Professional Background
Enid & Lester Morse Chair and Program Coordinator, English Education/The Teaching of English
Educational Background
B.S. in Secondary Education: Majors in English and Social Sciences, Montana State University; M.A. in Secondary Education: History Emphasis, Boise State University; Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning: English Education, New York University.
Scholarly Interests
Teacher Preparation and the Professional Education of Teachers. Culturally Responsive Teaching. The Teaching and Learning of Secondary School Literacies.
Selected Publications
Composing A Teaching Life (Heinemann, Boynton/Cook).
On Writing Qualitative Research: Living by Words (Falmer).
"Horrorscapes: (In)Forming adolescent identity and desire" (Journal of Curriculum Theorizing).
"Opening moves: Conversations on the first year of teaching" (English Education).
"The things we carry: Working ‘In Relation' to the past" (English Education).
"Cautions against canonizing (an) other literature" (Becoming (Other)Wise: Critical perspectives on reading literature, Calendar Island).

Ruth Vinz
Enid & Lester Morse Chair
Program Coordinator, English Education/The Teaching of English
Phone: 212-678-3191
Email:
Web site: http://www.publishspi.org/
Office Hours: M: 3:00-4:30 T: 3:00-4:30
Office Location: 416-A Main Hall