Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Ph.D Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2022)

M.A. Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2018)

B.A. Urban Social Studies Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2015)

RESEARCH

Books

Adjapong, E. & Allen, K.R. (2023). Teaching for Liberation: On Freedom Dreaming in the Field of Hip-Hop Education. Peter Lang Publishing.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C. (Eds) (2023). Advancing Critical Praxis and Pedagogy Across Educational Settings. Brill Sense.

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Allen, K.R. & Turner, C.R. (under review). “I don’t want to belong everywhere”: Black Scholars’ Stories of Resisting Oppression and Assimilation in/to Academia. Harvard Educational Review.

Allen, K.R. (under review). “I don’t want to create a bunch of Michelle Pfeiffers”: Social Studies Teacher Educators’ Racialized Understandings of Hip-Hop Education. Theory and Research in Education.

Adjapong, E. & Allen, K.R. (accepted, pending publication). Framework for Interrogating Educator Positionality in Hip-Hop Education: Interrogating your Positionality and Leveraging Hip-Hop to Decolonize Education. Global Hip Hop Studies Journal.

Allen, K.R & Hall, D. (2024). “Take another route ‘cause we ain’t scared in the south”: Lessons from Hip-Hop to Social Studies Educators Amid Bans on Critical Race Theory in the Classroom. Annals of Social Studies Research for Teachers.

Allen, K.R. (2023). Activating Hip-Hop Pedagogy in the Social Studies Classroom. Social Education. https://www.socialstudies.org/social-education/87/3/activating-hip-hop-pedagogy-social-studies-classroom

Turner, C.R., Pasternak, D., Allen, K.R., Evans, L. & Lize, K. (2023). “There’s a lot of stumbling forward”: The Impact of Whiteness on the Reconceptualization of Teacher Education Curriculum Around Culturally Responsive Practices. Journal of Teacher Education, 1-15. DOI: 10.1177/00224871231178249

Adjapong, E. & Allen, K.R. (2023). For white folks who teach hip-hop…and the rest of y’all too: Considering educator positionality in the implementation of hip-hop pedagogy. Equity & Excellence in Education.

Turner, C.R. & Allen, K.R. (2022). “She’s a friend of my mind”: Reflections of Black Sisterhood in Academia. Race, Ethnicity, and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2022.2088724

Pasternak, D., Evans, L, Allen, K.R, Turner, C., Knapp, J., Harris, A., Wu, X., Bartlett, M., Habeck, T., Worm, J., Taylor, K., & Nix, T. (2020). “The Sociohistorical Evolution of the Language of Culturally-Based Pedagogy and its Impact on Teacher Education”. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920959123

Turner, C.R., Allen, K.R., & Evans, L. (2020). “Good Teachers” with “Good Intentions”: Misappropriations of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching and Research, 15(1), 1-24. http://www.jultr.online/index.php/jultr/issue/view/1/7

Invited Book Chapters

Allen, K.R. (in press). “And they got us warring for our freedom”: Towards a TrapCrit Perspective on Social Studies Education. In Adams, E.C. & Varga, B. (Eds). The Social Studies Theory Reader. Teachers College Press.

Allen, K.R. (2024). A Historical Overview of Pedagogies and Perspectives on Hip Hop Education. In Kelly, L. & Graves, D. (Eds.). The Handbook of Hip Hop Pedagogy. Bloomsbury Publishing.

Kirton, T., Turner, C.R., & Allen, K.R. (2023). A Closing Reflection: Rest as Resistance in Critical Equity-Oriented Work. In Evans, L., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C. (Eds) (2023). Advancing Critical Praxis and Pedagogy Across Educational Settings. Brill Sense.

Allen, K.R. (2023). “The Fact is, This Was My Life”: Black Educators’ Privileging of Experiential Knowledge in School-University Partnerships. In Evans, L., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C. (Eds) (2023). Advancing Critical Praxis and Pedagogy Across Educational Settings. Brill Sense.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R. (2023). Reflections on Advancing Critical Collaborative Work Across Educational Settings. In Evans, L., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C. (Eds) (2023). Advancing Critical Praxis and Pedagogy Across Educational Settings. Brill Sense.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R. (2023). A Conscious Exploration of Mattering in Collaborations Across Educational Settings. In Evans, L., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C. (Eds) (2023). Advancing Critical Praxis and Pedagogy Across Educational Settings. Brill Sense.

Book Chapters

Allen, K.R., Green, M.L., Turner, C.R., Stewart, N., Ogden, J.L., Turner, M. (in press). Centering Black Children’s Worldmaking Visions: Considering what it means to co-facilitate liberatory space to freedom dream with Black children. Abad, M.N., Conchas, G.Q., DeAlba, V. (Eds). Repertories of Resistance: Pedagogical Dreaming from the Classrooms to the Streets.

Allen, K.R. (2023). “Why Are We Only Learning About White People?”: The role of identity in the curricular and pedagogical considerations of one Latino educator. In Gutman, M., Jayusi, W., & Beckerman, Z. (Eds.). To Be a Teacher in a Foreign Culture. Springer Publishing.

Allen, K.R. (2022). "The 13th Amendment, It Don't Say That We Kings": Teaching the History of Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice Reform Through Hip-Hop Pedagogy. In McArthur Harris, L., Sheppard, M. & Levy, S. (Eds). Teaching Difficult Histories in Difficult Times: Stories of Practice. Teachers College Press.

Doerr-Stevens, C., Worm, J. & Allen, K.R. (2021). Community Mentoring: A Process-Oriented Approach to Cultural Dexterity. In Clark, P. & Zygmunt, E. (Eds.). Community-Engaged Teacher Education. Teachers College Press.

Presentations

Allen, K.R. (2024, April 11-14). A Review of Pedagogies and Perspectives in Hip-Hop Education. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Allen, K.R. (2024, April 11-14). Centering Black Educators in School-University Partnerships. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Allen, K.R. (2024, April 11-14). “They Got Us Warring For Our Freedom”: Towards a TrapCrit Perspective of Social Studies Education. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Moreno, R. & Allen, K.R. (2024, April 11-14). “And What About Us?”: Constructing Educational Possibilities Through Research Communities for Systematically Marginalized Faculty. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Allen, K.R., Hall, D., Wilson, A., Tunstall, J., Shanks, N. (2023, November 28-December 1). Hip Hop Heads Turned Geographers: Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hops Contributions to Social Studies Futures. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.

Allen, K.R. (2023, November 28-December 1). Towards a TrapCrit Perspective: Centering Hip-Hop, Joy, and Counter-storytelling in Social Studies Education. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Nashville, TN.

Allen, K.R. (2023, November 8-12). Towards a TrapCrit Perspective of Hip-Hop Education. American Educational Studies Association Conference. Louisville, KY.

Allen, K.R. (2023, July 18-23). Towards a TrapCrit Perspective of Social Studies Education. Teaching Black History Conference. Buffalo, NY.

Allen, K.R. (2023, July 18-23). For K-12 Teachers Who Teach Hip-Hop…and the rest of ya’ll too: Examining educator positionality in the implementation of hip-hop pedagogy. Teaching Black History Conference. Buffalo, NY.

Adjapong, E. & Allen, K.R. (2023, April 12-17). Radically Dreaming of the Future of Hip-Hop and Education: On Keeping It Real With Hip-Hop Educators. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2023, April 12-17). “Is It My Place To Teach About This?”: Considering Racialized Understandings of Hip-Hop Pedagogy. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Turner, C.R. & Allen, K.R. (2023, April 12-17)."She's a Friend of My Mind": A Reflection of Black Sisterhood in Academia. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2023, March 18). For K-12 Teachers Who Teach Hip-Hop…and the rest of ya’ll too: Examining educator positionality in the implementation of hip-hop pedagogy. Impacting Student Learning Conference. Augusta, GA.

Allen, K.R. (2023, March 18). Teaching Social Studies Through Hip-Hop Pedagogy. Impacting Student Learning Conference. Augusta, GA.

Allen, K.R. (2023, March 11). Hip Hop As Literary Praxis. National Writing Project in the South. Augusta, GA.

McArthur Harris, L., Sheppard, M., Levy, S., Adu-Gyamfi, M., Allen, K.R., Atria, C., Aulino, C., Collins, T., Fitzpatrick, C., Hauver, J., Johnson, M., Katz, D., King, L., Marlowe, J., Martell, C., Meuwissen, K., Miles, J., Rose, R., Simmons, G. Thind, R., van Hover, S., Yeager Washington, E. (2022, December 2-4). Teaching Difficult Histories in Difficult Times: Stories of Practice. Book Panel. National Council of the Social Studies Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Allen, K.R. (2022, November 30-December 2). Scholars of Color Forum Discussant. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

McArthur Harris, L., Sheppard, M., Levy, S., Adu-Gyamfi, M., Allen, K.R., Atria, C., Aulino, C., Collins, T., Fitzpatrick, C., Hauver, J., Johnson, M., Katz, D., King, L., Marlowe, J., Martell, C., Meuwissen, K., Miles, J., Rose, R., Simmons, G. Thind, R., van Hover, S., Yeager Washington, E. (2022, November 30-December 2). Teaching Difficult Histories in Difficult Times: Stories of Practice. Book Panel. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.

Adjapong, E.S. & Allen, K.R. (2022, April 21-26). For White Hip-Hop Educators…and the Rest of Ya’ll Too: Examining Positionality in Hip-Hop Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Allen, K.R. & Hawkins, J.M. (2022, April 21-26). “Is It My Place to Teach About This?”: Considering Hip-Hop Pedagogy in Social Studies Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Evans, L.M., Allen, K.R., & Turner, C.R. (2022, April 21-26). Examining Teacher Perceptions of Professional Development Focused on Culturally Responsive Practices: A Racial Context. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Turner, C.R., Allen, K.R., Evans, L.M, Lize, K.M, & Pasternak, D. (2022, April 21-26). Reconceptualizing Curriculum Around Cultural-Based Practices Within an English Teacher Education Program. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2021, November 16-19). “The 13th Amendment, It Don't Say That We Kings”: (Re)Imagining Social Studies Education Through Hip-Hop Pedagogy. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2021, November 16-19).“Why are we only learning about white people?”: The role of identity in curricular and pedagogical decision making. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference.

Allen, K.R., Evans, L., Turner, C.R. & Malloy, A. (2021, May 19-22). “It Feels Like a Waste of Time”: An Examination of Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Development Focused on Culturally Responsive Practices. Seventeenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) Conference.

Allen, K.R., Evans, L., Turner, C.R. & Malloy, A. (2021, May 19-22). The Language of Culturally-Based Pedagogy in Teacher Education Research. Seventeenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) Conference.

Allen, K.R., Hawkins, J. (2021, April 9-April 12). Examining Teacher Educators’ Dispositions Towards the Potential of Hip-Hop Pedagogy in Social Studies Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2021, April 9-April 12). Negotiations of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in the Social Studies Classroom. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. & Pasternak, D. (2021, April 9-April 12). Educators' Perceptions of a School District-University Professional Development Initiative Focused on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. & Pasternak, D. (2021, April 9-April 12). The Language of Culturally-Based Pedagogy in Teacher Education: A Literature Analysis. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference.

Turner, C.R., Evans, L.M., Pasternak, D., Lize, K., Habeck, T., Allen, K.R. (2021, April 8-12). A Reconceptualization of Teacher Education Curriculum Around Culturally Responsive Practices [Paper Presentation]. American Educational Research Association.

Turner, C.R., Allen, K.R., Evans, L. (2021, September 30-October 2). Smokescreens and White Saviors: Examining Misappropriations of Cultural Responsiveness. Sixth International CREA Conference.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. & Pasternak, D. (2021, May 19-May 22). “It Feels Like a Waste of Time”: An Examination of Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Development Focused on Culturally Responsive Practices. 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. & Pasternak, D. (2021, May 19-May 22). The Language of Culturally-Based Pedagogy in Teacher Education Research. 17th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Malloy, A. & Knapp, J. (2021, February 15). Teacher Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Professional Development. Milwaukee Community Schools Partnership Conference.

Allen, K.R. & Hawkins, J. (2020, November 30-December 4). “The Message”: Examining the Potential of Hip-Hop Pedagogy in Social Studies Education. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference Annual Conference.

Allen, K.R. & Sandy, M. (2020, November 30-December 4). Dewey, Freire...and Hip-Hop?: Using Hip-Hop Pedagogy as a Foundation for Critical Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom. College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. & Pasternak, D. (2020, October 13-14). An Examination of Educators Perceptions of a School District -University Professional Development Initiative Focused on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. TECSCU Annual Conference.

Pasternak, D., Evans, L., Turner, C.R., Lize, K., Allen, K.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A., Hawkins, J. & Habeck, T. (2020, October 13-14). Reconceptualizing Teacher Education Curriculum: A Culturally Responsive Framework. TECSCU Annual Conference.

Sandy, M. & Allen, K.R. (2020). Hermeneutics, hip hop and punk rock politics. The Association for Feminist Epistemologies, Methodologies, Metaphysics and Science Studies (FEMMSS) Annual Conference. (Conference Cancelled)

Allen, K. R., Turner, C. R., Evans, L. M., Saunders, K. & Pasternak, D. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Facilitating Culturally Responsive Professional Development: A School/University Partnership [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/tj2vu43 (Conference Canceled)

Allen, K.R. & Doerr-Stevens, C. (2020). Preparing Educators for Teaching in Culturally Diverse Contexts: Examining Educator Self-Efficacy through Critical Qualitative Inquiry. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI). (Conference Cancelled)

Pasternak, D., Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. (2020). Beyond Unitary Constructs of School Culture: A Comparative Case Study. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI). (Conference Cancelled)

Pasternak, D., Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C.R., Knapp, J., Malloy, A. (2020).The Language of Culturally-Based Pedagogy in Teacher Education Research. International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI). (Conference Cancelled)

Allen, K.R. & Doerr-Stevens, C. (2020). “Just Be Upfront With Us”: How Teacher Preparation Programs are (un)Preparing Teachers for Culturally Responsive Teaching. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Harris, S., Malloy, A., Wolk, M. (2019). An Examination of Critical Questions: A School/University Partnership Focused on Culturally Responsive Professional Development. Critical Questions in Education Conference.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C., Knapp, J., Malloy, A., Pasternak D. (2019). “I feel hoodwinked and bamboozled”: Examining educators’ willingness to engage in culturally responsive professional development. Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2019). Classroom Level Strategies for Improving the Social and Academic Performance of Students Placed At-Risk. At-Risk and Struggling Students Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2019). Beyond the Theory: Creating A Culturally Responsive Classroom. At-Risk and Struggling Students Conference.

Allen, K.R. (2019). #HipHopEd in the Social Studies Classroom: Using Students’ Textbook Analysis to Combat the Whitewashing of Social Studies Curriculum. Hip Hop Education Conference.

Pasternak D., Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C., Knapp, J., Malloy, A., and Wu, X. (2019). Willingness to Participate in Professional Development Focused on Culturally Responsiveness: A School-District and University Collaboration. American Educational Research Association Conference.

Pasternak, D., Wu, X., Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Schramm, A., Turner, C., and Wolk, M. (2018). A.C.C.E.S.S.ing Student Success: Supporting Culturally Relevant Pedagogy across Professional Development Practice Centers. National Council of Teachers of English.

Evans, L., Allen, K.R., Turner, C. and Wolk, M., Wu, X. and Pasternak, D. (2018). A Critical Examination of Terminology Used to Identify and Represent Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Research and Practice. First International Conference on Literacy, Culture and Language Education.

Pasternak, D., Allen, K.R., Wu, X., Evans, L., Schramm, A., Turner, C. (2018). Engaging CRP: Aligning Theory Through Practice Through Professional Development Practice Centers. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

2024 Augusta University Faculty Inclusive Excellence Initiatve, $5,000
2023 Augusta University Faculty Inclusive Excellence Initiative, $5,500

2023 Augusta University Faculty Inclusive Excellence Initiative, $5,526.45

2023 Augusta University Faculty Inclusive Excellence Initiative, $5,000
2022 College of Education and Human Development Internal Grants Program, Augusta University, $750
2022 College of Education and Human Development Intramural Research Grant, Augusta University- $900

2021 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Semifinalist

2021 Amy Tessmer Boening Grant-$2,500

2021 Multicultural Scholars Collaborative Fellowship-$3,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2021 Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship Finalist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2021 R-1 Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship-$17,500, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2021 CUFA Scholars of Color Travel Grant-$300

2020 Amy Tessmer Boening Grant-$2,500

2020 Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship-$5,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Urban Education Doctoral Student Research Grant-$1,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Urban Education Doctoral Student Travel Grant-$1,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2019 Graduate Student Travel Grant-$1,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2019 Research Focused on Black Education Graduate Student Travel Grant-$500, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2018 Graduate Student Travel Grant-$1,000, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

TEACHING

Courses Taught at Augusta University

Cultural Studies in Education

Improving Instruction

Critical Issues in Urban Education Policy and Practice

Courses Taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Modern Philosophies of Education

Secondary Social Studies Methods

Introduction to Social Studies Education

Economics in the Social Studies Classroom

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

2022 Social Media Committee Chair, Hip Hop Theories, Praxis and Pedagogies SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2021 Awards Committee Member, Hip Hop Theories, Praxis and Pedagogies SIG, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2021 Campus Liaison, Division K, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2021 President, Urban Education Doctoral Student Association, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2021 Student Representative, Urban Education Doctoral Program Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Professional Development Chair, Division C Graduate Student, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2020 Campus Liaison, Division K, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

2020 Student Representative, Urban Education Doctoral Program Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Founder, Urban Education Doctoral Student Association, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Appointed Committee Member, Student Association at UWM Students of Color Advocacy Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2020 Member, Black Graduate Student Association, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2019 Student Representative, Urban Education Doctoral Program Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2022 Best Article, Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research for the article entitled “‘Good Teachers’ with ‘Good Intentions’: Misappropriations of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy”

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