Joe Curnow

Education

  • 2017 – PhD, University of Toronto

    2012 – MEd, University of Toronto

    2005 – BSc(H), Northwestern University, Illinois

Bio

  • Dr. Joe Curnow studies how people become politicized. Joe’s scholarship sits at the nexus of the Learning Sciences, social movement studies, and equity studies. Her research examines how people come to understand social problems systemically and how they learn about issues of race and colonialism, gender and patriarchy, and class and capitalism through their activism. Joe has worked as a social movement, labour, and community organizer. Joe is a 2021 National Academy of Education/Spencer Fellow. You can learn more about Joe at Joe Curnow

Areas of Specialization

  • Learning sciences

    Equity studies

    Politics of education

    Social movement studies

    Community-based research

Research Interests

  • Politicization, anti-racism and anti-colonialism, youth-led social movements