Joaquín Noguera
Assistant Professor
- Los Angeles CA UNITED STATES
- University Hall
Department of Educational Leadership and Administration
Biography
Joaquín Noguera has a Ph.D. in Social Science and Comparative Education with a specialization in race, ethnic, and cultural studies from UCLA's Graduate School of Education. He also earned a master’s degree in education from UCLA and a bachelor’s degree in history from St. John’s University. Prior to joining LMU, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Black Studies Research and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a former social worker, K-12 teacher, school leader, and director of the International Youth Leadership Institute dedicated to serving Black and Latinx youth in New York City. He has also worked as a consultant and coach to school districts, educators, and other learning organizations throughout the country for more than a decade. His research is situated at the intersections of race, culture, power, education, and social justice and engages three broad areas: the limits and possibilities for transformation and healing of education and schooling, particularly for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities and in low-income urban contexts; systems change that advances racial equity in organizational contexts; and critical analysis of society and culture and the impact of social and cultural patterns on the development and experiences of individuals and communities. Noguera's research and scholarship amplify anti/decolonizing, critical race, Indigenous, Black radical, and Ethnic Studies perspectives and draws from the knowledges produced by these traditions when responding to and remedying our individual and collective challenges. His work also centers well-being and holistic engagement while prioritizing relational awareness and accountability to forward sustainable transformation and healing.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
PhD
Social Science and Comparative Education - Race, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies
2020
St. John's University
Bachelor of Arts
History
2005
University of California, Los Angeles
MA
Education
2015
Areas of Expertise
Critical pedagogy
Urban Education
K-12 Teaching and Learning
Healing-Centered Engagement
Trauma-Informed Practice
Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education and Pedagogies
Fugitive and Abolitionist Education and Pedagogies
Hip-Hop Education and Pedagogy
Holistic Education
Educational Equity
Social-Emotional Learning and Well-being in Education
Anti-Racist and Social Justice Education
Mentoring Black and Latinx Students and Youth
Education Reform and Student Achievement
Transformative and Transformational Leadership
Qualitative Research
Critical Race Theory, Methodology and Praxis
Indigenous Studies
Settler Colonial Studies
Ethnic Studies
Black Studies and the Black Radical Tradition
Decolonial and Anti-colonial Research and Praxis
Research-Practice Partnerships
Systems and Organizational Change
Curriculum Design
Black and Latinx Education
Critical Media Studies and Literacy
Race and Ethnicity
Social Studies Education
Youth Leadership
Industry Expertise
Education/Learning
Research
Training and Development
Affiliations
- American Educational Research Association
- The Society for the Study of Social Problems
- Kingmakers of Oakland