Holly A. Johnson College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221 Phone: 513.556.0469

Holly.Johnson@uc.edu

Current Position Associate Dean, Office of Innovation and Opportunity

College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Development University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Responsibilities include oversight of approximately 65 staff and six university centers (UC-Pass, Center for Hope & Justice, SW Hub, Upward Bound, Evaluation Service Center, and Arlitt Family Research & Development Center). Additional responsibilities include Professional Development for the College, and international initiatives. Teaching responsibilities can include: Undergraduate courses in Content Area Literacy, Middle School Literature, and Foundations of Literacy. Graduate courses include Literacy as a Linguistic and Cultural Tool, Doctoral Professional Seminar, Adolescent Literacy.

Chronology of Education 1997 Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona, Tucson,

Arizona. Major: Language, Reading, and Culture with an emphasis in children’s literature, adolescent literacy and literature. Minor: Multicultural Education.

Dissertation: Reading the Personal and the Political: Exploring Female Representation in Realistic Fiction with Adolescent Girls. Mentors: Dana Fox and Kathy Short

1991 Master of Arts of Teaching with emphases in Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. 1986 Bachelor of Arts with emphases in History, English, and Psychology, University of

California, Santa Barbara, California.

Major Fields / Research Interests

Teacher preparation and professional development in middle level literacy education; Adolescent and children's literature; Middle School language arts/literacy education; Multicultural education and literature; Teacher research; Feminist pedagogy; Education for Social Justice; Qualitative research techniques and methodology.

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Chronology of Employment

2012— Associate Dean, Office of Innovation & Opportunity. Oversight of 65 staff and six

Centers; professional development initiatives for the College, and international initiatives.

2008-2012 Director, School of Education, University of Cincinnati. Responsible for the

administrative and academic functioning of the School of Education, including oversight and evaluation of 73 faculty members, approximately 100 adjunct faculty, six programs, and 15 staff members. Responsibilities include oversight of the budget, hiring processes of adjunct faculty, scheduling of coursework, and addressing critical areas of unit mission, personnel processes, community and college liaise. Programs include Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Literacy, Educational Leadership, Educational Studies, and Early Childhood Education. Immediate Supervisor: Lawrence Johnson, Dean.

2007-2008 Head, Division of Teacher Education, University of Cincinnati. Supervisor: Lawrence Johnson, Dean. 2004-2007 Associate Professor, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Courses taught: Literature for Middle School Students, Foundations of Literacy for Middle School, Literacy Assessment, Content Area Literacy, Frameworks of Literacy Doctoral Seminar, Literacy as Linguistic and Cultural Tool. Master’s and Doctoral Advising. Program Coordinator of Middle Childhood Education. Immediate Supervisor: David Naylor, Head of Division of Teacher Education. 1999-2004 Assistant/Associate Professor, College of Education, Texas Tech University,

Lubbock, Texas. Coordinator of Middle Level Education Program. Courses taught: Children’s Literature, Youth Literature, Content Area Literacy, Foundations of Reading, and Schooling, Society, and Diversity, Problems, Trends, & Issues in Literacy Teaching and Learning, Studies in Children’s Literature, Investigations in Literacy, and Problems, Trends, & Issues in English Education. Undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising. Immediate supervisor: Peggy Johnson, Division Chair of Curriculum & Instruction.

1998-1999 Assistant Professor, School of Education, Grand Valley State University,

Allendale, Michigan. Courses taught: Children’s Literature, Content Area Reading, Developmental Reading, Reading Materials and Methods, Reading Practicum. Undergraduate and Graduate teaching and advising. Immediate supervisor: Robert Hagerty, Dean.

1997-1998 Assistant Professor, College of Education, Texas Tech University,

Lubbock, Texas. Courses taught: Children’s Literature, Youth Literature, Content Area Literacy, Foundations of Reading, and Schooling, Society, and Diversity. Undergraduate and graduate teaching and advising.

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Immediate supervisor: Jeanne Swafford. 1996-1997 Graduate Assistant in Teaching -- Instructor of Children's Literature in the Classroom, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture, College of Education, University of Arizona. Undergraduate teaching. Immediate Supervisor: Dr. Kathy Short. Spring, 1996 Teaching Intern for Qualitative Methodology Course (EDUC 601). Univ. of AZ 1994-1996 Sahuarita Middle School, Sahuarita, Arizona; Half-time Language Arts and Reading teacher for approximately 50 students annually. Conducted teacher research on students' views of authenticity; parent and teacher views of discussion as curriculum in the middle grades; and case study of student views on democracy and democratic classrooms. 1991-1994 South Oldham Middle School, Crestwood, Kentucky; Full-time Language Arts teacher for approximately 145 pupils annually; Yearbook sponsor; District Assessment Committee; Curriculum Committee; Multicultural Committee; Advanced program representative for Language Arts; Extended Educational Services teacher; Academic Coach for Language Arts team; Summer school Language Arts teacher, Yearbook Sponsor.

Memberships in Professional Associations

National Reading Conference Golden Key Honor Society National Council of Teachers of English International Reading Association Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society American Reading Forum Literacy Research Association American Educational Research Association

University/Community/Service Activities

2012-- Deans Compact on Exceptional Children, State of Ohio STRIVE School Leadership Council, Cincinnati, Ohio SW STEM Hub, Cincinnati, Ohio Headstart Administrative Council, Chair for Arlitt Section UC Innovative Council. UC Provost’s Council on Teaching Excellence UC International Council UC International’s Middle East/North Africa Regional Council ITOC, UC International 2009-2010 Clever Crazes for Kids. Cincinnati, OH

4 2006-2008 Mayerson “Teacher Academy” Project 2006 Mayerson Academy’s Professional Development Series for Language Arts 2004-2005 Member of “Ohio Schools to Watch” Evaluation Committee 2003-2004 Steering Committee for Lubbock County/Texas Tech University Charter School 2000-2004 Board Member: Middle Level Education Preparation Association for State of Texas 1998-1999 Michigan Middle School Consortium Liaison for Grand Valley State University;

Grand Valley State University Liaison for Michigan’s Young Education Scholars 1997-1998 Member of Steering Committee for All-University Conference on the Advancement of Women in Higher Education, Texas Tech University 1994-1997 Conference Assistant for the Conference of Literature and Literacy for Children and Adolescents, University of Arizona 1996-1997 In-Service Instructor, Middle School Education in Tucson Unified School District;

Consultant for Pima Youth Partnership, Tucson, Arizona

Creative Products Refereed Publications: Stephen Kroeger, Dusty Embury, Adam Cooper, Mary Brydon-Miller, Chester Laine & Holly Johnson (2012): Stone soup: using co-teaching and Photovoice to support inclusive education, Educational Action Research, 20:2, 183-200 Johnson, H., & Watson, P. (2011). What it is they Do: Differentiating Knowledge and Literacy Practices across Content Disciplines. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 55(2), 100- 109. Freedman, L., & Johnson, H. (2003). Beyond Their Own Experience: Teacher

Education Students’ Exploration of Social Justice Issues through Newbery Award Winning Books. Journal of Reading Education, 28(2), 16-25. .

Fallona. C., & Johnson, H. (2002). A Teacher’s and Researcher’s Experiences with Power and Representation within the Practical Argument Process. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice 8(2), 141-154.

Johnson, H., & Freedman, L. (2001). Oral and Written Narratives: Using Adolescents’

Stories to Create Community at the Middle Level. Middle School Journal, 32(5), 35-44. Johnson, H., & Freedman, L. (2001). Talking about Content Knowledge at the Middle Level:

5 Using Informational Picture Books in Content Area Literature Circles. Language and Literacy Spectrum, 11(1), 52-62. Johnson, H. (2000). “To Stand Up and Say Something”: “Girls Only” Literature

Circles at the Middle Level. The New Advocate, 13(4), 375-388.

Freedman, L., & Johnson, H. (2000). Who’s Protecting Whom?: Self-Censorship in the Choice of Young Adult Literature for Use in Middle Level Classrooms. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 44(4), 356-371.

Johnson, H., Freedman, L., Taylor, M., & Fallona, C. (1999). The Subject/Object

Dilemma in Feminist Research. English and Literacy Clearing House, ERIC Document #ED416449.

Johnson, H.A. (1995). A Desire for Dissonance: Three Eighth Graders' Conceptions of a Democratic Classroom. Arizona English Bulletin, 38(1), 3-12. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1995). Dreaming of America: Weaving Literature into Middle

School Social Studies. The Social Studies, 86(2), 60-68. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1994). Models for Implementing Literature in Content Studies. The Reading Teacher, 48(3), 198-208. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1993). Sharing Responsibility: Making Room for Student Voices.

Social Education, 57(7), 362-364. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1993). Bringing it Together: Literature in an Integrative Curriculum. Middle School Journal, 25(1), 3-7. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1993). Interdisciplinary Thematic Literature Units. Language Arts Journal of Michigan, 9(1), 54-67. Johnson, H.A. & Jett, P. (1993). Making the Connection. Science Scope, 16(6), 4-6. Smith, J.L. & Johnson, H.A. (1993). Control in the Classroom: Listening to Adolescent Voices. Language Arts, 70(1),18-30.

Books/Book Chapters: Short, K., & Johnson, H. (Under Development). Essentials of Young Adult Literature. Pearson Publishers. Johnson, H., & Watson, P. (2011). “The Right Tools for the Job: What’s the Role of

Literacy in STEM Initiatives?” In C. Johnson (Ed.), Secondary STEM Initiatives. NY: Palgrave/Macmillan.

Laine, C., Bauer, A., Johnson, H., Kroeger, S., Troup, K. & Meyer, H. (2010). “Moving from

6 Reaction to Reflection.” In Murrell, Diez, Feiman-Nemser, Schussler (Eds.), Teaching as a moral practice: Defining, developing, and assessing professional dispositions in teacher education. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press. Johnson, H., Freedman, L., & Thomas, K. (2008). Creating confident adolescent readers: Key elements for building proficiency. Sage Publications. Contact: Hudson Perigo, Editor. Johnson, H., & Hoffman, J. (2008). “Literacy Learning, Social Studies, and an Inquiry Curriculum: Students Coming to Know through their Own Interests.” In Lacina & Watson, (Eds.), Focus on literacy: Effective content teachers for the middle level. Olney, MD: Association for Childhood Education International. Johnson, H., & Freedman, L. (2005). Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using

Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure. International Reading Association. Johnson, H., & Freedman, L. (2005). Content area literature circles: Using discussion for learning across the content areas. Christopher-Gordon Publishers. Freedman, L., & Johnson, H. (2004). Inquiry, literacy, and learning in the middle grades. Christopher-Gordon Publishers. Johnson, H. (2003). Planning for Student Engagement: A Case Study. In K. Henson

(Ed), Constructivist Methods for Teaching in Diverse Middle Level Classrooms. Johnson, H., & Fox, D. (1998). Adolescent girls' responses to female literary characters:

Two case studies. In A. Goodwin (Ed.), Literary and media texts in secondary English: New approaches. London: Cassell.

Non-Refereed/Invited Publications: Johnson, H. (2013). “What’s Literacy Got to Do with Math and Science?” Guest Editorial for School Science and Math Journal. Johnson, H. (2000). Block Scheduling to Escape “The Prison of Time.” English

Leadership Quarterly, 23(1), 7-8.

Johnson, H. (1999). Column: Literature for Adolescents: Valuing Contexts. Arizona English Bulletin, 41(2). Johnson, H. (1999). Column: Literature for Adolescents: Discovering the World Within.

Arizona English Bulletin, 41(1).

Johnson, H. (1998). Column: Literature for Adolescents: The Challenge of Conflict. Arizona English Bulletin, 40(3). Johnson, H. (1997). Column: Literature for Adolescents: Rethinking Ourselves,

7 Rethinking Our World. Arizona English Bulletin, 40(1).

Johnson, H. (1997). Book Reviews: Strong Female Protagonists in Adolescent Literature.

Arizona English Bulletin, 39(2), 59-62.

Johnson, H., & Fallona, C. (1997). Professional Resource Reviews: Exploring Gender Issues Through Professional Resources for Teachers. Arizona English Bulletin, 39(2), 63-68. Johnson, H., & Fox, D. (1996). Professional Resource Reviews: Teacher-Research in Language and Literacy Education. Arizona English Bulletin, 39(1), 24-27. Electronic Publications: Book Reviews Johnson, H. (2012). Under the Mesquite. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV (4). Johnson, H. (2012). Scorpio Races. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV (3). Johnson, H. (2012). Child of dandelions. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV(2). Johnson, H. (2012). Between shades of gray. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV(2). Johnson, H. (2011). Black radishes. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV(1). Johnson, H. (2011). No and Me. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, IV(1). Johnson, H. (2011). Traitor. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, III(4). Johnson, H. (2011). Dark water. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, III(4). Johnson, H. (2010) A faraway island. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, III(2). Johnson, H. (2010). Sold. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, II(3). Johnson, H. (2010). The Shepherd’s granddaughter. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, II(2). Johnson, H. (2010). Iqbal. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, II(2). Johnson, H. (2009). The Declaration. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, II(1). Johnson, H. (2009). Over a thousand hills. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, I(4). Johnson, H. (2009). The braid. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, I (4). Johnson, H. (2008). Weedflower. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, I(2).

8 Johnson, H. (2008). The Fighter. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, I(1). Johnson, H. (2008). La Linea. Tucson, AZ: World of Words Review, I(1). Blog Postings: Johnson, H. (2012). Mashups! Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2012/11/27/mashups-beauty-in-genre-blending/ Johnson, H. (2011). Adolescents, Adolescent Novels, and Authors Writing the Edges: Death. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2011/09/05/adolescents-adolescent- novels-and-authors-writing-the-edges/#more-17121. Johnson, H. (2011). Adolescents, Adolescent Novels, and Authors Writing on the Edge: Survival. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. www.wowlit.com Johnson, H. (2011). Adolescents, Adolescent Novels, and Authors Writing on the Edge: Choices. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents http://wowlit.org/blog/2011/09/12/adolescents-adolescent- novels-and-authors-writing-the-edges-choices/#more-17149. Johnson, H. (2011). Adolescents, Adolescent Novels, and Authors Writing the Edge. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2011/09/26/adolescents-adolescent- novels-and-authors-writing-the-edges-2/#more-17191 Johnson, H. (2009). Thoughts on International Literature: The Language of Literature. Tucson,

AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2009/08/03/a-language-for-the-literature/ Johnson, H. (2009). Thoughts on International Literature: The Geography of International

Literature. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2009/08/24/geography- international-literature-part-i/

Johnson, H. (2009). Thoughts on International Literature: The Geography of International

Literature II. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2009/08/31/geography- international-literature-part-ii/

Johnson, H. (2009). Thoughts on International Literature: Social Responsibility and the Reader. Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2009/08/03/a-language-for-the- Literature. Johnson, H. (2009). Thoughts on International Literature: Travel and International Literature.

Tucson, AZ: WOW Currents. http://wowlit.org/blog/2009/08/17/%E2%80%9Ctravel% E2%80%9D-and-international-literature/

Scholarly Presentations International and National:

9 October, 2013 Displacement Narratives: Displacing Authentic Voice or Addressing an

Authentic Gap? USBBY Annual Conference. St. Louis, MO. Role: Presenter. Students also presenting: Rebecca Gasciewicz, Jessica Wertz, Craig West. March, 2013 Fascinating World of Informational Texts for Children & Young Adults. Tucson Festival of Books. Tucson, AZ. Role: Presenter December, 2012 Self as Text: How the “text” changes when moving online. American

Reading Forum. Sanibel Island, FL. Role: Presenter. July, 2012 Gentle Shift or Disrupted Identity?: Faculty Members moving to an Online

Environment. Sloan-C Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Role: Presenter March, 2012. Books for Engaging Non-Readers. Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ.

Role: Presenter. February, 2011. Partnership Development: Four Cases. AACTE Annual Conference,

Chicago, IL. Role: Co-Presenter.. December, 2011. The Right Tools for the Job: Disciplinary Literacy across the Curriculum.

American Reading Forum. Sanibel Island, FL. Role: Presenter. March, 2011 It’s Not Easy: How to Talk about Controversial Books with Kids. Tucson Festival of Books, Tucson, AZ. Role: Panel Member February, 2011 Developing Capacities of Moral Agency and Ethical Practice in Teachers

and Teaching: Moving from Reaction to Reflection & Learning for All. AACTE Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. Role: Presenter

January, 2011 What it is They Do: Understanding Disciplinary Literacy. Hawaii

International Education Conference. Honolulu, HI. Role: Presenter March, 2010 Culturally Situated Response: Using Text Sets with Middle School Students as They

Navigate Content Learning. Conference on Literature for Children and Adolescents, Tucson, AZ. Role: Presenter

December, 2009 What it is They Do: Seeking a Path to Disciplinary Literacy. NRC, San

Antonio, TX. Role: Presenter October, 2009 The Language of “Cultural” Literature: What Does it All Mean? USSBY,

Chicago, IL Role: Presenter December, 2008 Assessing Knowledge Base in Content Area Reading: What do Pre-Service

Teachers Need to Know about Teaching Content Area Literacy? NRC, Orlando, FL. Role: Discussant.

10 November, 2008 Shift Happens: The Importance of Stamina in Reading Proficiency. NCTE, San Antonio, TX. Role: Presenter. July, 2008 On the Shoulders of Giants: Reflective Community Practice and a Decade of

Growth. Whole Language Umbrella, Tucson, AZ. Role: Presenter. April, 2008 Focus on Literacy: Effective Content Teachers for the Content Areas. ACEI. Atlanta, GA. Role: Presenter. March, 2008 Finding the Self and a Sense of Place: The Journey of Self-Discovery and its

Geography. Conference on Literature for Children and Adolescents, Tucson, AZ. Role: Presenter.

November, 2007 Middle School Struggling Readers and the Social Aspect of Reading.

National Reading Conference, Austin, TX. Role: Presenter. November, 2007 Creating Proficient Readers at the Middle Level: Students’ Ideas on Reading

Self-Efficacy and Practices that Do and Don’t Work. National Council of Teachers of English, New York City. Role: Presenter.

July, 2007 Lessons Learned about Chapter Restructuring. Lake Tahoe, CA: AAUP

Annual Conference. Role: Presenter. July, 2007 Actions that Create, Actions that Destroy: Middle School Students’ Thoughts

on Reading Self-Efficacy. Whole Language Umbrella, Louisville, KY. Role: Presenter. December, 2006 Actions that Create, Actions that Destroy: Practices and Processes for

Building Secondary Students’ Reading Proficiency. National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA. Role: Symposium Presenter. August, 2006 Building Secondary Students’ Reading Self-Efficacy. World Reading Congress, Budapest, Hungary. Role: Roundtable Research Presenter. December, 2005 CIMS: A Research Report on Developing Secondary Students Reading Self- Efficacy. National Reading Conference, Miami, FL. Role: Roundtable Paper Presenter. May, 2005 Developing Reading Self-Efficacy: Literacy Strategies that Engage Young Adolescents. International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX. Role: Presenter. December, 2004 Students’ Reading Self-Efficacy: The Elements that Matter. National Reading Association, San Antonio, TX. Role: Presenter.

11 November, 2004 Middle Level Students’ Reading Abilities, the Continent of Africa, and the Importance of Both. National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis, IN. Role: Poster Session Presenter. July, 2004 Middle Level Student’s Self-Efficacy and Reading: Four Aspects to Consider. Whole Language Umbrella, NCTE, St. Louis, MO. Role: Presenter. November, 2003 The Partnership between Teachers and Middle Level Literacy Learners: The Pragmatics of Learning. NCTE Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Role: July, 2003 Inquiry in the Middle: A Framework for Content Learning through Continuous Literacy Development. NCTE Whole Language Umbrella, St. Paul, MN. Role: Presenter. July, 2002 Using Literature Circles in Content Subjects: Connecting

Knowledge, Comprehension, and the Language Arts. IRA’s World Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland. Role: Presenter.

April, 2002 The Devil is in the Details: Creating a Multicultural Philosophy

Statement for a College of Education. AERA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. Role: Presenter.

March, 2002 Transcending Borders: Middle Level Students’ Cross-Cultural

Engagements in Literature Discussions. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Spring Conference, Portland, OR. Role: Presenter.

November, 2001 Engaging Middle Level Students in the Power of Words and the

Importance of Critical Thinking and Reading. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Fall Conference, Baltimore, MD. Role: Presenter.

October, 2001 Let’s Talk about It: Using Tradebooks and Discussion to Increase Content Knowledge. Preconference Session. National Middle School Association’s Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Role: Presenter.

April, 2001 Content Area Literacy. International Reading Association Annual

Conference, New Orleans. Preconference Presentation/Workshop. January, 2001 Drafting a Middle Level Teacher Education Program at Texas

Tech University. Tomorrow’s Teachers Today, NMSA National Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Preparation. Dallas, TX.

November, 2000 Middle Grades, Picture Books, and Curricular Borders: Using

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Literature Circles for Connecting Content Knowledge, Comprehension, and the Language Arts. NCTE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI. Role: Presenter.

November, 2000 Picture Books and Beyond: Using Primary Materials in a Middle Level Classroom to Improve Middle Level Students’ Literacy. National Middle School Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. Role: Presenter.

July, 2000 Issues of Social Justice: Letting the Literature for Children Speak. International Reading Association World Congress, Auckland,

New Zealand. Presenters: Holly Johnson, Lauren Freedman, Catherine Fallona.

March, 2000 Using Picture Books as Cultural Confrontation: Exploring Issues of Social Justice in Teacher-Educatiion Courses. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Spring Conference, New York City, New York. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Lauren Freedman.

December, 1999 Using Adolescent Texts to Read Against the Grain: The Giver and

Social Justice. National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida. Session Presenters: Catherine Fallona, Lauren Freedman, and Holly Johnson.

December, 1999 Using Picture Books as Tools of Confrontation: Exploring Issues of Social Justice in Teacher-Education Courses. National Reading Conference, Orlando, Florida. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Catherine Fallona.

November, 1999 Inquiry in the Middle: A Curricular Framework that Fosters

Reading Development. National Council of Teachers of English, Fall Conference, Denver, Colorado. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Jean Schroeder.

October, 1999 Getting Them Talking: Using Picture Books to Engage Middle Schoolers in Literature Discussions across the Curriculum. National Middle School Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Lauren Freedman.

March, 1999 Gender Issues and Children’s Literature. NCTE Spring Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. Presenters: Diana

Mitchell, Laura Apol, Holly Johnson, Catherine Fallona November, 1998 Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs about Themselves as

Readers and Teachers of Reading. National Reading Conference Annual Conference, Austin , Texas. Presenters: Cathie Fallona,

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Lauren Freedman, Carole Janisch, and Holly Johnson.

November, 1998 Creating Authentic Curriculum for Preservice Teachers. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. Role: Presenter

November, 1998 How Do We Get There from Here: Connecting Thematic Units

through Literature. National Middle School Association’s Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado. Role: Presenter.

March, 1998 Gender and Literacy: A Self-Study of Educator’s Beliefs and Knowledge. National Council of Teachers of English, Spring Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Role: Presenter.

December, 1997 Using Adolescent Literature: The Ideological Issues Involved in Teachers’/Researchers’ Choices. National Reading Conference Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. Role: Symposium Presenter.

November, 1997 Choice as Moral Endeavor: The Use of Children’s and Adolescent Fiction in Classroom Research. National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan. Role: Panel Presenter. April, 1997 Dilemmas of Practice in Qualitative Research in Teaching and Teacher Education. AERA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Catherine Fallona. December, 1996 The Subject / Object Dilemma in Gender and Literacy Research. National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC. Role: Symposium

Participant; Chair/Organizer.

November, 1996 Exploring Cultural "Texts": Case Studies of Students and Teachers in Multicultural Classrooms. Research Strand, National

Council of Teachers of English Fall Convention, Chicago, IL. Role: Symposium Participant.

November, 1995 Gender and Literacy: Representations of Educators' Beliefs and Knowledge. National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA. Symposium Participants: Dana Fox, Patricia Anders, Holly

Johnson, Lauren Freedman, Cathie Fallona, Monica Taylor, Jean Schroeder, Lea Prassas, Phi Pham, Ann Unterreiner, Joanna Marasco, and Terry Greene.

November, 1995 Finding the Time and Courage to Write about our Lives as Teachers. National Council of Teachers of English Fall

Convention, San Diego, CA. Panelists: Kathy Short, Dana Fox, Kathryn Reimer, Diane Stephens, Holly Johnson, William Teale, Cora Lee Five, Judie Bartch, and Richard Thompson.

14 March, 1995 Gender and Literacy: A Case Study of Educators' Beliefs and Knowledge. The 16th Annual Ethnography in Education Research

Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Symposium Participants: Dana Fox, Patricia Anders, Holly Johnson, Lauren Freedman.

November, 1993 Humming along with Hum-Bio. National Science Teachers'

Association Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Role: Presenter. November, 1993 The 'Literature' of Science. Nat’l Science Teachers' Assoc. Annual

Conference. Louisville, KY. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Lea Smith.

November, 1993 Listening to Adolescent Voices. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Lea Smith. NMSA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

November, 1993 Making the Connection. Presenters: Pamela Jett, Holly Johnson, Nancy Souza, and Phyliss Vaughn. National Middle School Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

November, 1992 Humming with Hum-Bio. Presenters: Pamela Jett, Holly Johnson, Nancy Souza, and Phyliss Vaughn. National Middle School Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Regional and State: October, 2005 Children’s Literature to Evoke Student Inquiry. Wilmington College Children’s Literature Conference. Presenter: Holly Johnson. February, 2002 Questions, Questions, Questions! Using Question Posing for

Content Knowledge Acquisition. STEP into Teaching Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Carole Janisch.

March, 1999 Using Inquiry to Motivate Students’ Reading at the Middle Level.

Michigan Reading Association, Annual Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Presenters: Holly Johnson, Lauren Freedman.

January, 1999 The Ins and Outs of Researching Together. 1999 Conference on Qualitative

Research in Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Paper Presenters: Cathie Fallona and Holly Johnson.

October, 1998 Using Picture Books to Introduce Literature Circles to Middle

Level Students. “Fire Up!”: Inter-Collegiate Conference for Preservice Educators, Grand Rapids, MI. Presenter: Holly Johnson.

September, 1998 Using Adolescent Literature to Explore Issues of Race, Class, and

Gender with Middle Level Students. Literacy Conference, Grand Valley

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State University, Allendale, MI. April, 1998 The Potential and Problematic Elements of Teaching a

Multicultural Populace. Diversity Conference, Texas Tech University/Baylor University Partnership, Lubbock, Texas.

January, 1998 She’s Not Like Me: The Multiple Representations of Girls in

Children’s Texts. Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association Annual Regional Conference, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Rebecca Ortiz.

January, 1998 Joining the Professional Conversation: Writing for Publication.

Arizona English Teacher Association Annunal Conference, Tucson, Arizona. Presenters: Jean Boreen, Anita Fernandez, Melissa Fiesta, Dana Fox, Holly Johnson, Darin Payne, Lee Shafer Atonna, Debbie Smith.

October, 1997 The ABC’s of Teacher Research. TAIR Annual Reading Conference, Lubbock, Texas. March, 1997 A Girl Like Me?: Looking at Issues of Race, Class, and Gender in Adolescent Female Responses to Female Literary Characters. Conference on Literature and Literacy for Children and Adolescents, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

October, 1996 Supporting Teachers as Writers: Finding Time and Courage to Write. Arizona Reading Conference, Mesa, AZ. Session Participants: Dana Fox, Holly Johnson, Cathie Fallona & Monica Taylor. October, 1995 Literature, Life, and Language Arts. The Annual Teachers Applying Whole Language Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ. Session Presenters: Holly Johnson & Cathie Fallona. October, 1995 Models for Implementing Literature in the Content Areas. Arizona State Reading Association Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ. March, 1995 Implementing Literature in Middle School Content Areas. Session Children's Literature and Literacy Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. February, 1995 Gender and Literacy: A Case Study of Educators' Beliefs and Knowledge. 8th Annual Language, Reading, and Culture Graduate Student

Colloquy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Session Participants: Dana Fox, Holly Johnson, Lauren Freedman.

April, 1994 Making the Connection. Southeast Region Middle School Association Annual Spring Conference, Atlanta, GA. Presenters: Pamela Jett, Holly Johnson, Nancy Souza, Joanna Taylor, and Phyllis Vaughn.

16 October, 1993 Making the Connection. Kentucky Middle School Association Annual Fall Conference, Louisville, KY. Presenters: Pamela Jett, Holly Johnson, Nancy Souza, Joanna Taylor, and Phyllis Vaughn.

October, 1992 Literature in the Content Classroom. Kentucky Middle School Association Annual Fall Conference, Lexington, KY. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Lea Smith.

February, 1991 Implementing Literature in the Content Areas. Kentucky Council of Teachers

of English Annual Conference, Louisville, KY. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Cass Johnson.

October, 1990 Organizing an Interdisciplinary Unit. Kentucky Middle School Association Annual Conference, Covington, KY. Presenters: Holly Johnson and Cass Johnson.

Research Grant Activities: Funded and Unfunded

2009-2012 US Government Grant. “US-Iraq University Linkages Program.” Sub-award, $1,000,000 through US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq and American Education Development Program. Role: Co-PI/Project Manager. 2009-2010 “Clever Crazes for Kids.” Foundation Gift. Funded: $150,000. Role: PI 2008-2009 US Department of Education, IES Grant. “Life  and  Literacy  Transitions:           Scaffolding  Struggling  Adolescent  and  Young  Adult  Readers  and  Writers           as  they  Recast  their  Literacy  Identities.”  Requested:  1.1  m.    Role:  Grant           Writing  Team.       2004—2005 University of Cincinnati Pedagogy Grant. “Practicing What We Teach: Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Developing Awareness of an Inquiry Curriculum.” Funded: $1000 for teacher research. Role: PI. 2004-2005 University of Cincinnati Research Council Grant. “The Influence of

Informational Texts on Adolescents’ Acquisition of Academic English.” Funded: $6300. Role: Co-PI.

2003-2004 U.S. Department of Education. “Bridging the Gap: Service Learning, Literacy, and Intergenerational Communication.” Requested: $450,000.

Role: Co-PI Status: Unfunded. 2003-2004 Verizon Foundation Grant. “Developing Master Reading Teachers:

Expanding Opportunities for Students in Grades K-12.” Requested: $49, 795. Role: Co-PI. Status: Unfunded.

17 2003-2004 Jones Foundation Grant. “Project LEAD: Producing Teacher Leaders at the Middle Level.” Funded: $200,000. Role: Grant Team. 2003-2004 Helen Jones Foundation Grant. “Tuition Waivers for In-Service Teachers. Funded: $15,000. Role: PI 2002-2003 COE State-Funded Research Grant, Texas Tech University.

“Using Children’s Literature to Address Issues of Social Justice with Sixth Graders: A Case Study. Funded: $1300. Role: PI

2001-2002 U. S. Department of Education Field Initiated Studies Grant. “Partnerships

Disrupting Academic and Affective Alienation: An Early Dropout Intervention at the Middle Level.” Requested: $1,126, 043. Role: Co-PI Status: Unfunded.

2000-2001 Texas Eisenhower Professional Development Program. ‘Teaching “Learning

to Read and Reading to Learn”: Supporting K-8 Beginning Teachers through School-University Partnerships.’ Funded: $75,000. Role: Co-PI

2000-2001 Texas Tech University Library Research Grant. “Children’s Literature and Multicultural Concerns: A Comparative Study of Award-Winning Children’s Literature in the United States and New Zealand.” Requested: $2,000. . Role: PI Status: Unfunded. 2000-2001 College of Education Maxi-Research Grant, Texas Tech

University. “Same Sex Literature Circles for Content Knowledge Acquisition: How Do They Benefit Girls at the Middle Level?” Funded: $3000. Role: PI

1999-2000 College of Education Mini-Research Grant, Texas Tech University.

“Using Literature Circles in Middle Level Content Areas.” Funded: $500. Role: PI

1999-2000 Texas Tech University Seed Grant. “The Llano Estacado Artifact Project: Teacher Study Groups Improving Their Reading, Writing, and Research Instruction.” Requested: $20,000. Role: Co-PI Status: Unfunded. 1999-2000 National Writing Project Grant. “Llano Estacado Writing Project.” Requested: $20,000. Role: Co-PI Status: Unfunded. 1999-2000 International Reading Association’s Elva Knight Grant. “Girls Only Literature Circles: Supporting Females’ Content Literacy at the Middle Level.” Requested: $5000. Role: PI Status: Unfunded. 1997-1998 College of Education, Research Incentive Award, Texas Tech

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University. “From Fairy Tales to Realistic Fiction: Female Characters and the Desire to Be Normal.” Funded: $560 grant. Role: PI

1997-1998 U. S. Department of Health, Balbao Heights Project, Pima Youth Partnership, Tucson, Arizona. Funded: $27,000 part of a $227,000 Community Health grant. Role: Grant Team.

1994-1995 College of Education, Dean's Grant, University of Arizona. "Girls, Texts, and Their Poems: Transacting and Interacting with Literary Characters in Fifth and Eighth Grades." Funded: $1,800. Role: Co-PI 1992- 1993 Kentucky Department of Education Writing Grant. "POWER 4" (Process of

Writing Extended to Reading, 'Riting, Related Arts, and Related Community.) Funded: $25,000. Role: Grant Team.

1991 - 1992 Oldham County Board of Education Research Grant, Crestwood, Kentucky. "Multicultural Literature across the Content Areas." Funded: $500. Role: PI

Honors Received 2009 Sylvia Boltz Tucker Award for Outstanding Service and Leadership, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services. 2008-2009 Golden Apple Award. Student Award for Most Influential Educator. 2007 Outstanding Service Award, Division of Teacher Education, University of Cincinnati 2004 IRA Book of the Month Selection for July. Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure 2004 Outstanding Article of the Year, Journal of Reading Education. 2004 Outstanding Faculty Member, Texas Tech University. Awarded by The Texas Students Teachers Association, Texas Tech University. 2002 Professing Excellence Award, Texas Tech University. 2002 Nominated for the President’s Excellence in Teaching Award,

Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award, and Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award. Texas Tech University.

2001 Ex-Students Association’s New Faculty Award, Texas Tech University. 1999 Nominated and accepted for membership in the Center for the

19 Extension of Thinking and Learning, National Council of Teachers of English.

Nominated for the Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech University.

Nominated for the Ex-Students Association New Faculty Award, Texas Tech University.

1997-1998 Nominated for McDonald Teaching Award, College of Education, Texas Tech University.

Nominated for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, College of Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

1996-1997 Academic Graduate Fellowship Recipient, Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona. 1995-1996 Graduate Registration Scholarship Recipient, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona. Spring, 1995 Graduate Tuition Scholarship Recipient, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona. 1994-1995 Academic Graduate Fellowship Recipient, Department of Language, Reading, and Culture, University of Arizona. 1994 National Endowments for the Humanities Project Teacher for Science / Humanities, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky. Project Coordinators: Isabel White and Harry Brown. 1992-1994 Human Biology (Hum-Bio) Project Teacher, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. 1990 Joe Wilkes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education,

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

Related Professional Experience (2002-2012)

Guest Reviewer: School Science & Math. Editor: Carla Johnson Board Member of World of Words: Online Journal of International Children’s Literature. Manuscript Reviewer, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA Editorial Board for Journal of Literacy Research, National Reading Conference Journal Editorial Board for Reading Horizons, Karen Thomas, Editor.

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Review Board for Content Area Reading Journal. International Reading Association, Mary Spor, Editor.

Review Board of English Education, Dana Fox, Editor. Guest Reviewer, Language Arts Journal, Kathy Short, Editor. Reviewer for the National Reading Conference Annual Conference Grant Reviewer, Nevada Reading Excellence Act, Department of Education,

Carson City, Nevada.

Manuscript Reviewer, Allyn & Bacon Publishing Co. Texas SBEC ExCET Review Committee for the Grades 4-8 Social Studies Texas SBEC Framework Review Committee for Grades 4-8 Certification

Language Arts/Social Studies ExCET. Manuscript Reviewer, Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Related Experience (1995-2002) Guest Reviewer for The New Advocate. Kathy Short & Dana Fox, Editors. Author of 26 young adult author profiles for Book Builders, Inc.

New York, New York. Editor: Tracey Topper. Column Editor of Adolescent Literature for Arizona English Bulletin.

Dana Fox, Editor. Assistant Editor of Arizona English Bulletin. Dana Fox, Editor. Editorial Associate for The New Advocate, Kathy Short and Dana Fox, Co-

Editors Graduate Faculty; Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Representative Conference Coordinator, Children's Literature and Literacy Conference,

College of Education, University of Arizona Reviewer for the National Reading Conference Annual Conference Graduate Assistant for LRC 796a, Graduate Orientation Class, Richard Ruiz,

Instructor of Record.

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Student Mentorship

Doctoral Committees Peggy Shannon-Baker, Chair (Current) Anita Williams, Chair (Current) Fatih Destebasi, Chair (Current) Rebecca Gasciewicz, Chair (Current) Lauren Falkenheiner, Chair (Current) Shelly Micham, Chair (Current) Amy Bottomley, Chair (Current) Thomas Highley, Chair (Current) Karla Gacasan, Chair (Current) Wenonoa Spivak, Committee Member (Current) Mark Kohan, Committee Member (Current) Eunyoung Chae, Committee Member (Current) Heather Neal, Committee Member (2012) Hannah Chai, Committee Member (2012) Margaret Lehman, Committee Member (2012) Susan Farber, Committee Member (2010) Sharon Burns, Committee Member (2010) Kelly Gunn, Committee Member (2010) Kerry Coovert, Committee Member (2008) MaryPat Raupach, Committee Member (2008) Angela Miller, Committee Member (2008) Delane Bender-Slack, Chair (2007) Xiufang Chen, Chair (2006) Susan Schafer, Chair (2006) Regina Wilson, Chair (2005) Paul Province, Chair (2005) Tanya Peters, Co-Chair (2004) Dora Salazar, Committee Member (2003) Jeannine Lane Hurst, Chair (2003) Mary Kallus, Chair (2003) Rebecca Miller, Chair (2003) Amma Akrofi, Committee Member (2002) Pamela Halsey, Committee Member (2001) Master Thesis Students John Ploehs, Chair (2009) Margaret Burns, Chair (2007) Walter Doué, Chair (2001) Master’s Students Face to Face Students (Role as Key Advisor) Amy Patterson, Keeli Peters, Alison Hood, Andrew Huddleston, Amy Souther, Elaine Gibbs, Jennifer McManus, Barbara Allen, Denise Cottenoir, Kim Gassiot, Jennifer Loftus, Kimberlie Whitmire, Cynthia Gunther, Ann Johnson, Jennifer MacGregor, Vicki Sellers, Ruth Rubin, Melody

22 Turner, Traci Craig, Linda Ashby, Reneé Waits, Autumn Racca, Stacy Loukoumidis, Christy Clawson, Barbara Saunders, Katherine Emerson, Sharon Krug, Jennifer Clark, Nichelle Littlejohn, Amy Lewis, Alex Thal, Brandon Huntley, Alexandra Namay, Alice Sneed, Amy Dorsey, Amy Fine, Brenna Burgess, Amanda McLaughlin, Stephanie Harrison, CJ Dicks, Demetrius Martin, Ryan Washington, Laura Clark, Doug Lovett, Garrett Carter, Jennifer Counts, Judi Pruitt, Mae Padgett, Mara Frisch, Mary Embs, Shelly Micham, Doaa Jasim, Lori Burns, Ryan Washington, Tyler Grieves, Casey Recker, Erin Young, Josh Wyan.

K-12 Teaching Certification Provisional Certificate for Middle Level and High School Grades, Arizona, 1995 Provisional Certificate for Middle Grades 5-8, Kentucky, 1991 Middle Grade Teaching Fields: Social Studies, English, and Communications Endorsement for High School Grades 7-12, Kentucky, 1991 Provisional Certificate for High School Grades 7-12, Arizona, 1995 Teaching Minors: History & English