Katie Brown, PhD
International Conferences
Brown, K. (2014, November). Montessori: An early childhood education model for urban schools. Paper presented at the 1st Biennial International Conference on Urban Education. Montego Bay, Jamaica.
National Conferences
Brown, K. E., & Lewis, C. W. (2017, April). Reading and math achievement for African American third-grade students in public Montessori schools. Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.
Murray, A. K., Culclasure, B., & Brown, K. E. (2017, March). What does research say about Montessori theory and practice? Presentation at the American Montessori Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Brown, K. E., & Dosmann, P. (2017, March). Creativity in Montessori adolescent programs. Poster presented at the American Montessori Society Annual Conference. San Diego, CA.
Brown, K. E., & Steele, A. S. L. (2016, April). Racial discipline disproportionality in Montessori and traditional public schools. Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association. Washington, DC.
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Brown, K. E., Triplett, N. P., Bryant, A. C., Ardrey, T., & Steele, A. S. L. (2015, November). Culture matters: Conversations about race and culture in the classroom. 3rd Annual Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference. Charlotte, NC.
Brown, K., & Adams, T. (2015, November). LGBTQ youth in schools. 3rd Annual Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference. Charlotte, NC.
Harden, S.B., McDaniel, P.N., Smith, H.A., & Brown, K. (2015, October). Engaging museums: Joining forces to move a community toward immigrant receptivity. Engagement Scholarship Consortium Annual Conference. State College (Penn State), PA.
Adams, T., Brown, K., Covington, A., Robinson, D., & Talley-Matthews, S. (2014, October). 60 years post-Brown v.
Board of Education and the hidden curriculum. 2nd Annual Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education National Conference. Charlotte, NC.
Regional Conferences
Brown, K., & Butler, B. R. (2015, February). Discipline disproportionality and LGBTQ students: A perfect storm of discipline approach. 2015 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education. Winston-Salem, NC.
State Conferences
Golfus, K. (2013, March). Reaching underachieving boys. Presentation at the Palmetto State Gender Institute.
Boiling Springs, SC.
Golfus, K. (2012, July). Gender differences in the classroom. Presentation at the South Carolina School
Transformation Conference. North Charleston, SC.
Golfus, K. (2012, July). Montessori: Education for life. Presentation at the South Carolina School Transformation
Conference. North Charleston, SC.
Local Presentations
Brown, K. E., & Harden, S. B. (2015, April). Service-learning as community engagement in TESOL contexts. Poster presented at the Engaged Scholarship and Community Partnership Symposium. Charlotte, NC.
Brown, K. (2015, April). Following the children: Perspectives on diversity from Montessori teachers-in-training. Paper presented at the 15th Annual UNC Charlotte Graduate Research Symposium. Charlotte, NC.
Brown, K. (2015, March). Montessori programs in U.S. public schools. Poster session at Conversations in Urban Education. Charlotte, NC.
Golfus, K. (2014, March). LGBTQQI students and discipline disproportionality. Poster session at Conversations in Urban Education. Charlotte, NC.
Invited Guest Lectures for Universities
Brown, K. (2015, August). Montessori: Philosophy and practice. Invited guest lecture in the School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
Brown, K. (2014, October). Montessori: Education for life. Invited guest lecture in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education at UNC Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.