March 2, 2020
Three faculty members win Spring 2020 Profiles in Diversity Awards
Three College of Education faculty were awarded the Profiles in Diversity award for the spring 2020 semester.
Drs. Rhea Miles, Crystal Renée Chambers, and Christy Howard received the award because of their commitment to issues of diversity, equity and social justice in their life and work.
Dr. Rhea Miles
Dr. Rhea Lynne Gordon Miles is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Instructional Technology Education who specializes in science education.
She was the first African-American female to earn a PhD in science education from the University of Virginia and the first African-American female to earn tenure as an associate professor in science education at East Carolina University. She recently published Adventures of the STEM Brothers in September 2019.
Dr. Crystal Renée Chambers is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership.
Dr. Crystal Chambers
She was the 2018 recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, which supports high-caliber scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. She received the American Association of Higher Education Black Caucus Doctoral Student Award in 2005 and the East Carolina University Women of Distinction Award in 2016, as well as being a fellow of the Chancellor’s Leadership Academy in 2013. Dr. Chambers also was the sole author of Law and Social Justice in Higher Education (2016).
Dr. Christy Howard is an assistant professor in the Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education.
Dr. Christy Howard
Her research has been published in several journals including Language Arts, Literary Research and Instruction, and the Journal of Language & Literacy Education.
She was the 2018-2019 recipient of the Alumni Association and the Robert L. Jones Award for Outstanding Teaching and received the 2019 Honored Instructor Award from the East Carolina University Campus Living and Residence Hall Association.
For more information about the Profiles in Diversity award and past recipients, visit the ECU College of Education diversity website.
Winners of the Profiles in Diversity Award, from left, Dr. Jenni Gallagher (Fall 2019), Dr. Rhea Miles (Spring 2020), and Dr. Christy Howard (Spring 2020).