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Rosemarie Allen
Born	South Los Angeles, California, US
Academic background
Education	California State University, Long Beach (BA) Lesley University (MEd) University of Colorado Denver (EdD)
Academic work
Discipline	Early childhood development, diversity, equity, inclusion
Institutions	Metropolitan State University of Denver
Website	www.rosemarieallen.com

Rosemarie Allen is an American academic who specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is an associate professor of early childhood development at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and president and chief executive officer for the Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence.

Early life and education

Allen was raised in South-Central Los Angeles, California. She completed her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach. Allen earned a Master of Education from Lesley University and a Doctor of Education in Equity and Leadership in Education at the University of Colorado Denver.

Career

Allen's works specialize in early childhood development, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has authored three children's books on diversity. Allen served in directorship roles with the Colorado Department of Human Services as the director of the division of early learning and in youth corrections. Allen joined the faculty at Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2004 and is an associate professor of early childhood education. She is the president and CEO for the Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence, a nonprofit organization which licenses child care providers in three counties in Colorado.

Selected works

• Allen, Rosemarie (2018). Cute and Curly. Center for Equity & Excellence. ISBN 978-1-7323442-2-8.
• Allen, Rosemarie (2018). Stylish and Straight. Center for Equity & Excellence. ISBN 978-1-7323442-1-1.

References

1. "School Readiness Summit." Akron, Ohio: Akron Beacon Journal, September 13, 2017, p. A2 (subscription required).
2. Cottom, Theresa. "School readiness: Early education is priority." Akron, Ohio: Akron Beacon Journal, October 28, 2017, pp. B1, B10 (subscription required).
3. ^ Burton, Nylah (March 11, 2019). "She, The People: Dr. Rosemarie Allen Is An Education Expert Who Wants To End Classroom Bias". Essence. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
4. Schimke, Ann (March 22, 2016). "Suspended countless times as a child, this professor is tackling racial disparities in preschool discipline". Chalkbeat Colorado. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
5. "Dr. Rosemarie Allen, Ed.D." University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
6. ^ "Rosemarie Allen". Metropolitan State University of Denver. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
7. Shelley, Tim (October 3, 2019). "Aware Is Halfway There: Identifying and Combating Implicit Biases in Early Childhood Education". WGLT. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
8. "Licensing Overview". Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Rosemarie Allen publications indexed by Google Scholar

• Living people
• 1950 births
• African-American women academics
• 21st-century American women academics
• 21st-century African-American academics
• 21st-century American academics
• 21st-century American women writers
• Metropolitan State University of Denver
• California State University, Long Beach alumni
• Lesley University alumni
• University of Colorado Denver alumni
• 21st-century African-American women writers
• 21st-century African-American writers
• 20th-century African-American academics
• 20th-century American academics
• 20th-century American women academics
• 20th-century African-American women writers
• 20th-century American women writers
• 20th-century African-American writers