Jemimah Young

Dr. Jemimah Young is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning & Culture at Texas A&M University. She specializes in multicultural and urban education, focusing on academic outcomes for historically marginalized populations, particularly Black women and girls. Her work bridges research with practice through teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on culture, identity, diversity, social justice, educational foundations, and research methodology. Additionally, she has extensive experience in K-12 education as a teacher and consultant in urban school systems across the U.S.

Dr. Young serves as program chair for the AERA Critical Examinations of Race, Class, and Gender SIG and co-founder/co-editor of the Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education. She also chairs the Multicultural Education program in her department. Her research emphasizes equity in STEM, gifted education, and curriculum design, often employing critical race theory and QuantCrit methodologies to analyze systemic disparities.

Her scholarly contributions span topics such as Black girls’ STEM identity formation, the impact of teacher diversity on student belonging, and reimagining multicultural education. She critiques policies like school tracking and advocates for culturally informed pedagogical practices through frameworks like the Urban Education Typology and the equity paradox typology.

Dr. Young’s advisory and editorial roles reflect her commitment to amplifying marginalized voices in education. She has co-edited influential works like Cultivating Achievement, Respect, and Empowerment (CARE) for African American Girls in PreK-12 Settings (2017). Her work frequently intersects with policy analysis, content analysis, and mixed-methods research to address racial and gender inequities in educational systems.