Ignite: A Decolonial Approach to Higher Education Through Space, Place and Culture

Laura M. Pipe, Ph.D., is of Tuscarora descent and serves as the Director of the Teaching Innovations Office in the University Teaching and Learning Commons at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She holds a B.S. in Journalism from Texas Christian University, an M.S. in Higher Postsecondary Education from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Kinesiology (sports sociology) from UNCG. Her scholarly and teaching interests focus on Indigenous pedagogies and epistemologies of the Woodland Peoples of the east coast of Turtle Island, action sports (bicycle motocross, skateboarding, stock car racing) and the construction of public/private space, and issues in Native and Indigenous health.

Jennifer T. Stephens, Ph.D., is the Director of Academic-Residential Partnerships and Assistant Professor of Education at Elon University. She holds a B.A. in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill, an M.S. in Counseling from The North Carolina State University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Cultural Studies from UNC-Greensboro. Her scholarly and teaching interests focus on teacher leadership, culturally-responsive and critical place-based pedagogies, and curriculum development and design.