About

I am a Senior Lecturer of Education (Research) in the Institute of Education and have been university faculty since 2015. I taught English at the middle and secondary levels in the US for over 20 years, and I have been awarded National Board Certification (NBCT) since 2007 in Adolescence/Young Adult English/Language Arts.

My academic research focuses on issues of diversity and social justice in education as well as the study of antisemitism in both school and society. Theoretically, I draw on Critical Pedagogy, Critical Race Theory and HebCrit to explore issues of inequity in education and how theses issues impact communities at-large.

I have published three books and over 20 peer-reviewed articles in national/international journals in the areas of ethnic studies, social justice, secondary education and English/Language Arts. My current book, The Fight for Jewish Inclusion in K-12 Ethnic Studies Education: Issues, Obstacles, and Excuses is forthcoming with Berghahn Books.

Research interests

• Issues of social justice in education and society
• Antisemitism
• Ethnic studies
• Critical pedagogies
• Dialectical thinking

Membership of professional bodies

US

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• The National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME)
• The American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Education Association (NEA)

Qualifications

• PhD in Curriculum and Instruction
• MEd in Special Education
• BFA with a Graphic Design Emphasis

Recent conferences

2024

Integrating Jewish life and antisemitism into existing student support efforts. Hillel International - Campus Climate Initiative. Virtual, September 24 & 25.

Why broadening the lens of ethnic studies matters for all learners. Ed Empowerment 2024, Sacramento, CA, United States, May 20. 

2022

Critical Race Theory (CRT), Jews, and Antisemitism, Inaugural Law vs. Antisemitism Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States, March 14.

Recent publications

Books

• Rubin, D. I. forthcoming. The fight for Jewish inclusion in K-12 ethnic studies education: Issues, obstacles, and excuses. Bergahn Books
• Rubin, D. I. 2021. The Jewish struggle in the 21^st century: Conflict, positionality, and multiculturalism. Brill | Sense Publishers
• Rubin, D. I. & Agostinone Wilson, F. 2021. A time of covidiocy: Media, politics, and social upheaval. Brill | Sense Publishers
• Rubin, D. I. 2017. Multiculturalism, dialectical thought, & social justice pedagogy: A study from the borderlands. North Carolina (USA): Information Age Publishing, Inc

Journal Articles

• Eargle, J. C., & Rubin, D. I. in press. Countering Holocaust trivialization: How educational resources support teachers in the context of political extremism. The Journal of Social Studies Research
• Rubin, D. I. 2024. 'Liberated' ethnic studies: Jews need not apply. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 47(3), 506-525
• Rubin, D. I. 2021. Teaching Ghost Boys to explore police brutality and antiracist protests. English Journal. 111(1), 65-70
• Rubin, D. I. 2021. The stereotypical portrayal of Jewish masculinity on The Big Bang Theory. The Journal of Popular Culture, 54(2), 322-340
• Rubin, D. I. 2020. HebCrit: A new dimension of critical race theory. Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, 26(4), 499-514