Dr. Tyrone Howard

Dr. Tyrone Howard is an experienced educator, presenter, and researcher of multicultural and social studies education. Currently, he is an Associate Professor, and Director of Center X at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Howard is the Associate Editor of both Theory and Research in Social Education and Journal for the Professoriate. His main research interests include social studies education, urban education, and multicultural education.

Dr. Howard is presently series author for Harcourt School Publishers Harcourt Social Studies, Grades K through 6. In that capacity, he has helped develop the pedagogy for the series, its scope and sequence, and its content. Dr. Howard has also served as a consultant for Harcourt StoryTown, and Harcourt Math and Science Programs.

The recipient of many awards, Dr. Howard was most recently awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence at UCLA. And last year he was recognized by the American Educational Research Association with an Early Career Award, which honors exemplary scholars in the first decade of their academic careers. He has published over 35 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and book reviews. His upcoming book which examines race, culture, and the achievement gap will be released in 2009.

He holds degrees from University of Washington; California State University, Dominguez Hills; and University of California, Irvine. Dr. Howard is a valued member of several professional organizations such as National Council for the Social Studies, National Alliance of Black School Education, and the National Association for Multicultural Education.