September 2026
- In Person
Learn more about our September 2026 presenter, Dr. Young-Suk Grace Kim and download her presentation, “The Missing Strand: The Research Foundation for Writing Within Structured Literacy”.
DaShaunda Patterson, PhD
Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Equity College of Education & Human Development Georgia State University
DaShaunda Patterson is the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Equity. Her work includes the development of faculty instructional skills across delivery formats and platforms, programming to further diversity, inclusion and equity among faculty, staff and students, development of a faculty mentoring program, professional development and evaluation for part-time instructors and to assist faculty in establishing school and community partnerships.
She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Learning Sciences dedicated to developing a strong teacher workforce in order to achieve positive learning outcomes for all learners.
Her areas of research and inquiry include the preparation and retention of highly qualified special educators, academic strategies for students with behavior disorders, culturally relevant pedagogy and positive academic and behavior interventions and supports.
She has served as project director and co-principal investigator (PI) on several Teacher Quality Partnership grants.
