Christina O’Connor

Christina O’Connor is Director of Professional Education Preparation, Policy, and Accountability at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Project Director for Piedmont Teacher Residency Partnership, a Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the US Department of Education, and Regional Director for the NC New Teacher Support Program. Dr. O’Connor has been at UNCG since 2006 and during her tenure has directed three Teacher Quality Partnership grants and coordinated K-12 partnership initiatives, including extensive work in the area of teacher induction. Prior to UNCG, Dr. O’Connor was an elementary school principal, curriculum facilitator and teacher in the Guilford County Schools. She holds a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Reading Education, a Master of School Administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.