John Pascarella III

  • Professor of Clinical Education at USC Rossier School of Education and Chief Academic Officer of USC Race and Equity Center
Office: (213) 740-0159

Expertise Summary

Expert in teacher education reform, racial equity, and digital media literacy.

Expertise

  • Teacher education
  • Education reform
  • Digital media literacy
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Racial equity
  • Urban Education
  • Digital Media Literacy
  • Secondary English Language Arts & Literature Education
  • Secondary Literacy
  • HIV and AIDS Prevention Education
  • Social Science Qualitative Research Methods

Additional Information

  • Received $250,000 from the Bill and Melinda Foundation to provide racial equity professional learning series for California Teacher Educators.
  • Appeared on Dr. Phil television show as K-12 racial equity expert.
  • Appeared on Ethical Schools podcast as K-12 racial equity expert.
  • Leads the academic development of professional learning and organizational change racial equity leadership academies for K-12 leaders that focus on combatting institutional, structural, systemic, cultural, and individual racism in K-12 schools
  • Taught English Language Arts and Literature in urban New Jersey high schools
  • Served as an Adjunct Professor of Education at Montclair State University
  • Served as a Course Lecturer of Education at McGill University
  • Served as Visiting Researcher at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Earned a Ph.D. in Culture and Values in Education from McGill University
  • Earned M.A. in Teaching from Montclair State University
  • Earned B.A. in English Literature and African American Studies from the University of Central Florida
  • Received $110,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the use of video-based teacher performance assessments