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Dean Franks

Dr. Dean Franks

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. A. Dean Franks is an Assistant Professor in SoE at Â鶹´«Ã½. They received their PhD (2017) in Curriculum and Instruction from TAMU, MA (2008) in English from SFASU, and BA (2004) in English from UCA. Their areas of specialization are Social-emotional development through STEAM activities and play, STEAM motivation, and LGTBQ+ educational experiences in STEAM education.

  • Literacy and Reading (PHD) - Texas A & M University-College Station (2017)
  • MA - Stephen F Austin State University (2008)
  • BA - University of Central Arkansas (2004)
  • Motivated for STEM: Developing an understanding of highly motivated students’ self-image in STEM education, Science Educator, 2019
  • Developing a community of academic writers: Using social media to support academic motivation, productivity, and accountability, The Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019
  • Transacting With Characters: Teaching Children Perspective Taking With Authentic Literature, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 2018,
  • Both Theory and Practice: Science Literacy Instruction and Theories of Reading, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 2016,
  • Minding the Gap, Teaching at Work, 2015,
  • Beyond the Story Map: Inferential Comprehension via Character Perspective, READING TEACHER, 2015,

Contact Me

Owings-McQuagge Hall (OMH) 108L

Hattiesburg

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Dean.FranksFREEMississippi

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Areas of Expertise

Social-emotional development through STEAM activities and play, STEAM motivation, and LGTBQ+ educational experiences in STEAM education