Faculty Profiles

John P. Broome (he/him/his) is a clinical associate professor of social studies education and a former public high school social studies teacher in rural Virginia. His teaching, writing, and service focus is on equitable practices educating youth (formally and informally) to be justice-oriented citizens in their schools, communities, and daily lives. This practice extends to all types of schools and schooling – public, private, charter, and Montessori learning environments.

The core of his work comes from culturally responsive pedagogy and preparing educators to identify and understand the limitless cultural content around them. He teaches teachers how to connect this content to the formal curriculum through the appreciation of ethnic and heritage expressions and activities such as learning about and creating art, music, dance, stories, books, comic books, and graphic novels – in their schools, classrooms, and communities. His work is student-centered and humanity-driven.

When he’s not in the classroom, Dr. Broome can be found working with local non-profits supporting homeless children and adolescents through after school programs focusing on mentoring, tutoring, homework help, and youth empowerment. In these various ways, Dr. Broome assists in providing safe spaces for young people to learn and thrive.

He is open to collaborations at the intersections of his work and yours.