Dr. Tina Durand is a clinical associate professor of applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a developmental psychologist with a background in community-based programming for families, and a former K-12 public school teacher. Her research and teaching address critically conscious teacher pedagogy, school contextual factors that promote student success in middle school, and the development of ethnic-racial consciousness and advocacy among adolescents. She is an affiliate faculty at the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University.<\/p>\n
Dr. Durand\u2019s work has employed both quantitative and qualitative designs, and has included children, adolescents, families, teachers, community members, and school administrators. Her current mixed methods study in a Boston metro-west community examines variability in early adolescents\u2019 perspectives on dimensions of school climate in middle school, with a focus on the salience of ethnic-racial climate and identity, and their relation to students\u2019 academic efficacy and socio-emotional well-being.<\/p>\n
Dr. Durand is a recipient of the Gordon L. Marshall Fellowship for Scholarship and the Cynthia Longfellow Teaching Award. She is an editorial board member of the Journal of Education<\/em>, Education & Urban Society<\/em>, and School Community Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n Pronouns: she\/her<\/p>\nRecent News<\/h3>\n