Research Discipline/Bio
Edith is a 3rd year Ph.D. fellow in English Education. Her doctoral research proposes a posthuman theoretical framework to expand our understanding of mentorship and to recognize the profound influence of more-than-human entities and influences that shape educators' identities and development. She is National Board Certified, recipient of prestigious Fulbright and Pulitzer Center fellowships, and embodies 15 yrs of college and public high school teaching in Connecticut and Hawai’i. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is an adjunct professor, a student teacher supervisor, and deeply involved in graduate student leadership as AERA GSC Chair-Elect, AATC GSC Co-Founder and Executive Secretary, and ELATE GSC Co-Chair. Edith fosters supportive living environments as a residential Community Assistant and advocates for gender equity as TC’s Feminist Circle Co-Founder and Co-President. Outside of academia, when her nose is not in a book, Edith loves exploring NYC with her two daughters.
Educational Background
Master of Arts, Teaching of English, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016.
Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary English, Sacred Heart University, 2011.
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, English Minor, University of Connecticut, 2010.
Honors/Awards
Center on African Education’s Morocco Study Abroad Scholarship, 2025; Institutional Review Board (IRB) Internship, 2024; English Education Doctoral Fellowship, 2023-2026; Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) Fellowship, 2023; Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms, 2022; Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellowship, 2021; Hawai’i State Teacher Fellowship, 2020-2022; National Writing Project Fellowship, Fairfield University, 2011
Publications/Exhibitions
Middleton, E.P. (Manuscript in Review). Restoring trust in public education: A restorative approach to the U.S. department
of education conflict. Neag School of Education Journal, Spring 2026. [Manuscript in Review]
Middleton, E.P. (2025). [Review of the book Transformative potential-based research: A guide to successfully finding one's
place in research., by T. Harvey and K. Moroz]. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 27.
Middleton, E. (2021). Perspectives and Their Implications: Riding the Wave of Human Connection. Pulitzer Center. https://pulitzercenter.org/builder/lesson/perspectives-and-their-implications-riding-wave-human-connection
Middleton, E. (2021). Teacher Voice: Collaborating with educators is virtually better than ever. Hawaii Department of Education.
https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/Hoohaaheo/Pages/Collaborating-with-educators-is-virtually-better-than-ever.aspx
Last Updated: Nov 2, 2025