Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., Past President

Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., is the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies and Professor of Graduate Teacher Education at Stonehill College in Easton, MA. In her role as Dean, she serves as the chief advocate for the mission, vision, and purposes of the College’s graduate and professional programs, including the creation of new programming, and overseeing all faculty and staff initiatives. Stringer Keefe's research focuses on teacher education, special education teacher preparation, and teacher education policy initiatives and reforms. She is Principal Investigator (PI) of Project InSIDE (Instantiating Social Justice, Inclusivity, Democracy, and Equity in Teacher Education) a multi-year national research project focused on the extent to which teacher education programs embody the ideologies of their stated purposes and missions. A nationally recognized and award-winning researcher and scholar, Dr. Stringer Keefe has authored numerous academic articles, book chapters, and two books, including the widely acclaimed Reclaiming Accountability in Teacher Education.