Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Marilyn Cochran-Smith is a celebrated teacher education scholar and practitioner recognized around the world for her work on teacher education research, practice and policy, and for her commitment to teacher education for social justice. Sought-after both nationally and internationally as a keynote speaker and advisor on teacher education, Marilyn is an active member of the National Academy of Education and a former president of the American Educational Research Association. A prolific academic writer, she has written 10 books, five of which have won national awards, and more than 200 articles, chapters, and editorials.

Marilyn is the John E. Cawthorne Professor of Teacher Education for Urban Schools at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in Language and Education from the University of Pennsylvania.