ASHLEY N. WOODSON University of Pittsburgh 5104 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 anw@pitt.edu Education Ph.D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2013) Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education M.A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2012) African American and African Studies Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education B.A. Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI (2007) Communication Studies Minors: Sociology, Black Studies Current Position Assistant Professor of Language, Literacy & Culture Department of Instruction and Learning Faculty Fellow, Center for Urban Education Faculty Affiliate, World History Center & Cultural Studies University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Areas of Specialization Civic Education; Critical Race Theory in Education; Queer Studies Published and In-press Scholarship Woodson, A. (accepted). The possibilities of Africa in Black students global imaginations. Social Education. Woodson, A. (2017). Less than a vapor : Positioning Black lesbian women in history teacher education. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 21(4), doi: 10.1080/10894160.2016.1162545. * Williams, J., Woodson, A. & Wallace, T. (2016). Can we say the n-word? : Features of psychological safety during race talk. Research in Human Development, 13,(1), 15-31, doi: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1141279 Woodson, A. (2016). We re just ordinary people: Messianic master narratives and Black youths civic agency. Theory and Research in Social Education. doi: 10.1080/00933104.2016.1170645 Woodson, A., & Pabon, A. (2016). I m none of the above : Exploring themes of heteropatriarchy in the life histories of Black male educators. Equity and Excellence in Education, 49(1), 57-71, doi: 10.1080/10665684.2015.1121456. Woodson, A. (2015). Just Google it?: Supporting historical reasoning and engagement during online research. Social Education, 79(5), 256-260.
Woodson, A. (2015). There ain t no white people here : The master narratives of the Civil Rights Movement in the stories of urban youth. Urban Education, doi: 10.1177/0042085915602543. Woodson, A. (2015). What you supposed to know : Black urban students perspectives on history textbooks and civil rights leaders. Journal of Urban Teaching, Learning and Research, 11, 57-65. Milner, H. R., Pabon, A., Woodson, A., & McGee, E. (2013). Teacher education and Black male students in the United States. REMIE-Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research, 3(3), 235-265. Woodson, A. (2013). The knowledge of good and evil: Black students church-based funds of knowledge concerning school discipline. Journal of Educational Controversy, 7(1). Manuscripts Under Review Woodson, A. (2 nd review). Being Black is like being a soldier in Iraq : Exploring metaphors of Blackness in an urban community. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. King, L., Che, M. & Woodson, A. (2 nd review). Educative-psychic violence: Articulating and resisting the ramifications of slavery math problems. Teachers College Record. Woodson, A. & King, L. (under review). Framing race talk in world history classrooms: A case study of the Haitian Revolution. The History Teacher. Edited Special Issues of Journals Lovorn, M. & Woodson, A. (forthcoming). New, critical and re-envisioned approaches to teaching world history. The History Teacher. Honors and Awards National Council of Social Studies Research to Practice Award (2016) Mellon Foundation Race-ing the Museum Workshop Participant (2016) American Educational Research Association, Division G Participant (2016) NCSS Kipchoge Neftali Kirkland Social Justice Paper Award (2015) University of Pittsburgh Gender and Women s Studies Iris Marion Young Award nominee (2015) Chatham University Women of Color Herstory Month Honoree (2015) American Educational Research Association, Division K Participant (2014) Selected Referred Presentations Woodson, A.; Bristol, T.; Brown, A. & Warren, C. (2016, April 11). On the Shoulders of Giants Emerging Voices on Black Male Teachers. Peer-reviewed keynote for the Teacher Induction SIG presented at American Educational Research Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Id-Deen, L. & Woodson, A. (2016, April 12). She doesn t talk to us : Perspectives on Care in an Urban Mathematics Classroom. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Woodson, A. (2016, April 11). Beyond Royalty: Students Negotiations of Prior and New
Knowledge about Africa. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Conference, Washington, D.C. King, L. & Woodson, A. (2015, November 11). Educative-Psychic Violence: Articulating and Resisting the Ramifications of Slavery Math Problems. Paper presented at National Council of Social Studies, New Orleans, LA. Woodson, A. (2015, September 24). Male as Metaphor: A Counterstory of a Black, Transgender Male Pre-service Teacher. Paper presented at Association for the Study of African Life and History, Atlanta, GA. Woodson, A. (2015, May 28). Redefining No F***s Given: Toward a Racial Realist Conception of Civic Empowerment. Paper presented at Critical Race Studies in Education Association, Nashville, TN. Woodson, A. & King, L. (2015, May 11). Critical Race Considerations for the Future of World History Education. Paper presented at Researching World History in the Schools: Nationwide and Worldwide Conference, Pittsburgh, PA. King, L., Che, M. & Woodson, A. (2015, April 16). Educative-Psychic Violence: Articulating and Resisting the Ramifications of Slavery Math Problems. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Woodson, A. & Pabon, A. (2015, March 12). Revisiting Pedagogical Blackness: Black Women Teacher Educators on Preparing Black Teachers in Predominately White Institutions. National Council of Black Studies Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Woodson, A. (2014, May). My Body is Still Mines: Toward Sexual Civic Empowerment in Urban Communities. Paper presented at Critical Race Studies in Education Association Conference, Nashville, TN. Woodson, A. (2014, April). Beyond Queerblindness: Sexual Identity, Social Studies and Sexual Civic Empowerment in Urban Communities. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Woodson A. & Quinney, D. (2014, February). The Master s Tools?: A Dialogue on Race, Agency, and Qualitative Research. Paper presented at International Globalization, Diversity and Education Conference, Spokane, WA. Lovorn, M. & Woodson, A. (2013, November). Critical Pedagogy and Local Historiography. National Council for the Social Studies Conference, St. Louis, MO. Selected Invited Presentations Woodson, A. (2015, November 11). Roundtable on Race in the Social Studies. Invited presentation at National Council of Social Studies, New Orleans, LA. Woodson, A. (2015, May 28). Mapping a Career as a Critical Race Scholar. Invited presentation at Critical Race Studies in Education Association, Nashville, TN. Woodson, A. (2015, April 20). Issues of Race and Social Studies. Chair and discussant,
American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL. Woodson, A. (2014, November 23). Race in the Social Studies Classroom. Discussant, National Council for the Social Studies Conference, St, Louis, MO. Professional Consulting The College Board (2016) African Diaspora Advanced Placement Course Implementation Designing for Equity By Thinking in and about Mathematics (NSF grant) (2013-2016) Race and Equity, Qualitative Methodology Consultant Mt. Lebanon Public Schools (2013-2014) World History Curriculum Restructure Grants and Funding Woodson, A. (2016). Black LGBTQ Adolescents Perceptions of Black Churches as Civic Institutions. Central Research Development Fund. (pending, $15,880). Woodson, A. (2016). Professional Development Needs of Black, Christian Teachers in Service of Queer Youth. American Educational Research Association Education Research Service Project grant. (funded, $5,000). Woodson, A. (2015). Representations of Africa in the Experiences of African American Urban Students. UCIS Hewlett International Grant (funded, $3,500). Manning, P., Woodson, A., & Lovorn, M. (2014). Proposal for the Alliance for World History International Conference. WHC Global Academic Partnership (funded, $20,000). Teaching Experience Graduate Teaching Assistant Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, College of Education (2009-2013) Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Graduate Teaching Assistant African American and African Studies (2008-2010) Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Instructor Journalism and Professional Writing Buena Vista High School (2009-2011) Buena Vista, MI National Service Chair, Scholars of Color Faculty Forum of CUFA (2015-2016) Ex-officio member, CUFA Executive Board (2015-2016) Member, Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee (2015-2016) Member, Social Justice Committee (2016-2017) Treasurer, Critical Race Studies in Education Association (2015-2018) Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching & Research (2015-2016) Conference Proposal Review: American Educational Research Association
Critical Race Studies in Education Association National Council of Social Studies Professional Affiliations American Education Research Association (Divisions K and G) Association for the Study of African Life and History College and University Faculty Assembly of NCSS Critical Race Studies in Education Association National Council of Black Studies National Council of Social Studies Professional Reviewing Journal of Educational Controversy Journal of Negro Education Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching & Research The High School Journal Urban Education