Monique Lane

Dr. Monique Lane is a tenured Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Saint Mary's College of California's Kalmanovitz School of Education. A three-time UCLA alumna with expertise in urban schooling and equity-driven pedagogy, she co-directs the EdD in Educational Leadership for Equity and Social Change Program.

• B.A. in Psychology (2003)
• M.Ed. in Urban Education (2008)
• Ph.D. in Urban Schooling (2014)

Her research focuses on Black feminist pedagogy, critical race feminist methodologies, and politicized care frameworks to empower Black girls in educational systems. She has advanced Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) and radical mothering as responses to racialized sexism in schools.

Dr. Lane’s recent publications span social media impacts on youth, healing practices in education, and activist identity formation, reflecting her commitment to liberatory education and community-centered research. Her 2021 book, Engendering #BlackGirlJoy, redefines educational practices through a Black feminist lens.

• Provost's Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2014)
• Malina and Noah Matias Fellowship (2014)
• Distinguished Teaching Associate Award (2013)

She mentors doctoral students in humanizing leadership praxis and has collaborated with organizations like the California Partners Project. Dr. Lane’s work bridges urban education, social justice, and digital equity, with a focus on radical protection of BIPOC learners during national crises.