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Notable Faculty & Staff Accomplishments

  • Dr. Amaarah DeCuir, senior professorial lecturer, published this guide to responding to religious harassement in schools in Muslim Matters, and this piece in Education Week about how they must support their Arab and Muslim students.听[Oct听22, 2023]
  • Dr. Jennifer Steele, professor, about the increasing partisanship in the U.S. on education issues in the segment "鈥楺uantum-Leap Change鈥: How School Choice, Book Bans and Student Loans Are Taking Center Stage in 2024."听[Oct听22, 2023]
  • Dr. Antonio Ellis, scholar-in-residence and director of the Institute for Education Equity and Justice in the School of Education,听听Diverse: Issues In Higher Educationabout how accessibility and belonging are cornerstones of diversity, equity and inclusion in education. [Oct听22, 2023]
  • Professor听Dr. Jennifer L. Steele听wrote听鈥,鈥 in Education Economics. [Oct 13, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Antonio L. Ellis听published "" about the experience of Black scholarship and faculty in a predominantly White academic spaces. [Oct听7, 2023]
  • Professor Dr. Jennifer L. Steele wrote an听听in听Fast Company听about how AI may impact economic inequality. [Oct 6, 2023]
  • Director of the EdD Program and Professorial Lecturer听Dr. William N. Thomas IV, Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Samantha Cohen, and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer Dr. Cheyenne Batista '23 co-presented "Co-Teaching as an opportunity to enact social justice and create humanizing听communities" at the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate's in Florida. [Oct 5, 2023]听
  • Dr. Eugene Pringle, Jr., Senior Professorial Lecturer, on why educators must be on the front line of social activism, emphasized during teacher training. [Sep 25, 2023]
  • Acting Co-Dean Corbin M. Campbell's research was cited in on the value of "good teaching." [Sep 20, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Antonio L. Ellis听published an op-ed in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about the role of the Black church in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action. [Sep 14, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton Moss was featured in this about how students and college are reacting to the affirmative action ruling. [Sep 7, 2023]
  • Dr. Eugene Pringle, Jr., Senior Professorial Lecturer, delivered the keynote address at the Community Action Organization of Western New York's school year kickoff. 听The address听titled "The Race"听provided inspiration and practical strategies for a successful year in efforts to build with intentionality, engage community and families, and engage in purposeful self-care. [Aug 25, 2023]
  • There is hope from the Biden-Harris administration to continue to build a diverse student body, says听Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Phelton Moss in this Inside Higher Ed opinion. [Aug 21, 2023]
  • Professor Dr. Jennifer L. Steele was interviewed on CGTN America about how inflation is affecting families during back-to-school shopping season. [Aug 17, 2023]
  • Read or listen to this EdSurge podcast where Dean Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听offered her opinion on why the time has come to reset college legacy admissions practices.听[Aug听1, 2023]听
  • Nearly 15%听of children are special education students鈥攁 46-year high.听SOE Adjunct Professor Brandi Smith听was highlighted in an Education Week article about the impact of a good individualized education program (IEP). [July 27, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Cortez Moss in this piece by ABC News. [July 24, 2003]
  • Professor Dr. Jennifer L. Steele published an听op-ed on teaching students to do what ChatGTP cannot in The Hill.听[July 20, 2023]
  • Dean Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy on what the Affirmative Action decision by SCOTUS may mean in higher education. [July 13, 2023]
  • Adjunct Professor Dr. Cheyenne Batista 鈥22 was highlighted for her award-winning dissertation in the AU Alumni news. [July 6, 2023]
  • SOE鈥檚 Associate Dean Corbin Campbell was about her participation as lead researcher in a new advisory panel to define, support, and elevate college teaching. [July 6, 2023]
  • Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听has been听听as an 91制片厂 Educational Research Association (AERA) Leadership for Social Justice Action Committee member. [May 17, 2023]
  • SOE Sr. Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听became a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)听听Education Fellow.听[May 17, 2023]
  • Assistant Professor听Dr. Emily Peterson听was听听the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award and $1.3M grant to听听the role of curiosity听in students' learning about scientific phenomena.听[April 15, 2023]
  • Dr. Cheyenne Batista听(EdD 鈥22) was awarded the prestigious 91制片厂 Education Research Association (AERA) Division A 2023 Award for Outstanding Dissertation听, 鈥鈥業 Am Not Scary. I Am Strong. There鈥檚 a Difference.鈥 Disrupting Misogynoir and Transforming Interpersonal Conflict for Black Women Education Leaders: A Multiple Case Study.鈥澨齕Mar听17, 2023]
  • Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in Education, was awarded $127,000 from the Benedict Silverman Foundation for the initial implementation of a tutoring program utilizing Reading Rescue and Reading Ready. Dr. Belson and her team have secured funding from the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), which covers a large portion of the research budget. [November 17, 2022]
  • More than $1.3M was awarded from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to AU鈥檚 Dr. Shari Earnest Watkins and Dr. Brian L. McGowan, Associate Professor, as part of the Collaborative Research-Racial Equity project (CRRE)听to examine undergraduate Black students鈥 postsecondary STEM experiences. [October 14, 2022]
  • Dr. Ocheze Joseph,听Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education and Senior Professorial Lecturer, was named a 2022-23听听Fellow. [June 27, 2022]

Publications & Presentations

  • Dr.听Ocheze Joseph, Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education, was on how teachers who take part in tutoring enter the field with greater experience. [May 30, 2023]
  • Dean听Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听and SOE Child Development Associate (CDA)听听Assistant Director听Gabrielle Harris听are featured in the five-part DCTV documentary听,听Stronger Start: Building Better Child Care. Watch all five episodes听.听[May 17, 2023]
  • SOE Sr. Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听听the keynote address, "Building Racially Just Schools: Addressing Salient Issues Facing Students Who Have Been Racially Minoritized,鈥 at the Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) Institute.听[May 17, 2023]
  • Scholar-in-Residence听Dr. Gregory. C. Hutchings, Jr.,听joined the听Black Agenda Radio's podcast听, "School Safety for Black Students," to听听a recent study reflecting that law enforcement has a more significant presence in Black and Latino schools than in white schools.听[May 17, 2023]
  • This summer, SOE Sr. Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听will launch a new听,听All Means All, discussing education policy issues with a focus on underserved groups. Stay tuned to our social media platforms for more details.听[May 17, 2023]
  • Urban Teachers听听faculty member听Dr. Deepa Srikantaiah听听a听Holistic Education Review听, "Plurality, Equity and Meaning Making with Indigenous Knowledges," about how indigenous knowledges differ from Western scientific concepts, and their importance in education.听[May 17, 2023]
  • SOE Sr. Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听听an op-ed, "Book Bans: An Act of Policy Violence Promoting Anti-Blackness," for听The Crisis.听[May 17, 2023]
  • Associate Dean听Dr. Corbin Campbell听penned a听USA Today听, "Should You Use College Rankings to Pick a Good School?" Campbell's听,听Great College Teaching: Where It Happens and How to Foster It Everywhere, will be released next week. View the听听of her recent book talk听.听[April 15, 2023]
  • Associate Professor听Dr.Elizabeth A. Worden听released a听,听Citizen Education in a Divided Society: Lessons from Curricula and Practice in Northern Ireland,听听teaching citizenship after the Northern Ireland conflict.听[Apr听15, 2023]
  • Professorial Lecturer听Dr. William Thomas听wrote an听听on听,听"Discovering Motivational Awareness with African Epistemology," for听Medium.听[Apr听15, 2023]
  • Sr. Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Antonio Ellis, Professor听Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson,听and SOE students听听chapters to the听,听Critical Literacy and Its Impact on Black Boys鈥 Reading Readiness.听[Apr听15, 2023]
  • Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Tracy Spesia听听a chapter, "Embracing edTPA: Our Journey With Data-Informed Practices," in听Effectively Using Data for Educator Preparation Program.听[Apr听15, 2023]
  • Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Terence Ngwa听wrote听听of the听,听Re-Envisioning Education: Affirming Diversity and Advancing Social Justice.听[Apr听15, 2023]听
  • SOE Dean听Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听and听Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, President Emerita of Spelman and Bennett Colleges, co-authored听听for higher education faculty and staff in听Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. [Mar听17, 2023]
  • Instructional Coach for Urban Teachers in Dallas and SOE Adjunct Instructor听Calago Hipps听shares his听听and his听听to become an educator.听[Mar听17, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听听the newly released book,听. [Feb听15, 2023]
  • School counseling professionals, led by听Dean CherylHolcomb-McCoy,听听in听The Chronicle of Higher Education听about the recent Advanced Placement (AP) African 91制片厂 studies course debate. Read the letter听. [Feb听15, 2023]
  • Assistant Professor听Dr. Robert Shand听听a National Education Policy Center (NEPC) review,听. He was also听was quoted in two articles highlighting timely topics:听听and听. [Feb听15, 2023]
  • , Associate Dean听Dr. Corbin M. Campbell听describes her research on student-centered teaching and equitable student outcomes. [Jan 18, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Eugene Pringle听published two book chapters: "Leveraging the Mentorship Experiences of Black Males with Doctoral Degrees" in听听and "Foundations of a Resilience Model Pipeline for Black Male Well-Being and Leadership Principles" in听.听[Jan听18, 2023]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听(ASCD) about how Black boys express their personality and character through their sneakers.听.听[Jan 18, 2023]
  • 听the Noodle podcast "The Most Interesting People in Higher Ed" (Episode 19) featuring SOE听Dean听Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听.听[Jan 18, 2023]
  • , the Richmond National Public Radio affiliate, interviewed and quoted Assistant Professor听Dr. Robert D. Shand听about the proposed Education Savings Account policy in Virginia.听.听[January 18, 2023]
  • SOE is听听to have a land acknowledgment statement, which made news in听听about the university's Indigenous inclusion, where听Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听was quoted.听[Jan 18, 2023]
  • SOE is the first AU school to have a land acknowledgement statement, which made news in this听District听 about AU鈥檚 Indigenous inclusion, where Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy was quoted. [Dec 15, 2022]听

  • Associate Dean听Dr. Corbin Campbell听was an invited panelist at the听, sponsored by the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities. The convening brings together higher education scholars and leaders from across the US to discuss issues related to the support of college teaching, learning, and equity. In this presentation, she talked about her forthcoming book (Harvard Education Press, 2023),听Great College Teaching: Where it Happens and How to Foster it Everywhere.听[Dec 15, 2022]听

  • Dr. Phelton Cortez Moss, Education Policy Advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senior Professorial Lecturer of Education Policy and Leadership, convened an education brain trust to make recommendations for Congress鈥檚 Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. The commission recommends policies to improve upon, or augment, current government programs, and is chaired by Congress member Frederica Wilson. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • Director of the Education Policy and Leadership Program and Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Reuben Jacobson听was a panelist for the talk, ","听at the Jefferson Educational Society Global Summit in Erie, PA. He also served as moderator for the panel discussion, 鈥,鈥 hosted by Brookings. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • Faculty member听Lynne Brenner Ganek听was听听about actor LeVar Burton鈥檚 lifetime achievement Emmy award. She was a creator of Reading Rainbow, which first aired on PBS in 1983 with Burton as host. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • (formerly Urban Teachers), a national teacher residency program and partner with the SOE, was highlighted in media across the county this month. In the听, and on Baltimore-based听, Urban Teachers was featured as a robust, qualified teacher pipeline in cities with an urgent need for more teachers. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • Dr. Samantha Cohen, Executive Director of EdD Program and Senior Professorial Lecturer, was quoted on how successful teachers engage their students regardless of the modality - online or in person, in听. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听published the article "," in the 91制片厂 Association of University Professors' (AAUP)听Journal of Academic Freedom. [Dec 15, 2022]

  • Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Sherita Flake was a lead conference speaker at the听National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Baltimore, MD. Title: 鈥淭he Black STEM Teacher Pipeline: Critical Reflection and Liberatory Action.鈥 [Dec 1, 2022]
  • Associate Professor听Dr. Jennifer Steele began serving as an Associate Editor of the With a 5-year Impact Factor of 6.246, AERJ is a flagship journal of the 91制片厂 Educational Research Association, publishing articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. [Nov 20, 2022]
  • Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Sherita Flake was a lead conference听presenter at the Annual Conference of the听National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, where she presented, 鈥淭he Black STEM Teacher Pipeline: Investigating the Problems, Policies, and Practices that Disrupt the Pipeline.鈥澨齕Nov 17, 2022]
  • Assistant Professor听Dr. Emily Grossnickle Peterson听was identified by听听as one of the most productive early career scholars in an analysis of publishing trends in educational psychology journals. The study, "Individual and Institutional Productivity in Educational Psychology Journals from 2015-2021,鈥 ranked the articles scholars published in the top five educational psychology journals.听[Nov 17, 2022]
  • Drs. Samantha Cohen and William N. Thomas IV听presented "Supporting Educational Leaders in Creating an Equity-centered Culture of Continuous Improvement" at the听.听[Nov 17-20, 2022]听
  • Senior Professorial LecturerDr. Altheria Caldera听published an in听Education Weekabout how LA City Council Member Nury Martinez's words on the leaked recording reflects the ways Black boys are pathologized by institutions. [Nov 17, 2022]
  • Dr. Amaarah DeCuir- Senior Professorial Lecturer, CTRL Senior Inclusive Pedagogy Fellow, and AUx Faculty Fellow - was invited by the Australian Curriculum Studies Association to be on a panel of international scholars to discuss the policies and practices common in 91制片厂 public schools to advance equity for religious-marginalized students. Watch a video recording of the talk, "."听[Nov 17, 2022]
  • Professorial LecturerDr. Rebecca Lubin听presented research at the International Conference on Urban Education's 2022 Conference, "," a solutions-based biennial global event.听[Nov 17, 2022]
  • Professor听Dr. Vivian Vasquez听co-authored her latest book, "," which is in pre-release (available Feb. 2023). It focuses on working with K-6 students to help them think through multiple perspectives, explore diverse texts, and use the power of story to develop life skills to discuss vast听topics with critical curiosity. [Nov 17, 2022]
  • Drs. Tomiko Ball and Samantha Cohen presented at the CPED Conference on the topic: . [Oct 13, 2022]
  • Professor Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss presented at the United We Stand summit to combat hate-fueled violence at the White House. Read a Q&A with her, and watch the recording.听[Sep 21, 2022]
  • Scholar-in-Residence听Dr. Andre Perry, a听Senior Fellow at Brookings, published the , which听seeks to mobilize a new generation of leaders to invest in the assets critical to wealth creation and economic growth in Black communities. The work indexes听assets and opportunities Black people have in critical quality of life areas 鈥 health, housing, business, employment, and education. [Sep 19, 2022]
  • In March, the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference included SOE ITEP faculty听Dr. Elizabeth A. Worden, Dr. Michael Gibbons, Dr. Jisun Jeong, and program alum听Adam Medadi听(MA '22) as members of its planning committee and as presenters and participants.听[Mar听17, 2023]
  • Center for Postsecondary Readiness and Success Advisory Board member听Eric Waldo听听of the DC College Access Program (DC-CAP). Read more听. [Feb 15, 2023]
  • Instructor听Annie Murphy Karabell, Director听Danielle Gervais Sodani,听and Professor听Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, members of the Institute for Innovation in Education, are doing a year-long course for the District of Columbia Public School principals called the Science of Reading for School Leaders. It is part of a larger project where SOE has worked with 27 DCPS schools over the last three years.听[December 15, 2022]

  • Scholar-in-Residence and Director of the Summer Institute for Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ),听Dr. Antonio Ellis听was elected chair-designate of the Exemplary Contributions to Practice-Engaged Research Award Committee within the 91制片厂 Educational Research Association (AERA). [Nov 17, 2022]

  • President Biden听appointedElizabeth Ryan, Adjunct Instructor in SOE, to be the new Administrator of OJP鈥檚 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Ryan is president of Youth First, leading the shift from incarceration to community-based services and resulting in the closing of youth prisons in 6 states. [May 4, 2022]