Thandeka K. Chapman

Dr. Thandeka K. Chapman earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her work focuses on schooling outcomes related to desegregation policies in urban and suburban districts. She conducts research with teachers and students in urban and racially diverse settings to examine and address the ways institutional racism is reflected in school climate, curriculum, adult and student relationships, and school policies.

Within this broader focus, Dr. Chapman also studies teaching and learning writing in secondary classrooms. She applies her research findings to support districts and both traditional and charter schools in reducing barriers to student learning and developing policies, teaching practices, and curricula that better serve students’ social and academic needs.

Dr. Chapman has published in the areas of English education, qualitative inquiry, critical race theory, urban education, and multicultural education. She co-edited Social Justice Pedagogy: The Practice of Freedom (2010) and The History of Multicultural Education (2008), a six-volume set documenting the development of multicultural education in the United States through influential articles.