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About Peggy Shannon-Baker

Research Interests:  Critical approaches to international education, global multicultural education, teacher education for social justice, mixed methods research, arts-based research, methods in educational research.

Positions

Present Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2022 - Present Healing Schools initiative
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Role: Co-evaluator, mixed methods research methodologist, research partner
Colleague(s): Mel Kutner (PI)
2019 - 2022 Healing Schools initiative
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Role: Co-evaluator, mixed methods research methodologist, research partner
Colleague(s): Megan Ave’Lallemant (PI)
2019 Grant on the Experiences of Parents and Students With Disabilities Involved in STEM Extracurricular Activities
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Foundation
Role: Co-PI, mixed methods research methodologist
Colleague(s): K. Fisher (PI), K. Brooksher (Co-PI), B. Serianni (Co-PI), and K. Greer (Co-PI)
2019 “Reducing disparities among African American women seeking infertility treatment”
National Institutes of Health - F31NR018790
F31-Diversity predoctoral fellowship grant
Role: Mixed methods research consultant (key personnel)
Colleague(s): Morine Cebert and Rosa Maria Gonzalez-Guarda
$40,180
2018 - 2019 College of Education Research Assistantship Program
Georgia Southern University
“Faculty who teach multicultural education courses” and “Mixed methods approaches in educational research.”
Role: PI and mentor for the graduate research assistant
$12,500
2018 College of Education Research Support Award
Georgia Southern University
“A theory of Critical Race Hermeneutics.”
Role: PI and mentor for the graduate research assistant
$1,000
2017 "The school enrollment experience and factors influencing school selection by parents in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).”
OUSD enrollment department
Role: Mixed methods research consultant
Colleague(s): Bobbie Plough and Bradley Porfilio
2014 - 2015 Dean’s Fellowship
Graduate School, University of Cincinnati
“Microaggressions, Self-Segregation, and Gender Performance: Exploring Undergraduate Students’ Culture Shock in a Study Abroad Program.”
Role: PI
$20,000
2014 Graduate Student Research Fellowship
University Research Council, University of Cincinnati
“Dimensions of Students’ Culture Shock While Studying Abroad: A Mixed Methods Study.”
Role: PI
$3,000
2011 Graduate Summer Undergraduate Mentoring Fellowship
Graduate School, University of Cincinnati
“Parents’ geographic preferences in school choice: A case study of the Cincinnati Public Schools.”
Role: Mentor for undergraduate student’s research project
$3,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Book series with Brill editorial board member, Critical Storytelling
2018 - Present Departmental Representative Member and Reviewer, Institutional Review Board
2018 - Present Editorial board member, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
2017 - Present Member, M.Ed. in Evaluation, Assessment, Research, and Learning (Program Committee)
2019 - 2022 Mentoring Committee member, National Association for Multicultural Education
2018 - 2022 Member, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellow, Steering Committee, GSU
2020 - 2021 Member, Social Foundations Faculty Search Committee, GSU
2019 - 2021 Departmental representative, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, College of Education, GSU
2019 - 2020 Member, Educational Research Unit Faculty Search Committee, GSU
2018 - 2020 Departmental representative, Educator Preparation Committee, College of Education, GSU
2018 - 2020 Chair for Professional Development/MOOC Committee, Mixed Methods International Research Association
2019 Marshal, Armstrong Commencement
2019 Volunteer, Poverty Simulation, GSU
2019 Member, Urban Education Endorsement ad hoc committee, GSU
2018 - 2019 Member, CORE 2000 ad hoc committee, GSU
2018 - 2019 Committee member, World Wise Faculty Learning Community, Steering committee
2017 - 2019 Member; Research Design Ad-Hoc Committee member, LGBTQ+ Taskforce
2017 - 2019 Member, World Wise Faculty Learning Community
2017 - 2018 Appointed secretary, Mixed Methods International Research Association
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Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Peace Education Paper Award, American Educational Research Association (2012)
  • Recipient, Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship, University of Cincinnati (2015)
  • Recipient, Teacher of the Week, Upward Bound Program at Wittenberg University (2016)
  • Recipient, Darwin T. Turner Scholars' "Breakfast of Champions" Faculty and Staff Award, University of Cincinnati (2016)
  • Recipient, President's Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award, University of Cincinnati (2016)
  • Recipient, Dissertation Award (1st Runner-Up), AERA Mixed Methods SIG (2017)
  • Recipient, Faculty Travel Award, Faculty Development Committee, GSU (2018)
  • Recipient, Faculty Development Award, Faculty Senate Faculty Development Committee, GSU (2021)
  • Recipient, Mitchell Fellowship Award, Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute (2021)
  • Recipient, Jack Miller Award for Scholarship and Creative Activity, College of Education, GSU (2021)
  • Recipient, Significant Contributions to Research Methodology Award, AERA Division D Section 4: Multiple and Mixed Methodologies (2022)

Courses

  • CORE 2000: Core Capstone, College of Education
  • EDUR 7090: Mixed Methods Research
  • EDUR 7130: Educational Research
  • EDUR 7140: Action Research in Elementary Settings
  • EDUR 8231: Applied Qualitative Research
  • EDUR 8434: Field-Based Educational Research
  • EDUR 9231: Qualitative Research in Education
  • EDUR 9232: Advanced Qualitative Research
  • EDUC 9999: Dissertation Research

Education

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2015 Ph.D. in Educational Studies, University of Cincinnati
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2010 M.A. in Women's Studies, University of Cincinnati
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2009 Graduate Certificate, Asian Studies, University of Cincinnati
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2007 B.A. in English, Wheaton College, Norton
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Contact Information

PO Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-0008
Office: 3139 College of Education Building

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (18)

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters (10)