April Claytor, Ph.D.
Educator, researcher, and creative practitioner committed to equity, literacy, and expanding possibilities for youth navigating postsecondary pathways in the 21st century; families exploring their mobility narratives; and educators improving their craft to maximize student learning.
Educator
Experienced teaching middle school through college, writing curriculum, coaching teachers, designing professional development, and leading with equity at the center of instruction.
Scholar
Qualitative and narrative researcher examining intergenerational mobility, Black habitus, family mobility narratives, and how African American youth make meaning of their postsecondary futures in a rapidly changing world.
Creative
MFA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. Member of the Writers Guild of America West. Champion of slam poetry, young playwrights, literary arts and film studies in secondary schools.