Emerging Scholars Panel
Pushing Boundaries around the Intersectionality of Disability, Race, and Language
Thursday, October 16, 2025
4:00 p.m. Panel
6:00 p.m. Reception
UC Davis
Alumni Center
Space is limited and RSVP is required
UC Davis School of Education and the Graduate Group in Education
present this special panel showcasing critical, diverse
disciplinary perspectives in education from exceptional
pre-tenure scholars across the nation. Download
the event flyer [PDF].
Stay and join our speakers and your School of Education community
for a wonderful outdoor reception on the beautiful Moss Patio
after the panel.
Presenters
Brittany
Frieson
Assistant Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Frieson’s research expertise lies within critical
perspectives of bilingual education, Black languages and
literacies, and justice-oriented pedagogical practices in
literacy and bilingual education, and centers on justice for
multilingual Black children participating in elementary,
Spanish/English, dual-language bilingual education (DLBE)
programs. She was an NCTE Cultivating New Voices among Scholars
of Color Fellow. Dr. Frieson is a former elementary and middle
grades language and literacy education teacher.
Jo R.
King
Assistant Professor
Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston
University
Dr. King uses quantitative research methods to study K-12
education policy in the U.S., with an emphasis on how
exclusionary school discipline policies may impact equitable
outcomes for marginalized groups. They are particularly
interested in how schools address student behavior, whether
through suspension, police interventions, or special education
classification. Dr. King is a research affiliate at the Wheelock
Education Policy Center and the Research Alliance for New York
City Schools.
Ebony
Perouse-Harvey
Lecturer on Special Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Dr. Perouse-Harvey earned her Ph.D. in Teaching and Teacher
Education at the University of Michigan, and holds a master’s
degree in special education: learning disabilities and a Juris
Doctor. Her teaching practice and main research interests focus
on professional development that supports school practitioners in
recognizing the impact of the intersectionalities of race, class,
gender, and (dis)ability in their classrooms and special
education practices during the referral, support, and transition
phases of the special education process.
Event questions? Please contact Pamela Erickson.
