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Michelle Purdy is an Associate Professor of Education at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the Department of African and African-American Studies, Center on Urban Research and Public Policy, and multiple interdisciplinary centers. Her work focuses on the history of U.S. education, African American educational experiences, school desegregation, and policy inequities. She earned a PhD from Emory University and MA/BA from Washington University. Dr. Purdy authored the award-winning book Transforming the Elite: Black Students and the Desegregation of Private Schools (2018), which examines Black students' struggles in elite private schools during the Civil Rights Movement. Her research has been featured in journals like History of Education Quarterly and American Journal of Education.
- Education:
- A.B. in Educational Studies & African/African-American Studies, Washington University (1997)
- M.A. in History, Washington University (Year not specified)
- Ph.D. in Educational Studies, Emory University (Year not specified)
- Research Highlights: Explores intersections of race, education policy, and historical inequities. Recent work critiques universities' roles in perpetuating segregation through analyses like the VICC program and Michael Brown's educational context.
- Awards: 2017 Outstanding Graduate Student Faculty Mentor Award.
