Dr. Stephanie Storms is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Multicultural Education in the School of Education and Human Development at Fairfield University. She holds an Ed.D. in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts, a M.Ed. in Community Counseling and a BA in Psychology from Kent State University. Stephanie has over 15 publications including two edited books titled, Breaking down silos for equity, diversity, and inclusion: Teaching and collaboration across disciplines and Teaching through challenges for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Dr. Storms is a teacher educator and social justice educator who teaches courses in social justice education, teacher action research, and community-engaged learning. She is the program director for the new Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership for Teacher Leaders launching in fall 2020. Stephanie is co-director of STEP (Student and Teacher Empowerment Partnership), a collaboration between Fairfield University and Cesar A. Batalla Elementary School in Bridgeport. The goal of the partnership is improving literacy outcomes for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Dr. Storms is a former board member for the Mercy Learning Center in Bridgeport CT and the National Association for Multicultural Education. She recently chaired the New England Conference on Multicultural Education that promotes equity and justice in education. Stephanie has participated in the Read Aloud program through the School Volunteer Association in Bridgeport for over 10 years and is a member of the Connecticut State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. In June 2021, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – New Haven Metropolitan Chapter, selected Dr. Storms for the Candace Education Leadership Award. Stephanie recently added entrepreneur to her list of accomplishments as co-founder of Educators 4 Equity and Justice (E4EJ). E4EJ provides social justice education through online webinars and courses for educators and community members (https://educators4equityandjustice.org/).
