Dr. Chance W. Lewis is the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Additionally, Dr. Lewis is the Executive Director of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Urban Education Collaborative which is publishing a new generation of research on improving urban schools.Academic BackgroundDr. Lewis received his B.S. and M.Ed. in Business Education and Education Administration/ Supervision from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Lewis completed his doctoral studies in Educational Leadership/Teacher Education from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.Teaching BackgroundDr. Lewis currently teaches graduate courses in the field of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His experiences span the range of K-12 and higher education. From 2006-2011, Dr. Lewis served as the Houston Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Urban Education in the College of Education at Texas A&M University. Additionally, he was the co-director of the Center for Urban School Partnerships. In 2001-2006, he served as an assistant professor of teacher education at Colorado State University. From 1994-1998, Dr. Lewis served as a Business Education teacher in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools (Baton Rouge, LA), where he earned Teacher of the Year honors in 1997.Research BackgroundDr. Lewis has over 100 publications including 60+ refereed journal articles in some of the leading academic journals in the field of urban education. Additionally, he has received over $6 million in external research funds. To date, Dr. Lewis has authored/co-authored/co-edited 18 books.Consulting BackgroundDr. Lewis has provided consultative services (i.e., professional development and research services) to over 100 school districts and universities across the United States and Canada.Contact InformationDr. Lewis can be reached by e-mail at chance.lewis@gmail.com. You can visit Dr. Lewis on the web at http://www.chancewlewis.com.