Chantal Francois

Chantal Francois is an assistant professor with the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development in the College of Education at Towson University. Dr. Francois was previously an assistant professor at Rutgers University and a lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University. Through qualitative inquiry, her research portrays counternarratives to the backdrop of adolescent literacy in schools, focusing especially on the experiences of Black and Latinx youth. She also works as a research and teaching consultant for schools across the country. Her research has been featured in journals that include Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Record, and Education and Urban Society; it has been distinguished with a Jeanne S. Chall Doctoral Student Research Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a National Academy of Education Adolescent Literacy Predoctoral Fellowship. She is affiliated with the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the International Literary Association (ILA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Literacy Research Association (LRA). She also worked for New York City Public Schools as an English teacher and school leader. The school where she most recently worked was awarded an American Prize from the Library of Congress. Dr. Francois holds and EdD and an EdM in education jointly from Harvard University. 

updated 2024