A Conversation with Sarah McCarthey
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-6-2022
Abstract
Dr. Sarah J. McCarthey is known for her work in the areas of writing and writing instruction within the context of education policy and global education. Sarah’s work has been funded by the National Writing Project, the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, the National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has won multiple awards for her teaching and research throughout her career, including the Career Teaching Award, Distinguished Senior Scholar, and the Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sarah has served as co-editor of Research in the Teaching of English alongside former Classroom Caffeine guest Mark Dressman. Dr. McCarthey is currently the Sheila M. Miller Professor and Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction at University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana.
Scholar Commons Citation
Persohn, Lindsay, "A Conversation with Sarah McCarthey" (2022). Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications. 733.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tal_facpub/733
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