Dr. Melissa Riley Bradford is a 2018 graduate of the DePaul COE EdD program, having recently completed her dissertation in Curriculum Studies on the role of dialogue in value-creating education. She has taught as an adjunct instructor for DePaul University in a number of capacities, such as teaching a course for the Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship master’s program; conducting STEM and student-centered education in Beijing, China for the OIPL; and teaching algebra for the Mathematical Sciences department. Melissa served as a graduate assistant for the EdD program from 2013 to 2015. In addition, Melissa is a founder of Tallgrass Sudbury School in Riverside, IL.
Education
- EdD, Curriculum Studies, DePaul University
- MS, Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University
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BA, Philosophy
Northwestern University
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Illinois Standard Elementary Teaching Certificate for K through 9th grade, 1988
Courses Taught
- VCE 532 Daisaku Ikeda's Educational Philosophy and Practice (2) Dialogues
- VCE 560 Dialogue and Education
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A&S 496 Stakeholder Relationships
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A&S 499 Planning for Professional Development
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A&S 801 Leadership: Theory and Practice
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SCG 745 Qualitative Research Methods I
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SCG 765 Qualitative Research Methods II
Research Interests
Soka (value-creating) Education; Makiguchi and Ikeda Studies; Dialogue; Democratic education; Ecojustice Education; Alternative Education Models