Transforming education and communities through research, storytelling, and culturally responsive innovation.
About Dr.Gilbert
Dr. Gilbert is an educator, researcher, and creative whose work explores identity, history, and belonging within and beyond the educational context. She helps learners and leaders transform systems, build new models, and prepare the next generation of educators and scholars through culturally responsive, liberatory frameworks.
A Look Inside Dr. Gilbert’s Work
- Professor of Education, Morehouse College
- Researcher focused on Black education, belonging, and liberation
- Writer & curriculum designer for intergenerational learners
- Creative leader producing podcasts, media, and storytelling initiatives
- Thought leader advising philanthropic organizations, policymakers & community groups
Research Interests
Innovation in Teacher Preparation
Exploring and designing liberatory frameworks that prepare educators to implement culturally responsive methods that address inequities and affirm Black learners and communities.
The History & Future of Black Education
Investigating the historical origins, practices, and structures that are unique to the education of Black people and use these insights to design schools and classrooms of the future.
Belonging, Liberation & Educational Justice
Studying the impact of belonging and place on identity, achievement, and well-being.
Oral History, Storytelling & Creative Inquiry
Preserving and amplifying the histories of Black educators and students through creative, community-centered forms of scholarship.
Primary Research Methods: Autoethnography • Historical Analysis • Participatory Research • Multimodal Research
Work With Dr. Gilbert
Talks, Presentations and Features
