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Critical Race Theory in Education

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Neda Maghbouleh
University of British Columbia
2
Laura C. Chávez-Moreno
University of California System
3
Patrick Roz Camangian
University of San Francisco
4
Leon Moosavi
University of Liverpool
5
John P. Falcone
University of St. Francis
6
Arianna Falbo
John Brown University
7
Brittany E. Bryant
University of California, San Francisco
8
Whitney N. Laster Pirtle
University of California, Merced
9
Celestin Okoroji
RCVS Knowledge
10
Nancy Acevedo
California State University, San Bernardino

Rising Stars Papers

1
Inquiry for the mistaken and confused
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research|2024
19 cit.
2
On Joy and War: Black Feminism/Intersectionality
Annual Review of Sociology|2024
11 cit.
3
An Invisibility/Hypervisibility Paradox: The Sociology of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans
Annual Review of Sociology|2025
10 cit.
4
Invited commentary: race, ethnicity, and racism in epidemiologic research—perspectives from Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP)
American Journal of Epidemiology|2024
7 cit.
5
Toward a relational racialization lens in education: addressing critiques of CRT’s race theory
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education|2024
7 cit.
6
“Heaven without people is not worth going to”: refugee resettlement, time, and the institutionalization of family separation
Ethnic and Racial Studies|2025
5 cit.
7
Conceptualizing Latinx vis-à-vis Race in Education Research
Educational Researcher|2025
4 cit.
8
‘Woked up the bum’ and other moral panics about academic decolonisation in the British news media
Comparative Education|2025
3 cit.
9
The false promise of decolonial research: the complexities and limitations of decolonising methods and methodologies
International Journal of Social Research Methodology|2025
2 cit.
10
Drinking from our own wells in Ghana: interfaith education, civic engagement, and resisting the anti-LGBT agenda
British Journal of Religious Education|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chloe Kannan
California University of Pennsylvania
2
Justin A. Coles
University of Massachusetts Amherst
3
Cassandra McCall
Emporia State University
4
Martina Svyantek
Virginia Tech
5
Adam Masters
Virginia Tech
6
Chanel Beebe
Lafayette College
7
Diana Santay
Twitter (United States)
8
Kristie Dotson
Schlumberger (Ireland)
9
Lionel C. Howard
George Washington University
10
Mary G. Findling
American Public Health Association

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Polarized Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Health Forum|2022
34 cit.
2
Confronting book banning and assumed curricular neutrality: A critical inquiry framework
Theory Into Practice|2022
17 cit.
3
How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature Review
Unknown Journal|2024
9 cit.
4
Storying against non-human/superhuman narratives: Black youth Afro-futurist counterstories in qualitative research
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education|2023
9 cit.
5
Including Alice: Uncovering the Narrative of One Student’s Experience at the Intersection of International Student Status and Mental Health
Unknown Journal|2024
7 cit.
6
Does racism impact healthcare quality? Perspectives of Black and Hispanic/Latino Patients
Healthcare|2022
7 cit.
7
Black indigenous and people of color arts as a premise of/for methodological theories of justice
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education|2024
6 cit.
8
Applying a New Lens: Using Photo Elicitation in Construction Engineering Management Research
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management|2022
4 cit.
9
Audio Dissemination for Qualitative and Broadening Participation Research: Lessons Learned and Future Possibilities
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
10
Identity Work: Developing a Grounded Theory of Identity Negotiation in Early-Career Engineering Faculty
Studies in Engineering Education|2025
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
K. Wayne Yang
University of California San Diego
2
Daniel G. Solórzano
University of California, Los Angeles
3
William F. Tate
Louisiana State University
4
Anthony D. Ong
Cornell University
5
Tabbye M. Chavous
American Educational Research Association
6
Dolores Delgado Bernal
Loyola Marymount University
7
Mia Smith Bynum
University of Maryland, College Park
8
Angela Valenzuela
The University of Texas at Austin
9
Marc A. Zimmerman
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
10
J. Nicole Shelton
University of Virginia

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Decolonization is not a metaphor
TSpace|2012
4.1k cit.
2
Critical Race Methodology: Counter-Storytelling as an Analytical Framework for Education Research
Qualitative Inquiry|2002
4.1k cit.
3
Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education|1995
3.8k cit.
4
Critical Race Theory, Racial Microaggressions, and Campus Racial Climate: The Experiences of African American College Students.
The Journal of Negro Education|2000
2.5k cit.
5
Conceptualization and measurement of ethnic identity: Current status and future directions.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|2007
2.1k cit.
6
Multidimensional Model of Racial Identity: A Reconceptualization of African American Racial Identity
Personality and Social Psychology Review|1998
1.7k cit.
7
Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|2001
1.7k cit.
8
Psychological resilience, positive emotions, and successful adaptation to stress in later life.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2006
1.6k cit.
9
Examining Transformational Resistance Through a Critical Race and Latcrit Theory Framework
Urban Education|2001
1.5k cit.
10
Critical Race Theory, Latino Critical Theory, and Critical Raced-Gendered Epistemologies: Recognizing Students of Color as Holders and Creators of Knowledge
Qualitative Inquiry|2002
1.4k cit.

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