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Sarah Ishmael

Instructor of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Instructor of Thompson Writing Program · 2024 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


LMPD's Blank Incident Report: The erasure of Breonna Taylor as a curriculum of conviviality

Journal Article Globalisation, Societies and Education · January 1, 2023 This article includes a description and discussion of physical violence and identity-based discrimination. I acknowledge that this content may be difficult. I encourage you to care for your safety and well-being. This article examines ‘conviviality’ in the ... Full text Cite

Teach for America’s preferential treatment: School district contracts, hiring decisions, and employment practices

Journal Article Education Policy Analysis Archives · February 8, 2016 Teach For America (TFA) began in 1990 as an organization purportedly interested in working towards ameliorating a national teacher shortage by sending its corps members into urban and rural schools. In the decades that followed, especially during and immed ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Texas, Austin · 2015 M.A.T.