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Gretchen Givens Generett, Ph.D., leads the School of Education as dean. Dean Generett
has spent the last fifteen years in academia researching and teaching on issues of
teacher professional development, educational leadership, and cultural diversity.
A professor in the School of Education at Duquesne University, Dr. Generett is in
the Foundations of Educational Leadership Department, and she is the University's
Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Community Outreach. Her teaching and research are designed
to enhance the skills and habits of mind necessary for educators to effectively teach
students from diverse populations. Dr. Generett has published extensively in peer-reviewed
journals and edited volumes in the field of education. She is the co-editor of the
book Black Women in the Field: Experiences Understanding Ourselves and Others through
Qualitative Research published by Hampton Press and has served as the guest editor
for the journals Educational Foundations, Educational Studies, and Journal of Cases
in Educational Leadership.
Education
Ph.D., Social Foundations, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997
B.A., English, Spelman College, 1993
B.A., English, Spelman College, 1993