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Gloria J. Ashaolu, Ph.D. is a President's and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her research focuses on African American history, particularly the education-activism of Black female teachers during the Jim Crow era and their contributions to the Black Freedom Struggle.
Her academic background includes a Ph.D. in History from Michigan State University and a B.A. in History and African American and African Diaspora Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, along with a minor's certificate from the School of Education.
Dr. Ashaolu's research interests span several interconnected fields:
- African American History
- History of Education and Race
- Black Women's History
- Intellectual History
- Black Diaspora/Comparative Black Studies
Her current book-length project examines the pedagogy, curriculum, praxis, and activism of local Black female teachers during the Jim Crow era. Her scholarship has appeared in The Journal of African American History and Black Perspectives, with a forthcoming publication in The SAGE Encyclopedia of African American Education.
Her research has been supported by prestigious organizations:
- NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship
- Mellon Foundation
- Social Science Research Council
- Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Dr. Ashaolu serves on the Leadership Team at The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), demonstrating her commitment to educational excellence and equity. Through her work, she aims to create historical scholarship that helps us better understand the present through our collective history, working toward a more just and inclusive society.
