Research Areas

Explore the research areas that our faculty study in the Graduate School of Education.

English Education
David L. Bruce

David L. Bruce

Associate Professor
Learning and Instruction

Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14260

Phone: (716) 645-2455

Email: dlbruce@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Curriculum and Instruction; Access and Equity; English Education; Curriculum and Instruction; Equity and Poverty; Educational technology; School and Community Partnerships; Multimodality; Qualitative Research Methods

Janina Brutt-Griffler

Janina Brutt-Griffler

Professor
Learning and Instruction

308 Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14214

Phone: (716) 645-4066

Email: bruttg@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: English Education; International Education; Educational Policy; Multicultural Competence; Linguistic, Discourse, and Sociocultural Context; Sociolinguistics; Qualitative Research Methods; Research Design; Research Methods

Rubén A. González

Rubén A. González

Assistant Professor
Learning and Instruction

334 Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14214

Email: rg66@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Curriculum and Instruction; English Education; Literacy; Race, Inequality, and Education; Social Justice; Urban Education

Tiffany Karalis Noel

Tiffany Karalis Noel

Clinical Associate Professor
Learning and Instruction

Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14260

Phone: (716) 645-2455

Email: tbkarali@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Curriculum and Instruction; English Education; ESL/ENL/Bilingual; Literacy; Educational Change; Educational Leadership; Educator Preparation; Leadership; Higher Education; Online and Distance Learning; Qualitative Research Methods; Professional / Staff Development; Social and Emotional Development

Ryan M. Rish

Ryan M. Rish

Associate Professor
Learning and Instruction

303D Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14214

Phone: 7166454042

Email: ryanrish@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Adolescent Literacies; Literacy Studies; Placemaking; Spatial Justice; ELA Teacher Education; Ethnography; Critical Digital Media; Young Adult Literature; Youth Identities

John Z. Strong

John Z. Strong

Associate Professor
Learning and Instruction

329C Foster Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14214

Phone: (716) 645-4044

Email: jstrong3@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Achievement; Assessment; Elementary Education; English Education; Curriculum and Instruction; Design Experiments; Literacy; Reading Instruction; Writing Instruction; Measurements; Quantitative Research Methods; Research Design; Research Methods

Amanda Winkelsas

Amanda Winkelsas

Clinical Associate Professor
Learning and Instruction

209 Kimball Tower, South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14260

Phone: (716) 645-2455

Email: awinkels@buffalo.edu

Research Areas: Access and Equity; English Education; Diversity; Educator Preparation; Race, Inequality, and Education; Social Justice; Urban Education