B. Joyce Stallworth

Associate Dean and Professor, English Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
201 Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-6051
jstallwo@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 1995

Recent Courses Taught:

CEE 495: Writing for Elementary Teachers
CSE 530: The Modern Secondary School Program

Areas of Research:

Multicultural teaching and learning; Integration of young adult and multicultural literature into the middle and high school curriculum

Academic Degrees:

Ed.D., Vanderbilt University, 1993. Curriculum and Supervision.

M.Ed., Auburn University, 1990. English.

B.S.E., The University of Alabama, 1988. Secondary Education - English and History.

Professional Experiences:

Associate Dean, The College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2004 – Present.

Professor of English Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, The University of Alabama, 2007 – Present.

Assistant Dean for Teacher Education, College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2003 – 2004.

Department Head, Secondary Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2000 – 2004.

Assistant Professor of Education, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL August, 1993 – July, 1995

Classroom Teacher, 1989 - 1990, 1988 - 1989, and Summers 1988 and 1989

Selected Publications:

Gibbons, L., Dail, J., & Stallworth, B.J. (2006). Young Adult Literature in the English Curriculum Today: Classroom Teachers Speak Out. The ALAN Review, 33(3), 53-61.

Koziol, S., Stallworth, B.J., & Tompkins, R. with Bickmore, S., Harden-Luster, L., Ketter, J., Marshall, J., and Philion, T. (2006). Candidate and Program Assessment in English Education: A Framework for Discussion and Debate. English Education, 38(4), 370-383.

Stallworth, B.J. (2006). The Relevance of Young Adult Literature. Educational Leadership, 63(7), 59-63.

Stallworth, B.J., Gibbons, L., & Smith-Fauber, L. (2006). It’s Not On The List: An Exploration of Teachers’ Perspectives On Using Multicultural Literature. The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 49(6), 478-489.

Stallworth, B.J., Koziol, S., Bickmore, S., Harden-Luster, L., Ketter, J., Marshall, J., McClure, S., Philion, T., & Tompkins, R.H. (2005). Program Assessment in English Education: Belief Statements and Recommendations. In Reconstructing English Education for the 21st Century: A Report from the CEE Leadership and Policy Summit. Urbana, IL: The National Council of Teachers of English.

Selected Presentations:

Stallworth, B.J. & Thigpen, D. Contemporary Young Adult Literature in the Classroom. Invited Presentation at the Annual High Schools That Work Conference of the Southern Regional Education Board, New Orleans, LA, July 11 - 14, 2007.

Stallworth, B.J. Strategies for Integrating Contemporary Young Adult Literature into the Secondary Classroom. Invited Presentation at the Annual Summer Conference of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency, Atlanta, GA, June 14 - 15, 2007.

Harden-Luster, L., Stallworth, B.J., & Dail, R. African American Identity in the Teaching of Writing. Paper Presentation at the Annual Convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New York, NY, March 21 - 24, 2007.

Stallworth, B.J., Gibbons, L., Harden-Luster, L., & Raughton, L. Compleat Teachers: Curricular Change Through a Collaborative Community. Paper Presentation at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN, November 15 - 20, 2006.

Stallworth, B.J., Harden-Luster, L., Dail, J., & Gibbons, L. Beyond The Watsons…Strategies for Connecting Multicultural Young Adult Literature to The Civil Rights Movement and Beyond. Paper Presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education, Atlanta, GA, November 9 - 13, 2005.