Laura A. Brown
Professor, Adolescence English Education and Teacher Education Department Chair
As Program Coordinator for the Adolescence English Education Program, I am fortunate to be able to teach a number of different courses. I regularly teach the MST and undergraduate methods courses, as well as the Intro to Education course and Young Adult Literature. I love teaching - it is a true passion - and to be able to help others learn how to teach gives me such joy and satisfaction. Plus, I love reading and developing new pieces of writing to share. I also care greatly about my community and try to get involved in even the smallest ways. I believe kindness, inclusion, and positivity matter - we need to take care of ourselves and others because we're all in this together.
Degree:
Ph.D., Arizona State University
MA, Northern Arizona University
BA, Arizona State University
Publications: Book Chapters:
Conrad, D., & Brown, L., et al. (2016). Calypso Pedagogy as an Agent of Educational
Transformation. S. Blackman & B. Ogunkola (Eds.) Transforming Learning:
International Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Books:
Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Brown, L.A. (2015). John Green: Teen Whisperer.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Blasingame, J., Deakin, K., & Walsh, L.A. (2012). Stephenie Meyer: In the Twilight.
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Brown, L.A. (April, 2019). Dont Shoot! Perspectives on School Gun Violence through Young Adult (YA)
Literature. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National
Conference, Washington, DC.
Brown, L.A., & Scales, S. (November 2018). Poetic Defiance, Photography, and Portraiture: Artful Analysis, Advocacy, and Action (combined panel session). National Council Teachers of English (NCTE). Talk presented at the NCTE Conference, Houston, TX.
Brown, L. (October, 2018). You Are What You Read: Using YA Literature to Empower Diverse Teen Voices.
Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Brown, L. (October, 2016). Turning a Small Town into a World of Wonder: Magical Thinking in Ray Bradburys
Dandelion Wine. Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. Talk presented at the
MWPCA/ACA Conference, Chicago, IL.
Brown, L. (March 2016). Whats the Use?: Mans Search for Purpose in Bradburys Short Stories. Popular
Culture/American Culture Association. Talk presented at PCA/ACA National Conference, Seattle, WA.