John Broome

Dr. John P. Broome (he/him/his) is a clinical associate professor of social studies education at Purdue University, where he teaches future educators how to unlearn, think critically, expand their creativity, and bridge cultural content and the curriculum for global citizenship.

The core of his work is grounded in culturally responsive pedagogy for preparing educators to identify, understand, and appreciate the limitless cultural content around them for classroom social studies instruction.

His current projects focus on the idea of ‘educator as content creator’ through the creation of culturally responsive comic books in his methods courses - connecting the formal curriculum and the opportunity for artistic expressions in future teachers and K-12 students. Dr. Broome’s projects have been presented at leading academic conferences such as the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council for the Social Studies, Forbes Councils, SXSW EDU, Harvard University, and published in premiere journals and books in his field.

Prior to Purdue University, Broome taught as a tenured faculty member at the University of Mary Washington, a doctoral student at the University of Virginia, a teacher in middle and high schools in Virginia, and as a consultant in the Fortune 500 at Accenture.

He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, M.Ed. from George Mason University, and B.A. from The College of William & Mary.