Cory T. Brown Work Home Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education 1420N Michelle Dr. College of Education and Human Services Murray, KY 42071 Murray State University email: ctbrownphd@gmail.com 3212 Alexander Hall Murray, KY 42071 cell: (513) 846-5320 Education 2012 Ph.D. in Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University Dissertation: Committee: Free to be You and me: Gender, Identity and Education in Urban Schools Adrienne Dixson (Chair), Elaine Richardson (Co-Chair), James Moore, and Antoinette Miranda 2001 M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, Diversity Education, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, 1997 B.S. in English and Secondary Education, Eastern Michigan University Academic Leadership Experience 2009-2011 Assistant Program Manager, Middle Childhood Education Program, The Ohio State University 2001-2003 College Liaison, Strategic Enrollment Management Team, 2000 Coordinator of Ethnic Student Leadership Conference, Office of Admissions, Employment 2013 Present Ashland Oil Inc., Endowed Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, College of Education and Human Services, Murray State University 2012 2013 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education, College of Education and Human Services, Murray State University
2009 2011 Assistant Program Manager, Middle Childhood Program, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University 2006 2009 Graduate Teaching Associate, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University 2005 2006 Graduate Research Associate, Office of Minority Affairs, The Ohio State University 2000 2005 Academic Advisor, College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services, 1999 2000 Admissions Counselor for Ethnic Student Enrollment, Office of Admissions, 1998 1999 Teacher, Northwest High School, Northwest Local School District, Ohio Publications Books and Journal Issue in progress Dixson, Adrienne D., Vanessa Dodo Seriki, Cory T. Brown, Celia Rousseau-Anderson, and Rema Reynolds Theory and practice of culturally relevant pedagogy: Recommendations for school leaders and teachers. Book manuscript in preparation. in progress Ladson-Billings, Gloria J., Adrienne Dixson., Vanessa Dodo Seriki, and Cory T. Brown, Eds. (Special Issue accepted for publication in 2016-2017). A dream deferred: A 20-year retrospective of culturally relevant pedagogy. Teachers College Record. 2015 Dodo-Seriki, Vanessa, Cory T. Brown and Kenneth Fasching-Varner, K. The permanence of racism in teacher education. In J. K. Donnor, R. Reynolds, M. Lynn, and A. D. Dixson (Eds.). Is the post-racial still racial?: Understanding the relationship between race and education. NSSE Yearbook, Teachers College Record. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles in progress in progress Matthew, Ervin and Cory T. Brown. The effect of host neighborhood racial dissimilarity on school-level Black and White academic performance: The case of the state graduation math test. Cory T. Brown. #OurHistoryMatters: Race and the social studies curriculum.
Under review Under review Under review Free to be You and me? The curious case of single-gender schools. Urban Education Brown, Cory and Ervin Matthew. Calculated risk: The relationship between neighborhood crime and school building level outcomes. Sociology of Education Dixson, Adrienne, Vanessa Dodo-Seriki, and Cory T. Brown. Culturally relevant pedagogy at the intersections of race, gender, and class in urban schools. Journal of Urban Learning and Teaching Research Grants and Fellowships External Awards 2011 2012 Bell Doctoral Fellowship, Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, The Ohio State University 2011 Travel Award Recipient, Multicultural/Multiethnic Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association ($250) 2009 Minority Travel Award Recipient, Division K, American Educational Research Association, ($200.00) 2001 Retention Grant, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, ($1000.00) 1999-2000 At risk outreach: A retention grant. Principal Investigator, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services,, ($30,000) Internal Awards 2013 2016 Ashland Oil Inc., Endowed Professorship, Murray State University ($15,000) Presentations Keynote and Other Invited Lectures 2016 The art of being, not doing: When great teaching and culturally relevant pedagogy intersect. The annual Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Conference, Lexington, Kentucky. 2013 From inspiration to implementation: Developing a culturally relevant elementary classroom. The Chancellors Academy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Peer-Reviewed Presentations at Professional Scholarly Meetings 2016 Brown, Cory T. and Ervin Matthew. Calculated risk: The relationship between neighborhood crime and school building level outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C. Smoke, mirrors, and education practices: "Access" as gatekeeping for students and communities of color. Discussant at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C. Brown, Cory T., Vanessa Dodo-Seriki, and Adrienne Dixson. This is how you do it: Toward a method of culturally relevant teacher preparation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington D.C. Brown, Cory T., Kimberly J. Stormer, and Jalencia Barr. A Need for Diversity: Examining Dispositions Through Dialogue After Year One. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington D.C. 2015 Dodo Seriki, Vanessa and Cory T. Brown. A dream deferred: A 20-year retrospective on culturally relevant pedagogy. Symposium participant and presenter at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois. 2014 Dixson, Adrienne D., Vanessa Dodo-Seriki, and Cory T. Brown. Culturally relevant pedagogy at the intersections of race, gender, and class. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Conference on Urban Education, Montego Bay, Jamaica. 2013 Chronicle of the Impoverished Framework: A Discussion of Critical Race Theory in Education. Symposium Participant at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California. Just what is culturally relevant assessment? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment, Chicago, Illinois. 2011 Case studies and culture: Explorations of teacher education and teacher practice within cultural frames. Chair and Discussant at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. Examining the development of single-sex academic spaces for Black males in public urban schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2009 Communities at risk: The effects of violent crime on neighborhood schools and student achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Teaching Murray State University (2012 present) Undergraduate Graduate Issues and Practices in Education; Structures and Foundations of Education; Strategies of Teaching Philosophy of Education; Research to Improve Student Learning The Ohio State University (2006 2011) Undergraduate Graduate Urban Education in the 21 st Century; Educational Policy and Leadership: Individual Learning and Motivation in College Field Placement Seminar for Middle Childhood Education; Teachers and Teaching: The Changing Context In Equity, Diversity, & Exceptionality (2001-2005) Undergraduate Professional Studies: Undergraduate Course on Study Skills and Teacher Education Other Honors and Awards 2004 2005 Award of Appreciation, African American Cultural and Research Center 2003 Image Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Ethnic Students, Office of Enrollment Management Service Profession 2014 Present Program Reviewer and Planning Committee, Annual Conference, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly of Research 2013 Present Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association 2013 Journal Reviewer: Equity and Excellence in Education; SAGE Open 2011 Proposal Reviewer and Planning Committee, Annual Conference, Critical Race
Studies in Education Association 2010 2011 Graduate Campus Liaison, Division G, American Educational Research Association Murray State University 2015 Present Faculty Advisor, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. 2015 Present Faculty Advisor, Multicultural Student Association, Hart Residential College 2015 Present Member, Policy and Review Committee, College of Education and Human Services 2015 Present Member, Council for Faculty Development 2014 Present Member, Diversity Committee, College of Education and Human Services 2014 Present Member, Hart Residential College 2014 Present Selection Committee, Who s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities 2013 Present Member, Elementary Education Professional Learning Committee 2013 Present Lead Instructor, Issues and Practices in American Education (EDU 103) 2012 Present Lead Instructor, Structures and Foundations of Education (EDU 403) 2012 Present Lead Instructor, Philosophy of Education (EDU 622) 2000 2005 Academic Advising Association 2000 2003 Member, Strategic Enrollment Management Team 2000 2005 Member, Summer Orientation Committee 2000 2005 Member, First-Year Experience and Learning Communities Committee Memberships American Educational Research Association American Educational Studies Association
Association for Middle Level Education National Association of Professional Development Schools National Council of Teachers of English