Michelle G. Knight-Manuel Teachers College, Columbia University Department of Curriculum and Teaching

525 West 120th Street, Box 31 New York, NY 10027

212.678.4136 Email: mk700@tc.columbia.edu

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS______________________________________________ University of California, Los Angeles, 1998 Ph.D., Department of Curriculum and Teaching Dissertation Title: Unearthing the Muted Voices of African American Teachers Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1984 M.A., TESOL, Language Development Specialist Credential/(CLAD) Franklin and Marshall College, 1982 B.A., French and Secondary Education Teacher Certification Université de Tours, Tours, France, 1981 Deug 1 Certification (French) ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS____________________________________________ Associate Dean, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016-

• Assist with recruitment, tenure and promotion cases • Assist in the legal life of the college/General Counsel Search • Lead and collaborate with faculty on the curricular breadth requirement • Collaborate with Senior Leadership and TC faculty to support faculty development related

to the success of International students • Work with Senior Leadership and TC Students for a Quality Education (SQE) to develop

evaluation of Departmental Diversity Plans • Maintain liaison between TC and Columbia University’s Dean of Social Sciences • Collaborate with faculty to select the Shirley Chisholm Dissertation Award

Senior Advisor to the Provost, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2015-2016

• Assisted the Provost in developing policy on the criteria for the Senior Lecturer position • Assisted the Provost in recruiting 3 faculty members in Educational Leadership • Worked in close collaboration with Associate Provost and External Affairs to plan and

implement the program for the 20th anniversary of minority post-docs

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• Provided leadership, advocacy and advisement for TC Students for a Quality Education (QSE) to strengthen faculty-student relationships and curricular innovation.

• Served as Teachers College’s liaison to the Columbia University Committee on Women and Girls of Color

• Increased collaboration among TC faculty and the Director of the Institute for African-American Studies at Columbia University to identify and develop a new joint policy program through existing academic programs within both institutions

Coordinator, Master of Education Program (ED.M.), Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2005-2007, 2010-2016

• Provided leadership for the design and delivery of the ED.M. Professional Program. • Collaborated monthly with the 6 program coordinators in the Department of Curriculum

and Teaching for academic programming, budget transparency, enrollment management and developing innovative ways to recruit and retain a diverse graduate student body

• Collaborated with the Office of Accreditation and Assessment for Middle States assessments of student learning in the Ed.M. program and the International program in Singapore

• Advised 30-45 Ed.M. students yearly • Coordinated and facilitated conversations to enhance program development and social

learning opportunities based on student experiences Coordinator, Master of Secondary Education (CUSD), Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers, College, Columbia University, 2002-2004, 2008-2010

• Provided leadership for program development of the New York State Accreditation for a 32-point MA Professional Program in Secondary Education

• Collaborated with the Office of Accreditation and Assessment for NCATE Accreditation. • Advised students in the 32-point MA Program • Assisted in the preparation of materials regarding the program for the college catalog

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINARS______________________________________ 2017 (forthcoming) HERS Women’s Leadership Institute 2017 (Jan-March) Women in Leadership 2016 (October) Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions

(CADREI) ACADEMIC POSITIONS________________________________________________________ Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 2015-

Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 2004–2015 (Tenured)

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Director of Culturally Relevant College and Career Readiness, New York City Department of Education Expanded Success Initiative, 2013–2015

• Provided professional development for and conducted research across 28 NYC Schools Visiting Professor, National Institute of Education, Singapore and Teachers College, Columbia University

• Taught Curriculum Implementation and School Improvement, Summer 2013, 2015 and 2016

Visiting Professor, Tokyo, Japan, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Taught Critical Perspectives in Secondary Education, Summer 2005 and 2009 Assistant Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 1998–2004 Adjunct Professor, California State University, Northridge, Department of Curriculum and Teaching, 1997 Research Assistant, UCLA

• K-16 Articulation for UC College Admissions (Principal Investigators: Jeannie Oakes and Kris Guitterez)

• Minority Student Recruitment in Teacher Education Programs (Principal Investigator: Stuart Biegel)

Instructor, UCLA

• UCLA Graduate School of Education, Winter-Spring, 1997 Teaching Assistant, UCLA

• Women’s Studies Department, 1997 • Graduate School of Education, 1996 - 1997 • Graduate School of Education, Summer 1995 and 1996

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH Teaching

• College Advisor, Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA. Grades 9-12, 1991 -

1994 • English as a Second Language (ESL)/French Teacher, Oakland, CA. Grades 7-9, 1985 -

1991 • Cooperating Teacher, California State University, Hayward, CA, 1990 - 1991

Adult ESL Teacher, Oakland Evening Adult School, Oakland, CA. Taught beginning and intermediate levels of English as a Second Language to adults from Africa, Asia, Central America, and Mexico, Summer 1994 and 1995

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Curriculum and Professional Development

• California State Department of Education Curriculum Certified Reviewer, 1992 - 1994 • Parent Outreach, Oakland, CA. College Financial Aid Workshops, 1991 - 1994 • Language Arts District Team, Oakland, CA. Developed Eighth Grade Core, 1990 - 1991 • Bilingual/ESL, Oakland, CA. Developed District Curriculum Guide, 1989 - 1990

Research

• Research Department, Oakland, CA. Surveyed parents on year round schools, Summer 1993

• Teacher Researcher, Mills College. Oakland, CA. The Role of Gender and Ethnicity in Students’ Oral

Responses to Teachers’ Questioning Strategies, 1989 - 1990 • Teacher Leadership Team, Oakland, CA. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1989 – 1990

HONORS & AWARDS________________________________________________________ Research 2014-2017 Senior Research Fellow, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute for College and Career Readiness, Leominster District 2015 Seat at the Table Award, Black Student Network, Teachers College, Columbia University 2012 - 2013 Faculty Innovation Award, Black Student Network, Teachers College,

Columbia University 2011 - 2012 AERA Outstanding Research Paper Award (with graduate student Denzil

Street). The title of paper is “Who will remember your name? Teachers and African immigrant students.” Caribbean and African Studies in Education SIG

2007 - 2008 Rose Fellowship, Chinese American Planning Council and Teachers College, Columbia University

2001 - 2003 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship 2001-2002 Theme Co-Editor, Equity & Excellence in Education 2001 - 2002 Distinguished Service Certificate, AERA Division G 1999 AERA Women Educators Award for Research on Women and Girls 1998 AERA Division K Doctoral Seminar Participant (San Diego) 1996 - 1997 UCLA Research Assistantship/Mentorship Fellowship 1996 American Educational Research Association Award for Graduate Students

(Standing Committee on the Role and Status of Minorities in Educational Research and Development)

1995 - 1997 UCLA Graduate Fellowship 1994 - 1995 UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship

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Teaching 2014 - 2015 Dean’s Fellowship Program for Teaching and Diversity (with Karishma

Desai). Black, Latina, and Transnational Feminisms in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

2009 - 2010 Dean’s Fellowship Program for Teaching and Diversity (with Vaughn Watson & Ramatu Bangura). Culturally Grounded Research Methodologies, Teachers College, Columbia University

2004 and 1999 Outstanding Teaching Award, Teachers College, Columbia University 2003 - 2004 Dean’s Fellowship Award for Teaching and Diversity, Teachers College,

Columbia University Faculty Executive Committee on Race, Culture, and Diversity

1997 Minority Doctoral Teaching/Research Fellowship (Washington State University)

1989 Russian/American Teacher Exchange Program GRANTS AND FUNDED RESEARCH_____________________________________________ Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant Program Co-PIs Michelle Knight-Manuel and Sandra Schmidt Title Belong or not: West African youth’s negotiations of everyday spaces Date 2017 - 2018 Amount $50,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Noah Drezner, Michelle Knight-Manuel, and Felicia Mensah Title Faculty Engagement with Racial Trauma & Creating a More Responsive TC Date 2017 - 2018 Amount $20,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Michelle Knight-Manuel, Garnett Russell, and Sandra Schmidt Title Creating Civic Education Communities: African and New York Contexts Date 2015 - 2016 Amount $20,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Michelle Knight-Manuel, Felicia Moore, Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, and Michael

Wilson Title A Leadership Initiative for Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education (CRRE) Date 2014 - 2015 Amount $20,000

Education Research Service Project, American Educational Research Association PI Michelle Knight -Manuel

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Title Strengthening Supplemental Literacy Supports for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse English Language Learners

Date 2013 - 2014 Amount $5,000 Provost’s Investment Fund, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Michelle Knight, David Hansen, Megan Laferty, Daniel Friedrich, Felicia Moore,

and Lalitha Vasudevan Title Enhancing the Preparation of Doctoral Students at Teachers College: A Course

Staff Model for Teaching Assistants Date 2012 - 2013 Amount $20,000 Vice President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiative, Teachers College, Columbia University Co-PIs Michelle Knight, Limarys Caraballo, and Terrenda White Title Critical Race Studies in Education Conference Date 2011-2012 Amount $1,500 Vice President's Grant for Diversity and Community Initiative, Teachers College, Columbia University CO-PIs Michelle Knight and Ramatu Bangura Title Intersections: A Learning Symposium on Immigration, Gender, and Youth Date 2010-2011 Amount $1,500 Dean’s Faculty Diversity Research Award, Teachers College, Columbia University PI Michelle Knight Title Strengthening the Bicultural Resiliency of African Immigrant Adolescent Girls in

a Community-Based Organization Date 2009-2010 Amount Semester Research Leave Liberty Partnership Program Co-PIs Nancy Streim and Michelle G. Knight-Diop Title Teachers College Liberty Partnership Program Date Submitted January 31, 2008 Amount $330, 000 (RFP Revoked) National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship PI Michelle G. Knight Title The Future is Present: An Ethnography of College Bound Urban Youth’s Multiple

Worlds Date 2001 - 2003 Amount $50,000

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Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant Program PI Michelle G. Knight Title Understanding Urban Youth’s Multiple Worlds: A Study Exploring Black and

Latino Negotiations of College Going Processes Date 2000 - 2001 Amount $35,000 Spencer Doctoral Training Research Grant Co-PIs Nancy Lesko, Christine Yeh, Michelle Knight, Jonathan Broughton and Ruth Vinz Title Youth Studies in New Times: Possible Selves in Multiple Worlds Date 1999 - 2002 Amount $230,000 PUBLICATIONS______________________________________________________ Book Knight, M. & Marciano, J. (under review). Fulfilling dreams of opportunity. Equity, race and

culturally relevant pedagogies. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Knight, M., & Marciano, J. (2013). College ready: Preparing Black and Latina/o students for

higher education – A culturally relevant approach. New York, NY: Teachers College Press

Editorship of Professional Journal Johnson, A., Delgado Bernal, D., Knight, M., & Wiedeman, C. (Eds.). (2002). The struggle for

equity and social justice education: Theories, policies and practices [Special issue]. Equity& Excellence in Education, 35(3).

Refereed Journal Articles Jackson, I., & Knight-Manuel, M. (under review). From me to we: Faculty of color increasing

college readiness for Black and Latino males. Journal of Teacher Education Vernikoff, L., Knight-Manuel, M., Zuckerman, K., Wilson, M. Streete, D. (under review). The

Stretch zone”: Shifting teacher dispositions through culturally relevant professional development. Journal of Professional Development

Watson, W. & Knight-Manuel, M. (in press). Challenging West African popularized

narratives, asserting strengths-based approaches in research with African immigrant youth. Review of Research in Education Knight-Manuel, M., Marciano, J., Wilson, M., Jackson, I., Vernikoff, L., & Zuckerman.K.

(2016) “It’s all possible”: Urban educators’ perspectives on creating a culturally-relevant, school-wide, college-going culture for Black male students. Urban Education

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DOI: 10.1177/0042085916651320 Chen, C., Desai, K. & Knight-Manuel, M. (2015): Fostering a humanizing pedagogy:

Imagined possibilities for African immigrant girls. Educational Leadership Review. 16(3), 34-41.

Knight, M., Rogeman, R., & Edstrom, L. (2015). My American dream: The interplay of structure and agency in West African immigrants’ educational experiences in the United

States. Education and Urban Society. DOI: 10.1177/0013124515589596 Rogeman, R., Knight, M., Taylor, A., & Watson, V. (2014). From microscope to mirror:

Doctoral students evolving positionalities. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.

Taylor, A., Watson, V., & Knight, M. (2014). Toward enacted cosmopolitan citizenship:

New conceptualizations of African immigrants’ civic learning and action in the United States. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice.

Watson, V., Knight, M., & Taylor, A. (2014). Beyond talking and texting: African immigrant

youth’s social-civic literacies and negotiations of citizenship across participatory new media technologies. Citizenship Teaching and Learning.

Knight, M. G., & Watson, V. W. M. (2014). Toward participatory communal citizenship: Rendering visible the civic learning and action of African immigrant youth and young

adults. American Educational Research Journal. 51(3), 539-556 doi:10.3102/0002831213512517

Knight, M. (2013). Living the legacies and continuing the struggle: Immigration, PreK-16 education, and transnationalism. Texas Education Review, 1, 225-233.

Allen, K., Jackson, I., & Knight, M. (2012). Complicating culturally relevant pedagogy:

Unpacking African immigrants’ cultural identities. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 14(2), 1-28.

Knight, M., Bangura, R., & Watson, V. (2012). (Re)framing African immigrant women’s

civic leadership: A case study of the influence of family, schooling, and transnationalism. Global Studies Journal, 4(4), 135-148.

Knight, M. (2011). “It’s already happening”: Learning from civically engaged transnational

immigrant youth. Teachers College Record, 1113(6), 1275-1292. Knight, M. (2011). Where and how do “we” enter: (Re)imagining and bridging culturally relevant civic engagements of teacher educators, teachers and immigrant youth

Teacher Education & Practice, 24(3), 362-365. Knight, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2011). Opening our eyes, changing our practices. Learning

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through the transnational lifeworlds of teachers. Journal of Intercultural Education, 22(3)203-215.

Knight-Diop, M. (2010). Enacting care, preparing for college and increasing access for Black

youth. Journal of Students Placed at Risk, 15(2), 158-172. Oesterreich, H., & Knight, M. (2010). Facilitating transitions to college for students from

culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. In M. Adams, W. J. Blumenfeld, C. Casteneda, H. W. Hackman, M. L. Peters, & X. Zuniga (Eds.), Readings for diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). London, UK: Routledge.

Knight-Diop, M. (2009). First-Generation African American college students. In K. Lometey (Ed.), Encyclopedia of African American education. New York, NY: Sage. Knight-Diop, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2009). Pedagogical possibilities: Engaging cultural rules of

emotion. Teachers College Record, 111(11), 2678-2704. Oesterreich, H., & Knight, M. (2008). Looking to college for working class culturally and

linguistically diverse students with disabilities. Intervention in School and Clinic, 43(5), 300-304.

Reid, K., & Knight, M. (2006). Disability for justification of exclusion of minorities: A critical

history grounded in disability studies. Educational Researcher, 35(6), 18-24. Knight, M. (2004). Sensing the urgency and broadening our visions of teacher education. Race,

Ethnicity, & Education, 7(1), 212-227. Knight, M., Bentley, C., Norton, N., & Dixon, I. (2004). (De)constructing (in)visible parent consent forms: Negotiating power, reflexivity, and the collective within qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 10(3), 390-411. Knight, M., Dixon, I., Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2004). Extending learning communities: New technologies, multiple literacies, and culture blind pedagogies. Urban Review, 36(2), 101-118. Knight, M., Norton, N., Bentley, C., & Dixon, I. (2004). The power of Black and Latina/o counterstories: Urban families and college-going processes. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 35(1), 99-120. Knight, M. (2003). Through urban youth’s eyes: Negotiating K-16 policies, practices, and their

futures. Educational Policy, 17(5), 531-557. Knight, M., Oesterreich, H., & Newton, R. (2003). “It doesn’t happen by accident”: Creating successful cultures of college preparation for urban Latina/o youth. Educators of Urban Minorities, 2(2), 91-107.

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Knight, M. (2002). The Intersections of race, class, and gender in the teacher preparation of an African-American social justice educator. Equity & Excellence in Education, 35(3), 212-224.

Knight, M., Norton, N., Dixon, I., & Bentley Ewald, C. (2001). Engaging representations

of youth: A conceptualization of collective written reflexivity as power. Proceedings of the Third Annual International Gender and Education Conference. London, England.

Knight, M. (2000). Ethics in qualitative research: Multicultural feminist activist research.

Theory into Practice, 39(3), 170-176. Knight, M. (1984). The role of English in anglophone Africa. Monterey Review, 21-24. Manuscripts in Preparation

Knight-Manuel, M. (in preparation). Cultivating collective cultural assets: A case study of

African immigrant girls and their mentors. Knight-Manuel, M., Eyega, Z., Bangura, R., & Watson, V. (in preparation). “No culture is

forever negative”: Illuminating culturally grounded research approaches in university-community-based organization research partnerships.

Refereed Book Chapters Knight, M., Cherry-Paul, S., & Lencl, T. (under review). Enacting student agency: Disrupting

And constructing representations of Africa in pursuit of culturally relevant experiences. Teaching Africa Series.

Knight, M., Dixon, I, Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2006). Critical literacies as feminist

affirmations and interventions: Puerto Rican and Dominican college bound female youth. In D. Delgado Bernal, C. Alejandra Elenes, F. Gonzalez, & S. Villenas (Eds.), Chicana/Latina feminist pedagogies and epistemologies of everyday life (pp. 39-58). New York, NY: SUNY.

Knight, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2002). (In)(di)visible youth identities: Insight from a feminist

framework. In W. G. Tierney & L. Hagedorn (Eds.), Increasing access to college (pp. 123-144). New York, NY: SUNY.

Book Reviews Knight, M. (2004). [Review of the book Teaching and learning in a multilingual

school, by Tara Goldstein. Race, Ethnicity and Education, 7(1), 87-89. Knight, M. (2003). [Review of the book Women faculty of color in predominantly

White classrooms by Lucila Vargas]. Academe, 89(4), 63-65.

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Knight, M. (2000). [Review of the book Translating the curriculum: Multiculturalism into cultural studies by Susan Edgerton]. Teachers College Record, 102(5) 939-942.

Reports From Funded Projects Knight-Manuel, M. & Zuckerman (2016). Evaluation of Individualized Learning Plans for

Leominster School District. Massachusetts Institute of College and Career.

Knight-Manuel, M., Bangura, R., Chen, C., & Desai, K. (2014): Strengthening Supplemental Literacy Supports for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse English Language Learners: 2013-2014 Literacy Report. Report published for American Educational Research Association.

Knight, M. (2013). Action plan data for creating a culturally relevant college-going school

culture. New York City, Department of Education, Expanded Success Initiative. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University

Knight, M., Chae, H., Martinez, I., & Webb, J. (2003). Denver high school annual report

on creating a 9-11th grade college-going culture. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching.

Knight, M., (2002). National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Report. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and

Teaching. Knight, M., Dixon, I., Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2002). Denver high school annual report

on creating a 9-10th grade college-going culture. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching.

Knight, M., Dixon, I., Bentley, C., & Norton, N. (2001). Spencer small grants program report. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching.

Knight, M., Dixon, I., Bentley, C., & Norton, N. (2001). Denver high school preliminary report

on creating a 9th grade college-going culture. New York, NY: Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Curriculum and Teaching.

Knight, M., Oesterreich, H., & Newton, R. (2000). Three reports on New York college

preparation programs. National Study of College Preparation Programs. Los Angeles, CA: Center for Policy Analysis, University of Southern California.

REFEREED PRESENTATIONS _________________________________________________ National Conferences Zuckerman, K., Knight-Manuel, M. & Vernikoff, L. (forthcoming, 2017). The Stretch Zone”:

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Promoting Asset-Based Dispositions Towards Black and Latino Male Students Through Professional Development". Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, Texas.

Desia, K. & Knight-Manuel, M. (2016). Shaping Black diasporic girlhoods: Pedagogical

formations of belonging and becoming. National Women’s Studies Association, Montreal Quebec

Knight-Manuel, M. & Marciano, J. (2016). “Yes we can!”: Shifting paradigms and utilizing

student-created media in college access reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Washington, D.C.

Knight, M., Chen, C., & Desai, K. (2015): Empowering Literacy Practices Among African

Immigrant Girls. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Knight, M., Chen, C., Desai, K. (2014): Collaborative Culturally Grounded Inquiry: Examining

Literacy Practices with/for African Immigrant Girls. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Culturally Relevant Education and Assessment Conference, Chicago, IL.

Jackson, I., & Knight, M. (2014). "From me to we”: Faculty of color increasing

college readiness for Black and Latino males. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Knight, M., Bangura, R, Chen, C., Desai, K., & Diabe, W. (2014). Strengthening

supplemental literacy supports for culturally and linguistically diverse English language learners. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Knight, M., Chen, C., & Desai, K. (2014). Strengthening supplemental literacy supports For culturally and linguistically diverse English language learners. Paper to be presented at the Conference for Culturally Responsive Education and Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Knight, M., Dunn, L., Corwin, E., Dozier, T., & Jackson, I. (2014).“I have to dig

deep into my soul”: Examining culturally responsive formative assessments supporting Black and Latino male’s college readiness. Paper to be presented at the Conference for Culturally Responsive Education and Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Knight, M., Marciano, J., Wilson, M., Vernikoff, L., Zuckerman, K., & Watson, V. (2014).

“It’s all possible”: Urban educators’ perspectives on creating a culturally relevant, school-wide, college-going culture for Black male students. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.

Vernikoff, L., Knight, M., Zuckerman, K., Wilson, M. (2014). Using critical self- assessment to develop a school-wide, culturally relevant, college-going culture. Paper to

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be presented at the Conference for Culturally Responsive Education and Assessment, Chicago, IL.

Knight, M., & Marciano, J. (2013). They don’t want me to fail: Black youth,

friendship and college access. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Knight, M., & Marciano, J. (2013). Preparing teachers to support culturally relevant college

readiness and access of Black and Latina/o youth. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Teachers Association, San Francisco, CA.

Marciano, J., & Knight, M. (2013). Culturally relevant peer interactions and college access for Black and Latin@ youth. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Vasudevan, L, Hubbard, O., Knight, M., & Torres-Gutzman, M.. (2012,). An unexpected journey: The impact of art making in the work of non-art professors. Paper presented at the National Art Education Conference, New York, NY. Cherry, P. S., Lencl, T., & Knight-Diop, M. (2011). Enacting student agency toward

disrupting and constructing representations of Africa in pursuit of culturally relevant Experiences. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Kliegman, R., Edstrom, L., & Knight-Diop, M. (2011, Month). “Getting to that stage”: An

analysis of West African immigrants’ experiences and discourses in pursuit of the American dream. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Taylor, A. Watson, V., & Knight-Diop, M. (2011,). Toward cosmopolitan citizenship:

New conceptualizations of African immigrants’ civic learning and action. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Knight-Diop, M., Bangura, R., & Watson, V. (2010). African women’s civic leadership and Black feminist theory: Understanding the role of families, schools, and organizations. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Knight-Diop, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2010). Leading the way: The role of teachers

and their transnational lifeworlds in urban and rural teacher education. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group Research on Women in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

Watson, V., Knight-Diop, M., & Bangura, R. (2010). Rendering visible the civic learning and action of African immigrants: Forefronting multiple contexts. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

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Watson, V, Knight-Diop, M., Bangura, R., & Eyegrt, Z. (2010). In dialogue: Braiding ethics, reciprocity, and positionality in a university- and African immigrant community-based organization research partnership. Paper presented at the Ethics and Politics of Research with Immigrant Populations Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Knight, M. (2008). Caring enough to enact change: Examining the roles and responsibilities of counselors for college bound Black and Latina/o youth. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Knight-Diop, M., & Nurse, M. (2007). It’s time: Utilizing theories of care to examine the role of counselors in facilitating (in)equities to college access. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association Special

Interest Group Women in Education, San Antonio, TX.

Boudin, K., Knight, M., & Karou, M. (2006). Can peers make a difference? Urban youth co-researchers use participatory research, strengthening their college-going process. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Knight, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2006). Power and youth as co-researchers: New visions on college access for Latina and Black females. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Knight, M., Yongkang, E., & Suh, J. (2006). He’s driving a BMW and I’m riding the

bus: Examining spirituality in youth’s lives. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Spence, K., & Knight, M. (2006).Who cares? Examining Black and Latino/a youth’s college going process through a critical praxis. Paper presented at the meeting of

the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Knight, M., & Chae, H. (2004). Using critical race theory (CRT) and critical Latino theory (LatCrit) to examine Black and Latino youth’s negotiations of New York State high stakes regents exams. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Knight, M., & Celedon-Pattichis, S. (2003). "It's my future": Examining the role of youth as co-researchers in college-going processes. Paper presented at the meeting of the

American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Norton, N., Knight, M., & Bentley, C. (2003). Expanding conceptualizations of family involvement within school structures: A look at JROTC and youth's college bound futures. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

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Bentley, C., Knight, M., Dixon, I., & Norton, N. (2002) Who’s at stake?: Highlighting youth negotiations of regents testing policies through feminist critical analysis. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Dixon, I., Knight, M., Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2002). What difference does the technology make? Examining conceptualizations of identities and literacies within a distance education music program. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Knight, M. (2002). Engendering visionary pragmatism: Methodologies and practices

for culturally responsive research with Black and Latina young women. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M. (2002). Methodological dilemmas in feminist ethnographic activist research. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Knight, M., Bentley, C., Dixon, I., & Norton, N. (2002). It’s (not) too early!: Linking postsecondary policies and outreach practices to high school reform. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Knight, M., Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2002). “I’d be cutting myself off at the knees if. . . .”: How do we engage uncertainty and ambiguity in a feminist research project?

Paper presented at the Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA. Knight, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2002). College preparation from a feminist standpoint. Paper

presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Norton, N, Knight, M., Bentley, C., & Dixon, I. (2002). Speaking now: Black and Latino/a youth and their families expand entry points for family involvement. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Knight, M. (2001). “People with less money have more love”: Understanding the collective interactive role of family members in the college preparation process. Paper

presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Richmond, VA.

Knight, M. (2001). Feminist scholars interviewing cross culturally in urban contexts.

Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Knight, M., Dixon, I., Norton, N., & Bentley, C. (2001). Youth agency and

negotiation across college-going processes: A feminist activist research project with Black and Latino/a urban youth. Paper to have been presented at the Research on Women and Education Conference, Baltimore, MD. [conference canceled due to events of 9/11]

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Knight, M. (2000). Can I take it with me?: College preparation programs and their

role in maintaining academic success and cultural identity. Paper presented at the Higher Education For A New Century conference: Partnerships, Productivity Performance, Los Angeles, CA.

Knight, M. (2000). Ethics in qualitative research: Multicultural feminist activist research.

Getting good qualitative data to improve educational practice. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M. (2000). Preparing African-American transformative professionals: Examining

socially just perspectives in multiple contexts. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M. (2000). The twin edge sword of teacher education reform: Paradigms for creating socially just and caring urban schools. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M., Newton, R., & Oesterreich, H. (2000). “It doesn’t happen by accident”:

Creating successful cultures of college preparation for urban youth. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M., & Oesterreich, H. (2000). Examining the disruptive power, pedagogies, and possibilities of emotions. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Knight, M. (1999). Blurring the lens of (dis)comfort myths in the feminist critical classroom. Paper presented at the Research on Women and Education Conference, New

York, NY. Knight, M. (1999). Inviting the inevitable: When emotions come calling. Paper presented at the Journal of Curriculum Theorizing conference, Dayton, OH.

Powell, A., Knight, M., Oey, E., Andre-Bechely, L., & Czech, M. (1998). Examining the

role of a feminist writing group in constructing diverse women’s multiple identities. Paper presented at the Research on Women and Education conference, East Lansing, MI.

Knight, M. (1997). A call and commitment to care: Perspectives and practices of emerging African-American teachers. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Knight, M., & Zeigler, V. (1997). Empowerment and change through the research process: The multiple positionalities of the researcher and emerging teacher. Paper presented at the Reclaiming Voice: Ethnographic Inquiry and Qualitative Research in a Postmodern Age Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

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Knight, M. (1996). African-American teacher education candidates' constructions of diversity and implications for beginning student teaching practices in urban environments. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York, NY. International Conferences Knight, M. (2014). “Storms of issues underneath”: Creating empowering connections between

African immigrant girls and volunteers. Paper to be presented at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference, San Juan, PR.

Abdul Aziz, A., Tibi, I., & Knight, M. (2012). “I can only teach you what I know”: Incorporating transnational African immigrants’ knowledge in the Classroom. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, Vancouver, BC. Edstrom, L., Lencl, T., & Knight, M. (2012,). Research apprenticeship for part-time doctoral students: Exploring skill, knowledge, and identity development in a research

methodology course. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Jackson, I., McIntosh, K., & Knight, M. (2012). Belonging but not belonging: Unpacking the culture in culturally relevant pedagogy. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, Vancouver, BC. Kliegman, R., Knight, M., Taylor, A., & Watson, V. (2012). Uncovering and discovering multiple realties: An exploration of emerging scholars’ positionalities toward

research, researcher, and research participants. Paper presented at the American Research Association Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Knight, M., Watson, V., & Taylor, A. (2012). African immigrants’ civic identities,

learning and action, and negotiations of citizenship across digital media technology contexts. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference. Vancouver, BC.

Marciano, J., & Knight, M. (2012). Toward African immigrant students’ civic engagement and action in college: Implications for K-12 educators. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Educational Studies Conference, San Juan, PR.

Steele, D., & Knight, M. (2012). Who will remember your name? Teachers and the African immigrant student. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, Vancouver, BC.

Watson, V., Knight, M., & Taylor, A. (2012). Beyond talking and texting: African

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immigrants’ civic learning and identities in local/international online participatory technology contexts. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Educational Studies Conference, San Juan, PR.

Knight, M. (2011 (Re)framing African immigrant youth’s civic leadership: A case

study of the role of individual agency and institutions. Paper presented at the Global Studies Conference, Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Oesterreich, H., & Knight, M. (2005, March). Disrupting the limiting gaze: Surviving and

thriving in intersections of race, class, and gender. Paper presented at the Gender and Education International Conference, Cardiff, Wales.

Knight, M., Dixon, I., Bentley, C., & Norton, N. (2001). For Black and

Latina adolescent females who’ve considered college when student agency isn’t enough: Reconceptualizing intervention and reciprocity in feminist critical, multicultural research. Paper to have been presented at the New Girl Order Conference, London, England. [conference canceled due to events of 9/11]

Knight, M., Norton, N., Bentley, C., & Dixon, I. (2001). Strategies for reconfiguring

power: Reflexivity and the collective within multicultural feminist research. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Gender and Education, London, England.

Knight, M. (1999, Month). Unearthing the muted voices of bilingual African-American teachers.

Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS_________________________________________ Knight-Manuel, M. (2016). Creating a researcher identity. United Arab Emirates University.

United Arab Emirates Knight-Manuel, M. (2016). Curriculum reform efforts in the United States. Ministry of

Education. United Arab Emirates Knight-Manuel, M. (2016). Ready or Not! Preparing Students of Color for College, Provost

Series, Teachers College, Columbia University Knight-Manuel, M. (2016). Cultural competency in college access. College Access Consortium

of New York Knight-Manuel, M. (2015). “The optimist, the realist, and the skeptic”: Creating a culturally

relevant, college-going culture for Black and Latin@ youth. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Knight-Manuel (2014). Storms of issues underneath. University of Texas at Austin

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Knight, M. (2014). Communities in action: Access to quality education for Latino

students. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. Knight, M. (2013). It’ (beyond) time to make a change: “Troubling” our expectations. University of San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Knight, M. (2012). Commentary for the book launch of High Schools, Race and

America’s Future by Larry Blum. Teachers College, Columbia University Knight M. (2012). “Too important to fail”: Addressing the education of Black males in

K-12 schools. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York: NY. Knight-Diop, M. (2010). Challenging notions of college access and civic leadership at the

Intersections of race/ethnicity, class, gender and immigration status. Trinity College, Hartford, CT.

Knight-Diop, M. (2010). Life in the academy. Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Mentoring Program for Students of Color. New York, NY. Knight-Diop, M., Eyega, Z., Bangura, R., & Watson, V. (2010). “Working” culture:

Possibilities, tensions and contradictions in a university/community-based research partnership. Paper presented at the Winter Roundtable, New York: NY.

Knight-Diop, M., Eyega, Z., Bangura, R., & Watson, V. (2009). "Unpacking power, positionality, and ethics in an academic-community research partnership.” Qualitative Methods for Social Critique Conference, CUNY Graduate School, New York, NY. Knight-Diop, M. (2009). Keynote speaker for the Annual J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium, “Transforming Possibilities and Forging Opportunities for Youth in a Diverse World,” Las Cruces, New Mexico. Knight-Diop, M. (2009). AERA Division G, Emerging Scholars Workshop, New York,

NY. Knight, M. (2002). Through students’ eyes: The role of ethnographic inquiry in policy implementation. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Knight, M. (2000). Disrupting paradigms of exclusion: Examining the intersections of

race, class, and gender in urban contexts. Keynote address for the Teachers College Winter Roundtable, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Knight, M. (1999). Cultures of success in college preparation programs. American Association of Higher Education, San Antonio, TX.

Knight, M. (1999). The role of the federal government in the preparation of junior faculty

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as teacher educators in the 21st century. United States Department of Education, Washington, DC.

Knight, M. (1998). Building schools as caring communities: Looking at the relationship

between social justice and an ethic of care. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Knight, M. (1991). Team teaching curriculum in secondary English as a second language/sheltered math classes. Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, San Diego, CA.

Knight, M. (1991). English as a second language (ESL) writing workshops to secondary

teachers using student writing samples. University of California, Berkeley ACCESS Program, Berkeley, CA.

TEACHING___________________________________________________________________ Courses Developed and/or Taught 1998 - Present Teachers College, Columbia University (MA, Ed.M., and Ed.D.) Urban and Multicultural Education

Curriculum and Teaching in Urban Contexts Culturally Relevant Education Across P-20 Educational Settings Education of Youth and Adolescents (U.S. and International Contexts) Advanced Seminar: The Schooling of Ethnic Minorities in Urban Contexts

Curriculum and Teaching

Critical Perspectives in Secondary Education (U.S and International Contexts) Master’s Action Research Projects for Secondary Teachers School Improvement (U.S. and International Contexts)

Doctoral Core: Research and Inquiry into Curriculum and Teaching Equity, Race, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogies Black, Latina and Transnational Feminisms Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research Advanced Seminar: Culturally Grounded Research Methodologies Advanced Seminar: Qualitative Research in Urban Contexts Advanced Seminar: Feminist and Critical Transformative Pedagogies Spencer Doctoral Training Youth Studies Seminar Spencer Advanced Seminar: Data Analysis and Proposal Writing Doctoral Dissertation Seminar 1995 - 1998 University of California, Los Angeles

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(Undergraduate/Graduate Elementary and Secondary Teaching Candidates) Urban Schooling Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Curriculum Decision Making Critical Multiculturalism and Curriculum Development The National Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Project on Inclusive Curriculum Women’s Studies Introduction to Women’s Studies (Undergraduate students only) 1997-1998 California State University, Northridge

(Undergraduate /Graduate Elementary and Secondary Teaching Candidates)

Curriculum and Teaching Schooling in American Society ADVISEMENT: Completed Dissertations__________________________________________ Dissertation Sponsor Chen, Crystal1 (2017). Critical Literacy as Common Ground: The Possibilities of African Immigrant Girls in New York City Schools. Jackson, Iesha2 (2015). Voicing intersections of race, gender, and age: A study of the schooling experiences of overage, under-credited African American high school students. Marciano, Joanne3 (2014). Towards culturally relevant peer interactions: Exploring the college going processes and new media literacy practices of Black and Latina/o youth. Watson Vaughn4 (2014). Literacies learning, identities and civic imaginaries: Youth remixing discourses of production. Chae, Hui Soo (2013). Using critical Asian theory (AsianCrit) to explore Korean-origin, working-class/poor youth’s experiences in high school. He is Director of EdLab Development & Research at Teachers College, Columbia University and Associate Director of the Gottesman Libraries, New York, NY. Garcia, Roberto (2013). War metaphor and teaching. He is a high school math teacher in Stamford, CT.

1 2015-2016 Recipient of American Association of University Women Fellowship, Recipient of Dean’s Doctoral 2 2014-2015 Recipient of Dean’s Doctoral Research Fellowship 3 2013 - 2014 Recipient of Dean’s Grant for Student Research 4 2012 - 2014 Recipient of the American Minority Dissertation Fellowship, Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Fellow, National Council of Teachers of English

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Limarys, Caraballo5 (2012). Constructing and negotiating identities-in-practice: Multiple identities, the enacted curriculum, and the figured world of achievement in a middle school English classroom. She is an Assistant Professor at Queens College, New York, NY. Yu, Judy6 (2010). Chinese American youth’s re-construction of the American experience. She is the Founding Executive Director of REACH®: Research. Educate. Aspire. Change. History. Feit, Sarah (2009). Exploring the power of the read-aloud relationship between White middle class fathers and their sons. She is Director of Special Services at Yavneh Academy in Paramus, NJ. Bentley, Courtney (2004). Actualizing (im)possible selves amidst policy (non)events: A feminist critical case study of Puerto Rican and Dominican youth mothers. Oesterreich, Heather (2003). Hey school! Are you listenin'?: Student testimonios of possibility sites at an alternative continuation high school. She is an Associate Professor at New Mexico State University. Dissertation Second Committee Member Keegan, P. (2017). Places of civic belonging Namatende, Sakwa, L. (2017) Beyond a focus on textbooks: Negotiating English language and physics textbook constructions in Ugandan secondary school classrooms White, Terrenda7 (2014). Culture and pedagogy in market-driven times: Embedded case-studies of teaching in two urban charter schools. Taylor, Ashley8 (2013). Pedagogy for Latino/a newcomer students: A study of four secondary social studies teachers in New York City urban newcomer schools. Bangura, Ramatu (2012).9 In pursuit of success: The educational identities and decision-making of African immigrant girls with interrupted formal education. Choudry, Rhuma (2009).  Appropriateness and relevancy of communicative language teaching (CLT) for Bangladesh: A perspective from Bangladesh.   5 2013 AERA Division B Dissertation Award, 2013 John Laska Distinguished Dissertation Award in Curriculum, 2011 General Research Fellowship, Dissertation Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2010-2012 Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Fellow, National Council of Teachers of English 6 2011 Recipient of the Dissertation of the Year Award from the American Educational Research on Education of Asian and Pacific Islanders (REAPI) SIG 7 2013-2014, Recipient of Spencer Dissertation Fellowship, 2012-2013 Recipient of the American Education Research Minority Dissertation Fellowship 8 2011 - 2012 Recipient of General Research Fellowship, Dissertation Research, Teachers College, Columbia University 9 2011 Recipient of the American Education Research Minority Dissertation Fellowship

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Hassler, Eric (2009). Who's the expert: The influence of accountability-based reform and teacher accountability on the classroom practice of four suburban middle school teachers.   Bernstein, Eve (2008). Attitudes and perceptions of middle school students toward competitive activities in physical education. Borkin, Joshua (2008). Treating something sacred: An examination of spiritual learning and development in a nonsectarian after-school program.  Suh, Esther (2008). Helping across continents: A holistic understanding of six undergraduate students' experiences as international volunteers. Cooper, Clarence (2007). Building bridges in a small school: Meeting the needs of high school students with potential and promise. Ungemah, Lori (2007). Curriculum & complication: A multiethnic high school in Brooklyn. Rivera Maulucci, Maria (2005). Teaching for social justice in urban science education. Norton, Nadjwa (2004). Un)seen forces: The literacies and spiritual practices of Black and Latina/o children and their Black male teacher. Connor, David (2003). Urban narratives: Life at the intersections of learning disability, race, and social class. Hill, Djanna (2001). Womanist Afriographies: The experiences and the nature of race uplift to inform the pedagogies of three Black women teacher educators. Dissertation Third Committee Member Rogeman, Rachel (2014). Super-Intended consequences: How overlapping contexts shape superintendents' approaches to equity. Cruz, Jessica (2013). Undergraduate Latin@ student organizations: A Latin@ critical theory analysis. Contino, Julie (2011). An analysis of the New York State earth science curriculum with respect to standards, classroom practices, and the regents examination. Branker, Anthony (2010). Creating in the collective: Dialogue, collaboration, and the search for understanding in the jazz small group. Suh, YounJung (2010). Teaching in the face of diversity: Teachers' curricular decision to meet needs of diverse middle school students.

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Schmier, Stephanie (2009). Our space: Researching literacies and identities in and across classroom and online spaces. Scoggin, Jennifer (2009). 1, 2, 3, Eyes on me . . . 1, 2, eyes on you: A look at the professional identity construction of elementary school teachers in the empowerment schools context. Weldon-Lassiter, Cynthia (2009). Literacy resources of homeless families in a shelter: A case study of two mothers with their infants and toddlers. Cunningham, Katherine (2008). Getting out of the comfort zone: Using read-alouds to engage students in critical literacy. Mata, Jennifer (2008). Children's spirituality as experienced and expressed in a kindergarten classroom. Russo, Lindsey H. (2008). Play, peer relationships, and academic learning: Exploring the views of teachers and children. Saltz, Ronald (2008). Engagement, power, and learning in a high school English classroom: An exploratory study. Sonu, Debbie (2008) (In)justice for all?: Brooklyn youth and the question of social justice. Engelberg, Eliza (2007). Second year New York City teaching fellows: Navigating the gap between vision and practice. Lim, May-Yin (2007). Exploring colonization: Situating young children’s experiences within in the multiple contexts of globalizing Singapore. Celia, Lorraine (2005). Tensions in a secondary English classroom: An autoethnographic study of teacher change. Shannon, Vanessa (2005). A case study of higher education and parenting African American female and male persistence and the community college experience. Harville, Martha (2003). Computer assisted expository writing in middle school with learning disabled students. Allen, Pamela (2000). Attitudes of students who aged-out and are socially promoted from junior high school to ninth grade. Bellamy, Patricia (1999). Evaluating the quality of family day care in the new millennium. Gaumer, Jean (1999). Reflecting and reframing: Beginning teachers’ use of metaphor. Dissertation Fourth Committee Member

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Kearney, A. (2017). Addressing the Public Health Problem of Adolescent Obesity: A Pilot Evaluation of the Healthy Choices INC. Summer Camp Implemented with Adolescent Females as a Response to the Epidemic Avery, Nicole (2017). The Space Between Role and Code Roda, Allison (2013). Where their children belong: Parents' perceptions of the boundaries separating 'gifted' and 'non-gifted' educational programs. Kobayashi, Mieko (2009). How Japanese working women learn to attain leadership positions in the Japanese business environment. Simon, Tiffany (2008). Engineering success: Persistence factors of African American doctoral recipients in engineering and applied science. Escolas, Karen (2004). A case study of learning during transition from formal education to professional practice. Fedyk-McDermott, Darina (2006). Crisis in teacher recruitment as linked to teacher retention Woodruff, Jennifer (2004). Mismatched labor pool and perceptions contrasting suburban superintendents and certified teachers’ views of the principalship. Haiken, Michelle (2003). Adolescent girls and contemporary reality in young adult fiction. Hunter, Carla (2003). Cultural orientation, perceptions of racial discrimination, and collective self-esteem among African Americans and West Indian Americans. Burry, Sally (2002). Educational leadership theory and the phenomenon of the public school superintendent: A focus group study. Jung, Sunna (2002). Primary Korean American selves. Byron, Christine (2001). The effects of common knowledge education in the training of novice teachers. Hausman-Kelly, Tricia (2000). “You thought I was a stranger”: Cross-Cultural integration in a two way bilingual classroom. Sponsor for Masters Action Research Projects Askinazy, Susan (2012). Teaching cell biology experientially: Using streptomyces coelicolor in the living environment classroom. Bailey, Melissa (2012). Changing assessment and how it affects students in the classroom.

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Bende, Cole (2012). Using unique perspectives and student interests to improve analytical writing skills. Fischer, Natalie (2012). Listening to students to improve engagement in the English classroom. Lam Kee Fui, Turner (2012). Using active learning to increase the engagement levels of physics students. Panagiota Kapanika-Stephenson (2012): Missing Homework in a Freshman History Course: Causes, Effects, and Possible Solutions Riback, Elizabeth (2012). Reading literature with English language learners. Zucchero-Urruttia, Juan (2012). Perspectives on student designed curriculum: The debate committee study. Kim, Eunyoung (2008). Road to college: Active preparation towards college admission for 9th graders at urban academy year. McDaniel, Marissa (2008). Urban testing: Preparing urban minority students to pass chemistry regents exams. Abu Bakar. Rabiathul (2007). Modelling for situational writing. Bawden, Meredith (2007). Student book clubs to enhance reading motivation and engagement. Eberhart, Wendy (2007). Using independent learning contracts to differentiate for advanced students. Murphy, Allison (2007). Improving organizational skills and homework completion through student planners. So-San Lim, Marilyn (2007). Bridging film with pedagogy. Spence Ado, Kathryn (2007). Using differentiated professional development to meet the needs of all teachers Advisor, Master in Education (2015-2016, 44 students) Sanyukta Bafna Nicole O’Halloran Kevin Ang Angela Alonso Bilea Rhianon Bennion Bryan Olkowski April Milton

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Maria Elena Caracuel Vicky Chang, Jessica Chang Annie Cho Daniel Conway Lauren Collier Maria Sagun Nebres Suzette Ramsundar Ryan Novack Frances Early Rachel Parkes Elisa Hartwig Emily Hough Hyomi Kim Caitlin Long Allison May Natalie Proulx Veronica Puga Bette Sloane Nancy Tavarez Jampa Wangmo Dana Ferrara Ricky Frey Jay Galbraith Linswati Linawati Usama Javed Mirza Maria Molnar Khuc Phan Meredith Polansky Meera Rajani Emily Roth Luke Russo Carissa Sinannan Julie Waters Colleen Young ADVISEMENT IN PROCESS___________________________________________________ Dissertation Sponsor Zuckerman, Kelly. (Defended Proposal, 2016). Portraits of pedagogical excellence: Successful teaching for Latino male secondary students in one New York City public high school Vernikoff, Laura. 10(Defended Proposal, 2015). Disabling the school to prison pipeline: A Mixed- 10 2015-2016 Recipient of Dean’s Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

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Methods study of the relationship between special education and arrest. Britt, Kyla (Defended proposal, 2010). Teachers constructing practice: Investigating collaborative inquiry in culturally relevant teaching. Knight, Chico. (2016 – Present). Proposal in process. Uva, Jaime (2015 – Present). Proposal in process. Brown, Michelle (2014-Present). Proposal in process. Canty, Carmen (2009 - Present). Proposal in process.. Doctoral Advisor Jonthan Coulson Shamari Reid Errol Saunders Dissertation Second Committee Member Smith, Phillip (Defended Proposal, 2016). Color-conscious paradigms of educational leadership development through culturally relevant mentoring: Africentricity, and critical spirituality explored. Williams, L 11(Defended Proposal, 2015). Beyond College Enrollment: Exploring the Relationship between College Access Program Participation and Undergraduate Experiences. Cook, Ellie (Defended Proposal, 2013). Reconstructing traditional grammars of schooling: Experiences of White, middle class, female, first-year multicultural educators in inter-cultural urban teaching contexts. Fox, Lauren (2015- Present). Proposal in process. Miller, Ed (2010 - present). Proposal in process. SERVICE ACTIVITIES_________________________________________________ ________ Professional Service to the Field American Educational Research Association (AERA) Member-at-Large, Social Justice Action Committee (SJAC), 2015- 2018 Member, Selection Committee for the Brown Lecture in Educational Research, 2017

11 2014-2015 Recipient of Dean’s Educational Policy Dissertation Award Fellowship

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Chair: Caribbean and African Studies SIG, Program Chair, 2015 - 2016 Caribbean and African Studies SIG, Co-Program Chair, 2014 - 2015 Working Group on Immigrants and Opportunity to Learn, 2010

Section 4 Co-Chair, Division G, Social Contexts of Educational Policy, Politics, and Praxis, 2002 - 2003

Professional Development Course: Director and Instructor, Culturally Grounded Research Approaches with Communities of Color and Immigrant Communities in Urban and Rural Contexts, 2012

Member: Member, Division K Nominations Committee for Secretary, 2013 – 2014

Member, Innovations in Research on Diversity in Teacher Education Award Committee, 2012 - 2013

Faculty Mentor, Scholars of Color, 2008 - 2009 Faculty Mentor, Division K Graduate Student Seminar, 2007

Member, Division G Affirmative Action Committee, 2001 - 2002 Faculty Mentor, Division G Graduate Student Committee, 2001 – 2002 Member Division K Mentoring Committee, 2000 Member, Division K Awards Committee, 1998 - 1999 Member, Division K Graduate Student Representative, 1997 - 1998

Selected Discussant Sections:

Social Justice Action Committee Discussant: For the public good: Qualitative Research methods, public engagement and racial inequality in “diverse” public schools, forthcoming, 2017

Division G Symposium Discussant: Sticky Situations and Critical Spaces: Complicating Research, Policy, and Praxis, 2014

Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education. Discussant: Pathways to Success in Academia: Experiences of Women of Color in

a College of Education, 2012 Division G Symposium Discussant: Becoming critical researchers: Limits and

possibilities of urban students of color’s work for social change Division G Symposium Discussant: Navigating the tides and currents of

multicultural education: A Conceptual map for analyzing divergent perspectives and trends of the field, 2002

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Grant Reviewer National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Reviewer, 2015-2017 American Educational Research Association, 2017 External Tenure/Promotion to Full Reviewer

University of Michigan, University of Maryland, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, University of Hawaii, University of Iowa, Swarthmore, and University of South Florida

Critical Race Studies in Education Conference (approximately 300 attendees)

Faculty Sponsors, Michelle Knight (Teachers College, Columbia University) and Lee Bell (Barnard College) 201-2012.

Journal/Conference Reviewer of Proposals/Book Proposals Journal of Curriculum Inquiry Journal of Teacher Education Urban Review High School Journal Education, Equity & Excellence American Educational Research Journal Journal of Negro Education

AERA conference proposal reviewer (Division G, Division K, Caribbean and African SIG, Hispanic SIG, and Research on Women in Education)

Teachers College Press Professional Affiliations and Boards

The NYC Partnership for College Readiness and Success Editorial Board, Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education (JIAE) Editorial Board, Global Studies American Educational Research Association (AERA) AERA SIG Research Focus on Black Education (RFBE) AERA SIG Research on Women in Education (RWE) National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) University Service Teachers College, Columbia University College Wide Elected Member, Presidential Search Committee, 2017- Present Elected Member, Committee for Tenure and Promotion, 2013-2016 Faculty Executive Committee

Elected Member, Faculty Executive Subcommittee Race, Culture, and Diversity, 2000 – 2001

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Faculty Mentor

Associate Professor, Sonya Hordsford Assistant Professor, Michael Wilson Postdoctoral Fellows, Joya Carter, Michael Wilson, and Benji Chang

Search Committees

Search Committee Member, School Psychology, 2016-2017 Search Committee Member, General Counsel, 2017- Present Search Committee Member, Postsecondary and Higher Education, 2010-2011, 2011 – 2012 Search Committee Member, International and Transcultural Department, 2009 - 2010 Member, English Education Search Committee, 1998-1999, 2006-2007 Member, Search Committee for Educational Administration, 1999-2000

Committees Member, Development and External Affairs Advisory Committee, 2013-Present Member, Doctoral Student Initiative for Black and Latino Males, 201-Present Convener, Intersections: A Learning Symposium at the Intersections of Immigration,

Gender, and Youth. 2011 Presenter, Black Student Network, 2009-2010 Member, Research Advisory Council, 2007-2010 Member, Committee on Educational Equity, 2006-2008 Member, Spencer Dissertation Selection Committee, 2004-2008 Member, Committee on Educational Equity, 2006-2008 Steering Committee for Equity and Excellence, 2004-2005 Elected Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, 2003-2006 Member, Dean’s Student Awards Committee, 2002-2004 College Preparation Funding Presentation for Say Yes, Spring, 2002 Leeds Gant Presentations for the National Academy of Excellent Teaching, Fall 2001 Member, Affirmation Action Committee, 1999-2000 Member, Institute for Urban and Minority Education Committee, 1998-1999

Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University Chair Responsibilities Budget (with colleague Lucy Calkins), 2016-2017 Committees Member, Ed.D. Admissions Committee, 2003–2004, 2006-2012, 2013–Present Member, Scholarship Committee, 2000-2001, Fall 2012, 2014- Present Member, Search Committee for Teacher Education, 2015-2016 Member, Doctoral Certification Committee, 2014 -2015

Curriculum and Teaching Departmental Representative, Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), 2010-2012

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Chair, Scholarship Committee, 2004-2005, 2007-2011 Member, Inclusive Search Committee Member, Spring 2010

Member, Literacy Search Committee, 2003-2004, 2007-2008 Member, Search Committee for NCREST Director, 2002-2003. Member, Masters of Arts Admissions Committee 2002-2003 Member, Doctoral Core Course Committee, 1998 - 2001

Community Service Internationally and New York City __________ ____________________ Sauti Yetu, Center for African Women and Girls, 2006 – Present Metropolitan Museum of Art Ministry of Education in Singapore Office of the Mayor’s Young Male Initiative (YMI) NYC Department of Education, Expanded Success Initiative CONSULTANCIES_____________________________________________________________ European Research Council -- Brussels, Belgium, Ethics IRB Grant Reviewer Expanded Success Initiative, New York City, New York School District Culturally Responsive Education, Austin, Texas School District PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES_________________________________________________ Available on request