jarod kawasaki, ph.d.

College of Education
Department Chair of Teacher Education
Assistant Professor
310-243-2253
jakawasaki@csudh.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Education, University of California, Los Angeles

M.A., Instructional Technology, California State University, Northridge

Single Subject Teaching Credential (Biology), California State University Northridge

B.S., Applied Health, Azusa Pacific University

RESEARCH

My research focuses on teacher learning, both for elementary and secondary teachers broadly and also specifically with elementary and secondary science teachers. I approach this work from a critical learning sciences perspective that seeks to center the voices, work, and perspectives of scholars, teachers, and students from communities of color (i.e., ethnic studies). I have conducted both mixed methods and qualitative studies of classroom teaching that seek to promote rigorous science teaching and pursue issues of social justice and equity. Many of these studies tend to focus on supporting teachers to facilitate and promote productive classroom discourse that provides students with opportunities and agency to share about their histories, knowledge, and ideas about science phenomena.

Curriculum vitae

Publications page (Researchgate)