Dr. Bettie Ray Butler delivered an impactful address at the association’s 2025 conference in New Orleans. Check it out here!
Video: Faith to Find a Way Forward, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler
Bettie Ray Butler, PhD is a Professor of Urban Education, the Director of the M.Ed. in Urban Education program, and the Director of Faculty Success within the Cato College of Education at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education (JAAWGE). Her specialized research interest is in culturally responsive practices and restorative approaches (spiritual lens) within educational contexts. Her scholarly research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including, Theory into Practice, Urban Education, Urban Review, and The Journal for Multicultural Education (recipient of the 2019 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper/Article). She is the author of two books, Mentoring While White (2022) and Un-silencing Youth Trauma (2022).