- Professor, Urban Education
- Professor, Social Welfare
Research Interests
- Radical Care
- Urban School Leadership
- Community and School Contexts on Reform Efforts
Dr. Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen is a Professor of Leadership Studies at CUNY Lehman College, a Hispanic Serving Institution in the Bronx, where she also serves as the coordinator of School and District Leader certification programs. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Rivera-McCutchen’s research, teaching and activism is informed by her experiences as an educator and student in NYC public schools, and centers on achieving racial equity through radical care practices. Her book, Radical Care: Leading for Justice in Urban Schools, was published by Teachers College Press in 2021.