Tamela Jo Dixon
Graduate Assistant, African American Research and Service Institute

Contact Information
Phone: (740) 590-3069
Fax: (740) 593-0691
Office: 328 Lindley Hall
E-mail: td114705@ohio.edu

Education
Ph.D. Cultural Studies Ohio University, 2012
M.A. Criminal Justice/Tiffin University, 2002,Forensic Psychology
B.A. Criminology Ohio State University, 1999

Primary Professional and Scholarly Research Interests
Race, class and gender inequality in education and the media; at risk youth, in particular those labeled sexual predators and the correlation between crime and gender, race and class

Publications
Addressing the Impact of NCLB on English Language Learners – Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Ph.D., and Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ, Association of School and Business Officials International, 2006

AYP: Making the Grade for All Learners? Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Ph.D., and Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ, Association of School and Business Officials International, 2005

Educational and Professional Presentations and Workshops
Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Ph.D., Judith Oberlander, Ph.D., and Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ. Building Learning Communities and Insight Into Candidates Dispositions In an Online Graduate Course. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio, 2008

Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ and Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Ph.D., Disparity in Discipline Practices: Ethical Deliberations and the Minority Student. Eight Annual Ohio Graduate Student and Faculty Conference – culture, Power, and Ethics: Transformative Leadership in the Global Era. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2008.

Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ. Female Sex Offending: Is it an Epidemic? Paper presented to the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 2007.

Carolyn Talbert-Johnson, Ph.D., and Tamela J. Dixon, M.CJ, Concerns of Equitability and The No Child Left Behind Act. Paper presented to the Midwestern Educational Research Association, Columbus, Ohio, 2005.