Kristine S. Lewis Grant, Ph.D.
Associate Clinical Professor

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Program(s) Association(s):

• M.S., Science of Instruction
• M.S., Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
• Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Management
• Ph.D., Educational Leadership Development and Learning Technologies

Education:

• Ph.D. in Urban Education, Temple University (2003)
• M.A. in Social Foundations of Education, University of Colorado—Boulder (1996)
• B.A. in Sociology—Anthropology and Black Studies, Knox College (1993)

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Education
  Goodwin College of Professional Studies, School of Education
• Lecturer
  Bryn Mawr and Haverford College’s Bi-College Education Program (2004–06)
• Research Associate
  Research for Action, (2004–06)
• Training Coordinator
  Center for Social Policy and Community Development, Temple University (2000–02)
• Research Associate
  Research for Better Schools (1999–2001)

Areas of Expertise:

• Family involvement
• Urban education
• Multicultural education
• Online teaching and learning
• Qualitative research and evaluation

Research interests:

• Family involvement and student achievement
• Parent organizing and urban school reform
• Teaching and learning about multicultural education in online teacher preparation courses

Selected Works:

• Bornstein, J. & Grant, K. S. L. (forthcoming). James A. Banks: A pioneer in multicultural education. In S. Totten & J. Pedersen (Eds.), Educating about social issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries (Vol. 2). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Simms, S., Divine, Q. A., & Grant, K. S. L. Power to the parents! Organizing families in Title I schools. Proposal submitted to the annual Family Involvement Conference, Lancaster, PA (under review).
• Lee, V., Lewis, K., Lyttle, C., & Grdina, M. (2012). Rethinking learning: Teacher educators reflect on teaching diversity online. Practitioner Inquiry Group Session at the 33rd Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
• Lee, V., Lewis, K., Lyttle, C., & Grdina, M. (2011). Looking in the mirror: Teacher educators' reflections on the multicultural countenance of online courses (2011). Panel Presentation at the 21st Annual International Conference National Association for Multicultural Education, Chicago, IL.
• Lewis, K. (2011). Lindy Scholars Program: An Internal Evaluation of the First Year of Program Implementation, Drexel University.
• Lewis, K. (2009). A guide for the journey: An examination of adult support and access programs in the college application process of urban high school students. Paper presentation at the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.
• Lewis, K. (2008). Partnering with parents and families to promote and support student achievement. Transition to Teaching Professional Development Session, Drexel University.
• Lewis, K., & Hartmann, T. (2006). "We're partners in our children’s education:" Examining a university-based program’s influence on parents in an urban school. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association.
• Gold, E., Hartmann, T., & Lewis, K. (2005). Children and families first: An evaluation of the Say Yes to Education Philadelphia program. Research for Action.