Rhina Fernandes Williams, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Early Childhood Education
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3978
Atlanta, GA. 30302-3980

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Emory University, 2005 
• M.Ed., Mercer University, 2000 
• B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1992

MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST:

• Preparation of teachers for diverse populations
• Influence of race, culture, class, and other areas of diversity on teaching and learning
• The schooling of Black-White biracial students to understand how race is conceptualized among teachers, students, and parents when confronted with students who do not fit neatly into a single socially constructed category