LaGarrett King

LaGarrett J. King is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. Dr. King earned his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. A former teacher in Texas and Georgia, his research broadly examines how Black history and race is taught and learned in schools and society.

• PhD, University of Texas at Austin, Curriculum and Instruction (2012)
• BS, Louisiana State University, Secondary Education Social Studies History minor (2000)

• Recipient of Peck Fellowship; COE Mizzou; 2021-07-01;
• Recipient of the inaugural Nentwig Faculty Excellence Awards; Mizzou; 2021-07-01;
• Isabella Wade Lyda & Paul Lyda Professor of Education; Mizzou; 2019-08-01;

• Bohan, C., Baker, H. R., & King, L.J. (2022). Teaching Enslavement in American History. New York, NY: Peter Lang.

• Wiggan, G., King, L.J., Teasdell, A., Murray, A., James-Galloway, A. (2022). Countering Miseducation: Situating K-12 Social Studies Education within the Black Intellectual Tradition. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Acceptance rate: 28%; Impact factor 1.656

• Boutte, G.S., King, J. E., Johnson, G., & King, L.J. (Eds) (2021). We Be Lovin’ Black Children. Gorham, ME: Myers Education Press.

• Adu-Gyamfi, M., Demoiny, S. B., King, L.J., & Simmons, G.D. (2022). Exposing White Fragility and White Emotionalities in Hello Privilege: It’s Me, Chelsea. International Journal of Multicultural Education. Acceptance rate: 6-7%
• Halter, J., Hampshire, E., Sutton, A., Boyer, D., King, L.J. (2022). Intergroup Dialogue as Critical pedagogical method in the high school classroom. The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy. Acceptance rate: 15-20%

• Bohan, Baker, & King (2022). Violence and Abolitionism: Teaching and Learning About John Brown's Raid. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.;
• King, L. (2021, April) The Miseducation of America: The role of educators and curriculum in preparing democratic citizens. (2020) Invited Presidential session at the annual American Educational Research Association Conference. King,;
• Bohan, C. & King, L. J., & Morris, W. (2021, April). Resistance and Revolution: Using primary sources to teach the history of enslavement. Presented at the annual American Educational Research Association Conference. Virtual;
• King, L. (2021, April). The 1619 Project: Racism and the politics of history. Presented at the annual American Educational Research Association Conference. Virtual;
• King, L. (2022). Envisioning New Paradigms for Civic Learning and Engagement. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. Invited session.;

• Editoral Board; Educational Foundations
  05/01/2020-07/15/2022
• Editoral Board; Theory and Research in Social Education
  05/01/2020-07/15/2022