Faculty Profiles
Dr. Jenifer Neale
Visiting instructor

Email: neale@usf.edu
Dr. Jenifer Neale recently retired after serving as an educator for 38 years with
Hillsborough County Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the United
States. During her career in public education, Dr. Neale served in many capacities,
always focused on the needs of under-served ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps. Her school-based roles have
included music specialist, teacher of special needs ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps, and assistant principal.
District-based roles included Administrator on Special Assignment for School Improvement
and Administrator on Special Assignment for Student Engagement. Dr. Neale’s work in
school improvement included providing opportunities for ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps attending Title I
schools to engage in additional school time mandated for extra-curricular programs.
Dr. Neale also worked with ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps who committed egregious behavior infractions.
Every effort was made to keep these ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps at their school sites, provide wrap-around
services, provide them with a daily check-in mentor, and support them in every way
possible. The focus of meetings regarding these ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps became equity and how schools
and personnel interacted with ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps to support them.
Dr. Neale received her Bachelor’s degree from Florida State ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp and her Master’s
and Doctoral degrees from the ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp. She proudly served as an
adjunct ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp at the ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp in Tampa, Florida, from 2013
– 2020. She is now happy to serve as Visiting Instructor for 2022-2023.