Media Appearances

Award-winning educator, author, and speaker Jenny Grant Rankin, Ph.D. is regularly interviewed and featured on radio (BBC, NPR, etc.), podcasts, webcasts, publications, videos, and other media. Her many media appearances include the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Frankfurter Rundschau [Germany], Good Housekeeping, HuffPost (Huffington Post), The Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio (NPR), NBC News, Newsweek, The New York Times, Nonfiction Authors Association (NFAA), O: The Oprah Magazine, The Orange County Register, Reader’s Digest, The San Diego Union Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Sun, Sunday Star-Times [New Zealand], U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, countless commendations in the media, serving as panelist at events like Comic-Con, and congressional testimonies to inform legislation.

Below you will find details on Dr. Rankin's:

Event appearances, like when Dr. Rankin served as a panelist for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Mensa, Comic-Con, and others, are on the Speeches page. You might also visit Dr. Rankin's bio/CV for details on her own publications, speeches, awards, etc.


Media Appearances

February 5, 2023

Raising Parents: The Parenting Science Insights Podcast (Life Management Science Labs, a division of The KPI Institute) (Interview)

  • Title: Effective Strategies for Parent-Teacher Communication

  • Interviewer: Kenanga Putri

  • Interview: TBD

October 3, 2023

The Sun (Interview)

 

June 20, 2023

HaiBunda [translation from Indonesian: Hi Mother] (Interview)

March 1, 2023

Digital Download (Interview)

 

January 11, 2023

Frankfurter Rundschau [translation from German: Frankfurter Review (Interview)

 

July 27, 2022

BAM! Radio (Live Radio Interview)

 

June 13, 2022

Teacher Education Space

November 30, 2021

Girls’ Life (Interview)

November 25, 2020

TrendingWWWandW (Interview)

November 11, 2020

The New York Times (Interview)

August 28, 2020

The New Minds Podcast (NuMinds Enrichment) (Interview)

August 16, 2020

Dream Big and Live Free (Podcast with Apple and Spotify) (Interview)

July 24, 2020

The Wall Street Journal (Interview)

  • Title: For These Homeowners in Lockdown, It Was Love at Second Sight

  • Author: Hannah Selinger

  • Interview: Pages M1-M9 in print issue

July 23, 2020

Reader’s Digest (Interview)

July, 2020

Mensa Oracle Member Spotlight

June 14, 2020

Any Given Runway (Podcast with Apple and Spotify) (Interview)

May 18, 2020

Authority Magazine (Interview)

March 19, 2020

Paraná English Language Teachers' Association (Portuguese acronym: APLIEPAR) (Interview)

January 13, 2020

K12 Measures (Commentary)

January 7, 2020

Gal Talks Tech (Interview)

Septmeber 17, 2019

Routledge/Taylor & Francis (Interview)

  • Title: 11 Tips for Networking at Conferences: A Q&A with Author Jenny Grant Rankin

  • Interviewer: Sarah Poppe

  • Interview: www.routledge.com/posts/15863

August 26, 2019

Authority Magazine (Interview)

August 26, 2019

Thrive Global (Interview)

August 23, 2019

National Public Radio (NPR) (Used Dr. Rankin’s Responses to Inform Episodes, Stories, & Guide)

August 5, 2019

Mensa (Video)

July 25, 2019

Sunday Star-Times [New Zealand]

July 25, 2019

The Seattle Times (Interview)

July 19, 2019

The San Diego Union Tribune (Interview)

July 18, 2019

The Orange County Register (Interview)

July 16, 2019

Women with Gifts International (Interview)

JuLY 2, 2019

Reader’s Digest (Interview)

June 7, 2019

U.S. News & World Report (Interview)

June 3, 2019

O: The Oprah Magazine (Interview)

May 30, 2019

Nonfiction Authors Association (NFAA) (Interview)

May 30, 2019

Fupping (Author and Blog Made List of Blogs to Improve Molding Young Minds)

May 5, 2019

Newsweek (Author and Book Made List of Teacher Appreciation Week Gift Ideas)

April 25, 2019

The Washington Post (Interview)

April 23, 2019

Good Housekeeping (Interview)

April 17, 2019

Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference (Book Signing)

  • Event: Book Launch and Book Signing

  • Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111

  • Event Information: https://cies2019.org

April 8, 2019

Good Housekeeping (Interview)

March 27, 2019

NBC News (Interview)

March 23, 2019

Huffington Post (HuffPost) (Interview)

March 22, 2019

IGI Global Newsroom (Interview)

February 3-23, 2019

Light Your Fire Summit (Video Interview)

 

January 5, 2019

BAM! Radio (Live Radio Interview)

 

November 26, 2018

Personalizing Thought Leadership (Interview)

September 26, 2018

American Educational Research Association (AERA) (Interview)

June 8, 2018

National Public Radio (NPR)

  • Show: NPR Business

  • Host: Charlotte Norsworthy

 

May 29, 2018

IQ & Success (Documentary Video)

  • Title: IQ & Success

  • Producer: Charlie Tuong

 

may 12, 2018

BAM! Radio (Live Radio Interview)

 

march 7, 2018

Co-moderating #EdutopiaChat (Scheduled Twitter Chat)

 

February 26, 2018

Moderating #admin2b (Scheduled Twitter Chat)

 

February 13, 2018

Illuminate Education Equity & Access Series (Video)

 

February 10, 2018

Laguna Beach Unified School District (Video)

 

November 19, 2017

On the Right Road (Radio Interview)

 

October 26, 2017

Connected Intelligence (Podcast)

 

July 17, 2017

The Teaching Well (Interview)

 


JULY 7, 2017

SAGE Research Methods Video Collection (Invited/Recorded Speaker)

JULY 7, 2017

SAGE Research Methods Video Collection (Invited/Recorded Speaker)

 

JULY 7, 2017

SAGE Research Methods Video Collection (Invited/Recorded Speaker)

 

June 25, 2017

National Public Radio (NPR)

 

May 6, 2017

Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC) Annual Conference (Author Event)

 

APRIL 28, 2017

SAGE Research Methods Video Collection (Invited/Featured Speaker)

 

march 25, 2017

ASCD Empower17 Conference (Author Event)

 

February 23, 2017

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) (Podcast)

 

November 26, 2016

Teaching Traveling (Interview)

 

November 1, 2016

ASCD AuthorPULSE (Interview)

 

October 17, 2016

BAM! Radio (Live Radio Interview)

 

September 14, 2016

Routledge/Taylor & Francis: Eye on Education: Author of the Month (Interview)

 

July 19, 2016

VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel (Live Radio Interview)

 

April 22, 2016

Educators Lead (Podcast)

  • Title: Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin | Over-The-Counter Data Leads to Better Decision-Making | Lead with Your Heart | When Students Know You Care, They Will Make Your Job a Lot Easier

  • Interviewee: Jay Willis

  • Recording: www.educatorslead.com/jennygrantrankin

 

June 2, 2015

EdTechReview (ETR) (India) (Podcast)

 

May 27, 2015

Scholastic: Administrators (Podcast)

 

May 26, 2015

Core of Education (Podcast)

 

May 18, 2015

New Media Consortium (NMC) Video (One of Many Experts Showcased)


Media Appearances as Judge

2024    Judge for 8th Grade Academic Showcase

  • Serving as a judge on May 6

  • Dale Junior High School

2020    Judge for STEAM Expo Competition

  • Serving as Material Innovation Challenge Design judge on June 9

  • Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) STEAM Expo

2019    Judge for Engineering “Shark Tank” Competition

  • Serving as Shark Tank judge on February 2

  • Saddleback Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) STEAM Expo

2019    Judge for Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen Scholarship

2016   Judge

  • For the Orange County Mensa Scholarship essay competition

2015   Judge

  • California Educational Research Association (CERA) Classroom Innovation Grant Award

2015   Judge

  • Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

2015   Judge

  • 2015 California Student Media Festival (CSMF)

  • Sponsored by PBS SoCAL, CUE, Wells Fargo, & Discovery Education

  • www.mediafestival.org

2014   Judge

  • Milken-­Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

2014   Judge

  • 2014 California Student Media Festival (CSMF)

  • Sponsored by PBS SoCAL, CUE, Wells Fargo, & Discovery Education

  • www.mediafestival.org


Commendations in the Media

(when Dr. Rankin was quoted, cited, or profiled in the media)

 

Dr. Rankin Thanked in Book’s Acknowledgements

  • Mesrizadeh, Z. (2021). The god of the gaps: Understanding science through the lens of religion and politics. Potomac, MD: New Degree Press.

  • Thompson, G. (2018). Dear Beautiful! A self-empowerment book for Black women. Seattle, WA: Author.

  • Thompson, G., & Thompson, R. (2014). Yes, you can!: Advice for teachers who want a great start and a great finish with their students of color. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Book for Which Dr. Rankin Wrote the Book's Foreword

Book for Which Dr. Rankin Wrote a Within-Book Blurb

  • Eng, N. (2018). Create an engaging syllabus: A concise, 7-step guide for professor. New York, NY: Norman Eng.

Course/Curriculum Built Around Books Dr. Rankin Wrote

Book Reviews/Recommendations of Dr. Rankin’s Books

Dr. Rankin Quoted, Cited, Profiled, and/or Commended

Dr. Rankin Featured by Organizations as a Resource


CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES

October 22, 2018

Congressional Testimony Added to Congressional Record

  • Outcome: Dr. Rankin’s testimony was submitted into the Congressional record

  • Topic: The impact of sober living homes on students and schools (and related legislation)

  • Testimony submitted through: U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)

  • Recording: House of Representatives Judiciary Committee

September 28, 2018

Testified to Congress & Added to Hearing Record

  • Outcome: Dr. Rankin’s testimony was part of the initial testimony submitted to the hearing record

  • Topic: The impact of sober living homes on students and schools (and related legislation)

  • Testimony submitted through: U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)

  • Recording: House of Representatives Judiciary Committee

 


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