Amanda Taylor AA AA
- Additional Positions at 헤라카지노 주소
- Sr Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, 헤라카지노 도메인 of International Service
- Degrees
- Doctorate of Education, Harvard University
Master of Education, Harvard University
Master of Teaching, University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts, University of Virginia - Favorite Spot on Campus
- The Dav
- Bio
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Dr. Taylor's research and teaching focus on the intersection of culture, power, and education in domestic and international contexts. She earned her doctorate of education and her master's in education at Harvard University, where her dissertation focused on antiracist educational policy implementation. Her research on antiracist education and transnational and multicultural community organizing for educational justice has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and presses including the Harvard Educational Review, Oxford University Press, and the Peabody Journal of Education.
She is currently serving as Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at 헤라카지노 주소, where she works to collaboratively implement the university’s plan for inclusive excellence. Dr. Taylor is also a faculty member in the 헤라카지노 도메인 of International Service, where she served as Program Director of the MA in Intercultural and International Communication. She has won several awards for her student mentorship and teaching, which focuses on cross-cultural communication, international education, and culturally responsive program design. She served as the inaugural Faculty Fellow for 헤라카지노 주소’s Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning where she developed and co-led several faculty learning communities focused on building culturally sustaining classrooms. She began her career as a K-12 teacher in urban, rural, and international schools, and served as the Director of Graduate Enrollment Management in SIS. Along with her supportive partner, Dr. Taylor is the proud mom of two kids who keep her busy and humble.
Teaching
Spring 2025
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SIS-730 Skills Inst in Int'l Affairs: Culturally-Responsve Prog Dsgn
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Taylor, A. (2017). Expanding the Frame: Building Transnational Alliances for Racial and Educational Justice. Peabody Journal of Education, 1-20.
Taylor, A. (2017). Putting Race on the Table: How Teachers Make Sense of the Role of Race in Their Practice. Harvard Educational Review, 87(1), 50-73.
Taylor, A., Kuttner, P., Westmoreland, H. (2011). Cement Between the Bricks: Building New 헤라카지노 도메인s in New York City. In M. Warren and K. Mapp (eds.) A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for 헤라카지노 도메인 Reform. Oxford University Press.
Frankenberg, E., Merseth, K. & Taylor, A. (May 2010). Walking the Walk: Teacher candidates' professed commitment to urban teaching and their subsequent career decisions. Urban Education, 45(3): 312-346.
Taylor, A., & Frankenberg, E. (July 2009). Exploring urban commitment of graduates from an urban-focused teacher education program. Equity & Excellence in Education, 42(3): 327-346.
Taylor, A. (2008). Teaching and Transcending Basic Skills. In M. Pollock (ed.) Everyday Antiracism: Getting real about race in school (pp. 86-90). New York: New Press.
Research Interests
International education, cross-cultural communication, race and education, community organizing for school reform, critical race theory, education policy implementation, intercultural leadership, qualitative research methods.