Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Certifications
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Adolescent literacy
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Adolescent relationship to school
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Preservice and early-career teacher identity & disposition development
Licensed English teacher, 6-12
Certified English as a Second Language teacher, K-12
Google Certified Educator, Level 2
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Education
August 2017 - Present
Doctor of Philosophy in Education
Literac(ies), Culture, and Reading & Teaching and Teacher Education (TATE)
College of Education and Human Development
George Mason University
Spring 2015 - December 2016
Master of Education
Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education English
College of Education and Human Development
George Mason University
September 2009 - May 2013
Bachelor of Arts
English, Poetry
Anthropology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
George Mason University
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Curriculum Development, Teaching, & Scholarly Work
Primary Roles
January 2020 - Present
Instructional Designer
Graduate School of Political Management
The George Washington University
August 2017 - Present
Graduate Research Scholar (GRS)
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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2020-2021: Dr. Kristien Zenkov
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2019-2020: Dr. Kristien Zenkov
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2018-2019: Dr. Kristien Zenkov & Dr. Amy Hutchison
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2017-2018: Dr. Kristien Zenkov
August 2018 - Present
Editor, Editorial Assistant, Reviewer
School-University Partnerships
National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS)
February 2021 - Present
Reviewer
Reading & Writing Quarterly
Teaching
Teaching adult and adolescent learners in multiple roles
May 2019 - Present
Graduate Lecturer
College of Education and Human Development
Elementary, Literacy, and Secondary Education
George Mason University
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SEED 502: Young Adult Literature in Multicultural Settings (Summer 2021)
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SEED 669: Advanced Methods of Teaching English in the Secondary School (Spring 2021)
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EDUC 200: Introduction to Education (Summer 2020, Fall 2019)
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EDUC 300: Introduction to Teaching (Summer 2019)
Summer 2018 & Summer 2020
Teaching Assistant
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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EDCI 570 Teaching Young Adult Literature in Multicultural Settings, with Dr. Kristien Zenkov
August 2015 - January 2020
English Teacher
Fairfax County Public Schools
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English 12, Literacy 9-12, Advanced Composition, English 9 Honors, English 11/11 Honors, Writing Center Director
August 2018 - June 2019
Internship in Education
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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EDCI 570: Teaching Young Adult Literature in Multicultural Settings, with Dr. Kristien Zenkov (Summer 2019)
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EDCI 669: Advanced Methods for Teaching English in Secondary Schools, with Dr. Arvinder Johri (Spring 2019)
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EDCI 569: Methods for Teaching English in Secondary Schools, with Dr. Kristien Zenkov (Fall 2018)
Contract Work
Designing & developing professional development and supporting research initiatives
November 2020 - Present
Instructional Designer
MentorVA
George Mason University & Virginia Tech University
Funded by the Virginia Department of Education
November 2020 - April 2021
Virtual Conference Support
National Association for Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) 2021 Conference
November 2018 - November 2019
Assistant to Dr. Seth Parsons, Conference Chair
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) 2019 Conference
May 2019 - August 2019
Research Assistant
Special Education Program
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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Project funded by GMU's College of Education and Human Development Innovation Grant to create professional development focused on teaching students with disabilities for preservice teachers. Supervised by Dr. Sarah Nagro.
June 2018 - July 2018
Research Assistant
Secondary Education Program
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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SEED program project funded by GMU's College of Education and Human Development Innovation Grant. Supervised by Dr. Kristien Zenkov.
March 2018 - November 2018
Literacy Liaison
Literacy and Reading Program
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University
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Produced and edited digital and traditional marketing material for GMU's Literacy & Reading program. Supervised by Dr. Jennifer Hathaway.
June 2018 - July 2018
Curriculum Writer
English as a Second Language (ESOL) Curriculum Development
Fairfax County Public Schools
August 2017 - June 2018
Curriculum Writer
Disruptive Pedagogy Blended Learning Curriculum Development
Fairfax County Public Schools
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Presentations
Conferences
November 2020
Literacy Research Association (LRA)
2020 Annual Conference
Virtual (COVID-19)
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Boundary-Spanners in Literacy Education, Presentation, Dr. Kristien Zenkov, Dr. Kristy Pytash, & Michelle Lague
November 2019
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
2019 Annual Conference
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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New English Teachers’ Notions of “Injustice”: A Critical Approach to Educating for Equity, Presentation, Dr. Kristien Zenkov & Michelle Lague
November 2019
Literacy Research Association (LRA)
2019 Annual Conference
Tampa, Florida, USA
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Preservice and Early Career Teachers’ Notions of “Justice”: A Critical, Developmental Approach to Educating for Equity, Presentation, Dr. Kristien Zenkov & Michelle Lague
November 2018
Literacy Research Association (LRA)
2018 Annual Conference
Indian Wells, California, USA
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Reframing Literacy Remediation and ESOL Education as a Service-Learning Experience, Poster, Michelle Lague
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New Teachers' Notions of "Injustice": A Critical Approach to Educating for Equity, Paper, Dr. Kristien Zenkov & Michelle Lague
Webinars, Podcasts, & Panels
April 2021
Interview: Case Study focused on Essential #1
NAPDS Nine Essentials Podcast
The National Association for Professional Development Schools
February 2021
Research Process & Collaborative Faculty-Student Research Teams Panel
PESO Mentoring Sessions Spring 2021
College of Education and Human Development
George Mason University
August 2020
Student Engagement in Online Environments Webinar
College of Professional Studies
The George Washington University
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Publications
Parsons, S., Ives., S., Cutter, D., Field, S., Lague, M., & Stephens, M. (under review). Reading Motivation and Engagement: A Research Synthesis, 1992-2019. Review of Education Research.
Zenkov, K. & Lague, M. (under review). “Stories of Injustice” and the ideals of our profession: Pre-service English teachers as bridges to equity. Teacher Educator.
Pytash, K., Lague, M., & Zenkov, K. (under review). “Boundary-spanners” in literacy education: Roles, activities, supports, constraints, and futures. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice.
Zenkov, K. & Pytash, K., & Lague, M. (under review). A solution to teacher educators’ existential crisis? Critical, project-based clinical experiences. Journal of Teacher Education.
Zenkov, K., Lague, M., & Azevedo, P. C. (2020). SEED “Seeds,” “Stories of Injustice,” and the equity ideals of our partnerships: A program in formation and pre-/in-service teachers as bridges to equity. School-University Partnerships.
Parsons, S. A., Gallagher, M. A., Leggett, A. B., Ives, S. T., & Lague, M. (2020). An Analysis of 15 Journals’ Literacy Content, 2007–2016. Journal of Literacy Research.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X2093955.
Zenkov, K., Taylor, L., Pytash, K., Lague, M., & Ayers, A. (2020). Critical, Project-Based Clinical Experiences: Formalizing the Roles of University- and School-Based Teacher Educators. In Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action: Cases from Professional Development Schools (pp. 198-202). IAP.
Zenkov, K., Lague, M., & Azevedo, P. C. (2020). Committing to Equity and Social Justice. SEED “Seeds,” “Stories of Injustice,” and the Ideals of Our Profession: A Program in Formation and Pre-Service Teachers as Bridges to Equity. In Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action: Cases from Professional Development Schools (pp. 249-255). IAP.
Zenkov, K., Dippold, R., Jensen, A., & Lague, M. (2018). Critical, Project-Based Clinical Experiences and Youths’ Perspectives on “Exceptional” Teaching. In Clinical Experiences in Teacher Education (pp. 118-136). Routledge.