Expertise

Research Interests: Teaching English as a Second Language through Content Areas, Teaching Writing through Content Areas, Poetry as Literary Transaction, Theatre in the Language Arts Classroom, Primary Language Attrition.

Communities
Special Education, Teacher Education, Educational Leadership
Degrees
PhD, Auburn University, English Education, 2009
MEd, Auburn University, English to Speakers of Other Languages, 2008
MEd, Auburn University, English Education, 2000
BS, Auburn University, English Education, 1997
Keywords
area studies (arts or humanities) poetry poetic language or literature rural schools urban education art education english as a second language--esl language arts mathematics education science education teacher education teacher attitude