She is the author/co-editor of five books including: co-editor (with Geeta Verma) of Critical Mass in the Teacher Education Academy: Symbiosis and Diversity (2014). Dr. Tinker Sachs is the co-editor of the journal, GATESOL in Action. She is concerned with local and global community building through her partnerships and research projects in Atlanta and in the Bahamas, Canada, Haiti, Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand. Dr. Tinker Sachs’ research focuses on local and international teacher professional development through transformative culturally responsive literacy pedagogies.