Erin Atwood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Program Area: Educational Leadership

Texas Christian University
TCU Box 297900
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Bio

Dr. Erin Atwood joined the TCU College of Education in 2016 as an Assistant Professor and works primarily with the Educational Leadership program. Her teaching emphasizes transformative social justice and interdisciplinary approaches to preparing educational leaders. Dr. Atwood’s research is unified under the broad goal of understanding and promoting equity in education. The focus of this work includes critical policy analysis with specific attention to school finance policy and legal history, examining the social and cultural contexts of schooling, and the development of educational leaders for social justice. Dr. Atwood also worked as a Research Assistant at SEDL, an Educational Policy Analyst at the Texas House of Representatives, and as a 6^th grade science teacher in Crowley ISD.

Education

Ph.D., Educational Administration—Educational Policy and Planning
The University of Texas at Austin
2011

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction—Science and Mathematics Education
The University of Texas at Austin
2005

B.S. in Elementary Education—Reading Specialization
Texas Christian University
2000

Academic areas

Educational Leadership
Research Methodology
School/Community Contexts

Research areas

Educational Policy—specifically school finance and school law
Social Contexts of Schools
Developing school leaders for social justice

Professional achievements

National Science Foundation Research Fellow—Policy Research in Science (PRISE), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas