Collaborators


The Linguistic Justice Collaborative is made up of collaborators who advocate for language and linguistic justice in their various roles as educators, researchers, and community members. Want to collaborate? Reach out!

The Circle

The Linguistic Justice Collaborative does not follow a traditional hierarchical leadership structure. Instead, as a grassroots, volunteer-driven organization, we match roles to individuals’ strengths, interests, and capacities. All collaborators are empowered to make on-the-ground, in-the-moment decisions as representatives of the LJC.

Dr. Kristie Smith
LJC Research, Grants, and Operations Circle
Assistant Professor of English/Language Arts Education
Kennesaw State University

Leah Panther

LJC Research, Grants, and Operations Circle

Associate Professor of Literacy Education

Mercer University

Navah

LJC Youth Editorial Board Circle

High School Student
DeKalb County Public Schools

Alaa Hedeeb
LJC Professional Learning Circle
World Language Teacher
Clayton County Schools

Rosi Sanchez
LJC Community Education Circle
Doctoral Candidate
Mercer University

Sabina
LJC Outreach: K-12 Students
High School Student
DeKalb County Public Schools

Fatima
LJC Outreach: College Students
College Student
Georgia State University

Ebonie Cleaves
LJC Outreach: Classified Educators

Media Specialist

Freedom Middle School

Graduate Research Assistants

Caitlin Hochuli

Community Based Educator

DeKalb County

Current Projects: Place Based Education, Appalachian Languages of Georgia

Rosi Sanchez
Elementary SPED Teacher

Atlanta Public Schools

Current Projects: Deaf Education, Refugee Education, Translanguaging and DisCrit

Artanza Denzin

Middle School Drama Teacher

DeKalb County Public Schools
Current Projects: Drama Club, Theater of the Oppressed

Raquel Paulino
World Language Teacher

Atlanta Public Schools

Current Projects: Language and linguistic justice in world language education, Conversations with the LJC Podcast

Founders

Leah Panther

Associate Professor of Literacy Education

Mercer University

Eric Parker
Principal
Tucker High School
DeKalb County Public Schools

Robbie Barber

Media Specialist

Tucker High School
DeKalb County Public Schools