Ernest Morrell is a professor of English Education and director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has interests in youth popular culture, literacy education, participatory action research, teacher development, and the transformation of city schools. Morrell received his doctorate from the University of California–Berkeley and began his career teaching and coaching in Oakland Public Schools.
Ernest Morrell has won the 2019 NCTE Conference on English Leadership (CEL) Kent Williamson Exemplary Leader Award.