Associate Professor
East Carolina University
Jennifer L. Gallagher is an Assistant Professor in the Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education department of the College of Education at East Carolina University where she teaches social studies education courses and serves as the program coordinator for the undergraduate and graduate history education programs. Dr. Gallagher is originally from northern Wisconsin and earned her B.A. and Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She taught social studies for several years in Colorado and then earned her Ph.D. at Iowa State University where she also taught diversity courses, social foundations of education and social studies methods. Her research and her professional efforts focus on supporting teacher candidates, in-service teachers and P-20 students in critical inquiry of the social world. She has also collaborated with colleagues across the college and engaged in related work in literacy education, science education and educational leadership. Her work has been presented and published in state, national and international outlets including Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Social Studies Research and Practice, Education, Citizenship and Social Justice and Journal of Social Studies Research. She can be reached at gallagherj17@ecu.edu or on Twitter: @DrGSocialEd
Friday, February 16, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST