Dr. Antoinette Miranda was interviewed and featured within an article entitled, “Urban Advocate: A Different Lens” by Michelle Healy. The article focuses on why violence is perceived differently in urban settings as compared to suburban settings.
An excerpt:
One explanation likely rests with entrenched perceptions about schools and violence, says Antoinette Miranda, a professor of school psychology at Ohio State University and member of the Ohio State Board of Education. “Urban schools are typically portrayed as dangerous and violent, while suburban schools are portrayed as these safe places,” Miranda says. “The irony, however, is almost all of the mass shootings that get publicized have occurred in suburban and rural areas that are predominately white, and perpetrated by a white male.” Read more: Article PDF
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