Sonya Douglass (formerly Horsford) is an American academic who researches

educational inequality in the United States Unequal access to education in the United States results in unequal outcomes for students. Disparities in academic access among students in the United States are the result of multiple factors including government policies, school choice, famil ...

social justice Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has of ...

, and

education policy Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems. Education governance may be shared between the local ...

. Douglass is a professor of

educational leadership Educational leadership is the process of enlisting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, students, and parents toward achieving common educational aims. This term is often used synonymously with school leadership in the United States a ...

at the

Teachers College, Columbia University Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) is the graduate school of education affiliated with Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Founded in 1887, Teachers College has been a part of Columbia University since ...

Life

In 1997, Douglass completed a

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

in communications and journalism, ''cum laude'', at

Colorado State University Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University Syst ...

. She earned a M.P.A. (2002) and Ed.D. in educational leadership (2007) at

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the ...

(UNLV). Her dissertation was titled ''Vestiges of desegregation: Black superintendent reflections on the complex legacy of Brown v Board of Education''. Douglass's doctoral advisor was Edith A. Rusch. Douglass researches

, and

. At UNLV, She was an assistant professor in the department of educational leadership at UNLV from 2008 to 2010 and a senior resident scholar of education from 2011 to 2013. From 2013 to 2016, Douglass was an associate professor in the graduate school of education at

George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...

. In 2016, Douglass joined the faculty at the

as an associate professor in the educational leadership program. In 2017, she became the Teachers College founding director of the Black Education Research Collective and co-director of the urban education leaders program. She became a full professor in the fall of 2021.

Personal life

Douglass married politician

Steven Horsford Steven Alexzander Horsford (born April 29, 1973) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district since 2019, previously holding the position from 2013 to 2015. He also served ...

in 2000. They have three children. Douglass filed for divorce in 2022. Horsford had previously admitted to having an affair with a woman 15 years his junior starting when she was a 21-year-old college senior.

Selected works

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References

External links

Biography at Columbia University
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