Cheryl E. Matias

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Cheryl E. Matias is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheryl E. Matias has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 41 papers in Education and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Cheryl E. Matias's work include Critical Race Theory in Education (47 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (15 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (12 papers). Cheryl E. Matias is often cited by papers focused on Critical Race Theory in Education (47 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (15 papers) and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (12 papers). Cheryl E. Matias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cyprus and Russia. Cheryl E. Matias's co-authors include Janiece Mackey, Michalinos Zembylas, Roberto Montoya, Daniel D. Liou, Tanetha J. Grosland, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Dorothy Garrison-Wade, René Galindo, Nolan L. Cabrera and Robin DiAngelo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Science Education and Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education.

In The Last Decade

Cheryl E. Matias

54 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Feeling White
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheryl E. Matias United States 21 1.4k 1.3k 156 127 101 59 1.8k
Lindsay Pérez Huber United States 19 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 177 1.1× 105 0.8× 98 1.0× 42 1.6k
Robin DiAngelo United States 18 824 0.6× 612 0.5× 182 1.2× 121 1.0× 60 0.6× 23 1.3k
Michael J. Dumas United States 9 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 126 0.8× 106 0.8× 165 1.6× 10 1.6k
Bettina L. Love United States 13 996 0.7× 947 0.7× 136 0.9× 120 0.9× 133 1.3× 30 1.4k
Marvin Lynn United States 22 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 156 1.0× 147 1.2× 138 1.4× 27 1.8k
Cynthia A. Tyson United States 13 972 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 87 0.6× 51 0.4× 109 1.1× 29 1.5k
Rita Kohli United States 18 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 104 0.7× 57 0.4× 107 1.1× 29 1.6k
Dorinda J. Carter Andrews United States 17 585 0.4× 898 0.7× 106 0.7× 71 0.6× 102 1.0× 29 1.1k
Mark A. Gooden United States 14 477 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 100 0.6× 158 1.2× 97 1.0× 29 1.3k
Cornelia Kristen Germany 19 793 0.6× 724 0.6× 87 0.6× 75 0.6× 40 0.4× 47 1.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2026). Teaching with a Racialized Heart: Reframing Emotion as Theory and Praxis in Trauma-Informed Education. The Urban Review. 58(1). 1 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2025). Unpacking Emotional Configurations of Whiteness in Science Teacher Education: A Response to McCausland. Science Education. 110(1). 96–101.
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2025). Silenced no more: women of color confronting racial gaslighting in academia. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 38(8). 1226–1245.
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Tyler, Kenneth M., et al.. (2024). Exploring preservice teachers’ practices and perspectives on Whiteness. 1–18. 1 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2024). Beyond being balikbayan : an examination of imposed boxes toward becoming Pin@y educators of decolonial and racially just education. Diaspora Indigenous and Minority Education. 1–15.
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Matias, Cheryl E.. (2022). Towards a Black Whiteness studies: a response to the growing field. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 36(8). 1431–1441. 22 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2021). The impact of Whiteness on the education of nurses. Journal of Professional Nursing. 37(3). 620–625. 25 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2019). (Un)Common White Sense: the Whiteness Behind Digital Media. Postdigital Science and Education. 2(2). 330–347. 5 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2018). When whiteness creeps back in: an analytic look at whiteness in urban education school reform. 3(2). 103–121. 3 indexed citations
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Montoya, Roberto, et al.. (2016). Words Are Wind: Using Du Bois and Bourdieu to "Unveil" the Capricious Nature of Gifted and Talented Programs.. The Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies. 14(1). 127–143. 3 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E. & Janiece Mackey. (2015). Breakin’ Down Whiteness in Antiracist Teaching: Introducing Critical Whiteness Pedagogy. The Urban Review. 48(1). 32–50. 144 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E.. (2015). “Why do you make me hate myself?”: Re-teaching Whiteness, abuse, and love in urban teacher education. Teaching Education. 27(2). 194–211. 72 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2015). Dirty Dancing with Race and Class: Microaggressions toward First-Generation and Low Income College Students of Color. Loyola eCommons (Loyola University Chicago). 2(1). 1. 13 indexed citations
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Montoya, Roberto, et al.. (2015). “American Chimera: The Ever-Present Domination of Whiteness, Patriarchy, and Capitalism…A Parable”. Educational Philosophy and Theory. 48(9). 872–883. 3 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E., et al.. (2014). What is Critical Whiteness doing in OUR Nice Field like Critical Race Theory. 6 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E.. (2013). On the "Flip" Side: A Teacher Educator of Color Unveiling the Dangerous Minds of White Teacher Candidates. Teacher education quarterly (Claremont, Calif.). 40(2). 53–73. 56 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E.. (2013). Check Yo'self before You Wreck Yo'self and Our Kids: Counterstories from Culturally Responsive White Teachers? . . . To Culturally Responsive White Teachers!.. The Journal of Teaching and Learning. 3(2). 68–81. 73 indexed citations
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Matias, Cheryl E. & Robin DiAngelo. (2013). Beyond the Face of Race: Emo-Cognitive Explorations of White Neurosis and Racial Cray-Cray. Educational foundations. 27. 3–20. 19 indexed citations
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