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Danelle Adeniji

Adjunct Faculty

University of North Texas

Department of Teacher Education and Administration

Email: Danelle.Adeniji@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2023
    Major: Curriculum and Instruction
    Specialization: Early Childhood
    Dissertation: Queering Afrofuturism: Freedom Dreaming and Co-Constructing Black Queer Spaces in Teacher Preparation Programs
  • MEd, Southern Methodist University, 2018
    Major: Education
    Specialization: STEM
  • MA, University of Texas at Dallas, 2012
    Major: Emerging Media and Communication
  • BA, Radford University, 2009
    Major: Print Journalism

Licensures and Certifications

  • 4-8 Generalist, Texas State Board of Education. (2025).
  • EC-6 Generalist, Texas State Board of Education. (2025).

Professional Memberships

  • Pi Lambda Theta. (May 2018 - Present).
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.. (November 2017 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EDCI 3800 - Professional Issues in Teaching, 1 course.
  • EDCI 4070 - Teaching Diverse Populations, 6 courses.
  • EDEC 1010 - Learning With and From Children, 7 courses.
  • EDEC 3613 - Childhoods Across Time, Space and Place, 1 course.
  • EDEC 4243 - Environmental Processes and Assessment, 1 course.
  • EDEE 1010 - Teaching as Advocacy for Equity, 7 courses.
  • EDEE 3320 - Foundations of Education: The School Curriculum, 1 course.
  • EDEE 5101 - Student Teaching in EC through Grade 6, 1 course.
  • EDEE 5102 - Student Teaching in EC through Grade 6, 1 course.
  • EDEE 5105 - Internship I, 1 course.
  • EDRE 4850 - Teaching the Tools and Practices of Reading Across the Curriculum, 1 course.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Adeniji, D., Frieson, B.L. (2022). The stars & Blackness between them.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Buchanan (Author & Presenter), An (Author & Presenter), Murray Everett (Author & Presenter), Vickery, A. (Author & Presenter), Aponte-Safe (Author & Presenter), Winters (Author & Presenter), Adeniji, D. (Author & Presenter), College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Teaching to Disrupt: Teacher Educators Reflect on the Research and Practice of Intersectionality in Children’s Literature., College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, Online due to COVID-19, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).