Dr. Peter Knox is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Vermont. His research areas include Community Schools, rural education, education policy, and family-school-community partnerships.
Approaches his scholarship through a lens of equity/social justice in educational settings, Dr. Knox has a strong interest in and experience working in partnership with rural and under-resourced communities. He is passionate about community-based participatory research that centers on policy implementation and program evaluation using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods data collection and analysis.
Program Affiliations:
- Catamount Community Schools Collaborative (CCSC)
- Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Inclusive Education (SHIE)
- Resiliency-Based Approaches with Families, Schools and Communities
Sponsored Research:
- Congressional Direct Spending Grant (U.S. Department of Education) – $1.9 million
- Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships Seed Grant – $300,000
- National Network for Research-Practice Partnerships Youth Voice Grant – $7,500
National Associations:
- National Network for Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP)
- Coalition for Community Schools Research Practice Network (CCS RPN)