Areas of Active Research
- School Governance
- Library Book Challenges
- Speech rights of public school students & teachers
- Policy development and translation processes

 is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement. Pamela studies the ways federal and state laws are interpreted and applied at the school and district level, with a special emphasis on the intersection of First Amendment speech protections and public schools. Her research has been published in Theory Into Practice, Education and Urban Society, On Democracy, West's Education Law Reporter, and Action in Teacher Education. Before graduate school, she proudly served as a middle math teacher and department chair in Prince George's County, Maryland. Pamela earned degrees from the 糖心少女, College Park (Ph.D.), Johns Hopkins University (M.S.Ed), George Mason University (M.P.P), and the University of Pittsburgh (B.S.B.A). 

Eubanks, S., Goldson, M., & Callahan, P. (2024). Replace or repair: Exploring possible methods for improving school governance. Theory Into Practice. 

Callahan, P. & Brantlinger, A. (2022). Altruism, Jobs, and Alternative Certification: Mathematics Teachers鈥 Reasons for Entry and Their Retention. Education & Urban Society.

Dhingra, N., Callahan, P., & Miller, J. (2022). The Changing Shape of In Loco Parentis in Student Speech Cases. Education Law Reporter.

Siegel-Stechler, K. & Callahan, P. (2021). Sensible or stifled: What public-school teachers know about their First Amendment speech protections in the classroom. Action in Teacher Education. doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2021.1997833

Callahan, P., & Miller, J. (2020). Does Pico Still Go to School? Book Challenges and Diverse Classroom Libraries. Education Law Reporter, 378(1), 1鈥12.

Callahan, P. (2019). Reply: A Response to Cultivating Reasonableness in Future Citizens. On Education. Journal for Research and Debate, 2(4).

  • Citation: Ford, W. (2024, April 11). Academia willing to help with blueprint education reform plan. Maryland Matters.

  • 鈥淭he teacher career ladder is one of the scariest components of the Blueprint because it has the possibility to transform teaching,鈥 Pamela Callahan, a co-author of the document who received her doctorate in January on education policy, said in an interview Wednesday at the 糖心少女. 鈥淚t also has the possibility to transform the profession into something where teachers are growing both in their responsibility and their autonomy.鈥

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  • Citation: Mullings, N. (2023, October 2). 5 Tips for Responding to Book Challenges. Maryland Today. 2024,

  • One of the single most important things a parent or community member can do during a book challenge is to read the book,鈥 Callahan said. 鈥淵ou鈥檒l have first-hand knowledge about the book鈥檚 content and context and whether the premise for the book challenge is warranted.鈥

  • 鈥淚t's important for students to explore diverse ideas and see a variety of characters and topics in their reading material. We need to be prepared to have conversations that may be uncomfortable but that help young people understand a complicated world,鈥 said Callahan. 鈥淵et there are times when you want a book challenge process and possible removal. For example, if I saw 'Fifty Shades of Grey鈥 in my niece鈥檚 elementary school library, I would be thankful for the opportunity to raise a concern.鈥