Professional Summary
Dr. Terence Hicks has served as a Dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development at East Tennessee State University and Dean for the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University, Texas (Texas A&M University System). Most recently, he has served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor for the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and as a Research Fellow for the National Institutes of Health, National Center of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Currently, Dr. Hicks is serving as a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University.
Dr. Hicks is an accomplished author/editor, an award-winning university Dean, an award-winning author and an experienced social scientist who has over 20 years of service as a research professor. He is a noteworthy scholar who has conducted important research analysis on college student self-efficacy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) research, college retention, high school to college transition, spirituality among college students, psychological well-being of first-generation college students and administrators in higher education. Additionally, he has been interviewed and cited in Diverse Issues in Higher Education, USA Today, Research Alert National Yearbook, Detroit News, Fayetteville Observer, Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Johnson City Press and many university websites, peer-reviewed journals and books.
Dr. Hicks has published (10) ten books on the college student population and over 100 combined research publications and/or presentations. His published work and books has been adopted and used in the classroom at both the high school and university levels. Dr. Hicks holds a bachelor and master degree from Virginia State University, a doctorate in Education degree from Wilmington University, Delaware and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
Education
- Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Counseling and Counselor Education; Higher Education at North Carolina State University
- Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) in Educational Leadership at Wilmington University, Delaware
- M.Ed. (Master of Education) in Counseling Education at Virginia State University
- B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in Business Administration; Concentration in Management at Virginia State University
Professional Appointments
- Tenured Professor/Former Dean. Clemmer College of Education and Human Development, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, East Tennessee State University
- Distinguished Visiting Professor, Southern Regional Education Board (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Tenured Professor/Former Dean. Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Prairie View A&M University, Texas (Texas A&M University System)
- Tenured Professor/Department Chairperson. Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina (University of North Carolina System)
- Assitant Professor. Department of Education, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (University System of Maryland).
Published Books
1. Hicks, T. (2021). An Educational Journey to Deanship: A Memoir, Rowman
Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, Maryland.
✓ An Educational Journey to Deanship: A Memoir - 9780761872627 (rowman.com)
2. Hicks, T., & Butler, D. & Mondrail, M. (2019). First-Generation College Student
Research Studies, Hamilton Books, Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group.
Lanham, Maryland.
✓ First-Generation College Student Research Studies - 9780761871217
(rowman.com)
3. Hicks, T. & Watson, L. (Ed.) (2018). Black Administrators in Higher Education:
Autoethnographic Explorations and Personal Narratives. Hamilton Books,
Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group. Lanham, Maryland.
✓ Black Administrators in Higher Education: Autoethnographic Explorations and
Personal Narratives - 9780761870210 (rowman.com)
4. Hicks, T. (Ed.) (2016). “Spirituality Research Studies in Higher Education.”
Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc.
✓ Spirituality Research Studies in Higher Education - 9780761867418
(rowman.com)
5. Hicks, T. & Lewis, C. (Eds.) (2015). “High School to College Transition Research
Studies.” Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., Rowman Littlefield
Publishing Group.
✓ High School to College Transition Research Studies - 9780761864783
(rowman.com)
6. Hicks, T. & McFrazier, M. (Eds.) (2014). “College Student Self-Efficacy Research
Studies.” Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., Rowman Littlefield
Publishing Group. ✓ College Student Self-Efficacy Research Studies - 9780761862697 (rowman.com)
7. Hicks, T. & Pitre, A. (Eds.) (2012). “Research Studies in Higher Education:
Educating Multicultural College Students.” Lanham, Maryland: University
Press of America, Inc., Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group.
✓ Research Studies in Higher Education: Educating Multicultural College
Students - 9780761858133 (rowman.com)
8. Hicks, T & Pitre, A. (Eds.) (2010). “The Educational Lockout of African
Americans in Prince Edward County, Virginia (1959-1964): Personal
Accounts and Reflections.). Lanham, Maryland: University Press of
America, Inc., Rowman Littlefield Publishing Group.
✓ The Educational Lockout of African Americans in Prince Edward County,
Virginia (1959-1964): Personal Accounts and Reflections -
9780761850632 (rowman.com)
9. Hicks, T., Pitre, A., & Charles, K. (2011). “An Instructional Companion Guide
for the 21st Century Classroom and Beyond.” University Press of America,
Inc., Lanham, Maryland.
10. Glenn, C., Goldstein, D., Hicks, T., Oswald, S., Schrammel, D., Shecter, G.,
Sudeck, M. & Zelnio, B. (1998) “College Freshman Seminar (CFS 090):
Instructor’s Planning Guide, Peirce College, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. Terence Hicks Selected Research Works link below:
SelectedWorks - Terence Hicks, Ph.D., Ed.D. (bepress.com)