Jason Jabbari

Jason Jabbari leads the Center for Education Research, Practice, and Policy Partnerships (CERP3), where he examines how policies and practices relate to excellence in academic and economic trajectories. As the Director of Community Engagement at the Center for Social Development, he cultivates partnerships with a variety of community organizations to help them understand and solve pressing social problems.

His work has been supported by a variety of foundations, including Ascendium, the James S. McDonnell Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and the William T. Grant Foundation, and his research has appeared in places like Urban Education, Race and Social Problems, Brookings, and Forbes. In addition to research, Jabbari teaches courses on education policies and politics, and he recently received one of CORTEX’s EdHub fellowships to create a web application that matches job-seekers and employers with upskilling programs in local labor markets.

Jason Jabbari

Areas of Focus:

  • Sociology of Education
  • Educational Policy, Politics, and Leadership
  • Economics of Education
  • Environmental Health and Youth Development