Associate Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2015
Graduate Certificate, Africana Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
2015
M.Ed., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Georgia State University, 2010
B.S., Middle Grades Education, Mercer University, 2009
Historical and contemporary issues in black education
Resistance pedagogy and emancipatory learning
Educational policy
School discipline reform
Dr. Marcia Vandiver is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at Towson University. She attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where she received her B.S. in Middle Grades Education with specializations in language arts and social studies methods. After her undergraduate studies, she worked for Atlanta Public Schools as an alternative middle school teacher and was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2010 at Forrest Hill Academy. Dr. Vandiver received her M.Ed. in Educational Policy and Leadership from Georgia State University and later received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Urban Education concentration) and Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Dr. Vandiver is the co-author of several recent books, including The Healing Power of Education and Unbleaching the Curriculum, both of which explore the role of corrective history and antiracist education for today’s students. Her previous book co-authorships include Unshackled: Education for Freedom, Student Achievement and Personal Emancipation, Race, Class, Gender, and Immigrant Identities in Education, Sister Outsider in the Academy, Teacher Education to Enhance Diversity in STEM, and Contemporary African American Families: Achievements, Challenges, and Empowerment Strategies in the 21st Century.
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Dr. Vandiver’s research interests explore various intersections of Black education, including the longitudinal effects of Brown v. Board, Afrocentric (African-centered) schools, resistance pedagogy, decolonial history, and emancipatory learning. Her research can be found in the Journal of Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Race, Ethnicity and Education, Multicultural Perspectives, Education and Urban Society, Journal of Pan African Studies, The Urban Review, and Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change.