Overview
Jackie Peng, Program Manager in Culturally Responsive Systems at WestEd, is based in the Washington, DC, metro region. Peng provides technical assistance, research, and evaluation services to support states, school districts, regional education agencies, and higher education institutions to strengthen their capacity to create, implement, and sustain culturally responsive and equitable systems.
As a scholar–practitioner, Peng has a variety of experiences across higher education and K–12 settings, including leading a multiyear research study on innovative approaches to teacher education in urban schools, conducting focus groups and data analysis as a part of the school improvement process, and pioneering a nationally recognized school-based professional development initiative.
Peng’s areas of expertise include K–12 education and teacher professional learning; teacher recruitment, education, and certification; and culturally responsive curricula. She is a skilled facilitator and has led equitable strategic change efforts to address systemic inequity in school settings. Before coming to WestEd, Peng was distinguished as The Washington Post Teacher of the Year for Montgomery County, MD, and was recognized by The National Education Policy Center for innovative school-based professional development. She is also a 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Research Fellow.
Education
- PhD in language literacy and culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
- Certificate in educational leadership, Administrator I and II, Hood College
- MEd in social studies secondary education, The George Washington University
- BA in American studies, The George Washington University
Select Publications
Peng, J. M. (2024). School racial‐ethnic socialization of multiracial K12 students: A systematic review of the literature using MultiCrit. Sociology Compass, 18(1), Article e13159.
Michael, J., Peng, J., & Carter, C. (2022). Learning teaching as an interpretive process [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States.
Peng, J. M. (2022). Multiracial identity from theory to praxis: A literature review for K12 practitioners. Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 10, Article 1. https://digscholarship.unco.edu/jeri/vol10/iss1/1
Honors, Awards, and Affiliations
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Research Fellow (2024)
American Educational Research Association – Division K, G