Daren Graves
- Name
- Title
- Assistant Professor
- Phone
- 617-521-2519
- Office
- 300 The Fenway - MCB C316I , MA
- daren.graves@simmons.edu
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Behavioral
Neuroscience Track)
Yale University
Master of Education, Human Development
and Psychology
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Doctorate of Education, Human Development
and Psychology
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Courses
MCC 101 & 102 — Academic Achievement Gap or Opportunity Gap?
GEDUC 493-20 & 494-20 — Multicultural Education: Affirming Diverse Identities and Challenging Oppression in Education
DEDU 653 — Qualitative Research Methodology
GEDUC 445 — Educational Psychology
Research Interests
I'm currently the Director of the Urban Master's Program at Simmons College. As a teacher educator, I am committed to preparing teachers who see urban youth as assets in the teaching and learning process. My research interest involves the interplay of school culture and racial identity on the academic performance of Black adolescents. My research has brought me to and given me an understanding of the issues that Boston-area youth face inside and outside of their school environments. I previously served as Assistant Director at Simmons College Upward Bound in Boston, where I helped coordinate the academic and college preparation components of this federally funded after-school and summer program.
Publications
Graves, D., McGowan, M., Sweet, D. A., (forthcoming Sept. 2009). "Making a Home - Critical Pedagogy in a Library Internship Program for High School Students", Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Method. Library Juice Press
Graves, D., Graves, S. B., (2008). "Multicultural Issues in the Lives of Developing Children", The SAGE Handbook of Child Development, Multiculturalism, and Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp. 83-100.
Graves, D. (2007). "Research Methods, Qualitative", Entry in Encyclopedia of
Children, Adolescents, and the Media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Memberships
- American Education Research Association
- Black Caucus - Society of Research in Child Development
- Yale Black Alumni Network
