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Jacqueline Bach
Louisiana State University
Department of Educational Theory, Policy and Practice; 223 Peabody Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803; (225)578-6879; jbach@lsu.edu
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Education
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Dissertation The Pre-service Teacher as Subject-in-Process/on Trial
Dec. 2006
Masters of Arts, English
April 2000
University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
Thesis The Modern Catholic Novel: David Lodge and Mary Gordon Respond to Vatican II
Bachelors of Arts, English/Secondary English Education
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
April 1995
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2012-Present
School of Education; Elena & Albert LeBlanc Professorship in English Education; Women’s
and Gender studies; Curriculum Theory Project
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2006-2012
Department of Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice; Women’s and Gender studies;
Curriculum Theory Project
Courses taught: Undergraduate courses in English/Language Arts methods, young adult
literature, film and media arts, and student teaching.
Graduate courses in popular culture and pedagogy, secondary school curriculum, and
teacher research.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal articles
Bach, J. (2015). Exploring Queer Pedagogies in the College-level Young Adult Literature
Course. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 1-16.
Rollibard, C., Bach, J. Gulden, M. (2015). Mindful Poetry: Making the Strange Familiar.
English Journal. 104 (4), 83-89.
Bach, J. & Weinstein, S. (2014). Who’s the Teacher? What Tony Danza Taught Us about
English Education. English Education. 46(4), 300-326.
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Brown, A. with Kaywell, J., Bach, J., Buehler, J., Crowe, C., Richmond, K. J., Glenn, W.,
Scherff, L. & Bickmore, S. T. (2014). The Look of Classic Young Adult Literature.
The ALAN Review. 41 (2), pp. 6-14.
Allen, C., Edmonds, C., Parker, B. & Bach, J. (Fall/Winter 2012). Using
LGBTQ Young Adult Literature with University Student Affairs Professionals.
Signal. 35 (1) :332-36.
deGravelles, K., Bach, J., Hyde, Y., Hebert, A., with Hale, D., Cavanaugh, A., &
Kimbrough, M. (March 2012). Novelzine: Reading and Writing Community. English
Journal. 101 (4) : 55-63.
Sulentic-Dowell, M. M. & Bach, J. (2012). A Comparative Case Study of Service-Learning
in Teacher Education: Rethinking Benefits and Challenges of Partners and
Placements. PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement. 1 (2) : 184-199.
Bach, J., Choate, L., Parker, B. (2011). Young Adult Literature and Professional
Development. Theory into Practice. 50 (3) : 198-205.
Bach, J. (2011). How Teachers Negotiate the Use of Reality Television in their Pedagogy.
Pedagogies: An International Journal. 6 (2) : 144-153.
Bach, J. & Jolly, J. L. (2011). Chalking the Profession: Unintended Lessons about
Teaching. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing. 27 (1) : 87-98.
Trousdale, A., Bach, J., & Willis, E. (2010). “One Questions Leads to Another”: The Value
of Talk in the Choral Reading of Poetry. Voices from the Middle. 18 (2) : 46-54.
Trousdale, A., Bach, J., & Willis, E. (2010). Freedom, Physicality, Friendship and Feeling:
Aspects of Children’s Spirituality Expressed through the Choral Reading of Poetry.
International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. 15 (4), 317-329.
Cantey, C., Bach, J. & Bickmore, S.T. (Fall 2009/ Winter 2010). Why We Read What
Middle School Boys Are Reading. Signal. 33 (1): 3-7.
Bach, J. (2009). One Size Does Not Fit All: Cinematic Representations of the
Teaching of Shakespeare. Changing English. 16 (3): 323-331.
Parker, B. & Bach, J. (2009). Using YAL in a Book Group Setting for Professional
Development on Gender Variant and Transgender Issues. English Journal. 98 (4):
96-101.
Bach, J. (2008). Project Teach: Using Reality TV Shows to Teach Methods Courses.
Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue. 10 (1&2): 41-53.
Bach, J. (2008). Subjects-in-process/on-Trial: The Construction of Teacher Subjects in an
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Early Field Experience Course. Paideusis.17 (1): 3-12.
Bach, J. (2008). A Problem-Based Learning Approach Based on Reality TV?
Academic Exchange Quarterly. 12 (1): 153-7.
Eppert, C. Ethridge, K. & Bach, J. (2007). “Bridging the Gap: Using Young Adult
Literature to Teach a Just and Sustainable World. Talking Points. 19 (1): 10-20.
Bach, J. (2006). “From Nerds to Napoleons: Thwarting Archetypical Expectations in High
School Films. JCT: Journal of Curriculum Theorizing. 22 (2): 73-86.
Book chapters
Bach, J., Broussard, J., & Hundley, M. (2012). Buffy Versus Bella: Teaching Place and
Gender through Adolescent Fiction, Film, and Television. In Fantasy Media in the
Classroom. Edited by Emily Dial-Driver, Sally Emmons, &Jim Ford. Jefferson, NC:
McFarland Press. 182-202.
Stover, L. & Bach, J. (2012). Young Adult Literature as a Call to Social Activism. In
Teaching Young Adult Literature Today: Insights, Considerations, and Perspectives
for the Classroom Teacher. Edited by Judith A. Hayn and Jeffrey S. Kaplan. 203222.
Bach, J. (2010). “Welcome to the Hellmouth: Buffy's music arc.” In Buffy, Ballads, and Bad
Guys who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon. Edited by Kendra Preston
Leonard. Foreword by Rhonda V. Wilcox. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 7-28.
Bach, J. (2008). Not Just another Love Song: Buffy’s Music as Representation of
Emerging Adulthood. In The Truth of Buffy: Essays on Fiction Illuminating Reality.
Edited by Dial-Driver, E., Emmons-Featherston, S., Ford, J., and Taylor, C. A.
Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press. 38-54.
Invited/ Non-refereed Publications
Bach, J. and Watson, J. A. (2014). What’s Worth Sharing. In Soft(a)ware in the English
Classroom. Edited by Tom Liam Lynch. English Journal. 103 (3), pp. 108-111.
Hundley, M., Bickmore, S. T., Bach, J., Binford, P. E. (2014). Enhancing the Canon with
Historical Fiction and Informational Texts: The Interdisciplinary Connection.
The ALAN Review. 41 (2), pp. 95-101.
Hayn, J. & Bach, J. (August 2011). Introduction to the Issue. Theory into Practice. 50 (3): 13.
Bach, J. & Bickmore, S. T. (2010). Panning for gold: Finding poetry in children’s and young
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adult literature. First Reactions, Second Opinions. 3:1.7-9.
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fosr/
Bach, J. (2010). Lacanian Thought. Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Editor Craig
Kridel. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.
Bach, J. (2010). Journal of Curriculum Studies. Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies.
Editor Craig Kridel. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.
Bach, J. (2010). Praxis. Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies. Editor Craig Kridel.
Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.
Bach, J. (2009). Battling Greek Mythology, History, and Reluctant Readers: An Interview
with Rick Riordan. The ALAN Review. 37 (1): 58-61.
Bach, J. (2005). “Imagining the Future with Aaron Douglas and Maxine Greene.” Journal of
Philosophy and History of Education, 55 (1): 6-10.
Bach, J. (2000). “Adventures into Imagist Poetry.” English Journal. 91(3): 26.
Book reviews
Bach, J. & Ramsey, S. (2013). Review of I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I’ve Ever Had:
My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High by Tony Danza. Curriculum and Teaching
Dialogue. 15 (2), pp. 115-120.
Bach, J. (2012). Review of Feel these words: Writing in the lives of urban youth, by
Susan Weinstein. International Journal of Qualitative Studies. pp. 205-208.
Bach, J. (2007). Review of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Sleznick. The ALAN
Review. 35 (1): A-4.
Bach, J. (2006). “Review of Teachers for Life.” Kappa Delta Pi online extra.”
http://www.kdp.org/pdf/publications/online_extra/bach_bookreview.pdf. 1-2.
Bach, J. (2003). Review of Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana-Suarez. The ALAN Review.
30 (2): 38.
Book reviews written for The ALAN Review 2009-Present (during time as editor)
Bach, J. Hollywood & Maine by Allison Whittenburg. The ALAN Review.
Bach, J. 3Willows by Ann Brasheres. The ALAN Review.
Bach, J. Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann. The ALAN Review.
Bach, J. Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey. The ALAN Review.
Bach, J. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne. The ALAN Review.
EDITORSHIPS
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Literacies Section Editor for The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing. 2013-present.
Co-editor of The ALAN Review with Steven Bickmore and Melanie Hundley, 2009-2014.
Guest editor with Judith Hayn for Theory into Practice themed issue on young adult
literature, 2011.
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Bach, J. & Weinstein, S. (November 2014). Reality Teaching: Our Story of Using Tony
Danza’s Show with Pre-service English Teachers. National Conference for the
Teachers of English. Washington, DC.
Bach, J. (October 2014). “Who’s the Expert?” Teach: Tony Danza’s Role in Conversations
about Education. Teachers, Teaching and the Media. St. Mary’s College. Moraga,
CA.
Bach, J. (October 2014). Getting “Real” in Education: The Pedagogical Aspects of Reality
Television. Bergamo. Dayton, OH.
Bach, J. (April 2013). “I love this book, but I can’t teach it”: Queer Pedagogy and Young
Adult Literature in the session "Queering LGBT-Themed Literature with Teachers
and Students. American Education Research Association. San Francisco, CA.
Bach, J. (July 2013). Service-learning and the young adult literature course in the session
Moving the Adolescent Literature Course Forward: A Roundtable Conversation on
Common Core, the Adolescent Reader and Syllabi. The Conference for English
Educators. Fort Collins, CO.
Ramsey, S. & Bach, J. (October 2013). Teachers’ Stories: An Examination of the Role of
Teacher Memoirs in a Curriculum Course. American Association of Teaching and
Curriculum. Chicago, IL.
Bach, J. (November 2013). Contemporary Teacher Memoirs and Their Potential Role in
Curriculum Courses. Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Bach, J. (November 2013). Innovation Just Doesn’t Happen in the ELA Classroom:
(Re)inventing Our Relationship with School Media Centers. National Council of
the Teachers of English Conference. Boston, MA.
Bach, J. & Weinstein, S. (April 2012). What Viewers Think Tony Danza Knows about
Teaching: An Examination of the Reality Show Teach’s Discussion Forums.
American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, CA.
Bach, J. & Ramsey, S. (Oct. 4, 2012). Who evaluates Hollywood's teachers?
Representations of Contemporary Bad Teachers. Association for Teaching and
Curriculum. San Antonio, TX.
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Bach, J. (2012). Eight Great YA Authors: Lois Lowry. National Council of the
Teachers of English. Las Vegas, NV.
Bach, J. (2012). Is this Real?: Teaching with Tony Danza. Curriculum and Pedagogy
Conference. New Orleans, LA.
Bach, J. & Ramsey, S. (Oct. 14, 2011). “Reflecting on Tony Danza’s Teaching: How Much
is Too Much?” Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Denver, CO.
Bach, J., Groenke, S., Hayn, J., Hazlett, L., & Kaplan, J. (June 17, 2011). “How Should We
Teach the Young Adult Literature Course?” Conference on English Education.
New York, NY.
Lindblom, K., Bach, J., Gorlewski, J. A., Whitney, A. E., & Burke, J. (November 20, 2010).
“Becoming a Teacher-Scholar: How (and why) to Publish about Your Teaching in
Professional Journals.” National Conference for Teachers of English. Orlando, FL.
Trousdale, A. & Bach, J. (May 4, 2010). A Qualitative Study of the Role Choral Reading
Plays in Supporting Children’s Spirituality. American Educational Research
Association. Denver, CO.
Bach, J. (May 4, 2010). “Just Reading the Book is Not Enough”: Enacting Revolt with
Middle and High School Students. American Educational Research Association.
Denver, CO.
Kridel, C., Null, W. Boostrom, B., Craig, C., Flinders, D. . . Bach, J. (Oct. 8, 2010).
Retrospective Session: Craig Kridel and the Nature of Curriculum Studies.
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. St. Louis: MO.
Ramsey, S., Bach, J. & Sikes, V. (Oct. 8, 2010). Finding Your First Academic Job.
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. St. Louis: MO.
Bach, J. (April 8, 2010). “It’s Glee Club, Not Crunk Club” How Fans of Glee Discuss
Diversity.” Teachers, Teaching and the Movies. Vassar College: Poughkeepsie,
NY.
Bach, J. (November 20, 2009). Using Classic Young Adult Novels in New Ways. National
Conference for Teachers of English. Philadelphia, PA.
Bach, J. (October 1, 2009). Cinematic Representations of the Teaching of Shakespeare.
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum. Arlington, VA.
Ramsey, S., Bach, J. & Sikes, V. (October 2, 2009). Getting to the Right Place at the Right
Time: Looking for your First Job in Higher Education. American Association of
Teaching and Curriculum. Arlington, VA.
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Trousdale, A., & Bach, J. (June 17, 2009). Pedagogical Practices which Incorporate
Children’s Spiritual Formation—A Workshop. Children’s Spirituality Conference:
Christian Perspectives. Concordia University. River Forest: IL.
Trousdale, A. & Bach, J. (June 16, 2009). Supporting Children’s Spiritual lives through the
Choral Reading of Poetry. Children’s Spirituality Conference: Christian
Perspectives. Concordia University. River Forest: IL.
Bach, J. (March 28, 2009). “Who gets Shakespeare, Who Doesn’t, and If They Do, in What
Form? Cinematic Representations of the Teaching of Shakespeare.” Teachers,
Teaching and the Movies. St. Mary’s College. Moraga, CA.
Bach, J. (Dec. 12, 2008). From Iron Chef to Project Runway: Getting Real with Pedagogy.
First International Conference on Popular Culture and Education in Asia, Hong
Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong.
Bach, J. (Oct. 8, 2008) Leaving its Mark: What a Mockumentary Can Tell Us about
Teaching. American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. Austin, TX.
Bach, J. (June 8, 2008). Everything Old is New Again: the Humanities Extant in Buffy the
Vampire Slayer. Slayage. Hendersonville State University. Henderson, AR.
Eppert, C. & Bach, J. (March 25, 2008). “Everybody Can Make a Difference”: The
Challenges of Using Young Adult Literature to Initiate Social Change.” American
Educational Research Association. New York City, NY.
Bach, J. (November 16, 2007). Promising New Scholars: Emerging Trends in YA. National
Council of Teachers of English Convention, New York, NY.
Trousdale, A., and Bach, J. (November 8, 2007). From Delight to Wisdom: The Spiritual
Gifts of Poetry. The 3rd Annual Child Spirituality Conference. Chattanooga, TN.
Bach, J. (October 6, 2007). Project Teach: Using Reality Shows as a Framework for
Teaching Methods Courses. American Association for Teaching and Curriculum,
Cleveland, OH.
Bach, J. (April 9, 2007). “Future Teachers? Teacher Candidates? Prospective Teachers?
Examining the Split Identities of Preservice Teachers,” American Educational
Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Bach, J. (April 9, 2007). “Building Really Useful Engines: Thomas the Tank Engine’s New
Curriculum,” American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL.
Bach, J. (March 17, 2007). Blissful Moments: How Pleasure Gets in the Way of Learning.
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Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Bach, J. (October 12, 2006). “Putting the Teacher-making Process on Trial: The Early Field
Experience Student,” American Association for Teaching and Curriculum,
Charlotte, NC.
Bach, J. (November 2005). “Expanding YAL and Reading in the Community,”
National Council of Teachers of English Convention, Pittsburgh, PA.
Bach, J. (October 7, 2005). “Thwarting Archetypical Expectations in School Films and the
Conversation in the Faculty Lounge,” American Association for Teaching and
Curriculum Conference, Austin, TX.
Bach, J. (April, 2005). “Fragmentation, the Larger Discourse, and the Piece You See in the
Classroom,” American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,
Montreal, Canada.
Bach, J. (April, 2005). “Revealing Unknown Worlds: Arts and the Imagination in
Education,” American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting,
Montreal, Canada.
Bach, J. (November, 2004). “Let’s All Be Different Together: Examining the Idea of Selling
Tolerance with Postmodern Curriculum Theory,” American Educational Studies
Association Conference. Kansas City, Kansas.
Bach, J. (April, 2003). “Welcome to the Hellmouth: Buffy’s Music Arc,” Southwest/Texas
Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Conference,
Albuquerque, NM.
Bach, J. (January 31, 1998). “The Colonial Cowboy: Third World Intervention in The
Magnificent Seven.” Florida State University’s Film Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Conference Sessions Chaired
Bach, J. Chair. (November 20, 2011). Exploring Race, Class, Gender and Postcolonial
Perspectives through Young Adult Literature. National Conference of Teachers of
English. Orlando, FL.
Bach, J., Chair. (April, 2008). “Philosophical perspectives on globalization and
cosmopolitan: Educating in the 21st century.” American Educational Research
Association. New York City, NY.
Bach, J., Chair. (November, 2006). “Teachers’ identities, teachers’ roles: Professional
development.” National Conference of Teachers of English. Philadelphia, PA.
REGIONAL and STATE PRESENTATIONS
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Gulman, M., Dubea, S. & Bach, J. (October 1013). Reel Teaching: Using Multimedia to
Teach the Common Core. Louisiana State Conference for the Teachers of
English. Natchitoches, LA.
Willis, E., & Bach, J. (2007, October). “What if They Can and We Can’t?” Presented at the
Conference of the Southeast Regional Louisiana GEAR UP, New Orleans, LA.
INVITED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
Bach, J. (Feb. 11, 2011). CV Workshop for CTP Graduate Students. Curriculum Theory
Project Graduate Student Collaborative Professional Development Series. Baton
Rouge, LA.
Bach, J. (October 15, 2009). Why I watch television. Participant on the New Directions:
Divergent Paths Through/In Curriculum Theory Panel at the Bergamo Conference.
Dayton, OH.
Parker, B. & Bach, J. (September 21, 2009). Gender variant and transgender pedagogy and
curriculum. LSU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Brown Bag Series, Baton
Rouge, LA.
Bach, J., Jolly, J. L. & Sulentic-Dowell, M. M. (2009). Preparing for the 3rd year review.
Mentoring Panel for ETPP. Sponsored by ETPP and P&T Committee. 225 Peabody,
LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.
Bach, J. (April 27, 2008). Invited to give Keynote at LSU’s chapter of Kappa Delta Epsilon.
Bach, J. (February, 26, 2008). Working with one’s own students: Qualitative methods for
action research. Presented to the LSU Qualitative Research Group, LSU, Baton
Rouge, LA.
Bach, J. (November 30, 2007). Can teaching literature save the world? LSU College of
Education Lunchtime Roundtable Series. LSU, Baton Rouge, LA.
RELATED EMPLOYMENT
Graduate Associate, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
2002-2006
School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership, College of Education
Courses taught: Field Experiences in the Secondary School;
Young Adult Literature (cross listed as a library science course); Freshman
Composition; Supervised student teachers
Teaching Assistant: Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School; Role of the
Teacher in American Schools
English Teacher, Oologah High School, Oologah, OK
2001-2002
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Courses taught: 11th, 10th, 10th Honors English, Student Council Sponsor
English Teacher, Southeast Raleigh High School, Raleigh, NC
Courses taught: 11th grade honors and academic English in a science and
technology magnet school
2001
English Teacher, Woodham High School, Pensacola, FL
Courses taught: 11th grade honors, AP, and average classes
1997-1999
Asst. Teacher, International Montessori School, Brooklyn, NY
1995-1996
Educational Consultant for Baton Rouge, LA Big Buddy
Tutoring Program: Assess students and develop intervention plans
2007-2008
Professional Development Workshop Teacher for LSU’s GEAR UP Grant
Led workshops on improving students’ literacy skills
Graduate Assistant for GEAR UP grant
Urban schools in Tulsa, OK; Oklahoma State University
2007
2005-2006
Intern, SAS InSchool, Raleigh, NC
Summer 2001
Co-wrote a rubric for evaluating educational software, tested and reviewed future
software programs, compiled findings into an Access program and presented it to the
sales and design division
Library Assistant, West Popular Lending Library, Raleigh, NC
Summer 2001
Managed the circulation desk; taught patrons computer skills including using the
Internet and creating email accounts; lead teen book club discussions
Writing Lab Assistant, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
1996
Assisted students in remedial grammar skills; trained as a CLAST reader; staffed the
grammar hotline
NATIONAL SERVICE
Leadership
Executive Council, American Association of Teaching and Curriculum 2008-2010
Chair, Bergamo Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award
2009 & 2010
Organization memberships
American Educational Research Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Assembly on Literature for Adolescents
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American Association of Teaching and Curriculum
Manuscript and Proposal Reviewer
Journal of Curriculum Theorizing
AERA Annual Meeting Proposals for Literature & Media SIGS
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum
International Journal of Children’s Spirituality
English Education
Children’s Literature in Education
Journal of Children’s Literature
2008-2013
2006-Present
2006-Present
2012-Present
2006-2009
2006-2011
2006-2008
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Louisiana State University
Curriculum Theory Project Faculty member
Curriculum Theory Project, Interim Co-Director
Curriculum Theory Project, Faculty Member
Women and Gender Studies Faculty, Coordinating Council
Geaux Teach Committee Member
Secondary Education Division Member
Southeastern Philosophy of Education, co-conference organizer
Faculty Senate, Member
2006-Present
2009-2010
2006-Present
2008-2009
2006-Present
2006-Present
2008
2008
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Educational Studies Association, conference organizer
College of Education Graduate Student Association, vice president
Graduate and Professional Student Association representative
University Library Committee member
Prospective education students’ interviewer
College of Education portfolios evaluator
2006
2005
2004-2006
2005
2004-2006
2003-2004
Professional Development
AERA Division K, New Faculty Mentoring Workshop
Trained member of the Louisiana Board of Examiners (LBOE)
AERA Division K, New Faculty Mentoring Session
2008
2008
2007
GRANTS
Dean E. B. “Ted” Robert’s Research Grant
Recipient $4,000
Funded two service-learning events in Baton Rouge, LA
2012
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Dean E. B. “Ted” Robert’s Research Grant
Recipient $4,000
Funded a novel/zine project at Sherwood Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
2011
LSU’s Service-Learning Faculty Scholars Grant
Recipient $2,000
Attended semester course to learn how to modify existing course into s-l one
2011
LSU Summer Stipend Council on Research Award
Recipient, $5,000
Funded summer research at Paley Center for Media, New York City
2010
LSU Student Government Fund for LSU’s Curriculum Camp
Co-writer with graduate student collaborative, $2,000
Funded 2010 Curriculum Camp Speaker
2010
Campus Federal Credit Union Teaching Enhancement Fund
Recipient, $500-700
Funded travel to conferences on improving teaching
2007-2009
LSU Junior Faculty Travel Grant
Recipient, $500 each year
Funded travel to conferences
2006-2010
ALAN Grant for research on the study and teaching of young adult literature
Recipient, $1,500
Funded a study with local middle school students and pre-service teachers
2005
HONORS & AWARDS
LSU, Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Women’s and Gender Studies
2009
Oklahoma State University’s College of Education’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant
for the School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadership
2006