Paul Gorski

Paul Gorski serves as an Associate Professor of Integrative Studies at George Mason University and holds a Research Fellowship at the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being. His teaching portfolio includes foundational courses such as Social Justice Education, Poverty, Wealth and Inequality in the US, Social Justice Consciousness and Personal Transformation, School through Students’ Eyes, and Animal Rights and Human Education.

Gorski's research centers on dismantling systemic inequities in education through critical analysis of poverty, classism, and social justice frameworks. His scholarly contributions emphasize equity literacy as a transformative practice beyond cultural competence, advocating for structural changes in educational systems. Key publications include Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty, The Big Lies of School Reform (co-authored with Kristien Zenkov), and Case Studies on Diversity and Social Justice Education (co-authored with Seema Pothini), which collectively challenge deficit-based approaches to poverty and diversity.

As a Research Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, Gorski integrates well-being research with social justice imperatives, developing frameworks for equitable learning environments that address both academic and holistic student needs.