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About Mary Shelley Thomas
| Present | Associate Professor, University of Louisville ‐ College of Education & Human Development | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Transdisciplinary social justice approaches to pervasive challenges in education, the impact of social justice perspectives on teachers and teacher candidates, cultural competence and culturally responsive teaching in clinical teacher education and teaching contexts, and the pipeline for Teachers of Color.
Grants
| 2017 | Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research |
| EVPI, University of Louisville | |
| Role: Key Personnel | |
| $500,000 | |
| 2017 | JCPS Teacher CARDS (Competence, Awareness and Responsiveness to Diverse Students) |
| Title 1 through JCPS | |
| Role: Lead Personnel | |
| $62,445 | |
| 2017 | Transforming Learning Communities: A multiyear project supporting teachers of adolescents |
| Cooperative Consortium for Transdisciplinary Social Justice Research | |
| Role: Primary Investigator | |
| $18,160.50 | |
| 2013 - 2015 | JCPS Teacher CARDS (Competence, Awareness and Responsiveness to Diverse Students) |
| Gheens Foundation | |
| Role: Lead Personnel | |
| $182,000 | |
| 2012 | From the Institute to the Classroom: Is Culturally Responsive Teaching becoming Part of Teacher Practice? |
| Nystrand Offutt Scholar | |
| $17,000 | |
| 2000 | Advancing Critical Thinking about Relevant Issues in Public Schools |
| Supporting Undergraduate Innovation, University of Louisville | |
| Role: Co-Primary Investigator | |
| $4,300 | |
| 2000 | CARDS (Collaborative Approach to Relationships with a District School) to CREATE (Clinical Rigor for Effective Advancement of Teacher Education) |
| Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | |
| Seneca High School | |
| Role: Co-Primary Investigator | |
| $150,000 | |
| 2000 | CARDS (Collaborative Approach to Relationships with a District School) to CREATE (Clinical Rigor for Effective Advancement of Teacher Education) |
| Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education | |
| Westport Middle School | |
| Role: Key Personnel | |
| $500,000 | |
| 2000 | Developing a Shared Understanding of Classroom Communities: Critical Thinking in Clinical Teacher Preparation Settings |
| Supporting Undergraduate Innovation, University of Louisville | |
| Role: Primary Investigator | |
| $3,700 | |
| 2000 | Factors Inhibiting and Advancing Teacher Certification for Candidates of Color |
| EVPRI Internal Research Grants, University of Louisville | |
| Role: Primary Investigator | |
| $2,703 | |
| 2000 | Factors Inhibiting and Advancing Teacher Certification for Candidates of Color |
| CEHD Research and Faculty Development | |
| Role: Primary Investigator | |
| $2,461.50 | |
| 2000 | From the Institute to the Classroom: Is Culturally Responsive Teaching becoming Part of Teacher Practice? |
| CEHD Research and Faculty Development Grant | |
| $600.00 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 | Program coordinator and PI, JCPS Teacher CARDS cohort 5 | 2017 | Program coordinator and PI, JCPS Teacher CARDS cohorts 3 & 4 | 2016 | Program coordinator and PI, JCPS Teacher CARDS cohort 2 | 2013 - 2015 | Program coordinator and PI, JCPS Teacher CARDS cohort 1 | 2013 | Advisory Group, JCPS Equity Scorecard | 2013 | ., Professional Learning Community Rounds | 2006 - 2008 | ., Kentucky Teacher Workgroup for Civic Education and Engagement | 1993 - 1995 | Participant and Presenter, Sankofa, JCPS Cultural Diversity Pilot Program | 1993 - 1995 | Member, Southeast Regional Middle East and Islamic Studies Seminar (SERMEISS) | 1993 - 1994 | Participant, National School Restructuring Study, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1992 - 1994 | Africa and African American History Infusion project, Jefferson County Public Schools | 1993 | "American Festival guide for teachers", American Festival guide for teachers, published by the University of Louisville | 1993 | ., Four Seasons Project. National Assessment project sponsored by the Coalition of Essential Schools, a | 1993 | “62 Good Ideas for Teaching About Diversity”, published by the University of Louisville Women’s Cent | 1992 | CANADA- a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of Canadian history, politics, Offered by the University of Louisville and the University of Montreal | 1992 | Classics in Context in the Classroom “Louisville in the Weimar Style”, sponsored by Bellarmine University (College at the time), (Kentucky). Received award |
Honors and Awards
- President’s Exemplary Multicultural Teaching Award Recipient, University of Louisville
- Nystrand Center Offutt Scholar, Nystrand Center of Excellence in Education, University of Louisville
- Nominated for President’s Exemplary Multicultural Teaching Award, University of Louisville
- Faculty Favorite, University of Louisville
- Grant-in-Aid award for doctoral study at Teachers College
- Received Jefferson County Public Schools Outstanding Staff Award
- Awarded Louisville Foundation Grant for African-American Festival
- Golden Key National Honor Society
| EdD, Columbia University ‐ Curriculum and Teaching | ||
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| M.A.T., University of Louisville ‐ College of Education & Human Development | ||
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| B.A., University of Louisville ‐ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences | ||
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Contact Information
Department of Middle and Secondary Education
Room 273 - College of Education and Human Development
502-852-8090
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