Curriculum Vitae
MARGARET E. THORNTON
Assistant Professor | Educational Leadership, Administration, and Research
College of Education | Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road | Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-256-4744
margaretthornton.com | thorntonm@rowan.edu
Education
University of Virginia Ph.D. Degree, May 2021
Department – Educational Leadership and Foundations
Concentration – Administration & Supervision
M.Ed. Degree, August 2011
Department – Curriculum & Instruction
Major – Secondary English
B.A. Degree May 2008
Major – English
Minor – American Government
Leadership, Research, and Teaching Experience
Rowan University Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Research, September 2023 – present
Courses: Educational Organization and Leadership; Action Research in Education; Instructional Leadership & Supervision; Leadership for School
Improvement; Law & Ethics for School Leadership
Old Dominion University Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, July 2022 – July 2023
Courses: Social Justice Leadership; Introduction to Research Methods
Princeton University Researcher, Educational Research Section, August 2021 – July 2022
University of Dayton Visiting Instructor, Spring 2022 – Summer 2022
Courses: Leadership Theory; Building Learning Communities
Pennsylvania Department of Education/ School Improvement Facilitator, Fall 2019 – Summer 2020
School District of Philadelphia
University of Virginia Research Associate, Center for Race and Public Education in the South, 2021 – present
Virtual practicum project manager, Summer 2020 – Summer 2021
Co-teacher, Legal and Educational Policy Contexts, Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Instructor, Teaching Modern Literature, Spring 2018; Spring 2019
University Supervisor, Teacher Education Program, Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
Charlottesville High School Classroom English Teacher, 2012-16
Courses: English 10 Unleveled, English 10 Honors, English 11 Unleveled, English 12 Academic
Teacher Mentorship Coordinator, 2014-2016
Grade Level Team Leader, 2013-2016
Stuarts Draft High School Classroom English Teacher, 2011-12
Courses: English 9 Academic, English 9 Unleveled
Honors & Awards
2026 | Discoveries in Education Recognition, Rowan University College of Education
2024 | National Science Foundation Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholar
2023 | Article of the Year, Journal of Research on Leadership Education
Clement, D., Thornton, M.E., Doiron, T., Young, M. D., Eddy-Spicer, D., Perrone, F., & Player, D. Program Capacity for Redesign in Educational Leadership Preparation. Journal of Research on Leadership Education.17(1), 109–133.
2020 | Raven Society, University of Virginia
2020 | Dean’s Travel Fellowship ($1000)
2020 | Clark Scholar, AERA Divisions A&L, UCEA, and SAGE Publications
2019 | Innovative, Developmental, Exploratory Awards (IDEA) Grant ($1000)
2019 | Walter Eugene Campbell Scholarship ($1000)
2018 | Center for Race and Public Education in the South Travel Fellowship ($500)
2018 | Dean’s Travel Fellowship ($1000)
2017–18 | Skinner Scholar, University of Virginia ($1500)
2014 | Central Virginia Writing Project Fellowship, University of Virginia
2010 | Provost’s Award, University of Virginia ($2500)
2009–11 | Skinner Scholar, University of Virginia ($1500)
2007–08 | University of Virginia Dean’s List
Grants
External Funded Projects
2024 | Principal Investigator: Empowering Teacher Leadership, New Jersey Department of Education. $166,666.67
2024 | Co-Investigator: Developing Talent in Medical Education, PSI Foundation. $250,000
2018 | Research Assistant: Wallace Foundation University Preparation Program Initiative. $5,000 subaward for data coding and manuscript preparation.
Internal Funded Projects
2025 | Travel Grant. Francis R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development. Rowan University. $1,000
Selected Unfunded Proposals
2026 | Principal Investigator: Understanding Student Experiences in Tracking and Detracking Schools, Brady Foundation. $125,000. Finalist.
2025 | Principal Investigator: Student sorting and student health: How tracking is associated with student health outcomes, New Jersey Health Foundation. $35,000.
2025 | Principal Investigator: Tracking Opportunity to Learn: How Schools Structure Inequality in the STEM Fields, American Educational Research Association-National Science Foundation. $50,000.
2024 | Principal Investigator: Understanding Tracking and Detracking in Math and Science Courses, Spencer Foundation. $50,000. Finalist.
Refereed Publications
* denotes graduate student co-author
Books
2023 | Thornton, M.E., Classroom detracking in the US: Examples for school leadership. Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Articles
2026 | Smith Z.R., Chan T.M., Ikede A., Patel, R., Stave, C., Thornton, M.E., Sebok-Seyr, S. An integrative review of the military’s approach to talent management: Insights for cultivating talent in medical education. Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102316
2025 | Thornton, M.E. “The kids can handle it”: How four school leaders approach detracking from a culturally responsive lens. Educational Administration Quarterly, 61(1), 71–103. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X241289111
2024 | Thornton, M.E. Using social justice leadership theory to contextualize detracking in the COVID-19 era. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 27(2), 49–59.https://doi.org/10.1177/1555458923120293
2023 | Beach S.*, Heinecke, W.F., Dickerson, K., Moxham, A., Thornton, M.E., & Bryant, Z. K-20 anti-racist educational activism in post-2017 Charlottesville. Professing Education, 21(2), 49–62.
2022 | Wronowski, M., Thornton, M.E., Razavi-Maleki, B., & Witcher, A.
Beyond tracking: The relationship of opportunity to learn and diminished math outcomes for U.S. high school students. Teachers College Record, 124(6), 196–224. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681221113473
2022 | Thornton, M.E.Segregating the “gifted” in Charlottesville: The founding of Quest, 1976-1986. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 55(2), 128–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2022.2072275
2022 | Clement, D., Thornton, M.E., Sanzo, K., & Miles Nash, A. Attributes of principal preparation programs that produce highly diverse pools of principal candidates. Leadership & Policy in Schools, 21(1), 64–80. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2021.2022708
2022 | Thornton, M.E., Barakat, M., Grooms, A. A., Locke, L. A., & Reyes-Guerra, D. Revolutionary perspectives for leadership preparation: A case of a networked improvement community. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 17(1), 90–108. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775120945356
2022 | Clement, D., Thornton, M.E., Doiron, T., Young, M. D., Eddy-Spicer, D., Perrone, F., & Player, D. Program Capacity for Redesign in Educational Leadership Preparation. Journal of Research on Leadership Education.17(1). 109–133. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942775120947460
Book Chapters/Encyclopedia Entries
2025 | Thornton, M.E., & Holder, S.R. Accelerating equity with school leadership for detracking. In P. Virella (Ed.), Leveraging crisis for equitable school improvement: Leadership strategies from the field. Emerald.
2025 | Heinecke, W.F., Beach S.*, Thornton, M.E., Dickerson, K., Moxham, A., & Bryant, Z. Challenging white supremacy and promoting anti-discriminatory education in Charlottesville post-2017. In A. Eizadirad & P. Trifonas (Eds.), International handbook of anti-discriminatory education. Springer.
Refereed Policy Briefs
2025 | Thornton, M.E. (2025). NEPC review: Think again: Are education programs for high achievers inherently inequitable? Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. http://nepc.colorado.edu/review/high-achievers.
2018 | Young, M. D., Eddy-Spicer, D., Perrone, F., Clement, D., Player, D., Thornton, M.E., & Doiron, T. Examining the principal preparation terrain: Issues of supply, demand, and capacity. Charlottesville, VA: University Council for Educational Administration.
Publications Under Review and Revision
Revise and Resubmit
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S.R. “Detracking.” In S. Powell & K.L. Henry (Eds.) Bloomsbury encyclopedia of social justice, Vol. 1: Race & ethnicity. Bloomsbury.
Thornton, M.E., Dexter, S. What can we learn about developing culturally responsive school leaders from UCEA’s Monroe City urban simulation initiative? Journal of Research on Leadership Education.
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S. “Clearly it was going to dumb the class down”: Understanding detracking resistance as opportunity hoarding in an era of anti-wokeness. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences.
Invited Submission
Thornton, M.E., Sosland, A.*, Clement, D. “All kids are not created equal”: How school
leaders negotiate access in Shaker Heights. Journal of Educational Administration. (Invited submission to special issue on school leaders navigating contradiction; under review).
Under Review
Thornton, M.E., Clark, C.*, Rodriguez, T.* "I didn't see that it had anything to do with race”: A Critical Whiteness analysis of two detracking initiatives.
Thornton, M.E. & Wronowski, M. How school counselors, teachers, leaders, and student demographics impact the opportunity to learn math.
Thornton, M.E. How school leaders implement detracking: A case study of a Virginia leadership team.
Thornton, M.E., Sebastian, K., Stave, C., Sebok-Syer, S., Smith, Z., Chan, T. Talent development in pre-tertiary schools: A scoping review to inform new practices in medical education.
Manuscripts in Progress
Thornton, M.E., Clark, C*., Holder, S.R., Timmer, M*., Arnold, T*., Sosland, A*. Racialized opportunities to learn: A systematic review of recent tracking and detracking literature.
Thornton, M.E., Walker, S.*, Joseph, J.* A comparative critical policy analysis of statewide public comment on math pathways programs.
Thornton, M.E., Latham, S., Sebastian, R., McCartney, A. Leveling up: State- and division-level barriers to advanced studies in Virginia.
Thornton, M.E., Sosland, A.*, Clement, D. Suburbia’s shifting landscape: Educational leadership in demographic transformation.
Thornton, M.E., Steir, M., Jean-Marie, G., Conner, J., Coaxum, J., Martinez, M., Manning, J., Lindenmuth, D. In-service teachers’ perceptions of teacher leadership.
Non-refereed Publications
Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
2026 | Thornton, M.E. Protect the rights of students with disabilities. The Progressive.
2021 | Thornton, M.E. “If the College Board is going to withhold student SAT scores, they need to hand over some receipts” Educationpost.org
2020 | Haspel, E. & Thornton, M.E. “Every state and district needs to create a learning recovery task force – now. Here are some reasons why.” The74million.org
2016 | Thornton, M. “High school reforms may miss the mark.” Richmond, VA: Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Policy Briefs and Whitepapers
2021 | Holland, B., Thornton, M.E., Rabbitt, B. Creating a culture of adults’ wellbeing at school: Investing in adults to support students. Portland, ME: The Learning Accelerator.
2021 | Holland, B., McLemore, C., Thornton, M.E., Rabbitt, B., Nchise, A., Alonzo, C. Learning found, not lost: Examining learning growth and supports in LUSD during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Portland, ME: The Learning Accelerator.
2021 | McLemore, C., Holland, B., Thornton, M.E., Rabbitt, B. Helping each learner in the here and now: Strategies for addressing unfinished learning. Portland, ME: The Learning Accelerator.
2019 | Thornton, M.E. Detracking research brief. Charlottesville, VA: Charlottesville High School.
2018 | Thornton, M.E. & Reedy, M.A. School leadership program highlights. Charlottesville, VA: University Council for Educational Administration.
School-Based Research and Evaluation Projects
2026 | The Da Vinci Schools (Los Angeles, CA)
2025 | Northfield High School (Denver, CO)
2024 | Abington School District (Abington, PA)
2024 | Shaker Heights School District (Shaker Heights, OH)
2024 | North Penn High School (Lansdale, PA)
2024 | Coatesville Area School District (Coatesville, PA)
2022 | Great Valley School District (Malvern, PA)
2020 | West Chester School District (West Chester, PA)
Invited Talks
2025 | “The Kids Can Handle It: School Leaders Implementing Detracking.” Temple University.
2024 | “Erasing Race in an ‘Antiracist’ Town: Detracking in Shaker Heights, Ohio.” Diversity in Action Workshop: Rowan University.
2024 | “The Kids Can Handle: School Leaders Implementing Detracking.” James Madison University.
2024 | “Are Automatic Enrollment Policies Enough?” AERA’s Tracking and Detracking Special Interest Group: Moderator.
2023 | “The Kids Can Handle It: School Leaders Implementing Detracking.” The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Education Summer Institute: University of Pennsylvania.
2023 | “Segregating the Gifted: The Founding of Quest in Charlottesville, 1976–1986.” Education Ed.D. Program: University of Virginia
2022 | “The History of Gifted Education in the United States.” Education PhD Program: North Carolina State University
2022 | “The History of Gifted Education in the United States.” Teacher Preparation Program: Virginia Commonwealth University
2022 | “School Leaders’ Actions and Detracking for Student Achievement: A Convergent Mixed Methods Approach.” Educational Research Section Seminar. School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
2022 | “Rehearsal of Educational Leadership Competencies.” Mursion, Inc.
2021 | “What is Tracking? Why Do We Do It?” Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program: University of Iowa.
2021 | “Uncovering the Legacy of UVA’s First Black Woman Graduate: Louise Stokes Hunter’s Extraordinary Life.” Center for Race and Public Education in the South. University of Virginia. 2020 | “Social Justice in Social Science Research.” Foundations of Research Methods: University of Virginia.
2019 | “Social Justice in Social Science Research.” Advanced Qualitative Analysis: University of Virginia.
2019 | “Segregating the Gifted: The Founding of Quest in Charlottesville, 1976–1986.” Charlottesville City School Board.
Selected Conference Presentations
* denotes graduate student collaborator
2026
Thornton, M.E., Sosland, A.*, & Clement, D. Tracking, detracking, and the social construction of opportunity: A Critical Policy Analysis of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. Pittsburgh, PA.
Thornton, M.E., Richard, M., Clement, D., & Perrone, F. The unexamined shift: A scoping review of conditions for productive asynchronous learning in principal preparation programs. Paper to be presented at a symposium during the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. Pittsburgh, PA.
Stier, M., Thornton, M.E., Ota, M., Connor, J., & Martinez, M. An analysis of three teacher leadership policies. Roundtable to be presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. Pittsburgh, PA.
Thornton, M.E., Walker, S.*, & Joseph, J.*A comparative critical policy analysis of statewide public comment on math pathways programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Conner, J., Thornton, M.E., Stier, M., Coaxum, J., Jean-Marie, G., Lindenmuth, D., Manning, J., Martinez, M., & Sosland, A.* Empowering teacher leadership: Professional development for teachers and school leaders based on empirical data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Thornton, M.E., Sosland, A.*, & Clement, D. Suburbia’s shifting landscape: Educational leadership in demographic transformation. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
2025
Wronowski, M., Thornton, M.E., Holder, S., & Arnold, T.* Relationship of principal instructional leadership and math teacher perceptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, San Juan, PR.
Thornton, M.E. & Holder, S. “Clearly it was going to dumb the class down”: Detracking resistance as opportunity hoarding in an age of artificial intelligence. Paper presented at the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Conference, Athens, Greece.
Thornton, M.E., Clement, D., Edosomwan, E.*, & Holder, S. Detracking as educational repair: Determining school capacity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Thornton, M.E., Jean-Marie, G., Conner, J., Coaxum, J., Martinez, M., Manning, J., & Lindenmuth, D. In-service teachers and building-level leaders’ perceptions of teacher leaders. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Holder, S., Wronowski, M., & Thornton, M.E., Arnold, T.* Relationship of principal instructional leadership and math teacher perceptions. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
Sosland, A.* & Thornton, M.E.Understanding perceptions of a district’s detracking initiative. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
2024AbdelRahma, N., Ahn, J., Clement, D., Militello, M., Perrone, F., & Thornton, M.E. Asynchronous instruction in principal preparation: Pedagogy or product? Critical conversation at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Los Angeles, CA.Thornton, M.E., Martinez, M., Coaxum, J., Lindenmuth, D., Conner, J., Jean-Marie, G., & Manning, J. Exploring teacher leadership in South Jersey: An explanatory mixed-methods approach. Paper presented at the New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Diversifying the Teacher Workforce Convening.
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S., & Wronowski, M. Tracking in STEM: Gender, race, and opportunity to learn. Paper presented at the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Conference, Sevilla, Spain.
Thornton, M.E. & Wronowski, M. How school counselors, teachers, leaders, and student demographics impact opportunity to learn math. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2023Thornton, M.E. & Rodriguez, T.* “I didn’t see that it had anything to do with race”: A Critical Whiteness detracking analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Minneapolis, MN.Thornton, M.E. & Wronowski, M. How teachers, leaders, and student demographics impact opportunity to learn science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Minneapolis, MN.
Thornton, M.E., Dexter, S., & Rodriguez, T.* Insights on Culturally Responsive School Leadership from UCEA’s historical work on simulation curriculum and pedagogy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Minneapolis, MN.
Thornton, M.E.How school leaders implement detracking: A case study of a Pennsylvania principal. Paper accepted to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Thornton, M.E.How school leaders implement detracking: A comprehensive case study of four detracking schools. Paper accepted to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Holder, S. & Thornton, M.E. “Clearly it was going to dumb the class down”: Detracking resistance as opportunity hoarding. Paper accepted to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
2022
Thornton, M.E.How school leaders implement detracking: A case study of a California principal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Seattle, WA.
Dexter, S., Moraguez, D., Clement, D., & Thornton, M.E.Assessing and building preservice leadership decision making self-efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Seattle, WA.
Holder, S. & Thornton, M.E.Whose tracks? A literature review of tracking and detracking post NCLB. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Clement, D. & Thornton, M.E., Moraguez, D., Dexter, S. Instructional considerations for implementing simulation in educational leadership preparation. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
2021
Thornton, M.E. How one school leader makes sense of detracking: A qualitative case study. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Online.
Thornton, M.E.Segregating the “gifted” in Charlottesville: The founding of Quest, 1976–1986. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Online.
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S., & Reeder, N. Understanding legal challenges to tracking for district leadership. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Online.
Thornton, M.E. & Wronowski, M., Razavi-Maleki, B., Witcher, A. Students and teachers in science classes: How teacher and student demographics impact opportunity to learn science. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Online.
Irrizary, E. & Thornton, M.E.How school leaders improve detracking: A case study of a Virginia principal. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH.
Clement, D., Thornton, M.E., Moraguez, D., & Dexter, S. Instructional considerations for implementing simulation in educational leadership preparation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Columbus, OH.
Thornton, M.E. & Johnson, A.J.* “Plough deep while sluggards sleep”: The extraordinary life of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Online.
2020
Wronowski, M., Thornton, M.E., Razavi-Maleki, B., Witcher, A., & Duarte, B. Beyond tracking: Opportunity to learn and diminished math outcomes for U.S. high school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Online.
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S., & Reeder, N. Understanding legal challenges to tracking for district leadership. Presented at the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Online.
Thornton, M.E., Holder, S., & Reeder, N. A legal history of student sorting. Presented at the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Online.
Clement, D. & Thornton, M.E.A Critical Race Theory-informed critique of principal preparation capacity and pipeline diversification. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (Conference cancelled)
Heinecke, W., Thornton, M.E., Bryant, Z., Moxham, M., Dickerson, K., & Williams, J. Challenging White Supremacy in Education in Charlottesville post-2017. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (Conference cancelled)
Wronowski, M., Thornton, M.E., & Duarte, B. How opportunity to learn math differs among students in remedial, grade-level, and advanced courses. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (Conference cancelled)
2019
Fuller, E., Young, M., Sanzo, K., Clement, D., Moraguez, D., Thornton, M.E., & Reedy, M.A. Problems and prospects in developing a diverse pipeline of educational leaders. Critical conversation presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Clement, D., Thornton, M.E., Young, M., Fuller, E., & Reedy, M.A. Diversifying the principal pipeline: Attributes and capacities of highly diverse programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Holder, S. & Thornton, M.E.How school leaders make sense of detracking: A convergent mixed-methods study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.
Sebastian, R., Thornton, M.E., & McCartney, A. Leveling up: State- and division-level barriers to advanced studies in Virginia. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
2018
Thornton. M.E., Barakat, M., Grooms, A., Locke, L., & Reyes-Guerra, D. Revolutionary perspectives for leadership preparation: A case of a networked improvement community (NIC). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX.
Clement, D., Doiron, T., Eddy-Spicer, D.H., Perrone, F., & Thornton, M.E.Redesigning principal preparation programs: Do we have the capacity? Critical conversation presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration, Houston, TX.
Thornton, M.E.Segregating the “gifted” in Charlottesville: The founding of Quest, 1976–1986. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the History of Education Society, Albuquerque, NM.
Sebastian, R., Thornton, M.E., & McCartney, A. Leveling up: State- and division-level barriers to advanced studies in Virginia. Poster presented at the Re-envisioning Race and Education in the New South Symposium, Charlottesville, VA.
Service
Service to the Research Community
Leadership Roles
2026 – present | UCEA Policy Advisory Board, Member
2026 – present | Division A Equity in Action Committee, Member
2025 – present | AERA Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG, Membership Director
2023 – 2025 | AERA Tracking/Detracking SIG, Chair
2022 – 2023 | AERA Tracking/Detracking SIG, Chair–Elect
2020 – 2022 | AERA Leadership for Social Justice SIG, Action Committee, Member
2018 – 2020 | UCEA Graduate Student Council Headquarters Representative
Editorial and Manuscript Review Activities
2025 – present | American Educational Research Open, Reviewer
2025 – present | Educational Administration Quarterly, Reviewer
2025 – present | Teachers College Record, Reviewer
2025 – present | Journal of Educational Administration, Reviewer
2025 – present | Journal of School Leadership, Reviewer
2025 – present | Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, Reviewer
2024 – present | American Educational Research Journal, Reviewer
2023 – present | Journal of Educational Administration and History, Reviewer
2022 – present | Journal of Research on Leadership Education, Reviewer
Conference, Award, and Proposal Review Activities
2023 – present | AERA Division L, Proposal Reviewer
2022; 2025 | UCEA, AERA Divisions A & L, Clark Scholar Proposal Reviewer
2019 – present | AERA Division A, Proposal Reviewer
2018 – 2020 | AERA Leadership for Social Justice SIG, Proposal Reviewer
2018 – present | AERA Tracking/Detracking SIG, Proposal Reviewer
2018 – present | UCEA Convention, Proposal Reviewer
2017 | AERA Leadership for Social Justice SIG, Social Justice Teaching Award Reviewer
Other Professional Service
2024 | Researcher Development Program, Mentor
2022 | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy, Country Expert
2020 | Biden-Harris Transition Team Education Policy Committee, Co-Author, Education Policy Brief (submitted to transition leadership)
Institutional Service
College Service
2026 | Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Academic, and External Affairs Search Committee, Member
2025 – present | PhD Faculty Council, Member
2023 – present | Diversity in Action (DIA) Committee, Research Workshop Chair
2023 – present | UCEA Rowan University Plenum Representative
Departmental Service
2024 – present | Departmental Curriculum Committee, Member
2023 – present | Departmental Library Committee, Member
2022 – 2023 | Anti-Racist Leadership Learning Initiative for Equity and Deconstructing Racism & Oppression (ALLIED) Committee, Member
2022 – 2023 | Graduate Assistant Recruitment Coordinator
Student Dissertation Committees
Completed
2025 | Taylor Rodriguez, PhD, Old Dominion University, Committee Member
2025 | Jeffrey Wooten, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Committee Member
In Progress
2025 – present | Melissa Franzosi, PhD student, Rowan University, Committee Member
2024 – present | Marieke Timmer, PhD candidate, University of Utah, Committee Member
Licensure
Instructional I English 7–12, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Administration and Supervision K–12, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania