Dr. Vonzell Agosto

Vonzell Agosto, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Affiliate Faculty in Women and Gender Studies, and Affiliate Faculty in Educational Measurement and Research

Email: vagosto@usf.edu
Office: EDU 158-E
Phone: 813-974-3422

Dr. Agosto received her doctorate degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madion. She serves as co-editor of the Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, editorial board member of the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy; Governance Board Member of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Group; and Communications Chair of the Leadership for Social Justice Special Interest Group (SIG) of AERA.

Dr. Agosto is Co-Principal Investigator of US Department of Education Office of Special Education Program Preparing Leaders for Faculty Roles in Special Education Policy Studies (SEPS) project (5 year, $1.245 million) and USF Office of Community Engagement and Partnership (OCEP) Community Engagement Grant, Play it Forward Leadership (PlayFL): Transformative Theatrics (1 year-$4000). 

Her research interests include curriculum leadership, disability studies, and cultural (heritage, popular, material) studies. Her publications include multiple book chapters and articles in Race, Ethnicity & Education, Educational Researcher, Teachers College Record, Journal of School Leadership and the Journal of Negro Education, amongst others.