Justin M Smith PhD

Justin M. Smith



University of South Dakota
Burr House 2nd Floor
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
605-675-9104 ● Justin.M.Smith@usd.edu
Home Phone 402-770-2024 ● Justinmsmith1@gmail.com


Education
2010
PhD – Human Sciences with an emphasis in Leadership Studies


University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Dissertation Title: “The Climate for Teaching at a Major Research University”

2007
M.S. Leadership Education


University of Nebraska- Lincoln


Project focus: Appreciative Inquiry and Rural Human Capital Development

1999
B.S. Human Recourses and Family Sciences


University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Professional Appointments

2010
Program Coordinator
Center for Teaching and Learning







University of South Dakota

 Developed and Administered $500,000 FIPSE grant
 Developed database of best practices for serving disabled student veterans
 Developed Faculty Development Curriculum
 Developed Training Materials
 Supervised Graduate Assistants
 Conducted Faculty Workshops
 Negotiated Contracts
 Developed Assessments Coordinated Outreach
 Coordinated Marketing

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Justin M. Smith

2009 Research Intern

Global Innovation and Strategy Center









USSTRATCOMM



 Briefed Commander of USSTRATCOM
 Coordinated Interviews with experts in both private industry and academia
 Coordinated round table discussions
 Collaborated and coordinated with team members to ensure knowledge sharing
and continuity of effort
 Developed methodology for given problem set
 Collected and summarized multiple forms of relevant data
 Prepared written reports detailing findings, analysis, conclusions and
recommendations
 Prepared and delivered oral presentations detailing findings, analysis,
conclusions, and recommendations



2009 Adjunct Sociology Instructor
South East Community College

 Introduction to Sociology
 High School Advanced Placement Program
 Full responsibility for course instruction, lesson planning, student evaluation and
classroom management


2007-2010 Instructor



University of Nebraska-Lincoln


 Taught Interpersonal Skills for Leadership
 Undergraduate Level
 Full responsibility for course instruction, lesson planning,
 Student evaluation and classroom management
 Supervised undergraduate student teaching assistants

Selected comments from students

 “He was encouraging and helpful”
 “I can see how this material can be useful in my life”
 “Really cares about each student, very fair to everyone”
 Course content “very relevant, very useful”
 “He was well prepared each time we met. Also class was never boring because he also
had something for us to do”
 “made class fun”
 “He was very upbeat and got the students involved in learning. I would take another
class with him as an instructor”

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Justin M. Smith
Additional Appointments

2008

Teaching Assistant- Ethics in Agriculture and Natural Recourses



University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2006-2008 Teaching Assistant -Team Leadership Development



University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2007

Call Center Supervisor



National Research Corporation

2006
Pastoral Intern



Grace Chapel (Presbyterian Church in America)



Lincoln, NE



2002-2006
Senior Staff Member



Campus Crusade for Christ



University of Nebraska-Lincoln

1999-2006
Staff Member



Campus Crusade for Christ



University of Nebraska- Lincoln


Honors and Awards
 C.S. Lewis Foundation Graduate Fellow ($18,000)
2006-2010
 Eighmy Educational Foundation Grant recipient ($12,000) 2005-2008

Scholarly Activities/Presentation
 Smith, J. (2010, October 2) Teaching Veterans with Disabilities, Great Plains Conference on
Teaching in the Social Sciences, University of South Dakota

 Kelley, B., Wittenhagen, L., & Smith, J. (2010, November 6). Serving Our Veterans with Disabilities:
Faculty Development and Best Practices. “Gateways to New Directions”, Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, St Louis, MO

 Smith, J. (2008, July 29). Saving the Soul of the American University. "The Self & the Search for
Meaning", C.S. Lewis Faculty Forum Academic Conference, Pembroke College, Oxford, England.

 Faculty Forum, Academic Conference, Assistant to the Director
(Coordinated academic papers) "The Self & the Search for Meaning"

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Justin M. Smith
Invited Guest lectures
 Leadership development class: “Leaders: Born or made?” -Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska
 Interpersonal skills class: “The Role of Trust in Leadership” -University of Nebraska
 Team Leadership class: “Power and Influence”, “MBTI and Team Dynamics” - University of Nebraska
 Ethics class: - “Compromising without being Compromised” -University of Nebraska

Service/Consulting
 Ran a professional development workshop for student service professionals
 Ran a workshop session on delegation and team building for Extension Educators
 Helped plan and coordinate the first servant leadership symposium for the University of Nebraska
 Assisted with a workshop for a team of extension educators
 Moderated Session for paper presentations at an academic conference

Professional Certification
 Certified administer of Myers Briggs Type Indicator ®
Zeisset Associates Qualifying Workshop, 2008

Community Service
 Coordinated a team of professional staff, private contractors, and fifty students to help with
hurricane relief for two consecutive spring breaks.
 Coordinated an annual community block party that now has a six year tradition.
 Volunteered at People City Mission
 Volunteered with Friendship Home

Related Graduate Course Work
 Leadership and Diversity
 History of Social Theory
 Rural Community Resource Development
 Teaching Learners to Learn
 Philosophy of Education
 Principles of College Teaching
 Supervisory Leadership
 Program Planning
 Leadership in Higher education
 Cross-Cultural Leadership
 Leadership in Public Organizations
 Organizational Leadership Development
 Leadership and Personality Types

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