The interlocking strands of my research are public education and all the social, political and cultural influences that traditionally shape policies, practices and attitudes of school personnel, legislators, and students, often with predictable outcomes. This allows me to examine a variety of issues such as attitudes of teacher education students, incarcerated African American male juveniles with special need, and the experiences of women of color in higher education. A strong intent of my research is to provide marginalized persons with a space to voice their life experiences and aspirations. Equally important through the process of providing future educators with a strong theoretical knowledge of white privilege and practical evidence, I hope to prepare educators who will be allies with and advocate for the nation’s most underserved students. Likewise, in keeping with the Jesuit Ideal of men and women in service to others, I seek to examine social factors that shape public education in other nations.
