Associate Professor
Ohio University
Dr. Theda Gibbs-Grey is an associate professor of literacy in the department of teacher education in the Patton College of Education at Ohio University. With over 21 years of experience in higher education, she is committed to ensuring that classroom spaces are sites of justice, and equity, while honoring all students’ humanity.
Through her teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level, she supports pre-service and in-service teachers in creating culturally-sustaining, literacy-focused pedagogical practices. She also extends her teaching to pre-college programs where she supports the writing development of first-generation students preparing for college.
Her scholarship allows her to lift up the literacies of Black Students, honoring their humanity, identity and history. Dr. Gibbs Grey is also committed to community-based partnership and has created literacy-based mentorship for Girls of Color and family literacy nights within local school districts. Through her Spencer-funded research, she co-created a yearlong support system for Black Girls, their parents, teachers and school administrators to address the adverse effects of inequitable school discipline.
She is proud to be from Detroit, Michigan where she first learned the importance of community. Her parents and family instilled an early love for literacy which set the foundation for her literacy advocacy. One of her favorite authors is J. California Cooper and she enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and practicing yoga.
Cultivating Culturally Relevant Classroom Practitioners Through Epistemic Reflexivity
Sunday, February 18, 2024
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM MST