Gabriel M. Kennedy
Teacher Educator | Education Researcher
University of Liberia · Ph.D. Candidate, Beijing Normal University
Advancing teacher education, professional learning, and educational equity through research, teaching, and policy engagement.
Meet Gabriel M. Kennedy
I am an Instructor in the Department of Secondary Education, William V. S. Tubman College of Education, University of Liberia, and a Ph.D. candidate in Teacher Education, Policy, and Practice at Beijing Normal University.
My research examines teacher preparation, STEM teacher professional identity, digital pedagogy, and education policy, with particular attention to Liberia and other post-conflict contexts.
My academic work is informed by experience in school teaching, pre-service teacher education, and graduate teaching assistance.
Selected scholarship
Forthcoming book. Schooling, Teachers and Post-Conflict State Formation in Liberia: Blackboard Nation. Palgrave Macmillan (Springer Nature). View book information.
Kennedy, G. M. (2026). Artificial intelligence in teacher education as a sociotechnical negotiation: Evidence from post-conflict Liberian colleges of education. SAGE Open, 16(3), Article 21582440261490974. Read article.
Kennedy, G. M. (2025). Rethinking teacher education in Liberia’s rural teacher training institutes: key challenges and strategic solutions. Discover Education, 4, Article 183. Read article.
Insights & Perspectives
Research-informed essays and scholarly reflections on teacher education, educational policy, professional practice, and equity will appear here when published.
