Erin Kearney
Associate Professor
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Specialty/Research Focus
Cultural Studies; Curriculum and Instruction; ESL / ENL / Bilingual; Linguistic, Discourse, and Sociocultural Context; Sociolinguistics; Qualitative Research Methods; Virtual Reality
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;
- Special Recognition Award; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - Teaching and Learning of Cultures SIG; 2018-11-16;
- Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize; Modern Language Association; 2018-01-06;
- Anthony J. Papalia Award for Outstanding Article in a State or National Foreign Language Education Publication; New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT); 2015-10-30;
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:
- 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.
- *Han, Y., Chang, Y. & KEARNEY, E. (2021). “It’s Doable”: International Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning During the Pandemic. Journal of Studies in International Education. OnlineFirst
Recent Presentations:
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.;
- 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.;
- Huang, L. & KEARNEY, E. (2023). Transformative Intercultural Learning through Place-based Critical Virtual Exchange, Roundtable presentation at the American Association of Applied Linguists conference, Portland, OR.;
- Ascenzi, L., KEARNEY, E. & Kleyn, T. (2022, April). Transforming urban and rural teacher education: The City University of New York and Upstate New York. Paper presented in the symposium Translanguaging and transformative teaching for emergent bilingual students: Lessons from the City University of New York–New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals Project at the annual AERA conference. Virtual.;
- KEARNEY, E., *Huang, L. *McHugh, A., & *Minematsu, A. (2022). Re-thinking interculturality on zoom in a pandemic. Roundtable presented at the Eighth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence. Virtual.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
- Clinically Rich-Intensive Teacher Institute-Bilingual Education/English as a New Language; State; NYS Department of Education; Awarded; (07/01/2023-06/30/2028)
- Collaborating to Create Virtual Reality Experiences for Shaping Teacher Candidates’ Professional Dispositions; State; SUNY - TeachNY; Awarded; (12/06/2019-06/30/2021)
- Enhancing Teacher Candidates' Observational Skills and Instructional Practice through Video-Based Learning Platforms; State; SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grant; Awarded; (05/07/2019-06/30/2020)
- EnvisionTeaching: Developing perception and pedagogical abilities in pre-service teachers through virtual reality; Federal; SUNY TeachNY Implementation Fund Grant; Awarded; (11/20/2018-06/30/2019)
Contract:
- Growing Multilingualism, Year 2; Federal; CAO Head Start of Erie County; Awarded; (08/14/2017-08/14/2017)
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
- Abstract Reviewer, CERCLL Intercultural Competence Conference
05/23/2020-07/23/2023
Professional Service:
- At Large Member, ACTFL Research Committee
01/02/2023-07/23/2023 - Chair, Post Secondary Committee of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers
02/01/2020-06/03/2024 - Member, National Advisory Board, Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy (CERCLL) (2018-2022)
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