Fun Facts

~The beach is my happy place.

~Winter is not my favorite season.

~I love to travel, especially internationally.

~In former lives I have been a waitress, a cashier, a paralegal, and an emergency telecommunicator.

~I've always loved academia.

~I am a Scorpio & foodie.

~Green is my favorite color.

~Optimist & introvert are two nouns that describe me.

~I am a bibliophile who also enjoys watching documentaries.

~I love it when others meet or exceed their academic goals!

Research Interests

~Disproportionality in special education & exclusionary discipline

~The School-to-Prison Pipeline

~Equity in learning opportunities

~The experiences of administrators of color

Dissertation

Schraeder, L.M. (2020) Being Black while leading: A mixed methods study of Black administrators' experiences in U.S. public schools. ISBN 979-8597087764