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V. Hilton Hallock

 

V. Hilton Hallock

Director, Executive Doctorate Program in Higher Education Management
 
 

Education
1985: BA., Interdisciplinary Studies, The University of Virginia
1989: M.Ed., Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, The University of Vermont
2003: C.A.S., Social Movement Studies/Conflict Resolution, Syracuse University
2003: Ph.D., Cultural Foundations of Education, Syracuse University

Areas of Expertise
Teaching and learning in higher education
The professoriate
Diversity and higher education

Professional Biography
Prior to receiving her Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 2003, Dr. Hallock worked in college and university administration. At Syracuse, she served as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Education and as the associate director for Professional Development Programs for the Graduate School. She was the director of student services at Longwood College and the assistant dean of students at the University of Virginia. Before coming to Penn GSE in 2004, she served as a visiting assistant professor in the Educational Policy Studies department at Georgia State University.

Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. Hallock’s interests center around innovative pedagogy; collaborative learning in both curricular and co-curricular contexts, including issues related to learning communities and service learning; and diversity in changing educational settings. Her current research expands on her dissertation study of the anticipatory socialization experiences of students from underrepresented groups who aspire to the professoriate. She is also engaged in a national survey of programmatic initiatives that enhance the preparation and diversification of new and future faculty.

Courses Taught
EDUC 504: Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
EDUC 569: Administration of Student Life
EDUC 800: Introduction to Qualitative Research

Selected Publications
Hallock, H., & Hurd, S. (2004). Ethics in college teaching. In S.L. Tice & P. Englot (Eds.), University Teaching, 2nd ed. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Engstrom, C.M., Hallock, H., & Riemer, S. (2002). How residents constructed issues of power and authority in a pilot community standards program. In NASPA Journal, 39, 181-203.

Engstrom, C.M., Hallock, H., Riemer, S., & Tinto, V. (2002). Learning communities in higher education. In J. Forest & K. Kinser (Eds.), Higher education in the United States: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Engstrom, C.M., Hallock, H., Riemer, S., & Rawls, J. (2000). Perspectives of democracy: A lens for analyzing students’ experiences in a pilot community standards program. In Journal of College Student Development, 41, 265-278.

Hallock, H., & Jacobi, T. (Eds.) (2002). Using writing to teach. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Engstrom, C.M., Hallock, H., Riemer, S., & Tinto, V. (2000). We’ve been thinking about learning communities. In Education Exchange, 8.

 


 

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