Brian L. Wright

Dr. Wright is a postdoctoral fellow at TERC. He received a 2005 American Psychological Association (APA) dissertation research award. His research interests include: Culture and Learning, African-American boys/males K-16, Racial-Ethnic Identity Development, Academic Achievement, Critical Pedagogy/Literacy, Critical Race Theory, Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education, and Social Justice. His current research examines the role of racial-ethnic identity in the school achievement of successful African-American males in urban schools in the U.S. He has published articles on this topic and is currently investigating high achieving black boys/males in science and mathematics in the U.S. Specifically, he is investigating the positive relationships they form with each other around these two subjects. Dr. Wright is also Guest Editor of a special issue of The Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME) on K-12 African American Male Student Engagement in STEM Disciplines. He has also taught at the elementary, college and graduate levels.