Jamie Cho, Ph.D. is currently Director of Public Education in Beloved Community Initiative at Seattle University's College of Education. In partnership with schools across Washington, she works with public school leaders to enact change that centers relationships, love and care. Her scholarship in education focuses on creating joyful, equitable, and just learning experiences for all children that honors their identities, histories, and lived experiences. Transformative education through family and community partnerships, anti-racist and culturally sustaining curriculum and pedagogy, and collective action can be a reality. With her doctorate in Special Education from UC Berkeley, she has served in a number of roles including early interventionist, inclusion specialist, teacher educator, field supervisor, researcher, and parent educator. She draws from her varied experiences to translate theory into practice toward realizing just educational systems.

Before joining Seattle University, Dr. Cho was Assistant Teaching Professor of Justice in Early Learning in the College of Education at the University of Washington.