Christina Richardson is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Program for Leadership and Character and the Department of Education. In this role, she will also work closely with the Winston Salem TEACH program and their inaugural cohort of students. She comes to the Program for Leadership and Character from UNC Greensboro (UNCG) where she previously served as an assistant director for their lab school where they trained future teachers as well as provided academic support to students within the community.  Prior to her experience at UNCG, she served as a K-12 administrator and high school mathematics teacher.  Christina holds a B.A. in Mathematics, a minor in Romance Languages with a concentration in Spanish from UNCG. She earned her first Master’s degree from Gardner Webb University in Leadership Studies. She holds Master’s of School Administration from UNC Chapel Hill  and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from UNCG.  She is also an alumna of the NC Teaching Fellows and the Principal Fellows programs. 

Her research interests include exploring the career trajectories of  women of color as well as teacher recruitment, retention, and diversifying the teacher workforce. 

Christina Richardson
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Education

richardc@wfu.edu