Kysa Nygreen

Kysa Nygreen’s research examines the impacts of systemic racism and neoliberalism in schools, as well as movements for educational justice led by teachers, youth and/or community-based organizations. Grounded in educational anthropology and critical social theory, she uses ethnographic, participatory, and community-engaged research methods that center the knowledge of research participants and infuse action for change within the research process. She has published research on topics such as the institutionalization of ethnic studies in public schools; grassroots community organizing in education; parent engagement in schools; critical approaches to teacher professional development; critical media literacy; and youth participatory action research.