Social Identities and Critical Quantitative Methodologies

Dr. Da’Shay Templeton (she/her/hers/ella) is an assistant professor at California Lutheran University, a small Hispanic-serving institution in California. She is a proud Afro-Latina who leverages critical theories and mixed methodologies to advance social justice. Her research centers on school criminalization processes which impact vulnerable American youth. She aims to dismantle the school to prison nexus so all youth have access to safe and fulfilling TK-12 educational experiences. She holds multiple socially subordinate identities which position her well to teach a diverse body of students. She is also a wife and mother of three who enjoys baking, swimming, and throwing lavish birthday parties.

Dr. Amber Holton-Thomas (she/her/ella) is an Assistant Professor in the PhD in Education and Leadership program at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Her research and teaching focus on equity and access for underrepresented students in higher education and includes an emphasis on public policy at the federal level (Pell Grants, Immigration, SNAP, TANF). She also has interests in critical quantitative methods, age diversity and parenting students in higher education, and dynamics of power in leadership. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and is a proud first-generation college graduate and the only member of her family to hold a Doctor of Philosophy degree. She enjoys traveling the world, running, writing, baking and spending time with her family. She is also an active member of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated.

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