Charlotte E. Jacobs, Ph.D. (she/her), is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Her research interests focus on issues of identity formation, race, and gender in education concerning adolescent girls of the global majority, justice-centered teacher education and equity in schools, and youth participatory action research (YPAR). Charlotte is the co-founder of the EnGenderED Research Collaborative a research hub for scholars and practitioners dedicated to equity in education through a critical feminist lens. She is also the director of the Independent School Teaching Residency program at Penn GSE. Charlotte has also authored multiple books, journal articles, and book chapters focused on her research and work. Charlotte proudly serves as a board member for the Girls Justice League, the Christina Seix Academy, and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Charlotte received her Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education from the University of Pennsylvania, her M.Ed. in Middle School Humanities from Lesley University, and her B.A. in psychology and Spanish literature and language from Columbia University.
