Writing Research Area:
Language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system)
Published Faculty:
Shea Kerkhoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Kerkhoff utilizes mixed methods to investigate critical, digital,
and global literacies. Her work has been published in Teaching and
Teacher Education, Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal,
and Reading Research Quarterly. She taught high school English for
seven years, including North Carolina and District of Columbia Public Schools.
Nancy Singer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Nancy Robb Singer holds B.S. Ed. and M.Ed. degrees from the University of Missouri—Columbia and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is also a faculty lead in the English Education program. Her research interests include online support of beginning teachers, investigation of how teachers create and perceive their professional identities and philosophies, and mentoring teachers preparing for jobs in hard-to-staff schools.
