Member Profile

Larry Menyweather-Woods

Primary Discipline:: Humanities / Africana or African American or Black Studies

Primary Affiliation:: Hampton University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, VA, United States)
Secondary Affiliations:: Creighton University (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, NE, United States)

LCGW Consultants (Pending) (Non-Profit, Public, NC, United States)

University of Nebraska System - Omaha (Education, 4 Year/4 Year + Grad, NE, United States)

Member of VSB Since:: June 21, 2011
Best Way to Contact:: Email MMMBC1887@aol.com
Fees Involved:: Negotiable
Technical Formats:: Skype, Conference Calls, Discussion Forums, Chat, Face-To-Face, Online/Video Conferencing
Topics of Expertise:: What is the uniqueness of Black Religion as founded in the United States? Black Faith as Advocates for a People. Is Black Faith Authenic? Re-examining the question of Joseph R. Washington. Reafricanization and the Black Community. The Role of the Black Elderly in the Struggle for Justice
Presentation Titles:: The Re-Africanization of the Historic Black Church in America. Crisis in Black America: Reclaiming the Black Church's Leadership role as Community Advocate for Social Justice

Social Sciences / Sociology / Social Change (Intermediate)
Have utilzed principles of organizational behavior in understanding the changes which impact culture.
Humanities / Religious Studies (Advanced)
Have written articles and in process of completing a book on the authority of the Black Church and the impact of the Black Pastor on culture.
Humanities / Africana or African American or Black Studies (Advanced)
Studied ways to improve the consciousness of the community in understanding the dialetical dimensions reflective in culture.

National Coalition for Independent Scholars (NCIS)
Member 01/2010 – Current
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
Reviewer 01/2008 – Current
Association for Death Education and Counseling - The Thanatology Association (ADEC)
Chair of Chaplain Committee 01/2007 – Current

Doctor of Philosophy Human Sciences (05/2008)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Master of Arts Pre-Doctoral Biblical Studies (05/1985)
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts Psychology/Religious Studies (06/1983)
Saint Leo University Fort Lee Army Educational Service Center

Menyweather-Woods, Larry C.. (December 2010). Review of Jonathan Walton's Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism. in The Black Scholar, Journal of Black Studies & Research. (40, 3, 45-47).
Menyweather-Woods, Larry C.. (April 2009). Death rituals in the heartland: the experience of African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska in The Forum. (35, 2, 9).
Menyweather-Woods, Larry C.. (2006). Review of Rhonda Williams’. The Politics of Public Housing. Black Women’s Struggles against Urban Inequality. in The Black Scholar, Journal of Black Studies & Research. (35, 4, 42-43).

Community Engagement (Winter 2006)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) – Historical Research and Community Involvement
- Course was developed into online course and begin making the transition to online research with statiscal training using SPSS. Empashis was placed on research writing using APA format. The course grew and the subject matter would change and included various learning resources.
Special Topics (Winter 2006)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) – Black Religion and Gerontology
- This course emphasized the relationship of Black Religions in development of programs to assist in the elderly within the community
Special Topics (Winter 2003)
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) – Developing Community-based Nonprofits
- Taught this course in the development of Nonprofits examining thoroughly the creation, funding, resources in nonprofits. Examine closely state laws governing and the best organizational structure for a nonprofit. Taught course for two and developed it into an online course.

Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low
- Speaking level: Novice
- Reading level: Novice

Special Faculty Development Fellowship (08/2003)
A fellowship the school awards promising Ph.D. candidates to serve in teaching positions beginning as Instructor until completion of doctorate. By maintaining a GPA of 3 and above, teaching 3/3 or 3/4 load.

Hymns as Death Education Curriculum for Blackamericans, 06/24/2011
Poster Presentation for the 9th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society (Association for Death Education)
9th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society (Association for Death Education), 03/21/2011
Presentation at the 35th Annual National Conference of the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) Cincinnati, OH (Unable to attend)
Teaching Blackamerican Elderly Me to Assist in the Reduction of Incidences of Violence in Black America: Example from the Heartland - Omaha, NE 2001-2009, 03/21/2011
Poster presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) Cincinnati, OH (unable to attend)

Adjunct Professor (03/2011 – Current) Hampton University Online
Adjunct Professor, Gerontology (08/2009 – 02/2010) Winston-Salem State University
Assistant Professor (08/1994 – 08/2009) University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)