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  • Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2017
  • M.A.T., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2008
  • B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2007

Current Research

In my research, I draw primarily on sociocultural theory to inquire into the following:

  • community-engaged approaches to teacher preparation;
  • intersectionality and social justice pedagogies;
  • pre-service teachers’ conceptions of politics and race in teaching;
  • becoming a teacher in an era of standardization; and
  • community-based literacy programs.

Selected Publications

  • Johnson, L., & Barnes, M. E. (2018). Mediating the “two-worlds” pitfall through critical, project-based clinical experiences. The New Educator, 1-22.
  • Dávila, D., & Barnes, M. E. (2017). Beyond censorship: Politics, teens, and ELA teacher candidates. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 16(3), 303-318.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Encouraging interaction and striving for reciprocity: The challenges of community-engaged projects in teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education, 68, 220-231.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). The absent dialogue: Challenges of building reciprocity through community engagement in teacher education. eJournal of Community Engagement, 6(2), 31-59. Retrieved from http://www.ejournalofpublicaffairs.org/absent-dialogue/
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Conflicting conceptions of care and teaching and pre-service teacher attrition. Teaching Education, 1-16.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Practicing what we preach in teacher education: A Critical Whiteness Studies analysis of experiential education. Studying Teacher Education, 13(3), 294-311.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Recognizing spaces of dissensus in English teacher education. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 15(2), 190-207.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). What English/Language Arts teacher candidates learn during coursework and practica: A study of three teacher education programs. Journal of Teacher Education, 67(4), 338-355.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). The student as teacher educator in service-learning. Journal of Experiential Education, 1-16.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Caprino, K. (2016). Analyzing service-learning reflections through Fink’s taxonomy. Teaching in Higher Education, 21(4).
  • Shelton, S. A., & Barnes, M. E. (2016). “Racism just isn’t an issue anymore”: Preservice teachers’ resistances to the intersections of sexuality and race. Teaching and Teacher Education, 55, 165-174.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Recalculation in teacher preparation: Challenging assumptions through increased community contact. English Education, 48(2), 149-176.
  • Smagorinsky, P., & Barnes, M. E. (2014). Revisiting and revising the apprenticeship of observation. Teacher Education Quarterly, 41(4), 29-52.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2014). Challenging adolescence through hybrid learning spaces. The ALAN Review, 42(1), 63-70.

Selected Presentations

  • Barnes, M. E., & Falter, M. M. (2018).  Mapping Our Moves: How Two Teacher Educators Learn to Tap Dance Around and Through Educational Policy.  Paper presented at the annual conference of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Athens, GA.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Whitley, J. J. (2017). Teacher Research as Reclaiming Education: A Critical Analysis of Two Inquiry-Based Projects. Paper presentation at the annual fall conference of the Literacy Research Association, Tampa, FL.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Reciprocal Community Relationships: Challenges of Inviting Community Voices into Teacher Education. Paper presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, St. Louis, MO.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Challenges of Social Justice Pedagogy: That Time I Did Exactly What I Tell My Students Not to Do. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, St. Louis, MO.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Care and Disillusionment: One Pre-Service Teacher’s Choice Not to Become a Teacher. Paper presentation at the biennial meeting of the Conference on English Education, Columbus, OH.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2017). Dissensus as a Productive Space for Social Transformation. Round table presentation at the biennial meeting of the Conference on English Education, Columbus, OH.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Johnson, L. L. (2017). Integrating Knowledge and Action through Community Inquiry in Teacher Education. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
  • Morris, Z., Horan, E., Barnes, M. E., Catalana, S. M., Coffman, R., & Ishibashi, C. (2017). Evaluating How a Graduate Student Learning Community Can Enhance Teaching, Collaborative, and Mentorship Competency Development. Poster presentation at the annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Moving Away from Consensus: Encouraging Pre-Service Teachers to See Uncertainty as Transformative. Paper presentation at the annual fall convention of the Literary Research Association, Nashville, TN.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Mobilizing Students: The Student as Teacher-Educator in Service-Learning. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the Literary Research Association, Nashville, TN.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). Challenging Current Rhetoric: The Knotty Nature of Teacher Preparation. Paper presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Conflicting narratives: The roles of care and identity in one pre-service teacher’s decision not to become a teacher. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.
  •  Barnes, M. E., & Dávila, D. (2016). Challenging Fear: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Broach Political Topics with Students. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.
  • Heath, A., Barnes, M. E., Whitley, J. J. (2016). Advocating for social justice in English education. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Challenging assumptions through increased community contact. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Davila, D. (2016). Eight years after Obama’s race speech: Transcending teacher candidates’ fear via democratic teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Meet the journal: Journal talks. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2016). Taking up the challenges and opportunities of public scholarship: Literacy scholars engaging with communities. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2015). Imagining our collaborative futures: Preservice teachers and publicly engaged scholarship. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the Literary Research Association, Carlsbad, CA.
  • Davila, D., & Barnes, M. E. (2015). Eight years later: Teacher candidates and Obama’s race speech in the literacy classroom. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the Literary Research Association, Carlsbad, CA.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Falter, M. M. (2015). Embracing improvisation through collective video analysis in pre-service teacher reflection. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the Literary Research Association, Carlsbad, CA.
  • Barnes, M. E. (2015). Educative Experiences to Challenge Assumptions. Roundtable presentation at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Barnes, M. E., Heath, A., & Whitley, J. J. (2015). Local, social, and practical approaches to social justice in teacher preparation. Round table presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Falter, M. M., & Barnes, M. E. (2015). Digital empowerment: Using technology with PSTs to develop and support the professional self. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Smagorinsky, P., Kinloch, V., Barnes, M. E., & Johnson, L. E. (2015). Relationships and service-learning: Navigating the human landscape of classrooms and communities. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Federation of Teachers of English/Conference on English Education, Bronx, NY.
  • Barnes, M. E., & Falter, M. M. (2015). Developing reflective communities of practice through video-analysis sessions. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Federation of Teachers of English/Conference on English Education, Bronx, NY.
  • Barnes, M. E., Heath, A., Jones, S. P., Robbins, M., & Whitley, J. J. (2015). No educator is an island: A team approach to teacher education. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Federation of Teachers of English/Conference on English Education, Bronx, NY.

Courses Taught

  • Teaching English/Communication Skills to Middle and Secondary School Learners
  • Politics of Language
  • Literature and Culture