Rate Professor Arnetha Ball

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Education, Stanford University, 1991; M.A. in Education, University of Michigan, 1976; B.A. in Speech Pathology, University of Michigan, 1975.

Research Interests: Explores teacher education, literacy development, and sociocultural influences on learning, with a focus on preparing teachers for diverse classrooms.

Appointments: Professor of Education at Stanford Graduate School of Education; Former President of the American Educational Research Association (2011-2012).

Awards: Elizabeth H. and Russell T. Leffel Endowed Professorship; AERA Fellows Award.

Publications: Author of Multicultural Strategies for Education and Social Change (Teachers College Press, 2006); Articles in American Educational Research Journal and Teachers College Record.

Additional Contributions: Founder of the Center for the Study of Language and Literacies at Stanford.