Vonzell Agosto

Dr. Vonzell Agosto is a Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Affiliate Faculty in Women and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida (USF). Her research bridges curriculum leadership, disability studies, and cultural studies, with a focus on intersectional equity and critical race theory.

• University: University of South Florida
• School: College of Education
• Department: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Email: vagosto@usf.edu

Her work interrogates the intersections of race, gender, and disability in educational systems, using methodologies like historiartgraphy, critical counter-cartographies, and virtual performative inquiry. She has published in journals such as Educational Researcher, Teachers College Record, and Race, Ethnicity & Education.

Dr. Agosto’s recent publications explore virtual mentoring, critical race media literacy, and aesthetic leadership, reflecting a trajectory toward innovative pedagogies and dismantling systemic inequities. Key themes include racialized labor, cultural symbolism, and policy-driven activism.

She has served as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on grants totaling $4.3 million, focusing on projects like The BEST Way (Black males in healthcare), Advancing Leadership for Intersectional Equity, and PlayFL: Transformative Theatrics. Dr. Agosto is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.