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School of Education

Education

• Ph.D. Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations, College of º£½ÇÉçÇø of MD
• M.A. Leadership in Teaching, Administration and Supervision
• College of º£½ÇÉçÇø of MD, Magna cum Laude.
• B.A. English/Secondary Education, College of º£½ÇÉçÇø of MD, Cum Laude.

Bio

Dr. Stephanie Savick joined the faculty at º£½ÇÉçÇø of Maryland in August of 2011. She teaches in the graduate, Ph.D., and Ed.D. programs in the School of Education. Her courses include Learning Theory and Practice, Human Development, Adult Learning Theory, Language and Intercultural Communication, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Culturally Responsive Coaching, and Curriculum for Changing Populations. She co-designed the concentrated coursework and currently directs curriculum and instruction for the Leadership in Teaching: Culturally Proficient Leadership Master’s Program in the School of Education. Professor Savick has represented º£½ÇÉçÇø at various national conferences including AERA, AACTE, NASUP, and NCEA. She has also participated in various leadership roles on institutional committees including the Faculty Senate, Promotion and Tenure, University Curriculum and Academic Policy, Faculty Research and Development, Belonging and Inclusion, Service Learning, and Library Committees. In the School of Education, she has served as the Professional Development School Coordinator, the PDS Committee Chair, and as a member of the Initial Certification, Advanced Certification, and PhD/EdD Committees. Supporting student research, she chairs several doctoral candidate committees, and to retain her ties to local public school systems, Dr. Savick serves as the PDS liaison to Western High School in Baltimore City, and Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County.

Certifications

• Certified Consultant, EQ-i 2.0/EQ 360,
• Emotional Intelligence Inventory Certified Consultant,
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Certified Consultant,
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Graduate,
• Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program

Research Interests

• Educational Leadership
• Teacher Cultural Competency
• Culturally Responsive and Socially Just Education
• School-University Partnerships
• College Access Literacy

Professional Affiliations and Membership 

• Global Education Commission,
• School Sisters of º£½ÇÉçÇø,
• Representative for Mid-Atlantic Province Associate,
• School Sisters of º£½ÇÉçÇø,
• Mid-Atlantic Province American Association of University Professors, (AAUP)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• National Association of School University Partnerships (NASUP)
• National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Kappa Gamma Pi (KGP)
• Kappa Delta Pi (KDP)

Recent Publications

• Dunn, M., Savick, S.L. & Durham, R. (2025). College Access Literacy with a FOCUS on Key Transition Knowledge for Students and Educators. Journal of College Access, 10 (2). 47-80. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/vol10/iss2/5/ Savick, S.L., Dunn, M., and Durham, R. (2025). Fostering College Access Literacy for Students and Educators in School-university Partnerships: A Culturally Responsive Approach. School University Partnerships, 18 (1). 81-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/SUP-11-2024-0030 Davenport, G., Savick, S.L. & Snyder, A. (2025). School Leaders’ Perspectives on Student Voice as a Culturally Responsive Practice. Proquest Dissertations. (Committee Chair) Larson, K.E., Savick, S.L., Silver, P.M. and Poling, R.E. (2024). Promoting Faculty Collaboration to Support School-university Partnerships and Increase Coaching Self-efficacy", School-University Partnerships, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 441-458. https://doi.org/10.1108/SUP-05-2024-0007 Savick, S.L. & Watson, L. (2024). Supporting PK-12 continuous school improvement efforts in a school–university partnership network. School-University Partnerships: Cross Institutional Professional Development 17 (2). 205-215. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SUP-11-2023-0051/full/html Hill, M., Savick, S.L., Durham, R. & Dolan, D. (2024). Beliefs and Behaviors of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning Program Faculty at a Community College: A Mixed Methods Study. Proquest Dissertations. (Committee Chair) Hickey, K., Savick, S.L. & Durham, R. & Logan-Washington, C. (2023). Is A for Assimilation or Advocacy? An Analysis of Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Use of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and their Implementation of Sociopolitical Consciousness. Proquest Dissertations. (Committee Chair) Ferguson, K., Savick, S.L., Durham, R. & Woolridge, H. (2023). Dual Enrollment and Its Impact on the College Access & Persistence of African American Students Proquest Dissertations. (Committee Chair) Savick, S.L. & Watson, M.L. (2022). Nine Essentials Render a Roadmap for Continued Improvement in an Award-Winning PDS Partnership Network. PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice 17 (3). 30-33. Larson, K., Savick, S.L., Segree, T., Buchanan, M. & Chaturvedi, A. (2022). Integrating Flourishing within a PDS Partnership to Support Students’ Social-Emotional Learning and Wellbeing. School-University Partnerships 15 (2). 62-79. Savick, S.L., Durham, R., Silver, P., Letizia, A. & Watson, L. (2022). Professional Development and Community School Models Meet to Make a Difference at a Title I Elementary/Middle School. In Ferrara, Nath & Bebee (Eds.). PDS and Community Schools: The Nexus of Practice. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC. pp.191-217. Davenport, G. & Savick, S.L. [contributing author]. (2022). Adaptive Leadership for School Equity. Educational Leadership 79 (6). 22-29. Savick, S.L. (2022). Six Steps for Adaptive Leadership. Educational Leadership 79 (6). 26-27.

Recent Conference Papers/Presentations

• Williams, S., Whitby, R., & Savick, S.L. Collaboration for Innovative Clinical Experiences to Support District Partners in Teacher Shortage. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 2023.  
• Larson, K. & Savick, S.L. Integrating Flourishing within PDS Partnerships to Support Students’ Mental Health and Wellbeing. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Jacksonville, FL. March 2023. 
• Savick, S.L. Advancing Equity Literacy in PDS Networks. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Chicago, IL. February 2022. 
• Silver, P., Watson, M., Savick, S.L., Letizia, A. & Durham, R. Professional Development and Community School Models Meet to Make a Difference at a Title I Elementary/Middle School. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Chicago, IL. February 2022. 
• Jeanne, C., Savick, S.L. & Durham, R. Black Female Teachers Who Stay: Teacher Efficacy through Counter Narratives. Paper Accepted for Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. San Diego, CA. April 2022. 
• Savick, S.L., Logan-Washington, C., Weeks, D., & Booker, Y. Transformative Professional Learning in Developing Culturally Competent and Racially Conscious Educators in the PDS Context. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). Virtual Conference. February 2021. 
• Larson, K.E., Segree, T., Culp, J. & Savick, S.L. Creating PDS Networks for Flourishing.  Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS). Virtual Conference. February 2021. 
• Savick, S.L.  Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices: Overcoming Potential Barriers and Blindspots. Presented at National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). Virtual Conference. April 2021. 
• Savick, S.L. A Closer Look: Using Student Perception Surveys to Improve PDS Practices. American Educational Research Association (AERA), Accepted Paper. April 2020. 
• Savick, S.L. Analyzing and Eliminating Potential Barriers to Educator Cultural Competence. National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). Accepted Paper. April 2020. 
• Savick, S.L. A Closer Look: Using Student Perception Surveys to Improve PDS Practices. Presented at National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Conference. Atlantic City, NJ. February 2020. 

Honors and Awards

• President’s Medal for Partners in Mission, º£½ÇÉçÇø of Maryland
• Exemplary Professional Development School Award, National Association for Professional Development Schools
• Mullan Distinguished Teacher Award, º£½ÇÉçÇø
• Faculty Service Learning Award, º£½ÇÉçÇø