Carmen Richardson

Dr. Carmen Richardson is an educator with 20 years of experience in K-12 education and 10 years of experience in higher education. Carmen has a BA in Theatre, an Elementary Education Teaching Certificate and a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She has a PhD in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, from Michigan State University where her research focused on supporting students and teacher creativity in K-12 settings.  

Carmen is an instructor in the Leadership and Innovation EdD program at Arizona State University where she teaches courses and serves as a dissertation chair. She conducts research on creativity, leadership, technology, and innovation in education. Her work has been published in a variety of educational journals including Phi Delta Kappan, Educational Action Research, TechTrends, Thinking Skills and Creativity, and Teaching Education.

Her 20 years in K-12 education were spent as a classroom teacher, librarian, and instructional coach. She spent 11 years of her teaching career at Kamehameha Schools Hawai’i and has experience in private and public schools in both Hawai’i and Washington. For fun Carmen plays the piano, spends time with family, and reads.