Natosha is a doctoral candidate in the Education Policy and Planning program. Her research pursuits center collective grassroots organizing and Black parent led movements that shift power structures and education policymaking. She is a community engaged researcher completing a Participatory Action Research dissertation. She has over 20 years of experience in public education from Pk-3 to the community college level. Additionally, she has over a decade of experience in philanthropy/non-profit leadership.
Natosha has two decades of PK-20 public eduction experience. Her research interests are rooted in collective grassroots organizing and Black parent movements that shift power structures within the education system. She is a community-led research scholar whose participatory action research dissertation explores how Black parents are negotiating the current educational landscape outside of traditional economics of choice frameworks. Heavily inspired by African American and Diasporic Studies as well as Anthropology, she believes in interdisciplinary methodologies that reflect the identities and experiences of those involved in the research. Additionally, she is interested in the intersection of capitalism and racial equity in public education and is currently conducting research on teams funded by the Spencer and William T. Grant foundations.
Terrance L Green (Supervisor)Examines principals and school-community engagement/community development and issues of educational equity and opportunity.
Denisa Gandara (Committee Member)Higher education policy, politics, and finance with a focus on serving historically underserved groups
Michael A Goodman (Committee Member)Focuses on student governance and involvement in the areas of college student government, the student body presidency, sorority/fraternity life, equity and justice issues, queer students and issues in higher education, and educational crises and emergencies.
