Dr. Ashraf Esmail research interests include urban/muliticultural/peace education, family, cultural diversity, political sociology, criminology, social problems, and deviance. I am currently the senior editor of the The Journal of Education and Social Justice. This year I’m serving as co-chair for the National Association for Multicultural Education conference in New Orleans. I also serve as Proposal Review Lead for the conference. I am on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Peace Education. I served a President of the Association in 2011.