Crystal A. Moore is a public scholar committed to helping schools become the equitable and
socially just places that students deserve. Hailing from the Bronx, Crystal earned a doctorate in the sociology of education from Stanford University. Her academic
research uncovers the ways in which African American students and educators experience
inequities in the public education system. She works collaboratively with urban districts
to explore how their organizational structures and leadership practices impact Black
students, teachers and principals. Before becoming an academic, Crystal worked in urban districts for two decades. She currently serves as a director on
the board of the Friends of the Oakland Public Library.
Publications
- Moore, C.A. (n.d.). Working the System: Black School Leaders Use Social Capital to Navigate Racialized
Organizations Successfully.
- Moore, C.A. (2023). Living up to the dream? Counternarratives with African American School Leaders About
Race, Leadership and Tenure. Dissertation.
- Moore, C.A. (2022). Insights into White Supremacy Culture from Interviews with African American Leaders
About Their Careers. Research Brief.
- Burns, D., Darling-Hammond, L., & Scott, C. (with Allbright, T., Carver-Thomas, D.,
Daramola, E. J., David, J. L., Hernández, L. E., Kennedy, K. E., Marsh, J. A., Moore, C. A., Podolsky, A., Shields, P. M., & Talbert, J. E.). (2019). Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing
Equitable Access to Deeper Learning. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
- Hernández, L. & Moore, C.A. (2019). Chula Vista Elementary School District: Positive Outliers Case Study. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute.
Invited Talks and Presentations
- Wellness in Teachers of Color in California
Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers Convening, Berkeley,
CA 2024
- You Can’t Make It on Your Own: Supporting Black School Leaders Through Intentional
Community Building
American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL 2023
- Insights into White Supremacy Culture from Interviews with African American Leaders
About Their Careers
- American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL 2023
- University Council of Educational Administrators, Seattle, WA 2022
- American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA 2022
- Improving Black School Leader Tenure by Challenging White Supremacy Culture
National Association of Black School Educators, Washington, DC 2022
- Interrogating White Supremacy Culture: Defining the Concept for Future Research in
Urban School Leadership
International Conference on Urban Education Nassau, Bahamas 2022
- It’s Not in My DNA: African American School Leaders Who Persist in Challenging Urban
Environments
University Council of Educational Administrators, Columbus, OH (and virtual) 2021
- The Extraordinary Case of Chula Vista: Structures and Systems That Foster Excellence
for All Students
International Conference on Urban Education, Nassau, Bahamas 2018
- Turning Points
Fox Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2014
- Starting A Successful Magnet Program
Magnets by the Numbers
One Nation Indivisible, Hartford, CT 2013
Fellowships and Awards
- Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University,
2017
- Institute for Education Sciences (IES) Fellowship, Center for Education Policy Analysis,
Stanford University, 2017
- Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship for Newcomers to Advancement, CASE, 1999
- Mellon Minority Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship in Demography, University of Pennsylvania,
1996
- Priscilla Glickman ’92 Award for Outstanding Commitment to Community Service, Princeton
University, 1996
- Mellon Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Princeton University, 1994
