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Barbara Jentleson is an Associate Professor of the Practice Emerita of Education at Duke University, affiliated with the Education Program in the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ed.D. from George Washington University and B.A./M.A. from the University of Georgia. Her expertise focuses on educational equity through afterschool programs for at-risk youth, special needs adaptation, and university-community partnerships. She has led initiatives like Project H.O.P.E., improving Durham's afterschool services through evaluation and resource provision. Her work emphasizes family engagement in out-of-school time programs and urban youth development. Recognized for innovative pedagogical strategies, she has published extensively on community partnerships and teacher-family collaboration.
Her professional service includes roles with the Durham Partnership for Children, allocating funding for childcare programs, and serving on scholarship committees. She has presented on service learning pedagogy and participated in educational symposia. Current roles since 2015 maintain her active engagement in Duke’s academic community despite emerita status.
