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Khamia Powell awarded President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship

6/3/2021

 
Doctoral candidate Khamia Powell is one of six doctoral candidates campus-wide to be awarded a 2021 President’s Dissertation Year (PDY) Fellowship.

​The fellowship provides a $23,000 stipend, tuition, fees, summer research support, and a $500 travel allowance to support Powell’s dissertation research.
 
Powell is pursuing an explanatory mixed methods study of the influence of immersive experiences on culturally responsive teaching practice.
 
“My research grew from my concern, as a previous educator, that cultural mismatches between teachers and students may deepen educational inequities as the United States becomes more diverse,” Powell said. “I believe that teachers can serve as change agents – dismantling systems of oppression – in their classrooms by engaging in more culturally responsive practices thereby offering learning opportunities that are accessible to all students.”

Powell’s study addresses two questions:              
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  1. To what extent do immersive experiences develop teacher empathy and critical consciousness?
  2. How do immersive experiences alter, promote, or inhibit the enactment of culturally responsive practices?  

“I hypothesize that teachers who engage in this study’s professional development utilizing immersive experiences will develop a depth of awareness and sentiment that will inspire them to engage in more conscious decision-making and thus an increased intentionality regarding the enactment of culturally responsive classroom practices,” Powell said.
 
Powell recognizes that there is a gap in literature that explains how to effectively translate culturally responsive theory into practice and methods to develop teachers who are prepared to meet this critical need. She intends for her findings to provide valuable insight for teachers, school leaders, and districts about the conditions that support and limit efforts to disrupt racism and inequity in schools.
 
Powell is specializing in Learning, Teaching, Cognition, and Development for her doctoral work. Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles and Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio serve as her advisors.​

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