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Cynthia Lewis Emma Birkmaier Professor in Educational Leadership Department of Curriculum and Instruction Program in Literacy Education University of Minnesota 336 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Dr. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 964-8819; [email protected] Education Ph.D.1995 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Major: Language, Literacy, and Culture M.A. 1980 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Major: English B.S. 1975 University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, Major: English Education Employment History University of Minnesota 2012-Present Emma Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership 2005-Present Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota 2005-Present Coordinator of Program in English Education 2009-2012 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction 2009-Present Affiliate Senior Member of the graduate faculty, Department of Writing Studies 2006-Present Affiliate Senior Member of the graduate faculty, Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Program 2007-2009 Literacy Education Program Coordinator University of Iowa 2002-2005 Program Coordinator, Doctoral program in Language, Literacy, and Culture 2001-2005 Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 1997-2001 Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Grinnell College 1994-1997 Assistant Professor (Instructor from 1994-1995), Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.

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Cynthia Lewis Emma Birkmaier Professor in Educational Leadership

Department of Curriculum and Instruction Program in Literacy Education

University of Minnesota 336 Peik Hall, 159 Pillsbury Dr. S.E.

Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 964-8819; [email protected]

Education Ph.D.1995 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Major: Language, Literacy, and Culture M.A. 1980 University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Major: English B.S. 1975 University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, Major: English Education

Employment History

University of Minnesota 2012-Present Emma Birkmaier Professor of Educational Leadership 2005-Present Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota 2005-Present Coordinator of Program in English Education 2009-2012 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Curriculum and Instruction 2009-Present Affiliate Senior Member of the graduate faculty, Department of Writing

Studies 2006-Present Affiliate Senior Member of the graduate faculty, Literacy and Rhetorical

Studies Program 2007-2009 Literacy Education Program Coordinator University of Iowa 2002-2005 Program Coordinator, Doctoral program in Language, Literacy, and

Culture 2001-2005 Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Iowa,

Iowa City, Iowa 1997-2001 Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Iowa,

Iowa City, Iowa Grinnell College 1994-1997 Assistant Professor (Instructor from 1994-1995), Grinnell College,

Grinnell, Iowa.

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Nanyang Technological University 2004/2006 Visiting Professor and Research Consultant. National Institute of

Education, Center for Research in Pedagogy and Practice. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. June-July, 2004; January, 2006.

Other Academic and Professional Experience

1989-1992 Reading Teacher, West Des Moines Community Schools, West Des

Moines, Iowa. 1984-1989 Instructor of English, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 1980-1984 Instructor of English, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny,

Iowa.

Awards and Distinctions

• Elected to serve on the executive board of the Literacy Research Association, 2012-2015.

• Division G Mentoring Award, American Educational Research Association. An award that recognizes a scholar who has made distinguished contributions in the mentoring of students as well as junior scholars, contributing to the development of a new generation of scholars who focus on social contexts of education. 2012.

• Outstanding Academic Adviser Award. Graduate and Professional Student Assembly in conjunction with Office of Student Affairs and Student Conflict Resolution Center. University of Minnesota. Twin Cities, Minnesota. 2012.

• Robert H. Beck Faculty Teaching Award, 2009. College of Education and Human Development Alumni Association. University of Minnesota. Twin Cities, Minnesota.

• Appointed to serve on the Standing Committee on Research for the National Council of Teachers of English. 2008-2011.

• Award Winner. Edward B. Fry Book Award (for Reframing Sociocultural Research: Identity, Agency, and Power). An annual award for a book that advances knowledge about literacy. Sponsored by the Literacy Research Association. 2007.

• Elected as Co-Chair of the Research Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English. 2007-2008.

• Elected to the Executive Board of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy, 2003-2006.

• Award Winner. Edward B. Fry Book Award (for Literary Practices as Social Acts: Power, Status, and Cultural Norms in the Classroom). An annual award for a book that advances knowledge about literacy. Sponsored by the Literacy Research Association. 2002.

• Award Winner: Thomas N. Urban Research Award. For outstanding educational research in Iowa. Sponsored by the Iowa Academy of Education and the FINE Foundation. 2002.

• Scholar, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. 2001. University of Iowa. • National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. 2000-2002.

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• Award Finalist. Outstanding Dissertation Award. The International Reading Association. 1997.

• Award Winner. Promising Researcher Award, a national award for initial research in English Education sponsored by the Standing Committee on Research of the National Council of Teachers of English. 1996.

• Award Winner. Howard Jones Achievement Award, an annual award to a graduate student in the College of Education at The University of Iowa for publication of a significant scholarly article. 1994.

Publications Books

Lewis, C., Enciso, P., & Moje, E. (Eds.) (2007). Reframing sociocultural research on literacy: Identity, Agency, and Power. New York: Routledge. Awarded 2007 Edward B. Fry Book Award, Literacy Research Association.

Lewis, C. (2001). Literary practices as social acts: Power, status, and cultural norms in the classroom. New York: Routledge. Awarded 2002 Edward B. Fry Book Award, Literacy Research Association.

Special Issue Editorship

Enciso, P. E. & Lewis C. (2001). A special issue of Theory Into Practice. Already reading: Children, texts, and contexts.

Journal Articles

Lewis, C. & Dockter-Tierney. (2013). Mobilizing emotion in an urban classroom: Producing identities and transforming signs in a race-related discussion. Linguistics and Education.

Lewis, C. & Dockter-Tierney. (2011). Mobilizing emotion in an urban English classroom. Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education.

Dockter, J., Haug, D., & Lewis, C. (2010). Redefining rigor: Critical engagement, digital media, and the new English/language arts. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 53, 418-420.

Dockter, J. & Lewis, C. (2009). Redefining rigor: Documentary filmmaking in the new language arts classroom. CURA Reporter, 39: 3-4, pp. 11-17.

Doering, A. Lewis, C. Veletsianos, G., & Nichols-Besel, K. (2008). Preservice teachers perceptions of instant messaging in two educational contexts. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education,25, 45-52.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2008). Encoding youth: Popular culture and multicultural literature in a rural context. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 24, 283-310.

Beach, R., Bigelow, M., Dillon, D., Galda, L., Helman, L., Kalnin, J., Lewis, Cl, O’Brien, D, Jorgensen, K., Rijlaarsdam, G., & Janssen, T. (2007). Annotated bibliography of research in the teaching of English. Research in the Teaching of English,41, 208-241.

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Lewis, C. (2006). What’s Discourse Got to Do With It?: A meditation on critical discourse analysis in literacy research. “At Last.” Research in the Teaching of English, 40, 355-361.

Beach, R., Bigelow, M., Dillon, D., Galda, L., Helman, L., Kalnin, J., Lewis, Cl, O’Brien, D, Jorgensen, K., Rijlaarsdam, G., & Janssen, T. (2006). Annotated bibliography of research in the teaching of English. Research in the Teaching of English,41, 208-241.

Lewis, C. & Fabos, B. (2005). Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(4), 470-501.

Reprint: Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. In J. Coiro, M. Knobel, C. Lankshear, & D. Leu (2008). Handbook of research on new literacies. New York: Routledge.

Reprint: Instant messaging, literacies, and social identities. In M. Mackey (2008). Media literacies: Major themes in education. New York: Routledge.

Lewis, C. & Moje, E. B. (2003). Sociocultural perspectives meet critical theories: Producing knowledge through multiple frameworks. The International Journal of Learning, 10, 1980-1995.

Ketter, J. & Lewis, C. (2001). Already reading texts and contexts: Multicultural literature in a predominately-white rural community. Theory Into Practice, 40, 175-183.

Lewis, C., Ketter, J., & Fabos, B. (2001). Reading race in a rural context. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 14, 317-350.

Lewis, C. (2000). Limits of identification: The personal, pleasurable, and critical in reader response. Journal of Literacy Research, 32, 253-266.

Lewis, C. & Fabos, B. (2000). But will it work in the heartland? A response to new multiliteracies. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 43, 462-469. Reprint: But will it work in the heartland: A response to new multiliteracies. In J.

Elkins & A. Luke (Eds.), Re/mediating adolescent literacies. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, in press, 2000.

Lewis, C. (1999). Teaching literature to adolescents. Reading Research Quarterly, 34, 114-127.

Lewis C. (1998/99). Standpoints and voices: A response to “Raging Hormones.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 42, 264-265.

Lewis, C. (1998). Literary interpretation as a social act. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 42, 168-177.

Lewis, C. (1998). Rock ‘n’ roll and horror stories: Students, teachers, and popular culture. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 42, 116-120. Reprint: Rock ‘n roll and horror Stories. In J. Rycik & J. Irivin (Eds.), What

adolescents deserve: A commitment to students’ literacy learning. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 2001.

Reprint: Rock ‘n’ roll and horror stories: Students, teachers, and popular culture. In D. W. Moore, D. E. Alvermann, & k. A. Hinchman (Eds.), Struggling adolescent readers: A collection of teaching strategies. newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2000.

Lewis, C. (1997). The social drama of literature discussions in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Research in the Teaching of English, 31, 163-204.

Lewis, C. (1995). The idealized classroom community: A critique from a performance perspective. In K. Hinchman, C. Kinzer, & D. Leu (Eds.), Perspectives on literacy

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research and practice (pp. 161-168) (Forty-Fourth Yearbook of the National Reading conference). Chicago: The National Reading Conference.

Finders, M. & Lewis, C. (1994). Why some parents don’t come to school. Educational Leadership, 51, 50-54. Reprint: Why some parents don’t come to school. In Annual Editions: Teaching

English as a second language. (1997). Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, 1997. Reprint: Why some parents don’t come to school. In R. L. Meese (Ed.), Meeting the

social-emotional needs of students with mild-moderate behavioral disorders. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, Inc., 1996.

Reprint: Why some parents don’t come to school. In Turnbill, A. & Turnbill, H. (Eds.), Families, professionals, and exceptionality: A special partnership. Columbus, OH: Merill, 1996.

Reprint: Why some parents don’t come to school. In Every child a learner: Successful strategies for teaching all children. The annual sourcebook of The Society for Developmental Education (9th ed.). Peterborough, NH: Crystal Springs Books, 1996.

Reprint: Why some parents don’t come to school. In C. Rudy (Ed.), Change/Education, 2nd edition. Dekalb, IL: Leadership and Educational Policy Studies Press, 1995.

Lewis, C. (1993). ‘Give people a chance’: Acknowledging social differences in reading. Language Arts, 70, 454-461.

Reprint: Give People a Chance. Acknowledging social differences in reading. In course packet published by the National Council of Teachers of English, 1994.

Lewis, C. (1990). Ourselves among others: Reclaiming narration. Iowa English Bulletin, 38, 35-44. Book Chapters

Doerr-Stevens, C., Lewis, C., & Asp, M. (in press). Making the body visible through

dramatic/creative play: Critical literacy in Neighborhood Bridges. In M. Perry & C. Medina (Eds.), Methodologies of embodiment: (in)scribing bodies in research in education and the performing arts. New York: Routledge.

Lewis, C. & Causey, L. (in press). Critical engagement in digital media studies: An activity and nexus analysis. In E. Morrell & L. Scherff (Eds.), English Education for the 21st Century: Teaching, Teacher Education, Research, Assessment, and Advocacy. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group.

Lewis, C. (in press). Affective and global ecologies: New directions for critical literacy. In J. Zacher Pandya & J. Avila (Eds.), Moving Critical Literacies Forward: A New Look at Praxis Across Contexts. New York: Routledge.

Lewis, C., Doerr-Stevens, C., & Dockter-Tierney, J., Scharber, C. (2012). Negotiating identities in the market economy: An analysis of critical literacy and media production. In J. Avila & J. Zacher Pandya (Eds.), Critical digital literacies as social praxis: Intersections and challenges. New York: Peter Lang.

Wohlwend, K. & Lewis, C. (2011). Critical literacy, critical engagement, digital technology: Convergence and embodiment in glocal spheres. In D. Lapp & D. Fisher, The handbook on teaching English and Language Arts, 3rd edition. New York: Taylor & Francis.

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Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2011/2004). Learning as social interaction: Interdiscursivity in a teacher-researcher book group. In R. Rogers (Ed.), An introduction to critical discourse analysis in education (pp. 117-146). New York: Routledge. 2nd Edition: Substantial revision (2011).

Lewis, C., & Dockter, J. (2010). Reading literature in secondary school: Disciplinary discourses in global times. In S. Wolf, K. Coats, P. Enciso, & C. A. Jenkins (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Children’s and Young Adult Literature. New York: Routledge.

Flynn, J.E., Lensmire, T.J., & Lewis, C. (2009). A critical pedagogy of race in teacher education: Response and responsibility. In S. Groenke & A. Hatch (Eds.), Critical pedagogies in K-12 pre-service teacher education. New York, NY: Springer (transgressive education series, edited by Joe Kincheloe and Shirley Steinberg).

Lewis, C., & del Valle, A. (2008). Literacy and identity: Implications for research and practice. In Christenbury, L., Bomer, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent literacy research (pp. 307-322). New York: Guilford Press.

Leander, K. & Lewis, C. (2008). Literacy and ICT. In B. Street (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Language and Education (pp. 53-70). New York: Springer Publisher.

Lewis, C. (2008). Internet communication among youth: New practices and epistemologies. In J. Flood, D. Lapp, & S. B. Heath (Eds.), Handbook on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative, Visual and Performing Arts. New York: Routledge.

Lewis, C., Leander, K. & Wang, X. (2007). Digital literaices. In B.J. Guzzetti (Ed), Literacy for the new millennium: Adolescent literacy. (pp. 207-222). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Lewis, C., Enciso, P., & Moje, E. B. (2007). Introduction: Reframing sociocultural research on literacy. In C. Lewis., P. Enciso, & E. B. Moje (Eds.), Reframing sociocultural research on literacy: Identity, agency, and power. New York: Routledge.

Moje, E. B. & Lewis, C. (2007). Examining opportunities to learn literacy: The role of critical sociocultural literacy research. In C. Lewis, P. Enciso, & E. Moje (Eds.), Identity, agency, and power: Reframing sociocultural research on literacy. New York: Routledge.

Lewis, C. (2007). Analyzing the ‘new’ in ‘new literacies.’ In M. Knobel and C. Lankshear (Eds.), A new literacies sampler (pp. 229-238). New York: Peter Lang.

Lewis, C. (2006). Digital Literacy. In J. J. Arnett (Ed.), Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Swiss, T. & Lewis, C. (2006). Writing new media. In G. Harper (Ed.), Teaching creative writing. London: Continuum International Publishing Group.

Lewis, C. (2002) The social nature of reading. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Encyclopedia of literacy. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Lewis, C. & Finders, M. (2002). Implied adolescents and implied teachers: A generation gap for new times. In D. E. Alvermann (Ed.), Adolescents and literacies in a digital world (pp. 101-113). New York: Peter Lang Publishers.

Reprint: Lewis, C. & Finders, M. (2010). Implied adolescents and implied teachers: A generation gap for new times. In J. L. DeVitis & L. Irwin-DeVitis (eds.), Adolescent education: A reader. New York: Peter Lang.

Lewis, C. (1999). The quality of the question: Probing culture in literature discussion groups. In C. Edelsky (Ed.), Making justice our project: Teachers working toward

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critical whole language practice (pp. 163-190). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Lewis, C. (1999). Foreword. In D. E. Alvermann, J. S. Moon, and M. C. Hagood, Popular Culture in the Classroom: Teaching and Researching Critical Media Literacy (pp. xi-xii). Newark, DE: International Reading Association (Literacy Study Series).

Under Review and In Progress

Ketter, J. & Lewis, C. (under review). Narrating new teacher identities in the struggle for

equity. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal. Lewis, C., Pyscher, T., & Stutelberg, E. (forthcoming). English education from a critical

sociocultural perspective. In J. Brass & A. Webb (Eds.), Reclaiming English Language Arts Methods Courses: Critical Issues and Challenges for Teacher Educators in Top-Down Times. New York: Routledge.

Enciso, P. E., Lewis, C., & Moje, E. B. (in progress). Critical sociocultural research in literacy: Theory and method.

Research Reports Lewis, C., Doerr-Stevens, C., & Ingram, D. (2010). Making the body visible through

dramatic/creative play: Critical literacy in Neighborhood Bridges. Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement. Research Report submitted to the Children's Theatre Company.

Lewis, C., Janowiec, A., Erasmus, Y., Flynn, J. E., & Ingram, D. (May, 2010). Critical literacy in Neighborhood Bridges: An exploratory study. Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement. Research Report submitted to the Children's Theatre Company.

Conference Proceedings:

Finders, M., Lewis, C., and Colvin, C. (1993). Looking Through Literacy: Composing and

Revising our Roles and Relationships. In Gender Issues in the Classroom and on the Campus: Focus on the 21st Century. Symposium proceedings. American Association of University Women.

Book Reviews:

Heinrich, J. & Lewis, C. (2001). [Review of Critical Encounters in High School English:

Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents by Deborah Appleman. Journal of Literacy Research, 33, 563-569.

Lewis, C. (1994). [Review of Listening in: Children talk about books (and other things), by Thomas Newkirk with Patricia McLure.] The Quarterly, a joint publication of the National Writing Project and The Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 16, 26-28.

Lewis, C. (1993). [Review of Learning Capitalist Culture: Deep in the Heart of Tejas, by Douglas E. Foley.] Iowa Reading Journal, VI, 35-36.

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Other Research, Scholarly Products, and Media Attention:

Lewis, C., Scharber, C., & Dockter, J. (April 2010). Rigor and Relevance: Digital Media

Studies in an Urban High School. LeadCast Blog. April 10, 2010. http://www.niusileadscape.org/bl/?tag=student-engagement

Interviewed for a feature on the DigMe Program for Kare 11, “Cool in School.” Roosevelt High School’s Digital Media Studies. February 4, 2010.

Interviewed by National Public Radio, Future Tense about implementation of a digital media program (DigMe) at an urban high school. Engaging Kids with Social Media. April 7, 2009.

DigMe Program included in an article on digital media use in schools (Tweeting Your Way to Better Grades). U.S. News and World Reports. June 15, 2009.

Video about the DigMe Program appeared on the University of Minnesota home page. Twitter in the classroom? U of M's DigME program brings high-tech learning to Minneapolis school. University of Minnesota News Service. Permanent link: http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/Multimedia_Videos/digme.htm

Article about the DigMe Program in Connect, Spring 2009, volume 3. Education for the 21st Century. http://www.cehd.umn.edu/pubs/connect/2009Spring/community.html#C

Online version of 2005 article in Reading Research Quarterly received more ‘hits’ than any other online article (6,684 views as of October, 2006)

Research cited in USA Weekend (March 12, 2006). ‘Whassup with IM?’ Interviewed by Education Technology News about IM research. Feb. 2006 Boldt, G., Lewis, C. and Finders, P. (2005). "Kids These Days: An Interview with Professors Gail Boldt and Cynthia Lewis." Belles Lettres, Dec. 2004 - Feb. 2005, 5(2):

pp. 8 - 11. Lewis, C. & Finders, M. (1993). Commentary: Concerned about article on family literacy.

Reading Today, 10, 35. Papers/Presentations at Professional Meetings Keynote Addresses and Invited Presentations

Lewis, C. (2013). Invited session. “We Have to Start Believing We Have a Voice”: Mediated Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method. Invited Presenter. Literacy

Research Association. Dallas, TX. Lewis, C. (2013). Keynote Address. Theories of Emotion in Literacy and Language

Research. Looking Backward and Thinking Forward: Roots of and Routes to New Possibilities for Research with Language at the Center. Special Interest Group on Language and Social Process. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. (2013). Invited Presentation. Critical Sociocultural Research. Transnational and Critical Perspectives in Qualitative Literacy Research: Interactive Workshop and Mentoring for Early Career Scholars and Graduate Students. Sponsored by the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

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Lewis, C. (2013). Keynote Address. New Directions for Theorizing and Researching Literacy and Community(ies). National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Lewis, C. (2012). Keynote Address. Discourse, Education, and Power. Annual Conference on Discourse Analysis in Educational Research. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Medina, C., Brochin Ceballos, C. J., Lam, E., & Lewis, C. (2011). Invited Presentation. Multiple Perspectives on Globalization, Literacy, and Pedagogy. Featured session sponsored by the Standing Committee on Research for the National of Council of Teachers of English. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2011). Keynote Address. Discourse in Action: Mobilizing Emotion in an Urban Classroom. North American Critical Discourse Analysis Conferance. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT.

Lewis, C. (2011). Invited Presentation. Preconference Workshop for Early Career Scholars, Division G. Critical Discourse Analysis. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, C., Haug, D., and Cruz Nava, D. (2011). Invited Presentation. Digital Media as Activism and Academics: The DigMe Program. Featured Session at the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Mid-Winter Conference. University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI.

Lewis, C. (2011). Keynote Address. Motivation to Learn: Multi-Media Experiences in a High-Poverty School. Alumni Association, Naples Chapter. University of Minnesota. Naples, FL.

Lewis, C. (2010). Keynote Address. Critical Literacy to Critical Engagement: Mobilizing Emotion in an Urban Classroom. Rhetoric and Composition Speaker Series. University of Louisville. Louisville, KT.

Lewis, C. (2009). Keynote Address. Emotion and the Shaping of Critical Engagement in an Urban Classroom. Center for Expansion of Teaching and Learning (CELT) Rejuvenation Conference. Columbia, SC.

Lewis, C. (2009). Invited Presentation. Multimodal Analysis in Literacy Research. Multimodal Discourse Analysis Conference. Indiana University. Bloomington, IN.

Lewis, C. (2009). Invited Presentation. Strengthening Standards for Reporting Empirical Research in Reading and Literacy. IRA Publication Series. International Reading Association. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. & Dockter, J. (2009). Keynote Address. Reading Literature in Secondary School: Disciplinary Discourses in Global Times. Business Meeting of the Literature Special Interest Group. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (2008). Keynote Address. How Changing Concepts of Identity Shape Sociocultural Research on Adolescent Literacy: 1970-Present. Literacy Colloquy. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.

Lewis, C. (2008). Invited Presentation. Conversations on Literacy: New Directions. National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Mid-Winter Conference. Indiana University. Bloomington, IN.

Lewis, C. (2008). Invited Presentation. Research Dialogue: Literacy Practices as Social Acts. Professor Kevin Leander’s doctoral seminar on sociocultural literacy. Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN.

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Lewis, C. (2007). Invited Presentation. The Career path of Senior Scholars. Session sponsored by the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy. Research Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTEAR). Bloomington, IN.

Lewis, C. (2007). Keynote Address. Social identities and literacy:Implications for research and practice. American Reading Forum. American Reading Forum. Sanibel Island, FL.

Lewis, C. (2007). Keynote Address. Using young adult literature to foster social justice. The 36nd Annual Summer Literacy Institute: Promoting Multiple Literacies with Young People: A Critical Agenda. Fordham University. New York, NY.

Lewis, C., Enciso, P., Moje, E. B., Fecho, B., Fuller, C., Gutiérrez, K., Orellana, M., Rogers, R., Rubenstein, E., & Street, B. (2007). Invited Session. Reframing sociocultural research on literacy: Identity, Agency, and Power. Business Meeting of the Language and Social Processes Special Interest Group. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2006). Keynote Address. Identity, Agency, and Power: Reframing Sociocultural Research on Literacy. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of Education at Nanyang University. Singapore.

Lewis, C. (2005). Keynote Address. The social and political dimensions of literacy. Literacy Issues and Research Lecture Series. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.

Lewis, C. (2005). Keynote Address. Instant Messaging and Social Media. Transliteracies Conference to launch The Transliteracies research initiative. University of California, Santa Barbara.

Lewis, C. & Smagorinsky, P. (2005). Invited Presentation. Analyzing the multidimensionality of texts in education. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. (2004). Keynote Address. Resituating the self: The pedagogic possibilities of critical discourse analysis. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of Education at Nanyang University. Singapore.

Lewis, C. (2004). Keynote Address. Literacy practices as social acts. University of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Lewis, C. (2004). Keynote Address. New directions in critical discourse analysis. CDA Language Education Conference. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Lewis, C. (2003). Keynote Address. Literacy practices as social acts in and out of school. The 32nd Annual Summer Literacy Institute: Promoting Multiple Literacies with Young People: A Critical Agenda. Fordham University. New York, NY.

Lewis, C. (2003). Keynote Address. Literature discussion as a context for the construction of social identities. The annual business meeting of the Special Interest Group on Literature. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Boldt, G. & Lewis, C. (2005). Keynote Address. Social and cultural constructions of childhood. Washington University. St. Louis, MO.

Lewis, C. (2004). Invited Presenter. Teaching English in the real world. Conference on English Education Colloquium. National Council of Teachers of English. Indianapolis, IN.

Lewis, C. (2004). Invited Presentation. Complementary methods for research in education II: Meet the authors and reviewers. Presidential invited session at the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

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Lewis, C. (2004). Keynote Address. New directions in critical discourse analysis. CDA Language Education Conference. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Lewis, C. (2004). Keynote Address. Literacy practices as social acts in and out of school. Wisconsin State Reading Association. Oshkosh, WI.

Buter, D., Sonnichsen, C., Lewis, C., and Ketter, J. (2003). Invited Session. Hard work with hard questions: Teacher-researchers’ assumptions about (and expanded definitions of) literacy. Session sponsored by the Research Foundation of the National Council of Teachers of English. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. (2003). Keynote Address. Literacy practices as social acts in and out of school. The 32nd Annual Summer Literacy Institute: Promoting Multiple Literacies with Young People: A Critical Agenda. Fordham University. New York, NY.

Lewis, C. (2003). Keynote Address. Literature discussion as a context for the construction of social identities. The annual business meeting of the Special Interest Group on Literature. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2002). Invited Presentation. Resituating the self: Learning in a teacher and researcher study group. English Department. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2002). Invited Presentation. Literary practices as social acts: Power, status, and cultural norms in the classroom. English Education Program. University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2001). Invited Presentation. Critical engagement. Multicultural literature in a rural context. Fellows Forum at the National Academy of Education Annual Meeting. Berkeley, CA.

Lewis, C. (2000). Invited Presentation Later literacies: A panel discussion on the politics of adolescent and adult literacy. Invited symposium for Program Area V (Literacy Process, Adolescent and Adult). National Reading Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

Lewis, C. (1999). Invited Presentation. New times, new identities, new (multi)literacies). Invited Research Colloquium. International Reading Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (1999). Invited Presentation. Teaching multicultural literature. Annual Business Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Literature. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. (1999). Invited Presentation. Symposium on critical literacy and discourse. Special Interest Group on Language and Social Processes. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. (1997). Invited Presentation. The social drama of literature discussions in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Poster Session for Dissertation Award (finalist). International Reading Association. Atlanta, GA.

Lewis, C. (1996). Invited Presentation. The Social drama of literature discussions in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Promising Researcher address at the Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Research Strand. Chicago, IL.

Refereed

Enciso, P. E., Moje, E. B., Lewis, C., Larson, J. (2013). Critical Sociocultural Theory and New Spaces for Literacy and Learning. Literacy Research Association. Symposium Presenter. Dallas, TX.

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Lewis, C. (2013). Emotion as Mediated Action: Transforming Signs and Meaning in Literate Practice. Literacy Research Association, Symposium Presenter. Dallas, TX.

Lewis, C. (2013). Language, Literacy, and Power at a Crossroads: Four Discourse Analysis Perspectives. Literacy Research Association. Symposium Discussant. Dallas, TX.

Lewis, C. (2013). Reimagining Urban Classrooms Through Digital Literacies and Media

Production: Promises and Perils. American Educational Research Association. Symposium Discussant. San Franciscso, CA.

Lewis, C. (2013). Emotion as Mediated Action: Rethinking Critical Literacy in an Urban Classroom. In symposium: Laughter, Emotion, and Critical Engagement in Action: A Focus on Mediated Discourse Analysis. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. & Tierney, J. D. (2012). Mobilizing Emotion in an Urban Classroom: Producing Identities and Transforming Signs in a Race-Related Discussion. In symposium: Multiple Voices, Multiple Literacies: Privileging the Cultural & Linguistic Resources of Communities of Color. Literacy Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (2012). Theoretical Perspectives: The Circulation of Emotion in Textual Meaning-Making. Literacy Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Dockter, J. D. & Lewis, C. (2012). Teacher Talk: Mobilizing Emotion for Critical Engagement in an Urban High School Classroom.Literacy Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. Doerr-Stevens, C., Dockter Tierney, D., & Scharber, C. (2012). Negotiating identities in the market economy: An analysis of critical literacy and media production. Literacy and Writing Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, BC.

Lewis, C. (2012). Digital media arts: Learning, assessment, and design. American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, BC.

Lewis, C. & Causey, L. (2010). Critical Engagement in a Media Analysis and Production Class: Critique, Audience, and Aesthetics. Presenter. Literacy Research Association. Fort Worth, TX.

Lewis, C. & Beach, R. (2010). Analysis of Critical Engagement Mediated by Uses of Digital Media in an Urban High School Program. Symposium Co-Chair. Literacy Research Association. Fort Worth, TX.

Lewis, C. (2010). Emerging Principles of Research, Teaching, and Learning for Translocal Literacies and Transcultural Citizenship. Literacy Research Association. Symposium Discussant. Fort Worth, TX.

Lewis, C. (2010). Pleasure and Desire in Literacies: Studies of Literacy Learning. Symposium Discussant. Literacy Research Association. Fort Worth, TX.

Lewis, C. (2010). Critical Literacies: Reading And Re-Imagining The World. Session Chair. Orlando, FL.

Scharber, C., Lewis, C., & Beach, R. (2010). Analyzing Critical Engagement in an Urban High School Digital Media Program. Symposium Presenter. San Diego, CA.

Dockter, J. & Lewis, C. (2009). Emotional Response and Engagement in the Critical Literacy Classroom. Symposium Presenter. National Reading Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Lewis, C. & Dockter, J. (2009). Teacher Talk in High School: The Emotion of Ideas in an Urban High School. Symposium Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. Philadelphia, PN.

Haug, D., Dockter, J., & Lewis, C. (2009). Redefining Rigor: Documentary Filmmaking and the New English/Language Arts. Presenter. International Reading Association. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (2009). Engagement, literature, and new literacies. Invited chair of poster session. International Reading Association. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (2009). Digital Literacies and Classroom Practices, from Kindergarteners to Preservice Teachers. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. & Dockter, J. (2008). Media and Identity: The Shaping of Critical Engagement in an Urban Classroom. Chair and Presenter. National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL.

Lewis, C. & Dockter, J. (2008). Mediascapes and Social Worlds: The Discursive Construction of Critical Engagement in an Urban Classroom. Chair and Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. San Antonio, TX.

Doering, A., Lewis, C., Nichols, K., & Veletsianos, G. (2007). Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Instant Messaging in Two Educational Contexts. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.

Lewis, C. (2007). The complex social production of white racial identity. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL. Lewis, C. (2006) Fluid Signs and Fixed Discourses: Learning through Talk. Presenter.

American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA. Lewis, C. (2005). Rethinking race and identity: Discussions of Multicultural literature in a

teacher study group. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Miami, FL. Lewis, C. (2005). Out of bounds: Some social, psychological and pedagogical implications

of new literacies for young people’s learning, lifeworlds and social futures. Discussant. National Reading Conference. Miami, FL.

Lewis, C. (2005). On common grounds: teachers and researchers exploring multicultural literature in language arts classrooms. Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. Pittsburgh, PA.

Lewis, C. (2005). Gendered geographies: Mapping femininities in young adult literature. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. (2005). Demarginalization of Latino/a children’s literary texts. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Ketter, J. & Lewis, C. (2004). Critical conversations in a teacher study group. Presenter. National Reading Conference. San Antonio, TX.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2004). Structure and agency: Reading power relations in a teacher-tesearcher study group. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (2004). Multimodality, technology, and literacy across learning contexts. Discussant. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (2004). Inquiring into issues of teacher preparation and professional development in humanities classrooms. Chair. American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

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Lewis, C., Alvermann, D., & Leander, K. (2004). Youth culture, digital literacies, and intersecting methodologies. Chair and Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Mid-winter Conference. Berkeley, CA.

Lewis, C. (2003). New directions in Socio-cultural research: Agency and power in the production of knowledge. Chair and Presenter, Interactive Symposium. National Council of Teachers of English. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. & Moje, E. B. (2003). Socio-cultural perspectives meet critical theories: Producing knowledge through multiple frameworks. Paper presentation. The Learning Conference. London, UK.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2003). Resituating the self: Interdiscursivity in a teacher and researcher study group. National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Mid-Winter Conference. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (2002). The social nature of reading. Roundtable Presentation. National Reading Conference. Miami, FL.

Lewis, C. (2002). Researching the online literacy practices of adolescents: New questions and methodologies for new literacies. Discussant. National Reading Conference. Miami, FL.

Rogers, R. & Lewis, C. (2002). Critical discourse analysis. Co-Organizer and Co-Chair of study group. National Reading Conference. Miami, FL.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2002). Learning as social interaction: Interdiscursivity in a teacher-researcher book group. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, C. & Finders, M. (2002). Implied adolescents and implied teachers: A generation gap for new times. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, C. (2001). Theorizing power relations in literacy research. Discussant. National Reading Conference. San Antonio, TX.

Rogers, R. & Lewis, C. (2001). Critical discourse analysis. Co-Organizer and Co-Chair of study group. National Reading Conference. San Antonio, TX.

Lewis, C. & Young, J. (2001). Rethinking the critical in critical literacy. Chair and presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. Baltimore, MD.

Lewis, C. (2001). Already reading: The social politics of reading education. Symposium Organizer. American Educational Research Association. Seattle, WA.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (2001). Already reading texts and contexts: Multicultural literature in a predominantly-white rural community. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. Seattle, WA.

Lewis, C. (2001). Invited Participant. New literacies and digital technologies: A focus on adolescent learners. Symposium convened at the University of Georgia to explore new literacies. Athens, GA.

Lewis, C. (2001). Invited Participant. Critical discourse analysis. Symposium convened at Washington University to explore methodological and theoretical issues that arise out of socially and politically grounded discourse analyses. Washington University. St. Louis, MO.

Lewis, C. (2000). Encoding youth: Popular culture and multicultural literature in a rural context. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

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Lewis, C. & Godina, H. (2000). Cross-disciplinary perspectives on children’s and young adult literature. Organizers and Chair (Lewis) of Invited Symposium for Program Area 1 (Children’s, Young Adult, and Adult Literature). National Reading Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

Lewis, C. & Fabos, B. (1999). Chatting on-line: Girls’ use of instant message communication. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL.

Lewis, C. (1999). Popular youth culture and literacy: Mapping the terrain. Symposium Organizer. National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (1999). Multicultural texts in community contexts: The politics of reader response. Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. Denver, CO.

Lewis, C. (1999). At the crossroads: Learning to read and teach multiculturally. Symposium Organizer. National Council of Teachers of English. Denver, CO. 1999.

Lewis, C. (1999). The social and ideological construction of ‘free-choice reading.’ Presenter. American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (1999). The construction of whiteness in readings of multicultural young adult literature. Presenter. American Educational Researchers Association. Montreal, Canada.

Lewis, C. & Ketter, J. (1998). Engaging from a distance: Euroamerican teachers read and respond to multicultural literature. Presenter National Reading Conference. Austin, TX.

Rasmussen, J. & Lewis, C. (1998). The pleasures and paradoxes of learning to teach children’s and young adult multicultural literature. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Austin, TX.

Lewis, C. (1998). Bambi versus Spiderman: Popular culture, cultural capital and ‘independent reading.’ Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English, Research Assembly Midwinter Conference. Los Angeles, CA.

Lewis, C. (1997). Literary response and the social discourses of local and popular culture. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Scottsdale, AZ.

Lewis, C. (1997). Critical readings of dominant children’s literature. Presenter. National Council of Teachers of English. Detroit, MI.

Lewis, C. (1996). Probing culture in literature discussion groups: A teacher’s role. Presenter. National Reading Conference. Charleston, SC.

Lewis, C. (1995). Literature as cultural practice in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Presenter. National Reading Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, C. (1995). Local scenes and competing cultures: Literature discussions among early, middle, and late adolescents. Symposium Organizer. National Council of Teachers of English, Research Strand. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (1995). The sociocultural dimensions of literature discussions. Symposium Organizer. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. (1995). ‘She thinks like me’: A performative view of literature discussions in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Presenter. American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Lewis, C. (1995). Life in a rural place: Literacy, living, and community. Session Chair. National Reading Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Lewis, C. (1994). Reconsidering self and context: A performative view of literacy research and classroom discourse. Symposium Organizer. National Reading Conference. San Diego, CA.

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Lewis, C. (1994). The idealized classroom community: A criticque from a performance perspective. Presenter. National Reading Conference. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C. (1993). Mexican American students in the rural midwest. Presenter. National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.

Lewis, C. (1993). Dynamics of identity and community: Considering the context of literacy learning for Mexican American students. Session Chair. National Reading Conference. Charleston, SC.

Lewis, C. (1993). Participating in school culture: Multiple perspectives from Latina mothers. Symposium on Gender in the Classroom and on the Campus. Presenter. American Association of University Women. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (1993). Acknowledging social differences in reading. Presenter. The Wisconsin Reading Symposium. Milwaukee, WI.

Lewis, C. (1981). The rhetoric of responding to student writing. Presenter. Conference on College Composition and Communication. Dallas, TX.

State and Local Presentations

Lewis, C. & Pyscher, T. (2013). Critical Literacy in the Classroom: Reader, Text, Context. MCRR 2013 Summer Literacy Workshop, Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (2013). Motivation to Learn: Multi-Media Experiences in Urban Classrooms. Saturday Scholars Program. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (2011). Panel presenter. Inquiry to Impact Symposium. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Asp, M., Lewis, C., & Doerr-Stevens, C. (2011). Critical Literacy through Storytelling and Creative Drama. MCRR 2011 Summer Literacy Workshop, Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (2011). Panel presenter, MCRR 2011 Summer Literacy Workshop, Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Doerr-Stevens, C., Lewis, C., & Asp, M. (2011). Making the Body Visible through Dramatic/Creative Play: Critical Literacy in Neighborhood Bridges. 2011 Guy Bond Memorial Conference on Reading. (Developing Critical Readers & Writers: Improving Adolescents' Literacies through Research, Practice, and Policy). Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C., Scharber, C., & Vasich, M. (2011). Critical Engagement in Disciplinary Learning using Digital Media in an Urban High School. 2011 Guy Bond Memorial Conference on Reading. (Developing Critical Readers & Writers: Improving Adolescents' Literacies through Research, Practice, and Policy). Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (2010). Critical Literacy in the Neighborhood Bridges Program. Meeting of teachers and teaching artists participating in Neighborhood Bridges. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. & Scharber, C. (2010). Redefining Rigor: Digital Media and Engagement in the DigMe Program. Minnesota Center for Reading Research. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Lewis, C. & Dockter, J. (2009). Race, Media, and Emotion in an Urban classroom. Diversity Dialogues. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (2009). DigMe Program. Potential donor luncheon. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (2009). DigMe Program. DirecTrack Program. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (March 2009). How Do We Talk about Race with Students? Patrick Henry Staff Lunch Forum. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C., Scharber, C., Dockter, J., Peterson, B., & Causey, L. (2009). DigMe Program. Student Scholar and Public Engagement Showcase. Poster. University of Minnesota. Minneaspolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. (August 2008). Sociocultural Dimensions of Literacy Research. Emeriti luncheon. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lewis, C. & Bigelow, M. (June 2008). Culturally and Linguistically-Relevant Teaching and Leadership. Research and Practice Forum. Rethinking Cultural Dynamics: Transforming School for Every Learner. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Lewis, C. (June 2008). Classroom Discourse, Engagement, and Learning. Workshop for Roosevelt High School DigMe Program, Minneapolis Public Schools.

Lewis, C. (February 2008). Critical Literacy: Readers, Texts, & Contexts. Keynote address for 6-12 English/Language Arts and Special Education teachers and administrators. Minneapolis Public Schools. Minneapolis, MN.

Pyscher, T. & Lewis, C. (May 2007). Designing the Curriculum Framework for ELA in Minneapolis Public Schools. Invited address for the Adolescent Advocacy Meeting. Minnesota Department of Education. Minneapolis, MN.

Lewis, C. (April 2007). The social dimensions of literacy. Invited address. Center for Cognitive Science Textgroup. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Lewis, C. (Feb. 2007). Reframing Sociocultural Research on Literacy: Identity, Agency, and Power. Invited address. Sponsored by the Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Minor. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Lewis, C. (2006). New directions in English education. Invited address. Minnesota Writing Project. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Lewis, C. (2005). Discussant for Symposium on Research in Art. Department of Music. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Lewis, C. & Fabos, B. (2002). IM in control: The uses of instant messaging among adolescents. Keynote Address. Iowa Council of Teachers of English. Des Moines, IA.

Lewis, C. (2002). Literary practices as social acts: Power, status, and cultural norms in the classroom. Keynote Address. FINE Foundation and Iowa Academy of Educators. Award address upon receiving the Thomas N. Urban Award for Educational Research. Des Moines, IA.

Lewis, C. (1999). Language, literacy, and culture: New directions. College of Education Emeriti Lunch. Iowa City, IA.

Lewis, C. (1995). Literature discussions in a fifth/sixth-grade classroom. Keynote Address. Pi Lambda Theta International Honor and Professional Association in Education. Iowa City, IA.

Lewis, C. & Martínez, A. M. (1995). Reading and writing our worlds: Social and cultural diversity in the classroom. Marshalltown Community Schools. Marshalltown, IA.

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Colvin, C. & Lewis, C. (1994). Literacy learning among Mexican-origin rural women. Priorities ‘95: Anticipating the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing. Iowa City, IA.

Lewis, C. (1993). Documenting student growth through portfolios. University of Northern Iowa Conference on Assessing Whole Language Programs. Cedar Falls, IA.

Lewis, C. (1991). Portfolio assessment. Boone Story Reading Council. Ames, IA. Lewis, C. (1990). A peek at portfolios. Iowa Reading Association. Des Moines, IA. Lewis, C. (1988). Reclaiming narration. Iowa Council of Teachers of English Convention,

College Section. Cedar Falls, IA. Grants/Funding

2012-13. Guy Bond Endowment for Reading and Literacy. University of Minnesota. Engaged Learning in technology-mediated settings: Participatory Culture and Pathways for Learning for Urban Youth. Pilot Study. $65,000. Principal Investigator.

2010-11. Guy Bond Endowment for Reading and Literacy. University of Minnesota. Exploring Urban Adolescents’ Engagement in Technology-Mediated Learning: Activities and Identities in an Urban Digital Media Program. $35,223. Principal Investigator.

2010. Thomas John Custer Scholarship. University of Minnesota. Critical literacy in English Education. $5,000.

2009-10. Guy Bond Endowment for Reading and Literacy. University of Minnesota. At-risk Adolescents’ Engagement in Disciplinary Learning Using Web 2.0 Technologies: A Multi-Dimension an Activity Systems Approach. $65,482. Principal Investigator. 2008-10. Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement. University of Minnesota. Evaluating children’s critical literacy development based on participation in the Neighborhood Bridges program. $75,000. Co-Principal Investigator. 2007-09 . Spencer Foundation. The Teaching and Learning of English/Language Arts as Complex Disciplinary Knowledge in High Poverty Urban High Schools. $39,895. Principal Investigator. 2007. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. University of Minnesota. The Teaching and Learning of English/Language Arts as Complex Disciplinary Knowledge in High Poverty Urban High Schools. $12,000. Principal Investigator. 2007. Margaret Virum Fund. University of Minnesota. The Teaching and Learning of English/Language Arts as Complex Disciplinary Knowledge in High Poverty Urban High Schools. $5,000. 2007. Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement. University of Minnesota. Charting The Changing Nature of English /Language Arts In The Age of New Literacies: A

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Proposal of A Collaborative Teacher Research Learning Community. $2500. In-kind contribution from Minneapolis Public Schools: $800. 2006-07. CEHD Development Office, University of Minnesota. Funds for visiting scholars ans symposia sponsored by Literacy On Its Feet: Critical Arts Literacy and Social Justice. $3500. 2006-07. Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota. Funding for three visiting scholars for the Thursday at 4 lecture series. Honoraria and expenses. 2005. Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor. University of Iowa. Grant for visiting scholar, Professor Shirley Brice Heath, Margery Bailey Professor of English and Dramatic Literature and Professor of Linguistics, emerita, at Stanford University. $7350.

2001-03. National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation. New Directions in Sociocultural

Research and Theory in Education. (With Patricia Enciso and Elizabeth Moje) $6,000.

2002. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Fund. University of Iowa. Examining Schools Across Cultures: A Symposium. (With Gail Boldt) $1,700.

2001. Office of the Vice President for Research. University of Iowa. Sociocultural Research

and Theory in Education. $2,500.

2000-02. National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship. Critical engagement: Multicultural Texts in Community Contexts. $45,000. Principal Investigator.

2000. Arts and Humanities Initiative. Office of the Vice President of Research. University of

Iowa. Critical Engagement: Multicultural Texts in a Rural Context. $5,000. Principal Investigator.

2000. Iowa Foundation, University of Iowa. Pelley Spring Literacy Symposium. Visiting

scholars, Dr. Allan Luke and Dr. Luis Moll. $10,000.

1999. University of Iowa. Literacy and Diversity. Speaker grant for two visiting scholars. $2,700.

1998-99. National Council of Teachers of English Research Foundation. Engaging from a

distance: European American Teachers Rread and Respond to Multicultural Literature. $10,145. Co-Principal Investigator (with Jean Ketter).

2000. Old Gold Summer Fellowship. Social Acts: Literary Practices in an Elementary

Classroom. Competitive research fellowship. University of Iowa. $5000.

1999. College of Education Research Fund. University of Iowa. Rural Teachers and Students Responding to Multicultural Literature. $5,000.

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1998. Old Gold Summer Fellowship. Social Acts: Literary Practices in One Classroom. Competitive research fellowship. University of Iowa. $5000.

1997-98. Edna Jones Memorial Foundation, University of Iowa. Already Reading: Children,

Texts, and Contexts. $3,500. Professional Service Editorial Advisory Boards

Research in the Teaching of English: 2012-present Written Communication: 2011-present Pedagogies: An International Journal: 2004-present Critical Inquiry in Language Studies: An International Journal. 2002-present. Reading Research Quarterly. 2002-2012. Journal of Literacy Research. 1999-2004. The New Advocate. 2001-2003. National Reading Conference Yearbook. 1996-2007. The Reading Teacher. 1995-1999.

Journal Editing

Coordinator for featured column on Media and Popular Culture appearing in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature (four columns per year). 2000-2001.

Editorial Team Member. Featured Column on Media and Popular Culture. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. 1998-2000.

Co-Editor. The Iowa English Bulletin, a journal for English teachers (K-College). Responsible for soliciting, selecting, and editing articles. 1982-1983.

Manuscript and Proposal Reviewer

Educational Researcher. Guest Reviewer, 2012 National Council of Teachers of English Press. 1998, 2012 Journal of Applied Linguistics. Guest Reviewer, 2009-present New Media and Society. Guest Reviewer. 2009-present. Journal of Literacy Research. Guest Reviewer, 2009-present. English Education. Guest Reviewer, 2002-present. Teaching Education. Guest Reviewer, 2001-present. Language Policy. Guest Reviewer, 2010 Chapter Reviewer. Leander, K. Review of Research in Education. 2009. Theory and Research in Social Education. Guest Reviewer, 2008 Hampton Press. 2007

Language and Literacy Research Collection. Teachers College Press and National Conference in Research on Language and Literacy. 2006.

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Chapter Reviewer. Bazerman, C. In J. Green, G. Camilli, and P. Elmore (Eds.), Complementary methods for research in education. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

Canadian Journal of Education. Guest Reviewer, 2006 Language Arts, Guest Reviewer, 2005 Urban Education, Guest Reviewer, 2004. Routledge. 2001-present Research in the Teaching of English. Guest reviewer, 1997-2012 Educational Policy. Guest reviewer, 1998. The Reading Teacher, “In the Classroom.” 1992-93. Teachers College Press. 2000, 2002. Falmer Press. 1999.., 1998. Proposal Reviewer. American Educational Researchers Association, 1997-2006. Proposal Reviewer. National Reading Conference. 1995-2006

Dossier and Grant Reviewer

Grant Referee. W. T. Grant Foundation. Chicago, IL. 2013. External Reviewer. Promotion dossier (full rank). The University of Georgia. 2013. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Rutgers University. 2013 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. College of Staten Island. 2012. External Reviewer: Promotion dossier (full rank). University of Missouri. 2012 External Reviewer: Promotion and Tenure dossier, University of Texas. 2012. External Reviewer. Promotion dossier (full rank). The Ohio State University. 2012. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. College of Staten Island. 2012. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Indiana University. 2011. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Albany. 2011. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Delaware. 2011. External Reviewer. Promotion dossier. The Ohio State University. 2010. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Teachers College, Columbia University.

2010. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of South Carolina 2010. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Indiana University. 2009. External Examiner. Ph.D. Thesis. Queensland University. Queensland, Australia. 2009. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Johns Hopkins University. 2008. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Colorado. 2008. Grant Referee. Elva Knight Award. International Reading Association. 2008. External Reviewer. Promotion dossier. University of Pennsylvania. 2008 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Michigan State University, 2008.External

Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Vermont. 2007 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Arizona. 2007 Grant Referee. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of

Education. Nanyang University. Singapore. 2007. External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Arizona. 2006 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Georgia State University. 2006 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Pennsylvania State University. 2006

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External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. The Ohio State University. 2005 Grant Referee. Research Grants Office, City University of Hong Kong. 2004 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. Teachers College, Columbia University.

2005 Grant Referee. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of

Education. Nanyang University. Singapore. 2006 Grant Referee. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of

Education. Nanyang University. Singapore. 2005 Grant Referee. Center for Research on Pedagogy and Practice. National Institute of

Education. Nanyang University. Singapore. 2004 External Examiner. Ph.D. Thesis. Queensland University. Queensland, Australia. 2004 External Examiner. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Victoria. British Columbia. 2003 External Reviewer. Promotion and Tenure dossier. University of Hawaii. 2002 Professional Organizations: Offices and Committees Elected to Executive Board of the Literacy Research Association. 2012-2016

Board Liaison to Michael J. Parker Award Committee Board Liaison to Early Career Achievement Award Committee

Member. Standing Committee on Research, National Council of Teachers of English. 2008-2011.

Chair, Promising Researcher Award, Standing Committee on Research, National Council of Teachers of English. 2011.

Co-Chair, Promising Researcher Award, Standing Committee on Research, National Council of Teachers of English. 2009, 2010. Co-Chair, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research. Feb. 2007-Feb.

2008. Co-Chair, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research Mid-Winter

Conference. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Feb. 22-25. Associate Co-Chair, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research. Feb.

2006-Feb. 2007 Faculty Mentor. AERA Division C Faculty Mentoring Program. 2006-2007 Member of Executive Board (Membership and Elections Chair) for the National Conference

on Research in Language and Literacy. 2003-2006. Committee Member. Edward B. Fry Book Award. National Reading Conference. 2003-

2006. Co-Chair, Division C, Section 1 (Language Arts and Literacy Learning), American

Educational Research Association. 2002-2003. Invited Member, Search Committee for the editor of Research in the Teaching of English, the

research journal for the National Council of Teachers of English. 2001-2002. Elected Member, Nominating Committee, National Council of Teachers of English. 2001. Subcommittee Member. Outstanding Dissertation Award. International Reading

Association. 1999-2001. Program Area Co-Chair. National Reading Conference. Area 1 (Children’s, Young Adult,

Adult Literature). 1998-2000.

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Program Co-Chair (with Joanne Brown). Iowa Council of Teachers of English Conference, College Section. October 1982 and 1983

Service to Educational Institutions and Communities (Selected) Established (with Cassandra Scharber) network of teachers, youth workers, and media

specialists supporting youth voices through digital media production. 2011-present. Lewis, C., Scharber C., Walker, J. & Blyth, D. (2011). Organized the Inquiry to Inpact

Symposium. Digital Youth Network: Developing 21st Century Learners through the Integration of Overlapping Affinity Spaces. University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN.

Co-Director: University partnership with Roosevelt High School to design and implement an interdisciplinary program focused on digital media studies in a college preparatory curriculum (DigMe Program). 2008-2011

Service Learning Partnership between English Education program and Crosswinds Metro School (SPPS). English Education students work with Crosswinds students and teach a unit during intercession. Every fall semester.

Conference Chair, Day 2 of the 2011 Guy Bond Memorial Conference. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. April 2011.

Member: Educational Design Team and Action Research Committee for Laura Jeffrey Academy, a year-round, girl-focused, tuition-free charter school. June 2007-2008.

Consultant, Minneapolis Public Schools. Co-facilitated curriculum review and adoption for 6-12 English Language Arts.

Founding Member: Literacy On Its Feet: Critical Arts Literacy and Social Justice: a partnership with teachers, artists, and students to create a focus on critical arts literacy and social justice. 2006-2007

Advisory Board, Neighborhood Bridges. Grant from U.S. Department of Education awarded to the Children’s Theatre Company and Neighborhood Bridges to promote literacy and critical thinking through storytelling/theatre in urban schools. 2006-2010.

Member of review team. Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 2005.

University Committees and Roles University of Minnesota

Member, Faculty-wide committee for the University of Minnesota Press. 2013-2014. Chair, Course Proposals Subcommitte of the Education and Psychology Policy and Review

Council. Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. Member, Policy and Review Council. 2009-present. University Senate. Alternate. 2008-2009. Co-planned lunch seminar for discourse scholar, Ruth Wodak, with members of the

Department of Spanish and Portuguese. March 2009. Writing and Critical Literacy Certificate Program (Curriculum & Instruction and Writing

Studies). Coordinator. 2006-present.

University of Iowa Chair, Advisory Board for the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. 2004-2005.

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Member, Advisory Board for the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Advisory Board Member. Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. 2003-2005.

College Committees and Roles

University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development

Member, Governing Council. 2013-2014 Member: Graduate Review and Improvement Process advisory board. 2011-12. Chair, Graduate Studies Subcommittee of Curriculum Council, 2010-12. Chair, Curriculum Council, 2009-2010 (Member through 2012) Chair, Graduate Student Fellowship Award Committee (2011-12) Member: Writing prompt committee for LicensureProgram. January 2011. Member: Graduate Review and Improvement Process advisory board. 2011-12. Member: ad hoc committee to restructure the work of the Curriculum Council, Fall 2009 Member: Licensed School Professionals. 2009-present. Public Good Project (participant), 2009 Member, Summer Institute Planning, Preparation to Practice Group, 2008 Common Ground Consortium. 2006 Member of the Distinguished Teaching Award Committee, 2006 Member, Committee on Academic Affairs, 2005-200 Member, Committee on Teacher Education, 2005-2006

University of Iowa, College of Education Chair, Award Selection Committee. Yager Award for Diversity. 2004-5. Co-Chair, 2002-2003. Member, 2001-2005. Member, Diversity Scholarship for Masters Students, 2004-2005. Member, Committee on Retention, 2004-2005. Chair, Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Committee, 2004-2005. Committee Member, Multicultural Education Certificate Program, Charged with

designing an interdisciplinary certification program in multicultural education for graduate students in the College of Education and practicing teachers. 2002-2005.

Department and Program Area Committees and Roles

University of Minnesota, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Director of Graduate Studies, 2009-2012 Coordinator of English Education, Curriculum and Instruction. 2005-Present Member, Graduate Programs and Scholarship Strategy Committee. 2011-2012. Chair, Subcommittee for Graduate Student Teaching award. March 2011. Chair, Subcommittee for Graduate Supervisor Award. March 2010. Program Area Coordinator, Literacy Program Area. 2007-2009. Chair, Subcommittee for Graduate Teaching Award. April 2009. Member, Graduate Studies Committee. 2008-2009. Member, Research Methodology Review Task Force. 2007-2010. Chair, Curriculum and Outreach Committee, 2006-2007. Co-Chair, 2005. Member, Steering Committee, 2005-2008.

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Member, Personnel Committee, 2006-2008.

University of Iowa, Department of Teaching and Learning Coordinator. Doctoral Program in Language, Literacy, and Culture, 2002-2005. Member, Search Committee for faculty position in Curriculum Theory, 2003. Member. Search Committee for Academic Technology, Obermann Center, 2003. Member. Search Committee for Associate Dean of the College of Education. 2002. Member. Search Committee for faculty position in Literacy, 2000.

Courses Taught University of Minnesota, 2005-Present

Critical Discourse Analysis in Educational Research Sociocultural Theory, Education, and Literacy Teaching Literature in Secondary School Developments in Teaching English and Speech Teaching Composition in Secondary School

University of Iowa, 1997-2005

Social Contexts of Literacy Language and Learning Reading and Responding to Children’s Literaure Reading Race and Gender in Children’s and Young Adult Literature Seminar on Literacy and Popular Culture Seminar on Theoretical Perspectives on Literacy Research Methods of Literacy Research: Critical Discourse Analysis

Ph.D. Students Completed (Adviser or Co-Adviser) University of Minnesota

2013 Candance Doerr-Stevens (Critical Literacy and English Education). Struggle for Social Position in Digital Media Composition. 2013 Jessica Dockter Tierney (Critical Literacy and English Education). “It Wasn’t Like We Were Serious”: Laughter in the Mediated Action of Race Talk. 2013 Heidi Jones (Critical Literacy and English Education). Poor but not Deficient: The Storied Lives of Working-class English Teachers 2012 Megan Strom (Spanish and Portuguese). Spanish-Language Media in the United States: A Critical Multimodal Social Semiotic Exploration of Ideological Representations. 2012 Judith Petkau (Art Education). Critical Response and Pedagogic Tensions in Aesthetic Space.

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2012 Colleen Brennan (Art Education). Portraits of High School Students and their Perceptions of their Learning in Visual Arts: Examining Gaps and Congruency in Art Education Advocacy Literature. 2010 Kelly Hrenko (Art Education). Culture-Based Arts Integration: An Examination of Carefully Developed Space Where Art and Culture Exist from a Place of New Student Voice, Knowledge, and Discourse. 2009 Maggie Knutson (Critical Literacy and English Education). Student Response to Critical Literacy within the Dominant Discourse.

University of Iowa

2005 Renita Schmidt (Language Literacy & Culture). Broken Trust: Teachers Talk about Literacy Teaching in Times of Mandates. 2005 Elizabth Hollingworth (Langauge, Literacy, & Culture). Complicated Conversations: Race and Ideology in an Elementary Classroom. 2003 Laretta Henderson (Language, Literacy, & Culture). “Ebony Jr.!”: A Sociohistorical and Cultural Analysis. 2007 Cynthia Miller Coffel (Language, Literacy, & culture). Stories of Young Mothers: Fiction and Nonfiction. 2001 Jane Bolgatz (Social Studies Education). How Students and Teachers Talk About Race and Racism in a High School Classroom: Barriers and Breakthroughs in Critical Multicultural Pedagogy. 2002 Bettina Fabos (Language, Literacy, & Culture). A Commercial Highway in Every Classroom: Investigating Web Content in U.S. Schools.