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Mark A. Sulzer, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
School of Education
English Education / Literacy Studies
615 Teachers College
Cincinnati, OH 45221
[email protected]
(513) 556-3588
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2015
Major: Language, Literacy, and Culture
Dissertation:
“Exploring dialogic teaching with middle and secondary English language arts teachers:
A reflexive phenomenology”
Advisor/Dissertation Chair:
Dr. Amanda Haertling Thein
Dissertation Committee:
Dr. Renita Schmidt, Dr. Bonnie Sunstein, Dr. Pamela Wesely, and Dr. Robert Petrone (Montana
State University)
MA, University of Iowa, 2015
Major: Educational Measurement and Statistics
Advisor: Dr. Timothy Ansley
MAT, University of Iowa, 2006
Major: Secondary English Education
Licensure: 7-12 English/Language Arts
7-12 Reading
BA, Truman State University, 2002
Major: Music
AWARDS AND HONORS
Fall 2014 – Spring 2015, University of Iowa Graduate College, Office of the Dean, Ballard Seashore
Dissertation Year Fellowship, $20,000 plus tuition and benefits.
Fall 2012 – Spring 2015, University of Iowa College of Education, The Audrey Qualls Travel Award and
The Office of the Dean Graduate Student Travel Award, $1800 (travel expenses, $600/year)
Spring 2014, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award,
$1000.
Spring 2014, College of Education Diversity Committee, Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Symposium,
2nd Place Phi Delta Kappa Award of $200
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Winter 2013, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Graduate Institute on Engagement and the
Academy, Fellowship of $500
Fall 2012, The Department of Teaching and Learning, Teaching and Learning Accomplishment
Scholarship in the amount of $820
Spring 2006, Seidler Family Student Teaching Scholarship of $2800
Spring 2006, Theta Chapter – Phi Lambda Theta Graduate Award of $150
SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed Journal/Yearbook Articles
Thein, A. H., & Sulzer, M. A. (2015). Illuminating discourses of youth through the study of first-person
narration in young adult literature. English Journal, 104(3), 47-53.
Sulzer, M. A. (2014). A critical discourse analysis of the Gates foundation's MET project: Discursive
representations of teaching and learning. 63rd Literacy Research Association Yearbook, 141-157.
Sulzer, M. A. (2014). The common core state standards and the “basalization” of youth. English
Teaching: Practice and Critique, 13(1), 134-154.
Thein, A. H., Sulzer, M. A., & Schmidt, R. R. (2013). Evaluating the democratic merit of young adult
literature: Lessons from two versions of Wes Moore’s Memoir. English Journal, 103(2), 57–64.
Manuscripts in Progress and Preparation
Sulzer, M. A., & Thein, A. H. (2015). Reading texts, reading adolescents: An analysis of preservice
English teachers’ rhetorical strategies for evaluating young adult literature. Manuscript in
revision.
Sulzer, M. A., Thein, A. H., & Schmidt, R. R. (2015). Myths of adolescence, masculinity, and the journey
toward manhood: A critical content analysis of military memoirs marketed for young adults.
Manuscript in preparation.
National Conference Presentations
Haynes-Moore, S., Liu, R., & Sulzer, M. A. (2015, Novermber). Collaborative composition as dialogic
possibility: Of meaning, self, and other inside a homeless shelter, a virtual community (video
game), and a standard classroom. Paper to be presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the
National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis.
Sulzer, M. A., & Thein, A. H. (2014, December). Dominant views of youth as deterrents to dialogic
literature instruction: An analysis of preservice ELA teachers’ strategies for evaluating complex
young adult literature. Paper presented at the 64th Literacy Research Association Annual
Conference, Marco Island.
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Caughlan, S. B., Thein, A. H., & Sulzer, M. A. (2014, December). The Common Core State Standards
and the promise of professionalism: What happens? Paper presented at the 64th Literacy Research
Association Annual Conference, Marco Island.
Sulzer, M. A., & Thein, A. H. (2013, November). Analysis of masculinity and meritocracy in adult and
young adult versions of military memoirs. In M. A. Lewis (Chair), A New Literary Lens on the
Horizon: Reading Stories of Adolescence/ts through a Youth Lens. Symposium presented at the
103rd Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, D. C.
Thein, A. H., & Sulzer, M. A. (2014, April). Mediators, family members, and culture brokers: The role of
teacher identity in the teaching of multicultural literature in rapidly changing rural contexts.
Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia.
Sulzer, M. A., Thein, A. H., & Schmidt, R. R. (2014, April). Myths of adolescence, masculinity, and the
journey toward manhood: A critical content analysis of military memoirs marketed for young
adult boys. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia.
Sulzer, M. A., Thein, A. H., & Haynes-Moore, S. (2013, December). Challenging the normative
discourse of adolescence: A discourse analysis of preservice teacher perspectives of young adult
literature. Paper presented at the 63rd Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Dallas.
Sulzer, M. A. (2013, December). A comparative case study of teacher representation: A discourse
analysis of the competing "common sense" of the Gates Foundation and three first-year English
teachers. Paper presented at the 63rd Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Dallas.
Thein, A. H., Schmidt, R. R., & Sulzer, M. (2013, November). Yet another Wes Moore: An analysis of
young adult and adult versions of Wes Moore's memoir. Paper presented at the 102nd Annual
Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston, MA.
Sulzer, M. A. (2012, November). Historical perspectives on teacher quality: From “good and poor”
teachers to value-added models. Roundtable presented at the 62nd Literacy Research Association
Annual Conference, San Diego.
Regional Presentations
Sulzer, M. A. (2014, February). Representations of race in young adult literature: A comparison of two
memoirs. Poster presented at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Research Symposium, Iowa City.
Sulzer, M. A. (2013, May). Engaging students in democracy through young adult literature. Paper
presented at the Language, Literacy, and Culture Graduate Student Research Conference, Iowa
City.
Sulzer, M. A. (2013, April). A discourse analysis of teaching: The competing “common sense” of the
Gates Foundation and three first-year English teachers. Poster presented at the James F.
Jakobsen Graduate Conference, Iowa City.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
At the University of Iowa:
Research Assistant
Spring 2014-Summer 2014, “Advancing literacy through effective engagement with multicultural
literature in the rural Midwest’s rapidly changing landscapes,” sponsored by the Roy J. Carver
Charitable Trust (P.I. Amanda Thein).
Instructor
Spring 2014, Language and Learning, Primary Instructor, Hours: 3
Teaching Evaluation: 5.94 of 6
Fall 2013, Language and Learning, Primary Instructor, Hours: 3
Teaching Evaluation: 5.97 of 6
Fall 2013, Reading and Teaching Adolescent Literature, Primary Instructor, Hours: 3
Teaching Evaluation: 5.89 of 6
Co-Instructor
Fall 2012, Reading and Teaching Adolescent Literature, Practicum, Hours: 3
Teaching Evaluation: 5.83 of 6
Student Teaching Supervision and Assistantships
Spring 2013, University Student Teacher Supervisor: English Education
Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Graduate Teaching Assistant: English Education Methods
Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Graduate Teaching Assistant: English Education Practicum
In public schools:
Teacher
Fall 2007 – Spring 2011, Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill, IA, 9-12 English/Language Arts
Teacher and Drumline Instructor
Fall 2006 – Spring 2007, Lynnville-Sully High School, Sully, IA, 9-12 English/Language Arts Teacher
and Drumline Instructor
Related Experiences
Fall 2011 – Fall 2012, Northwest Junior High, Coralville, IA, After-School Program Mentor
Spring 2006, Solon High School, Solon, IA, 9-12 English/Language Arts, Student Teacher
Fall 2001, Kirksville High School, Kirksville, MO, Drumline Instructor
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SERVICE
Reviewing Activities
Research in the Teaching of English, National Council of Teachers of English (October, 2014 – present).
Manuscript reviewer
English Teaching: Practice and Critique, International, Higher Education (February, 2014).
Manuscript reviewer
LRA Annual Conference, Literacy Research Association (May, 2013).
Proposal reviewer
Bank Street – Occasional Papers, National (April, 2013).
Manuscript reviewer
SAGE Open, Open-Access Publication (January, 2013).
Manuscript reviewer
LRA Annual Conference, Literacy Research Association (May, 2012).
Proposal reviewer
Guest Speaker
07S: 415 – PhD Seminar in Language, Literacy, and Culture: Readers, Texts, and Social Contexts.
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Instructor: Amanda Thein. Topic: The Common Core State
Standards and the basalization of youth (December 11, 2014).
English 350 – Methods in the Teaching of English. Westfield State University, Westfield, MA. Instructor:
Sophia Sarigianides. Topic: The Common Core State Standards and the basalization of youth
(September 24, 2014).
9th – 10th Grade English Classes. Cedar Rapids Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, IA. Teacher:
Kara Sulzer. Topic: Who are you young people anyway? An honest question for exploring
discourses, narratives, and stereotypes of adolescence/ts.
Workshops
Thinking about young adult literature by thinking about military memoirs repackaged (and
rewritten) for the youth market. Presented in the Teacher Leader Center, Lindquist Center,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. October 28, 2014.
Reading young adult literature as critical consumers. Presented in the Teacher Leader Center,
Lindquist Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. April 10, 2014.
Teaching
Summer 2014, Instructor, Iowa City, IA, a weeklong teacher recertification class on dialogic instruction
offered through the Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Fall 2005, Instructor, West Liberty, IA, a weekly program serving adult immigrant populations
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Spring 2005, Instructor, Broadway Center, Iowa City, IA, a weekly program serving adults in
the Iowa City area in preparation for the GED
Summer 2005, Instructor, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, IA, a bi-weekly program serving
adults in the community seeking assistance in reading and writing
Spring 2005 – Fall 2005, Business Writing Center Tutor, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Spring 2005 – Summer 2005, Private Reading Tutor, North Liberty, IA
Fall 2002, Percussion Teaching Assistant, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Study Groups
Participant/discussion leader. Public engagement and literacy research. Study group to proceed at the 64th
Literacy Research Association Annual Conference, Marco Island.
Participant. Approaches to discourse analysis. Study group meetings at the 62nd Literacy Research
Association Annual Conference, San Diego.
CONSULTING
ACT Panelist, Text Complexity Panel (April, 2011)
ACT Task Writer, Constructed Response Component for Grades 9, 11, and 12 (October, 2011)
ACT Panelist, Text Complexity Rubric Development Panel (December, 2011)
ACT Panelist, Test Item Development Panel (March, 2013)
NCS Pearson, Essay Scorer (June – August, 2006)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Council of Teachers of English
Literacy Research Association
International Literacy Association
American Education Research Association