Asia Thomas
Assistant Professor
Asia Thomas
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
College of Education and Human Development
Department of Research. Counseling & Curriculum
Bio
Dr. Asia Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Educational Studies whose work explores Southern educational histories, storytelling traditions, and the lived experiences of past, present, and future teachers through qualitative and archival inquiry.
- ATHOMAS26@augusta.edu
Education
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Ph.D., Teacher Education, Multiple Le Georgia State University, 2023
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MS, Educational Leadership and Adm Oklahoma State University, 2018
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BA, Journalism Georgia State University, 2015
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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EDCI 7110
Curriculum Studies
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EDEI 8160
Curriculum Theory
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EDUC 7005
History of American Education
Teaching Interests
Educational foundations
Curriculum studies
History of American education
Story-based and place-based approaches to teaching and learning
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Turn my swag on: A memory-work analysis of Black girls’ reactions to Black women teachers’ aesthetic stylizations at school., 2025
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New - I got it from my mama: An autoethnography of Black women teachers’ heritage of body aesthetics as resistance. , 2025
Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
Research Interests
Southern educational history
Qualitative and narrative inquiry
Archival and oral history methods
Curriculum studies
Teacher legacies and professional identity
Storytelling traditions in education
Educational thought and intellectual history
Writing practices in qualitative research
Professional Service
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AERA Division B (Curriculum Studies): Outstanding Book Award 2021 - 2025
Role: Committee Member