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Asia Thomas

Assistant Professor

Asia Thomas

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Research. Counseling & Curriculum

Bio

Dr. Asia Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Educational Studies whose work explores Southern educational histories, storytelling traditions, and the lived experiences of past, present, and future teachers through qualitative and archival inquiry.

  • ATHOMAS26@augusta.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Teacher Education, Multiple Le Georgia State University, 2023

  • MS, Educational Leadership and Adm Oklahoma State University, 2018

  • BA, Journalism Georgia State University, 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • EDCI 7110

    Curriculum Studies

  • EDUC 7005

    History of American Education

Teaching Interests

Educational foundations
Curriculum studies
History of American education
Story-based and place-based approaches to teaching and learning

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Turn my swag on: A memory-work analysis of Black girls’ reactions to Black women teachers’ aesthetic stylizations at school., 2025
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
  • I got it from my mama: An autoethnography of Black women teachers’ heritage of body aesthetics as resistance. , 2025
    Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New

Research Interests

Southern educational history
Qualitative and narrative inquiry
Archival and oral history methods
Curriculum studies
Teacher legacies and professional identity
Storytelling traditions in education
Educational thought and intellectual history
Writing practices in qualitative research

Professional Service

  • AERA Division B (Curriculum Studies): Outstanding Book Award 2021 - 2025

    Role: Committee Member