Assistant Professor of English Education, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies

Co-director of the National Writing Project at WVU

Advisor to the NCTE-Mountaineers, WVU's student affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English

Education

2012 Ph.D., English Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2009 M.A., English Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2000 B.A., English, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Media

• Talking Twang: Study examines how dialect impacts learning in Appalachian classrooms
  
• WBOY Feature: WVU professors work to reduce dialect stigmas