John Nimmo

John Nimmo, Ed.D. (www.antibiasleadersece.com ) is a professor of early childhood inclusive education at Portland State University. He has presented and consulted nationally and internationally on emergent curriculum, anti-bias education, and early childhood leadership, including in Australia, Italy, China, Ghana, Vietnam, and Japan. John is researching the connections between young children in childcare and the adult community and is producer of an international video project called "The Voices of Children" through the World Forum Foundation and a 2021 award-winning film with Debbie LeeKeenan called "Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action." He was engaged in some of the earliest collaborative research with educators in Reggio Emilia, and was a preschool and kindergarten teacher in his home country of Australia and in the USA for over a decade.