Associate Professor, Mary Frances Early College of Education Sherell A. McArthur, PhD is a former elementary classroom teacher who has worked with middle and high school students, and their families, in myriad contexts. She has also designed and facilitated workshops with parents and educational practitioners, specifically on the identity, the influence of media on children and youths construction of identity, educational justice, and holistic wellness. Currently, she is working with teachers across the country on their socioemotional wellbeing. Dr. McArthur is also the Director of the Holmes Scholars Program in the MFECOE at UGA. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Black Girls Critical Media Literacy Social Justice Education Teacher Wellness INTERESTS Black Girls and Identity Media Literacy Development of Black children and adolescents Popular Culture as an Educative Site Social Justice Education The Wellbeing of Teachers and Students
