Event Date
Presented by the School of Education
UC Davis School of Education and the Graduate Group in Education present this special panel showcasing critical, diverse disciplinary perspectives in education from exceptional pre-tenure scholars across the nation.
Stay and join our speakers and your School of Education community for a wonderful outdoor reception on the beautiful Moss Patio after the panel.
School of Education students are also invited to attend a luncheon with the Emerging Scholars panelists. Register for the student luncheon.
The panel discussion will start at 4:00 p.m., followed by the reception.
Learn more about the Emerging Scholars panel and RSVP for the event.
Presenters
Brittany Frieson
Assistant Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Frieson’s research expertise lies within critical perspectives of bilingual education, Black languages and literacies, and justice-oriented pedagogical practices in literacy and bilingual education, and centers on justice for multilingual Black children participating in elementary, Spanish/English, dual-language bilingual education (DLBE) programs. She was an NCTE Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Fellow. Dr. Frieson is a former elementary and middle grades language and literacy education teacher.
Jo R. King
Assistant Professor
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University
Dr. King uses quantitative research methods to study K-12 education policy in the U.S., with an emphasis on how exclusionary school discipline policies may impact equitable outcomes for marginalized groups. They are particularly interested in how schools address student behavior, whether through suspension, police interventions, or special education classification. Dr. King is a research affiliate at the Wheelock Education Policy Center and the Research Alliance for New York City Schools.
Ebony Perouse-Harvey
Lecturer on Special Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Dr. Perouse-Harvey earned her Ph.D. in Teaching and Teacher Education at the University of Michigan, and holds a master’s degree in special education: learning disabilities and a Juris Doctor. Her teaching practice and main research interests focus on professional development that supports school practitioners in recognizing the impact of the intersectionalities of race, class, gender, and (dis)ability in their classrooms and special education practices during the referral, support, and transition phases of the special education process.