Who We Are – Get to Know the Committee
Emma Bullock
Senior Representative
Utah State University
Emma Bullock is a Ph.D. doctoral candidate at Utah State University in Curriculum and Instruction with an Emphasis in Mathematics Education and Leadership. She is also concurrently enrolled in a second Master’s Program in Mathematics with an expected graduation date from both programs of April 2017. Emma holds an M.Ed in Educational Leadership from Argosy University and a B.S. in Mathematics and Music from Brigham Young University. With 5 years’ experience as a principal of a K-9 public charter school in Utah, 8 years’ experience providing in-service teacher professional development, and over 14 years teaching secondary and higher education mathematics in both Utah and South Carolina, Emma has broad practical experience in the issues of traditional public and charter public education. In addition, Emma currently serves on the boards of two charter schools in Utah and as the AERA Division A Senior Representative. Her research interests include content-specific school leadership, in-service teacher professional development, and mathematics education virtual manipulatives. Her doctoral dissertation is titled: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study of the School Leaders’ Role in Students’ Mathematics Achievement Through the Lens of Complexity Theory. During the Spring 2016, Emma was the recipient of five major doctoral awards. These awards included: TEAL Graduate Student Researcher of the Year, Graduate Research and Creative Opportunities Grant, Lawson Fellowship Award, Graduate Student Senate Enhancement Award, and a CEHS Dissertation Fellowship Award.
Emma Bullock
Senior Representative
Utah State University
Emma Bullock is a Ph.D. doctoral candidate at Utah State University in Curriculum and Instruction with an Emphasis in Mathematics Education and Leadership. She is also concurrently enrolled in a second Master’s Program in Mathematics with an expected graduation date from both programs of April 2017. Emma holds an M.Ed in Educational Leadership from Argosy University and a B.S. in Mathematics and Music from Brigham Young University. With 5 years’ experience as a principal of a K-9 public charter school in Utah, 8 years’ experience providing in-service teacher professional development, and over 14 years teaching secondary and higher education mathematics in both Utah and South Carolina, Emma has broad practical experience in the issues of traditional public and charter public education. In addition, Emma currently serves on the boards of two charter schools in Utah and as the AERA Division A Senior Representative. Her research interests include content-specific school leadership, in-service teacher professional development, and mathematics education virtual manipulatives. Her doctoral dissertation is titled: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study of the School Leaders’ Role in Students’ Mathematics Achievement Through the Lens of Complexity Theory. During the Spring 2016, Emma was the recipient of five major doctoral awards. These awards included: TEAL Graduate Student Researcher of the Year, Graduate Research and Creative Opportunities Grant, Lawson Fellowship Award, Graduate Student Senate Enhancement Award, and a CEHS Dissertation Fellowship Award.
Wei-Ling Sun
Junior Representative
University of Texas at Austin
Wei-Ling Sun is a doctoral student in the Educational Policy and Planning Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds dual master’s degrees in Curriculum Studies and Cooperative Superintendency Program from UT Austin. Her research interests include the influence of K-12 social justice education leadership in the neighborhoods of vulnerable populations, school discipline policy reforms (the school-to-prison pipeline), and Asian Americans and Pacific Islander identity politics in public schools. After nine years of teaching and leadership experience in different school districts, Wei-Ling decided to focus her passion in education to analyze and evaluate education policies and to contribute her civic service for more positive social impact in historically marginalized populations.
Junior Representative
University of Texas at Austin
Wei-Ling Sun is a doctoral student in the Educational Policy and Planning Program at The University of Texas at Austin. She holds dual master’s degrees in Curriculum Studies and Cooperative Superintendency Program from UT Austin. Her research interests include the influence of K-12 social justice education leadership in the neighborhoods of vulnerable populations, school discipline policy reforms (the school-to-prison pipeline), and Asian Americans and Pacific Islander identity politics in public schools. After nine years of teaching and leadership experience in different school districts, Wei-Ling decided to focus her passion in education to analyze and evaluate education policies and to contribute her civic service for more positive social impact in historically marginalized populations.
Naomi Lawrence-Lee
Connect Series Co-Chair
Texas Southern University
Naomi Lawrence-Lee is an Ed.D student studying Education Administration with a concentration in Higher Education at Texas Southern University. Prior to attending Texas Southern University, she received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Business Administration from Dillard University. Her research area is understanding access to success and the impact of a selected federally funded program on first generation, urban college students. She currently serves as a graduate assistant in the capacity of Academic Technology Trainer.
Connect Series Co-Chair
Texas Southern University
Naomi Lawrence-Lee is an Ed.D student studying Education Administration with a concentration in Higher Education at Texas Southern University. Prior to attending Texas Southern University, she received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Business Administration from Dillard University. Her research area is understanding access to success and the impact of a selected federally funded program on first generation, urban college students. She currently serves as a graduate assistant in the capacity of Academic Technology Trainer.
Jessica Schwartzer
Connect Series Co-Chair
George Mason University
Jessica Schwartzer is a Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Her specialization is educational leadership focusing on the achievement gap, socially just leadership, culturally relevant pedagogy, racial identities in schools, as well as qualitative research methods in educational leadership. Prior to attending George Mason University, she was an elementary school teacher in New Jersey for 11 years after earning her B.A. in English from Rutgers University and M.A. in School Administration from Rowan University.
Connect Series Co-Chair
George Mason University
Jessica Schwartzer is a Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Her specialization is educational leadership focusing on the achievement gap, socially just leadership, culturally relevant pedagogy, racial identities in schools, as well as qualitative research methods in educational leadership. Prior to attending George Mason University, she was an elementary school teacher in New Jersey for 11 years after earning her B.A. in English from Rutgers University and M.A. in School Administration from Rowan University.
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