American Studies Faculty and Staff

Sabina Vaught is Assistant Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Education, with an affiliate appointment in American Studies. Dr. Vaught's research focuses on issues of equity in urban education and is grounded in Critical Race Theory. She is currently completing a book on the function of white supremacy in urban educational policy, forthcoming from SUNY Press. Additionally, she is conducting ethnographic research inside juvenile prison schools. Dr. Vaught teaches seminars in Critical Race Theory, urban education, qualitative inquiry, and gender.