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Elizabeth Leisy Stosich serves as Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education. Since joining the faculty in 2017, her research examines collaborative leadership practices that strengthen educational equity and student learning opportunities across district, school, and teacher levels, with particular focus on high-poverty urban contexts and ambitious academic standards implementation.
Her educational background includes advanced degrees from Harvard University:
- Ed.D. in Education Policy, Leadership, and Instructional Practice
- Ed.M. in Education Policy and Management
- M.A. in Teaching and Multiple Subjects (University of San Francisco)
- B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese (UC Berkeley)
Stosich's research centers on education policy, school/district leadership, teacher professional development, and research-practice partnerships. She investigates how leaders create coherence among complex policies like Common Core standards and accountability systems, emphasizing collaborative structures that enable educators to improve instructional practices. Her work consistently addresses equity challenges in resource-constrained urban schools through frameworks like the Internal Coherence Framework.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals persistent themes: leadership practices that bridge policy expectations with classroom realities, the critical role of social networks in policy implementation, and strategies for building sustainable improvement capacity. Her scholarship demonstrates methodological diversity including social network analysis, design-based implementation research, and qualitative case studies, predominantly focused on urban educational settings where equity considerations drive leadership decisions.
Her significant scholarly recognition includes:
- 2022 AERA Division A Emerging Scholar Award
- 2016 AERA Leadership for School Improvement SIG Dissertation of the Year Award
Stosich teaches courses including Community of Inquiry, Implementation Research, Leading Instructional Improvement, and Urban Education. Prior to Fordham, she served as a research fellow at Stanford's Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and taught elementary school in Oakland. Her co-authored book "The Internal Coherence Framework" is widely adopted in leadership programs, reflecting her commitment to bridging research and practice through ongoing partnerships with school districts.
Her current work extends through research-practice partnerships where she collaborates with districts to implement leadership frameworks that foster organizational coherence, strengthen instructional systems, and develop sustainable capacity for continuous improvement in diverse educational settings.
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