Tanishia Lavette Williams Peterson

Activist, Educator/Teacher, Idea generator

Specializing in urban politics at the intersection of race, gender, and class, Tanishia Williams Peterson obtained a Ph.D. from the Public and Urban Policy program at The New School. In her current research, Tanishia examines curriculum policy and educational disparities with a focus on the achievement and life outcomes of Black students. Based on her experience as a superintendent, executive director, principal, and teacher in school systems undergoing extensive reform, Tanishia’s focus on education aims to connect praxis and theory. Her scholarship examines how racism historically permeates systems via sociocultural norms and laws, resulting in the subordination of minorities through racialized hierarchies.

Education, Race, Social Stratification