Brittany Anderson

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Dr. Brittany Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K12 Education. Dr. Anderson is a community-engaged scholar who facilitates university-school-community partnerships to illuminate and address the needs of students, teachers, and families in urban schools. In cooperation with the local Charlotte community and schools nationwide, Dr. Anderson is committed to co-developing pathways for historically marginalized students, specifically challenging the status quo of gifted identification norms and practices. A former elementary educator and first-generation graduate, Anderson utilizes innovative teaching practices, grounded in lived experiences and critical pedagogy, to facilitate active learning in K-12 and college classrooms and to challenge students to expand their worldviews. Dr. Anderson’s research specifically centers the lived experiences of gifted Black girls and women, with an emphasis on their academic, social-emotional, and occupational needs.  In 2022, Dr. Anderson received a $1,062,034 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation for her pioneering research on gifted Black girls with science, technology, engineering and math talent in elementary schools across the country. Dr. Anderson has authored numerous manuscripts, book chapters, and her co-edited book will be released in 2023. She is recognized at the state and national levels and continues to be actively engaged in the professional learning of in-service teachers in urban schools in Charlotte and surrounding communities.