Katherine Norris

Affiliation

Howard University

Biography

Dr. Katherine Norris serves as the chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Howard University. She brings with her an extensive background in education. Dr. Norris served as a professor of Early Childhood Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs for the Department of Early and Middle Grades Education for over 14 years. Dr. Norris has a strong background of curriculum and program development with a strong emphasis on developing online courses. In 2020, Dr. Norris was awarded the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Multicultural Education’s Multicultural Leader of the Year Award for her leadership in multicultural issues in education. In 2021, Dr. Norris was awarded West Chester University’s campus diversity award, and in 2022 she received the Drum Major for Justice Award at West Chester University. Dr. Norris co-edited a textbook Social Justice and Parent Partnerships in Multicultural Education Contexts which was recognized by IGI as a critical core reference text. In the fall of 2024, Dr. Norris was a Fulbright Scholar working on curriculum development in Pretoria, South Africa. Her areas of research focus are global education, diversity in education, multicultural children’s literature, and creating home and school partnerships between diverse families, schools, and communities. Before joining higher education full time, Dr. Norris taught for the Philadelphia Public School System for over eighteen years. Norris received her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from West Chester University, her Master’s in Reading from Saint Joseph’s University, and her