Joshua D. Burford
PO Box 18793, Charlotte, NC 28218
205-342-3251,
9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223
704-607-7127; www. joshburford.com
Education
Masters in Library and Information Science
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2004-2006
M. A. American Studies
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2002-2004
B. A. English
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1993–1997
Professional Experience
Assistant Director for Sexual & Gender Diversity; Multicultural Resource Center, UNC Charlotte, 2012-present
· Outreach for LGBTQ+ student populations
· Programming for areas related to sexual identities and gender expression
· Staff supervision (including professional staff, graduate and undergraduate students)
· Educational outreach through multiple training programs (Safe Zone, Friendly Peer, Safe Chapter)
· Website and communications oversight
Coordinator Student Development Programming, Office of Student Involvement & Leadership 2010-2012, University of Alabama
· Working with minority student outreach and leadership development
· Development of programming model and web outreach for 1st Generation students
· Development and implementation of a Sophomore Year Experience (UA2)
· Campus-wide mentoring program oversight and training
· Development, training, and assessment of LGBTQ+ outreach
Interim Director, Community Service Center, July 2008-April 2009
· Responsible for management of student staff of graduate/undergraduate students
· Budget responsibilities for the department
· Coordinating signature projects
· Reporting to Associate VP of Student Affairs
Coordinator of Freshman Community Outreach; 2007-2010
University of Alabama; Community Service Center
· Advising Freshman service organizations
· Creating and implementing serve away programs (domestic and international)
· Service engagement for minority student populations (LGBTQ+, Students of Color)
· Managing support staff, work study students, and graduate students
· Budget management, grant programs manager, and hiring responsibilities
Program Assistant, Crossroads Community Center 2005-2007
University of Alabama
· Creating and managing Freshman Group “The XChange” for underrepresented students
· Coordinating community programs for cultural diversity
· Creating UA Multicultural Certificate Program
· Community outreach through programming
Safe Zone Program Developer, Southeast Region, 2010-present
· Helped to develop Safe Zone Programs at five universities in the Southeast
· Assessment and training development with follow up for each program
· Logo design and student development
Teaching Positions
Instructor American Studies, 2013-present
University of North Carolina Charlotte; Charlotte, North Carolina
Instructor Honors College, 2008-2012
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Instructor American Studies, 2006-2012
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Adjunct Instructor of English, 2005-2007
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Adjunct Instructor of English, 2004-2005
University of Alabama Birmingham; Birmingham, Alabama
Professional Activities
Courses
Contemporary Queer Culture
University of Alabama, American Studies Department; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Department of American Studies, Charlotte, NC
Modern Gay America
University of Alabama, American Studies Department; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Department of American Studies, Charlotte, NC
The Coming of Age Story
University of Alabama Honors College; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Coming of Age in America
American Studies Department; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Urban America
American Studies Department; Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Department of American Studies, Charlotte, NC
Student Organization Advising:
Spectrum, undergraduate LGBTQ student group, University of Alabama
PRIDE/Spectrum, undergraduate LGBTQ student group, UNC Charlotte
Trans* Port, undergraduate Trans* & Ally group, UNC Charlotte
GRADient, graduate LGBTQ group, UNC Charlotte
Freshman Spectrum: LGBTQA first year student organization
The 49’ Bama Out of State Student Assembly
foUndAtion: Mentoring programming for Out of State Students
The XChange, freshman service organization
Freshman Forum: Community Outreach Team, freshman service organization
cUltivAte Peer Mentors: Division wide mentoring program and development
Presentations/ Workshops
University of Alabama School of Social Work, Spring 2003
University of Alabama School of Human & Environmental Science, Fall 2003
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance, Mississippi State University, Spring 2004
The 13th Annual LSU English Graduate Student Association Mardi Gras Conference: Memory and Popular Culture, Spring 2004
Playing the Field: Politics and History of Gender and Sexuality, Spring 2004, Columbia University
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance, Mississippi State University, Spring 2006
University of Alabama Division of Student Affairs Administrative Professionals Institute, 2009
University of Alabama Student Affairs Professional Development Lecture, 2010
LGBTQ Leaders Conference, Birmingham Southern College, 2010
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Birmingham, 2010
BAGSLEY, Birmingham AL community organization, 2010
Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI, 2011
“How to Do A History of Sexuality: LGBTQ History before the 20th Century”
Association of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling Keynote, Spring Development workshop
“More Than Distress: Myths of LGBTQ Psychological Outreach”, 2012
FLOURISH: A Celebration of Queer Arts, in partnership with Charlotte Pride, 2013
“The Three Great Wars: Struggles for Liberation in the New Millennium”
Destination Freedom: 50 Years since Birmingham, Levine Museum of the New South, 2013
Creating Change Conference, Houston TX, 2014
“Organizing Southern Queers for Change”
National Association of College Admission Counselors, Spring 2014
“Navigating the Queer Affirming College.”
North Carolina State University, Fall 2015
“Queer Zines and Radical Activism”
University of Nebraska Omaha, Fall 2015
“Trans Exclusion in Queer Historical Preservation”
Alabama Counseling Association Fall 2016 Conference
“Historic Preservation and its Connection to Elder Mental Health”
University of North Carolina, Spring 2017
“Conversation about Queer Public Archiving in Charlotte NC”
Keynote Addresses
Alabama Young LGBTQ Leaders Conference: April 2008, University of Alabama
Out and Greek Conference, Fall 2008, Presentation entitled “How Transgender Friendly is Your Organization: A Focus on Environment and Perceptions Versus Tokenization.”
Day of Equality Conference, September 2008, Equality Alabama,
Presentation: “Building an LGBTQ Student Organization.”
Second Annual Alabama LGBTQ Leaders Conference: April 2009, University of Alabama
Third Annual Alabama LGBTQ Leaders Conference: April 2010, Birmingham Southern College
Alabama Counseling Association Keynote: Fall 2012 Conference
“Creating Safer Spaces for LGBTQ Identity in the 21st Century”
Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors:
“Reimagining 21st Century Queer Youth”
Platinum Gala for Time Out Youth:
“Beyond Crisis: Approaches to Queer Youth Outreach”
University of Nebraska Omaha, Fall 2015
“Our Forgotten History: A Look at Trans and QPOC of the 20th Century”
North Carolina State University, Fall 2015
“More Than Stonewall: Queer & Trans History in the 20th Century South”
Publications
“Youth and Sexualities: Pleasure, Subversion, and Insubordination In and Out of Schools” (Book Review) Radical Teacher Review, 2006
“A Southern in a Strange Land” ACPA Commission for Social Justice Educators Blog, 2013
“Making Queer History Visible in North Carolina” Oral History Association, June 2016
“Planting the Seeds of Resistance” Oral History Association blog, February 2017
“Archiving the Kings & Queen” (forthcoming publication Fall 2017) Queering the Deep South
Professional Organization Leadership
Chair: Trans* Committee for UNC Charlotte
President: Capstone Alliance: An LGBTQ Faculty/Staff Organization 2007-2009, 2011-2012
Co-Chair: Coalition for Diversity and Inclusiveness, 2009-present
Professional Staff Assembly: 2007-2008, 2011-2012
Presidents Cabinet, Student Government Association: 2007-2008
VP Scholarship Development: Alabama Scholars Endowment 2008-2012
Awards
Director’s Circle Award for Diversity, Crossroads Community Center, 2008
Vanguard Award, Equality Alabama, for Excellence in Community Advocacy, Fall 2008
Capstone Alliance Community Building Award April 2009
UA Student Affairs Meritorious Service Award May 2009
John L. Blackburn Adviser of the Year 2010-2011
Best Queer Community Leader; Q-Notes Best of Charlotte 2014
LGBTQ Person of the Year; Q-Notes 2015
Harvey Milk Award for Community Activism, PRIDE Charlotte 2015
Allen Berube Prize for LGBTQ History, Honorary Mention, 2016
Professional Organizations
National Consortium of LGBTQ Resource Professionals, 2011-present
NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, 2007-present
SACSA-Southern Association of College Student Affairs, 2008-2010
American Library Association, 2005-2007
Committee on LGBTQ History, American Historical Association 2016-present
Archival Collections/Museum Exhibits
Formation of the Miller-Stephens LGBTQ Student Archive; University of Alabama W. H. Hoole Special Collections
Formation of the Radical South Zine Archive, University of Alabama W. H. Hoole Special Collections
Formation of “King-Henry-Brockington LGBTQ Community Archive,” UNC Charlotte J. Murray Atkins Special Collections
Curator for “Publically Identified: Coming Out Activist in the Queen City,” Levine Museum of the New South; Charlotte, NC 2014
Co-Director for “Queer History South” project in conjunction with the Pauli Murrey Center at Duke University 2015-present
Curator for “Publically Identified: Coming Out Activist in the Queen City,” Dinah Washington Gallery, University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL 2017