Joaquin Noguera

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.