Brian Mooney

Dr. Brian Mooney is an Assistant Professor at the Peter Sammartino School of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He holds a Ph.D. in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and specializes in intersections of language, literacy, and popular culture. His work emphasizes hip hop and spoken word pedagogies, digital/media literacies, and culturally sustaining practices.

• Education: BS in Teaching English 7-12 (New York University), MA in Teaching of English (Teachers College, Columbia University), PhD in English Education (Teachers College, Columbia University)

Dr. Mooney’s research focuses on:

• Hip hop-informed educational methodologies
• Culturally sustaining pedagogies
• Arts-based and narrative research approaches
• Language and racial equity in education
• Youth activism through media literacies

His recent scholarship explores critical spiritual literacies, hip hop cyphers as pedagogical frameworks, and multimodal approaches to teaching marginalized youth. His work has been recognized by major media outlets including The New York Times, BBC, and NPR.

• Professional Affiliations: American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), International Literacy Association (ILA), New Jersey Department of Education Advisory Board