Melissa B. Wilson The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development One UTSA Circle San Antonio, Texas 78249 Melissa.Wilson@utsa.edu (210) 458-7623 voice (210) 458-7281 fax CHRONOLOGY OF EDCUATION Ph.D. in Language, Reading & Culture University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Major: Children’s Literature Minor: Childhood Studies Dissertation Director: Dr. Kathy Short 2009 M.Ed. in Elementary/Early Childhood Education Antioch University, Keene, New Hampshire Major: Integrated Day Studies 1996 B.A. in Political Science University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. 1991 Dissertation Title: Constructions of Childhood in Award-Winning Children’s Novels From Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. RESEARCH INTERESTS Critical literacy; Critical Issues in Children’s and Adolescent’s Literature; The Construction and Re-Construction of Childhood; Early Literacy; International Children’s Literature; Representations of Jewish Americans in Children’s Literature; Critical Content Analysis CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor of Literacy University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching San Antonio, Texas 2009-Present Methods Instructor Reading and Writing Methods Blocks/TTE 322/323 University of Arizona Department of Teaching and Teacher Education Tucson, Arizona Spring, 2009 1 Librarian/Teacher Van Horne Elementary School Tucson, Arizona 2007-2008 Instructor Children’s Literature in the Classroom/ LRC 480 University of Arizona Department of Language, Reading, and Learning Tucson, Arizona 2005- 2008 Instructional Coach Johnson Primary School Tucson, Arizona 2005- 2006 K-5 Literacy Specialist TUSD, Department of Professional Development and Academics Tucson, Arizona 2003- 2005 Early Childhood Consultant ECE Assessment Group Tucson, Arizona 2003- 2005 Parent Educator Parent’s Anonymous Tucson, Arizona 2003- 2004 Director of Early Childhood Center/ Young Family Outreach Temple Emanu-El Tucson, Arizona 2001-2003 Early Childhood Center Laboratory School Director Bennington College Bennington, Vermont 1999- 2001 Student Teacher Supervisor/ Instructor Bennington College Bennington, Vermont 1999-2001 Seventh Grade Classroom Teacher Atsa Biyaazh Community School Shiprock, New Mexico, Dine Nation 1997-1998 Community School Director Gove Community School, Denver Public Schools Denver, Colorado 1996- 1997 2 Fifth/Sixth Grade Teacher Midtown West School, Bank Street School of Education New York, New York 1995-1996 ESL Instructor Rennert Bilingual New York, New York 1995- 1996 First Grade Student Teacher Jonathan Daniels School Keene, New Hampshire 1994- 1995 Early Childhood Teacher Denver Jewish Community Center Denver, Colorado 1992- 1993 ESL Instructor/ Early Childhood Teacher ELS, International Seoul, South Korea 1991- 1992 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Participating Scholar Jewish Literature for Children, Western Regional Conference Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles, CA January, 2009 Delegate Children’s Literature International Summer School Roehampton University London, U.K. July, 2007 Participating Scholar Southwest Regional Education Summit, “Exploring the future of Holocaust Education.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum El Paso, TX October, 2007 Intern with Dr. Kathy Short University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona LRC 595a: International Children’s Literature Course Spring Semester, 2007 3 PUBLICATIONS Hoffman, J., Sailors, M., & Wilson, M.B. (in press). Content methods in literacy research. Chapter to appear in Literacy Research Methodologies, N. Duke, & M. Marlett [Eds.]. Guilford Press. Vinson, K.D., Ross, E.W., & Wilson, M.B. (in progress). Parrhesia and citizenship education: The democratic imperative of “dangerous speech.” [Intended for Theory and Research in Education] Wilson, M.B. (2009). [Book Review]. Tamar. Worlds of Words: WOW review, Reading Across Cultures. Available at: http://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/review/reviewii1/2/ Vinson, K.D., Wilson, M.B., & Swenson, C. (2009). [Book Review]. Researching history education: Theory, method, and context. Education Review: A journal of book Reviews. Beach, R., Enciso, P., Harste, J., Jenkins, C., Raina, S.A., Rogers, R., Short, K.G., Sung, Y.K., Wilson, M.B. & Yenika-Agbaw, V. (2009). Exploring the “critical” in critical content analysis of children’s literature. 2008 National Reading Conference Yearbook. Vinson, K.D. & Wilson, M.B. (2008). [Book Review]. Compass for uncharted lives. Educational Review: A Journal of Book Reviews. Available at: http://edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev699.htm Vinson, K.D. & Wilson, M.B. (2008). [Book Review]. Why Foucault? New directions in educational research. Educational Studies, 44, pp. 83-90. Wilson, M.B. (2005). A sleuth of one’s own: Nancy Drew and feminist pedagogy. Arizona Reading Journal, Fall Edition. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS National Reading Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico Area 9 Invited Session: Critical content analysis if children’s texts: Themes, methodologies, and critique. American Educational Research Association San Diego, California Where is our place at the table? The absence of Jewish voices in multicultural discourses. 4 National Reading Conference (2008) Orlando, Florida Exploring the “critical” in critical content analysis of children’s literature. American Educational Research Association (2008) New York, New York The Neverchanging story: Power and control in children’s literature. American Educational Research Association (2008) New York, New York Discussant for: Contact as a toll for peace? Reconsidering the contact hypothesis from children’s perspectives. Ana Tomovska, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. National Reading Conference (2007) Austin, Texas The politics in children’s literature: Silencing, misrepresentation, and control. Tucson Teachers Applying Whole Language Conference (2007) Tucson, Arizona Doggie dung and smoking angels: International picture books that push the boundaries of children’s literature. Arizona Reading Association Annual Conference (2005) Phoenix, Arizona Teaching children empathy using first-person Holocaust narratives. National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference (2003) Chicago, Illinois Down with dittos: How to do developmentally appropriate art with children. Child and Family Resources Annual Conference (2002) Tucson, Arizona It’s more than coloring: The link between children’s art and early literacy. Head Start’s Fifth Annual Research Conference, Washington D.C. (2000) DeBey, M., Wilson, M., & Perrotta, V. An Analysis of Second Language Programs and Developmentally Appropriate Practice. 5 SERVICE Advisory Board Member for World of Words, University of Arizona Copy Editor for The Journal for Critical Educational Studies 2009 Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Inquiry in Language Studies International Society for Language Studies 2009. Proposal Reviewer National Reading Conference, 2009 Proposal Reviewer for the Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2009 Proposal Reviewer for the Adolescence and Youth Development SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2009 Proposal Reviewer for the Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2009 Proposal Reviewer for the Early Education and Childhood Development SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2009 Proposal Reviewer for the Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2009 Cooperating Teacher for Student Intern LRC 480: Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Spring Semester 2008 Manuscript Reviewer for Critical Inquiry in Language Studies International Society for Language Studies 2008. Proposal Reviewer for the National Reading Conference Annual Meeting 2007, 2008. Proposal Reviewer for the Committee on Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity in Education SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2008 6 Proposal Reviewer for the Adolescence and Youth Development SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2008 Proposal Reviewer for the Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2008 Proposal Reviewer for the Early Education and Childhood Development SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2008 Proposal Reviewer for the Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership SIG AERA Annual Conference, 2008 Proposal Reviewer National Reading Conference, 2008 Member of Graduate and Professional Student Council Travel Grant’s Committee, University of Arizona Fall 2005-2006. Early Childhood Education Consultant, Shalom House, Tucson, Arizona 2004. Early Childhood Education Consultant, Arts for All, Tucson, Arizona 2002-2004. Student Teacher Supervisor, Community College of Vermont, Department of Early Childhood Education, Bennington, Vermont 2001 Member of the Early Childhood Educator’s Consortium, Bennington, Vermont 1999-2001 Early Childhood Education Training Consultant, Head Start, Catholic Charities, Denver, Colorado, 1999-2002 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Membership Coordinator, Pima County Parenting Coalition, Tucson, Arizona Rape Crisis Counselor, Denver General Hospital, Denver, Colorado Adult Literacy Coach, Littleton Public Libraries, Littleton, Colorado ESL Coach, University of Colorado, International Student Office, Denver, Colorado 7 COMMUNITY SERVICE Member of Pima County Parenting Coalition, Tucson, Arizona Member of United Way Political Task Force, Tucson, Arizona Founding Member of ECE Assessment Group, Tucson, Arizona PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) International Reading Association (IRA) National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) National Council For Teachers of English (NCTE) National Reading Council (NRC) REFERENCES Kathy G. Short, PhD Professor Department of Language, Reading, and Culture College of Education University of Arizona P.O. Box 210069 Tucson, AZ 85721-0069 Tel: 520-621-1843 Email: shortk@u.arizona.edu David B. Yaden, Jr., PhD Professor Department of Language, Reading, and Culture College of Education University of Arizona P.O. Box 210069 Tucson, AZ 85721-0069 Tel: 520-626-9838 Email: dyadenjr@email.arizona.edu 8 Ana Christina Iddings, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Teaching and Teacher Education College of Education University of Arizona P.O. Box 210069 Tucson, AZ 85721-0069 Tel: 520-626-7783 Email: aiddings@email.arizona.edu OTHER REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST 9