Tabitha Messmore, EdD
editor - scholar - educator - writer

My blog
This year I've started attempting to keep up a semi-regular blog. I'm considering it an experiment in documenting at least some of the stuff that runs through my brain.Check it out if you're interested.
My writing
Dissertation
In mid-late 2024, I wrote and defended my Educational Doctorate dissertation-in-practice.It's called Teaching in Thresholds: Philosophical Reflections of a Nomadic Post-Critical Educator in a Precarious World, and it's about my discovery of language that I could use to see a through-line in my complex career trajectory.
Publications
"Apple Pie and Ebonics: Language Diversity and Preparation for a Multicultural World"Leadership and Research in Education 2014
Jobs I've had
Founder & Editor, World Nerd Magic llc
Managing Editor, Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research
Assistant Director, LaunchNET Kent State University
Writing instructor, The University of Akron
Homeschooling parent
Scholarly interests
Some of the stuff I like to research and write about:
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