Areas of Expertise
Multicultural education, social studies, critical race theory and education, and culturally relevant pedagogy.
Research Areas:
Racial identity; psychological testing and assessment; racial and cultural counseling and psychotherapy.
Activities and Honors
2001.    The Validity of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
2003.    National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement--Teachers Helping Teachers:  Language and Literacy for Young Learners
Selected Publications
• Ladson-Billings, G. (2001). Crossing over to Canaan: The journey of new teachers in diverse classrooms.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Ladson-Billings, G. (2000). Racialized discourses and ethnic epistemologies. N. Denzin & Y. Lincoln (eds). Handbook of Qualitative Research (Second edition).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Ladson-Billings, G (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Education Research Journal, 35, 465-491.
• Ladson-Billings, G.  (1995). Toward A critical race theory of education. Teachers College Record, 97, 47-68.
• Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.