Kristen Campbell Wilcox is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Theory & Practice of the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her areas of research interest are in the intersections of language, culture, and cognition in ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse educational contexts. She is coauthor of Best Practices from High-Performing Middle Schools and Best Practices from High-Performing High Schools, in addition to publishing articles in such journals as Cultural Studies: Critical Methodologies; Critical Inquiry in Language Studies; Critical Education; Education and Urban Society; Writing & Pedagogy; The Middle School Journal; The High School Journal; Phi Delta Kappan; and Principal Leadership.