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Kremen School of Education and Human Development

Patricia Lane

Assistant Professor

Liberal Studies | Office: 351

plane@csufresno.edu

Education

  • Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Higher Education, California State University, Bakersfield, May 2022 (Dissertation: A Multi-Site Embedded Case Study of BSUs: Bridging and Buffering Black Student Experiences
  • California Administrative Services Credential, National University, May 2011
  • MSEd. with an English Teaching Certificate, English Education, University of Pennsylvania, May 2004
  • B.A., English, Howard University, May 2003

Courses Taught

  • LS110WS: Writing in the K-8th Grade Classroom

Patricia Lane, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies at Fresno State University. Dr. Lane teaches literacy courses in the South Valley Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP). She also serves as the ITEP Coordinator.

Before coming to Fresno State University, Dr. Lane taught courses in the Teacher Education Department at California State University, Bakersfield. She was also an Improvement Coach for the Center for Transformational Educator Preparation Programs. Additionally, she was instrumental in expanding the Black Educator Teacher Residency. Before her move to higher education, she served as a junior high English teacher, a support staff member, and a school administrator in elementary and secondary school settings. 

Dr. Lane's research interests include Black student excellence and resilience, Black educator perseverance, as well as culturally sustaining pedagogy and how it impacts the literacy classroom setting.
  • Black student excellence and resilience
  • Black student identity 
  • Black educator perseverance
  • Culturally sustaining pedagogy and how it impacts the literacy classroom setting

Contreras, R., Lane, C., Lane, P., & Maldonado, R. (2023, March). Assembly bill 928: student transfer achievement reform act of 2021. Multilingual Educator, 11-13. https://www.gocabe.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023onlineME.pdf

Lane, P., & Marks, S. (2023). Book Review. Teachers of Color: Resisting Racism and Reclaiming Education. https://journals.sfu.ca/cvj/index.php/cvj/article/view/243/371 


Lane, P. (2022). Preparing teacher candidates a BETR way. CSBA, Fall, 19-20. https://publications.csba.org/issue/fall-2022/ 


Lane, P. E. (2022). A Multi-Site Case Study of Black Student Unions Within a Large University System: Bridging and Buffering Black Student Experiences [Doctoral dissertation, CSU Bakersfield]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2728187420