
College
College of EducationDepartment
Educator PreparationEducation
B.S.Early Childhood / Elementary Education / North Carolina A&T State University
M.S.Elementary Education / North Carolina A&T State University
Ph.D.Curriculum and Instruction / Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Research Interests
Research interests include African American males at the elementary level and the preparation of teacher leaders who aspire to transform education by utilizing research-based pedagogical practices that meet the needs of diverse students. As such, the research is grounded in the scholarship of Funds of Knowledge and its dimensions: 1) learning environment, 2) P-12 student learning/school experiences, 3) knowledge construction (student), 4) knowledge construction (teacher), and 5) social/academic integration. This research requires the examination of instructional approaches that optimize the growth and development of P-12 students in public an
Recent Publications
- Kimberly Erwin, Anthony Graham (2011). (Anger and Resentment: African American Male Youth coping with School Based Anger). In Cyrus Ellis, ). Resiliency, Achievement, and Manhood: Promoting the Healthy Development of African American Men.
- Tyrette Carter, Kimberly Erwin, Nichole Smith (2014). (From a middle schooler’s mind: Reading habits, what’s the story?). In Pamela Sullivan and Marianne Baker, (2013-2014) 36, pp. 8-15 ). Reading in Virginia.
- Kimberly Erwin, Anthony Graham (2011). (“I don’t think Black men teach because how they get treated as students”: High-achieving African American boys’ perceptions of teaching as a career option.). (3) 80, pp. 398-416 ). Journal of Negro Education.