PDF File
vita_JW.pdf
Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Coordinator
Teacher Leadership, MS
Contact
(860) 832-2474
werblowjac@ccsu.edu
Office
Henry Barnard Hall
104-01
Biography

Jacob Werblow, Ph.D. is a tenured full professor of educational leadership at Central Connecticut State University, and an affiliate faculty member with the University of Connecticut (UCONN). In addition, Jacob serves as the associate director of the Center for Teaching Critical Thinking and Creativity at San Diego State University, where he has co-published a series of multilingual children's books. He has received numerous awards for his teaching and research, including serving as a two-time U.S. Fulbright Scholar (Kyoto, Japan '19-'20 and Malaga, Spain '25) and a Harber Fellow of Education and Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan University.  Jacob has presented / published his work at over 100 academic venues. His research has been featured in Rethinking Schools and The New York Times.  On most days, Jacob rides his bicycle to work. 

Education
Educational Leadership
University of Oregon
2007
Areas of Expertise

Educational Measurement //  Educational Equity & Effectiveness  // Parent Engagement & Nonviolence Education // International Justice Exchange 

 

Awards & Grants
  • 2025 U.S. Fulbright Scholar: All Disciplines (Innovación Educative) (25270-ES), Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain 2025
  • NASA CTSGC STEM Education Research Grant, 2024
  • Connecticut State University (CSU) System - AAUP University Research Grant, Connecticut State University System, 2024
  • NASA CTSGC STEM Education Research Grant, 2023
  • Official Citation: Recognition of Outstanding Efforts, City of Hartford Court of Common Council, Hartford, CT, 2021
  • 2019-20 U.S. Fulbright Scholar: Lecturer in American Studies (9091-JA), The Japanese-U.S. Educational Commission (JUSEC), Kyoto, Japan, 2019-2020
  • Connecticut State University (CSU) System - AAUP University Research Grant, Connecticut State University System, 2019
  • Harber Fellow in Education and Entrepreneurship, Center for the Study of Public Life, Wesleyan University, 2016                                          
  • Public Service Award, Greater New Britain Bar Association, 2015
  • Connecticut State University (CSU) System - AAUP University Research Grant, Connecticut State University System, 2013
  • CSU – AAUP Faculty Development Grant, Connecticut State University System, 2013