Jonathan Marino

Biography

Jonathan Marino is a Teaching Faculty in the Education Policy Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an affiliate researcher in the UW-Madison Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (CRECE). He uses tools from anthropology, policy studies, and mixed research methods to examine the design of early childhood education systems, as well as the experiences children, caregivers, and teachers have within these systems. Prior to UW-Madison, Jonathan worked in a variety of education research and practitioner roles, including with the Refugee Law Project at Makerere University, Chicago Public Schools, Council of Chief State School Officers, and the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement, which he founded.

Education

• PhD Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2026
• MA Philosophy, University of Galway, 2010
• BS Social Policy and Political Science, Northwestern University, 2006

Select Publications

• Marino, Claessens & Graue (2026). “Piecing Things Together: PreK teacher appropriation of hybrid instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic”. Journal of Education Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2026.2683379
• Marino & Ssentanda (2025). “Comparing teacher attitudes toward early grade reading reform in northern and central Uganda.” Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education. 9(4). https://doi.org/10.7577/njcie.6182
• Bartlett, Borns, Marino and Triana (2026). “Multi-situated anthropology of education in international settings.” In Eisenhart, M. (ed), Research Handbook on the Anthropology of Education:  Practices and Methods. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Bartlett, Borns, Marino & Pappolla (forthcoming). “Studying the Literacy-Language-Policy Nexus: A Comparative Case Study Approach. In Green, J. (ed) Research Handbook on Ethnography for Education: Developing Epistemologies of Inquiry in Changing Educational Terrains.