Updated September 2022
SHANIQUE J. LEE, PH.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Office Address: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Graduate School of Education
10 Seminary Place, Room 321A
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Office Phone Number: (848) 932-0776
Website: shaniquelee.com
Research Interests
Racial Equity and Justice in Education
Urban Teacher Preparation
Black Teacher Sustainability
Teachers’ Mental Health and Wellness
Black Feminist Theory
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (2021) University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Cato College of Education
Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education
Program: Curriculum and Instruction
Concentration: Urban Education
Dissertation: Loving and leaving the classroom:
Contextualizing the attrition of Black women teachers from
urban schools
Master of Education (2015) University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
College of Education
Department of Counseling
Program: Professional Counseling
Concentration: Community Counseling
Bachelor of Arts (2013) University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Departments of Psychology and Criminal Justice
Majors: Psychology and Criminal Justice
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Licenses and Certifications
2021 Graduate Certificate: Anti-Racism in Urban Education, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte
2015 – Present Professional Educator’s License: 9-12 English, North Carolina
Department of Public Instruction
2015 – Present National Certified Counselor: National Board for Certified Counselors
Professional Experiences
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
2022 – Present Race and Social Justice in Education Research Post-Doctoral Fellow,
Department of Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
2020 – 2022 Education Recruiter, Office of Recruitment, Cato College of Education,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2019 Graduate Assistant, Office of Recruitment, Cato College of Education,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2018 – 2019 Doctoral Fellow, Urban Education Collaborative, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2012 – 2013 Research Assistant, Integrative Positive Psychology Research Lab in
Mindfulness, Body Acceptance, Culture, and Health, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2012 Research Scholar, Charlotte Research Scholars, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
2014 – 2015 Master’s Level Clinician, Juvenile Counseling and Assessment Program,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2013 – 2014 Graduate Assistant, Empowered Youth Program, University of Georgia,
Athens, GA
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS
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2015 – 2019 9-12 English Teacher, North Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools, Huntersville, NC
EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
2018 – 2019 Corps Member Advisor, Philadelphia National Institute, Teach For
America, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Charlotte Teachers Institute Fellow, Media and Minorities: Unpacking
Stereotypes, Charlotte Teachers Institute, Charlotte, NC
2012 Enrichment Teacher, Citizen Schools, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
School, Charlotte, NC
Publications
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Williams, B. K., Lee, S. J., Adams, T., & Robinson, D. (in press). In a double-conscious state:
African American males in advanced English courses. Journal of Negro Education.
Williams, N., Dobbins, N. W., Williams, B., & Lee, S. J. (in press). The story of her: The
influence of HBCU educator preparation programs on Black female teacher candidates’
emerging teacher self-concept. Journal of Negro Education.
Lee, S. J. & Thomas, S. (2022). Protect Black women teachers: Influencing sustainability
through mental health literacy. Urban Education.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859221086524
Teasdell, A., Lee, S. J., Calloway, A. M., & Adams, T. R. (2021). Commitment, community, and
consciousness: A collaborative autoethnography of a doctoral sister circle. Journal of
African American Women and Girls in Education, 1(1), 7–23.
https://doi.org/10.21423/jaawge-v1i1a30
Lee, S. J., York, P., Williams III, J., Richardson, S., Williams, B. K., Davis, A., & Lewis, C. W.
(2020). Teachers’ psychological distress in North Carolina: An analysis of urban versus
non-urban school districts. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920948955
Lee, S. J. (2019). Black teachers matter: Examining the depths of seven HBCU teacher
preparation programs. Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals, 6(2), 5–17.
https://journals.uncc.edu/urbaned/article/view/980
Webb, J., Butler-Ajibade, P., Robinson, S., & Lee, S. J. (2013). Weight gain misperceptions and
the third-person effect in Black and White college-bound females: Potential implications
for healthy weight management. Eating Behaviors, 14(3), 245–248.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.03.002
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BOOKS
Thomas, S., Lee, S. J., & Lewis, C. W. (Eds.) (2022). Economic, political and legal solutions to
critical issues in urban education and implications for teacher preparation. Information
Age Publishing. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Economic-Political-and-Legal-
Solutions-to-Critical-Issues-in-Urban-Education
BOOK CHAPTERS
Butler, B. R., & Lee, S. J. (2022). Mercy me: Recognizing and responding to student trauma
using culturally responsive trauma-informed pedagogy. In L. A. Garo, B. R. Butler, & C.
W. Lewis (Eds.), Un-silencing trauma: Transformative school-based strategies for
students exposed to violence and adversity. Information Age Publishing.
https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Un-Silencing-Youth-Trauma
Lee, S. J., Lewis, E., & Williams III, J. (2022). Humanize first, discipline second: Unadultifying
African American students in K-12 schools. In J. A. Williams III, A. W. Davis, & C. W.
Lewis (Eds.), Reimagining school discipline for the 21st century student: Engaging
students, practitioners, and community members (pp. 1–15). Information Age Publishing.
https://www.infoagepub.com/products/Reimagining-School-Discipline-for-the-21st-
Century-Student
BOOK REVIEWS
Lee, S. J. (2021, April 1). Book review: Distrust and educational change [Review of the book
Distrust and educational change: Overcoming barriers to just and lasting reform by K.
Schultz]. American School Board Journal.
https://www.nsba.org/ASBJ/2021/April/distrust-and-educational-change-review
Lee, S. J., & Allen, J. (2020). Not light, but fire [Review of the book Not light, but fire: How to
lead meaningful race conversations in the classroom by M. R. Kay]. Multicultural
Perspectives, 22(3), 163–166. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2020.1792305
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Ford, J. E., Lee, S. J., Robinson, J., & Butler, B. R. (2019, April 1). We don’t need another hero:
Collaborative critical review. Good as Gold Newsletter. University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, Urban Education Collaborative.
Lee, S. J. (2018). Putting North Carolina’s Beginning Teacher Support Program policy into
practice. Research Clearinghouse Policy Briefs. University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, Urban Education Collaborative.
https://thecollaborative.uncc.edu/research/policy-brief-archives
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Lee, S. J. (2018). The push for teacher mental health support. Research Clearinghouse Research
Briefs. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Urban Education Collaborative.
https://thecollaborative.uncc.edu/research-clearinghouse/research-briefs
Lee, S. J. (2018). Maximizing student outcomes by prioritizing teacher mental health. Research
Clearinghouse Policy Briefs. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Urban Education
Collaborative. https://thecollaborative.uncc.edu/research/policy-brief-archives
Lee, S. J. (2018). Supporting the retention of Black teachers. Research Clearinghouse Research
Briefs. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Urban Education Collaborative.
https://thecollaborative.uncc.edu/research-clearinghouse/research-briefs
Lee, S. J. (2017). Let me tell you how it really is: Using satire to correct media’s
misrepresentation of minority cultures and oppression. Media and Minorities: Unpacking
Stereotypes. Charlotte Teachers Institute, Charlotte, NC. https://charlotteteachers.org/wp-
content/uploads/2018/01/Shanique-Lee.pdf
MANUSCRIPTS IN SUBMISSION
Williams, B. K., Lee, S. J., Williams, N. N., & Glover, C. P. (in revision). Literacy, culture, and
Black teacher candidates: A summer internship experience.
Parsons, T. M., & Lee, S. J. (under review). Self-affirmations among Black women in higher
education.
Grants and Contracts
FUNDED
Newton, X., Pugalee, D., Lee, S. J., & Rorrer, A. (2022). Building Capacity: Teacher
Professional Development for Cultural Competence and Computer Science Micro-
Credential. Inclusive Excellence Grant, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
($9,600). Role: Co-Program Director.
Kissau, S., Petty, T., & Lee, S. J. (2022). Future Teachers of North Carolina. Future Teachers of
North Carolina ($20,000). Role: Co-Program Director.
Greene, T., Mack, V., & Lee, S. J. (2022). MENTOR Program: Making Education for New
Teachers to Obtain Results. Belk Foundation. ($30,000). Role: Co-Program Director.
Mack, V., Greene, T., & Lee, S. J. (2021). MENTOR Program: Making Education for New
Teachers to Obtain Results. Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte ($5,000). Role: Co-Program Director.
Lee, S. J., Moyer, C., Prescott, B., & Petty, T. (2021). Profound Niners. Page and George
Bradham Family Foundation ($10,000). Role: Program Director.
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Lee, S. J., & Kissau, S. (2021). Profound Niners. Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ($5,000). Role: Program Director.
Kissau, S., Lee, S. J., & Putman, M. (2021). Future Teachers of North Carolina. Future
Teachers of North Carolina ($20,000). Role: Co-Program Director.
Lee, S. J., & Gaskin, L. (2020). Experiential Preparation for Future Black Teachers.
Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
($5,000). Role: Program Director.
Lee, S. J., Hancock, C., & Willis, E. (2020). The Urban Classroom Podcast. Chancellor’s
Diversity Challenge Fund, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ($500). Role:
Program Director.
Lee, S. J. (2018). Inaugural Turning Point Academy Poetry SLAM: See, Listen, and
Acknowledge Me. Student Discipline Joint Task Force ($500). Role: Program Director.
NOT FUNDED
Lee, S. J., & Gaskin, L. (2021). Creating Space: Continuing to Support Teachers of Color at a
PWI. Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
($5,000). Role: Program Director.
Dolet, T., & Lee, S. J. (2019). My Sisters’ Keeper: Exploring Black Women Teachers’ Role in
the School Experiences of Black Girls. Charles Koch Foundation Student Research Grant
($3,000). Role: Program Director.
Lee, S. J. (2019). The Black Teacher Alliance: Securing the Success of African American
Educators through Authentic Mentorship. African American Success Foundation
($5,000). Role: Program Director.
Conference Presentations
INTERNATIONAL
Lee, S. J. (2022, March). To you, with love: Investing in the retention of Black pre-service
teachers attending a PWI. 31
st
Annual International Conference of the National
Association for Multicultural Education. Virtual. https://indd.adobe.com/view/49b70bee-
1a59-476d-916f-76d4bbc120ab
Lee, S. J. (2019, November). Black teacher sustainability: A holistic model for recruiting,
preparing, and retaining Black teachers. 29
th
Annual International Conference of the
National Association for Multicultural Education. Tucson, AZ.
https://tinyurl.com/tb5uvrhe
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NATIONAL
Lee, S. J., & Thomas, S. (2022, April). Sis is tired: Counteracting the pushout of critical Black
women teachers. 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association. San Diego, CA. https://tinyurl.com/y4yf5nd9
Greene, T., Lee, S. J., & Mack, V. (2022, February). MENTOR program: Making education for
new teachers obtain results. 2022 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher
Educators. Chicago, IL.
Lee, S. J., & Kerns, K. M. (2021, October). Traversing our self-care: Strengthening in-service
teachers of color in a post-traumatic world. 3
rd
Annual Kappa Delta Pi Diversity
Summit. Virtual.
Williams, B. K., Lee, S. J., Williams, N. N., & Dobbins, N. (2021, April). In a double-conscious
state: African American males in advanced English courses. 2021 Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association. Virtual. https://tinyurl.com/y5h5qs34
Teasdell, A., Lee, S. J., Calloway, A., & Adams, T. R. (2020, April). Lifting as we climb: A
collaborative autoethnography of a doctoral sister circle. 2020 Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.
http://tinyurl.com/vvoys3w (Conference Cancelled)
Cokley, R., Lee, S. J., & Parker, B. (2016, April). Exploring the Black woman’s experience:
Pre-K to PhD. 31
st
Annual Empowering Women of Color Conference. Oakland, CA.
STATE
Lee, S. J., & Johnson, J. (2022, April). Sustaining Black educators. 2022 #TeachingInColor
Summit, Center for Racial Equity in Education. Virtual.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3e-z-UszYw
Sutton, L., Lee, S., & Sims, S. (2021, November). TeachNC: A partnership for recruiting
teachers. Inaugural Accelerate, Invigorate, and Motivate Conference. Raleigh, NC.
Greene, T., Lee, S. J., & Mack, V. (2021, September). MENTOR program: Making education
for new teachers obtain results. 39
th
Annual Teacher Education Forum of the North
Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Virtual.
https://tinyurl.com/ncacte2021
Lee, S. J. (2021, March). Protect Black women [teachers]: An autoethnography exploring the
turnover of a passionate Black woman teacher. 2021 Annual Meeting of the North
Carolina Association for Research in Education. Virtual. https://tinyurl.com/56bhhunh
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Lee, S. J. (2021, March). Dedicated and depressed: Prioritizing self-care without sacrificing
commitment. 10
th
Annual Teacher to Teacher Conference, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte. Virtual. https://tinyurl.com/y253nw23
Lee, S. J. (2020, February). Teachers’ psychological distress in urban versus non-urban
schools: A descriptive analysis. 2020 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association
for Research in Education. Greensboro, NC. https://tinyurl.com/56xx952w
Lee, S. J. (2019, February). Teacher mental health: Implications for educator effectiveness and
student outcomes. 2019 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research
in Education. Charlotte, NC. https://tinyurl.com/43nz7rt8
LOCAL
Lee, S. J. (2021, November). Loving and leaving the classroom: Contextualizing the attrition of
Black women teachers from urban schools. Final round of the 2021 Three Minute Thesis
Competition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
https://tinyurl.com/slee3mt
Lee, S. J. (2021, October). Loving and leaving the classroom: Contextualizing the attrition of
Black women teachers from urban schools. Preliminary round of the 2021 Three Minute
Thesis Competition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Virtual.
Lee, S. J. (2019, March). Black teachers matter: Examining the depths of seven HBCU teacher
preparation programs. 3
rd
Annual Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education Faculty and
Student Research Symposium, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
https://tinyurl.com/enee7arv
Lee, S. J., & Webb, J. B. (2012, July). Race, BMI status, and the “Freshman 15”: Exploring
perceived first-year weight gain norms, weight-change expectations and beliefs about
future peers’ acceptance of body diversity among Black and White college-bound
females. Inaugural Charlotte Research Scholars’ Research Symposia, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Teaching
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
EDCI 8682: Seminar in Professional and Grant Writing
EDCI 8180: Critical Issues and Perspectives in Urban Education
ELED 6261/EDCI 8261: Racial Identity Development
ELED 6260/EDCI 8260: History and Psychology of Racism
EDCI 8070: Topics in Urban Education: Charter Schools in Urban Communities
EDCI 8314: Urban Educational Reform
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Invited Speaking Engagements
April 2022 Reflection: Ending on a high note. Preservice teacher development
workshop. Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
February 2022 Graduate student to graduate scholar. Critical Issues in K-12 Curriculum
and Instruction doctoral class. University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
Virtual.
November 2021 Life after graduation. Professional Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction
doctoral class. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
Spring 2021 Quantitative data analysis through an equitable and culturally responsive
lens. Interinstitutional preservice teacher mentorship and development.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University, Virtual.
April 2021 Honoring the teaching profession. Inaugural Celebration of Teaching
event. Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
April 2021 Becoming a Black male teacher. Movement of Youth Saturday Academy.
100 Black Men of Charlotte, Virtual.
April 2021 Reflection: Ending on a high note. Preservice teacher development
workshop. Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
October 2020 Targeted strategies increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
college. Cato College of Education Diversity Spotlight. University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
April 2020 Reflection: Ending on a high note. Preservice teacher development
workshop. Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte, Virtual.
October 2019 Segregation for a new generation: Teach us all. Urban Education Week
Documentary Screening Panel. Urban Education Collaborative, University
of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
Program Development
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
Cato College of Education
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2021 – 2022 MENTOR Program: Making Education for New Teachers to Obtain
Results: $35,000 grant-funded collaboration with university and district
partners to provide teacher candidates of color with racially-matched
clinical educators, as well as professional development workshops focused
on promoting classroom equity, inclusion, and belonging.
2020 – 2022 Profound Niners: $15,000 grant-funded campus-community partnership
with Profound Gentlemen to strengthen the recruitment, support, and
retention of male teachers of color by providing paid internships male
undergraduate students of color. Internships include K-12 classroom
mentorship, impact coaching, and personal and professional development
from current male educators of color.
2020 – 2022 Niner for a Day: Yearly campus event for high school juniors and seniors
interested in pursuing a career in education. Collaborate with university
and district partners to offer experiences such as workshops, campus tours,
college classroom visits, panel discussions, virtual reality teaching
simulations, and ongoing mentorship from current Education majors.
Awards and Honors
AWARDS
2021 – 2022 EHRA Staff Employee of the Year Award: Cato College of Education,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
November 2021 3MT® Third Place Award: Center for Graduate Life and Learning,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
March 2021 3MT® Student Presentation Award: North Carolina Association for
Research in Education
HONORS
2021 Kappa Delta Pi: International Honor Society in Education
2014 Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
2013 Psi-Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology
2013 Magna Cum Laude Graduation Distinction
2013 National Society of Collegiate Scholars
2012 Alpha Psi Sigma: The National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Service Engagements
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
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2020 Co-Host: Urban Classroom Podcast, Charlotte, NC
2016 – 2017 Member: Charlotte Community Engagement Work Group, Charlotte, NC
2016 – 2017 Regional Strategy Team Chair: One Network for Education–Charlotte,
Leadership for Educational Equity, Charlotte, NC
2013 Volunteer: InnerVision, Charlotte, NC
2012 Career Mentor: Citizen Schools, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School,
Charlotte, NC
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
2021 – Present Manuscript Reviewer: Urban Education
2020 – Present Action Team Member: Coalition for Anti-Racism in Education, Kappa
Delta Pi
2020 – Present Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of African American Women and Girls in
Education
2018 – 2021 Service Member: Urban Educators for Change, Urban Education
Collaborative
2016 – 2017 Lead Teacher: English I Professional Learning Community, North
Mecklenburg High School
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2012 – 2013 Panelist: Judicial Branch, Student Government Association
2011 – 2013 Peer Counselor: Student Advising for Freshman Excellence
2011 – 2013 Secretary: Student Alumni Ambassadors
SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cato College of Education
2020 – 2022 Committee Member: Engagement Council Committee
2021 – 2022 Committee Member: College Staff Award Committee
2020 – 2021 Committee Member: Professional Education Council
June 2021 Staff Search Committee Member
Professional Memberships
2022 – Present Association of Teacher Educators
2019 – Present American Educational Research Association
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2019 – Present National Association for Multicultural Education
2018 – Present North Carolina Association for Research in Education
