Dr. Coghill-Behrends is clinical associate professor of Multilingual Education at the University of Iowa and co-director of the Linda R. Baker Teacher Leader Center (BTLC). Through the BTLC he directs global education initiatives and community and college based programming and partnerships. His work focuses on antiracist and critical pedagogies in education, language education, LGBTQ topics in education, and teacher professional development. He is program director for the online MA in Teaching, Leadership, and Cultural Competency, and program coordinator for the World Language Education Program. Dr. Coghill-Behrends teaches courses on world language teaching methodologies, LGBTQ topics in education, multilingual education and applied linguistics. Dr. Coghill-Behrends is a former K12 world language teacher and is passionate about connecting educators and students to the global community to promote equity, justice, and peace.