Brian D. Schultz

Brian D. Schultz is Professor of Teaching, Curriculum & Educational Inquiry, Virginia Todd Memorial Scholar of Curriculum Studies, and Associate Dean of External Relations and Partnerships in the College of Education, Health & Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Prior to joining the faculty at Miami, Brian was the Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Inquiry & Curriculum Studies at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Brian's research focuses on students and teachers theorizing together, developing integrated curriculum based on the students' interests and priority concerns, and curriculum as social action and public pedagogy. He is particularly interested in encouraging pre-service and practicing teachers to create democratic and progressive educational spaces in their classrooms.