She has both teaching and administrative experience in an urban school district. Dr. Tillman’s research interests include mentoring teachers and principals, culturally sensitive research approaches, parental involvement, and leadership theory in a variety of educational contexts including rural schools. With the increased number of African American students in rural schools, Dr. Tillman seeks to apply her culturally sensitive research framework to the investigation of factors that impact parental involvement, teaching, and school leadership in rural settings. Dr. Tillman previously taught at the University of New Orleans and worked with teachers and administrators from several rural school districts in Louisiana. Dr. Tillman serves as a consultant for the National Research Center on Rural Education Support.