This course is designed to introduce students to the field of ecotourism and the Africana World focusing on specific challenges of community development and sustainability. The course offers eight virtual "Guided Tours” (lessons) highlighting the history, concepts, principles and guidelines that distinguish ecotourism as a travel-style and destination as well as a means for sustainable economic development and conservation of critical natural areas.

In a consultative capacity, I advise attorneys how to incorporate a social science component into their legal defense cases focusing on African sexual minority asylum, employment discrimination, and police brutality. I specialize in conducting data analytics, research, client interviews, and conceptualize narratives. Deliverables can include case studies, expert reports, affidavits, testimony, and client docu-vignettes.

Concept Design | Strategic Planning | Curriculum Architect | Instructional Design | Data Analytics | Assessment | Internationalist

Founder and owner of RUDO Ecotravels that caters to educational institutions (K-12 & Higher Education) and the urban dweller. Specializing in small group excursions to Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

“Strengthening Research Capacity Building” at the Govan Mbeki Research and Development Centre for Postgraduate Studies for the University of Fort Hare. I was tasked with designing the first research methods curriculum for the faculties of social sciences and humanities.

The Fulbright Specialist Program sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at academic institutions abroad for a period of 2 to 6 weeks.As a learning management specialist I assist developing countries with capacity building initiatives in higher education institutions, government ministries, and civil society actors providing legal public education. My body of work blends formal… Show more The Fulbright Specialist Program sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at academic institutions abroad for a period of 2 to 6 weeks.As a learning management specialist I assist developing countries with capacity building initiatives in higher education institutions, government ministries, and civil society actors providing legal public education. My body of work blends formal academic experience as an educator, an expertise in community based research project design, and a solutions-based approach to addressing the needs of underserved communities, non-traditional undergraduate, and adult learners in solving complex problems. I also train learning managers in how to design, manage and implement curriculum for distance learning degree programs in higher education, professional development opportunities for higher education administrators, and faculty and public managers. Furthermore, I am interested in collaborating with local communities engaged in creating local capacity to provide legal public education through multiple communication and media channels. I believe my unique professional background and academic expertise would add significant value to a host institution abroad. Show less

Manage, publish, and edit the peer review article process for the online scholarly peer reviewed journal Ìrìnkèrindò: a Journal of African Migration. Special Edition Rendered Invisible Black Migrants and African Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Mexican BorderGuest Editor, December 2021

Designed and taught qualitative research methods to management doctorate students in the College of Business and Economics. I use Quality Matters best practices for designing blended online courses.

Dr. Humphries Off To Ethiopia GoFundMe CampaignSelam Family and Friends,I have some great news to share with you. I was selected as a 2018 Ambassador's Distinguished Scholar for Ethiopia. I'll be teaching at Bahir Dar University for one year. Sponsored by the US Institute for International Education, US Embassy for Ethiopia, and Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities, this program offers a unique opportunity for a diverse set of qualified academics to advance scholarship… Show more Dr. Humphries Off To Ethiopia GoFundMe CampaignSelam Family and Friends,I have some great news to share with you. I was selected as a 2018 Ambassador's Distinguished Scholar for Ethiopia. I'll be teaching at Bahir Dar University for one year. Sponsored by the US Institute for International Education, US Embassy for Ethiopia, and Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities, this program offers a unique opportunity for a diverse set of qualified academics to advance scholarship in Ethiopia as full-time teaching faculty members at Ethiopian institutions of higher education. The aim of the program is to strengthen Ethiopian universities' capacity to teach and manage undergraduate and graduate programs and enhance research capacity within Ethiopian universities. My GofundMe goal is $3,500. Just paste the link (gofundme.com/dr-humphries-is-off-to-ethiopia) to donate.Your donation will help me purchase a years worth of supplies such as personal toiletries, mosquito nets, research books, and pay for excess luggage expenses. I'm really grateful to my Ethiopian colleagues who selected me, a non traditional scholar activist to entrust building their next generation. One last note, thirty years ago at age 22 I left home for the first time to teach at a secondary school in Zimbabwe. The experience transformed my life. At age 53 I return back to Africa as a professor to teach at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia. What a life and blessing. My tentative departure date is September 5th. Tschao (Bye),Jill Show less

Designed research methods course for management doctorate students using Quality Matter best practices for blended course design. Designed master level public administration course using Quality Matters best practices for blended course design.

Review and edit manuscript submissions for publication for the Journal of Black Studies a peer reviewed journal.

The Black Movement-Law Project assists Black communities in the United States, upon their invitation, to help build local sustainable capacity to respond proactively to police brutality and systemic racism by providing comprehensive legal representation, legal observer training, and jail support services (https://www.facebook.com/blackmovementlawproject). As the coordinator for the legal observer hub and lead trainer I am responsible for setting up the rapid response legal observer… Show more The Black Movement-Law Project assists Black communities in the United States, upon their invitation, to help build local sustainable capacity to respond proactively to police brutality and systemic racism by providing comprehensive legal representation, legal observer training, and jail support services (https://www.facebook.com/blackmovementlawproject). As the coordinator for the legal observer hub and lead trainer I am responsible for setting up the rapid response legal observer infrastructure to screen, select, train, pair, and deploy legal observers into the field to observe and document law enforcement interactions with demonstrators. As the resident social scientist, I am also responsible for developing an independent research platform for documenting, conducting assessments including data collected by legal observers to inform civil and criminal litigation needed to help protect the constitutional and human rights of people color and all those engaged in these protest actions including civil disobedience. Show less

As the Global Advisor & Trainer for GtCaribbean I advise Wayne A. Neale, CEO on international business strategy and international compliance (ISO 26000, UNIDO & UNEP) and/or environmental initiatives in the United States and the Caribbean. I'm also responsible for developing & managing the research and development capacity of the firm for analytic & performance analysis of its commercial and demonstration residential recycling programs. As the curriculum design specialist I also train private… Show more As the Global Advisor & Trainer for GtCaribbean I advise Wayne A. Neale, CEO on international business strategy and international compliance (ISO 26000, UNIDO & UNEP) and/or environmental initiatives in the United States and the Caribbean. I'm also responsible for developing & managing the research and development capacity of the firm for analytic & performance analysis of its commercial and demonstration residential recycling programs. As the curriculum design specialist I also train private sector employees in recycling waste management practices. Show less

As a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo College of Innovative Learning, I worked with senior administrators to reengineer educational programs designed to increase retention rates of non-traditional students. I designed and implemented Africana Environmentalism, an urban ecology-arts curriculum for at-risk and economically disadvantaged students; most of who are of color. This course mapped the botanical contributions of Africana populations to the New World. As urban… Show more As a visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo College of Innovative Learning, I worked with senior administrators to reengineer educational programs designed to increase retention rates of non-traditional students. I designed and implemented Africana Environmentalism, an urban ecology-arts curriculum for at-risk and economically disadvantaged students; most of who are of color. This course mapped the botanical contributions of Africana populations to the New World. As urban young adults, they learned about their relationship to nature and the relevancy of urban ecology in building sustainable urban agricultural practices that can enhance the quality of life of people living in low-income urban communities. The students’ collective work culminated in the AfrokineticsTM Installation and Mural project, an interactive multimedia exhibit highlighting African American urban agriculturalists. They presented their project at the Manning Marable Memorial Conference at Columbia University in May 2012. Show less

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Urban Studies Department, Queens College, City University of New York

Developed undergraduate and graduate courses:Transgressing Black Female Gendered-SexualityBlack Civil Society, International Affairs, and United States Foreign Policy

Taught in the Sociology and African American Studies departments. Designed and produced innovative new media technology tools to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the social history of the U.S., dimensions of racism, and research methods.