Imani Akin

Personal Biography

Dr. Imani Akin has been with the American College of Education since 2015. She currently serves as Senior Instructional Faculty for the Doctoral Research Department. She reviews the candidacy application process, teaches research methodology, and interprets the research. She works with the doctoral team to support faculty and candidates in building the dissertation.

Research or Work Focus
Education
Highlighted Contributions

Akin, I., Burress, R. (2024). Student perceptions of police officers and school safety in public high schools. Proceedings of the International Conference on Urban Education: ICUEI 2024. Akin, I. & Claybrooks, G. (2023).

Supporting equity in education for underrepresented Learners. Proceedings of the 3rd IAFOR Conference on Educational Research & Innovation. Akin, I. & Radford, L. (2018, February). Exploring self-esteem and resilience in urban schools.

Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 11(1). doi.org/10.19030/cier.v11i1.110118 Akin, I. (2015, April).

Coloring the ivory tower: Collaborating to support cultural identity within a multicultural higher education learning environment. Johnston, E. Editor.

Making sense of differing experiences of identity in America, 72-76 Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 6(1), 68-76. doi:10.1002/jpoc.21167.