Dr Quaylan Allen
- Education:
- California State University, Sacramento, Bachelor of Science
Arizona State University, Master of Education
Arizona State University, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Quaylan Allen is an Associate Professor in the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies at Chapman University. Dr. Allen teaches primarily in the undergraduate programs and is also appointed to the faculty of the Ph.D. in Education programs. A 2010 graduate from the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University, Dr. Allen received his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis on Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.
Dr. Allen’s research and practices focus on educational equity, racial justice and improving the educational and social outcomes for culturally diverse communities. In particular, his research centers on Black male educational success in K-12 and higher education settings, college access for underrepresented communities, intersectional masculinities and gender socialization, and participant visual methodologies with diverse youth populations. Dr. Allen has professional experiences working in K-12 schools, higher education, and community-based organizations. He is also the former director of Chapman University’s First-Generation Programs and the founding director of the African Studies minor. His scholarship has appeared in academic journals such as Race Ethnicity and Education, Anthropology & Education Quarterly, and the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. He currently serves on the editorial boards of journals such as Urban Education and Gender & Education.
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Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications
- Miles Nash, A., Allen, Q. (2021). Caution, Approaching Intersection: Black Educators Teaching in the Crossroads of Resistance and Responsiveness. AILACTE Journal, Special Issue, 54-75.
- Allen, Q. (2020) Voices of Scholars: Academically Successful Black Males and Their Stories of Culturally Relevant Pedagogies. In Hogg et al. (Eds), Pedagogies of With-ness: Students, Teachers, Voice and Agency. Meyers Education Press
- Allen, Q. (2016). "Tell your own story”: Manhood, masculinity and racial socialization among Black fathers and their sons. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39, 1831-1848
- Allen, Q. (2016). #Blackmalesmatter: Contributing factors to disproportionality in Black male student discipline (Policy Brief). Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh
- Allen, Q. (2015). “I’m trying to get my A”: Black male achievers talk about race, school and achievement. The Urban Review, 47(1), 209-231
- Allen, Q. (2015). Race, culture and agency: Examining the ideologies and practices of U.S. teachers of Black male students. Teaching and Teacher Education, 47, 71-81
- Allen, Q., White-Smith, K. (2014). “Just as bad as prisons”: The challenge of dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline through teacher and community education. Equity and Excellence in Education, 47(4), 445-460
- Milner, H.R., Allen, Q., & McGee, E.O. (2014). A framework for thinking and talking about race with teachers. In F.A. Bonner (Ed.), Frameworks and models of Black male success: A guide for p-12 and postsecondary educators. Stylus Publishing.
- Hass, M., Allen, Q., & Amoah, M. (2014). Turning points and resilience of academically successful foster youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 44, 387-392. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.07.008
- Allen, Q. (2013). “They think minority means lesser than”: Black middle-class sons and fathers resisting microaggressions in the school. Urban Education.
- Allen, Q. (2013). Balancing school and cool: Tactics of resistance and accommodation among black middle-class males. Race Ethnicity and Education, 16(2), 203-224.
- Allen, Q. & Boyce, T. (2013). Like father, like son?: Reflections on Black cultural capital and generational conceptions of work. Special Edition. Journal of African American Males in Education.
- Allen, Q. (2012). Photographs and stories: Ethics, benefits and dilemmas of using participant photography with black middle-class male youth. Qualitative Research, 12(4), 443-458.
- Allen, Q. (2010). Racial microaggressions: The schooling experiences of Black middle-class males in Arizona’s secondary schools. Journal of African American Males in Education, 1(2), 125-143.