Elizabeth Zumpe

Elizabeth Zumpe is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on the development of collective agency and problem-solving mindsets for continuous improvement in schools and districts facing adversity. Through her work, she aims to understand how educators and researchers across the educational system develop collaborative capabilities to solve educational problems. Some of her work focuses on the dynamics of improvement-focused research-practice partnerships (RPPs) and how researchers develop identities for partnership-based research. Elizabeth also studies the development of alternative Ed.D. programs in universities focused on practitioner inquiry and improvement science. Her work has been published AERA Open, American Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Change, Leadership and Policy in Schools, Frontiers in Education, and School Administrator. A former K-12 public school teacher for over a decade with National Board Certification, Elizabeth holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Berkeley.