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Welcome to my website!

 

I am an Associate Professor of Special Education with a research specialization in disability studies, intersections of disability and race, teacher beliefs, qualitative research, disability studies, and critical race theory (DisCrit).  I am a former Oakland Unified School District special education teacher. 

Academic Positions

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Assistant Professor of Special Education

August 2018-August 2021

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Associate Professor of Special Education

August 2021-Present

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Adjunct Professor of Special Education

September 2013-January 2014

Part-Time Lecturer in Special Education

January 2014-May 2014

Assistant Professor of Special Education

August 2015-May 2018

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Clinical Supervisor in Teacher Education/Special Education

January 2013-May 2014