Dembele teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy and multicultural
education. He also leads and supervises a cohort of elementary preservice teachers
in Pulaski County. Dr. Dembele has served as President of the Virginia Chapter of
the National Association for Multicultural Education (VA-NAME) and currently serves
as Co-Editor of the chapter’s newsletter,Educating for Equity: A Forum of VA-NAME. He also serves as a reviewer forUnderstanding and Dismantling Privilege, The White Privilege Conference Journal.
He was a Voluntary Worker/Teacher at the Sheiling Community in Ringwood, Southern
England (16-25 year-old youth with severe learning disabilities) and a French Language
Assistant at St. Bartholomew's Comprehensive School in Newbury, Southern England (Grades
6-12).