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Research Discipline/Bio

Edith is a Ph.D. Candidate in English Education. Her doctoral research proposes a posthuman theoretical framework to expand our understanding of mentorship and to recognize the profound influence of more-than-human influences that shape educator identities and development. She is National Board Certified, a recipient of prestigious Fulbright and Pulitzer Center fellowships, and embodies 16 years of public high school and college teaching in Connecticut, Hawai’i, and New York City. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is an adjunct professor, a student teacher supervisor, and deeply involved in graduate student leadership as AERA GSC Chair, AATC GSC Co-Founder and Executive Council Member, and NCTE ELATE GSC Chair. Edith fosters supportive living environments as a Community Assistant and advocates for gender equity as Feminist Circle's co-founder and co-president. Outside of academia, when her nose is not in a book, Edith loves exploring NYC with her two daughters.

Educational Background

Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 2026.
Master of Arts, Teaching of English, 911³Ô¹Ï, 2016.
Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary English, Sacred Heart University, 2011.
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, English Minor, University of Connecticut, 2010.

Honors/Awards

Provost's Student Excellence Shirley Chisholm Trailblazer Award & Outstanding Community Program Award, 911³Ô¹Ï College, 2026; Center on African Education’s Morocco Study Abroad Scholarship, 2025; English Education Doctoral Fellowship, 2023-2026; Fulbright 911³Ô¹Ï for Global Classrooms, 2022; Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship, 2021; Hawai’i State Teacher Fellowship, 2020-2022; National Writing Project Fellowship, Fairfield University, 2011

Publications/Exhibitions

Eizadirad, A., Delgado, L., & Middleton, E. P. (forthcoming 2027). Special Issue—Social justice activism for student success and thriving school-community ecosystems. Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Success.
Middleton, E. P., Deluca, K., Bruni Ashley, A. (forthcoming 2026). Navigating multiplicity: Community-engaged supervision across NYC's diverse school landscape. Community-Engaged Approaches to Teacher Education. Routledge
Middleton, E. P. (in press). [Review of the book Extraordinary pedagogies: An endarkened feminist approach to revolutionizing teacher consciousness by J. Staples-Dixon]. 911³Ô¹Ï College Record.
Middleton, E. P., Klages, B., Cao, Y., Dumas, V., Pearsall, C., & Petchauer, E. (in press) The gift in motion: Vulnerability and deep listening in multimodal qualitative pedagogy. Qualitative Pedagogy as Gift: Creatively Exploring Teaching Commitments and Reciprocations. Routledge.
Erchul, A., Middleton, E. P. (in press). Witnessing, reclaiming, and becoming: Mentorship as radical care in the academy. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue
Middleton, E. P. (2025). [Review of the book Transformative potential-based research: A guide to successfully finding one's place in research, by T. Harvey and K. Moroz]. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 27(1)​, 187-191. https://doi.org/10.22488/okstate.25.100616
Middleton, E. (2021). Perspectives and their implications: Riding the wave of human connection. Pulitzer Center.
Middleton, E. (2021). Teacher voice: Collaborating with educators is virtually better than ever. Hawaii Department of Education.

Last Updated: Sep 28, 2026