Research & Education
Teaching Experience
2012-2015: Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools program in Charlotte, NC
2015-2016: U.S. Fulbright Program Teaching Assistant- taught full time across 3 campuses at Universidad Antonio Nariño in Bogotá, Colombia
2017: Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools program in New York City, New York
2024-Present: The Catholic University of America
- Spring 2024: MEDU 204 (Infant-Toddler Care Environments), Department of Education, Metropolitan School of Professional Studies
- Fall 2024: MEDU 251 (Foundation of Education), Department of Education, School of Professional Studies
- Spring 2025: MEDU 271 (Psychology of Education), Department of Education, School of Professional Studies
- Summer 2025: MEDU 205 (Leadership & Management), Department of Education, School of Professional Studies
Guest Lectures
- American University, School of Public Affairs, 2025
- Columbia University, School of Social Work, 2025
- The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, 2023 & 2024
- The City University of New York (CUNY), 2024
Awards and Honors
- Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2021 Young Alumni Medallion recipient
- 2015-2016 U.S. Fulbright Program grantee
Professional Development
- Black Europe Summer School 2022 participant | Amsterdam, NL
Research & Publications
Black Education In
The Wake Of COVID-19
& Systemic Racism
A Look at the Nation’s Capital One Year
After the Insurrection
Black Education Research Collective, January 2022
Suggested citation: Robinson, B., Ferrette, T., Burris, M., & McGhee, C. (2022). Black education in the wake of COVID-19 and systemic racism: A look at the nation’s capital one year after the insurrection. Washington DC Metro Brief. Black Education Research Collective. Teachers College, Columbia University.
Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness
“Gatekeepers to Education and Care: How Various Stakeholders Can Provide and Maintain Quality Experiences for Children and Families”
IGI Global Scientific Publishing, February 2022
Suggested Citation: Ferrette, T. (2022). Gatekeepers to Education and Care: How Various Stakeholders Can Provide and Maintain Quality Experiences for Children and Families. In A. Betts & K. Thai (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness (pp. 55-69). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.
Centering Black Families
Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care
CLASP Report/Brief, February 28, 2023
Suggested Citation: T. Ferrette et al.Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline Through Improved Data Policies in Child Care, Center for the Law and Social Policy (2023).
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