Christopher Emdin

Dr. Christopher Emdin is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California, where he serves as Director of youth engagement and community partnerships at the USC Race and Equity Center. He is also Scholar/Griot in Residence at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Previously, Emdin was Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education and Director of the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is an alumni fellow at the Hip-hop Archive and Hutchins Center at Harvard University and has served as STEAM Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State and Minorities in Energy Ambassador for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Emdin holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education with a concentration in Mathematics, Science, and Technology; Masters degrees in both Natural Sciences and Education, and Bachelors degrees in Physical Anthropology, Biology, and Chemistry. He is the creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement and Science Genius BATTLES. Emdin was named one of the 27 people bridging divides in the United States by Time magazine. He is the author of several books including the award-winning "Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation," the New York Times bestseller "For White Folks Who Teach In the Hood and the Rest of Ya’ll too," and his latest works "Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Excellence" and "STEM, STEAM, Make Dream."