Faculty Vita

Stephanie Carter, Ed.D.

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Selected Publications

Power Carter, S. (In Review). And We Only Read One Thing About a Black Person: Examining the Processes and Consequences of Whiteness and High School English Curriculum.

Bloome, D & Power Carter, S. ?List in Reading Education Reform.? Theory Into Practice. (Summer 2001).

Bloome, D., Christain, B., Otto, S., Power Carter, S. & Shuart, N. (In Review). Discourse Analysis & the Study of Classroom Language and Literacy Events. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English and National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy.

Funded Projects

University of Illinois Chicago, Center for the Study of Leaning and Teacher Development LITD Seed Grant: A Technological Tool Kit: Building a 21st Century Literacy Community from the Ground Up - $7,500 grant to integrate advanced technologies into the teacher education process by building a technologically rich literacy community that understands how technology informs pedagogy 2002

University of Illinois Chicago, Project Teaching all Teachers Grant - $1,500 grant to provide pre-service teachers a forum to discuss current research on diverse language learners 2001

Cultivating New Voices Fellow Grant, National Council of Teachers of English - $5,200 grant to conduct and support research and facilitate meetings between a mentor in the field and fellow 2001-2002

Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Dissertation Enhancement Grant - $2,000 travel grant to conduct research on silence 1999

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Educational Research Association

International Reading Association

National Council of Teachers of English

National Council of Teachers of English Research Assembly

National Reading Conference

Modern Language Association

Conference on College Composition and Communication

Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society

Conference Presentations

Letter From A Birmingham Jail: UMOJA Project Manley Career Academy, Chicago, IL, February 2002

Reading While Black: Richard Crane Tech Prep High School, Chicago, IL, February 2002

Teaching with Adolescent Literature: University of Illinois Chicago Alternative Certification Program, Chicago, IL, November 2001

Exploding the Canon: An Outpouring of New Literary Possibilities Nashville Metropolitan Public Schools Language Arts In-Service Nashville, TN, August 2000

Teaching: An Orientation to the Profession: Northeast Georgia TRIO Programs Career Fair Athens, GA, May 1998

Co-Reform: Association of Teacher Educators Dallas, TX, February 1998

The Process of Shared Governance: Cedar Shoals High School Faculty and Staff In-Service Workshop Athens, GA, February 1997

Teachers of Color: Embracing Classroom Diversity: The University of Georgia Minority Teacher Forum for Student Teachers Athens, GA, April 1995

The First-Year Teacher Experience: The University of Georgia Seminar for Student Teachers Athens, GA, March 1994

Surviving the First Year of Teaching: The University of Georgia Symposium on First-Year Teaching Experiences Athens, GA, February 1994

Research Areas

Complexities of Silences: African-American Females Negotiating Their Identities in High School British Literature Classrooms: Portraits of Literacy Conference University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, July 2002

Examining Invisibility and Ambiguity: Two Adolescent African-American Females in a Predominately White High School British Literature Classroom American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA, April 2002

Conversations on Globalization, Cultural Politics, Schools, and Literacy Lessons: National Council of Teachers of English Conference Baltimore, MA, November 2001

Reading Silent Spaces: Literacy Colloquia Series University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL, October 2001

African-American Female Identity and Secondary English Classrooms: National Council of Teachers of English Conference Milwaukee, WI, November 2000

Articulating, Reflecting, and Reconsidering Power Relations in a Seventh-Grade Language Arts Classroom: American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA, April 2000

Cultural Collision: An Ethnographic Study of Two African-American Females in a Predominately White Classroom American Educational Research Association Annual meeting New Orleans, LA, April 2000

Discourse Analysis National Reading Research Conference Orlando, FL, November 1999

Bridging the Community and the Classroom National Council of Teachers of English Conference Nashville, TN, November 1998

Service/Outreach Projects

Mentor Summer Research Opportunity Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 2002

Appointed Commission member, Commission on Reading, National Council of Teachers of English ? Addresses issues that surround reading 2002

Nominated Chair, Conference on English Education Nominating Committee, National Council of Teachers of English ? Solicit Nominations for CEE Executive Committee and CEE Nominating Committee 2002

Organizer, African-American Read-In Program, University of Illinois at Chicago ? Planned a program to facilitate conversation between the University and College surrounding African-American literacy 2002

Committee Member, Secondary Teacher Education Advisory Committee, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL ?Evaluated secondary programs purposes and goals 2001-2002

Dissertation Committee Member, Stephanie Hodde, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 2001-2002

Executive Committee Member, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Series Committee, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN ?Assisted in University-wide organizing, coordinating, and planning programming for campus wide Martin Luther King, Jr. series 2001

Committee Member, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Series, Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN ?Organized and planned Martin Luther King, Jr., Day program for the Department of Teaching and Learning 1999-2000

Co-Chair, African-American Read-In, English Department Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA ?Coordinated, planned and organized Read-In program and activities for student body 1996-1998

Faculty Co-Sponsor, Interact Club, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA ?Supported students in their community service and monthly projects ?Assisted students in coordinating Interact retreats and conferences 1996-1998

Committee Member, School Council for Improvement, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA ?Represented faculty, staff and students by facilitating discussions regarding school-wide issues and concerns 1995-1998

Committee Member, Southern Region Board of Education, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA ?Facilitated school-wide initiatives to improve teaching and learning in Clarke County School District 1995-1998

Committee Member, Clarke County High School Instructional Committee, Clarke County School District, Athens, GA ? Evaluated and coordinated issues related to curriculum and instruction at Clarke County high schools 1996-1997

Co-Chair, School Council for Improvement Cedar Shoals High School, Athens GA ?Served as liaison between League of Professional Schools and Cedar Shoals High School ?Monitored Cedar Shoals High Schools? shared governance process and ensured that faculty, staff and students were represented in curriculum and instruction decision-making procedures ?Planned faculty retreats and meetings with administrators 1996-1997

Faculty Sponsor, Uplifting Voices of Cedar Shoals Gospel Choir, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA ?Assisted in securing and maintaining financial support ?Coordinated practices, concerts and community activities 1995-1997

Honors/Awards

Certificate of Excellence in Research, Honorable Mention for the Otto C. Bassler Award, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University 2002

Outstanding Service Award, Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students of Vanderbilt University 2002

Teacher of the Year, Cedar Shoals High School, Clarke County School District, Athens, GA 1997-1998

More information is available on the Web for Stephanie Carter at: http://php.indiana.edu/~subude