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Curriculum Vita
Ada F. Haynes
Department of Sociology and Philosophy
Box 5052
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 38505
(931) 372-3815

Education

Ph.D., 1992 – Florida State University (Major:  Sociology, Major Area:  Social Organizations and Change, Minor Area:  Political Economy)

M.A., 1986 – Tennessee Technological University (Major:  School Services Personnel and Psychology)

B.S., 1983 – Tennessee Technological University (Major:  Sociology, Minor:   Psychology)

Appointments

2003 – present, Professor, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Tennessee Technological University

2010-present, Co-Director, NSF Funded Center for Assessment and Improvement of Learning, Tennessee Technological University

2006 – 2010, Quality Enhancement Plan Director, Tennessee Technological University

1998 – 2003, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Philosophy, Tennessee Technological University

1999, Faculty Exchange, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Wales, Bangor

1996 – 1998, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Philosophy, Tennessee Technological University

1993 – 1996, Assistant Professor, Department of Remedial and Developmental Studies, Tennessee Technological University

Current External Evaluation Projects

Siraj, Ambareen (PI). Collaborative Proposal:  Capacity Building in Cybersecurity:  Broadening Participation of Women in Cybersecurity through Women in Cybersecurity Conference.  NSF Grant Funded for $120,817.

Siraj, Ambareen (PI), Talbert, Doug, and Rahman, Mohamed (Co-PIs),  Tennessee Cybercorps: A Hybrid Program in Cybersecurity. Funded by NSF for $3,951,889.

Mahmoud, Mohamed (PI) and Syed Rafay Hasan (Co-PI),  REU Site: Secure and Privacy-Preserving Cyber Physical Systems. Funded by NSF for $359, 972.

Bhattacharya, Debasis (PI) and Debra Nakama (Co-PI). Debasis Bhattacharya; SFS: Capacity Building: Cybersecurity Education Across Disciplines with Focus on Minorities and Women. Funded by NSF for $233,444.

Books

Haynes, A.  (1996.) Poverty in Central Appalachia:  Underdevelopment and exploitation.  New York:  Taylor and Francis.

Selected Articles, Government Documents, and Book Chapters

Haynes, Ada, Lisic, Elizabeth, Goltz, Michele, Stein, Barry, and Harris, Kevin (in press). Moving Beyond Assessment to Improving Students’ Critical Thinking Skills: A Model for Implementing Change. Paper accepted for publication in the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Redding, Michael (under review). National Dissemination of the CAT Instrument: Lessons learned and implications. Paper under review by AAAS and NSF for publication in Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education.

Siraj, Ambareen, Ghafoor, Sheikh, Tower, Joshua and Haynes, Ada. (2014) “Empowering Faculty to Embed Security Topics into Computer Science Courses”.   ITICSE: 99-14.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada & Redding, Michael (2013)  Expanding the Use of the CAT:  Assessing and improving critical thinking.  Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM:  Building a community to transform undergraduate STEM education.  Conference proceedings hosted by the National Science Foundation CCLI Division for Undergraduate Education and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science.

Stein, B. and Haynes, A. (2011)  “Engaging Faculty in the Assessment and Improvement of Students’ Critical Thinking Using the CAT”, Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, March/April:  44-4.

More Articles
Haynes, A. (2011). Book Review of Rebecca Scott’s Removing Mountains for H-Appalachia. April 2011.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. & Drane, Denise (2011).  Getting Faculty Involved in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking in A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, 29-33.Higher Learning Commission

Stein, B., Haynes, A., Redding, M, Tylka, M., Harris, K., & Lisic, E.  (2010). Faculty Driven Assessment of Critical Thinking in Technological Developments in Networking, Education and Automation.  Khaled Elleithy et. Al (Eds.), 55-58,   London: Springer.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada and Harris, Kevin (2009).  Assessing and Improving Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument, Best Assessment Processes Symposium XI.  Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology

Haynes, A.  (2009).  Student Empowerment in Sociology Through Active Learning pgs. 261-271. (Second Edition), Kathleen McKinney, Frank Beck and Barbara Heyl (Eds.) Sage Thousand Oaks, California:  Sage Publishing.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada and Redding, Michael (2007).  Project CAT:  Assessing Critical Thinking Skills. In D. Deeds and B. Callen (Eds.),  Proceedings of the National STEM Assessment Conference, 290-299 , Washington, D.C.:  National Science Foundation and Drury University.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Redding, Michael, Cecil, Misty and Ennis, Theresa (2007).  Assessing Critical Thinking in STEM and Beyond. In M. Iskander (Ed.), Innovations in E-learning, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and Engineering Education, 79-82.

Haynes, A., Mullins, A., and Stein, B. (2004).  Differential Models for Math Anxiety in Male and Female College Students.  Sociological Spectrum 24(3).

Haynes, A. and Harris, Deborah (2003).  Elderly in the Fast Food Lane.  Terazniejszosc Czlowiek Edukacja.2(22), 145-163.

Haynes, A.  (2001).  Student Empowerment in Sociology Through Active Learning, Kathleen McKinney and Barbara Heyl (Eds) Sage Thousand Oaks, California.

Haynes, A. (1999).  Affirmative Action Pictionary.  In I. Winfield (Ed.) Gender and Work.  Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association.

Haynes, A.  (1999).  Hiring Time. .  In I. Winfield (Ed.) Gender and Work.  Washington, D.C. American Sociological Association.

Bransford, J. Haynes, A. Stein, B. and Lin, Xiaodong (1998).  The IDEAL Workplace.  U.S. Department of Education:  Washington, D.C

Boucher, E. & Haynes, A.  (1996).  Faculty Across the Disciplines Respond to Study Skills Content.  Research & Teaching in Developmental Education. 12(2) 31-40.Sage Publishing.

Selected Presentations

Haynes, Ada, Drane, Denise, Lisic, Elizabeth, Basha, Sami (2015). From Local Assessment to Changing Classroom Practices Nationally and Internationally: Improving Students’ Critical Thinking Using the CAT (Critical thinking Assessment Test). Symposium at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Melbourne, Australia in October, 2015.

Haynes, Ada and Stein, Barry (2015). Keynote Address at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar.

Haynes, Ada (2015). “Effective Practices for Improving Students’ Critical Thinking. Workshop” in San Antonio in November. NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Haynes, Ada (2015). “Developing Effective Critical Thinking Assessments in the Classroom” in San Diego in August, NSF-TUES, CAT-Apps Workshop.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Lisic, Elizabeth (2015).  Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Workshop in Boston in March. NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Lisic, Elizabeth (2014).  Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Workshop in Santa Fe in October. NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Haynes, Ada, Stein, Barry, Harris, Kevin, and Lisic, Elizabeth (2014).  CAT-Apps Training Workshop in Knoxville.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin, (2014) Engaging Faculty in Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument. Invited Workshop at Texas A&M Assessment Conference, in College Station Texas in February 2014.

Siraj, A., Ghafoor, S., Tower, J. and Haynes, A. (2014) Empowering Faculty to Embed Security Topics into Computer Science Courses.   Paper Presented at Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education held in Uppsala, Sweden, June 23-25, 2014.

More Presentations
Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Shanks, Kyle (2014).  Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Workshop in Charleston in August. NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Haynes, Ada (2014). Developing Effective Critical Thinking Assessments in the Classroom in Charleston in August, NSF-TUES, CAT-App Training Workshop.

Harris, Kevin, Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Lisic, Elizabeth, & Leming, Katie. (2014). Identifying courses that improve students’ critical thinking skills using the CAT instrument: A case study. Tenth Annual International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, Systems Sciences, & Engineering. University of Bridgeport.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Lisic, Elizabeth (2014).  Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Workshop in Seattle in March. NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Hawkins, David, and Sweeney McKenzie (2014) “Engaging Faculty in Accessing Critical Thinking Skills” Paper presented at Western Association of Schools and Colleges-Academic Resource Conference in Los Angeles, April 2014.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin (2014).  Using CAT-Apps in the classroom.  Invited two-day workshops for the University of Colorado at Boulder, November 2014.

Stein, Barry and Haynes, Ada (2014).  “CAT Updates”.  Presentation at CAT National Advisory Board Meeting in Charleston, SC in August.

Stein, Barry and Haynes, Ada (2014).  Using the CAT and CAT-Apps to Improve Teach and Learning.  Invited Presentation at the University of Washington, March.

Stein, Barry, and Haynes, Ada (2014).  Evaluating new CAT questions.  Workshop at University of New Mexico, March 2014.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, Lisic, Elizabeth, Leming, Katie, Shanks, Kyle (2014).  CAT Analog Training Session.   Tennessee Tech University, July 2014.

Haynes, Ada and Stein, Barry (2014).  Evaluating Cultural Fairness of CAT.  Workshop at Xavier University, April 2014.

Stein, Barry, and Haynes, Ada (2013).   Expanding Use of the CAT:  Assessing & Improving Critical Thinking Skills.  Invited Poster Session of Featured NSF Projects presented at the NSF Atrium in Arlington, VA in January.

Stein, Barry, and Haynes, Ada (2013).  Evaluating Cultural Fairness of CAT.  Workshop at Texas A & M University, April 2013.

Barry Stein, Ada Haynes, Gregory Light, Denise Drane, Meg Skinner, Erika Prager (2013).  Engaging Faculty in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Paper presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Raleigh in October.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Redding, Michael (2013).  Expanding Use of the CAT:  Assessing & Improving Critical Thinking Skills.  Paper Presented at the AAAS & NSF TUES PI Conference in Washington, DC.

Haynes, Ada and Stein, Barry (2013) Evaluating Cultural Fairness of CAT.  Workshop at University of Hawaii at Manoa, August, 2013).

Barry Stein, Ada Haynes, Gregory Light, and Denise Drane (2013).  Getting Faculty Involved in  Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Paper  presented at the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Pierce, Katie (2013). NSF Train-the-Trainer Workshop at Savannah, Georgia March.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin (2013). Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.Workshop at Waikaloa, HI June.NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshoop.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, Pierce, Katie (2013). NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Washington, DC.

Haynes, Ada (2013).  “Using the IDEAL Method to Develop CAT Analogs”.Workshop at Waikaloa, HI June.NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshoop.

Stein, Barry and Haynes, Ada (2013). “Using the CAT as an Assessment Faculty Development Tool”.  Invited presentation for the North Carolina Higher Education General Education Committee in November.

Haynes, Ada and Huddleston, Michelle (2012).  “The University Service Center:  Connecting Community and Economic Development” Tech-Redi Summit at Tennessee Tech. January.

Haynes, Ada, Davenport, Wendy, Salyer, Kaitlin, and Sweatman, Justin (2012).  “Living in a Diverse Community” Invited Diversity Training Workshop.  CASA.

Haynes, Ada (2012)  “Engaging Students and Faculty in Interfaith Service”.  Paper presented at White House sponsored Interfaith Service Conference at Lipscomb University. Engaging Faculty in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada and Drane, Denise (2012) “Getting Faculty Involved in Accessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking” Paper presented at Higher Learning Commission in Chicago, April 2012.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin, (2012) “Engaging Faculty in Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument” Invited Workshop at Texas A&M Assessment Conference, in College Station Texas in February 2012.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Skinner, Meg, and Prager, Erika, (2012) “What the CAT Offers for Assessment:  Engaging Faculty in Assessing & Improving Critical Thinking Skills” Invited Presentation at the Reinvention Center Conference, Washington, DC in November 2012

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada,  Hippensteele, Susan, and Hawkins, David (2012) “Developing Skills for the 21st Century:  Assessing and Improving Critical Thinking” Presentation at the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Academic Resource Conference, April 2012.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Lisic, Elizabeth & Harris, Kevin (2012).  “Effective Practices for Improving Students’ Critical Thinking”.  Workshop at Boulder, Colorado, March.  NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Harris, Kevin, and Lisic, Elizabeth (2012). NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop, San Diego, California in June. .

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Lisic, Elizabeth, Harris, Kevin, and Pierce, Katie

(2012).  “Effective Practices for Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Workshop” at Washington, DC in  November.  NSF-TUES, CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Stein, Barry and Haynes, Ada (2012).  “CAT Updates”.  Presentation at CAT National Advisory Board Meeting in San Diego, California in June.

Haynes, Ada and Huddleston, Michelle (2011).  “The University Service Center:  Connecting Community and Economic Development” Tech-Redi Summit at Tennessee Tech. January.

Stein, B., Gillespie, M. McLawhon, R. and Haynes, A. (2011).  Engaging Faculty in the Assessment and Improvement of Critical Thinking using the CAT Instrument. Presentation at the SACS-COC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Haynes, A. (2011).  Critically thinking Critical:  NSF and Public Television Partnership. Panel Presentation at STEM UnConference at Tennessee Tech University, October 2011.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. & Harris, K. (2011).  Engaging Faculty in Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument, A Pre-Conference Workshop at the Texas A & M Assessment Conference at College Station, Texas.

Grant, M. Hawkins, D., Haynes, A. and Stein, B. (2011).  Getting Faculty Involved in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Paper presented at Western Association of Schools and Colleges- Academic Resource Conference in San Francisco.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. & Drane, Denise (2011).  Getting Faculty Involved in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking.  Paper presented at the North Central Accrediting Association in Chicago.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. & Harris, K. (2011).  Engaging Faculty in Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument, A Pre-Conference Workshop at the Texas A & M Assessment Conference at College Station, Texas.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. and Redding, M. (2011).  National Dissemination of the Critical thinking Assessment Test (CAT), Paper presented at Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM:  Making and Measuring Impacts CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference, Washington, DC

Stein, B. Grant, M. and Haynes, A. (2010).  Getting Faculty Involved in Assessing and Improving Students’ Critical Thinking. Western Association of Schools and Colleges-Academic Resource Conference in Long Beach, California on April 22.

Stein, B. and Haynes, A. (2010).  “Assessing Critical Thinking with the CAT Instrument”. Association of American Colleges and Universities General Education and Assessment Conference in Seattle, Washington on February 19.

Stein, B. and Haynes, A.  (2010).  Assessing Students’ Critical Thinking:  What we are learning from Institutional Use of the CAT Instrument. SACS/COC Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky in December 2010.

Haynes, A., Harris, K. & Lisic, E. (2010).  Tips on Developing an Effective QEP.  Tennessee Technological University.

Haynes, A. (2010).  Quality Enhancement Plan.  Improving Student Learning for Life-long Success.  New Faculty Workshop.

Stein, B., Haynes, A., Harris, K. & Lisic, E. (2010).  CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop. Newport, Rhode Island, November.

Stein, B., Haynes, A., Harris, K. & Tylka, M. (2010). CAT Train-the-Trainer Workshop. Boulder, Colorado, March.

Haynes, Ada (2009).  “Effective Practices for Improving and Assessing Students’ Skills:  Critical Thinking”.  Invited address at Smith College on April 24.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin (2009).  Assessing Critical Thinking Skills. Invited pre-Conference Workshop at Texas A & M Assessment Conference in College Station Texas.  Presented on February 22.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Harris, Kevin (2009).  Assessing & Improving Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument” Paper presented at ABET’s Best Assessment Processes Symposium” in Indianapolis, IN on April 3-4.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2009).  Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument.  Pre-Conference Workshop at SACS/COC Annual Meeting in Atlanta in December 2009.

Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark  (2009).  Developing a Successful QEP.  Workshop at Tennessee Technological University.  Part of QEP Excellence Series.

Haynes, Ada (2009).Tips for a Successful QEP. Workshop at Tennessee Technological University.  Workshop for Recipients of QEP Grants.

Haynes, Ada (2009) Quality Enhancement Plan. Improving Student Learning for Life Long Success. Workshop for New Faculty in August 2009.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2009) NSF Train-the-Trainer Workshop.  Boulder, Co.  March 2009.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2009) Effective Practices.  NSF Train-the-Trainer Workshop.  Hartford, CT. November 2009.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2008).  Assessing Critical Thinking Using the CAT Instrument.  Pre-Conference Workshop at SACS/COC Annual Meeting in San Antonio in December 2008.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2008).  Assessing Critical Thinking.  Paper presented at Southern Association of Institutional Research Annual Meeting in Nashville in October 2008.

Haynes, Ada (2008).  Enhancing Student Learning for Life-long Success. Tennessee Tech University.  New Faculty Workshop

Haynes, Ada (2008).  Toward a Successful QEP.  Presentation to QEP Award winners.

Stein, B. & Haynes, A. (2008).  Developing a Successful NSF Grant Proposal.  Workshop for the Office of Research at Tennessee Tech.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2008).  Critical thinking Assessment Test. Training Workshop in Chicago in October.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Redding, Michael (2008).  CAT National Dissemination:  Assessment and improvement of learning.  Poster presentation at the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program National Science Foundation, Washington, DC in August 2008.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Harris, Kevin, and Tylka, Mark (2008).  Critical thinking Assessment Test. Training Workshop in Nashville in May.

Stein, Barry and Haynes, Ada (2007).  Assessing Critical Thinking Skills.  Paper Presented at SACS/COC  Annual Meeting in New Orleans in December 2007.

Haynes, Ada (2007).  Closing the Loop on Critical Thinking.  Paper Presented at the National Science Foundation, Project CAT Conference at Tennessee Technological University in May 2007.

Haynes, A. (2007). Served on NSF Review Panel for CCLI Social Science in Washington, DC.

Haynes, Ada (2006) Gender Stratification in the United States.  Invited Talk at the University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw, Poland.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Ennis, Theresa, and Cecil, Misty (2006).  Assessing Critical Thinking Skills.  Paper Presented at SACS/COC Annual Meeting in Orlando Florida in December 2006

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada and Redding, Michael (2007).  Project CAT:  Assessing Critical Thinking Skills. Paper Presented at NSF Assessment Conference in Washington, D.C

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, Redding, Michael, Cecil, Misty and Ennis, Theresa (2007).  Assessing Critical Thinking in STEM and Beyond Paper Presented CISSE Conference.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Ennis, Theresa (2005).  Assessing Critical Thinking.  Presented at SACS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia in December 2004.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Understein, Jenny (2004).  Assessing Critical Thinking.  Presented at SACS Annual Meeting in  Atlanta, Georgia in December 2004.

Stein, Barry, Haynes, Ada, and Understein, Jenny (2003).  Assessing Critical Thinking.  Paper Presented at SACS Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee in December 2003.

Haynes, A.  2003 Let Us Tell You About It:  Storytelling in Appalachia.  Southern Sociological Society Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia, April,

Session Organizer.  (Presenters for Session were TTU students)

Chaffin, K. and Haynes A. (2003) Just Wages.  Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings in New Orleans.  March 26-29.

Haynes, A. (2003).  Holding the Road:  Expressions of Appalachian Crafts, Music, Food and Storytelling.  Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings in New Orleans.  March 26-29. (Session Organizer and Presider, Presenters for Session were TTU students).

Hood, C., Barnes, R. Lerner, L. & Haynes, A.  (2002).  Diversity Workshop for Honors’ Mentors

Haynes, A.  (2002).  Recruiting for God.  Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings in Baltimore in April 2002.

Slatten, J, Haynes, A. & Dodson, Meredith, (2002).  Getting RESULTS Both In and Out of the Classroom.  Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Meetings in Baltimore in April 2002.

Haynes, A.  (2001).  Panelist on Forum.  Unity in a Time of Crisis

Haynes, A.  (2001). Erin Brockovich.  Honor’s Mindful Movie Discussion.  Feb.

Hood, C., Barger, B. & Haynes, A.  (2001).  Diversity Workshop for Honors’ Mentors

Haynes, A.  (2001 The Life of Appalachia. Inquring Minds.  Tennessee Technological University.

Haynes, A.  (1999).  Appalachia Today.  Keynote presented at the University of Wales, Bangor

Haynes, A.  (1999).  Appalachian Coal Miners.  Keynote presented at the Intercollegiate Sociology Conference at Gregynog, Wales, United Kingdom

Haynes, A., Mullins, A. and Stein, B.  (1995)  Predictors of Math Anxiety.  Paper Presented at the Mid-South Sociological Society Meetings in Mobile, Alabama.

Boucher, E., Haynes, A. & Richey, L.  (1993).  Classroom  Behavior.  Helpful or Harmful?  Paper presented at Tennessee Association for Developmental  Studies Conference, in November.

Haynes, A.  (1993).  Discussant for the Race, Class, and Work in the South Session of the Southern Sociological Society Meeting in April.

Haynes, A.  (1993).  Comparative Rates of Manufacturing  Surplus Value for Central Appalachia and Other Regions: A Historical Interpretation, 1963-1982. Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Society Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

Boucher, E., Haynes, A. & Richey, L.  (1992).  College Academic Success:  Practical guidance in building a new  course on the success of study skills.  Paper presented at Tennessee Association for Developmental Studies in Nashville, Tn.

Haynes, A. F. (1991).  Poverty in Central Appalachia:  An enigma or a predictable outcome.  Paper presented at the Southern Sociological Conference in Nashville.

Haynes, A. F., (October, 1988). Education Level, Unemployment, and Poverty in Grundy, Franklin, and Marion Counties, presented at Economic Development Workshop, Monteagle, Tn.

Haynes, A. F., (1987) Participant Observational Study of  Cooperative and Aggressive Behavior of Ex-Offenders and  Students in a Halfway House, presented at the Southern Sociological Society Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

Selected Grants

Haynes, Ada (PI), and Stein, Barry (pending). Collaborative Research: Acquiring a Deeper Understanding of How Students Learn, NSF-IUSE, Requested $211,176.00.

Talbert, Doug, Ghafoor, Sheik, Wiant, Kenneth, Eberle, William, and Haynes, Ada (Co-PI) (pending). IUSE/PFE: RED: Preparing 21st Century Computing Professionals Through an Agile Co-curricular/Curricular Model for Equipping, Engaging, and Exciting (ACME3) Computer Science Undergraduates. NSF-IUSE, Requested $2,000,000.

Stein, B., Haynes, A. and Redding, M. (2010).  Expanding the Use of the CAT:  Assessing and improving critical thinking. Grant for $2,499,999 funded by the National Science Foundation # 1022789.

Stein, B., Haynes, A. and Redding, M. (2009)  CAT National Dissemination.  Supplement of $100,000 funded by the National Science Foundation, Award #0901203.

Stein, B. Haynes, A. and Redding M. (2007).  CAT National Dissemination: Assessment and Improvement of Learning.  Grant for $800,000 funded by the National Science Foundation, Award # 0717654

More Grants

Haynes, A (2007).  Service Learning Sustainability at Tennessee Technological University.  AmeriCorp/Vista Concept Paper.  Funded.

Stein, B. Haynes, A., and Redding, M. (2004)  Critical Thinking Assessment in STEM and Beyond.  Grant for $499,996 funded by the National Science Foundation, Award # 0404911

Haynes, A. et. al. (2002). Reducing Recidivism.  Grant funded by the Episcopal  Relief and Development Foundation for $41,392

Haynes, A.  (1997).  Homeless Former Offenders.  Funded Emergency Shelter Grant for $62,946.

Haynes, A., Coble, S. & Lynn, A. (1995). Housing for Very Low Income Individuals.  Grant of $99,000 funded by the  Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

Coble, S. & Haynes, A.  (1994).  Dismas Shelter Campaign.  Grant for $14,160.50 funded by United Thank Offering.

Haynes, A. & Troelstrup, R.  (1994).  The Dismas Experience.  Grant for $5,000 funded by the Raskob Foundation.

Synergistic Activities

  • Interfaith Service At Tech 2011-present Founder and Committee Member.  Our project has been featured at the United States White House Interfaith Service Conference for the past three years.
  • 2009-present-Faculty Advisor, Tennessee Tech University, Service Learning Center
  • Window on World International Festival Director from 1997-98,
  • Window onw World 1999-present Cultural Exhibit Coordinator.
  • SACS-COC Quality Enhancement Plan Lead Evaluator
  • Editorial Board Open Sociology Journal
  • Reviewer Rural Sociology
  • I have travelled to over 30 countries around the world.

Honors and Awards

2015- Distinguished Service Learning Award

2012-Critically thinking Critical won three national awards

2011-Change article, top 10 read articles of the year

2006 – Tennessee Higher Education Committee, Harold Love, Community Involvement Award

2004 – Tennessee Technological University Service Learning Teaching Award

2003- Tennessee Technological University Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

2003 – Tennessee Technological University Outstanding Honors Faculty Award

2001- Upper Cumberland Dismas Founders Award

1998 – Putnam County Business Professional Women’s Association, Professional Woman of the Year

Community Service and Professional Service

  • 2010-2013, REDI for ACTION Appalachian Economic Development Planning Committee
  • 2010- QEP Lead Evaluator for North Texas Health Sciences at Fort Worth
  • 2010-Critical thinking assessment and QEP consultant, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  • 2005-2013, Committee to Develop Help First Website, www.helpfirsttn.org
  • 2008-Capshaw Diversity Festival
  • 2010-SACS QEP Lead Evaluator North Texas Health Sciences
  • Critical thinking assessment and QEP consultant, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
  • 2007-Review Panel for National Science Foundation CCLI-Social Science
  • 2007-QEP Lead Evaluator for Eastern Kentucky University
  • 2007-2014, Review Board for Open Sociology Journal
  • 2007-Coordinator for Speakers for Algood School Diversity Project.
  • 2007- Odyssey of the Mind Judge for the State Competition
  • 2007-2011, Publicity of Friendship International Organization
  • 2006-United Way Allocations Committee
  • 2005 – Appalachian Festival Coordinator
  • 2004 – No Child Left Behind Forum
  • 2004 – Fundraiser for Child Advocacy Center
  • 2004 – Appalachian Fair, Coordinator
  • 2003 – Sociology Club Toy Drive for Needy Children
  • 2002-present, Friendship International Board Member
  • 2002-2007, Co-Editor of Friendship International Newsletter
  • 2001- 2005, Advisor and Co-Founder, RESULTS (Organization to End Poverty)
  • 2001 Organizer of Food Salvage Program on Campus and in the Community
  • 2001- present Advisor and Co-Founder, One World (Organization to Promote Diversity)
  • 2001-Organizer, Unity Circle on Quad for approximately 2000 people
  • 2001-Organizer, Unity in a Time of Crisis Forum
  • 2001-Organizer, Unity Tree
  • 2001-Organizer, Unity Dinner
  • 2001-Organized with Honor’s Service Learning Class, Waltz Down Memory Lane
  • 2001- Travels the World, Capshaw Intersession Class
  • 2000-2001 Organizer of Community Christmas Angel Tree
  • 2001-2003- Tennessee Women’s Economic Council, Job Training Task Force (Tennessee Women’s Economic Council is a Governor appointed committee to work on women’s issues)
  • 2001-United Way Allocations Committee
  • 2000 – Coordinator, Promise of a Love Song
  • 2000 – Coordinator, Chiapas Revisited
  • 2000 – present, Coordinator Cultural Exhibits Windows on the World
  • 2000 – 2002, President, International Community Hospitality Association
  • 1998 – 2006, Upper Cumberland Dismas Policy Committee, Chair
  • 1999-Planning Committee and Consultant, Festival de Amigos
  • 1998 – Director, Windows on the World, International Festival
  • 1990 – 2001, Editor of the International Community Hospitality Association Newsletter
  • 1995 – 1998, Co-Chair, Upper Cumberland Dismas Board
  • 1997 -Coordinator, International Festival
  • 1990 – 1994, President, Upper Cumberland Dismas Board
  • 1991 – 1993 Black Cultural Center Board Member
  • 1990 – 1991, Membership Chair, Upper Cumberland Committee for UNICEF