Erin Kearney
Professor
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Specialty/Research Focus
Educational Linguistics; Language Teaching and Learning; Interculturality; Design of Learning Environments (VR); Teacher Preparation and Learning
Education and Training:
- Post Doctoral Associate, Yale University (2009)
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania (2008)
Awards and Honors:
- Anthony J. Papalia Award for Outstanding Article in a State or National Foreign Language Education Publication (with co-author Tasha Austin); New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers; 2023-07-23;
Recent Publications:
Book:
- Gorlewski, J., Winkelsas, A., Rosenblith, S., Stone-Johnson, C., Etopio, E., Gorlewski, D., Karalis Noel, T., Finocchio, B., Seccia, A., Zhai, L., KEARNEY, E., Liu, X., Safaei, N. & Shedrick, T. (2022). A Case for change in teacher education: Developing community-based residency programs. Routledge.
Journal Article:
- Cipollone, K., Connell, T., Etopio, E., Frazier-Polk, J., Gorlewski, J., Griger, E., KEARNEY, E., Maza, H., Monreal, T., Rivera, N., Selleck, J. & Winkelsas, A. (2024). Bad Faith and Impossible Work: Novice Teachers Clap Back. Professing Education, 22(2), 57-68.
- Anthony, M., Mata, C. & KEARNEY, E. (2022). Learning in context: The benefits of residency in world language teacher preparation. The Language Educator. Spring 2022, 27-31.
- Austin, T. & KEARNEY, E. (2022). Teacher recruitment, preparation and retention: Choosing community in moments of possibility. The Language Educator. Spring 2022, 18-22.
- Etopio, E., Winkelsas, A., Jo, S., Karalis Noel, T., KEARNEY, E. & Gorlewski, J. (2022). Eden’s garden: A cultivator’s chronicle. Policy Futures in Education. OnlineFirst.
Recent Presentations:
Invited Lectures:
- KEARNEY, E. (2024, May). Envisioning and Embodying Language Teacher Education Change: Praxis for a New Era. Twelfth International Conference on Language Teacher Education, Minneapolis, MN. (invited plenary talk);
Conferences:
- Ahn, S.-Y. & KEARNEY, E. (2023, July) Critical Intercultural Learning in a Pre-Primary Multilingual Awareness-Raising Program. Paper presented in the symposium Deconstructing the “critical” in critical pedagogies: Teacher and Learner Perspectives at the triennial conference of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Lyon, France.;
- Hosseini, M. & KEARNEY, E. (2024). K12 world language teachers navigating a change in learning standards: An ethnography of language policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Language Teacher Education (LTE) Conference. Minneapolis, MN.;
- Huang, L. & KEARNEY, E. (2024, March). Empowering novice language learners’ transformative learning through critical virtual exchange –a multimodal translanguging approach. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the American Association of Applied Linguists. Houston, TX.;
- KEARNEY, E., Palpacuer-Lee, C. & *Raysor, A. (2023, July). Critical Intercultural Learning among Teachers of French. Paper presented in the symposium Deconstructing the “critical” in critical pedagogies: Teacher and Learner Perspectives at the triennial conference of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Lyon, France.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
- Language Wonders of the World: University at Buffalo 2025 STARTALK Chinese Program; Federal Government; National Security Agency; Awarded; (06/01/2025-07/01/2026)
- Clinically Rich-Intensive Teacher Institute-Bilingual Education/English as a New Language; State Government; NYS Department of Education; Awarded; (07/01/2023-06/30/2028)
Recent Activities:
Professional Service:
- Co-Editor, Language Association Journal
01/01/2024-01/01/2026 - At Large Member, ACTFL Research Committee
01/02/2023-07/24/2026 - Chair, Higher Education Committee of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers
02/01/2020-06/03/2026 - Member, National Advisory Board, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL)
06/01/2018-06/30/2027 - At Large member of the Board of Directors of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
01/01/2016-01/01/2019