Dr. Jamila Dugan

Co-author of Street Data Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation

Dr. Jamila Dugan (she/her) is an author, leadership coach and researcher. She is the co-author with Shane Safir, of the Corwin Press Best Seller, Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation, focusing on culturally-rich education environments and transformative approaches to learning. She began her career as an early childhood teacher in Washington, D.C successfully supporting the implementation of the International Baccalaureate program in her school. She has served as a coach for teachers, aspiring and current administrators, and as a school leader, contributed to the development of the first public mandarin immersion middle school in Oakland, CA. She is the founder of JD Learning Partners, specializing in equity-centered leadership development across the education and public service sectors as well as the founder of JOYSOURCE, an innovative professional learning platform. And keeping to her commitment to direct impact, she serves as a substitute teacher in Hillsborough County Schools. Jamila holds a doctorate in educational leadership for equity from the University of California, Berkeley; a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from George Mason University; and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fresno State University. Jamila lives in Tampa, FL with her husband and two children.

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