Brendan Kachnowski is originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois but now calls Rock Springs, Wyoming “home.” Being both Queer and Latino, he centers work on social justice/CRT, multilingualism, and understanding the LGBTQIA+ community within the context of the field of Education using Queer pedagogy/theory. Brendan served as Hastings College’s head DEIB Coordinator during the 2023-2024 academic year focusing on student retention, enrollment, and diversifying events on campus. Moreover, he is a proud community college graduate receiving education from Northwest College (A.A.) and Hastings College (B.A., M.A.T.). During his PhD, Brendan is focusing research on the intersectionality of Queerness and Multilingualism; finding how students navigate their identities, as they also navigate language. You can find Brendan on LinkedIn or by email at BKachnowski2@unl.edu

Research Interests

Curriculum and Instruction

Culture/institutions, language, and literacy

Effects of Rurality on Education

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in K-12 Education and
Colleges/Universities

LGBTQIA+ Violence and Survival Rhetoric including community, displacement,
and cohesion

BIPOC/POC Rhetoric including survival, contemporary community, and
development of narratives

Urban Development and Education

Multilingualism/Bilingualism

Publications & Conference Presentations

Kachnowski, B. (2024). Bilingualism and Learning: An Approach to a
Multilingual Classroom. Grand Island High School. Grand Island, Nebraska.

Kachnowski, B. (2023). Ehume Their Stories: A Rhetorical Reclamation
Autoethnography Case Study between AIDS and Monkeypox. Hastings College
Academic Showcase. Hastings, Nebraska.

Kachnowski, B. (2023). Exhume Their Stories: A Rhetorical Reclamation
Autoethnography Case Study between AIDS and Monkeypox. No Limits Conference.
Kearney, Nebraska.

Kachnowski, B. (2022). Diverse Requirements: Examining Required Courses in
English Programs and the Effects. Hastings College Academic Showcase.
Hastings, Nebraska.

Kachnowski, B. (2022). Beyond the Admission Letters: A Poetry Examination of
Operation Varsity Blues and Racism in Higher Education. Hastings College
Academic Showcase. Hastings, Nebraska.