Nakia M. Gray-Nicolas, EdD
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
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About
Nakia M. Gray-Nicolas, EdD., is an associate professor of Educational Leadership in the Educational and Community Programs department of the School of Education at ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ, CUNY. Her scholarly research examines college readiness, access, and the persistence of traditionally marginalized students; distributed leadership and community engagement; and the intersectionality and experiences of Black women in educational leadership and academia. Her research, teaching, and service commitments focus on work that disrupts educational inequities. Dr. Gray-Nicolas is the 2023 winner of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) DivisionÌýAÌýEmerging Scholar Award. Her scholarship has been published in book chapters and journal articles inÌýRace Ethnicity and Education, Journal of Cases in Education Leadership, Journal of Education Human Resources, Journal of School Leadership, Education Policy Analysis Archives, and the International Journal of Qualitative Studies.ÌýShe earned an EdD in Educational Administration from New York University, anÌýMSEdÌýin English Education (7-12) and anÌýMSEdÌýin Special Education (7-12) from Syracuse University, and a BA in English from Cornell University.Ìý
Professional Activities
Secretary,ÌýDivision A, AERAÌý
Associate Editor, Journal of School LeadershipÌý
Viano, S., & Gray-Nicolas, N. M. (2024). Problematizing the Black-White racial dichotomy inherent to high school graduation rate accountability: A mixed methods critical policy analysis.ÌýEducation Policy Analysis Archives,Ìý32.ÌýÌý
Gray-Nicolas, N.M. (2023) College readiness and critical structural capital: Mediating the dual meanings of readiness at a transfer community high school,ÌýInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, DOI:ÌýÌý
Dionisio, R. J., & Gray-Nicolas, N. M. (2023). Unlearning Discipline: Increasing Opportunities and Addressing Disproportionality in Discipline for Black and Latinx Students. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 26(1), 58-70.ÌýÌý
Gray-Nicolas, N. M., Modeste, M. E., Miles Nash, A., & Tabron, L. A. (2022). (Other) sistering: Black Women Education Leadership Faculty Aligning Identity, Scholarship, and Practice Through Peer Support and Accountability.ÌýJournal of Education Human Resources,Ìý40(1), 90-113.ÌýÌý