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 in Mathematics with a minor in Romance languages and a concentration in Spanish. She has a Master’s in Leadership, a Master’s in School Administration, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. She is an alumna of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows and the North Carolina Principal Fellows programs. Her research interests include exploring the career trajectories of women of color as well as teacher recruitment and retention, and diversifying the teacher workforce.
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Program for Leadership and Character and Department of Education
- Research Associate, Winston-Salem TEACH
- EdD, 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
- 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. (2024, March). Cultivating Student Character. Winston Salem TEACH professional development, Winston Salem, NC.
- Richardson, C., & Allman, K. (2024, April). Winston Salem – TEACH: Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Ethnoracially Diverse Educators. #Teaching In Color Summit Research Symposium, Charlotte, NC.
- Richardson, C. (2024, April). Ladies Who Lead: Amplifying the experiences of women in leadership. #Teaching In Color Summit Research Symposium, Charlotte, NC.
- 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. San Diego, CA.