An urban sociologist, Pedro Noguera is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University and the Co-Director of the Institute for the study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS.) His research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He has published over one hundred research articles, monographs, and research reports on urban school reform, conditions that promote student achievement, youth violence, the potential impact of school choice and vouchers on urban public schools, and race and ethnic relations in American society. His articles on these topics have appeared in several leading research journals and edited volumes and many are available online at immotionmagazine.com. His most recent book is City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education, and is the winner of Foreword Magazine?s Gold Award.

Noguera has also done extensive field research and worked on several collaborative projects in the Caribbean and Latin America, publishing several articles on the role of education in political and social change in the region. He is the author of The Imperatives of Power: Political Change and the Social Basis of Regime Support in Grenada.

Noguera previously served as a member of the US Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control Taskforce on Youth Violence, and as Chair of the Committee on Ethics in Research and Human Rights for the American Educational Research Association. At the onset of his career, Noguera was a K-12 classroom teacher for several years and in 1997 he was the recipient of the University of California's Distinguished Teaching Award.