Hello,
I’m Dr. Jen Cowhy, an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. I’m a researcher committed to understanding and improving the implementation of education policies specifically intended to impact our most marginalized youth, including students with disabilities. I use organizational, institutional, and political lenses to understand the conditions that help enable and constrain systems-change. I also pay special attention to the role and experiences of leaders and families within policy implementation.
My current CV can be found here
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Current Lines of Work
The Work and Experiences of Parents and Caregivers within Special Education
The Work and Experiences of Special Education Administrators
The Organizational and Political Conditions that Affect the Implementation of Other Educational Policies (and Leaders Experiences)
Cowhy, J.R., Wong, L., & Hopkins, M. (2024). Towards Dissolving the Institutionalization of “Othering”: Organizational Conditions that Support Shared Responsibility. AERA Open, 10, 1-18.
Recent Publications
Cowhy, J.R., Mulroy, Q.W., & Bonilla, T. (2024). Reconceptualizing the Role of Parents as Policy Agents within Special Education. Educational Researcher, 53(6), 319-325.
Cowhy, J.R., Gordon, M.F., & de la Torre, M. (2024). Forced to Choose: Lessons on School Choice from Families of Students within Special Education. Educational Policy, 38(6), 1282-1311.
Current Location:
Fayetteville, Arkansas
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