Education

1999 University of Oklahoma, B.S.
2003 University of Oklahoma, M.A.
2014 University of Oklahoma, Ph.D.

Courses Taught

Language and Literacy Essentials in Elementary School
Teaching Reading in the Elementary School

Career Specialties

Lisa Delgado Brown’s scholarship examines how teacher educators can prepare preservice and early-career educators to make thoughtful, evidence-informed instructional decisions. Her work explores how instructional design, reflective practice and the ethical integration of technology, including artificial intelligence, can strengthen professional judgment and promote equitable literacy outcomes for diverse, multilingual and struggling learners.

Professional and Community Activities

Delgado Brown has published in peer-reviewed journals, edited volumes and practitioner outlets and has presented her work nationally and internationally. Her current projects include research on AI-supported lesson planning, differentiation and teacher candidates’ pedagogical reasoning; scholarship on literacy access and reflective practice and a co-edited volume on artificial intelligence in teacher preparation. 

Nationally, she was selected for the ATE Inquiry Initiative, Reclaiming Teaching in an Era of Disruption and serves on the ATE President’s Commission on School Safety and Teacher Preparedness. She also contributes to ATE’s 2026 and 2027 annual conference planning committees. Locally, she develops literacy partnerships with WEDU PBS and Tampa-area schools and serves on the Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent’s Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities.

Recent Publications:

Delgado Brown, L. (2026, February 17). Why teaching cursive still matters: For access, identity, and equity. The Teacher Advocate (Kappa Delta Pi).

Delgado Brown, L. (2025, September 29). Beyond the first response: Prompting with purpose in university classrooms. Faculty Focus.  

Delgado Brown, L. (2025, April 23). AI as an educational ally: Innovative strategies for classroom integration. Faculty Focus

Delgado Brown, L., & Picot, C. (2024). Preparing Teacher Candidates for the Post-Pandemic Classroom: Insights through a transformative learning perspective. Journal of Transformative Learning, 11(1), 49–66.

Delgado Brown, L., & Perez, E.N. (2023). Transformation towards social justice: Artistic amalgams seen through a hip-hop pedagogical lens. Studies in Social Justice, 17(3), 521–526.

Honors and Awards

Faculty Teaching Academy Award, Oklahoma City University, Spring 2019  

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