April Claytor, Ph.D.

Educator

Experienced teaching middle school through college, writing curriculum, coaching teachers, designing professional development, and leading with equity at the center of instruction. 



Scholar

Qualitative and narrative researcher examining intergenerational mobility, Black habitus, family mobility narratives, and how African American youth make meaning of their postsecondary futures in a rapidly changing world.

Creative


MFA from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. Member of the Writers Guild of America West. Champion of slam poetry, young playwrights, literary arts and film studies in secondary schools.