Naomi Fair, PhD
Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies
nf414@camden.rutgers.edu
Phone: 856-225-8741
Office: 329 Cooper Street, Room 204
Dr. Naomi Fair’s research focuses on the intersection of racism and ableism in schooling and critical inquiry-based professional learning. In her work, she draws on the fields of disability studies in education, disability critical race theory, critical disability studies, critical pedagogy, and her own experiences is a former K-12 educator. Using participatory research methods, Dr. Fair prioritizes co-designing critical inquiry spaces in which collaborators work to understand and recognize educational injustice and cultivate collective resistance in solidarity with disabled and multiply marginalized students.
Dr. Fair’s scholarship has been published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, Inclusive Practices, American Quarterly, and the Handbook of Research on Special Education Teacher Preparation.
Education
PhD in Special Education and Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies from University of Washington, Seattle, WA
MS in Special Education from Hunter College, NY, NY
BA in Urban Studies from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Elementary Education Certification Program from Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
See the syllabi for Dr. Fair’s courses below:
- Introduction to Childhood Studies (Undergraduate)
- Critical Disability Studies (Graduate)
View full CV here.
Recent Publications:
Fair, N. (2025). ‘I can lean on all of you’: Teacher Leaders Cultivating Pedagogical Resistance. Professional Development in Education, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2025.2590664