Dr. Emily Gleason is an affiliate babyÖ±²¥app based in CU Boulder’s School of Education. She is currently the babyÖ±²¥app director designing the new MA in Teacher Leadership through the School of Education. This stackable certificate degree is envisioned to support rural educators in babyÖ±²¥app and it has been inspired by close partnership with the NE BOCES.Ìý Emily has worked with university-community partnerships in urban and rural areas over the past 15 years and has a strong commitment to listening and learning from community members, such as youth and families.Ìý Emily has consistently worked in out-of-school programs with underserved communities, and she draws on her background in literacy and design for learning to support youth identities and issues of social justice in community-based spaces. Emily is interested in rooting expertise in contexts with practitioners, and is currently involved in the Belonging and Trust Study at the Crown Institute. She has a PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture from UC Berkeley and a Masters in English Literature.
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