Sonya Douglass facts for kids

Sonya Douglass is an American professor and researcher. She studies important topics like how education can be unfair in the United States, what social justice means, and how education rules are made. She teaches about leadership in education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Her Education Journey

Sonya Douglass has studied a lot to become an expert in education.

• In 1997, she earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), in communications and journalism from Colorado State University. She did very well in her studies.
• Later, she went to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
• In 2002, she earned a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree.
• In 2007, she completed her highest degree, an Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) in educational leadership.
• For her doctoral paper, called a dissertation, she wrote about "Vestiges of desegregation: Black superintendent reflections on the complex legacy of Brown v Board of Education." This paper looked at how the famous 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, which aimed to end segregation in schools, still affects education today.

Her Work in Education

Dr. Douglass focuses her research on making education fair for everyone.

• She studies educational inequality in the United States, which means looking at why some students have better learning opportunities than others.
• She also researches social justice, which is about making sure everyone has equal rights and opportunities.
• Her work also includes education policy, which is about the rules and plans that guide schools and learning.

Teaching and Leadership Roles

Dr. Douglass has held many important roles at different universities.

• From 2008 to 2010, she was an assistant professor at UNLV.
• She then became a senior resident scholar of education at UNLV from 2011 to 2013.
• From 2013 to 2016, she was an associate professor at George Mason University.
• In 2016, Dr. Douglass joined the faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University. She became an associate professor in their educational leadership program.
• In 2017, she helped start the Black Education Research Collective at Teachers College. She also became a co-director of the urban education leaders program.
• In the fall of 2021, she became a full professor, which is a very high teaching rank.

Personal Life

Sonya Douglass is married and has three children.