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Ernest Morrell (born April 27, 1971) is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the #REDIRECT University of California, Los Angeles and Associate Director of UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, and Access. He is a Democratic candidate for #REDIRECT California's 37th Assembly District and the founder and President of Desert Highway Records.

Education
Morrell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at the #REDIRECT University of California, Santa Barbara in 1993, his California teaching credential in Secondary English (1994), Master of Arts Degree in Education (1997), and Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture (2001) from the #REDIRECT University of California, Berkeley.

Professional Career
Morrell began his teaching career as an English teacher at Oakland High School in #REDIRECT Oakland, California in 1994. While continuing to teach at Oakland High School, Morrell served as an instructor at the University of California Berkeley and supervised student teachers for the #REDIRECT University of San Francisco. Beginning 1999, he served as a research associate at Center X and an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at the #REDIRECT University of California, Los Angeles. Morrell was then an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education and an affiliated faculty member of the African-American and African Studies and Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures departments at #REDIRECT Michigan State University from 2001 - 2005. From 2002 - 2004, Morrell continued as a visiting assistant professor at the #REDIRECT University of California, Los Angeles. In 2005, Morrell returned to the #REDIRECT University of California, Los Angeles as a tenure-track assistant professor. In 2007, Morrell earned tenure and became an associate professor at UCLA.

Publications
Morrell is the author of four books: Becoming Critical Researchers: Literacy and Empowerment for Urban Youth, Linking Literacy and Popular Culture: Finding Connections for Lifelong Learning , Critical Literacy and Urban Youth: Pedagogies of Access, Dissent, and Liberation , and The Art of Critical Pedagogies: Possibilities for Moving from Thoery to Practice in Urban Schools

Awards and Recognitions
In 1999, Morrell received a Certificate of Recognition for commitment to Oakland High School from the State of California Senate. Following graduate school, Morrell received the Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2001 from the University of California, Berkeley. He then received an #REDIRECT American Educational Research Association/OERI postdoctoral fellowship for 2001 - 2004. In 2005, Morrell was selected for inclusion in Academic Keys Who's Who in Education. In 2008, Morrell received the Distinguished Teaching Award at University of California, Los Angeles. In an article titled, "7 Bruins Who Will Change the World", Morrell was featured.

Personal
Morrell resides in Camarillo with his spouse, Jodene Morrell, Ph.D., and two sons.