Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
University of California, San Diego
Educational Research in Teaching and Learning
Dissertation: "Resiliency Networks: Bridging Multiple Worlds of Military-Connected Adolescents in Civilian Schools"
Educational Research in Teaching and Learning
Dissertation: "Resiliency Networks: Bridging Multiple Worlds of Military-Connected Adolescents in Civilian Schools"
Thesis: Conflict Resolution and Social Emotional Learning in a First Grade Classroom
International Studies: Political Science and Literature
Thesis: Identity and the French-Algerian Crisis
California State Single Subject English Language Arts Credential
California State Single Subject Social Studies Credential
California State Multiple Subject Credential: Subject Matter Authorizations in Beginning French and Civics
Outstanding Dissertation Award, AERA Division E: Counseling and Human Development, April 2019
Faculty Success Program Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Award, January 2019
Journal Publications:
Black A and West G (2023) Predict Who Your Friends Are?. Front. Young Minds. 11:820289. doi: 10.3389/frym.2022.820289
Book Chapters:
Black, A. (2016). Facilitating cognitive and social-emotional growth: Empathy and prosocial behavior in Osanloo, A. (Ed.), Creating and negotiating collaborative spaces for socially just anti-bullying interventions and innovations for k-12 schools. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
OpEds:
Black, A. (2019, November 8). How we can honor veterans by serving active-duty families. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/story/2019-11-07/commentary-how-we-can-honor-veterans-by-serving-active-duty-families
Featured in:
Neebe, D., and Roberts, J. (2015). Power up: Making the shift to 1:1 teaching and learning. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
Reising, A. (2011). Inquiring knowledge: Reflections on inquiry-based teaching. San Diego, CA: San Diego County Office of Education
Editorial Reviewer:
Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Black, A. (2022, Apr) Diving Into Holes: A Social Network Framework for Data-driven Improvement. In E. van Es (Chair), Investigating the promise of network improvement communities to improve teacher preparation research and practice. AERA Annual Meeting San Diego, CA.
West, G. & Black, A. M. (2020, Apr 17-21) Predicting Friendship and Advice-Seeking Behaviors of Military Connected Adolescents: A Social Network Analysis. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/r8zyrx5 (Conference Canceled).
Black, A., & West, G. (2020, March). Predicting Friendship and Advice-Seeking Behaviors of Military Connected Adolescents: a Social Network Analysis (Practical Applications of Mixed and Multimethod Research). Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, San Diego, California (Conference Canceled).
Black, A. (2019, April). Friends are Like Flowers: How Military-Connected Adolescents in Civilian Schools Cultivate Social Networks. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Black, A. (2019, April). The Kids Are Alright: Eliciting Feedback in the Mixed Methods Research Process. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
Black, A. (2019, March). Friendship-Making: How Military-Connected Youth Cultivate Social Networks. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, Maryland.
Black, A. (2018, November). Resiliency Networks: the Friendships and Support Networks of Military-Connected Adolescents. Paper presented at the second annual meeting of the North American Social Networks (NASN) of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Washington D.C.
Warstadt, M., Black, A. (2018, November). Sharing Social Justice Beliefs: The Role of Social Networks in a Cohort-Based Teacher Preparation Program. Paper presented at the second annual meeting of the North American Social Networks (NASN) of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Washington D.C.
Black, A. (2016, April). Military-connected adolescents in civilian schools: How underserved youth find support. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
Black A. (2016, April). Teaching for impact: Innovative strategies for today’s standards sponsored by the Education Studies Department and the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE).
Black, A. (2014, April). Facilitating cognitive and social-emotional growth in the middle school classroom: An evaluation of the Empathy Integrated curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Reviewer for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (2021-2023)
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (2017-2022)
Participant in UC-wide MLS-NIC Multilingual Learner Support Network Improvement
Department Level Professional Development Presentations:
UC San Diego EDS/CREATE Teaching and Learning Conference (2016-2019)
Community Project Panel Member, Pacific Beach Middle School (2018)
Honors Thesis Co-Advisor, Critical Gender Studies (2017):
Participating Member of Innovative Teaching Network, San Diego Unified School District (2017-2019)
The Center for Engaged Teaching, UCSD (2016-2018)
Board Member and Curriculum Development Leader (2013-2015)
Coronado Unified District Board Goals Development Committee, Teacher Representative (2014-2015)
Coronado Unified Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Committee Member, Teacher Representative (2013-2014)
Fulton K-8 School Site Council (SSC) (2009-2010)
PK-12 Teaching and Curriculum Design and Development:
Higher Education Teaching and Curriculum Design:
Leadership:
Research and Scholarship:
Director of Education
EDS/SOC 117: Language, Culture, and Education
Individual and small group instruction in secondary English language arts and mathematics
Teaching reading, spelling, language, and comprehension, working with a variety a students: students with previous diagnoses such as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorders, or general learning challenges.
One-on-one support for two students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and general education classroom support in a kindergarten and first-grade classroom.
0-6 years old
Outdoor education, music education, management, educational activities scheduling, and communication
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE)
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Cheryl Forbes, Ed.D.
Director of Teacher Education / Lecturer in Bilingual Education, Department of Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 534-1686
Alison Wishard Guerra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 534-1878
Thandeka K. Chapman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 822-3960