Handbook of Social Justice Interventions in Education

Carol A. Mullen, PhD, is professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Virginia Tech in the School of Education, Virginia, USA. A J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar alumnus, she completed research in China, Canada, and Australia. An experienced higher education administrator who served as president of two national associations, this interdisciplinary scholar writes on social justice in education and leadership within glocal contexts. Her authorships of scholarly, peer-reviewed publications include over 235 journal articles and book chapters, and 17 guest-edited, special issues. Her 28 books include Revealing Creativity: Exploration in Transnational Education Cultures (2020, Springer); Canadian Indigenous Literature and Art (2020, Brill); and Under Duress in Education? (2019, Springer). Top-tier, high-impact journals with her articles include Action in Teacher Education, Educational Psychology Review, International Journal of Leadership in Education, Journal of School Leadership, Qualitative Inquiry, Teacher Education Quarterly, Teachers College Record, and Journal of Research on Leadership Education. She is former editor of Mentoring & Tutoring (Routledge journal). Among the many career honors received, she was awarded the 2021 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research from Virginia Tech; the 2020 Excellence (OISE Leaders & Legends) Award from the University of Toronto; the Alumni Award for Excellence in Research from Virginia Tech; the 2017 Living Legend Award from the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership; and the 2016 Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award from the University Council for Educational Administration. Her PhD is from the University of Toronto. Email: camullen@vt.edu

• Teaching for social justice in K–12 public schools.- Cross-cultural programs for diversity (e.g., linguistic).- Change Through Dynamic Creativity.- State policy interventions on turnaround/low performing schools.- Incorporating democratic practices in Guatemala schools.- Change through dynamic creativity frameworks.- Social justice approaches in Greek schools.- Capacity-building in organizations for at-risk populations.- Cross-cultural school leadership intervention.- Diversifying curriculum and programs.- Policy intervention in targeted areas of schooling.- Making change in multicultural world contexts.- Preparing preservice teachers for social justice teaching.- Interventions for historically underrepresented populations.- Renewing creativity through creative intervention.- A practical model for increasing education equity.- Theories and Indigenous epistemologies.- Social Justice and Environmental Learning.- Mission-focused, justice-oriented policy change.- Peer equity coaching program and racial identity.- Still searching for leadership in educational leadership.- Policy intervention for reducing inequities.- Preservice leader interventionist preparation.- Genderizing graduate education.- A communitarian perspective on leading towards social justice.- Intervening on behalf of African American youth.