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Secondary English Education
Who We Are

Dr. Jim Cope Prof. of English Education Director of Undergraduate English Education Dr. Cope is currently serving as the Interim Chair of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education.	After five years as a high school English teacher and nine years as a college professor, Dr. Cope came to KSU in 1999. He is the co-editor of the SIGNAL Journal, President of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English, and the Technology Director for both groups. His primary research interest is the creation of life-long readers.
Dr. Crovitz joined the KSU English Education faculty in fall 2005. He brought with him eight years of teaching experience, including two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latvia. He is the assistant editor of SIGNAL Journal, and his academic interests include writing instruction and assessment, film and teaching, and instructional technology. His primary research interest is the development of critical thinking in students.	Dr. Darren Crovitz Asst. Prof. of English Education
Dr. Jennifer Dail Asst. Prof. of English Education	Dr. Dail joined the KSU English Education faculty in fall 2006 following four years as a middle and high school English teacher and three years as a college professor. She enjoys working with teachers and students in an effort to connect her scholarly work and teaching to current classroom practices. Her recent publications are in the area of young adult literature and focus on engaging students with texts and teachers’ uses in classroom instruction. Her current research focuses on using digital mediums to promote reflectivity in pre-service teachers.
After twenty-plus years as a middle and high school English and Reading Teacher and three years as a college professor, Dr. Harrell came to KSU in 1996. She is the principal director of a $1,300,000.00 “Gear Up" grant funded by a federal block grant and is the Book Review Editor for SIGNAL Journal. Her primary research interest is the connection between school and work.	Dr. Carol Harrell Prof. of English Education Director or Graduate English Education
Dr. Dawn Kirby Prof. of English Education Director, Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project Ed.D. Program Coordinator	Dr. Kirby joined the KSU English Education faculty in fall 2005 after nine years as a high school English teacher and several years as a college professor. She is the co-author of Inside Out: Strategies for Teaching Writing, Third Edition (2004) and New Directions in Teaching Writing: Memoir (2007), both with Heinemann Publishers. She is also the co-editor of SIGNAL Journal. Her primary research interests are the application of best practices and theory to teaching writing and connections between literature and writing processes.
After five years as a high school English and Drama teacher, Dr. Levy joined the KSU English Education faculty in fall 2004. He is a published playwright and is currently writing his first young adult novel. His primary research interest is helping young writers reclaim their voices as writers and story tellers.	Dr. Aaron Levy Asst. Prof. of English Education
Dr. Katherine Mason Asst. Prof. of English Education	Dr. Mason joined the KSU English Education faculty in fall 2006 following several years teaching middle school English and reading in Kansas City, Kansas. She seeks out opportunities to connect her teaching, scholarly work, and service and has published her research on second language acquisition, cooperative learning, and the teaching of writing. Currently, her primary research interest is students’ articulations and perceptions of their unique composing processes.