BA, Smith College
MEd, Cambridge College
PhD, Lesley University
Jacquelynne Anne Boivin, PhD is an Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA, USA, where she teaches the introductory course on culturally responsive child development in educational settings, and mentors honors thesis projects. She is co-chair of her department’s Culturally Responsive and Equity-Aligned Teacher Educators committee and supports and facilitates student and faculty professional development focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is also co-chair of the College of Education and Health Sciences’ Diversity and Equity Council. She is a former elementary school teacher who uses her experience in the field to contextualize her instruction in teacher-preparation.
She is the author of the books, Exploring the Role of the School Principal in Predominantly White Middle Schools: School Leadership to Promote Multicultural Understanding and Unpacking Privilege in the Elementary Classroom: A Guide to Race and Inequity for White Teachers. Additionally, she is co-editor of Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized, The Role of Educators as Agents and Conveyors for Positive Change in Global Education, and STEM Education Approaches and Challenges in the MENA Region.
Her largest passion is authentically connecting academic disciplines with social justice skills and understandings. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband, Craig, a warm cup of tea with a good book and her cat, and cooking and baking with food she grows.
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Antiracist education, Diversity and Equity, Child Development in the Educational Setting, Globalization in Education, Social Justice in Education