JOY L. WIGGINS
Curriculum Vitae
2015
Western Washington University
Miller Hall 305C, MS 9092 2617 F St. #201
516 High St. Bellingham, WA 98225
Bellingham, WA 98225 joywiggins11@gmail.com
Joy.wiggins@wwu.edu
EDUCATION
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2005 Ph.D
Language, Literacy and Culture
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2000 M.Ed.
Woodring College of Education, Literacy
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1996 B.A.
Multidisciplinary Studies, Minor: English
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2012-present Western Washington University
Senior instructor, Elementary Education
2005-2012 University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Assistant Professor, Literacy, Curriculum and Instruction
Visiting Instructor, Department of Education
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed journals:
Hungerford-Kresser, H., Wiggins, J. L. and Amaro-Jimenez, C. (2014). Blogging with pre-service teachers as action research: when data deserves a second glance. Educational Action Research. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2014.880361
Hungerford-Kresser, H., Wiggins, J. L. and Amaro-Jimenez, C. (2012) Learning from our mistakes: What matters most when incorporating blogging as active learning in the content area literacy classroom. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 55(4) pp. 326-335
Wiggins, J.L. (2011). The Search for Balance: Understanding and
Implementing Yoga, Peace, and Democratic Education. In Factis Pax: Journal of peace education and social justice. Vol 5 (2) pp. 216-234.
Wiggins, J.L. (2007). Reflective Reactions: Learning what it means to read and reread self within a 6th grade social action project. Democracy and Education. Vol. 18 (1) October. pp. 28-35.
Wiggins, J.L. (2006) Minfong Ho: Politics in prose. Journal of Children’s Literature. Vol. 32 (2) Fall. pp. 52-59
Encyclopedia Entries:
Wiggins, J.L. (2007). Urban Uprisings, Animal Rights, Voluntary Simplicity. In Anderson, G. and Herr, K. Encyclopedia for Activism and Social Justice. Sage Publications.
Book Reviews:
Wiggins, J.L. (2015). Book review of Literacy of the other: Renarrating humanity by Aparna Mishra Tarc. Educational Studies (in press).
Manuscripts in Submission:
Wiggins, J.L. and Monobe, G. (2015). Positioning self in figured worlds: Using poetic inquiry to theorize transnational experiences. International Review of Qualitative Research.
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Wiggins, J.L. (2016). Poetic Lives: Poetic Representation Within Spaces of Narrative and Feminist Research. Cultural Studies ⇔ Critical Methodologies.
Wiggins, J.L. (2015). The Search for Balance: Understanding and Implementing Yoga, Peace, and Democratic Education. Journal of Peace Education.
Wiggins, J.L. (2016). Incorporating Peer Reviews to Promote Critical Engagement in Online Discussions. Journal article for Technology and Teacher Education.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2006-2007 Rolfe E. Wood and Michael L. Wood Memorial Scholarship, The Ohio State University: Awarded- Recognition of high level of competence demonstrated in a doctoral program in education
FUNDED RESEARCH
2015 Alumni Scholarship, Center for International Educational Exchange International Faculty Development Seminar, Intercultural learning and multiculturalism in contemporary Peru, Lima, Peru, January 2016 (under review).
Spencer Foundation, Mid Career Grant, “Deconstructing Teacher Cultural
Identity in the Context of the Neoliberal Agenda for Education”, (under review).
Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment Faculty Development
Summer Grant, Western Washington University.
Mini-grant for “Intercultural Communication”, Center for International Education and Exchange International Faculty Development Seminar, Madrid, Spain
2014 Faculty Development Seminar Fellowship- Center for International Education and Exchange for International Faculty Development Seminar, Amman, Jordan.
Mini-grant for “Women, Tradition and Revolution” Center for International Education and Exchange International Faculty Development Seminar, Amman, Jordan
2007- Quality Enhancement Plan-University of Texas Arlington
2010 New Media Literacy for a New Generation of Learners- Primary Investigator
2006 Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement to Teacher Education.
Data collection for Teacher Induction Study in North Texas
INVITED PAPER PRESENTATIONS
2008 Wiggins, J.L. Poetic lives: Poetic representations within spaces of Narrative and Feminist Research. Narrative Research SIG at American Educational Research Association, New York, April, 2008.
Wiggins, J.L. Reflective (Re) Actions: Learning what it means to read and (re)read self within a 6th grade social action project. National Network for Educational Renewal conference. Arlington, TX, September, 2008.
REFEREED PAPER PRESENTATIONS
2014 Wiggins, J.L. and Monobe, G. Co-constructing transnational narratives: Two educators examine fluid identities in/between/beyond societies and nations. Interanational Qualitative Inquiry Conference, University of Urbana-Champaign, IL. May 2014.
2013 Wiggins, J.L. The search for balance: Understanding and implementing yoga, peace and democratic education. American Educational Research Association. Peace Education SIG. San Francisco, CA. April 2013.
Wiggins, J.L. and Monobe, G. Co-constructing transnational narratives: Two educators examine fluid identities in/between/beyond societies and nations. American Educational Research Association. Narrative Research SIG. San Francisco, CA. April 2013.
Hungerford-Kresser, H., Wiggins, J. L. and Amaro-Jimenez, C. Success and struggles of blogging with pre-service teachers: When data deserves a second glance. American Educational Research Association, Division K- Teaching and Teacher Education, Sec 9 Teacher Education Program Design and Innovations. San Francisco, CA. April 2013.
2010 Hungerford-Kresser, H., Wiggins, J. L. and Amaro-Jimenez, C. “Learning from our mistakes: What matters most when incorporating blogging as active learning in the content area literacy classroom”. National Reading Association Conference/Literacy Research Association. Ft. Worth, TX. December, 2010.
2009 Wiggins, J.L. Reflective Reactions: Learning what it means to read and reread self within a 6th grade social action project. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. April, 2009.
Wiggins, J.L. Women sabotaging women: Feminist discourse of place and power within the academy and community. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA. April, 2009
2008 Wiggins, J.L. “Boyfriends take time”: Feminist Discourse of place and power within the academy and community. International Qualitative Inquiry conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, May 2008.
2007 Tice, K. and Wiggins, J. Expanding Borders: Teachers Gaining Multicultural Perspectives in Online Discussion Groups, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April, 2007.
Wiggins, J.L. Biographies and Books: Mediations of a Sociopolitical Text with Preservice Teachers. Paper presented at the Midwinter conference of the National Council for the Teachers of English Assembly of Research, Chicago, IL. February, 2006.
Wiggins, J. L. Constructions of Preservice Teachers’ Biographies: Mediations of a Sociopolitical Text. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006.S
2004 Wiggins, J.L. Mediation of Interpretations: Social Change in the University Classroom
Paper presented at the Midwinter Conference of the National Council of the Teachers of English Assembly of Research, Berkeley, April, 2004.
2002 Wiggins, J.L. How to Facilitate Discussions around Multicultural Children’s
Literature Paper presented at the 14th Annual conference of the National
Association for Multicultural Education, Seattle, WA, November, 2003.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS TO THE TEACHING FIELD
2013 Wiggins, J. L. Sound and Vision: Using Audio and Video to Enhance Learning. Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment, Western Washington University. May 7, 2013.
2008 Wiggins, J.L., Daza, S. and Buckner, K. Yoga and Conflict Resolution for Teachers.
Martinez Learning Center, Dallas Independent School District. Dallas, TX. November, 2008.
Wiggins, J.L. Using poetic transcription as a research tool. Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas. June, 2008.
2005 Wiggins, J.L. Incorporating Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom Martinez Learning Center, Presentation to Martinez Learning Center,
Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, TX, 2005.
Wiggins, J.L. Social Action and Multicultural Children’s Literature
Kennedy Learning Center, Presentation to Learning Center Counselors, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, TX, 2005.
2000 Wiggins, J.L. Literature Circles in the Classroom Lowell Elementary, Bellingham School District, Bellingham, WA, May 2000.
Wiggins, J.L. Evaluating Intermediate Students' Written Response. Woodring College of Education Basic Reading Instruction course, ElEd, 438. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, June 2000.
Wiggins, J.L. Evaluating Multicultural Children’s Literature. Woodring College of Education Diversity Task Force Brown Bag Lunch Forum, Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA, 2000.
1999 Wiggins, J.L. Multiculturalism in the Schools. Hosted by the Center for Educational Pluralism- Voices Panel, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, February, 1999.
Wiggins, J.L. The Effects of Peer Discussion on Intermediate Students’ Level of Comprehension in Written Response. Master’s project final presentation to Woodring College of Education, May, 2000.
CAMPUS TALKS
2015 Campus Equity and Inclusion Workshop, “Understanding social constructions and their manifestation in the workplace”, Western Washington University
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Cultural and transnational identity, social justice in teacher education, multicultural education, narrative, feminist, and peace related research methodologies, sociopolitics in children’s literature, yoga in schools, online and distance learning strategies.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses taught at higher education institutions:
Western Washington University, Senior Instructor, Elementary Education
Bellingham, Washington, 2012-present
Equity and Diversity:
Culturally relevant materials for diverse learners-undergraduate
Equity and Diversity in Education-graduate
Teaching English as a Second Language: (Open to both graduate and undergraduate)
Second Language Acquisition: Theory and Policy sequence for P-12 Teachers-undergraduate
Understanding Bilingual learners in a Sociocultural Context-undergraduate
Methods and materials for Teaching ELLs P-12-undergraduate
Methods and Materials for Academic Language Proficiency- TESL undergraduate
Seminar in TESOL/Bilingual Education- undergraduate
K-12 Literacy:
Literacy Difficulties in the K-12 classroom- undergraduate
Seminar for Literacy Specialists- graduate
Assessment, curriculum, and instruction in the Language Arts: Emphasis on Developing/Fluent Communicators in the K-8 Classroom-undergradaute
Literacy for Fluent Communicators-undergraduate
Practicum: Experience in Literacy Methods-undergraduate
Research:
Introduction to Educational Research
University of Texas at Arlington, Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Arlington, Texas 2005-2011
K-12 Literacy:
Literacy Assessment
Teaching, Reading, Writing and Literature in the Middle Level Grades
Content Area Reading and Writing-undergraduate
Literacy Learning for EC-6 Students: Reading and Writing
Literacy Learning in the Elementary School: Literature and Language
Equity and Diversity:
Diverse Populations in Today’s Schools-graduate
Research:
Understanding Literacy Research
Ohio Dominican University, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Library Science
Columbus, Ohio 2002-2003,
Instructor, Multicultural Children’s Literature
The Ohio State University, Graduate Instructor, School of Teaching and Learning
Columbus, OH 2001-2003
Instructor, Children’s literature
Zhejiang University of Technology, English Instructor, English Department
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China, 2000-2001*
Written English for Tigao
Oral English
*In China, I also taught Business English for Adult learners/workers of Nokia and tutored immigrants to Canada with their English immigration interviews
Western Washington University, Graduate Assistant, College of Education Bellingham, WA 1999-2000
Teacher Assistant, Child abuse and Neglect course
Teacher Assistant, Diversity in Education course
K-12 Teaching Experience
10th grade Peacebuilding and Yoga Teacher, Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas, TX. 2010 (private)
4th grade Peacebuilding and Yoga Teacher, Martinez Learning Center, Dallas, TX, 2008-2009 (public)
6th grade Teacher-Language Arts and Social Studies, Eladio R. Martinez Learning Center, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas, TX, 2004-2005 (public)
Middle school Saturday English School, Hangzhou, China, 2000-2001
2/3rd grade Assistant teacher, Alderwood Elementary, Bellingham School District, Bellingham, WA, 1998-1999 (public)
PE and Art Teacher, Alderwood Elementary, Bellingham School District, Bellingham, WA, 1998-1999 (public)
Language Arts substitute teacher, Meridian Middle School, Meridian School District, Meridian, WA, 1998-2000 (public)
Language arts substitute teacher, Acme Elementary, Acme Washington, Mt. Baker School District, 1998-2000
English substitute teacher, Prescott High School, Prescott, AZ 1997-1998
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
Conference
Chair, Resources committee, Narrative Inquiry SIG of AERA
Division K and Narrative Inquiry reviewer and discussant
Peace Education SIG AERA- Co-Chair, technology
Manuscript and Abstract Review
Journal of Educational Controversy, 2015
Educational Studies Journal: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association
Journal of Teacher Education
The Teacher Educator-Ball State University
Journal of Children’s Literature
American Educational Research Journal
Race, Ethnicity and Education Journal
Equity and Excellence in Education, 2007-2013 (above journals)
Book reviewer, 2007-2013
Corwin Press, Sage Publications, Allyn and Bacon
DEPARTMENTAL/ UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Western Washington University, 2012-2015
Equity and Diversity Grants Committee- University wide
English Language Learner program for practicing teachers development committee
Diversity Teach In series-University wide
Woodring Sustainability Fellow
Woodring Contemplative Practice Fellow
English Language Learner Program development committee
Woodring Diversity Scholar Mentor
Center for Education, Equity and Diversity Fellow
Compass to Campus Research Committee
Woodring Technology Committee
Woodring Equity and Diversity Committee- recruitment and marketing for diversity conference
University of Texas at Arlington, 2005-2010
Chair-College Curriculum Committee, College of Education
University Sustainability committee
University Curriculum Committee, College of Education, University of Texas at Arlington
Undergraduate Assembly
Campus Communications Forum
Teachers for a New Era – Carnegie Program for teacher education
Committee on Total Program Evaluation
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/OUTREACH
Allen Elementary and Westview Elementary Practicums for Migrant Summer School, Family involvement night, 2015, (ELL courses involve teacher education candidates attend and participate in family involvement activities, I usually attend as well)
National Domestic Abuse Hotline and Russell Wilson’s Pass the Peace campaign- Organized fundraiser for #Pass the Peace, Bellingham, WA, October, 2014
Center for International Education and Exchange Faculty Development Seminar, “Women, Tradition and Revolution”, Amman, Jordan, August, 2014. (Focusing on youth activism around the Jordanian women’s movement, The effects of NGOs on Palestinian, Syrian and Iraqi refugee camps, Women’s rights through the Hirak and Arab Spring).
Alderwood Elementary and Common Threads after school garden education, 2013
Parkview Elementary PTA and Bellingham Public Library, 4th graders share book reviews with local library, 2013
Brigid Collins Center and Shuksan Middle School, Bellingham,WA, 2012 (Girl’s Poetry reading and charity)
Martinez Learning Center, piloted and directed Global Peaceful Paths: A Peace and Yoga Program for Kids, Dallas, TX, 2008-2009, http://www.dallasisd.org/Domain/553
Media Coverage- Dallas Morning News and Local news
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2005-present
Division K, Narrative and Research SIG,
Women in Research SIG,
Peace Education SIG
International Center for Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI), 2006-present
National Council for the Teachers of English Assembly of Research (NCTEAR) 2005-2008
United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY), 2004-2007