Karleah Harris

Karleah Harris is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Purdue University and a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Harris has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses. She has worked with Pre-K12 students, teachers, principals, stakeholders, and grandparents’ risings grandchildren in the community. Her research interests include using inquiry-based science learning to study kindergarten students’ explanations, the types of discourse strategies teachers use during classroom science discourse, children with learning disabilities, culturally responsive teaching, horticulture therapy, grandparenting, food deserts, and gardening.

Publications

Understanding Culturally Responsive Teaching From an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Understanding Culturally Responsive Teaching From an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Karleah Harris, Nikkita Jackson, Jonathan Trauth. © 2024. 24 pages.
The student population in the United States is becoming increasingly racially and culturally diverse. However, many teachers and educators are not properly equipped to teach...
Professional Development and Adjunct Perspectives
Professional Development and Adjunct Perspectives
Nikkita Jackson, Karleah Harris, Jonathan Trauth. © 2024. 17 pages.
This chapter shows the importance of professional development and why educators, specifically online adjuncts, must participate in ongoing professional development to improve...
Implementing Self-Efficacy Through a Strengths Perspective Approach
Implementing Self-Efficacy Through a Strengths Perspective Approach
Nikkita Jackson, Karleah Harris, Jonathan Trauth. © 2023. 16 pages.
This chapter aims to provide insights on using the strengths perspective approach to increase self-efficacy and motivation to improve the retention and success of diverse student...
Increasing Women's Chances in STEM Fields and Combating Challenges
Increasing Women's Chances in STEM Fields and Combating Challenges
Karleah Harris, Kieu Ngoc Le, Roseline Jindori Yunusa Vakkia, Afua Nyarkoa Ofori. © 2023. 22 pages.
Research has shown the challenges women face in the STEM fields, even though there are benefits. Therefore, knowing the challenges can help better prepare females for careers in...
Using Trauma-Informed Care and Horticulture Therapy With College Students: A Counseling Approach Modeled After a Refugee Resettlement Community
Using Trauma-Informed Care and Horticulture Therapy With College Students: A Counseling Approach Modeled After a Refugee Resettlement Community
Jon N. Trauth, Karleah Harris, Nikkita Jackson. © 2023. 17 pages.
Trauma-informed care has been considered for high schools since 2010. Both teachers and support staff realize that it is important to make sure to meet students' basic needs...
Feminist Approaches to Global Migration
Feminist Approaches to Global Migration
Karleah Harris, Roseline Jindori Yunusa Vakkia, Gifty Dede Ashirifi, Peter McCarthy, Kieu Ngoc Le. © 2022. 21 pages.
Women comprise slightly less than half of the total population of immigrants across the world. As advocacy and fight for equal rights, opportunities, and identity for women...
Feminist Approaches to Global Migration
Feminist Approaches to Global Migration
Karleah Harris, Roseline Jindori Yunusa Vakkia, Gifty Dede Ashirifi, Peter McCarthy, Kieu Ngoc Le. © 2021. 20 pages.
Women comprise slightly less than half of the total population of immigrants across the world. As advocacy and fight for equal rights, opportunities, and identity for women...
Programs and Non-Conventional Educational Projects Focused on Migrants and Refugees
Programs and Non-Conventional Educational Projects Focused on Migrants and Refugees
Jonathan Trauth, Karleah Harris. © 2021. 18 pages.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide insights into asylum refugees and the challenges they face. The interventions used with asylum refugees who experience post-traumatic...