Nathaniel Stewart

Nathaniel Stewart is an Assistant Professor and Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Fellow for Innovation in Teacher Development in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota. A former middle school science teacher, his research examines Black educators' roles as policy activists through critical educational policy analysis and anti-colonial epistemologies.

Research Focus:

• Critical quantification and Black Critical Theory frameworks
• Supporting justice-oriented educators in transforming oppressive policy structures
• Ethnic studies pedagogies as living archives

His recent publications explore Black educational resistance, quantitative critical methodology, and Black-Indigenous solidarity. Courses taught include OLPD 8302: Educational Policy Perspectives.