Scott L. Roberts

Scott L. Roberts serves as a Professor of Social Studies Education within the Teacher & Special Education department at Central Michigan University, actively teaching courses such as EDU 380 (Elementary Social Studies Methods), EDU 660 (Educational Research), EDU 776 (Seminar Issues in Education), and EDU 808 (Blended and Online Learning). His professional engagements include board membership with the Michigan Council for Social Studies, committee roles in the National Council for Social Studies, editorial contributions to Social Studies and the Young Learner, and affiliation with the National Council for History Education.

Earning his Ph.D. in Social Studies Education from the University of Georgia in 2009, Roberts focuses on state history, discussion-based strategies, history education, and educational technology. His work emphasizes innovative inquiry-based approaches to teaching complex historical themes like inequality and immigration through media integration, particularly Hollywood films, to foster critical analysis in K-8 classrooms.

Recent publications (2021-2022) reveal a concentrated effort on translating film narratives into structured social studies curricula, with recurring themes of educator representation, immigration pedagogy, and middle-grade instructional design across both scholarly chapters and textbooks.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Gwen Hutchinson Outstanding Social Studies Educator award (2012) from the Georgia Council for the Social Studies

Roberts co-edits the Hollywood or History? book series and contributes to curriculum development but provides no details on student advising, grant funding, or research teams in the available text.