To share research undertaken by school and university educators who collaborate among themselves and with relevant communities, the programs and practices supporting that research, and the inherent challenges encountered and dilemmas overcome in the process.

Kathleen Provinzano is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Drexel University (awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor effective 9/1/23). She teaches research methods, education policy, and educational leadership courses in the PhD, EdD, and MS programs. Dr. Provinzano’s research interests are associated with urban comprehensive school reform specifically, full-service community school strategies, leadership dynamics in full-service community schools, and the reciprocal influence of community school programming on local neighborhoods. In addition to multiple books chapters, her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including, Urban Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, Education Policy Analysis Archives, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), and Leadership and Policy in Schools. Dr. Provinzano is Co-founder and Co-Director of Community Schools HUB, a virtual platform designed to connect community school researchers and practitioners and serves as an Associate Editor for the Handbook of Research, Policy, and Practice in School-University Partnerships. She is an experienced K-12 practitioner, having worked as an elementary building administrator, secondary school counselor, and high school social studies teacher. Her work is situated in collaborative, research-practice partnerships in full-service community schools.