Tisha Lewis Ellison
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Tisha Lewis Ellison is a leading scholar whose work sits at the intersection of digital literacies, Black girlhood studies, and STEAM education. Her research critically examines how Black girls and youth of color use digital tools to navigate systemic exclusion and assert agency, particularly in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) contexts. In her highly cited 2023 article, “From *Black Girl Exclusion* to *Black Girl Empowerment*,” Ellison draws on the framework of “knowledgeable agents of the digital” to illuminate how one adolescent Black girl, Star, transformed discriminatory school experiences into liberatory digital and STEAM literacy practices. This work—garnering 11 citations in a short time—exemplifies Ellison’s broader contribution: reframing digital literacy not merely as skill acquisition but as a site of empowerment, resistance, and identity formation. Her scholarship has been instrumental in challenging deficit narratives and advancing asset-based pedagogies that center the voices and lived experiences of Black girls. Through her rigorous qualitative research and commitment to equity, Ellison continues to shape conversations around race, gender, and technology in education, inspiring new generations of scholars and practitioners to rethink what it means to be literate in a digital age.
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