Fall 2025

Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Sevilla

Spent her sabbatical collaborating with the IDEA research group in Seville, Spain, and teaching doctoral students social network analysis methods.

2025

Founding Member & President-elect, Social Networks in Education SIG Initiative

Helped launch a new Special Interest Group Initiative at the American Educational Research Association dedicated to social network research in education.

February 2026

New article published in Urban Education

“Kindred in Understanding”: The Importance of Culturally Sustaining Relationships for Teachers of Color to Navigate Challenging Times — now available online first.

2024

AERA Annual Conference, Philadelphia

Presented “How Teachers of Color Promote Racial Justice in Activist Organizations: The Power of Germinal Networks” with longtime collaborator Dr. Lynnette Mawhinney.

2024

International Society of Learning Sciences, Buffalo

Presented research from the Read, Make & Play family literacy project on caregiver networking and imagination.

2023

Critical Network Literacy published by Harvard Education Press

A new book offering a framework and practical tools for designing humanizing, relationship-centered professional development.

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