The Teachers in the Movement Institute team brings together scholars and educational practitioners with expertise across a range of fields and research traditions. Collectively, the team brings extensive experience in history, oral history, ethnography, curriculum studies, teacher education, law, community-engaged research, interviewing, and the study of educational institutions and communities.
This breadth of expertise enables TIMI to undertake research and documentation projects across a wide range of educational, historical, and community contexts.
Explore the team bios and selected scholarship to learn more about their backgrounds, areas of expertise, and contributions to the Institute.
Derrick P. Alridge
Founding & Current Director, Teachers in the Movement Institute
Danielle Wingfield
Associate Director, Teachers in the Movement Oral History Project
Robert Q. Berry III
Dean of the School of Education Professor of Mathematics Education at Indiana University
James Bryant
Educator, Counselor, Musician & Community Leader
Hunter Holt
Assistant Professor, Education Department, Muhlenberg College
Alexander Hyres
Assistant Professor, History of US Education, University of Utah
Alexis Johnson
Community Oral Historian & Project Coordinator
Amy Laboe
Educator & Independent Scholar
Tondra Loder-Jackson
Professor of Educational Foundations, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kristan L. McCullum
Writer, Researcher & Preservationist based in New Orleans
Alexa Rodríguez
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
David R. M. Saavedra
Assistant Professor, School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University
Casedy Ann Thomas
Assistant Professor, School of Education, Virginia Tech
Chenyu Wang
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Hamilton College
Trayc D. Freeman
Historian of Education & Oral Historian
Dwayne C. Wright
Educator, Historian & Wellness Professional
Terrance J. Alridge
Educator & School Leader
Lori A. Alridge
Elementary School Teacher
Marlee S. Bunch
Oral historian and teacher education scholar