Ollie L. Jefferson, Ph.D., is a philosopher and historian who coined the term "exemplary representations"  theoretical concept and model. Dr. Jefferson's philosophy illustrates exemplary representations as a publisher and practitioner. She is a creator of film and theater productions including The Mommy Miniya and Me Show bringing humanity to mothers raising their children as single parents. There is a question of why there is a problem with single parents who chose to lovingly raise their children and sustain their families. Time Will Tell: Stages I, II, and III represents her lived experiences in the award-winning autoethnographic performances and publications. She has sought solutions to problems beyond research since undergraduate studies as a producer of programs (Reaching for a New History and Mentor & Mentee) and playwright (Can I Get a Witness). Dr. Jefferson further her creativity and research from undergraduate to graduate schools at Johnson C. Smith University, Northwestern University, University of Wollongong in Australia, American University, Howard University, University of Maryland (College Park), and Founder/President of Timeless Visual Works. 

Dr. Jefferson created and coined the expression "philosopHER" which is a new way of identifying culturally sensitive and conscious women in the discipline. PhilosopHERs includes foremothers in the gospel such as Bishop Dr. Ollie Mae Tyler who called Dr. Jefferson her namesake. Dr. Tyler was a trailblazing overseer of churches which included Dr. Jefferson's childhood church founded by her grandmother, Pastor Eddie B. Lanehart. Dr. Jefferson started teaching her first students when Pastor Lanehart recognized her creativity and zeal for teaching at 6 years old. She later grew to teach as a professor at leading institutions such as Howard University, George Mason University, University of Maryland at College Park, and Founder/President of Timeless Theater Academy. 

Dr. Jefferson's teaching philosophy fosters a compelling learning environment consisting of the creative art and science of education. She received teachings from a legacy of women in the faith that model cultural sensitivity and consciousness. Pastor Lanehart and Dr. Tyler are both preacHERs featured in the Time Will Tell Stage Collection. Dr. Jefferson is a teacHER and preacHER which are expressions coined to identify women that model cultural sensitivity and consciousness.

Ollie L. Jefferson carried out studies both domestically and abroad. She collaborated with Dr. Douglas L. "Doug" Medin and Dr. Edward J. Wisniewski of Northwestern University to create an experiment that looked at contradicting studies on stereotypes. In addition, she took part in the National Institutes of Health's Minority Access to Research Careers Program.  During this time, she worked with Dr. Ruth L. Greene at Johnson C. Smith in her research on the health and aging of more than 300 racially diverse adults 55 years of age and older. 

Jefferson participated in an international research program at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Her research measured Alfred Adler's construct of attachment styles among birth positions by validating the Dispersion of Dependency Index scale proposed by her research advisor, Dr. Beverly Walker. Participants included 78 University of Wollongong first-year psychology students. The results indicated that each birth position had a medium (median between low and high) score of dispersed dependency. The findings operationally validated the Dispersion of Dependency Index as a measure. At the NIH-National Minority Research Symposium, Jefferson gave a research presentation.