Dr. Zakia Y. Gates is an Assistant Professor of Education at Eastern University, teaching both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Gates earned a PhD in Professional Studies in K-12 Education from Capella University in 2016. Dr. Gates has two decades of experience across various educational institutions – charter schools and higher education - including serving as Director of Education at a juvenile facility from 2007 to 2014. Dr. Gates philosophy of advancing the mission is through social responsibility, transformative pedagogy, and cultural responsiveness for all humanity. Dr. Gates footprint of this philosophy, turned research interests, informs her teaching practices in both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Gates believes that the key to effective teaching is to be intentional with your faith, your reason, and your justice for preparing future generational leaders of the world.
Education
- PhD in Professional Studies in K-12 Education from Capella University
- MEd Elementary Education from Cheyney University of PA
- BS in Education/English from Cheyney University of PA
Classes Taught
- EDUC 511, Educational Psychology – Graduate
- EDUC 211, Educational Psychology -Undergraduate
- EDUC 417, Multicultural Education
Research Interests
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Social Justice in Education
- Culturally relevant, sustaining, and responsive pedagogies
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Intersectional societal and educational experiences of Black women and Black girls in PK-20 spaces
Professional Associations and Services
- PAC-TE, Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators
- AERA, American Educational Research Association
- ABWHE, Association of Black Women in Higher Education
Publications
- Gates, Z.Y. (2023). “AI in Education: A New Social Disorder to the Social and Political Discourse of ‘Wokeness’ in PK-20 Education: (Manuscript under review).
- Gates, Z.Y. (2023). “Obtaining the Player Hatin Degree (PHD): A Black Woman’s Intersectional Perspective of the Success and Challenges of the Doctoral Journey: (Manuscript under review).
- Gates, Z.Y. (2022). “Academic Motivation of Young African American Women in Education: Challenging Maslow’s and Bandura’s Theory with a bell hooks Twist.” In New Trends and Promising Directions in Modern Education: School Dropout, Fevzi Çakmak Mah. Hacı Bayram Cad. No: 22 Karatay / Konya MATBAA SERTİFİKASI NUMARASI
- Burell, D., Clark, L., Foster-Ajoff, P., Gates, Z.Y, Hyatt, J., Johnson, T., Kravitz, C., McKenna, C., Shufutinsky, A., Shufutinsky, B., Shufutinsky, D., Shufutinsky, N., & Spigel, R. (2022). “Dissecting Meaning, Scope and Rules of Social Justice and Social Action.” Organization Development Journal
- Gates, Z.Y. (2022). “The People v. Critical Race Theory: Critical Race Theory on Trial”, In Handbook of research on social justice and equity. IGI Global, essay. DOI 10.4018/978-1-7998-9567-1.
- Gates, Z.Y., (2021). “What If LeBron James was a Scientist: The Influence of Role Models on Black Male Youth in STEM Programs”. In Young, Gifted a Missing
- Hilton, A., Gates, Z.Y., & Whitaker, R. (2020, December 22). It Makes Me Wanna Holler: The Need for Self- Care for Black Soldiers on the Front Lines. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
- Gates, Z.Y. (2022) “Social Justice in the Eye of the Storm: Strategies for In-Service Teachers to Address Social Issues in 6-12 Classrooms”. In Teaching the struggle for civil rights, 1977-Present, New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Oxford, Wien.
- Whitaker II, R. W., Campbell, A. N., Gates, Z. Y., & Ellison-Metcalfe, L. (2020). Culturally Relevant and Meeting Academic Standards at the Same Time: Teaching Math to African American Students as a Matter of Social Justice. In S. Brand, & L. Ciccomascolo (Eds.), Social Justice and Putting Theory into Practice in Schools and Communities (pp. 17-28). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9434-5.ch002
