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Acute social defeat during adolescence promotes long-lasting aggression through activation of the medial amygdala
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Publication · January 30, 2026
Teachable moments in support of K‐12 social and emotional learning in the TESOL Practicum
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Globally, K–12 schools are embracing practices of social and emotional learning (SEL) to address students' interactional and emotional needs and to create a safe and nurturing environment for their learning. As a curricular program and ...
Publication · January 30, 2026
Words As Weapons: The Metaphorical Attack of Michelle Obama in US Print Headlines
Publication · January 30, 2026
The problematization of racial/ethnic minority student participation in U.S. study abroad
Publication · January 30, 2026
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Pedagogy in Harry Potter: An Inquiry Into the Personal Practical Knowledge of Remus Lupin, Rubeus Hagrid, and Severus Snape
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Abstract On the 20th anniversary of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, we examine the narratives of pedagogical practice of three teachers at “Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry”. By drawing on these characters’ stories of tea...
Publication · January 30, 2026
"The Girl Who Lived": Exploring the Liminal Spaces of Self-Study Research with Textual Critical Partners.
Publication · January 30, 2026
Trauma, Harry Potter, and the Demented World of Academia
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The following text presents my personal experience of psychological trauma as part of regular and ongoing processes of institutional (re)socialization into academe as a pre-tenure faculty member of color. In giving voice to this experie...
Publication · January 30, 2026
Virtual Teaching in the Time of COVID-19: Rethinking Our WEIRD Pedagogical Commitments to Teacher Education
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Teacher Educators confront a professional future in which online instruction will play an increased role in student learning. As instructional activities are delivered online, a critical challenge for teacher educators will be to contin...
Publication · January 30, 2026
The Everyday Creativity of Authentic Classroom Assessments
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This paper examines the everyday creativity embedded within authentic classroom assessments. While not all authentic assessments are necessarily creative (i.e., novel, innovative, and contextually appropriate), I demonstrate everyday cr...
Publication · January 30, 2026