Ph.D., Urban Education and LeadershipCity University of New York Ce, 2009
MLIS, Library and Information ScienceUniversity of Washington, 1998
BA, Political Science and Government, GeneralSt Louis University, 1993
Awards & Honors
IPPH Grants Mentoring ProgramInstitute of Public and Preventive Health - Augusta University, 2024
AERA Queer Special Interest Group Scholar-Activist2009
Paul Monette-Roger Horwitz Dissertation Prize (CLAGS)2009
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
EDEI 8461
Educational Change
EDCI 7364
Improving Instruction
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
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 Committee2022 - Present
Role:Mentor
EdD Steering Committee2016 - Present
Role:Committee Member
EdD Search Committee2024 - 2025
Role:Committee Chair
Search Committee2024 - 2025
Role:Committee Member
Promotion and Tenure2023 - 2025
Role:Committee Member
College Service
Literacy Center Research Group2022 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Faculty Development2018 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion2017 - Present
Role:Committee Chair
Faculty Development2016 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Professional Education Committee2013 - Present
Role:Committee Member
University Service
American Association of University Professors2023 - Present
Role:Committee Chair
Qualitative Research Lab2022 - Present
Role:Faculty Mentor
Student Affairs Committee2021 - Present
Role:Committee Member
Council of Equity Leaders2021 - Present
Role:Committee Member
University Diversity Alignment Committee2018 - Present
Role:Attendee, Meeting
Professional Service
Queer SIG AERA2016 - Present
Role:Committee Chair
American Association of University Women2022 - 2022
