Part of the Graduate School of Education
LaGarrett King
Director, Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education
Associate Professor
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Specialty/Research Focus
Diversity; Social Studies Education; History of Education; Racism and AntiBlackness; Social Justice
Professional Summary:
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.
Education and Training:
- PhD, University of Texas at Austin, Curriculum and Instruction (2012)
- BS, Louisiana State University, Secondary Education Social Studies History minor (2000)