Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin

Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin (She/Her) is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the Department of Student Development. Her work focuses on educational politics, ethical leadership, and social justice in education, particularly examining how poverty intersects with inequitable educational outcomes.

• Education:
  • B.A. in Art History and Studio Art from Bates College (1989)
  • Ph.D. in Educational Organizations and Policy Studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
• Research Interests:
  • Educational Politics
  • Social Justice Leadership
  • Poverty and Educational Inequity
  • Qualitative Methodology
  • Anthropology of Education
• Awards:
  • Fulbright Scholar (2011) at Beijing Normal University
• Contributions:
  • Co-author of Re-Framing Educational Politics for Social Justice (2nd ed)
  • Co-editor of Survival of the Fittest: Higher Education in China and the U.S.
  • Co-author of Reimagining the Public Intellectual in Education
  • Editorial board member for Journal of Educational Foundations and New Frontiers of Educational Research