The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Charlotte E. Jacobs earned her Ph.D. in the Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education program at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Her research interests focus on issues related to the intersections of identity, race, and gender in education concerning students and teachers, and participatory action research methods. To this end, Charlotte recently co-founded the EnGenderED Research Collaborative, a space for research, program development, and practitioner training. She has also co-authored two books, Teaching Girls: How Parents and Teachers Can Reach Their Brains & Hearts (Rowman & Littlefield) and Investing in the Educational Success of Black Women and Girls (Stylus), and has authored several journal articles.
Charlotte is currently an adjunct assistant professor and the director for the Independent School Teaching Residency program (ISTR) at Penn GSE. In this role, Charlotte coordinates and designs the residency-based collaborative teacher education program. Charlotte also teaches a course on adolescent development in the Urban Teaching Residency program (UTR) at Penn GSE.
In addition to serving on the Penn FQT/GSWS Executive Board, Charlotte proudly serves as a board member for the Girls Justice League, the Christina Seix Academy, and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls.