ES 3101
Biography
My research interests are aimed toward literacy practices and how contexts influence learning of adolescents in urban environments.
I am also interested in exploring students understandings of their own learning in school and out of school spaces. I use qualitative and design-based research methods to explore students experiential knowledge and their evolving disciplinary-specific literacy and understanding. Other related interests include classroom discourse and how it shapes teaching and learning.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Curriculum and Instruction
- M.Ed., University of Illinois at Chicago, Curriculum and Instruction
- B.A., Columbia College, Chicago, IL, Writing
Courses:
- Methods of Teaching Literacy
Expert:
- Urban Education
- English Classrooms
- Critical Literacy
- DEI in Higher Education
Interests:
- Urban Education
- Educational Justice
- Latina/o teachers
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education
Awards:
- Trustees Teaching Award, 2021-2022
- Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellow, Office of Academic Affairs, 2021-2022
- Bynum award for excellence in academic mentoring, 2019
Professional Associations:
- AAAS STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change
- American Educational Research Association
- Indiana Council Teachers of English
- International Society of the Learning Sciences