Dr. Rhoden's scholarship centers on:
- Academic Identity reconstruction after disruption
- Cultural Trust and relational pedagogy
- Institutional structures and sorting mechanisms
- Racialized knowledge production and education policy.
Books
Rhoden, S. (2018) Building Trust and Resilience among Black Male High School Students: Boys to Men. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rhoden, S. (2026) More than Mindset: Why Post-Traumatic Growth and Growth Mindset are Integral for Student Achievement. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. [In Press]
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Rhoden, S. (2017) "Trust Me, You Are Going to College: How Trust Influences Academic Achievement in Black Males." The Journal of Negro Education, 86(1), 52-64.
Rhoden, S. (2026) "From Relational Trust to Cultural Trust: Advancing Equity Through the Narratives of Black Male Educators."
[Accepted to be published in the Journal of Equity and Social Justice in Education]
Books Chapters
Rhoden, S. (2019) I am Not Supposed to Be Here: Why Numbers Sometimes Lie. In Robinson, M. & Wright, B. (Eds.), Gumbo for The Soul III: Scottsdale, AZ: Information Age Publishing.
Rhoden, S. (2019) Walls and Bridges: Teaching Culture and Diversity to Pre-Service Teachers. In Bolton, P., Smith, C., & Bebout, L. (Eds.), Teaching with Tension: Race, Resistance, and Reality in the Classroom. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.
Rhoden, S. (2018) Perseverance will Prevail: Three Black Males Whose Lives Matter. In Ransaw, K. (Ed), The Handbook of Research on Black Males: East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press
Rhoden, S. (2017) Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and the Importance of Listening. In Kent, A.M. & Green, A.M. (Eds.), Examining Best Practices in Mentoring Public School Educators throughout the Professional Journey. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rhoden, S. (2017) Performing Love: A Complex Man Showing off His Simplicity. In Ford, D.M. (Ed.), Telling Our Stories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Book Reviews
Rhoden, S. (2017) Review of Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education, by John Merrow, Teachers College Record, 2017, p.-.
Selected Scholarly Presentations
Rhoden, S. (2026) Building Cultural Trust: Relational Pedagogy and the Education of Black Boys in an Urban Charter School. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2026) We Belong Everywhere: Disrupting White Parental Authority Through the Counter-Narrative of a Black Male Educator. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Miller, J., Tremmel, S., Toscano, A., Rhoden, S. (2025). Leveraging Connection to Improve Access to Higher Education: A Student and Faculty Case Study. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2024). Reimagining Student Achievement through Post-Traumatic Growth in the Classroom. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2024). A Historical Overview of Bias and Cultural Conflict in K–12 Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Ransom, J., Goings, R., & Rhoden, S. (2019). Intersectionality in Research on Black Male Educational Experiences. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2019). Teaching Mindset, Interdependence, and Resilience in Student Success Courses. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE).
Rhoden, S. (2017). Small Schools 2.0: Reigniting the Small Schools Movement. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2018) Building Trust and Resilience among Black Male High School Students: Boys to Men. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rhoden, S. (2026) More than Mindset: Why Post-Traumatic Growth and Growth Mindset are Integral for Student Achievement. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. [In Press]
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Rhoden, S. (2017) "Trust Me, You Are Going to College: How Trust Influences Academic Achievement in Black Males." The Journal of Negro Education, 86(1), 52-64.
Rhoden, S. (2026) "From Relational Trust to Cultural Trust: Advancing Equity Through the Narratives of Black Male Educators."
[Accepted to be published in the Journal of Equity and Social Justice in Education]
Books Chapters
Rhoden, S. (2019) I am Not Supposed to Be Here: Why Numbers Sometimes Lie. In Robinson, M. & Wright, B. (Eds.), Gumbo for The Soul III: Scottsdale, AZ: Information Age Publishing.
Rhoden, S. (2019) Walls and Bridges: Teaching Culture and Diversity to Pre-Service Teachers. In Bolton, P., Smith, C., & Bebout, L. (Eds.), Teaching with Tension: Race, Resistance, and Reality in the Classroom. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.
Rhoden, S. (2018) Perseverance will Prevail: Three Black Males Whose Lives Matter. In Ransaw, K. (Ed), The Handbook of Research on Black Males: East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press
Rhoden, S. (2017) Small Learning Communities (SLCs) and the Importance of Listening. In Kent, A.M. & Green, A.M. (Eds.), Examining Best Practices in Mentoring Public School Educators throughout the Professional Journey. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rhoden, S. (2017) Performing Love: A Complex Man Showing off His Simplicity. In Ford, D.M. (Ed.), Telling Our Stories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Book Reviews
Rhoden, S. (2017) Review of Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education, by John Merrow, Teachers College Record, 2017, p.-.
Selected Scholarly Presentations
Rhoden, S. (2026) Building Cultural Trust: Relational Pedagogy and the Education of Black Boys in an Urban Charter School. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2026) We Belong Everywhere: Disrupting White Parental Authority Through the Counter-Narrative of a Black Male Educator. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Miller, J., Tremmel, S., Toscano, A., Rhoden, S. (2025). Leveraging Connection to Improve Access to Higher Education: A Student and Faculty Case Study. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2024). Reimagining Student Achievement through Post-Traumatic Growth in the Classroom. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2024). A Historical Overview of Bias and Cultural Conflict in K–12 Education. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Ransom, J., Goings, R., & Rhoden, S. (2019). Intersectionality in Research on Black Male Educational Experiences. American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Rhoden, S. (2019). Teaching Mindset, Interdependence, and Resilience in Student Success Courses. Association of Teacher Educators (ATE).
Rhoden, S. (2017). Small Schools 2.0: Reigniting the Small Schools Movement. American Educational Research Association (AERA).