Professor Terrell Morton

Professor Terrell R. Morton
Identity and Justice in STEM Education, Educational Psychology
University of Illinois Chicago

“Ain‘t No Stoppin’ Us Now”: Advancing Justice & Joy Within and Beyond STEM Education

Since 2020, there has been an ebb and flow in the national investments in and commitments to justice in postsecondary STEM education research and practice. Such processes have led to the current state of affairs, where many justice-oriented scholars and practitioners feel they are at a professional crossroads, with the outcomes of their decisions having significant consequences for their physical and psychological well- being. A reality that leaves many feeling hopeless. In this presentation, I discuss strategies for advancing both justice and joy within and beyond STEM education through a framework of Radical Hope.

Terrell R. Morton

Dr. Terrell R. Morton is an Associate Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University (B.S. Chemistry), University of Miami (MS Neuroscience), and UNC Chapel Hill (Ph.D. Education - Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies). Dr. Morton identifies as a Scholar- Activist! His work strives to transform the positioning and understanding of Blackness in mainstream education, specifically STEM, seeking justice and joy for Black women and Black students. Through every endeavor, he strives to “walk it like he talks it.” 

Twitter/X/Bluesky: @DrTRMorton

Host: Prof. Lee Penn