Micere Keels

Micere Keels

Keynote Speaker: Associate Professor in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago

Micere Keels Biography

Dr. Micere Keels is an Associate Professor in Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. She focuses on understanding how race-ethnicity and poverty structure the supports and challenges that children and youth experience. She is particularly interested in how family and neighborhood inequality are associated with the sorting of children into different quality schools, and the interventions that can improve their educational outcomes. She is currently leading three projects that work to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of students from historically marginalized communities.

She is the founding director of the Trauma Responsive Educational Practices Project (TREP Project), which is a research-translation and research-practice-partnership that aims to connect the brain and behavior research on developmental trauma with the realities of school and classroom management. The TREP Project works to develop the individual and organizational capacity of educators and schools serving children growing up in neighborhoods that have high levels of toxic stress, such as violent crime, concentrated poverty, concentrated foster care involvement, and housing instability. The TREP Project is currently working with 15 schools. Lessons learned from this work is disseminated to a larger audience through the project’s website TREPEducator.org, which is an implementation and learning resource for educators and administrators.

She is working with a team of researchers from the University of Haifa to conduct a bi-national intervention development study to improve the educational outcomes of youth who have been placed at-risk for dropout by growing up in developmentally challenging neighborhoods and households. The intervention uses a future-oriented, occupational framework to target improving students’ engagement with and attachment to school as well as their sense of purpose for completing high school by making it relevant for their future aspirations.

Lastly, she has been tracking a cohort of Black and Latinx students who entered college in 2013, and is writing a book that examines these students’ needs for counterspaces on campus. Counterspaces enable students of a given marginalized identity to gather, validate, and critique their experiences with the larger institution, and develop counter narratives that challenge dominant representations and notions concerning their marginalized identities.

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Micere Keels Videos

EL Live: Interview with Micere Keels
Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color - Micere Keels

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Micere Keels is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Medicine, Neuroscience, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Activism, Overcoming Adversity, Family & Parenting, Education and Youth.

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Micere Keels is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Medicine, Neuroscience and Culture. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Micere Keels generally travels from Chicago, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are S. Lee Merritt, Dexter R. Voisin and Eric Thomas. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Micere Keels for an upcoming event.

Micere Keels Videos

EL Live: Interview with Micere Keels
Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color - Micere Keels
  • How do I book Micere Keels to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Micere Keels for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Micere Keels, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Micere Keels or any other speaker of your choice.
  • How much does it cost to book Micere Keels for a speaking engagement?

    Speaking fees for Micere Keels, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. For the most current speaking fee to hire Micere Keels, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Micere Keels speak about?

    Micere Keels is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Medicine, Neuroscience, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Social Activism, Overcoming Adversity, Family & Parenting, Education and Youth.
  • Where does Micere Keels travel from?

    Micere Keels generally travels from Chicago, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
  • Who is the agent for Micere Keels?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Micere Keels for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Micere Keels for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Micere Keels or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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