Tasha Tropp Laman, Ph.D
Curriculum Vita
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Office phone: 502-852-1814
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ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D. Language Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Dissertation Co-chairs: Dr. Jerome C. Harste & Dr. Mitzi Lewison
2004
M.S. Language Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2001
B.S. Elementary Education
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
1992
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Director, Nystrand Center of Excellence in Education
University of Louisville
Present
Associate Professor
University of Louisville
2014-present
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
2010- 2014
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
2004-2010
Associate Instructor
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1999-2003
United States Peace Corps Volunteer
Belize Teachers College & Ministry of Education, Corozal School District
Belize, Central America
1996-1998
Classroom Teacher
Chi-Chiltah Jones Ranch Elementary School, Chi-Chiltah, New Mexico
1993-1996
GRANT PROPOSALS & GRANT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH
Co-PI, Culturally Responsive Professional Dyads, NCTE ($3,500)
2015-2017
PI, University of South Carolina Service Learning Grant ($3,600)
2011
Co-PI, Making meaning through Literacy and Art Education:
Community Partners in Learning, ($10,000)
2010
Co-PI, Literacy & Art Education: Alternate Ways of Knowing ($23,000)
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Co-PI, Improving Teacher Quality Grant ($76,039)
2008-2009
Research Assistant, Community Alliance to Promote Education, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana
2003-2004
Research Assistant, Collaboration for Peace Grant
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Research Assistant, Educate Indiana Preservice Grant,
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2002-2004
2000-2002
HONORS & AWARDS
George H. Lackey Award for Inspirational Teaching, University of South Carolina
2014
Co-Winner ,Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education Article of the year (NAEYC)
2013
South Carolina Literacy Champions Award Winner
(South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, $10,000)
2010
Richland One Superintendent’s Award. Making meaning through literacy and art education project.
2011
Nominee: South Carolina Commission on Higher Education Service Learning Award
2010
Nominee: George Lackey Award for Inspirational Teaching
2009
University of South Carolina Mortar Board Teaching Award
2008
Indiana University, Language Education, Outstanding Dissertation Award
2004
Indiana University Outstanding Associate Instructor Teaching Award
2004
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS IN PRESS & IN PRINT
Laman, T.T. (in press). “I got Angry Birds in my story”: Reclaiming early childhood writing. In K.
Whitmore & R. Meyer (Eds). Reclaiming Early Childhood Education: Narratives of hope, power, and vision.
Routledge.
Flint, A.S. & Laman, T.T. (2013). Where poems hide: Finding critical reflective spaces inside writing
workshops. In J. Pandya & J. Ávilia (Eds.) Moving Critical Literacies Forward: A new look at Praxis across
Contexts. . New York: Routledge
Laman, T. T. (2013). From Ideas to Words: Writing Strategies for English Language Learners. Portsmouth, NH:
Heinemann.
Laman, T. T. (2013). Writing in support of reading: Teaching into understanding. In D. Stephens (Ed.) In
The Marriage of Reading Assessment and Instruction: Stories from Artful Teachers. Urbana, IL: National Council
Teachers of English.
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Laman, T.T. ; Jewett, P.C., Jennings, L.B., Souto-Manning, M., & Wilson, J. L. (2013). Fostering critical
dialogue across educational contexts. In X. Zumiga; G. Lopez; K. Ford (Eds.). Intergroup dialogue: Engaging
difference, identities, and social justice. New York: Routledge.
Laman, T. T. & Boggs, N. (2011). “Can I take pictures of my chickens?” Bringing poetry, photography and
curriculum to life in a second-grade writing workshop. In S. Long (Ed.) Supporting students in a time of common
core standards. Urbana, IL: National Council Teachers of English.
Van Sluys, K., & Laman, T. T. (2011). Invitations: Tools for thought and action. In R. Myer & K. Whitmore
(Eds.). Reclaiming Reading in a post-NCLB world. New York: Routledge.
Jennings, L., Jewett, P.C., Laman, T. T., Souto-Manning, M., & Wilson, J.L.(Eds.). (2010). Sites of
possibility: Critical dialogue in and out of schools. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Laman, T. T. & Lewison, M. (2010). The discursive production of homelessness: Teachers’ constructions,
deconstructions, and reconstructions. In L. Jennings, P.C. Jewett, T.T. Laman, M. Souto-Manning,
& J.L. Wilson (Eds.), Sites of possibility: Critical dialogue in and out of schools. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton
Press.
Laman, T. T. (2004). “It’s not like we’re just playing: It’s about learning stuff”: A critical ethnography of
children’s social practices during literacy learning. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Indiana
University.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES IN PRESS & IN PRINT
Zapata, A. & Laman, T.T. (in press). “I write to show how beautiful my languages are” : Translingual
writing instruction in English-dominant classrooms. Language Arts 93(3).
Laman, T.T. (2014). Transforming Literate Identities: Writing and multilingual children at work. Talking
Points 26 (1), 1-9.
Laman, T.T. Jewett, P.C., Jennings, L.B., Souto-Manning, M., & Wilson, J. L. (2012). Fostering critical
dialogue across educational contexts. Equity& Excellence in Education 45 (1), 197-216.
Laman, T. T., Miller, E. T., & López-Robertson, J. (2012). Noticing and naming as social practice:
Examining the relevance of a contextualized field-based literacy course. Journal of Early Childhood
Teacher Education 33 (1), 3-18.
Flint-Seely, A. & Laman, T.T. (2012). Where poems hide: Finding critical reflective spaces inside writing
workshops. Theory into Practice 51(1), 12-19.
Laman, T. T. (2011). The functions of talk about writing: Insights into process, practice, and identities. The
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25 (2), 133-144.
Brown, S., Souto-Manning, M., & Laman, T. T. (2010). Noticing racism and talking about race in early
childhood settings. Race, Ethnicity, and Education. 13 (4), 513-532.
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Laman, T. T. & Van Sluys, K. (2008). Being and becoming: Multilingual writers’ practices. Language Arts, 85
(4), 265-274.
Wilson, J.L. & Laman, T. T. (2007). “That was basically me”: Critical literacy, text, and talk. Voices from the
Middle, 15 (3), 40-46.
Laman, T.T. (2006). Changing our minds/changing the world: The power of a question. Language Arts, 83
(3), 203-214.
Van Sluys, K. & Laman, T.T. (2006). Learning about language: Written conversations in multilingual
classrooms. The Reading Teacher, 60(3), 222-233.
Van Sluys, K., Laman, T. T., Legan, N., & Lewison, M.(2005). Second guessing literacy practices: Preservice
teachers, critical literacy, and what it might mean to read. Journal of Reading Education, 31(1), 13-23.
Bomer, R. & Laman, T. (2004). Not-yet-inner struggles with writing: Human and social dimensions of talk
among young writers. Research in the Teaching of English, 38(4), 420-466.
BOOK CHAPTERS &ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Chisholm, J.; Davis, T. ; Laman, T.T. & Whitmore, K. “Are we really teaching for social justice?” : A
multimodal analysis of one preservice English teacher’s ideological tensions. Submitted to Action in
Teacher Education .
INVITED PUBLICATIONS
Laman, T.T. (in press). [Review of the book, Rac(e)ing to class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools
and Classrooms] by Richard H. Milner, III., 232 pps. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press, Language
Arts (93) 3, 237-239.
Laman, T.T. (in press). [Review of the book, Focus on Literacy by Danling Fu & Marylou M. Matoush.
Language Arts (93) 5.
Laman, T.T. (2015). [Review of the book, I am reading: Nurturing young children’s meaning making and joyful
engagement with any book] by Kathy Collins & Matt Glover, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2015, 192 pp.
Language Arts (93) 2, 131-132.
Laman, T.T. (2015). [Review of the book, Learning for Real: Teaching Content and Literacy across the
Curriculum] by Heidi Mills, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2014, 160 pp. Language Arts
Laman, T. T. (2012). [Review of the book, Rethinking popular culture and media] Edited by Elizabeth Marshall &
Ӧzlem.Language Arts 89(4) 267-269.
Laman, T.T. (2011). [Review of the book, Teaching with Vision: Culturally Responsive teaching in standardsbased classrooms] Edited by Christine E. Sleeter and Cathrine Cornbleth. Language Arts 89 (1).
Laman, T. T. (2011). [Review of the book, Bedtime Stories and Book Reports: Connecting Parent
Involvement and Family Literacy] edited by Catherine Compton-Lilly and Stuart Greene.
Language Arts 89 (1).
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Jennings, L. B., Laman, T. T., Long, S., & Stephens, D. (2005). Suggestions for further reading on teaching
as a sociopolitical act. Language Arts, 82(3), 234.
JOURNAL MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER:
Equity & Excellence in Education
Journal of Teacher Education
Language Arts
Research in the Teaching of English
Review in Educational Research
Talking Points
Theory into Practice
The ALAN Review
BOOK MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER:
2011-2013 Heinemann, Routledge
2009
Wiley
2006
Wiley
CURRICULUM PRODUCTS
Laman, T.T. (2010). Where I’m From. (edited videotape featuring George Ella Lyon and accompanying
reading materials. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Distance Education and Instructional
Support.
Laman, T. T. (2008). Education as Democracy. (edited videotape featuring Randy and Katherine Bomer and
accompanying reading materials. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Distance Education
and Instructional Support.
Laman, T. T. (2008). Writing Conferences as Conversations. (edited videotape featuring writing conferences
with elementary writers and accompanying reading materials). Columbia, SC: University of South
Carolina Distance Education and Instructional Support.
Laman, T. T. (2005). What went right this year? (edited videotape featuring Dorothy Watson and
accompanying materials). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Distance Education and
Instructional Support.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
“Can I take pictures of my chickens?”: Bringing poetry to life through photography in a second grade
writing workshop. 16th Nordic Reading Conference. Reykjavik, Iceland. June 2012.
Critical literacy in action: Examining models, practices, and understandings across diverse educational
contexts. International Reading Association World Congress on Reading. Budapest, Hungary.
August 2006.
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Glass bridges: Making visible the connections between text and talk. International Reading Association
World Congress on Reading. Budapest, Hungary. August 2006.
Transforming critical language practices in elementary school through expanding cultural and linguistic
resources. 16th annual European Systemic Functional Linguistics Conference. Miraflores, Spain. July
2004.
NATIONAL
American Educational Research Association
Critical openings: Poetry in writing workshop. Philadelphia, PA April 2014
Examining the relevance of teacher education: Insights into practice, literacy, and complexity within a
field-based literacy methods course. Denver, CO April 2010.
Examining agency through multiple analytic lenses: Discursive practices of a teacher study group
focused on critical literacy. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. April 2009.
Fostering Critical Dialogue Across Educational Settings. American Educational Research Association.
San Diego, CA. April 2009.
Beyond food drives: The discursive production of homelessness. American Education Research
Association. San Francisco, CA. April 2006.
National Art Educators Association Conference
“It started as plain old sidewalk”: Engaging children and their community in creating a mosaic poetry
garden. National Art Educators Association. Seattle, WA. March 2011.
National Council Teachers of English
Reclaiming early childhood education: Narratives of hope power & vision. Minneapolis, MN. November
2015.
“I write to show how I am”: Supporting young children’s translingual practices in the writing classroom.
Washington, D.C. November 2014. Closing Keynote for Day of Early Childhood.
“I got Angry Birds in my story”: Multilingual writers at work. National Council Teachers of English.
Boston, MA. November 2013
“Can I take pictures of my chickens?”: Connecting Writing, Communities and the Arts in Elementary
School. Las Vegas, NV. November 2012.
Multicultural and multidisciplinary approaches to literacy learning. National Council Teachers of
English. Chicago, IL. November 2011.
Remembering the past and “Passing it forward”. National Council Teachers of English. Chicago, IL.
November, 2011.
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Where poems hide: Finding critical reflective spaces in writing workshop. National Council Teachers of
English. Orlando, FL November 2010.
Learning between the lines: Professional development as inquiry. National Council Teachers of English.
Philadelphia, PA. November 2009.
Mapping transformative possibilities: New directions for sustainable university partnerships. National
Council Teachers of English. New York, NY. November 2007.
Becoming aware: Engaging literacies and possible selves. National Council Teachers of English.
Nashville, TN. November 2006.
Learning side by side: Peers play and literacy. National Council Teachers of English. Pittsburgh, PA.
November 2005
“Are the Jim Crow laws real?”: A study of Critical Inquiry in a Primary multi-age, multi-lingual
classroom. National Council Teachers of English Conference. Indianapolis, IN. November 2004.
National Reading Conference (now Literacy Research Association)
“I write to show how beautiful my languages are”: Exploring three principles to translingual approaches
to writing in elementary, English dominant classrooms. Carlsbad, CA: December 2015.
Transforming literate identities: Writing and multilingual children at work, Literacy Research
Association, Dallas, TX. December 2013
On site literacy collaborations: Teaching and learning in the company of current and future educators.
National Reading Conference. Albuquerque, NM. December 2009.
“It can’t just be all about you”: Joining and forming writing communities. National Reading Conference.
Austin, TX. November 2007.
Unpacking literacy practices: Exploring the semiotic potential of peer interactions. National Reading
Conference. Miami, FL. December 2005.
Learning about language: Written conversations in multi-lingual classrooms. National Reading
Conference. San Antonio, TX. December 2004.
Whole Language Umbrella Literacies for All Summer Institute
Breaking through walls and barriers: Linking Practice to Teacher Knowledge. Whole language
Umbrella’s Literacies for all summer instate. Atlanta, Georgia. July 2015
“Do you remember who I am? Do I matter to you?”: Conferring with multilingual writers. Whole
Language Umbrella’s Literacies for All Summer Institute. Long Island, NY. July 2013.
“Can I take pictures of my chickens?” : Bringing poetry to life in a second grade multilingual writing
workshop. St. Louis, MO. July 2012.
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I didn’t know that I had poems inside me: Poetry, power, and critical literacy. Whole Language
Umbrella’s Literacies for All Summer Institute. Las Vegas, NV. July 2011.
Where poems hide: Finding reflective, critical spaces inside writing workshop. Whole Language
Umbrella’s Literacies for All Summer Institute. Indianapolis, IN. July 2010.
Making relationships work: Learning with, from, and through university and school partnerships. Whole
Language Umbrella Literacies for All Summer Institute. Columbia, SC. July 2009.
Refiguring the landscape of school-based university partnerships. Whole Language Umbrella’s Literacies
for All Summer Institute. Tucson, AZ. July 2008.
Listening to learn: Understanding talk as a marker of learning. Whole Language Umbrella’s Literacies for
All Summer Institute. Louisville, KY. July 2007.
Changing the conversation: Locating transformation and critical practices. Whole Language Umbrella’s
Literacies for All Summer Institute. Charlotte, NC. July 2006.
Catching sight of talk: Glimpses into dialogic learning communities. Whole Language Umbrella’s
Literacies for All Summer Institute. Charlotte, NC. July 2006.
Latino Children’s Literature Conference
“I’m not from Mexico!”: Writing Workshop as Transformative Practice. Latino Children’s Literature
Conference. Columbia, SC. April 2009.
Being and becoming: Multilingual writers’ practices. Latino Children’s Literature Conference. Columbia,
SC. April 2008.
Latino Issues in Education Conference
Latino/as and Education in South Carolina: Multiple research perspectives informing policy and
practice. Latino Issues in Education Conference. Columbia, SC. October 2007.
Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies
Changing the conversation: Locating transformation and critical practice. Annual Conference on
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies. Athens, Georgia. January 2006.
REGIONAL
Ideas to Action Conference
Reclaiming the Joy of Literacy Conference
“ Do you hear me?” : Conferring with English Language Learners. Louisville, KY: September 2014.
Conference on Literacy, Urban Issues, and Social Studies Education
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“It can’t just be all about you”: Joining and forming writing communities. Georgia State University
Conference on Literacy, Urban Issues, and Social Studies Education. Atlanta, GA. February, 2008
Multilingual Communities of Practice: Being and becoming writers. Georgia State University Conference
on Literacy, Urban Issues, and Social Studies Education. Atlanta, GA. January 2007
ACADEMIC MEETINGS
Unpacking the semiotic potential of a literacy event. Teaching Literacy in these Critical Times.
Bloomington, IN. May 2005.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, & KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
From Ideas to Words: Teaching into and from possibilities, St. Charles School District, St. Charles, IL,
February 2015.
From Ideas to Words: Writing Strategies for English Language Learners, St. Charles School District, St.
Charles, IL. September 2014
From Ideas to Words: Non-Fiction Writing Strategies for English Language Learners, Illinois Migrant
Education Council, Peoria, IL: April 2014.
From Ideas to Words: Writing strategies for English Language Learners. South Carolina Department of
Education (TESOL). Columbia, SC. July 2013.
Developing and studying our practice. Series of workshops with Lexington One School District (ESOL
Teachers) 2013-2014.
Take the Meaning Road: Teaching and Learning Conventions with English Language Learners, Lexington
One School District (ESOL teachers), Lexington, SC. November 2012.
Knowing and being known: Writing workshop as Transformative practice, Lexington One School District
(ESOL teachers), Lexington, SC. November 2011, February 2012, May 2012.
Writing Workshop: Creating Curriculum that Matters, Lexington One School District, Lexington, SC.
January 2011
Creating Writing Workshops in Grades K-2, Midway Elementary School, Lexington, SC. January- April
2010.
From Seed Idea to Celebration: Understanding Writing as Process. Carey Reynolds Elementary School,
Atlanta, GA. February 2008.
Building Professional Learning Communities. DePaul University, Chicago, IL. April 2008.
Understanding African- American Language as a Cultural and Linguistic Resource for Learning, Student
Forum. DePaul University, Chicago IL. April 2008.
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Reaching and Teaching Writers in Grades K-2. Round top Elementary School, Columbia, SC. November
2008.
Reaching and Teaching Young Readers: Reading Workshop K-2. Clear Creek Elementary School,
Bloomington, IN. May 2007.
M.A.T. Hooding Ceremony Keynote Speaker. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. April &
December 2006; December 2007.
Knowing Readers: Guiding Readers. Gilbert Elementary School. Gilbert, SC. November 2006
Writing conferences as conversations. Red Bank Elementary School, Lexington, SC. January 2006.
Writing that Matters: The essential elements of writing workshop. Red Bank Elementary School,
Lexington, SC. April 2005.
Writing that Matters: The essential elements of writing workshop. A.C. Moore Elementary School,
Lexington, SC. March 2005.
Indiana Partnership for Young Writers Summer Institute. Indianapolis, IN. 2001-2006.
Consultation with Syracuse University students regarding the 2004 Research in Teaching English
publication. January 2005.
CLINICAL RESEARCH SITE DEVELOPMENT
Atkinson Elementary School, Louisville, KY
A.C. Moore Elementary School, Columbia, SC
Celebration of Literacy and the Arts and Anthology
• Poetry Mosaic Garden
• Teach courses on site
• Facilitate monthly grade level study groups
• Conduct classroom research
• Professional Development workshops for entire staff
• Classroom demonstrations
• Teacher Quality Partnership Inquiry Proposals (approximately $10,000)
Present
2005-present
2011-2012
2010
2005-2008
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Courses taught at the University of Louisville
EDAP 710 Advanced Study of Literacy (co-taught)
2015-2016
EDAP 694
2014-2015
Early Literacy Project (co-taught)
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EDTP 320
Methods of Teaching Reading
2015
EDTP 630
Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts
2014
Independent Studies
EDAP 694 Independent Study in Urban Education & Teacher Preparation
2016
Courses Taught at University of South Carolina
Undergraduate
EDRD 430 Methods of Teaching Literacy in the Elementary Classroom
(Taught at clinical research site)
2013- present
EDRD 431 Reading Assessment
(Taught at clinical research site)
2013
EDEL 591 Elementary Education Student Teaching Seminar
2010-2011
EDRD 345 & EDRD 445 Methods of Teaching Early Childhood Literacy
(Taught at clinical research site)
2007-2011
M.A.T.
EDTE 733 Methods of Teaching Language Arts
(taught at clinical research site)
2005-2007
M.Ed.
EDEL 771 Methods of Teaching Writing
in the Elementary and Middle School
2004, 2006-present
Ph.D.
EDRD 801 Critical Perspectives on Literacy
2006, 2008
EDRD 890 Independent Studies in Literacy
2005, 2007-2011
EDRD 899 Dissertation Research
2007- present
Dissertation Committee (Chair/Co-Chair)
Stockdale, L. (2015). Stockdale, E. (2015). “Tal vez suena estas cosas/Maybe he dreams of these things”:
Envisioning possibilities for multilingual learners in the culturally responsive rural classroom.
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Gillaspy, K. (2015). Exploring Culturally Relevant Teaching: Lessons from a Middle School Classroom.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation
Duggins, Spoonmore, A. (2014). The role of the learning community in the professional development of
literacy teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.
Maganda, D. (2012). Writing workshop as a strategy to create literacy resources and space for home
language use in primary schools: A case study from Tanzania (Dissertation Co-Chair with Dr. Pamela C.
Jewett)
Till, S. S (2007). Discourse of desegregation in Orangeburg, SC. Unpublished dissertation, University of
South Carolina. (Dissertation Co-chair with Dr. Diane Stephens).
Brown, S. A. (2007). A critical discourse analysis of identity development and literacy practices: Latino
English language learners at home and in the primary classroom. Unpublished dissertation,
University of South Carolina. (Dissertation Co-chair with Dr. Heidi Mills).
Dissertation Committee Membership
Johnson, S. (2016). Learning through Inquiry. (Will defend in February 2016). University of South
Carolina
Smith, D. (2016). (Will defend in 2016)
Rodriguez, S. (2014). Emergent bilinguals’ use of social, cultural, and linguistic resources in a
kindergarten writing workshop. Unpublished dissertation, Georgia State University.
Reeves, L. (2014). Toward a theory of safe passage: Agentic practices of women who teach.
Unpublished dissertation, University of South Carolina
Ellerbe, M. (2012). Constructed understandings of response: A case study of fifth grade writers.
Unpublished dissertation, University of South Carolina
Administration
Director, Nystrand Center of Excellence in Education
8/15- present
Co-Director, University of Louisville, Kentucky Reading Project
6/15-present
SERVICE
NATIONAL
Literacy Research Association Annual Yearbook Review
2015
Children’s Defense Fund Children’s Book Selection Committee
2014-2015
Elected Executive Board Member, Early Childhood Education Assembly, NCTE
2013-2016
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Elected Executive Board Member, Center for Expansion of Language & Thinking
2010-2013
Language Arts Professional Book Review Department Lead editor
2011-present
Elected Executive Board Member, Whole Language Umbrella
2007-2010
Proposal Reviewer, National Reading Conference
2008 &2009
Member, Editorial Review Board, Language Arts
2006-present
University of Louisville
Graduate Faculty Council
Fall 2015-2017
Library Faculty Advisory Board
2015-2016
T&L Leadership Team
Fall 2015-
Dean’s Advisory Committee
Fall 2015-
Heuser Endowed Chair Search Committee Member
Fall 2015-2016
Chair, ECEE Department Chair search committee
Spring 2015
UNIVERSITY of South Carolina
Palmetto Children’s Poetry Festival Interviewer (Naomi Shihab Nye)
Member: Latino Research Consortium
First Year Reading Experience Discussion Leader
2010
2005-2014
2006
COLLEGE, DEPARTMENT, & PROGRAM AREA USC
Elementary Program Coordinator
Participant, COE Museum Exhibit: 1963-2013 Desegregation-Integration
Chair of ITE Steering Committee
2011, 2013-2014
2013
2013-2014
APR Tenure Track Committee
2013
APR Clinical Faculty Committee
2013
Elementary Faculty Search Committee
2010
NCATE presentation
2010
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First Annual South Carolina Summer Writing Institute, Co-planner
2008-2010
Clinical Faculty Annual Review Committee
2006-2009
ITE Curriculum Committee
2006-2008
First Annual Fall Language and Literacy conference co-planner
2008-2009
College of Education Research Award Committee
March 2008
Member, College of Education Diversity Alliance
2007-present
ITE Diversity Committee
Spring 2007
M.Ed in Language and Literacy Distance Education Planning Committee
Spring 2007
ITE Sub-committee for professional development
Elementary Faculty Search Committee Member
2007-2009
November 2004-March 2005
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking (CELT)
International Reading Association (IRA)
Literacy Research Association (LRA)
National Conference on Research in Language & Literacy (NCRLL)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Whole Language Umbrella (WLU)
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