Dr. Amanda Lacey curriculum vitae [PDF]
Educational Background
- PhD., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Louisville (Expected 2023)
- M.A.T., Middle School Social Studies, University of Louisville
- B.A., Sociology with a Minor in History, University of Texas
Teaching Areas
- Introduction to the Teaching Profession
- Middle and Secondary General Methods
- Middle and Secondary Capstone
Selected Professional Activities
- Leadership Team, You've Got the Write One Summer Camp, 2018, 2019, 2021
- McConnell Teacher Scholars Program, 2018
- Teach Kentucky Summer Institute Lead, 2017
- Editor-in-Chief, Sociological Insight Undergraduate Research Journal, 2013, 2014
- Normandy Scholar Program, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Research Interests
- Refugee Education
- Middle Grades Social Studies Education
- Postcolonial Theory and Education
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, Vol. 70, 2021
- Outstanding Master of Arts in Teaching - Social Studies, 2018
- Outstanding Student in Alternative Certification, 2018
- Distinguished College Scholar, 2013 and 2014
Professional Organizations
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Americorps Veteran
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Lacey, Amanda. 2022. “Meowing Wolf: The Querical Experiential Museum and Social Studies Education.” Ohio Social Studies Review, 58 (1): Article 4.
- Lacey, A. (2020). Hope is the change we need: Reviving American democracy. Theory & Research in Social Education, 48(4), 619-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2020.1766313
