Ph.D., Urban Education and Leadership
City University of New York Ce, 2009
MLIS, Library and Information Science
University of Washington, 1998
BA, Political Science and Government, General
St Louis University, 1993
Awards & Honors
IPPH Grants Mentoring Program
Institute of Public and Preventive Health - Augusta University, 2024
AERA Queer Special Interest Group Scholar-Activist
2009
Paul Monette-Roger Horwitz Dissertation Prize (CLAGS)
2009
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
EDUC 7007
Cultural Studies in Ed
EDEI 8999
Dissertation in Practice
EDUC 7011
Youth in Urban School Contexts
EDEI 8001
Equity and Social Justice
EDUC 6950
Selected Topics
EDEI 8461
Educational Change
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
"That Fight Still Goes On": Oral History Narratives about Desegregation, 2025 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Resisting embodied failure: Queer and trans adult allies welcoming queer and trans youth, 2022 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Reading Between the Lines: Using LGBTQ Book Clubs in Instruction, 2022 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Recording History as Lived Experience in the Central Savannah River Area: Oral History on loss, pain, race, education, and transformative experiences, 2022 Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
School Climate, 2021 Book, Chapter in Textbook-New
Department Service
EdS Curriculum Committee
2022 - Present
Role: Mentor
EdD Steering Committee
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Member
EdD Search Committee
2024 - 2025
Role: Committee Chair
Search Committee
2024 - 2025
Role: Committee Member
Promotion and Tenure
2023 - 2025
Role: Committee Member
College Service
Literacy Center Research Group
2022 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Faculty Development
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
2017 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
Faculty Development
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Professional Education Committee
2013 - Present
Role: Committee Member
University Service
American Association of University Professors
2023 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
Qualitative Research Lab
2022 - Present
Role: Faculty Mentor
Student Affairs Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
Council of Equity Leaders
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
University Diversity Alignment Committee
2018 - Present
Role: Attendee, Meeting
Professional Service
Queer SIG AERA
2016 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
American Association of University Women
2022 - 2022
