The School of Education's Leadership Team
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Interim Dean and Professor
Dr. Rodney Hopson, rhopson@american.edu
Dean's Blog
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听Chief Development Officer
听Danielle Bowes, dbowes@american.edu
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Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Innovation
Dr. Corbin M. Campbell, campbell@american.edu
Associate Dean for Research, Programs, and Partnerships; Director of Graduate Teacher Education and Academic Programs;听and Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听
Dr. Carolyn Parker, caparker@american.edu
Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing
Jason Pier, pier@american.edu
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Staff Council Representative and听Director, Institute for Innovation in Education
Dr. Danielle Sodani, dgsodani@american.edu
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听Finance Coordinator
听Jessie Terrell, terrellj@american.edu
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Undergraduate Program & Director Information
- Teacher Education
Ocheze Joseph,听Director of Undergraduate Programs, Teacher Education, and Senior Professorial Lecturer
teachered@american.edu
specialed@american.edu
Graduate Program & Director Information
- Antiracist Administration Supervision and Leadership Certificate Program
Dr. Terence Ngwa,听Director of the Antiracist Administration, Supervision, and Leadership Certificate Program; Director of the International Training Education Program; and Senior Professorial Lecturer
arasl@american.edu - 听(EdD)
Dr. William N. Thomas IV, Director of EdD Program, Professorial Lecturer, and 皇家娛樂城x Faculty Fellow
edpolicydoctorate@american.edu - Education Policy and听Leadership听(MEd)
Dr. Reuben Jacobson, Director of Education Policy and Leadership Program and Senior听Professorial Lecturer
edpolicy@american.edu - International Training and听Education
Dr. Terence Ngwa, Director of the Antiracist Administration, Supervision, and Leadership Certificate Program; Director of the International Training听Education Program; and Senior Professorial Lecturer
itep@american.edu - Teacher Education听
Dr. Carolyn Parker, Associate Dean for Research, Programs, and Partnerships; Director of Graduate Teacher Education and Academic Programs; and Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听
teachered@american.edu
specialed@american.edu
Writings
Dr. Rodney Hopson听听"'That Does Not Apply': Graduate Students' (Mis)Perceptions of the Racial Climate in STEMM" in the journal听Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education,听and听听the book听Theories Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation: Making Transformative, Intersectional, and Comparative Connections听for the Emerald Book series Studies in Educational Ethnography.听听[October 15, 2024]
"A Dual-Enrollment Program for D.C. High School Students Could Help Fill Classrooms in the Future"
"Opinion: Educators Must Prepare for the Dismantling of Affirmative Action"
"Growing Teachers Locally" (Download Link: Options听> Download)
Announcements
Senior Associate Dean听Dr. Rodney Hopson听was awarded a National Science Foundation supplemental grant with the听听project, intended to empower underrepresented students from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands 鈥渢o pursue their interest in marine and environmental sciences through scientific and professional development training and mentorship."听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. William Thomas IV,听Director of the EdD Program,听听on responsive lesson planning and reflection that centers the motivation of both teachers and public school students, in听Perspectives on Urban Education.听听[October 13, 2024]
In the Education Week article "How These Teachers Build Curriculum 鈥楤eyond Black History,鈥" Senior Associate Dean and Professor Dr. Rodney Hopson spoke about his evaluation of a new Black studies curriculum in New York City. [April 24, 2024]
皇家娛樂城 recognized Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Carolyn A. Parker听with a Faculty Award. Parker won the Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award.听[April 24, 2024]
Antiracist Pedagogy Scholar听Dr. Annice Fisher 听and former听Dean听Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听听the听Diverse: Issues in Higher Education听op-ed, 鈥淏eyond Statements Toward Action: Maintaining the Antiracist Promise During the Anti-DEI Movement,鈥 where they听听six lessons learned about sustaining organizational change amid polarization.听[April 24, 2024]