Jennifer K. Young Wallace has been elected to serve as president of the Association of Teacher Educators. Her appointment makes her the first alumna and employee of a historically Black college or university to serve as the association’s president.
Dr. Wallace has been a faculty member with Jackson State University in Mississippi for the past decade, first serving as an assistant professor in the College of Education. She currently teaches as a tenured associate professor and is the coordinator of the doctoral program in educational leadership. She previously served as chair of the university’s undergraduate curriculum committee.
Dr. Wallace is a graduate of Alcorn State University in Mississippi where she studied English, journalism, and education. She holds a master’s degree in English teacher education from Mississippi College, as well as a master’s degree in counselor education and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and administration from Jackson State University.