Kerri A. Ullucci

B.A. Carnegie Mellon University M.A.T. University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Kerri Ullucci was born and raised in Rhode Island. She received her BA from Carnegie Mellon, her MAT from the University of Pittsburgh and her Ph.D. from UCLA in Urban Schooling. She is a former elementary teacher and has been licensed to teach in RI, MA and CA. In her last classroom position, she was a fourth grade teacher in South Providence. Dr. Ullucci is currently a professor of diversity and equity in education. Her research interests include race and poverty issues in schooling and the development of culturally relevant teaching practices. Dr. Ullucci has been published in several journals, including Urban Education, Race, Ethnicity and Education and Teacher Education Quarterly. She also prepares K-8 teachers for urban schools. Her book (with co-author Joi Spencer) Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students was published in 2022, through Teachers College Press.