Jennifer Friend
Assistant Professor
(816) 235-2550
friendji@umkc.edu
Location: 328
Degrees
Ph.D., Urban Research & Policy Studies in Education, University of Missouri - Kansas City
Office Hours
Fall 2009:
Monday 10-11:30 am
Wednesday 1-3 pm
Thursday 3:30-4:15 pm (Northland)
Research Interests
Research Interests:
Jennifer Friend’s research agenda focuses on issues of equity in education, educational administration – policy and preparatory programs, middle grades education, urban education, educational finance, and video ethnography / documentary film as research.
Current Projects:
Dr. Friend is currently collaborating with Dr. Donna Davis to prepare a conference paper accepted for the Organization of Educational Historians titled, The fear of color: Webb v. School District No. 90 in Johnson County, Kansas, 1949. She is also working with Dr. Robert Watson from Missouri State University, Dr. S. Marie McCarther, and Dr. Loyce Caruthers to prepare two conference paper presentations related to mentoring of new school administrators and re-design of educational administration preparatory programs in Missouri for the University Council for Educational Administration 2009 Annual Conference.
Classes
EDUC 428: Cultural Diversity & American Education
EDUL 5512: School Finance