Olatokunbo S. Fashola

Olatokunbo S. Fashola is a Research Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk. She received her Ph.D. in 1995 from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research interests include reading, after-school programs, language development, emergent literacy, program evaluation, educational policy issues, problem solving, school-wide reform, and bilingual education. She has authored and co-authored numerous articles, chapters, and reports on these topics, including Show Me the Evidence! Proven and Promising Programs for America's Schools, Review of Extended-Day and After-School Programs and their Effectiveness, Building Effective After-School Programs, and Effective Programs for Latino Students. Dr. Fashola serves on the National Education Advisory Committee for the Boys and Girls Club of America. She has appeared on This is America with Dennis Wholey, and on National Public Radio’s Mark Steiner Show, is the recipient of an award for research excellence from the American Federation of Teachers, and has been nominated for the Grawemeyer Award in Education. Dr. Fashola recently served as guest editor for two special editions of Urban Education dedicated to the education of African-American males. She is also currently editing a special volume dedicated to the education of African American males.