David Osworth, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations
Email Address: dsosworth@uncg.edu
Phone: 336.334.4389
Education
- Ph.D., University of South Carolina
- M.Ed. Rutgers University
- B.S. Rutgers University
Leadership & Professional Engagement
National Service and Leadership (Selected)
- American Educational Studies Association
- 2024 Annual Conference Session Chair
- Paper Session: “The Safety of Black Students in Schools”
- AESA 2025 Annual Conference Program Leadership Team
- American Educational Research Association
- 2025 Annual Meeting Session Discussant
- Paper Session: “Critical Considerations of Discipline-Related Polcies”
- Division A: Equity, Inclusion, and Action Committee
- Member 2025-2027
- Co-Chair 2026-2027
- North Carolina Association of Research in Education (NCARE)
- Communications Committee Member 2026-2027
- University Council for Education Administration
- UCEA Plenum Representative 2025-2028
- 2024 Graduate Student Summit Faculty Discussant and Mentor
- Roundtable Title: “Innovative Approaches to Educational Engagement and Support”
- Paper Session Title: “Inclusive Leadership and Empowerment in Diverse Educational Contexts”
- Invited Panelist: Navigating the Academic Job Market- A session for graduate student professional development
- UCEA Graduate Student Council Member 2022-2024
Awards & Honors (Selected)
- 2026 Emerging Scholar Award, Educational Change SIG- American Educational Research Association
- 2023 David L. Clark Graduate Research Seminar in Educational Administration & Policy Studies-AERA Division A, AERA Division L, UCEA
- 2022-2023 Ph.D. in Education Administration Research Award- University of South Carolina