Publications.

For the General Public

Early Childhood Chatter Podcast

Fostering Positive Identity Development in Children on Apple Podcasts

Fostering Positive Identity Development in Children on Spotify

The Conversation

Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

What I Learned When I Recreated the Famous “Doll Test”

Allure Magazine Interview

Are All These Diverse Dolls Actually Making a Difference for Kids’ Self-Esteem? by Jennifer G. Sullivan

Pangyrus Magazine

What I Learned When I Recreated the Famous ‘Doll Test’ that Looked at How Black Kids See Race

Lean Into You Podcast

Developing Strong Racial Identities in Children

All in the Mind Podcast

What Dolls Reveal About Race

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

(Re)Imagining Developmentally Appropriate Practice in a Time of Learning and Crisis: A Focus on Equity and Teacher Context, Why it Matters, and How this Impacts ECE Preparation and Teaching

Splish Splash: Science Time Without Spending a Dime

Forget the Playroom…Take them Outside

Play with Free Stuff: No Batteries Required

A Black History Project For Young Children

Here are 28 days of activities suitable for the classroom or home. These activities are designed to teach young children about Black history in a fun, hands-on, and engaging way, but also to help build other academic skills at the same time!

Scholarly Publications

Play and Social Justice: Equity, Advocacy, and Opportunity

Play Discourse as an Opportunity for Social Justice Action

Young Children

Going Back to Move Forward: Applying a Lens of Sankofa to the Study of Child Development and Learning

Learning Through Play in Teacher Education

Teaching Young Children

Now Read This! Supporting Positive Racial Identity with Literacy-Based Math

Language Teaching and Educational Research

Are the Kids Alright? A Black Mother’s Microethnography and How It Can Inform Early Childhood Educational Practices

International Journal of Early Childhood

Racial Awareness and the Politics in Play: Preschoolers and Racially Diverse Dolls in a US Classroom

Journal of Educational Studies and Multidisciplinary Approaches (JESMA)

Complying and Resisting: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of the Race and Gender Discourses found in the Play of Young Children

Dimensions of Early Childhood

Sociodramatic Play with Racially Diverse Dolls in a Child Development Center

Early Childhood Education Journal

“I’m Gonna Cook My Baby in a Pot”: Young Black Girls’ Racial Preferences and Play Behavior

Journal for Multicultural Education

Teaching through Culture: One Teacher’s Use of Culturally Relevant Practices for African American Preschoolers

Proquest Dissertations

Developing While Black: An Exploration of Racial Discourse found in the Play of Black Preschool Girls 

Early Years

She’s Not a Real Princess! Cultural Relevant in Preschool