Background
Curriculum Vitae
A. Education
Ph.D. University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. 2005
Teaching & Curriculum
MS Education University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. 1997
Secondary English Education
BA English St. John Fisher College, Rochester, N.Y. 1996
BA Communication St. John Fisher College, Rochester, N.Y. 1983
AAS Journalism SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, N.Y. 1977
B. Professional Experience
Assistant Professor St. John Fisher College 2004-Current
Master’s Courses
Adolescence Literacy
The Adolescent
Capstone Project
Literacy Instruction in the Content Area
Literacy, Language, and Diversity in American Schools
Nature & Acquisition of Literacy
Research Methods, Design, & Development
Research Analysis and Presentation
Action Research: Literacy
Undergraduate Courses
Content Area Literacy-Adolescence
Curriculum Instruction & Assessment: Intermediate Literacy
Literacy Instruction: Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Adjunct Instructor University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School 2002-2004
Academic Writing for Educators (Doctoral level course)
Implementing Innovation in Secondary English (Master’s course)
Reflective Seminar in Secondary English (Master’s course)
Research Assistant University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School 2000 – 2003
Teaching Assistant University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School 2000 – 2002
Qualitative Research Methods. (Doctoral course)
Reflective Seminar in Secondary English (Master’s course)
Theory and Practice in the Teaching of English (Master’s course)
Academic Writing for Educators (Doctoral course)
Pre-service Teacher Supervisor
University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School 2000 – 2003
Supervision of Student Teachers in Secondary English
NCATE Program Review Assistant
University of Rochester, Warner Graduate School Spring 2002
English Teacher Eastridge High School 1997 – 2000
Writing Tutor St. John Fisher College Writing Center 1995 – 1996
Freelance Documentation Analyst 1992 – 1996
Documentation Analyst - NF Associates, Webster, NY 1987 – 1992
Freelance Writer 1982 – 1987
C. Publications
(under contract) Writing Instruction for Generation 2.0. Lanham, MD: Rowman Littlefield.
(under contract) Literacy Practices in Virtual Environments in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistic: Literacy. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell.
(under review) Spatial In/Ascriptions of Race and Social Class: An Autoethnographic Analysis. In Caviar, Coupons, and College: Stories across the Class Spectrum. Hadley, MA: Class Action.
(under review) Demonstrating Connections, Competence, and Goal-Directed Choice: Youth Participation in the New Literacies. Research in the Teaching of English.
(forthcoming). Troubling Research: A Journey through Methodological Decision Making In P. Takayoshi & K. Powell (Eds.), Socially Progressive Methodologies for the Study of Writing and Research.
(2009) Adolescents and Instant Messaging: Literacy, Language, and Identity Development in the 21st Century. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag
(2008) “We Learn What We Do: Developing a Repertoire of Writing Practices in an Instant Messaging World.” Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 52 (3). 203-211.
(2008). Saying Something or Having Something to Say: Attention Seeking, the Breakdown of Privacy, and the Promise of Discourse in the Blogosphere. Fast capitalism, 4(1).
(2008) “People, Purposes, and Practices: Insights from Cross-disciplinary Research into Instant Messaging.” In Lankshear, C., Knobel, M., Leu, D. & Coiro, J. Handbook of New Literacies.
(2008). with Ikpeze, C., & Fasching-Varner, K. From Fear and Hesitation to Innovation: Novice Teachers’ Adaptation of the Interactive Whiteboard for Literacy Instruction. Toronto: SmarterKids Foundation.
(2007, January) Invited Book review of Reading Doesn’t Matter Anymore: Shattering the Literacy Myths by David Booth in Teachers College Record
(2007) “Locating the Local: Developing Methodology for Problematizing the Construction of Context.” In Clark, C. & Blackburn, M. (Eds). Working with/in the Local: New Directions in Literacy Research for Political Action and Social Change.
(2006). “Fast Times and Digital Literacy: Participation Roles and Portfolio Construction within Instant Messaging.” Journal of Literacy Research, 38(2). 171-196.
(2006). "Instant Messaging and Identity", In S. Steinberg, P. Parmar, & B. Richard (Eds). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Youth Culture, New York: Greenwood Press.
(2004). “Complicating contexts: Issues of methodology in researching the language and literacies of instant messaging.” Reading Research Quarterly, 39(4), 394-407.
D. Conference Papers
Behind the Methodological Curtain: Theoretically Driven Decision Making in Research Across Virtual and Physical Contexts presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2009
Invited Speaker: Writing Instruction for Generation 2.0. 12th Annual Xerox Center for Multicultural Education Conference, SUNY Geneseo, NY. March 2009.
Invited panelist to session on Bridging In and Out of School Literacies in an Era of Gaming, Instant Messaging, and Other Digital Technologies, National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL. December, 2008.
Same Activity/Different Outcomes: Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory to Re-Vision Literacy Instruction and Assessment presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, NY, March 2008.
Space, Race, and Social Class: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Readings of Race and Social Class across Two Communities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, NY, March 2008.
People, Purposes, and Practices: Insights from Cross-disciplinary Research Into Instant Messaging. Part of Symposium “A Framework for advancing New Literacies research: Beginning the conversation” presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 2006.
Tactical (Re)Design of Cyberspace and Self within IM Profiles. Paper for Symposium on "Redesigning Design: Looking at mediating activities between new literacies and technology tools" presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.
The Language of Instant Messaging and the Construction of Middle-class White Adolescence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.
Researching Technology Across Time/Space/Place. NCTE Assembly for Research Pre-conference Workshop with K. Leander, Vanderbilt University; C. Kinzer, Columbia University; D. Cammack, Columbia University; K. Squire, University of Wisconsin, Madison; C. Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin, Madison. February, 2005, Columbus, OH.
How do we study literacies across time, space, and place? New methodologies for researching online literacy practices. NCTE Workshop with K. Leander, Vanderbilt University; C. Kinzer, Columbia University; D. Cammack, Columbia University; K. Squire, University of Wisconsin, Madison; C. Steinkuehler, University of Wisconsin, Madison. November, 2004, Indianapolis, IN.
Adolescents Negotiating the Tensions Between Instant Messaging Practices and In-School Essay Writing, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 2004.
Untying the 'Net: Toward New Methodologies for Researching Online/Offline Spaces: Micro-Analyzing the Articulation of Online and Offline Contexts in IMing. Member of panel presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Berkeley, CA, February, 2004.
Fast Times and Cyber Space: Understanding the Relationship between Fast Capitalism and Instant Messaging, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, CN, October, 2003.
Breaking Down Virtual Walls: Understanding the Real Space / Cyberspace Connections of Language and Literacy in Adolescents’ Use of Instant Messaging, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2003.
Literacy, Power, and the Politics of Language, Co-authored paper presented with Lynn Astarita Gatto and Joanne Larson, Ph.D. at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA, November 2002
Teaching and Research: A Teacher’s Reconceptualization of Identity, Co-authored paper presented with Lynn Astarita Gatto, and Joanne Larson, Ph.D. at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April, 2002.
Building a professional learning community: First year discussions, Co-authored paper presented with Joanne Larson, Ph.D. at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington, April, 2001.
E. Current Research Interests
Literacy Instruction for the iGeneration. What are the language and literacy practices of adolescents as they use new literacies such as instant messaging, “MySpace,” blogs, and participatory applications not yet known? How can our understandings of new literacies inform in-school literacy instruction? What should literacy instruction look like for members of the iGeneration, and how can we better prepare students for participation in a global information economy?
F. Dissertation Committees
Committee member:
Griffin, B.B. An Examination of Student Achievement in English Language Arts Through the Use of Predictive Assessments, Standardized Testing, and Academic Interventions. Defended July 2009
Sangmeister, K. If you can hear me, do the hula: The nature of teacher talk during classroom routine in intermediate classrooms in an exemplary urban school. Defended August, 2008
Gladstone-Brown, W. Co-Teaching by Example: An Investigation of College Faculty Leading a Course on Collaboration for Inclusion. Defended August, 2008
G. Professional Memberships
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)
International Reading Association (IRA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
NCTE Assembly for Research (NCTEAR)
National Reading Conference (NRC)
National Writing Project Fellow (Genesee Valley Writing Project)
Rochester Area Literacy Council (RALC)
H. Service
Professional
Organizational Leadership
Member, NCTE Standing Committee on Research 2009-Present
Chair, AERA Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group 2007-Present
Secretary/Treasurer, AERA Writing Special Interest Group, 2005-2007
Newsletter Editor – NCTE Assembly for Research, 2001 - 2003
NCTEAR Executive Committee, 2001 - 2005
NCTEAR Midwinter Conference Planning Team Coordinator, 2001-2002
Reviewer for Publications and Conferences
Invited Reviewer for AERA Conference Proposals, Division G 2009
Journal of Educational Computing Research 2009
Written Communication 2006-Present
Urban Education 2007
AERA Conference Proposals, Divisions C, D, & K, Writing and Literacies SIG, Language and Social Processes SIG, 2002 - 2008
National Reading Conference Conference Proposals, 2005 – Present
Conference Leadership
Discussant, AERA 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Session Chair AERA 2006, 2007, 2009
College
Co-Chair: School of Education Technology Advisory Committee 2008- Present
Chair: Literacy Program Search Committee 2007
Co-chair: Field Experience and Student Teaching Advisory Committee 2004-2007
Co-facilitator: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Learning Circle/PETAL presenter 2007
Member: College Technology Steering Committee 2008-Present
Member: School of Education Diversity Advisory Committee 2007-Present
Member: School of Education Technology Advisory Committee 2007- 2008
Member: College Institutional Review Board 2007-Present
Member: Literacy Program Advisory Committee 2004-Present
Community
Teacher Collaboration at Monroe High School (Rochester City School District) 2007-present
Board of Directors Literacy Volunteers of Rochester 2007-Present
Drop-in Tutor: Literacy Volunteers of Rochester 2006-2008
Portfolio Reviewer for School Without Walls (Rochester City School District) 2007-present
Member: Teacher Leader Quality Partnership 2005-2006
I. Credentials
New York State Permanent Certificate in Secondary English
J. Awards and Honors
Spencer Foundation Small Grant St. John Fisher College 2006-2008
$26,000
SJFC Faculty Development Grant St. John Fisher College Fall 2008
Course release to support publication of research
SmarterKids Foundation Grant St. John Fisher College 2007-2008
Receipt of SmartBoard for College Use
Scandling Fellowship University of Rochester 2000-2003
Full tuition plus stipend to support doctoral work
Magna Cum Laude St. John Fisher College 1996
Honors in English St. John Fisher College 1996
Mary Ann Davis Prize in English St. John Fisher College 1996