Jewell Parker Rhodes

Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning educator and writer for both youth and adults. She is the Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University and the Founding Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.

 

“Words have power to advance equity and environmental justice.”

“Through multi-dimensional character-driven stories, barriers break and empathy blossoms.”