Terrance Lewis
Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, Curriculum & Instruction
EDUCATION
| Degree | Area of Study | University |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | General Social Science Education | Auburn University |
| M.A. | Education, Research, Measurement, and Evaluation | Auburn University |
| M.A. | Education Administration and Supervision (add-on certification) | Albany State University |
| M.A. | Secondary Education Social Science | Columbus State University |
| B.S.E. | Secondary Education Social Science | The University of Alabama |
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Black Teachers (historiography, recruitment and pedagogical practices)
Street Art and Social Studies Education
Teacher Education and Educator Professional Development
HIGHLIGHTED PUBLICATIONS
- Black Teacher Recruitment https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2023/09/01/black-greek-letter-orgs-a-pipeline-for-diversification-retention-recruitment/.
- Lewis, T. J. (2023). The Pedagogy of Carter G. Woodson as a Humanizing Approach to Maximizing Possibilities for Black Boys and Black Young Men. Journal of Underrepresented & Minority Progress, 7(2).
- Thomas III, D. J., Lewis, T. J., & Johnson, M. W. (2023). Centering Black Perspectives Within the Social Studies Curriculum: Carter G. Woodson’s Textbooks and the Teaching of Black Critical Patriotism. THE SOCIAL STUDIES, 114(6), 330-342
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Terrance Lewis hails from Columbus, GA, which is better known as the Fountain City. He is a former public-school teacher who taught secondary social studies in Muscogee County School District. Dr. Lewis now enjoys his work as a teacher-educator and researcher, preparing the next generation of teachers while also asking research questions that help make quality education a reality for all students. He spends his free time capturing public street art and is constantly learning the art of playing the saxophone.
Dr. Lewis employs a critical-reflective lens in his scholarship and teaching, drawing directly from his life experiences as a Black man growing up in the American Dirty South. Dr. Lewis’s scholarship and teaching seek to challenge and disrupt traditionally accepted societal laws and norms that silence the voices of those who have historically been excluded from conversations of power and privilege.