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Jeff’s scholarly record is, of course, impressive: the articles, the books, the chapters, and all of the other scholarly contributions. But what’s more impressive, and more important, is that his work always stretches intellectual boundaries. Yes, sexual orientation is a central concern for educational equity and we can talk about it as complexly as any other issue. Yes, young people can understand equity concerns deeply and play a role in social justice and peacemaking. Jeff never has been content with riding the wave of popular “diversity” discourse, even while many of our colleagues build careers on “diversity education” by being careful not to create too many waves. Jeff is the real deal. His scholarship encourages reconsideration on some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time.
~ Paul C. Gorski - New Century College, George Mason University ~
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
DeJean, W. & Sapp, J. (Eds.). (2010). Queer teacher educators and queer pre-
service teachers: International perspectives of support, mentoring, and hope.
Special themed edition of The Teacher Educator. 45(4).
Sapp, J. (2010). A review of gay and lesbian themed early childhood children’s
literature. The Australian Journal of Early Childhood. 35(1), pp. 32-40.
Sapp, J. (2007). Review of The trouble with diversity: How we learned to love
identity and ignore inequity by Walter Benn Michaels. Teachers College
Sapp, J. (2006). Socrates, Plato, Eric and guys like me: Remembering Eric Rofes
(1954-2006). Rethinking Schools. 21(1), p. 30.
Sapp, J. (2003). Transcendent education: A spirit of community. Multicultural
Sapp, J. (2001). The interconnection between personal liberation and social
change. Multicultural Education. 9(1), pp. 16-22.
Sapp, J. (2001). Self-knowing as social justice. Encounter: Education for
Books
Sapp, J. & Chamness Miller, P. (Eds.) (2019). Negotiating spiritual violence in the
queer community. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Introduction and overall framework. In Sapp, J. &
Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.), Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community.
Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Catalyst. In Sapp, J. & Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.), Negotiating
spiritual violence in the queer community. Charlotte, NC: Information Age
Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Introduction to trauma and religion. In Sapp, J. &
Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.), Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community.
Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Introduction to reconciliation. In Sapp, J. &
Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.), Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community.
Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). The clobber passages: You have your scripture and I have
mine. In Sapp, J. & Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.), Negotiating spiritual violence in
the queer community. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Queer fables. In Sapp, J. & Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.),
Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community. Charlotte, NC:
Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Introduction to allies. In Sapp, J. & Chamness Iida, P.
(Eds.), Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community. Charlotte, NC:
Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2019). Conclusion. In Sapp, J. & Chamness Iida, P. (Eds.),
Negotiating spiritual violence in the queer community. Charlotte, NC:
Information Age Publishing.
DeJean, W. & Sapp, J. (Eds.) (2017). Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
teacher: Letters of advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information
> Sapp, J. & DeJean, W. (2017). Introduction and overall framework. In
DeJean, W. & Sapp, J. (Eds.) Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender
teacher: Letters of advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC:
> Sapp, J. (2017). Queer leadership. In DeJean, W. & Sapp, J. (Eds.) Dear
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher: Letters of advice to help
you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2017). Pre-service credential candidates. In DeJean, W. &
Sapp, J. (Eds.) Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher:
Letters of advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information
> Sapp, J. & DeJean, W. (2017). PreK-12 teachers. In DeJean, W. & Sapp,
J. (Eds.) Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher: Letters of
advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information Age
> Sapp, J. (2017). Higher education. In DeJean, W. & Sapp, J. (Eds.) Dear
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher: Letters of advice to help
you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
> Sapp, J. (2017). I wish I had read the faculty manual. In DeJean, W. &
Sapp, J. (Eds.) Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher:
Letters of advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information
> Sapp, J. & DeJean, W. (2017). Conclusion. In DeJean, W. & Sapp, J.
(Eds.) Dear gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teacher: Letters of
advice to help you find your way. Charlotte, NC: Information Age
Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K., Harper, R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J. & Bollow Tempel, M.
(Eds.). (2016). Rethinking sexism, gender and sexuality. Milwaukee, WI:
> Sapp, J. (2016). Our curriculum. In Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K., Harper,
R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J. & Bollow Tempel, M. (Eds.) Rethinking sexism,
gender and sexuality. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
> Sapp, J. (2016). When teachers come out. In Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K.,
Harper, R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J. & Bollow Tempel, M. (Eds.) Rethinking
sexism, gender and sexuality. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
> Sapp, J. (2016). Gayvangelical: Teaching at the intersection of
religious and queer. In Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K., Harper,
R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J. & Bollow Tempel, M. (Eds.) Rethinking sexism,
gender and sexuality. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
> Sapp, J. (2016). Gender and sexuality resources for educators. In
Butler-Wall, A., Cosier, K., Harper, R., Sapp, J., Sokolower, J. & Bollow
Tempel, M. (Eds.) Rethinking sexism, gender and sexuality. Milwaukee,
Gorski, P., Osei-Kof, N., Sapp, J. & Zenkov, K. (Eds.). (2013). Cultivating social
justice teachers: How teacher educators have helped students overcome
cognitive bottlenecks. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
> Sapp, J. (2013). You’re going to hell: When critical multicultural queer
affirmation meets christian homophobia. In Gorski, P., Osei-Kof, N.,
Sapp, J. & Zenkov, K. (Eds.) Cultivating social justice teachers:
How teacher educators have helped students overcome cognitive
bottlenecks. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
Sapp, J. (2011). One survivor remembers: The Holocaust story of survivor Gerda
Weissmann Klein, second edition. Montgomery, AL: The Southern Poverty
Sapp, J. (2006). Rhinos and raspberries: Stories & activities for young
peacemakers (forward by Lois Lowry). Montgomery, AL: The Southern
> Sapp, J. (2006). Crocodile and ghost bat have a hullabaloo: An
Australian tale of name-calling. In Sapp, J. (Ed.), Rhinos and raspberries:
Stories & activities for young peacemakers. Montgomery, AL: The
Sapp, J. (2005). One survivor remembers: The Holocaust story of survivor Gerda
Weissmann Klein. Montgomery, AL: The Southern Poverty Law Center.
Willoughby, B., Holladay, J., Williams, D., Sapp, J., Jackson, C., Brooks, L., Kilman,
C., et al. (Eds.). (2005). Speak up! Responding to everyday bigotry.
Montgomery, AL: The Southern Poverty Law Center.
Bryan, P., Cardinal, D., Gaunty-Porter, D., Osborn, J., Sapp, J., Soohoo, S., Weston,
S., and Wilson, T. (Eds.). (2003). Essays on urban education: Critical
consciousness, collaboration and the self. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
> Sapp, J. (2003). The curriculum of the self: Critical self-knowing as
critical pedagogy. In Bryan, P., Cardinal, D., Gaunty-Porter, D., Osborn,
J., Sapp, J., Soohoo, S., Weston, S., and Wilson, T. (Eds.) Essays
on urban education: Critical consciousness, collaboration and the self.
> Bryan, P., Cardinal, D., Gaunty-Porter, D., Osborn, J., Sapp, J., Soohoo, S.,
Weston, S., and Wilson, T. (2003). Can we talk about collaboration?
In Bryan, P., Cardinal, D., Gaunty-Porter, D., Osborn, J., Sapp, J.,
Soohoo, S., Weston, S., and Wilson, T. (Eds.) Essays on urban
education: Critical consciousness, collaboration and the self.
Sapp, J. (Ed.). (2002). Teaching reading through balanced literacy. Bloomington,
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Book Chapters
Sapp, J. (2018). Rethinking art in mathematics and science. In Clark, C.,
Haddad, Z. M. & VandeHei, A. (Eds.) STEM volume of the PK-12 multicultural
curriculum transformation handbook. Langham, MD: R&L Education.
Sapp, J. (2017). A sissy speaks to gym teachers: How I was formed and deformed
by toxic masculinity. In Chamness Miller, P. & Tsuyoshi McGivern, C. (Eds.)
Queer voices from the locker room. Charlotte, NC: Information Age
Hamdan, K., Aguilar, J., Yee, P., Nee, A., Benitez, X., Medina, C. & Sapp, J. (2014).
Recruitment, selection, placement, and support in the preparation of quality
urban secondary teachers. In Issa Lahera, A., Hamdan, K., & Normore, A. H.
(Eds.) Pathways to excellence: Developing and cultivating leaders for the
classroom and beyond. Bangles, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.
Sapp, J. (2014). How school taught me I was poor. In Gorski, P. C. & Landsman, J.
(Eds.) The poverty and education reader: A call for equity in many voices.
Sapp, J. (2008). Teaching tolerance: A project of the southern poverty law center.
Multicultural approaches to family and community violence prevention - a
national perspective. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Sapp, J. (2007). James Baldwin. In Anderson, G. L. & Herr, K. (Eds.) Encyclopedia
of activism and social justice. Thousand Oak, CA: SAGE Publications.
Sapp, J. (2007). Nonviolence and activism. In Anderson, G. L. & Herr, K. (Eds.)
Encyclopedia of activism and social justice. Thousand Oak, CA: SAGE
Sapp, J. (2007). White privilege. In Anderson, G. L. & Herr, K. (Eds.) Encyclopedia
of activism and social justice. Thousand Oak, CA: SAGE Publications.
Smith, H., Allen, A., Varner, L., Wilder, J., Wentworth, M., Jones, B., Turnbull, D.,
Priddy, M. S., Payne, A., Starling, M. & Sapp, J. (1994). Democratic teacher
education: Programs, processes, problems and projects. Foxfire teachers’
networks (viewed through Maxine Greene’s the dialectic of freedom. Albany, NY:
Magazine and Non-Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Sapp, J. (2009). Gay children’s books. September 28, 2009 for
Sapp, J. (2009). Back to school, back to community. August 14, 2009 for
Sapp, J. & Nieto, S. (2009). How my school taught me I was poor. Teaching
Tolerance, Issue 35, pp. 52-55.
Garcia, M. M. & Sapp, J. (2008). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of classroom
management, part three. June 11, 2008 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2008). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of classroom management, part
two. May 20, 2008 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2008). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of classroom management, part
one. April 10, 2008 for www.tolerance.org.
Murrey, D. & Sapp, J. (2008). Making numbers count: How social justice math
can help students transform people, places, and communities. Teaching
Tolerance, Issue 33, pp. 51-55.
Holladay, J., Grant, C., Irvine, J. J., Sleeter, C., Hunt, H., Gorski, P., Sapp, J., Holladay,
J. M., & Beirich, H. (2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of domestic
poverty. November 6, 2007 for www.teachingtolerance.org.
Sapp, J., Brooks, L., Briggs, S., Davis, R., Holladay, J., & Erbe, N. (2007). Anti-bias
classroom: The ABCs of conflict resolution. October 4, 2007 for
Holladay, J., Briggs, S., Davis, R., English, T., Brooks, L., & Sapp, J. (2007). Six
lessons from Jena: What every school and educator can learn from the events
in Jena. September 27, 2007 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of closing the school year. May
30, 2007 for www.teachingtolerance.org.
Banks, J., Cummins, J., Christian, D., Collier, V., Cortes, C., Crawford, J. et al.
(2007). Annotated bibliography of recommended professional literature:
Educational interventions for English learners. Sacramento, CA: California
Holladay, J., Davis, R., English, T., Garcia, M., Rogers, T., Thomas, R., Williams, V.,
Brooks, L., & Sapp, J. The ABCs of school integration. April 9, 2007 for
Holladay, J., Kilman, C., Rogers, T., Sapp, J., Thomason, R., & Williams, V. (2007).
Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of sexual orientation. March 19, 2007 for
Jackson, C., Bradford, I., English, T., Holladay, J., Kilman, C., Raven, L., Sapp, J.,
Thomason, R., & Williams, V. (2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of
hip-hop. March 7, 2007 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2007). Teaching as a subversive act. February 21, 2007 for
Holladay, J., Akopyan, Y., Aronson, J., Bigelow, B., Christensen, L., English, T., et al.
(2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of testing season. February 21, 2007
Sapp, J. (2007). Ryan Fournier: Openly gay student body president at OSU.
February 15, 2007 for www.campuspride.net.
Kilman, C., Bradford, I., Brooks, L., English, T., Holladay, J., Jackson, C., Sapp, J. &
Thomason, R. (2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of women’s history
month. February 4, 2007 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2007). Grandmother of 6: Media portrayals of gender in politics.
February 4, 2007 for www.tolerance.org.
Jackson, C., Bradford, I., English, T., Holladay, J., Kilman, C., Sapp, J., & Thomason,
R. (2007). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of black history month. January
22, 2007 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2007). Crocodile and ghost bat have a hullabaloo: An Australian tale of
name-calling. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 31, pp. 62-63.
Sapp, J. (2006). Mixing it up in California: All the world’s a stage. November 15,
Sapp, J. (2006). Why frogs and snakes never play together: A pourquoi of
prejudice. September 25, 2006 for www.teachingtolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2006). Juliette Hampton Morgan: Becoming a white anti-racist
educator. September 18, 2006 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. & Kagan, S. (2006). Increasing classroom race relations through
cooperative learning. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 30, pp. 51-54.
Sapp, J. (2006). Anti-bias classroom: The ABCs of building community. August
15, 2006 for www.teachingtolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2006). Esera Tuaolo: Gay in the national football league. April 15, 2006
Sapp, J. (2006). Cooperative comics: Using comics to confront difficult issues at
school. January 6, 2006 for www.teachingtolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2006). Rigor + support = success: A formulat for educating children in
poverty. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 29, pp. 44-49.
Sapp, J. (2006). Wildcat goes a-bragging: An Appalachian tale. Teaching
Sapp, J. (2005). Gerda Weissmann Klein: One survivor keeps remembering.
Teaching Tolerance, Issue 28, pp. 50-55.
Sapp, J. (2005). The clever boy and the terrible, dangerous animal. Retelling of
Idries Shah’s tale published by Hoopoe Books. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 28,
Sapp, J. (2005). A queer timeline: Life after Jerry Falwell. May 16, 2005 for
Sapp, J. (2005). With, not for: Adults helping vs. hindering youth. February 9,
Sapp, J. (2005). Internet filters block “gay” and “lesbian.” February 1, 2005 for
Sapp, J. (2005). Seeking a common language: How do we get GLBTQ people and
religious people to dialogue? January 31, 2005 for www.tolerance.org.
Sapp, J. (2005). Learning from hate mail. Teaching Tolerance, Issue, 27, p. 5.
Sapp, J. (2005). Body, mind & spirit: Holistic educators seek authentic
connections with students, subjects, colleagues and the world. Teaching
Tolerance, Issue 27, pp. 24-29.
Sapp, J. (2005). The tail of the dog. Retelling of Victor Montejo’s folktale from
The Bird Who Cleans the World published by Curbstone Press. Teaching
Willoughby, B., & Sapp, J. (Eds.). (2005). The power of words: Examining the
language of ethnic, gender and sexual orientation bias. Spring 2005 for
Sapp, J. (2004). World majority teenagers mix it up in California. November 17,
Sapp, J. (2004). How the orca came to be. Retelling of Anne Cameron’s Orca’s
song published by Harbour Publishing. Teaching Tolerance, Issue 26, p. 64.
Sapp, J. (2004). Say no to hate: Tolerance takes a victory lap. October 18, 2004
Sapp, J. (2004). Ready or not: A coming out story. October 8, 2004 for
Sapp, J. (2004). The southern poverty law center’s summer reading program:
Dive into summer reading (Interview with Mem Fox). June 2, 2004 for
Sapp, J. (2004). Coming out against biased language. May 18, 2004 for
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