David Trautman

David is a PhD student in Education Studies at UCSD. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, he served as a teacher, administrator, and consultant in California public district and charter schools. David researches school and district administrator’s beliefs about equity, including how these beliefs are developed and translated into professional practice. He draws on sociological theory and social network analysis to better understand the implications of equity mindsets for policy-making and change in traditional school district environments.

Curriculum Vitae

University of California, San Diego

Ph.D. Education Studies, Expected May 2025

Teachers College, Columbia University

Ed.M. Education Leadership, October 2015

University of California, Berkeley

M.A. Latin American Studies, May 2012

University of Arizona

B.A. Anthropology and Latin American Studies, Minor in Spanish, May 2007

Trautman, D., Caduff, A., & Daly, A. J. (in press). The role of relationships: Illustrating system-wide disruption on leadership networks. In Y. H. Liou & A. J. Daly (Eds.), The relational leader: Catalyzing social networks for educational change. Bloomsbury.

Mamas, C. & Trautman, D. (in press). Leading towards relational inclusivity for students identified as having special educational needs and disabilities. In Y. H. Liou & A. J. Daly (Eds.), The relational leader: Catalyzing social networks for educational change. Bloomsbury.

Trautman, D., Jones, M., Bagula, F., & Green, Z. (2022). Emancipatory leadership development in action: The RISE Urban Principal Pipeline. In K. Brown, S. Rodriguez, & R. Papa (Eds.), Recipes to Combat the ‘ISMS’ Volume 1 (pp. 85-92). Lulu.

Trautman, D. (2012). The Comunidad Educativa Mahatma Gandhi: An intersectional approach to school choice and alternative education in Chiapas, Mexico [Unpublished master’s thesis]. University of California, Berkeley.

Katzin Prize, University of California, San Diego, 2020

Aspiring Principal Scholarship, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2014

Summer Research Grant, University of California, Berkeley, 2011

Graduate Division Block Grant, University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Powers Award, University of California, Berkeley, 2010

Outstanding Senior in Latin American Studies, University of Arizona, 2007