Sonya Douglass Explained

Sonya Douglass
Alma Mater:	Colorado State University University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Workplaces:	University of Nevada, Las Vegas George Mason University Teachers College, Columbia University
Children:	3
Spouse:	^[1]
Thesis Url:	https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds/2725
Thesis Title:	Vestiges of desegregation: Black superintendent reflections on the complex legacy of Brown v Board of Education
Thesis Year:	2007

Sonya Douglass (formerly Horsford) is an American academic who researches educational inequality in the United States, social justice, and education policy. Douglass is a professor of educational leadership at the Teachers College, Columbia University.

Life

In 1997, Douglass completed a B.A. in communications and journalism, cum laude, at Colorado State University. She earned a M.P.A. (2002) and Ed.D. in educational leadership (2007) at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).^[2] Her dissertation was titled Vestiges of desegregation: Black superintendent reflections on the complex legacy of Brown v Board of Education. Douglass's doctoral advisor was Edith A. Rusch.^[3]

Douglass researches educational inequality in the United States, social justice, and education policy. At UNLV, She was an assistant professor in the department of educational leadership at UNLV from 2008 to 2010 and a senior resident scholar of education from 2011 to 2013. From 2013 to 2016, Douglass was an associate professor in the graduate school of education at George Mason University. In 2016, Douglass joined the faculty at the Teachers College, Columbia University as an associate professor in the educational leadership program. In 2017, she became the Teachers College founding director of the Black Education Research Collective and co-director of the urban education leaders program. She became a full professor in the fall of 2021.^[4]

Personal life

Douglass married politician Steven Horsford in 2000. They have three children.^[5] Douglass filed for divorce in 2022. Horsford had previously admitted to having an affair with a woman 15 years his junior starting when she was a 21-year-old college senior.^[1]

Selected works

• Book: New Perspectives in Educational Leadership Exploring Social, Political, and Community Contexts and Meaning. Peter Lang. 2010. 978-1-4331-0746-7. Horsford. Sonya Douglass. 724101771. ^[6]
• Book: Horsford, Sonya Douglass. Learning in a Burning House: Educational Inequality, Ideology, and (Dis)Integration. 2011. Teachers College Press. 978-0-8077-5177-0. en. 1150212045. ^[7]
• Book: Advancing Equity and Achievement in America's Diverse Schools: Inclusive Theories, Policies, and Practices. 2013. Routledge. 978-1-136-20213-1. Wilson. Camille M.. en. Horsford. Sonya Douglass. ^[8]
• Book: Intersectional Identities and Educational Leadership of Black Women in the USA. 2016. Routledge. 978-1-134-91331-2. Horsford. Sonya Douglass. en. Tillman. Linda C..
• Book: Horsford. Sonya Douglass. The Politics of Education Policy in an Era of Inequality: Possibilities for Democratic Schooling. Scott. Janelle T.. Anderson. Gary L.. 2018. Routledge. 978-1-317-39791-5. en.

External links

• Biography at Columbia University

Notes and References

1. News: Mark . David . Democratic House member's estranged wife accuses him of bullying and intimidation . 24 July 2023 . Washington Examiner . 31 October 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Horsford. Sonya Douglass. May 2020. Curriculum Vitae. 2021-09-30. Teachers College, Columbia University.
3. Vestiges of desegregation: Black superintendent reflections on the complex legacy of Brown v Board of Education. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 10.25669/ppvi-yeti. Sonya Douglass. Horsford. 2007 . Ed.D..
4. Web site: Horsford, Sonya D. (sdh2150) Teachers College, Columbia University . 2022-03-09 . Teachers College – Columbia University . en.
5. Web site: Rindels. Michelle. 2018-01-25. Former Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford announces run for his old House seat. 2021-09-30. The Nevada Independent. en.
6. Reviews of New Perspectives in Educational Leadership Exploring Social, Political, and Community Contexts and Meaning:
   • Mosley Linhardt. Heather L.. 2011-07-05. Review. Journal of Educational Administration. 49. 4. 456–460. 10.1108/09578231111146524. 0957-8234.
   • August 2010. Review. Reference & Research Book News. Ringgold, Inc.. 25. 3. 0887-3763.
7. Reviews of Learning in a Burning House:
   • Watras. J.. 2011-11-01. Review. Choice Reviews Online. 49. 3. 49–1602. 10.5860/choice.49-1602. 141020226 . 0009-4978.
   • Houchen. Diedre. 2012. Review. The Journal of African American History. 97. 4. 501–504. 10.5323/jafriamerhist.97.4.0501. 1548-1867.
   • Lozenski. Brian D.. October 2014. Surveying the Flames: A Review of Sonya Douglass Horsford's Learning in a Burning House. Urban Education. en. 49. 7. 857–863. 10.1177/0042085913485957. 145104184 . 0042-0859.
   • Green. Robert L.. 2012. Review. The Journal of Negro Education. 81. 2. 178. 10.7709/jnegroeducation.81.2.0178.
8. April 2014. Review. ProtoView. Ringgold Inc.. 1. 6–4. 2372-3424.