Dara Soljaga, Ph.D. currently serves as the Associate Dean of Education at King’s College. She has over 25 years of experience in higher education, serving as a professor, program leader, founding center director, and department chair. She also taught 8th grade science and served as a reading specialist in the Chicago Public Schools while simultaneously teaching as an adjunct professor. Dr. Soljaga’s scholarly work includes inquiry into asset-based pedagogical practices in teacher training and instructional coaching. She has secured approximately $3 million in grants and external funding to support education in her communities.
Education
B.S., Educational Theory and Practice, The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Educational Theory and Practice, The Ohio State University
Ph.D., Educational Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University
Publications and Presentations
Soljaga, D., Reboli, R. & Yurko, J. (2024). Building a Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pipeline for the Educational Articulation of Clinical Experience (PEACE), Conference Proceedings, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI.
Soljaga, D., Reboli, R. & Yurko, J. (2024). Building a Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Pipeline for the Educational Articulation of Clinical Experience (PEACE), Hawaii International Conference on Education. Waikoloa, HI.
Stumme, S. & Soljaga, D. (2023). Linguistically Inclusive Practices in a Traditionally English-Only Setting: Working with Parochial School Teachers. National Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference. Portland, OR.
