Elizabeth B. Kozleski

Elizabeth B. Kozleski
NIUSI Director & Co-Principal Investigator
Arizona State University
elizabeth.kozleski@asu.edu

Dr. Elizabeth B. Kozleski is a Professor at Arizona State University. Her expertise is in the area of systems change, inclusive education, and professional development in urban education. Her research interests include teacher learning in urban education, multicultural educational practices in the classroom and the impact of professional development schools on student and teacher learning. She was a public school special education teacher for seven years before earning her doctoral degree from the University of Northern Colorado. Currently, she is a co-Principal Investigator (PI) for the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems and the National Institute for Urban School Improvement.

Dr. Kozleski’s expertise in teacher education and urban education support her work with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the Teacher Education Division (TED), the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), Harvard’s Civil Rights Project, the Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal, the National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO), the American Institutes for Research, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), and the Minnesota and Delaware Departments of Education, among others. Dr. Kozleski’s research and personnel preparation efforts have been funded by the U. S. Department of Education (OSEP), the National Education Association, and the Colorado Department of Education. Dr. Kozleski has presented her work at scientific conferences in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Dr. Kozleski has received awards for teaching, service and research at UCD.