Alexandra E. Pavlakis Associate Professors of Education Policy and Leadership in Simmons School of Education at Southern Methodist University <span>I am an associate professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.</span><br /><br /><span>My research addresses the social contexts of education and falls into three distinct but overlapping strands: 1) educational leadership and community change, 2) family- school-community engagement, and 3) policy and diversity in student homelessness.</span>