For more than a decade he has worked with adolescents, drawing on their involvement with popular culture to promote academic literacy development. Dr. Morrell is the author of four books: Linking Literacy and Popular Culture: Finding Connections for Lifelong Learning (Christopher-Gordon), Becoming Critical Researchers: Literacy and Empowerment for Urban Youth (Peter Lang), Critical Literacy and Urban Youth: Pedagogies of Access, Dissent, and Liberation (Routledge) and The Art of Critical Pedagogy: Possibilities for Moving from Theory to Practice in Urban Schools (co-authored with Jeffrey M.R. Duncan-Andrade). To find out more about Dr. Morrell visit http://www.ernestmorrell.com/.