Amy D. Lewis, Ed.D.

Dr. Amy D. Lewis is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching and the Faculty Director of Teacher Education in the Urban Social Justice Teacher Preparation Program at Rutgers Graduate School of Education. From 2017-2025, she served as the Program Coordinator for the Early Childhood and Elementary Education Program, where she led curriculum development, program design, and strategic initiatives that prepared future early childhood, elementary, and middle school educators to thrive in diverse learning environments.

With more than 25 years of experience as an educator, researcher, and teacher leader, Dr. Lewis specializes in teacher preparation and the complex interplay between content knowledge and pedagogical practice. Her scholarship focuses on curriculum, course design, structural supports that effectively integrate disciplinary learning with practical instructional strategies.

Dr. Lewis’s work is deeply informed by her commitment to equity centered, community engaged education. She examines instructional approaches across preschool through adolescent learning and contributes to initiatives that support anti racist, community engaged curriculum development. Her leadership extends to faculty development networks and collaborative projects aimed at diversifying the teaching profession and strengthening educator preparation at GSE, across the state, and beyond.

Dr. Lewis is widely recognized by students and colleagues for her expertise, mentorship, and unwavering commitment to preparing thoughtful, reflective, and effective educators

• Expertise & Research Interest

  Teacher Education, Teacher Preparation, Teacher Leadership, Early Childhood/ Early Education, Elementary Education, Middle School Education, Science Education

• Recent and Select Publications

  Burroughs, G., Lewis, A., Battey, D., Curran, M., Hyland, N. E., & Ryan, S. (2020). From Mediated Fieldwork to Co-Constructed Partnerships: A Framework for Guiding and Reflecting on P-12 School–University Partnerships. Journal of Teacher Education, 71(1), 122–134.

  Lewis, A. D. (2019). Practice what you teach: How experiencing elementary school science teaching practices helps prepare teacher candidates. Teaching and Teacher Education, 86, 102886–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.102886

• Honors & Awards

  Faculty Career Fellow, Career Exploration and Success & Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP), Rutgers University, 2026-2027

  Provost’s Teaching Fellow, Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP), Rutgers University, 2025-2026

  Faculty Service Award, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University – 2025

  Faculty Teaching Award, Rutgers Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University- 2018