Christine Gentry

Educator. Storyteller.

Christine Gentry joins BBQ on the list of good things to come out of Texas. She currently serves as the inaugural director of the Yale Teaching Fellowship, a fully funded teacher pipeline for New Haven Public Schools. Prior to her current role, Christine spent a decade directing teacher residency programs in Boston, Southern California, and New York City. Her career began in the public schools of Boston and New York City, where she taught English, creative writing, and oral storytelling for thirteen years.

Christine’s academic research explores the intersection of identity development and community in the urban public school classroom. She co-chairs the Yale LGBTQ Affinity Group and the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Storytelling. Her work has been featured in publications such as Issues in Teacher Education and English Journal, on stages such as TEDx and The Boston Foundation’s EdTalks, and in the book Using Innovative Literacies to Develop Leadership and Agency: Inspiring Transformation and Hope. Christine holds a B.A. from Baylor University, an Ed.M. from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

In what little spare time she has, Christine performs in oral storytelling shows and leads workshops for The Story Collider. Her stories have been featured on PBS, The Moth Radio Hour, and This American Life. She is also a Moth Mainstage performer and three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion.

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