Vanessa Siddle Walker Explained
Vanessa Siddle Walker |
Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of African American Educational Studies |
Workplaces: | Emory University |
Vanessa Siddle Walker is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of African American Educational Studies at Emory University and was president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in 2019–20.[1] [2] Walker has studied the segregation of the American educational system for twenty-five years and published the non-fiction work The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools.[3] [4] [5]
Education
Walker received her B.A. in education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her M.Ed from Harvard University, and her Ed.D. from Harvard University.
Books
As author
- Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South (University of North Carolina Press, 1996)[6]
- Facing Racism in Education (Harvard Educational Review Reprint Series, 2004)[7]
- (with Ulysses Byas) Hello Professor: A Black Principal and Professional Leadership in the Segregated South (University of North Carolina Press, 2009)[8]
- The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools (The New Press, 2020)[9]
As editor
- (with John R. Snarey) Race-ing Moral Formation (Teachers College Press, 2004)[10]
- (with Sheryl J. Croft and Tiffany D. Pogue) Living the Legacy: Universities and Schools in Collaborative for African American Children (Rowan and Little, 2018)[11]
Award and honors
Walker's awards and honors include:
- Grawmeyer Award for Education[12]
- AERA Early Career Award[13]
- Conference of Southern Graduate Schools[14]
- American Education Studies Association[15]
- Three awards from AERA Divisions, including Best New Female Scholar, Best New Book, and Outstanding Book
- 2019–20 President of the American Educational Research Association[16]
Notes and References
- Web site: Vanessa Siddle Walker Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council. www.aera.net. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: Vanessa Siddle Walker Voted AERA President-Elect. www.aera.net. 2018-07-25.
- News: 11 Books Feminists Should Read In July. Bitch Media. 2018-07-25.
- News: Nonfiction Book Review: The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools by Vanessa Siddle Walker. New Press, $32.99 (480p) ISBN 978-1-620971-05-5. PublishersWeekly.com. 2018-07-25.
- News: 'The Lost Education of Horace Tate' Review: Civil Rights for Schoolchildren. Roth. Michael S.. 2018-08-21. Wall Street Journal. 2018-08-24. 0099-9660.
- Book: Walker, Vanessa Siddle. 1996. Their Highest Potential: An African American School Community in the Segregated South.. 9780807845813. University of North Carolina Press, P.
- Web site: Facing Racism in Education. hepg.org. 2018-07-25.
- Book: Hello Professor: A Black Principal and Professional Leadership in the Segregated South. Walker. Vanessa Siddle. Byas. Ulysses. 2009. University of North Carolina Press. 9780807832899. 10.5149/9780807888759_walker. 10.5149/9780807888759_walker.
- News: The Lost Education of Horace Tate. The New Press. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: Race-ing Moral Formation 9780807744499. Teachers College Press. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: New Faculty Bio: Vanessa Siddell Walker. aas.emory.edu. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: 2000 – Vanessa Siddle Walker . Grawemeyer Awards . July 25, 2021 . July 21, 2000.
- Web site: Vanessa Siddle Walker Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council. www.aera.net. March 2018. 2018-07-25.
- News: Vanessa Siddle Walker - National Academy of Education. National Academy of Education. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: Emory professor Vanessa Siddle Walker voted American Educational Research Association president-elect. 2018-04-09. news.emory.edu. 2018-07-25.
- Web site: Organizational Structure and Governance. www.aera.net. 2018-08-17.