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Jonathon Sawyer

University of Colorado Boulder

Jonathon E. Sawyer earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His expertise sits at the intersection of education policy, law and religion. Sawyer’s research spans the educational implications of the First Amendment religion clauses, the expansion of U.S. voucher policies, non-discrimination laws, and impacts on LGBTQ students. He's also conducted research on public school finance and accountability systems. Sawyer has taught undergraduate courses on the social foundations and history of U.S. education. He engages in public scholarship on Christian Nationalism in U.S. politics and he's published in academic and popular presses.