Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: richardc@wfu.edu
Dr. Christina Richardson is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program for Leadership and Character and the Department of Education. She comes to this role from UNC Greensboro (UNCG) as an assistant director for their lab school where they trained future teachers as well as provided academic support to students within the community. Prior to her experience at UNCG, she served as a K-12 administrator and high school mathematics teacher. Christina holds a bachelor’s of arts and Mathematics a minor in Romance languages with a concentration in Spanish a masters in leadership, a master’s in school administration and a doctorate in educational leadership. She is also an alumna of the NC Teaching Fellows and the Principal Fellows programs.
Her research interests include exploring the career trajectories of women of color as well as teacher recruitment, retention, and diversifying the teacher workforce.
Education
Ed.D, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2022
MSA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015
MS, Gardner Webb University, 2014
BA, Mathematics, teacher licensure, 2008
Past Professional Experiences
Assistant Director, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Assistant Principal, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
Mathematics Teacher, Alamance County SChools
Mathematics Teacher, Guilford County SChools
EDU 101: Issues and Trends in Education
Richardson, C. L., (NCDOCKS). (2022). I Didn’t Know It Would Be This Hard : The Experiences of African American Women’s Transition to the Assistant Principalship (dissertation). University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Richardson, C. L. (2023, February). “Take the Leap, Sis: Strategies for navigating the transition from the classroom to school leadership.” Critical Questions in Education Conference