As the Frederick
Douglass Institute 2014 scholar in IUP, May George will be working in the Department
of Professional Studies in Education during her one-year employment. She will have a full teaching load
equivalent to an adjunct faculty member, continue her research, and contribute to the
life of the university.
George holds a post-doctoral
Andrew Mellon Fellow at Davidson College in North Carolina. She also holds a
doctoral degree in Teaching and Teacher Education from the College of Education
at the University of Arizona, and two master’s degrees. She has more than 20
years of teaching experience in higher education nationally and
internationally.
George’s research interests center
on curriculum theory design, classroom pedagogy, classroom management, and the
predictability and unpredictability of tasks during the learning process. Her
research in bilingual education is related to the pedagogy of acquiring a
second language focusing on intentions, culture, and profession.
Frederick Douglass Institute 2014 Scholar
Professional Studies in Education