Beverly Bryde

Lecturer of Education and Co-Director of National Professional Development Grants, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

beverly.bryde@eastern.edu

Dr. Bryde is a Lecturer in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Eastern University, teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Bryde serves as the co-director of two National Professional Development grants serving ESL teachers, students, schools, families and communities in Norristown as well as Avon Grove, Kennett and Oxford. Through the years, Dr. Bryde’s research and publications focused on mission development, social justice education and professional development partnerships.

Dr. Bryde earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Villanova University and her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Widener University. Although a former high school English teacher and preschool teacher, Dr. Bryde has been working and teaching in higher education for most of her career. She has held a variety of leadership and faculty positions at varying levels and within diverse areas of higher education.  Beginning her higher ed career in residence life, campus ministry and athletic coaching, Dr. Bryde then served on the faculty for many years at California Lutheran University in Southern California and Cabrini University. Most recently, Dr. Bryde was the Founding Dean for Cabrini University’s School of Education for ten years.

Education

Ed.D., Higher Education Leadership, Widener University

MA, Education Administration, Villanova University

BSED, Secondary Education, Villanova University

Class Taught
  • EDUC 234, Child and Adolescent Development
Research Interests
  • Mission Development
  • Social Justice Education
  • Support of ESL Teachers, Students and Communities
  • Partnership Development
Professional Associations and Services
  • American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE)
  • Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
  • Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PACTE) and Executive Board Member (2017 – 2023)
Recent Publications
  • Bryde, B. (2021) An Education of the Heart at Cabrini University: A Transformational Language of the Heart, A Family Beyond Borders. https://www.cabriniworld.org/blog/an-education-of-the-heart-at-cabrini-university-a-transformational-language-of-the-heart-a-family-beyond-borders/
  • Whitaker, R.W., Sheety, A., & Bryde, B. (2021). The Courage to Construct a CRT Course, In These Contentious Times. Paper Presented at The Annual CPED Learning Exchange. Virtual.
  • Whitaker, R. W., Conway, T., Bryde, B., Ritter, M., & M. Covello (2020). Green light, yellow light, red light: A case study that explores should the PDS partnership proceed, slow down, or stop? In E. Garin and R. Burns (Eds.) The NAPDS nine essentials in action: Cases of professional development schools. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. 
  • Bryde, B., Gingerich, J., Rademacher, N., Van Brunt, M., & Zurek, J (2019) Faculty Commitment to Mission: A Case Study at Cabrini University. Journal of Catholic Higher Education VOL 38 No 2 
  • Whitaker, R.W., McCown, R. & Bryde, B. (2019). Finding A Path and Making the Road. Lessons Learned from Supporting A CPED Graduate in the Pursuit of Social Justice in Education. Paper Presented at the Annual CPED Learning Exchange. Columbia, SC.
  • Bryde, B. & Gentile, A.(2018). Student Teacher Perceptions on Teaching Social Justice, Pennsylvania Teacher Educator, 17, 11-22.
  • Whitaker, R.W., Bryde, B, Conway, T., & Ritter, M. (2017). When Saying No is Better than Saying Yes. Paper presented at the annual National Association of Professional Development Schools, Washington. D.C