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Merideth Garcia
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
English
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Merideth Garcia Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
English
Specialty area(s)
Digital Literacies, Fan Studies, English Teaching Methods, Young Adult Literature, Qualitative Research, Rhetoric & Composition
Current courses at UWL
ENG 411: Capstone in English Education
ENG 451: Workshop in Curriculum & Assessment
ENG 455: Teaching and Learning English in the Secondary School
Education
Ph.D. in English and Education, University of Michigan (2018)
M.A in English Literature, Middlebury College (2011)
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Texas at Austin (2004)
B.A. in English, University of Texas at Austin (1995)
Career
Teaching history
ENG 110: First Year Writing
ENG 200: Transformative Works
ENG 200: Detective Fiction
ENG 300: Intro to English Studies
ENG 341: Pedagogical Approaches to Young Adult Literature
ENG 351: Workshop in Classroom Management
ENG 355: Teaching English in the Middle Grades
ENG 411: Capstone in English Education
ENG 451: Workshop in Curriculum & Assessment
ENG 455: Teaching and Learning English in the Secondary School
EDS 492: Student Teaching Seminar
Professional history
Associate Professor of English (present)
Assistant Professor of English (2018-2022)
Graduate Student Instructor (2012-2018)
Secondary English and ESOL teacher (1998-2000, 2004-2012)
Research and publishing
Recent Publications
Nash, Brady et al. “Artificial Intelligence in English Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Teachers and Teacher Educators.” English Education. Vol. 55, no. 3, Apr 2023.
Garcia, Merideth and Amy Piotrowski. “Humanizing Online Teacher Education Through Critical Digital Pedagogy.” English Education. Vol. 54, no. 2, Jan 2022.
Felix, Shanna, and Merideth Garcia. “Classic Misdirection: Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women Victims in True Crime.” (Mis)Representation of Queer Lives in True Crime. 2024
Recent Conference Presentations
“Sustainable Dissonance.” English Language Arts Teacher Educators Conference, 20 July 2023, Atlanta, GA.
“Searching for the Stars in Online Teaching: Lessons Learned During the Darkness of a Global Pandemic.” National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, 19 Nov 2022, Anaheim, CA.
“Practice and Policy: Supporting ELA Teachers in a Polarized Environment.” English Language Arts Teacher Educators Conference, 20 July 2022, Louisville, KY.
“Lurking Towards Advocacy.” Practicing Digital Activisms. Computers & Writing Conference. 21 May 2022, Greenville, NC.
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