I specialize in
African American Studies, Cultural Competence with
Diverse Populations, Culturally Responsive Literature,
Diversity/Multiculturalism/Social Justice, Out-of-School
Literacies, and Social/Emotional/Moral Development.
I
developed a theory entitled, “Moratherapy” for use in
Character Education to help educators enhance the moral
development of students:
See-Brinson, S. A. (2005).
Boys don’t tell on
sugar-and-spice-but-not-so-nice girl bullies.
Reclaiming Children and Youth-The
Journal of Strengths-Based Interventions,
14(3),
169-174.
I engage in national, regional, and
local consultation.
I also disseminate information via educational
programs, workshops, television, and radio.
Refereed Publications
Brinson, S. A.
(in press).
Thunder Rose, When Marian Sang, Something Beautiful,
to
Rosa:
Behold the power of African American female
characters.
Young Children.
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Brinson, S. A.
(in press).
“African American literature.”
In N. A. Anderson,
Elementary children’s
literature:
The basics for teachers and parents
(3rd
ed.).
Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
Brinson, S. A.
(in press).
Tell Me a
Story, Mama:
Illuminating the African American
kinship
connection.
Journal of African American Children's Literature.
Scott, J.
C., & Cooley-Nichols, S.,
Brinson, S. A.,
& LeGard, C.
(in press).
Utilizing
assistive
technology in inclusive classrooms-Leaving no child
without.
Journal of
Educational Technology.
Brinson S. A.
(2008).
NGOMA:
Celebrate the “dream” with African-American
literature.
Multicultural Perspectives,
10(2), 100-104.
Scott, J.
C., &
Brinson, S. A.
(2007).
Standards-based instruction:
Balancing the act
of teaching and testing.
Tennessee’s Children,
Winter, 15-18.
Branch, M. L., &
Brinson, S. A.
(2007).
Gone but not forgotten:
Children's
experiences with attachment,
separation, and
loss.
Reclaiming
Children and
Youth-The Journal of Strengths-Based
Interventions,
16(3),
41-45.
Scott, J. C. & Brinson, S. A.
(2006).
Spotlight:
The African American Read-In Chain.
Tennessee’s Children, 1(1),
6-8.
Brinson, S. A. (2005).
Boys don’t tell on
sugar-and-spice-but-not-so-nice girl bullies.
Reclaiming Children and Youth-The
Journal of Strengths-Based Interventions,
14(3),
169-174.
Reprinted in
the Crisis
Prevention Intervention Newsletter (April, 2006).
Brinson, S. A.
(2005).
R-e-s-p-e-c-t for family diversity. Dimensions
of Early
Childhood. Spring/Summer, 33(2), 24-30.
Reprinted in the West Virginia Early
Childhood
Provider
Quarterly.
Winter 2007, 8(1), 11-14.
Taylor, S. I., Brinson, S. A., & Turner, S. B.
(2005).
Nurturing children's spirits using
literature.
The Dragon Lode,
23(2), 9-16.
Scott, J. C. & Brinson, S. A.
(2005).
Spotlight Alice Faye Duncan, wisdom in words.
Tennessee’s Children,
Spring, 6-7.
Brinson, S. A.
(2005).
“African American literature.”
In N. A. Anderson, Elementary
children’s literature:
The basics for teachers and parents
(2nd
ed.).
Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.
Scott, J. C. & Brinson, S. A.
(2004).
Spotlight:
The village of Shelby Henson.
Tennessee’s
Children,
Winter, 6-7.
Brinson, S. A.
(2004).
Good night moon:
Making night care work.
Dimensions of
Early Childhood,
Spring/Summer,
32(2), 9-13.
Brinson, S. A.
& Scott, J. C.
(2004).
Stepping-up to standards-based teaching:
Integrating reading and
math in grades K-2.
Tennessee’s Children,
Spring, 17-19.
Scott, J. C.
& Brinson, S. A.
(2004).
Making a difference: Spotlighting Mr. Chuck.
Tennessee’s
Children,
Spring, 6.
Brinson, S. A.
(2003).
Tea and ironing in the afternoon. Young
Children, 58(3),
55.
Reprinted in D. G. Koralek (Ed.), Spotlight on young
children and play. Washington,
DC: National
Association for the Education of Young Children (2004).
Brinson, S. A.
(2002).
Racial attitudes and racial preferences of
African American
preschoolers as related to the ethnic
identity of primary caregivers.
Contemporary
Education, 72(2),
15-20.
Brinson, S. A.
(2002).
“African American literature.”
In N. A. Anderson, Elementary
children’s
literature:
The basics for teachers and parents.
Boston:
Allyn and
Bacon.
Brinson, S. A.
(2002).
“The uphill climb to erase white racism in
America and its
effects on urban school-aged children.”
In G. Duhon (Ed.), Problems and solutions
in
urban schools. New York:
Edwin Mellen Press.
Brinson, S. A.
(2002).
Live to read. TOP: Tips on Parenting,
4(4), 4-5.
Brinson, S. A.
(2000).
“Fostering high ethnic identity to enhance self
worth in African
American children.”
In G. Duhon, & T. Manson (Eds.), Implications
for teacher
education:
Cross-ethnic and cross-racial dynamics of
instruction.
New York:
Edwin Mellen Press.
Brinson, S. A.
(2000).
Brave hearts:
Healing the hurts of violent child abuse.
Tennessee’s Children,
Winter, 13-15.
Brinson, S. A.
(2000). “Cultivating healthy racial attitudes in
young African American
children.”
In G. Duhon, & T. Manson (Eds.), Preparation,
collaboration, and
emphasis on the family in school
counseling.
New York:
Edwin Mellen Press.
characters before
and after the Civil Rights Movement.
The Dragon
Lode, 15(3),
7-
10.
Dunlap, G., Clarke, S., Jackson, M., Wright, S., Ramos,
E., & Brinson,
S. A.
(1995).
Self-monitoring of classroom behaviors with students
exhibiting emotional and
behavioral challenges.
School
Psychology Quarterly, 10(2), 165-177.
Non-Refereed Publications
Cooley, S. M., &
Brinson, S. A.
(2000).
Parent Assessment Measure:
Primary
caregiver feedback about educational
reform programs in elementary schools in
the Memphis
City School District.
Memphis, Tennessee: Technical report for the
Center for Research and Educational Policy, The
University of Memphis.
Brinson, S. A.
& Mayo, J.
(1999).
"The action plan."
In J. Moore & R. Joseph,
A
system of care
for permanency planning: Children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Technical
report for the Children's Board of
Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida.
Brinson, S. A.
Reading while black (and male).
Manuscript submitted for publication
to the
Dragon Lode.
Brinson, S. A.,
& Hawkins, J. M.
A multicultural paradise:
Are we there yet?
Manuscript submitted
for publication to
Multicultural
Perspectives.
Creative Activities
students enrolled in a
cultural competence course designed for the University
of Memphis
Honors Program.
Sitting Judge Earnestine Hunt Dorse presided, and
Dr. Benjamin
Hooks, Notable Civil Rights Activist, made
the closing remarks. (2001).
Back-To-School Kickoff of East Tampa School-Community
Partnership, produced a
training video of a model of
home/school/community collaboration.
Lockhart
Elementary School, Tampa, Florida.
(1997).
Refereed Papers Presented
Hawkins, J. M., &
Brinson, S. A.
(2008, November).
Pledging allegiance to patriot
books for
elementary classrooms.
Paper
accepted for the 88th Annual Conference
for
the National Council for the Social Studies, Houston,
Texas.
Brinson, S. A.
(2007, November).
America’s next top model:
Culturally responsive
books to spark interest
among diverse populations.
Paper
presented at the 97th
Annual Conference for the National
Council of Teachers of English, New York, New
York.
the 37th Annual Conference for the National
Black Child Development Institute,
Chicago, Illinois.
characters.
Paper
presented at the 16th Annual International Conference
for the
National Association for Multicultural
Education, Phoenix, Arizona.
competence in the 21st century?
Paper
presented at the 96th Annual Conference
for the National
Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, Tennessee.
there yet?
Paper
presented at the 15th Annual International Conference
for the
National Association for Multicultural
Education, Atlanta, Georgia.
Brinson, S. A.
(2004, November).
Boys booked on barbershops.
Paper
presented at
the 94th Annual Conference for the National
Council of Teachers of English,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
literature.
Paper presented at the 1st Annual Reading
Conference for the
Restructuring Inclusive School
Environments, Memphis, Tennessee.
Brinson, S. A.
(2003, October).
Our big, fat, literacy quilt! A
family-oriented print
project.
Paper
presented at the 48th Annual Conference for the
Tennessee
Association for the Education of Young
Children, Memphis, Tennessee.
classrooms.
Paper
presented at the 92nd Annual Conference for the National
Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, Georgia.
children and
families. Paper presented at the 24th
Annual Conference for the
Teacher Education Division of
the Council for Exceptional Children, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
children with exceptional gifts.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference for
Council for Exceptional Children, Kansas City, Missouri.
exchanges.
Paper presented at the Annual Association of
Teacher Education, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
development of ethnic identity in
adolescents with behaviors disorders.
Paper
presented at the 2000 International
Adolescent Conference, Portland, Oregon.
children
from diverse populations.
Paper presented at the 2000 Symposium on the
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional
Learners Division of the Council
for Exceptional
Children, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
families with
children’s literature.
Paper presented at the 45th Annual Conference
for
the Tennessee Association for the Education of Young
Children Conference,
Nashville, Tennessee.
Brinson, S. A.
(2000, February).
A cache of diamonds and pearls: Cultivating
cooperation, compliance, and conflict resolution with effective classroom
management techniques.
Paper presented at the Challenges of Change 2000
Joint
Conference on Children and Youth with
Disabilities from Birth through 21,
Nashville,
Tennessee.
solvers:
Anti-
bullying programs in Early Childhood Programs.
Paper presented at
the Annual Conference for the
National Association for the Education of Young
Children, New Orleans, Louisiana.
solvers:
Anti-bullying programs in Early Childhood
Programs.
Paper presented at
the 44th Annual Conference
for the Tennessee Association for the
Education
of Young Children, Memphis, Tennessee.
Brinson, S. A.
(1998, March).
Soul train
express to graduate school success:
Enrollment,
advancement through the process, and departure.
Paper presented at
the FAMU-USF Minority Research
Internship Training Program at the 11th Annual
Research
and Training Conference, Clearwater, Florida.
approach
designed to enhance the economy and self-sufficiency of
African
Americans.
Paper presented at the Children's Forum, Orlando,
Florida.
Strategies for
working with
ethnically diverse families.
Paper presented at the
Linking Forces VI
Children’s Mental Health Conference for Mental Health
Agencies, Schools, and Parents, Miami, Florida.
Brinson, S. A.,
& Garcia-McFarlane, O.
(1995, October).
African
American and Latino
attributes: Boulevards or barriers for women in the mental
health profession?
Poster session presented at the Women's Research
and Issues in Mental Health
Conference, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
Brinson, S. A.,
& Garcia-McFarlane, O.
(1995, March).
Multicultural Mental Health
Training
Program: A
comprehensive training program for improving service
delivery to multiethnic children and families.
Poster session presented at the 8th
Annual Research and
Training Conference, Clearwater, Florida.
Jackson, M., Ramos, E.,
Brinson, S. A.,
& dePerczel, M.
(1993, September).
Exercising
self-monitoring
to increase task engagement and ameliorate
disruptive behavior.
Poster session presented at the 13th Annual
Meeting for the Florida Association
for Behavior
Analysis, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
the functional assessment process to identify
instructional variables maintaining
task engagement.
Poster session presented at the 12th Annual
Meeting for the
Florida Association for Behavior
Analysis, Orlando, Florida.
focus therapeutic interventions using correspondence
training with children with
challenges.
Poster session presented at the 24th Annual
Convention for the
Association for Advancement of
Behavior Therapy, San Francisco, California.
Honor
2003 Nominee
for the
Outstanding Researcher Award for the College of
Education at
the University of Memphis.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and
importance
and should be taken with painstaking excellence.
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.~