T.R. Johnson Speaker Series

Dr. Etta Hollins designed and coordinates the graduate certificate in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, aimed at improving classroom teaching practices for urban and underserved students. She is the author of numerous articles, books, and other publications. Her book Culture in School Learning has won two national awards and her book Rethinking Field Experiences in Preservice Teacher Preparation received the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education 2016 Outstanding Book Award.

Professor Hollins’ expertise in the field is well-recognized. In 2015, Etta Hollins was a spotlight speaker for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, research speaker for the Association of Teacher Educators, and keynote speaker for the Maryland Cultural Proficiency Conference. She presently serves as a member of the accreditation council for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, the research and policy advisory council for the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, and the teacher education advisory council for Salish Kootenai College. She has received numerous awards and recognition for her work including lifetime achievement awards from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Pittsburg State University, Kansas. In 2015, she received the American Education Research Association Presidential Citation for her work in advancing knowledge of teaching and learning for urban and underserved students.