FACULTY PROFILE:  

Megan Blumenreich, an assistant professor in the Department of Childhood Education, teaches the Curriculum Development 1 & 2 courses, the Research Seminar, and Supervised Student Teaching Seminar.  Her research interests include urban education, curriculum studies, qualitative research, and the role of theory in teacher education.  

DEGREES:

• Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.  Ed.D.  Department of Curriculum and Teaching, with specialization in Urban Education. 

• Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.   Ed.M.  

• Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY.   M.A. 

• Colby College, Waterville, ME.  B.A. 

  Additional Higher Education

•  University of California, Los Angeles, CA.  Graduate Coursework.

•  California State University, Carson, CA. Teaching Credential.

PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS: 

Book:

Falk, B. & Blumenreich, M.  (2005).  The Power of Questions: A Guide to Research for Teachers and Students.  Portsmith, NH: Heinemann.

Refereed Articles:

Blumenreich, M. & Falk, B.  (In press).  Trying on a New Pair of Shoes: Urban Teacher-Learners Conduct Research and Construct Knowledge in Their Own Classrooms.  Teaching and Teacher Education.

Blumenreich, M. & Siegel, M. (2006). Innocent victims, fighter cells, and white uncles: A discourse analysis of children's books about AIDS. Children's Literature in Education, 37 (1), 81-110.

Blumenreich, M.  (2004).  Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Conventional" Narrative Research: Using Poststructural Theory to Guide the Creation of Narratives of Children with HIV.  Qualitative Research, (4), 1, 77-90.

Blumenreich, M.  (2003).  Confidentiality, Equity, and Silence: A Critical Look at School Policy for HIV Positive Children.  Equity & Excellence in Education (36), 1, 64-70.

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