Dr. Cynthia A. Tyson is an Associate Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University where she teaches courses in social studies/global education. Her research interests include development of critical pedagogy in the social studies, the development of cultural competence in teacher education, the examination of race/racism in qualitative research, and the use of literature written for children and young adults and its impact when teaching for social justice.

She has presented numerous research papers at national meetings and conferences including the American Education Research Association, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, and the National Council for the Social Studies. She has published articles in Educational Researcher, Theory and Research in Social Education, International Journal of Qualitative Research in Education, Journal of Literacy Research and, other books and journals.

She was an elementary school educator in her early teaching career and later worked as a Multicultural Education and Professional Development specialist.

Dr. Tyson’s work  is both national and international recognized. She has received many awards for her teaching, research and service: The Social Science Educators Young Scholar Award and the College of Education Diversity Enhancement award to name a few.

She has worked in the consulting capacity with school districts across the nation, the United Kingdom, Mali, West Africa, and is currently collaborating with teachers and researchers on a project in Johannesburg, South Africa.