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Kathleen McDonough Associate Professor
Education

Kathy McDonough joined the Education Department at Curry College from Wheelock College where she taught both graduate and undergraduate classes for elementary and special education preservice teachers. Her teaching and scholarship focuses on supporting the development of teachers’ sociopolitical consciousness, and developing racial literacy among educators and racial equity in schools.  Dr. McDonough’s recent experience includes designing and teaching diversity and equity professional development courses for teachers in Boston and Cambridge schools, and facilitating theatre talk backs with Arts Emerson and the American Repertory Theater.  Dr. McDonough looks forward to learning about and participating in collaborative and interdisciplinary opportunities at Curry.