Research Interests
My primary research interest focuses on how issues of race, class and gender intersect and impact educational equity in urban schooling contexts. I locate my research within two theoretical frameworks: Critical Race Theory and Black feminist theories.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Adjunct Research Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Recent Publications
Chapple, C., Ferguson, D., Lewis-Harris, J. A., McCoy, A., Williams, A., Dixson, A., & Morris, J. E. (2023). Discussing Urban and Community Education in Saint Louis: A Roundtable. Peabody Journal of Education, 98(2), 250-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2023.2191570
Dixson, A. D., & Chambers, C. R. (2023). COLLEGE PREDISPOSITION AND THE DILEMMA OF BEING BLACK AND FEMALE IN HIGH SCHOOL. In From Diplomas to Doctorates: the Success of Black Women in Higher Education and its Implications for Equal Educational Opportunities for All (pp. 21-38). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003444909-3
Jeffers, E. K., & Dixson, A. D. (Accepted/In press). The Plantation “All Charter” Model and the Long Durée of Resistance for Black Public High Schools in New Orleans. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737231182751
Muhammad, C. G., & Dixson, A. D. (2023). EXAMINING THE BAGGAGE: First Steps Toward Transforming Habits of Mind Around Race in Higher Education. In Most College Students are Women: Implications for Teaching, Learning, and Policy (pp. 113-132). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003446064-7
Dixson, A. D., & Hunter, J. D. (2022). “Jump at Da Sun”: Black Feminist Influences on Social Justice Pedagogy. In T. K. Chapman, & N. Hobbel (Eds.), Social Justice Pedagogy Across the Curriculum: The Practice of Freedom (2 ed., pp. 181-199). (Language, Culture, and Teaching Series). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429352409-12