*Graduate Student

Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

• Provinzano, K. (accepted). The time is now: Advocating for contextually-responsive policy to support full-service community schools. In T.S. Ransaw & B. Boggs (Eds.), Emerging trends in education policy: Unapologetic progressive conversations. Information Age Publishing.

• Provinzano, K., & Sondergeld, T. A. (2021). A comprehensive and human-centric approach to school reform. In J. Fischer & G. Mazurkiewicz (Eds.), The personal, place, and context in pedagogy: An activist stance for our uncertain educational future. Chp. 5, 103-132. Springer International.

• Provinzano, K., Koskey, K., & Sondergeld, T.A. (2021). Examining how partnerships in a full-service community school influence the educational experiences of immigrant and refugee youth (IRY). In M. Reardon and J. Leonard (Eds.), Current perspectives on school/university/community research, vol. VI: A place called home: School-university-community collaboration and the immigrant educational experience. Chp 4. Information Age Publishing.

Published Book Reviews

• Provinzano, K. (2015, March 30). Teachers College Record. Review of the book Condition critical- Key principles for an equitable and inclusive education. http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=17913

Manuscripts (Peer-Reviewed)

• Provinzano, K., Koskey, K., Sondergeld, T., & Flowers, A. (accepted). It’s just the Wilson way: Investigating the extended impact of an elementary full-service community school initiative on middle school STEM-related outcomes. Urban Education.
• *Ammar, A. A., Sondergeld, T. A., Provinzano, K., & *Delaney, B. (2021). Exploring the impact of a community school reform initiative on the literacy achievement of middle level English Language Learners. Research in Middle Level Education (RMLE Online), 44(4), 1-16. https://www.doi.org/10.1080/19404476.2021.1893909
• *Meloche, A., Provinzano, K., Sondergeld, T., & *Moy, M. (2020). Examining academic, non-academic, and college readiness outcomes of urban Immigrant and Refugee Youth (IRY) in full-service community schools. Children and Youth Services Review, 109(December), 1-11.
• Provinzano, K., Sondergeld, T.A., *Ammar, A.A., *Meloche, A. (2020). A community school reform initiative for middle grades urban and newcomer students: Using mixed methods to examine student academic and non-academic outcomes over time and compared to a matched sample. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 25(4), 293-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/10824669.2020.1744441
• Sondergeld, T. A., Provinzano, K., & Johnson, C. C. (2020). Investigating the impact of an urban community school effort on middle school STEM-related student outcomes over time through propensity score matched methods. School Science and Mathematics Journal, 120(2), 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.12387
• Provinzano, K., Sondergeld, T. A., Knaggs, C. M. (2020). Community schools as a sustainable comprehensive school reform strategy: A transformative mixed methods perspective. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 32(1), 3-30.
• Mayger, L., & Provinzano, K. (2020). Community school leadership: Identifying qualities necessary for developing and supporting equity-centered principals. Leadership and Policy in Schools, ahead-of-print, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2020.1759652
• Provinzano, K., Riley, R., Levine, B., & Grant, A. (2018). Community schools and the role of university-school-community collaboration. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 29(2), 91-104.
• McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2017). Confronting rapid change: Exploring the practices of educational leaders in a rural boomtown. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 16(4), 602-628. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2016.1232833
• Knaggs, C. M., Sondergeld, T. A., Provinzano, K., Fischer, J. M., & Griffith, J. (forthcoming-2021, November). Measuring college-going cultural capital of urban high school seniors in a voluntary college preparatory program. The High School Journal.

Manuscripts

• Mayger, L., & Provinzano, K. (2022). Searching for equity-centered change agents: An investigation of family and community engagement in teacher evaluation frameworks. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 30(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.30.6983
• Mayger, L., & Provinzano, K. (Revision submitted). Leadership for family and community engagement: A qualitative policy analysis of state principal evaluation processes. Education Administration Quarterly, ahead of print, 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X211052501
• Provinzano, K., & Mayger, L. (2022). Betwixt and between justice and inaction: Full-service community school principals and Community Equity Literacy. Urban Education, ahead of print, 1-32. https://www.doi.org/10.1177/00420859211073899

Funded Grants and Evaluation Contracts

• Genovesi, J. (PI), Sondergeld, T. (CoPI), & Provinzano, K. (Senior Researcher- Evaluation). (2021-2026). Seeds to STEM. National Institutes of Health. ($142,191.).
• Sondergeld, T. A. (PI), & Provinzano, K. (Senior Researcher- Evaluation). (2019-2021). Science and Literacy for Success. Academy of Natural Sciences IMLS Grant. ($36,000).
• Lynch, W. (PI), Provinzano, K. (Co-PI), Haslip, M. (Co-PI), Grant, A. (Co-PI). (August 2018-January 2019). Pennsylvania Principal Preparation PreK-4 Leadership Consortium NO-COST EXTENSION. Pennsylvania Department of Education Eligible Partnerships Postsecondary Grant. (No Cost Extension)
• Provinzano, K., (PI) Levine, B., & Grant, A. (2018, September). Virtual Network for Research and Action in Community Schools. Drexel University School of Education Strategic Initiative. ($7,000).
• Provinzano, K. (PI), Levine, B., Grant, A. (2017, April). The Community School in Context. Drexel University School of Education Competitive Research Grant. ($2800).
• Lynch, W. (PI), Provinzano, K. (Co-PI), Haslip, M. (Co-PI), Grant, A. (Co-PI). (October 2016-August 2018). Pennsylvania Principal Preparation PreK-4 Leadership Consortium. Pennsylvania Department of Education Eligible Partnerships Postsecondary Grant. ($600,000)
• Provinzano, K. (PI), Levine, B., & Grant, A. (2016, May). Exploring the community-school phenomenon in Pennsylvania. Drexel University School of Education Competitive Research Grant. ($3100).

Peer-reviewed Research Presentations

• Mayger, L., & Provinzano, K. (2021, November). Systematizing equitable collaborations. University Council for Educational Administration [UCEA] Annual Convention. Columbus, OH.
• Provinzano, K., Koskey, K.L., Sondergeld, T. (2021, April). Community school partnerships and their influence on Immigrant and Refugee Youth (IRY) educational experiences [Accepted Roundtable Session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), School/University Collaborative Research SIG.
• Koskey, K.L., Provinzano, K., Sondergeld, T., Flowers, A. (2021, April). Sustained impact evaluation of an elementary community school on Middle school STEM outcomes [Accepted Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), Division H, Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools.
• Mayger, L., & Provinzano, K. (2021, April). Using Green’s Community Equity Literacy Framework to deconstruct principals’ leadership practices in full-service community schools [Accepted Paper Session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG.
• *Ammar, A.A., Sondergeld, T., Provinzano, K., *Delaney, B. (2021, April). Comparing middle grades literacy outcomes from English Language Learner and English Language Proficient students in a community school to a matched comparison [Accepted Roundtable Session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual), Writing and Literacies SIG.
• Provinzano, K., & Mayger, L. (2020, November). Examining changing state principal evaluation regulations in response to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) [Paper Session]. University Council for Educational Administration [UCEA] Annual Convention. San Juan, Puerto Rico (conference moved to online).
• Provinzano, K., & Sondergeld, T. (2020, Under Review). Examining impacts of an urban middle-grades community school for Immigrant and Refugee Youth (IRY). Proposal submitted for the 2020 International Conference on Urban Education. **Conference cancelled until November 2021.
• Provinzano, K. & Sondergeld, T. A. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Cross-Sector School Reform: Evaluating Implementation Efforts of a Full-Service Community School and Refugee Center [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/rskcwn8 (Conference Canceled)
• Mayger, L. K. & Provinzano, K. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Developing and Supporting Community School Principals [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/ut93hm8 (Conference Canceled)
• Sondergeld, T. A. & Provinzano, K. (2020, Apr 17 - 21) Evaluating a Refugee Community School's Impact on Student Outcomes to a Matched Sample Over Time [Poster Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/ss9zhuk (Conference Canceled)
• Provinzano, K., Sondergeld, T.A., Impellizeri, W. (2019, April). Community schools: A promising new comprehensive reform strategy? Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Division H: Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools, Toronto, Canada.
• Provinzano, K., Levine, B., Grant, A., & *Reinsburrow, A. (2019, April). Implementing community schools: A district-wide initiative. Roundtable presentation presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Educational Change SIG, Toronto, Canada.
• Geller, K., Phillips, J., Lewis-Grant, K., & Provinzano, K. (2019, January). When qualitative research is taught virtually: Drawing on experiential design to build deeper knowledge of qualitative approaches. The Qualitative Report’s 10th Annual Conference (TQR2019) (workshop presentation). Fort Lauderdale, FL.
• Provinzano, K. (2018, November). Alliances at work: Shared leadership and community school implementation across one Pennsylvania district. University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention (paper session). Houston, TX.
• Provinzano, K., & Grant, A. (2018, November). Community school implementation: Lessons from the field. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) (paper session). Nassau, Bahamas.
• Provinzano, K., Wiercinski, K., & Perez, A. (2018, May). An equity alliance: The shared leadership of school principals and community school directors. Community Schools National Forum (roundtable session). Baltimore, MD.
• Provinzano, K., & Riley, R. (2017, October). Launching a community school model and the role of community collaboration. Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Annual Conference (paper session). Denver, CO.
• Levine, B., Provinzano, K., & Grant, A. (2016, November). Rethinking antiquated models of schooling: An exploration of an urban community school in Pennsylvania. International Conference on Urban Education (ICUE) (roundtable session). San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Provinzano, K., & McHenry-Sorber, E. (2016, April). A critical examination of the silencing of educational stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s quest for energy dominance. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Politics of Education SIG, Washington, D.C.
• McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2015, November). Exploring the practices of rural school leaders in boomtown communities. National Rural Education Association (NREA) Annual Research Symposium, St. Louis, MO.
• Provinzano, K., & McHenry-Sorber, E. (2015, April). The human costs of fueling urban America: Youth homelessness in rural communities. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Rural SIG, Chicago, IL.
• Provinzano, K., & McHenry-Sorber, E. (2014, November). Residential hypermobility patterns and local displacement in rural boomtowns. National Rural Education Association (NREA) Annual Research Symposium. San Antonio, TX.
• Arscott, K.E., Provinzano, K., & Foote, E. (2014, June). A required inter-professional clerkship for fourth year medical students at TCMC. International Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education, Pittsburgh, PA.
• McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2014, April). Millionaires, couch hoppers, and gas babies: Institutional and community change in Marcellus communities. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Rural SIG, Philadelphia.
• Kropiewnicki, M., Cisek, G., Provinzano, K., Surdovel, G. (2013, November). Founding partnerships to develop online middle level graduate teacher education programs. Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• McHenry-Sorber, E., & Provinzano, K. (2013, October). The influence of Marcellus Shale on rural school-community relationships and youth. National Rural Education Association (NREA) Annual Research Symposium. Branson, MO.

Invited Presentations

• Provinzano, K. (2021, May). Leading full-service community school initiatives: What do we know? Presentation given to Institute for Educational Leadership Community Schools Research Practice Network. Washington, D.C.
• Provinzano, K., & Mayger, L. (2020, October). Principal leadership in full-service community schools. Presentation given to Drexel School Leadership Council. Philadelphia, PA
• Provinzano, K. (2018, June). Understanding Community School Implementation in Pennsylvania. Presentation given to Netter Center for Community Partnerships Network for University Assisted Community Schools. Philadelphia, PA.
• Provinzano, K., & Lyttle, C. (2018, May). Individualized Education Programs (IEP) 101. Presentation given to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Luzerne County. Wilkes-Barre, PA.
• Provinzano, K. (2018, April). Understanding School Funding in Pennsylvania. Presentation given to students at the Quaker Friends School. Philadelphia, PA.
• Provinzano, K., Pittman, J., & Betts, K. (2017, November). Publishing panel: What you need to know about publishing. Panel Presentation for Drexel University School of Education EdD cohorts. Philadelphia, PA.
• Provinzano, K. (2017, April). Pennsylvania Educational Leadership: Bridging research with practice. Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA) Education Congress and Research Symposium. Harrisburg, PA.
• Provinzano, K. (2016, October). TAGG, an update. Drexel University Online Learning Council Town Hall Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
• Provinzano, K., & Grant, A. (2016, April). Policy as a vehicle for school-community connectedness and outcomes. Partners for Connections in Education National Conference. Cape May, NJ.
• Provinzano, K., Ball, J., Green, S., Lapinsky, D., & Reilly, K. (2012, May). PA teacher preparation programs: Redesigning standards to reinforce 21st century skills. Presentation given to the School Leadership Team; Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg, PA.
• Provinzano, K. (2012, March). Public schools and the Fourth Amendment. Presentation given to undergraduate Politics of the U.S. Supreme Court class. Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
• Provinzano, K., McHenry-Sorber, E. (2012, April). Lessons learned: Successfully navigating your college experience. Wilkes University VIP Day, Wilkes-Barre, PA.
• Provinzano, K. (2011, November). RtII: What is it and how can schools successfully implement it? Presentation given to undergraduate Special Education Methods class. Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
  
  

• Full-service community schools (FSCS)
• Anti-racist school leadership
• Community-engaged school leadership
• Contextually-responsive school leadership
• Comprehensive, systemic education reform

• Assistant Professor (September 2017-Present)
  Drexel University School of Education
• Assistant Clinical Professor (January 2014-August 2017)
  Drexel University, School of Education
• Program Director for Educational Administration Program and Education Improvement and Transformation Program (July 2015-July 2017)
  Drexel University, School of Education
• Assistant Professor (August 2011-December 2013)
  Wilkes University, School of Education
• Academic Coordinator for MS in Educational Leadership (August 2010-December 201 3)
  Wilkes University, School of Education
• Assistant Principal (2007-2010)
  Clear Run Elementary Center, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, PA
• School Counselor (2004-2007)
  West High School, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, PA
  Wyoming Area Secondary Center, Wyoming Area School District, Wyoming, PA
• Middle/Secondary Social Studies Teacher (1999-2004)
  Pocono Mountain High School, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, PA
  Wyoming Area Secondary Center, Wyoming Area School District, Wyoming, PA

Pennsylvania Certifications:
• Letter of Eligibility for Superintendent of Schools
• Principal (K-12) 
• School Counselor (7-12) 
• Social Studies Teacher (7-12)