Briana Bostic
Briana Bostic is a doctoral student at The Johns Hopkins School of Education. Her current research explores the relationship between school climate and student discipline outcomes. Her broader interests include understanding how the socio-cultural/historical contexts of place influence how teachers and school leaders make meaning of their work. She hopes to emphasize the importance of community and the necessity of teachers of color.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Briana holds a M.S. in Early Childhood Education from Dominican University and her B.A. in Economics & Anthropology from the Washington University in St. Louis. She is currently a member of the inaugural 2020 Children’s Equity Project Start with Equity Fellowship cohort, affiliated with Arizona State University. Her previous work focused on the persistence of segregation and the impact of civic unrest on aging adults in St. Louis. At the Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Briana assists the work of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools in their provision of “Promising Partnership Practices” to schools and districts internationally. She also serves as co-chair of the PhD Students Committee. Prior to her doctoral work, Briana was a preschool teacher in Chicago and was selected by Leadership for Educational Equity to serve as a Policy & Advocacy Summer Fellow in the Chicago Public Schools’ Office of Social and Emotional Learning. Outside of PIRL, she's a community organizer and advocate in Prince George's County, MD. Her favorite thing to do in Baltimore is search for the most cost effective happy hour.
Research Interests: Safety and violence, Juvenile justice, Teacher development, Race and Diversity, Poverty