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Annette Anderson, PhD

Annette Anderson, PhD

Assistant Professor

School of Education Johns Hopkins University

Deputy Director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Founders of the eSchool+ Initiative, Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Annette C. Anderson currently serves as an Assistant Professor and Faculty Lead for School Administration & Supervision in the School of Education. She is also the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools and one of the three co-founders of the eSchool+ Initiative. She also supports the Hopkins HEAT (Health Education and Training) Corps as Curriculum Liaison. Annette has served in a variety of school-based positions, including classroom teacher, teacher leader, curriculum coordinator, and assistant principal. Annette earned a Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University, and a second Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Education
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2006
    Major: Education Policy
  • Master of Science in Education, University of Pennsylvania, 1997
    Supporting Areas of Emphasis: Elementary Education/K-8
  • Master of Public Policy, Georgetown University, 1996
  • Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, 1992
Academic Positions
  • Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, (June 29, 2011 – Present).
  • Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Johns Hopkins University School of Education. (January 1, 2019 – Present).
  • Chair, Curriculum Policy Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of Education. (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2020).
  • Faculty Program Lead, School Administration and Supervision Programs, Johns Hopkins University School of Education. (May 2013 – Present).
  • Co-Founder & Team Lead, eSchool+ Initiative (May 2020 – Present)

Publications

Other Articles
Other Publications
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). In (Eds.), Center for Safe and Healthy Schools CEU Series. Toronto: Teachaway/Klassroom.
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). In (Eds.), Center for Safe and Healthy Schools CEU Series. Toronto: Teachaway.
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). In (Eds.), Center for Safe and Healthy Schools CEU Series. Toronto: Teachaway.
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). In (Eds.), Center for Safe and Healthy Schools CEU Series. Toronto: Teachaway.
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). In (Eds.), Center for Safe and Healthy Schools CEU Series. Toronto: Teachaway.
  • Faden, R., Collins, M., Campbell Anderson, A. (2020). COVID19 School Closure Response Checklist.
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Epstein, J. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Family Engagement (Episode 6).
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Jeon, L. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Mitigating Teacher Stress (Episode 3).
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Jeon, L. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Preventing Bullying and Discrimination (Episode 4).
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Balfanz, R. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Support for Students at Risk of Drop Out (Episode 1).
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Abel, Y. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Supporting Vulnerable Communities (Episode 2).
  • Campbell Anderson, A., Rice, E. (2020). COVID19 and Schools: Teacher Preparation (Episode 5).
Works in Progress
  • “Safe and Healthy Schools in the 21st Century: An Edited Volume” (Chapter Author; In Process).

Conference Presentations and Seminars

Invited, Accepted, and/or Peer-Reviewed/Refereed
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Presenter Only), Swartz, K. (Presenter Only), Parish, C. (Presenter Only), Conway, H. (Presenter Only), Parenting and Caregiving during COVID, “Parenting in a Pandemic: Strategies to Support Academic Success in a Year of Magical Thinking,” Office of Well-Being, Office of Women in Science and Medicine, Office of Faculty, and the Department of Medicine Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers, online (October 8, 2020).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Panelist), Sharfstein, J. (Moderator), Nuzzo, J. (Panelist), Mendolson, T. (Panelist), Back to School 2020: What Leaders, Teachers, and Parents Need to Know to Plan for the Year Ahead, “Back to School 2020: What Leaders, Teachers, and Parents Need to Know to Plan for the Year Ahead,” Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (August 20, 2020).
Other Conference Presentations and Seminars
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Moderator), Lofton, R. (Presenter Only), CSHS Lecture Series, “Terror in the Schoolyard:,” JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore, Maryland (February 20, 2020).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Moderator), Greenberg, S. (Presenter Only), CSHS Lecture Series, “School Resource Officers and School Violence,” JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore, Maryland (January 15, 2020).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Moderator), Jones, V. (Presenter Only), CSHS Lecture Series, “Risk Behaviors that Impede Safe and Healthy School Practices,” JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore, Maryland (December 18, 2019).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Moderator), Epstein, J. (Presenter Only), CSHS Lecture Series, “The Role of Family Engagement in Promoting Safe and Healthy Schools,” JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore, Maryland (November 20, 2019).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Moderator), Links, J. (Presenter Only), CSHS Lecture Series, “SchoolWell: Creating a Safe and Healthy Schools Model,” Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore (October 21, 2019).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Other), Links, J. (Discussant), CSHS Pre Lecture Interview, “SchoolWell: A Model for Safe and Healthy Schools,” JHU Center for Safe and Healthy Schools, Baltimore, Maryland (October 21, 2019).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Discussant), Eubanks, S. (Discussant), Parker, W., PGCPS Higher Education Partnership Roundtable, “Pipeline Efforts & District-University Partnerships,” House Committee on Education and Labor (staff), Oxon Hill, Maryland (May 13, 2019).
  • Campbell Anderson, A. (Panelist), Eubanks, S. (Panelist), Hykes-Waddell, K. (Panelist), Wallace Foundation Technical Assistance Site Visit, “Meaningful District & LEA Partnerships: Identifying Mutually Beneficial Problems to Solve,” Wallace Foundation, National Harbor, Maryland (April 25, 2019).

Media Contributions

Internet
  • Medical Bag. (November 13, 2020).
    Interview about the interdisciplinary JHU HEAT Corps effort that is bringing COVID-19 education into schools around the country.
  • Education Dive. (November 10, 2020).
    “What should schools do to prepare for Thanksgiving in the age of COVID?”
  • Politico. (July 8, 2020).
    Quoted in an exclusive interview with Myah Ward of Politico to launch the eSchool Plus State School Reopening Tracker
  • The Hub. (May 4, 2020).
    Interview with Sarah LaFave for the JHU Hub: “How School Closures for COVID19 Amplify Inequality”
  • Public Health on Call (Bloomberg School of Public Health). (April 23, 2020).
    Interviewed by Stephanie Desmond: School Closures in the Time of COVID19
  • JHU School of Education COVID19 Resource Page. (March 17, 2020).
    Interview with Andrew Myers: Johns Hopkins Experts Offer Advice Amid COVID19 Shutdowns
  • CEPAR: Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response. (October 1, 2019).
    Interviewed by Kim Polyniak for the lead October CEPAR newsletter article, “Is My School Safe? How to Ease Your Child’s Anxiety in the School Year?”
  • Education Dive. (May 30, 2019).
    Article by Linda Jacobson on the Wallace Foundation’s support of higher education partnerships with Prince George’s County Public Schools
Newspaper
  • New York Times. (October 2, 2020).
    Interviewed by NYT reporters James Glanz and Ben Carey for “NYC’s School Testing Plan May Miss Large Outbreaks, Study Finds”
  • Le 1. (September 9, 2020).
    Interviewed by the French magazine, Le 1, for an article on the challenges of returning to school amid the pandemic.
  • New York Times. (July 31, 2020).
    Interviewed for “The Risk that Students Could Arrive at School with Coronavirus”
  • Baltimore Sun. (June 1, 2020).
    Coauthored OpEd: Ethical Issues to Consider when Reopening Schools with Dr. Ruth Faden, Founder of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, and Dr. Megan Collins, Co Founder of the Hopkins School Based Health Consortium and School of Medicine Faculty Member
  • USA Today. (April 29, 2020).
    Interviewed by Reporter Erin Richards ([email protected]) for background on school reopening challenges: “What Schools Will Look Like When They Reopen.”
  • Education Week. (May 11, 2019).
    Cited in article written by Denisa Superville describing the emerging need for academic programming around Safe Schools during the launch of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools at the Education Writers Association.
Podcast
  • The Debrief with Major Garrett. (August 11, 2020).
    It is perhaps the biggest question on the minds of Americans these days. How can we re-open schools safely? Major Garrett explores these issues and more in episode three of the Debrief podcast.
Radio
  • NPR/KCRW. (July 31, 2020).
    Interviewed by Madeline Brand of NPR’s Press Play at KCRW along with author Paul Tough to discuss “How to close the education gap that’s only widened since COVID-19”
  • WBAL News Radio. (June 4, 2020).
    An Interview on the Issues Surrounding the Reopening of Schools
TV
  • Good Day NY. (October 29, 2020).
    A discussion with Good Day NY anchors Rosanna Scotto and Lori Stokes about the impact of pandemic learning on student achievement this year.
  • NBC Washington. (August 28, 2020).
    Gave an interview to Tracee Wilkins about MSDE announcement to reopen schools
  • Good Morning America. (August 12, 2020).
    Millions of children will stay home from school this fall as parents form their own in-person learning groups to avoid potentially crowded classrooms
  • CNN. (July 24, 2020).
    Apeared on CNN with anchor John King on July 24, 2020 to discuss the state of reopening schools. The audience size was 1.2 million viewers.
  • Good Morning America. (July 20, 2020).
    Appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the rise of pandemic pods as an alternative to virtual school reopenings.
  • Fox News (National). (July 18, 2020).
    Appeared as a guest on Fox News (national) to discuss the state of reopening schools.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

The Johns Hopkins University
  • Collins, Megan (Principal Investigator), Campbell Anderson, Annette (Co-Principal Investigator), Faden, Ruth (Co-Principal Investigator), Johnson, Sara (Co-Principal Investigator), “The K12 School Health Equity Project: Examining School Closures, Health Outcomes and Learning,” Sponsored by Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World Launchpad Grants, Institution of Higher Education, $25,000.00, Funded – Not Started. (July 2020).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

The Johns Hopkins University

  • ED 851.601, Organization and Administration of Schools (Last taught: Summer 2020)
  • ED 851.646, Business Management and Finance for Independent Schools (Last taught: Spring 2019)
  • ED 851.705, Effective Leadership (Last taught: Fall 2020)
  • ED 852.602, Supervision and Professional Development (Last taught: Fall 2019)
  • ED 882.524, Education of Culturally Diverse Students (Last taught: Spring 2020)

Service

School Service

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

  • Committee Chair, Curriculum Policy Committee (July 2015 – July 2020).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Faculty Leads Meeting (July 2013 – Present).
  • Committee Member, MSDE Teacher and Principal Evaluation Workgroup (September 2018 – December 2020).
  • Committee Chair, School of Education CEU Task Force (April 2020 – June 2020).
  • Committee Member, SOE Academic Council (July 2018 – June 2020).
  • Representing School at External Event, ESSA Leadership Learning Community (September 1, 2017 – June 2020).
  • Facilitator, SOE Faculty Strategy Session (March 12, 2020).
  • Representing School at External Event, Schools, Prisons and Concentrated Poverty (Sponsored by SOE & UHI) (October 3, 2019).
  • Committee Chair, Safe Schools Faculty Subcommittee (September 2018 – June 2019).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Ed.D. Program Meetings (July 2016 – June 2019).
  • Committee Member, Scholarship Committee (July 2015 – June 2019).
  • Committee Member, Safe Schools Principals Dinner (January 10, 2019).
University Service

  • Task Force Member, East Baltimore Historical Library (July 1, 2015 – Present).
Other Professional Service

  • Task Force Chair, Sweet Briar College Working Group on Race and Reconciliation. (October 2016 – 2018).
Professional Memberships
  • Maryland Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. (December 2017 – Present).
  • International Society for Technology in Education. (2017 – Present).
  • Northeastern Educational Research Association. (October 15, 2016 – Present).
  • American Educational Research Association. (September 2016 – Present).
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. (September 2016 – Present).
  • National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. (September 2016 – Present).
  • Association for Women in Science. (August 2016 – Present).
  • American Association of College of Teachers of Education. (July 2015 – Present).
  • National Association of Elementary School Principals. (September 2006 – Present).
  • eSchool Plus. (March 12, 2020 – December 2021).
External Memberships
  • President-Elect, Jack and Jill of America, Baltimore Chapter
  • Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
  • Member, New Psalmist Baptist Church

Consulting

  • Academic, University of Maryland Center for Education Innovation and Improvement. (March 2019 – May 2019).
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