Sabrina J. Curtis
Visiting Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sabrina J. Curtis is an Education Researcher and Instructor at The George Washington University where she teaches courses on gender and education, feminist theory, and writing for social justice. Her research focuses on critical literacy, civic identity development, and the influences of race, gender, class, and power on the civic and political lives and futures of Black women and girls. Sabrina has experience working with youth leadership development organizations where she has consulted on education policy, provided youth advocacy training, and developed publicly accessible civic and political education courses for women and girls of color. She is also the co-founder of The Pyramid Project, a nonprofit mentorship organization serving youth in rural communities in Mississippi. Prior to beginning her academic career, Sabrina served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Endowment for Humanities. Sabrina holds a Ph.D. in Education, a Master’s degree in English from Texas Southern University and Bachelors’ degrees in English and Political Science from the University of New Mexico.