Profile

Jerry Rosiek is a former high school physics teacher, a father of a daughter in middle school, and a Professor of Education at the University of Oregon.  He also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Ethnic Studies. He teaches courses on teacher education, curriculum theory, institutionalized racism in schools, the philosophy of social science, and qualitative research methodology. In his spare time Jerry plays racquetball, is a pitmaster on an award winning competition BBQ team, and spends time with his family hiking, kayaking, and getting creative in the kitchen.

Jerry’s writing has appeared in major journals including Harvard Educational Review, Education Theory, Educational Researcher, Phi Delta Kappan, Qualitative Inquiry, Curriculum Inquiry, Educational Psychologist, & the Journal of Teacher Education. His 2016 book with co-author Kathy Kinslow is entitled Resegregation as Curriculum: the Meaning of the New Segregation in U.S. Schools won the O.C.L. Davis Award for the Outstanding Book of the Year from the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum.  Notable recent publications include “Critical race theory meets posthumanism: lessons from a study of racial resegregation in public schools,” in Race, ethnicity, and education (2018) & “The new materialisms and Indigenous theories of non-human agency: making the case for respectful anti-colonial engagement,”  in Qualitative Inquiry (2019).  Jerry has been interviewed for reports on NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, as well as in the New York Times, the Atlantic, The Guardian, and many regional newspapers.  His commentary has appeared in the NYT, Salon, the Conversation, The Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle and many other outlets.  

Jerry is currently working on a book entitled Posthumanist Empiricism: Agency, Ethics, and Politics in Social Inquiry (Routledge), with co-author Scott Pratt.  He is also working on an article entitled “Is racism an posthuman agent: lessons taken from a ten-year study of school segregation.” In the past Jerry has served as Department Head and as PI and director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (teacher) Education Program, a grant funded program that supports Indigenous students seeking a Masters degree and teaching license at the University of Oregon.  He is currently a United Academics Union Steward for College of Education, because he believes solidarity is a better tool for improving our lives than compulsive competition.