Dr. Elizabeth Morgan
Dr. Elizabeth Holliday Morgan, is a passionate educator, researcher, and advocate for disability rights and inclusion, is committed to empowering BIPOC mothers and ensuring equitable access to services for their children. Her dedication began during her tenure as a K-12 teacher and administrator.
As an Associate Professor in Morgan State University’s Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy and research faculty for the National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities (NCEED), Dr. Morgan strives to amplify marginalized voices through impactful community-based applied research projects and to prepare the next generation of educational leaders and disability rights advocates.
Selected Publications:
Morgan, E. H. (in press). Unveiling the intersections of anti-Blackness, misogynoir, and parent advocacy in special education: A critical examination of access and equity. In E. B. Claravall & A. Ferrell (Eds.), Handbook of Critical Special Education. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Morgan, E. H., Sabati, S., Watson, V., Stewart, R., Ospina, X., & Jackson, L. (in press). Reimagining transformative leadership in higher education: A collaborative praxis of EdD faculty and scholar-practitioners. In E. Montaño & R. Rodriguez (Eds.), Bold and Visionary Leadership. Myers Education Press.
Ocasio-Stoutenburg, L., Barnes, K., & Morgan, E. H. (2025). Moving from silence into language and action: (Re)imagining advocacy with Black motherscholars and their motherwork across multiple contexts. Equity & Excellence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2025.2531337
Morgan, E. H., Sabastian, M., & Singh, K. K. (2023). Suggestions for promising practices for Black autistic children and their families post-pandemic. In R. M. Reardon & J. Leonard (Eds.), School–university–community research in a time of standardization and segregation (pp. 43–xx). Information Age Publishing. https://www.google.com/books/edition/School_University_Community_Research_in/cU_XEAAAQBAJ
Singh, K. K., & Morgan, E. H. (2024). Creating visual images to enrich thematic analysis. In J. R. Wolgemuth, K. W. Guyotte, & S. A. Shelton (Series Eds.), Expanding approaches to thematic analysis: Creative engagements with qualitative data. Routledge.
Morgan, E. H., Winters, I., King, C., Shaw, B., Burns, J., Stahmer, A., & Chödrön, G. (2023). Paths to equity: Parents in partnership with UCEDDs fostering Black family advocacy for disabled children. Developmental Disabilities Network Journal, 3(1). https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ddnj/vol3/iss1/5
Morgan, E. H., Rodgers, R., & Tschida, J. (2022). Addressing the intersectionality of race and disability to improve autism care. Pediatrics, 149(Suppl. 4). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-049437M
Morgan, E. H., & Stahmer, A. C. (2021). Narratives of single Black mothers using cultural capital to access autism interventions in schools. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 42(1), 48–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2020.1861927
Stahmer, A.C., Vejnoska, S., Iadarola, S., Straiton, D., Segovia, F., Luelmo, P., Morgan, E.H., Lee, H.S., Javid, A.,Bronstein, B., Hochheimer, S., Cho, E., Aranbarri, A., Mandell, D., McGhee Hassrick, E., Smith, T., & Kasari, C. (2019). Caregiver voices: Cross cultural input on improving access to autism services. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-019-00575-y
