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Randy Bomer
Randy Bomer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction - Language and Literacy Studies
College of Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-4861
E-mail: rbomer@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Writing; politics of literacy; sociocultural theory; curricula in reading and writing
Sarah  Buel
Sarah Buel, J.D.
Clinical Professor
School of Law

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: (512) 232-9326
E-mail: sbuel@law.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Domestic violence and the law; family violence issues; torts
Jerome Bump
Jerome Bump, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of English
College of Liberal Arts

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-8747
E-mail: bump@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Literature; nature writing; emotional literacy; family systems and literature; Victorian literature, especially the interaction with India; Gerard Manley Hopkins; computers and English studies, including social networking and multi-player online games
Davida Charney
Davida Charney, Ph.D.
Professor of Rhetoric and Writing
Department of Rhetoric and Writing
College of Liberal Arts

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-8746
E-mail: dcharney@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Scientific writing; scientific argument; writing processes in adults; reading processes in adults; argument theory; rhetoric; composition; technical writing; proposal writing; computer manuals; usability testing; document design; empirical research methods
Maria Franquiz
Maria Franquiz, PhD
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Bilingual and Bicultural Education
College of Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-5670
E-mail: mfranquiz@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Bilingual education; biliteracy; ethnographic and sociolinguistic research; Latina/o children''s and adolescent literature; migrant education; Latina/o teacher identity
Jim Hoffman
Jim Hoffman, PhD
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Language and Literacy Studies
College of Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-5267
E-mail: jhoffman@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Literacy education; reading education; teacher preparation
Elaine Horwitz
Elaine Horwitz, PhD
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Foreign Language Education
College of Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-4108
E-mail: horwitz@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Foreign language anxiety; learner beliefs about language learning, language learning strategies
 
Michael Mackert, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Advertising
College of Communication

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512 471 8558
E-mail: mackert@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Telemedicine, health communication, health literacy and online communities.
Loriene Roy
Loriene Roy, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Information

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-3959
E-mail: loriene@gslis.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Library development in Native American communities; creation of virtual museums of Native American artifacts; literacy efforts in Native American communities; library collection development and evaluation; oral tradition; organizing gatherings of indigenous librarians worldwide
Margaret Syverson
Margaret Syverson , Ph.D.
Director, Digital Writing and Research Lab
Department of Rhetoric and Writing
College of Liberal Arts

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-8734
E-mail: syverson@uts.cc.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Writing; technology; literacy; teaching and learning; impact of technology on culture; information architecture; knowledge ecology; virtual environments; Web development; MOOs and MUDs; cognitive science; assessment, the Online Learning Record
 
Margaret Syverson , Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Rhetoric and Writing
College of Liberal Arts

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-8734
E-mail: syverson@uts.cc.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Writing; technology; literacy; teaching and learning; impact of technology on culture; information architecture; knowledge ecology; virtual environments; Web development; MOOs and MUDs; cognitive science; assessment
 
Kathleen Tyner, M.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Radio-TV-Film
College of Communication

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-3852
E-mail: ktyner@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Media literacy, media education, educational technology, literacy, new media and learning, children and media, youth media.
Sharon Vaughn
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.
H.E.Hartfelder/Southland Corp Regents Chair of Human Development
Special Education
College of Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-2320
E-mail: srvaughn@austin.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Learning disabilities; reading problems; self-concept; diverse learners; inclusion practices
Keith Walters
Keith Walters, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-7682
E-mail: kwalters@mail.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
Sociolinguistics; language and culture in the Arab world; language and education in the U.S.; literacy; African American language and culture; language and social change in North Africa; English-Only rules in the workplace


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