AbigailJames

Abigail N. James

Professional Resume

Abigail Norfleet James

9535 Woodberry Forest Road | Orange, VA 22960-2313

(540) 661-9580 | ajames@rockhouseassociates.org or anj3g@virginia.edu

Academic Preparation

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Attended: 1972-1973, 1997-2001

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, 2001
Area of Specialization: Learning and Cognitive Development
Title of Dissertation: Educating Boys: A comparison of educational attitudes of male graduates of single-sex and coed schools.
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, 1973
Area of Specialization: Adolescents

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Attended: 1965-1970

B. A. in Science Education, 1970
Concentration in Biology and General Science
Nursing School 1965-1967, Women’s College 1967-1970

Teaching Experience

University Level
University of Virginia, Northern Virginia Center

2009 – Course taught – Gendered Schools: Policy, Programs, and Possibilities – Social Foundations of Education graduate course
2008 - present – Course taught - Crisis in the Classroom: Males and Education – Social Foundations of Education graduate course
2004 - Language and Special Education: guest lecture on the influence of neurobiology on language development and on cognitive gender differences

Germanna Community College, Locust Grove, Virginia, 2002-present – Adjunct Professor

Courses taught: Principles of Psychology, Lifespan Human Development, Child Psychology and Psychology of Men and Women
Nursing Camp: guest lecture on stress and stress management

Secondary Schools
Woodberry Forest Summer Experience, 1997-2004

Course taught: Study skills curriculum based on individual learning styles
Educational Consultant
Supervisor of intern program

Woodberry Forest School, 1985-1997

Courses taught: Advanced Placement Psychology (90%+ students attained a score of 3 or better), Quantitative Physical Science, Biology
Mentored Psychology students in preparing independent research projects for presentation to the Virginia Junior Academy of Science

Stuart Hall School, Staunton, Virginia, 1980-1982

Director of Counseling Services
Courses taught: Biology, Human Biology, General Science, Quantitative Physical Science, Pre-Algebra

Blue Ridge School, St. George, Virginia, 1974-1975

Courses taught: General Science and Sex Education

St. Agnes School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1970-1972

Courses taught: General Science, Human Biology, Algebra II and Trigonometry

Publications
            Farace, E., James, A.N., and Alves, W. M. (2001). How does the fairer sex fare? Journal of Neurosurgery, 94, 863-864.
            James, A.N. and Richards, H. (2003). Escaping stereotypes: Educational attitudes of male alumni of single-sex and coed schools. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 4 (2), 136-148.
            Howard, L. and James, A.N. (2003). What Principals Need to Know About Teaching…. Differentiated Instruction. Alexandria, VA: National Association of Elementary School Principals.
            James, A. N. (2007). Teaching the Male Brain. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
            James, A. N. (2007). Gender differences and the teaching of mathematics. Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 12 (1).
            James, A.N. (2009). Teaching the Female Brain: How Girls Learn Math and Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Invited Presentations– for 2007/8
2009 – International Boys’ Schools Coalition annual meeting – Paper presentations: and preconference workshop on Advance Techniques for Teaching Boys
2009 – Council for Exceptional Children – poster: Gender –Based Learning in the Classroom: Is there Evidence of Efficacy?
2008 – American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges – paper: Cognitive Gender Differences and the Teaching of Mathematics
2008 – American Psychological Association annual meeting – poster: Neurobiology and Learning: Why Won’t Boys Read?
2008 – National Conference on Boys and Girls at Risk – Paper Presentations: Teaching the Male Brain and Teaching the Female Brain
2008 – International Boys’ Schools Coalition annual meeting – Paper presentations: Boys and Risky Behavior: Why do they do it and what can we do to help? and Inquiring Boys: Using brain based strategies to develop learning skills as well as a preconference workshop on Teaching the Male Brain
2008 – National Association of Independent Schools annual meeting – presentation with Joseph Cox, Headmaster of Haverford School – Boy Friendly Learning Environments
2007    CHEER Foundation Conference on Leading Schools, Beijing, China – Learning Differences and the Brain
2007    South African Principals’ Association annual meeting, Cape Town, South Africa – keynote speech – Gendered Education and Brain-based Learning
2007    International Boys’ School Coalition, annual meeting – Paper presentations: Teaching the Male Brain, Wake ‘em up in Math Class, and How to Get Boys to Want to Read
2007    International Congress on Single-Sex Education, Barcelona, Spain – keynote speech – Neurobiology and Learning Styles

Awards and Honors
American Psychological Association – 2004 Teaching Tips Contest – second place

Professional Affiliations
American Psychological Association
Member, Division 51 – Psychology of Men and Masculinity
American Educational Research Association
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Gender and Education Association
International Boys’ School Coalition
National Association for Single Sex Public Education

Professional Service
American Psychological Association – Member of the Executive Committee of Teachers of Psychology in the Secondary Schools (TOPSS) – 1994-1996
United Nations – Consultative Meeting on Research Approaches for Very Young Adolescents – 2005
National Association for Single Sex Public Education – Advisory Board – 2005 – Present

Workshops (2008-2009 only)
2009 – Kings Schools, Seattle, WA, professional day training with teachers
2009 – Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools, professional day training with teachers and address to parents
2009 – Boys’ schools in Great Britain and Scotland
2008 – Professional day training sessions with teachers from Salisbury School (CT), University School (OH), Charlottesville Catholic School (VA), boys’ schools in New Zealand, Bridgton Academy (ME), Browning Academy (NYC), Cardigan Mountain School (NH), St. Augustine High School (CA), Jefferson Middle School and Washington Middle School (IL). Wilkinson County (GA), Septima Clark Public Charter School (DC), teachers in gendered schools in South Carolina, Berkeley Carroll School (NY), St. Bernard’s School (NYC), Holy Child Academy (PA), Green Tech Charter High School (NY),. Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart (NJ)

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