SELECTED Research
Faculty members contributed to the dialogue of equity and social justice with publications, books, podcasts, and presentations. Discover faculty research at the Redbird Scholar website. A few highlights include the following publications
Dr. Erin Mikulec co-edited Writing Out of the Closet: LGBTQ Voices from High School (DIO Press, 2021).
Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum performed Walking with My Ancestors: A Journey from Slave Dungeons in Ghana to America for TEDxNormal.
Dr. Noha Shawki co-authored Advocating for Refugees in the European Union: Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations (Lexington Books, 2020)
Dr. Alison Bailey authored The Weight of Whiteness: A Feminist Engagement with Privilege, Race, and Ignorance (Lexington Books, 2021).
Dr. Ellis Hurd co-edited Integrative and Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle School: Integrated Approaches in Teacher Preparation and Practice (Routledge, 2020).
The Obsidian publishing platform, edited by Dr. Duriel E. Harris, was the recipient of a grant awarded by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, which will support Obsidian’s upcoming GenderQueer/GenreQueer Playground issue. The platform was also awarded two National Endowment for the Arts grants of $30,000 total to build community with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Miranda Lin co-edited Critical Issues in Early Childhood Teacher Education: Volume 1—U.S. Perspectives Critical Issues in Early Childhood Teacher Education and Volume 2—International Perspectives (Information Age Publishing, 2020).
Dr. Brea Banks authored “It Offends Us Too! An Exploratory Analysis of High School-Based Microaggressions,” published in Contemporary School Psychology
Dr. Jason Whitesel published the chapter “Review of Scholarship on Fat Gay Men” in the International Handbook of Fat Studies.
Dr. Deneca Avant and Dr. Doris Houston co-authored a chapter for the book Cultural Competence in Higher Education: Innovations in Higher Education teaching and Learning titled “Educators as the Gatekeepers: Promoting a Race Informed, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Human Service Professionals.” The book is co-authored by Dr. Nancy S. Lind.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report for Illinois State University