Faculty
Education and Exercise Science Division

Dr. Sandra Golden
Assistant Professor of Education /
Master of Arts in Education Program Director

Education

• Ph.D., Kent State University
• M.A., Psychology, Cleveland State University
• M.Ed., Adult Learning and Development, Cleveland State University

Scholarly Interests:

• Literacy
• Multicultural Education/Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
• Adult Education

Bio
SANDRA GOLDEN is an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses.  Dr. Golden earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Kent State University.  In addition, she has a certificate in Diversity Management from Cleveland State University and the National Training Lab in Applied and Behavior Sciences.  She has written several articles in refereed journals and has a chapter in Readers of the Quilt: Essays on Being Black, Female, and Literate (Understanding Education and Policy).  Sandra has made more than 15 presentations for local, state, and national organizations.

Dr. Golden currently provides joint leadership of the Ohio Literacy Alliance – a collaborative literacy initiative between Kent State University and the Ohio State University (a project generously funded by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation). She also coordinates the Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC) for non local educational agencies for Adult Basic and Literacy Education (a project of the Ohio Literacy Resource Center).

Dr. Golden enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, and listening to jazz.

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Contact
Phone: 419-783-2412
Email: sgolden@defiance.edu