About me
Joaquín Noguera is an assistant professor of educational leadership at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles where he teaches in the leadership for social justice doctoral program, as well as in the masters and administrative credentialing programs. Noguera received his PhD in social science and comparative education with a specialization in race, ethnic, and cultural studies from UCLA. Prior to joining LMU, Noguera was a postdoctoral fellow for the Center for Black Studies Research and a visiting professor in the department of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara. He is a former social worker, K-12 teacher, school leader, and director of the International Youth Leadership Institute (IYLI) in New York City. For the past fifteen years, he has worked as a consultant, coach, and advisor to school and district leaders, teachers, and with learning organizations throughout the country. 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 centers well-being and holistic engagement while prioritizing relational awareness and accountability to forward sustainable transformation and healing. 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 the impact of social, cultural, and political patterns on the development and experiences of individuals, communities, and schools.
