Katie Lewis

Katie Lewis, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Education Department at Dominican University of California, where she also serves as Faculty Development Director and La Vida Dominican Postbaccalaureate Director of Professional Development. She is affiliated with the School of Liberal Arts and Education and brings nine years of prior experience as an elementary school teacher in diverse settings including Title I schools and inclusive charter programs.

Education:

• PhD in School Improvement, Texas State University
• MEd in Elementary Education, Southwest Texas State University
• BBA in Management, Southwest Texas State University

Her research analyzes sociopolitical dimensions of schooling, specializing in equity-driven frameworks for gender diversity, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and student-centered pedagogies. She investigates educational leadership practices that foster inclusive climates and curriculum reform, with recent explorations in “pedagogies of with-ness” to amplify student agency in higher education.

Lewis's scholarly output reveals two dominant themes: (1) longitudinal studies on transgender inclusion in K-12 environments, and (2) emerging work on ethical AI integration in classrooms. Her methodology prioritizes qualitative approaches including duoethnography and case study analysis to advance social justice in educational systems.

Awards and Honors:

• Teacher of the Year Award (2023)
• Dissertation of the Year, AERA Leadership for Social Justice SIG (2018)
• Megan Curran Advocacy Award for LGBTQIA+ Contributions (2016)
• Emerging Scholar, AERA Boyd National Workshop (2016)
• Clark Seminar Participant (2017)
• Dissertation Completion Stipend (2016-2017)
• Graduate Scholarship (2016-2017)

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