 (invited).
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DIRECTOR
University of New Hampshire
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Competencies for the 21st Century: Teaching an Understanding of Others, Critical Thinking,, Leadership and a
Sense of Obligation. Perceptions of Educational Leaders. Michael F. Schwartz, New Hampshire State
Department of Education, December 2014.
Understanding the Distribution of Teacher Effectiveness. Douglas Jude Gagnon, Jr., Strategic Data Project
Fellowship (Harvard University) working with the Delaware Department of Education, May 2014.
Peer Mediation in Massachusetts’s Public Middle & High Schools: Perceptions of Educators. Eve I. Noss,
Instructor, Bridgewater State College, MA. May 2013.
Freedom of Speech and Student Conduct: Threats, Rights, and the Standard of Civility. Deborah A. Bemis, Esq.
August 2012.
Independently Innovative: Teachers and Change in Successful Schools. Mary Halpin Carter, Head, Derryfield
School, Manchester, New Hampshire, June 2011.
Educator Perceptions of Policies that May Impact Black High School Male Persistence. Antonio Henley,
Assistant Dean, Biddle Institute, Metropolitan College, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina,
May 2010.
Understanding SLA Through Peer Interactions in a Chinese Classroom: A Sociocultural Perspective. Lei Wu,
Teacher, La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, CA, June 2009.
Engaged Scholarship at Land-Grant Institutions: Factors Affecting Faculty Participation. Lisa Townson,
Assistant Director, Programs, Cooperative Extension, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire,
May 2009.
Faculty Perceptions of the Effects of Collective Bargaining Agreements on their Professional Roles: The New
England Public Higher Education Experience. Nancy J. Hamer, Director of Administrative Services, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire: December 2005.
• Dr. Hamer’s dissertation was published, Faculty in Collective Bargaining Agreements:
Compromising Professionalism or Aiding It? Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag.
Bridging the Gap between Asynchronous and Traditional Learning Environments: Technology for Adult
Learners. Jayne McCormack Pelletier, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Andover College in Portland and
Lewiston, Maine. September 2005.
Exploring Table Talk: Does Dialogue or Debate Correspond to Success and Satisfaction in Teacher Collective
Bargaining? Michael R. Jette, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent, Bedford School District, Bedford, New
Hampshire: May 2005.
Predictors of Parental Notification Policies and Practices for Alcohol-Related Violations at Colleges and
Universities, Gavin Henning, Ph.D. Director of Director of Doctor of Education Program & Associate Professor
of Higher Education Administration, New England College, Henniker, New Hampshire: December 2004.
• Dr. Henning’s dissertation received Honorable Mention by the Association for Student Judicial
Affairs.
Elementary Accreditation: Pro-Forma or Substance? A View from Inside the Schoolhouse Gate. Maryann
Minard, Ph.D., Director of Curriculum, York Public Schools, York, Maine: December 2002.
• Dr. Minard presented a paper on her dissertation at the New England Educational Research
Organization annual conference in Portsmouth, NH in April of 2004. She received the Best Paper
Award for the conference.
Self-Determination and Success Outcomes of Two-year College Students with Disabilities: An Integration of
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Deborah Russo Jameson, Ph.D., Director, Teacher Education
Prtograms, Franklin Pierce College, Manchester, New Hampshire (Co-Director with Professor Barbara
Krysiak): May 2002.
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Alternative Teacher Compensation Systems: Practices and Perceptions as Reported by New Hampshire
Principals. Bradford W. Craven, Ph.D., Principal, Milford, New Hampshire: May 1999
The Teaching Portfolio as a Vehicle for Professional Growth. John Freeman, Ph.D., Superintendent, Pittsfield,
New Hampshire: December 1998.
The College President and the Technology Leader: Defining a New Role in Campus Planning. Elizabeth Ann
Rivet, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Programs in Communications & Information
Management, Bay Path College, MA: May 1997.
An Analysis of the Relationship between Funding Levels and Expenditure Patterns in New Hampshire High
Schools 1985-86 to 1993-94. Thomas Carroll, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, Oyster River Cooperative
School District, New Hampshire: May 1996.
• Dr. Carroll, after a review of his doctoral dissertation proposal, was invited by the University
Council for Educational Administration to attend the National Graduate Student Research Seminar in
Educational Administration for promising scholars in April 1996 in New York City.
Student Satisfaction With Academic Advising: Influences on Retention in Higher Education. Susan C. Wyckoff,
Ph.D., Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dean College, Massachusetts: May 1996.
Performance Management Within Cooperative Extension: Perceptions of Extension Educators in the Northeast
Region. John Pike, Ph.D., Dean and Director Cooperative Extension, University of New Hampshire: May 1996.
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEES
University of New Hampshire
How a Teacher’s Sense of Self-Efficacy and Implicit Theory of Intelligence Relate to Student Achievement in
Mathematics, Meghan Hubacz October 2013
Stuck in the Middle: A Case Study of Conflict Experiences by a First-Time Community College President,
Martha Parker-Magagna, Ph.D., International Consultant: September 2012.
Parent and Teacher Perceptions of School Partnerships in New Hampshire Schools. Brenda Zarnowski, Ph.D.,
Reading Specialist, Moharimet School, Lee, New Hampshire: January 2010.
Where the Inchoate Seeks Form: A Curricular Study of the Rhetorical Tactics Used By the Yale Women’s
Rowing Team in Their Struggle for Gender Equity. Jennie Anne Marshall, Ph.D. RCM Literacy Consultant,
Dover, New Hampshire: May 2008.
Mentoring In the Learning Community: Problematic Practices and Outcomes of Initial Implementation of
Formal Mentoring Programs in Two New Hampshire Public School Districts, Pamela Ann Miller, Ph.D.
Principal, Hawthorne Brook Middle School, Townsend, Massachusetts: December 2005.
The Role-Taking Experience of Undergraduate Peer Tutors in Learning centers: A Cognitive-Developmental
Approach. Margaret Pobywajlo, Ph.D. Director Learning Center, University of New Hampshire-Manchester,
Manchester, New Hampshire: December 2004
Asian American Perspectives of “Living and Learning” An Interpretive Narrative of College Experiences.
Linda Chen Einsiedler, Ph.D., CEO of Connecting Point Solutions: College Advising and Business Technical
Training Consultants Biddeford, Maine: September 2004.
Shifting Worlds: Leading Change in a Quantum Universe. Mary O. Douglas Singer, Ph.D. May 2004.
Connections between New Hampshire Superintendents’ Leadership Orientations and Their Perceptions of
Selected Issues Associated With Politics. Althea Sheaff, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and
Instruction, Nashua School District: May 2003.
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The Manifestation of Leadership in Three High Flying Elementary Schools. Steven T. Kelley, Ph.D., Principal,
Inter-Lakes Elementary School, Meredith, New Hampshire: May 2002.
The Perceived Effects of State-Mandated Testing in New Hampshire. Stephen A. Kossakoski, Ph.D., Chief
Executive Officer, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, Exeter, New Hampshire: May 2000
Analysis of Impact and value of NEASC High School Accreditation Procedures on School Accountability and
School Improvement From 1987-1997. George A. Cushing, Ph.D., Superintendent, Greenland, New Hampshire:
May 1999.
Power Play: Sexual Harassment in the Middle School Elizabeth Allard Chamberlain, Ph.D. Assistant Professor,
Dominican University, Chicago, Illinois: August 1997.
Profiles of Reform in the Teaching of Calculus: A Study of the Implementation of Materials Developed by the
Calculus Consortium Based at Harvard (CCH) Curriculum Project A. Darien Lauten, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of Education, Rivier College, Manchester, New Hampshire: September 1996.
Department of Psychology
The Sexual Paradox in Graduate School: Experiences and Answers Kimberly Ann Smirles, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor of Psychology, Emmanuel College, Boston, Massachusetts: May 1998.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Educator Professional Development
“Team Building in a SAU.” (August 2015) Inservice for SAU #21 Administrators. Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Documentation, Due Process, and Dismissal: Threading the Needle.” (March 2015) A professional
development seminar, Department of Education, UNH, co-presented with Mark Paige, University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth.
Invited Panelist for a presentation by Amanda Ripley on her book The Smartest Kids in the World. (November
2014). Oyster River Cooperative School District, Durham, New Hampshire
“Providing ‘A Safe and Nondiscriminatory Environment for All Students’: A Discussion Among Professional
Educators.” (September 2014). Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
“Bad Behavior, Bullying or Teasing? The Professional Challenge of Establishing Boundaries.” (June 2014).
Greenland School, Greenland, New Hampshire.
“Am I Liable?” (December 2012) M.S.A.D. #60 Fall Conference, North Berwick, Maine.
“Historical and Political Contexts of Public Education.” (November 2012). City Year, Manchester, New
Hampshire.
“Bullying: A Community Forum.” (March 2012) Allenstown School District, Allenstown, New Hampshire.
“Educators’ Responses to Bullying and New Hampshire’s Anti-Bullying Law.” (January 2012). Allenstown
School District, Allenstown, New Hampshire.
“Bullying, Educators, and the Challenges of New Hampshire’s Anti-Bullying Law.” (October 2011). Barrington
School District, Barrington, New Hampshire.
Invited panelist, “Innovation and Reform: A Community Discussion on Education.” A forum sponsored by the
Nashua Telegraph (April 2011) Nashua, New Hampshire.
Inservices, (March 2011) SAU #53 Pembroke, New Hampshire.
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“Professional Boundaries: The Mandatory Role Model and the Educator’s Private Life.”
“Liability and the Educator: Can I be Sued?”
“Student Victims or Student Criminals? Sexting in a Cyber World.”
“Bullies, Victims, Bystanders, and Educators: The Challenges of New Hampshire’s Bullying Law.”(March,
2011). Mast Way Elementary School, Lee, New Hampshire.
“Student Victims or Student Criminals? Sexting in a Cyber World.” UNH Social Work Outreach Center, Dover,
New Hampshire (February 2011) (Invited).
“Sexting in the Public Schools.” (December, 2010) M.S.A.D. #60 Fall Conference, North Berwick, Maine.
“Bullying: Implementing the New Hampshire Law.” (December, 2010) Windham Middle School, Windham,
New Hampshire.
“School Law & Professionalism.” (March 2009) Dover School District, Dover, New Hampshire
“School Law: A Primer for Teachers.” (October 2008) Dover School District, Dover, New Hampshire.
“Responsibility & Liability: Negligence, E-Mail, and Religion.” (June 2007) Nottingham School District,
Nottingham, New Hampshire.
“Negligence and the Educator.” (November 2006). M.S.A.D. #60 Fall Conference, North Berwick, Maine.
“Religion and Speech Inside the Schoolhouse Gate: The Conundrum of Teacher and Student First Amendment
Rights.” (November 2005). M.S.A.D. #60 Fall Conference, North Berwick, Maine.
“Professional Boundaries: The Profession, the School, and the Community.” (April 2004). York Public Schools,
York, Maine.
“Legal Issues for Teachers: Responsibilities and Rights.” (November 2003). MSAD #60 Fall Conference, North
Berwick, Maine.
“Superintendents: From the Killer “B”s to the Crucial “C”s. Evaluation in a New Century.” (May 2003) New
Hampshire School Administrators Association (Keynote Address), Concord, New Hampshire.
“Tort Liability: Professional Obligation, Legal Duty” (March 2002) Oyster River High School, Durham, New
Hampshire
“Tort Liability: Professional Obligation & Legal Duty” (March 2002) SAU #16, Stratham, New Hampshire
“Qualification, Accommodation, and Responsibility Under Section 504” (March 2002) Exeter High School,
Exeter, New Hampshire.
“Assessment for Instruction and Accountability: High Stakes Testing in New Hampshire” (January 2002) New
Hampshire School Administrators Association (Keynote Address), Concord, New Hampshire.
“Tort Liability: Professional Obligation & Legal Duty” (January 2002) Exeter High School, Exeter, New
Hampshire.
“Liability and Confidentiality of School Counselors” (April 1999) Counseling Conference, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.
“A Duty Owed: The Professional and Legal Obligations of Educators” (March 1999) Winnacunnet High School,
Hampton, New Hampshire.
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“Legal Issues for Principals” (April 1998) Southeastern League Principals-Seminar, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire.
“Harassment in the Classrooms and Hallways” (April 1998) Rochester School District, Rochester, New
Hampshire.
“Legal Responsibilities and the Educator” (March 1998) Somersworth School District, Somersworth, New
Hampshire.
“A Primer for Educators on Section 504” (December 1997) Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire.
“A Primer for Educators on Section 504” (September 1996) Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, New Hampshire.
“A Legal Survival Kit for Educators” (August 1996) Raymond School District, Raymond, New Hampshire.
• This was a year long (1996-97) inservice on a series of legal topics in education.
“A Duty Owed: Educators, Students, and Sexual Abuse” (August 1996) Winnisquam Regional School District,
Franklin, New Hampshire.
“Student Discipline: Legal and Professional Considerations” (May 1996) Southwick School. Southfield, New
Hampshire
“A Duty Owed: Educators, Students, and Sexual Abuse” (April 1996) Raymond School District, Raymond, New
Hampshire
“A Primer for Educators on Section 504” (February 1996) Londonderry Junior High School,
Londonderry, New Hampshire
“Inclusion: Does Least Restrictive Environment Mean No Restrictions on the Environment?” (May 1995)
Delta Kappa Gamma (Honorary Educational Society), Rochester, New Hampshire
“Educators and Tort Liability” (March 1995) Rochester Elementary School Teachers, Rochester, New
Hampshire
“Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Considerations” (November 1994) Monroe Consolidated School, Monroe,
New Hampshire
“Educators and Tort Liability” (October 1994) Frisbee Middle School & Shapliegh School, Kittery, Maine
“Harassment Policies: Civil Rights, Civil Responsibilities” (September 1994) Invited Guest Speaker,
Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Durham, New Hampshire
“The Change Process in Education” (March 1994) S.A.U. #51 Alton, New Hampshire
“Personnel Issues in the 90s,” (April 1993) Statewide workshop sponsored by the New Hampshire LEADership
Center and funded by the State Department of Education, Manchester, New Hampshire (organized the workshop
and was also a presenter).
“Tort Liability and the New Hampshire Educator” (February 1993) East Kingston Elementary School,
Newfields School, Kensington Elementary School, and Brentwood School, East Kingston, New Hampshire
“Tort Liability and the New Hampshire Educator” (September 1992) Main Street School & Lincoln School,
Exeter, New Hampshire
“What Does ‘Collective Bargaining’ Mean?” (March 1991) P.A.T. Council, Collective Bargaining Education
Committee, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
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Consulting
Expert Witness
• Michael J. Rossi, Esq. Morrison Mahoney LLP, 250 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210-1181. October 2007:
Tort Liability. Expert witness for defendant. Won on summary judgment.
Education
“The Legal Challenges of Teaching.” (October 2015). Dover School District, Dover, New Hampshire
• Winnacunnet School Board Facilitator for School Board, Superintendent, and Principal Communications and
Goal Setting: 2014
“The Legal Challenges of Teaching.” (October 2014). Dover School District, Dover, New Hampshire
• Winnacunnet School Board, Facilitator for School Board Goal Setting: 2012, 2015
• Superintendent Guilford School District. Research Brief on Student Schedules: 2011
• North Hampton School District, Facilitator for School Board and Administrator Goal Setting: 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• “Collective Bargaining: Do There Have To Be Losers?” Inter-Lakes School District, (School Board and
Teachers Bargaining Team) Meredith, New Hampshire. September 2007.
Service Activities
University of New Hampshire
Department of Education
Promotion and Tenure Committee-Elected: 1993, 1996, 1998-1999, 2006-2008, 2011 (Chair 11-12) -2014,
2015 (Chair 15-16)-2018.
• Sponsor for an assistant professor: 1998 (Teacher Education--promoted with tenure), 2007 (Counseling-promoted with tenure), 2008 (Special Education, co-sponsor with Bill Wansart—promoted with tenure),
2012 (Early Childhood Education—promoted with tenure), 2013 (Teacher Education, co-sponsor with
Sharon Nodie Oja (associate to professor).
• Sponsor and liaison for an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Anthropology Department
and the Department of Education who received promotion with tenure: 2005
Ad Hoc Promotion Committee for Research Faculty 2015-2016
• Chair 2015-2016
• Sponsor for a Research Assistant Professor going up for promotion to Research Associate Professor 2015
Dual Major in Educational Studies Planning Committee
• Co-Chair 2015 to present.
Peer Reviewer for Post Tenure Review
• Associate Professor: 2005, two in 2007, two in 2012, two in 2013, 2015
• Professor: 2006, 2013
Faculty Search Committee:
• 2003 (Special Education), Chair
• 2001 (Special Education/Administration & Supervision)
• 1998 (Teacher Education)
• 1995 (Administration & Supervision)
Doctoral Advisory Committee: 1995, 1998-1999, 2004-Present
Merit & Equity Planning Committee: Chair 2008
Graduate Admissions Committee: 1990-1999
• Chair: 1993-1998
Curriculum Committee: 1993-1998, 2007-2008, 2013-2018
• Chair: 1996-1998, 2007-2008
Affirmative Action Committee: 1995-1998
• Chair: 1995-1998
Executive Committee: 2014, 2015-2017
Justice Studies Program
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Graduate Student Committee: 2004-present
Promotion and Tenure Committee: 2013, 2015
• Co-Sponsor for a clinical associate professor promoted to clinical full professor: 2013
• Co-sponsor for a clinical assistant professor promoted to clinical associate professor: 2015
College of Liberal Arts
Program Review Committee (Harris Committee)-appointed by the Dean: 2012
China Committee: 2009-2010
Policy Committee: 2003-2004, 2009 (Fall), 2010-2012 (Secretary, 2010-2011), Chair (2011-2012)
Executive Committee: 1997-1998, 2001-2004, 2008-2011
Promotion and Tenure Committee-Elected: 1997-1999, 2007-2008, 2012-2014
Promotion and Tenure Committee: Requested by the Dean to act as a neutral reviewer in a contested case
(2006).
Unit for Professionals in Education
Head of Unit: 2001-2004, 2008-2011
• Coordinated a New Hampshire Department of Education accreditation review of 33 educator preparation
programs (all were accredited) (2010).
• Coordinating Board-Elected: 1998-1999
Graduate School
Strategic Planning Committee, Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, University of New HampshireManchester: 2008-2009.
Graduate Council-Elected: 1998, 2004-2007
University of New Hampshire-Manchester
Implementation Team: 2014-Present
• Steering Committee: 2014-Present
UNH Manchester Strategic Positioning Advisory Committee: 2013
Thompson School of Applied Science
Thompson School of Applied Science Strategic Positioning Advisory Committee: 2014
Thompson School of Applied Science, Advisory Committee: 2004-2006.
External Review Team for the Thompson School of Applied Science: 2002
University
Faculty Senate-Re-elected (replaced the Academic Senate/Faculty Caucus) 1996-1998. Re-elected 2006-2008,
2012-2014, 2014-2016
• Past, Chair, Faculty Senate: 2014-2015
• Chair, Faculty Senate (elected): 2013-2014
• Vice Chair (elected): 2012-2013
• Library Committee, 2015-2016
• Chair: 2015-2016
• Senate Professional Standards Committee Elected: 2009-2010, Ex Officio, chair 2012-2013
• Finance and Administration: 1996-1997
• Academic Affairs, 1997-1998, 2006-2008
• Chair: 1997-1998
• Agenda Committee: 2012-2015
Academic Senate/Faculty Caucus-Elected: 1992-1994, Re-elected 1994-1996
• Judiciary Sub-Committee: 1992-1993
• Harassment Policy Committee
• Chair: 1993-1995
• Executive Committee-Senate: 1994
• Faculty Council-Caucus: 1994
• Budget & Planning Committee: 1994-1995
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• Academic Standards and Curriculum: 1995-1996
Discovery Program Review Committee: 2014-2015
Sesquicentennial Planning Committee: 2014-2015
President’s Commission on the Status of People of Color: 2013-present (appointed co-chair, 2013-2014)
School of Marine Science and Engineering, Advisory Committee: 2013-2015
NSF ADVANCE IT, Internal Advisory Committee: 2013-Present
University Council on Inclusive Excellence: 2013-2014
Discovery Committee: 2013-Present.
Central Budget Committee: 2013-2014
UNH Writing Academy, Scholarly Coach: 2013, 2014
Physics Library Options Committee: 2013
Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activity Committee: 2012-2013
NEASC Accreditation Review Committee
• Co-Chair Standard 11 Integrity: 2012-2014
• Steering Committee: 2012-2014
Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Standards for Promotion and Tenure: 2011-2012
School of Public Service and Policy, Working Group: 2011-2013
Bias Response Protocol: Ad Hoc Review Committee: 2010.
Performance Management Committee: 2010-2011
Student Designed Majors: spring 2010.
NASULGC Science and Math Teacher Imperative Project: UNH Leadership Team: 2009-2011
UNH Stimulus Plan Committee: 2009
•
Co-Chair Department of Justice Team
Strategic Planning Subcommittee-New Markets: 2009
Celebrating 50-Years of the Civil Rights Movement: Honoring Rosa Parks, A Woman of Courage: 2005
 Planning Committee and Facilitator of “The Law in 3D: Desegregation, Diversity, & Discrimination.
 This program was also presented to The Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the Dover Friends and
the University of New Hampshire, Dover, New Hampshire: January 2006.
Saul O Sidore Lecture Series, Planning Committee:
• Conference: “Education and Opportunity: Can Schools Reduce Inequality” 2008-2009
• Conference: "Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Civic Responsibilities" October 1994
Public Conversations Project: 1998
• Facilitated a month long Community Roundtable in Portsmouth New Hampshire
• “How can the state of New Hampshire and local communities assure an adequate and equitable
education for all of its students?”
University Writing Committee: 1997-1998
Enrollment Projection Committee: 1994-1995
Division of Continuing Education, Faculty Executive Committee: 1994-1999
Search Committees:
• Connect Coordinator: 2013
• Director of Affirmative Action and Equity: 2005
• Vice Provost for Enrollment Management: 1998
University System of New Hampshire
ARRA Competitive Grant Working Committee: 2009-2010 (Represented the Systems Office on this statewide
committee).
New Hampshire Public Television Education Committee: 2008
Ed.D. Cohort Study Committee: 2005
System Academic Planning Council: 1997-1998
Schools/School Districts
Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School, Manchester, NH, Discipline: 2014
North Hampton School District, Facilitator, Task Force on Bullying & Threats: 2014
Ad Hoc Planning Committee for West High School Reform, Manchester, NH: 2013
Manchester School District Steering Committee for Race to the Top grant committee: 2009
Oyster River Cooperative School District. Blue Ribbon Committee on Reorganization: 2009
Exeter Regional Cooperative School District, Exeter, New Hampshire. January 2007: Program Evaluation
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Epping School District, Epping, New Hampshire. November 2006: Supervision of employees
Nottingham School District, Board of Education. Nottingham, New Hampshire. March-September 2006:
Contract negotiations.
Derryfield School, Policy Development on Employee Evaluation: 2006.
Oyster River Cooperative School District, Facilitator, Apportionment Formula Study Committee: 2003
Stratham School District, Alternative Compensation Committee: 2003
Seacoast Professional Development Center, Advisory Board: 2003-2009
Statewide/State Department of New Hampshire
Constitutionally Speaking: Civic Literacy in Our Classrooms Symposium, Planning Committee: 2013
Superintendent Subcommittee, Professional Standards Board: 2011-2012.
IHE Network: 2011.
Council for Teacher Education: Spring 2011.
Task Force on Effective Teaching: 2010-2011
New England Secondary School Consortium: 2010-2011
Civics Task Force, New Hampshire Supreme Court Society: 2010- 2014(I am also a member of the
Leadership Council, which includes Supreme Court Justice David Souter.)
Education Research Group: 2009-2012
Charter School Advisory Committee, State Department of Education: 2008-2010
NH Responds, New Hampshire State Department of Education: 2008-2012
Franklin Pierce Law Center: 1996-1997
• Ad Hoc Planning Committee for Graduate Degrees in Law and Education
New Hampshire Association of School Principals: 1994-1998
• Screening and Interviewing Team for the Principal of the Year Award
Design Team, New Hampshire's School Leaders Academy: 1992
Strategic Planning Roundtable: 1991-1992
• Planning for Change: A Source Book for Strategic Planning New Hampshire LEADership Center, 1993
National
Membership Chair for New Hampshire for the Education Law Association: 1997-1999, 2008-Present.
Invited External Reviewer for Promotion and Tenure Committees:
• College of Education, Baylor University: 2015 Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
• College of Law, University of Idaho: 2015 Associate Professor to Full Professor
• Lewis & Clark College: 2014 Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
• University of Texas, Arlington: 2012 Associate Professor to Full Professor
• University of Nevada, Reno: 2003-Associate Professor to Full Professor
• Washington State University: 2000-Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Sonoma State University
School of Education
Graduate Studies Committee: 2000
University
President’s Budget Advisory Committee: 2000
Vice President’s Budget Advisory Committee: 2000
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