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Doctor of Philosophy
University of North Texas, 2011
Major: Reading
Minor: Anthropology
Dissertation: Teacher decision-making: Cultural mediation in two high school English language arts classrooms.
Major Professor: Carol Wickstrom
Master of Bilingual Education
Southern Methodist University, 2006
Concentration: Talented and Gifted
Bachelor of Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1996
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Literature
PostDoc Education
Harvard University
Field: English (24 Graduate Credit Hours)
Administrative Experience
2020-present, Assistant Dean, College of Education and Human Services/Texas A&M University-Commerce
2015-2020, Assistant Department Head, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Texas A&M University-Commerce
Teaching Experience
2018-present, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Texas A&M University-Commerce
2014 - 2018, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Texas A&M University-Commerce
2013 - 2014, Ad Interim Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Texas
A&M University-Commerce
2011 - 2013, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Administration/University of North
Texas at Dallas
2007 - 2011, Lecturer, Teacher Education and Administration/University of North Texas
2003 – 2007, Bilingual Classroom Teacher, George Peabody Elementary/Dallas Independent
School District
2002 – 2003, Bilingual Classroom Teacher, Lakeland Elementary/ Louisville Independent
School District
Engineering Experience
Principal Engineer, Siemens AG
Field Engineer, Eastman Kodak
Sales Engineer, IBM
Courses Taught at TAMUC
Undergraduate
RDG 350 Reading and Literacy I
RDG 370 Reading and Literacy II
BLED 402 Bilingual Oral Language and Biliteracy Instruction (Spanish)
BLED 412 Second Language Literacy for ELL
Masters
RDG 516 Foundations of Reading
RDG 523 Literacy Instruction of English Learners
RDG 528 Integrating Writing
RDG 560 Literacy Assessment
RDG 597 Literacy in the 21st Century
ELED 524 English Language Arts (EC-8)
EDCI 516 Foundations of Reading
EDCI 517 Content Area Literacy
SED 513 Curriculum Design
Doctoral
EDCI 651 Curricular and Instructional Design
RDG 640 Seminar in Reading Research
RDG 667 Reading Processes: Theory and Implications
RDG 690 Principles and Practices of Literacy Leaders
EDCI 718 Dissertation
Courses Taught at UNT
Undergraduate
EDEE 3320 Foundations of Education
EDEE 4102 Student Teaching
EDBE 3470 Foundations of Bilingual Education
EDBE 3480 Multiculturalism for English Learners
EDBE 4470 Assessment of Bilingual/ESL Students
EDBE 4480 Bilingual Content and Approaches (Spanish)
EDBE 4490 ESL Curriculum and Planning
EDRE 4840 Linguistically Diverse Learners
EDRE 4850 Language and Literacy Assessment
EDRE 4860 ELA Methods (EC-8)
EDRE 4870 Cross Curricular Literacy
Dissertation Chair and Committee Experience
Dr. Mary Shelton, Chair
Reflection of All: A Content Analysis of 7th Grade Literature Anthologies
Dr. Deborah Murillo, Chair
Instructional Specialists' Self-Perceptions of Attributes For Coaching: Case Studies in Coaching Program
Dr. Angela Venters, Chair
Validating a tool to measire educator's beliefs about dyslexia in the eastern region of Texas
Dr. Rene Sawatsky, Chair
The effects of multilayered reading strategy instruction in a technology platform on reading comprehension levels and motivations of preadolescents
Dr. Bonnie Still, Chair
The Portrayal of Abused Children in Adolescent Literature: A Content Analysis
Dr. Liza Larue, Committee Member
Teacher Perceptions of Technology Integration in a East Texas Rural Community
Dr. Mechelle Ivey, Committee Member
Examining the Relationship Between Reading and Writing: Student Perceptions
as Tested on STAAR in Fourth and Seventh Grade
Dr. Renee Mitchell, Committee Member
An Investigation to Determine the Relationship Between Physical Fitness and Literacy Academic Achievement
Dr. Joshua Tremont, Commitee Member
Principals as instructional leaders: an embedded descriptive case study of one rural school's effort to improve student outcomes through reading plus.
Joel Blaylock, Chair
Dr. Sandra Hogg, Committee Member
Michael Johnson, Committee Member
Publications
A. Refereed
Araujo, J., & Araujo, D. (2021). What counts as literacy anyway: The case study of two adolescent boys. In L. Haas, & J. Tussey (Eds.) Disciplinary literacy connections to popular culture in K-12 settings. IGI Global Publications.
Grote-Garcia, S. A., Ortlieb, E. , Pletcher, B., Manderino, M., Zygouris-Coe, V., Araujo, J., & Babino, A. (2020). Building bridges between research and practice: Reflecting upon the results of the 2019 what’s hot in literacy survey. In N. Cossa, J. Araujo, A. Babino & R. Johnson (Eds.) Building bridges with and for Literacy. The 42th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 1-18). Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Araujo, J. (2019). The oral history of Mary Beth Sampson-Perry (pp. 281-290). In W. Linek, & B. McClanahan (Eds.). The ten year retrospective. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Babino, A., Araujo, J. J., & Maxwell, M. (July 2019). Critical, compelling, and linguistically scafolded literature: Implementing text sets multilingually for social justice. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 7(1), 44-64.
Dixon, K., Foote, M. M., Araujo, J., Clark, R., Revelle, C., & Morton, T. (2018). The power of family involvement: Preparing preservice teachers to understand more about the out of school literacy lives and cultures of children. In J. Araujo, Babino, A., N. Cossa & R. Johnson (Eds.). Engaging all readers through explorations of literacy, language, and culture. The 40th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 433-451). Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Araujo, J., Blaylock, J., Garden, P., Hogg, S., Larue, L., Murillo, D., Still, B., & Venters, A. (with Patterson, L.). (2018, Fall). Using action research in a graduate literacy class to connect theory to practice. Journal of Teacher Action Research, 4(3), 1-19.
Araujo, J., Morton, T., Foote, M., & Dixon, K. (2017). Helping preservice teachers get the power of parental involvement: Establishing connections from day one. In R. Johnson, J. Araujo, & N. Cossa (Eds.). Literacy: The critical role of teacher knowledge. The 39th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 433-451). Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Araujo, J., & Wickstrom, C. (2017). Writing instruction that makes a difference to English learners. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Librorum, 77-96.
Araujo, J., & Thompson, J. (2016). A place for children of poverty. Early Years Journal (Special Issue), 37(2), 78-79.
Araujo, J., Szabo, S., Raine, L., & Wickstrom, C. (2015). Bridging the stories of experience: Preservice teachers revise their thinking about writing and the teaching of writing in an undergraduate literacy course. In S. Vasinda, S. Szabo, R. Johnson, & J. Araujo (Eds.), 37th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 225-239), Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Stewart, M. A., Araujo, J., Knezek, L., & Revelle, C. (2015). Tapping in to
English learner’s experience through relevant literature. California Reader, 48(4), 13-19.
Patterson, L., Araujo, J., Wickstrom, C., & Revelle, C. (2014). Setting
the conditions for generative literacy learning for adolescent English learners-Or not!
Scholar-Practitioner Quarterly, 8(3), 294-314.
Morton, T., & Araujo, J. (2014). Insights from a literacy tutor: A case study of critical
reading and writing instruction with a struggling reader. English in Texas, 44(2), 49-56.
Araujo, J. (2013). Expanding the learning zone: Decisions that transform
the practices of two English language arts teachers. 35th Association of Literacy
Educators and Researchers Yearbook, (pp. 87-107), Louisville, KY: Association of
Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Rodriguez, C., Araujo, J., Narayan, R., Shappeck, M., & Moss, G. (2012).
Nurturing long-term language learners. English in Texas, 42(1), 62-67.
Wickstrom, C., Araujo, J., Patterson, L., (with Hoki, C., & Roberts, J.). (2011).
Teachers prepare students for careers and college: “I see you”, therefore I can teach
you. In P. Dunston, K. H. Gambrell, P. Stecker, S. Fullerton, V. Gillis, & C. C. Bates
(Eds.), 60th Literacy Research Association Yearbook, (pp. 113-126), Oak Creek, WI:
Literacy Research Association.
Patterson, L., Baldwin, S., Araujo, J., Shearer, R., & Stewart, M. (2010).
Look, think, act: Using critical action research to sustain reform in complex
teaching/learning ecologies. Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 3(3), 139-
157.
Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C., Roberts, J., Araujo, J., & Hoki, C. (2010).
Deciding when to step in and when to back off: Culturally mediated writing instruction
for adolescent English language learners. The Tapestry Journal, 2(2), 1-28.
B. Editorship
2017-2020 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook
Juan Araujo, Alexandra Babino, Nedra Cossa, & Robin Johnson
C. Books
Araujo, J. (Eds.) (2022). Reconceptualing preservice teacher preparation in literacy education. Hershey, PA: IGI-Global.
Cossa, N., Araujo, J.,, Babino, A. & Johnson, R. (2020). Bridging the literacy divide. The 42nd Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Babino, A., Cossa, N., Johnson, R., & Araujo, J. (2019). Justice for all. The 41st Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Araujo, J., Babino, A., Cossa, N., & Johnson, R. (2018). Engaging all readers through explorations of literacy, language, and culture. The 40th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Johnson, R., Araujo, J., & Cossa, N. (Eds.). (2017). Literacy: The critical role of teacher knowledge. The 39th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Vasinda, S., Szabo, S., Johnson, R., & Araujo, J. (Eds.). (2015). Bridging cultures through literacy. The 37th Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook. Louisville, KY: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
D. Technical Grant Reports
Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C., & Araujo, J. (August, 2011). Culturally mediated writing
instruction (Final Report), 1-57. Berkeley: National Writing Project. Downloaded on
August 1, 2011 from http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3621
F. Invited Book Chapters
Narayan, R., Rodriguez, C., Araujo, J., Shaqlaih, A., & Moss, G. (2013). Constructivism—Constructivist Learning Theory (pp. 169-184). In B. J. Irby, G. Brown, & R. Lara-Alecio. (Eds.) and P. Jenlink (Sect. Ed.), the Handbook of Educational Theories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
G. Book Reviews
Araujo, J., Kovalyova, N., Shappeck, M., & Rodriguez, C. (June 2014). Review of
the book Teaching vocabulary to English learners, By Graves, M. F., August, D., &
Mancilla-Martinez, J., Journal of Latinos and Education, 13(3), 235-237, Routledge.
Araujo, J., & Moss, G. (2012). Review of the book Educating citizens for global
awareness, by Noddings, N. (Eds.). Teacher Education and Practice, 599-603,
Baltimore, MD: Rowan and Littlefield Publishing Group.
H. Abstracts (Refereed)
Araujo, J., & Wickstrom, C. (2014). Teacher actions in two adolescent English
language arts classrooms. Writing Research Across Borders III. Paris, France.
I. Invited Review of Materials
Williams, E. J. (2014). Critical issues in literacy pedagogy: Notes from the trenches
(revised edition). San Diego, CA: Cognella Publications.
Fenney, K. F. (2010). The new elementary teacher’s handbook: Flourishing in your
first year. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
J. Invited Columns
Araujo, J. (2016). Supporting the dads of emergent readers and writers. Early Years Journal, 37(1), 30.
I. Invited Electronic Posts
Araujo, J. (2013). Actions, reactions, interactions, and transactions. Literacy in
learning exchange.
Araujo, J. (2012). Becoming a writer. Literacy in learning exchange.
Presentations (national/international)
Stewart, M., Araujo, J., Revelle, C., & Wickstrom, C. (2017, January). Translanguaging as a form of culturally mediated writing instruction. XV Simposio Internacional de Comunicacion Social. Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Araujo, J. (2016, October). Writing instruction that makes a difference for English learners. Reading Culture of the Young Generation International Conference. Lodz, Poland.
Araujo, J., & Morton, T. (2016, November). Getting to know your parents: Establishing a meaningful relationship from day one. Meeting of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Myrtle Beach, SC.
Araujo, J., & Morton, T. (2016, November). Faces of advocacy: Preservice teachers see the whole picture. The 105th Meeting of the National Conference of Teachers of English. Atlanta, GA.
Araujo, J. (2015, July). “It took me some time to realize that learning English is something I will be doing for the rest of my life.” The written stories of emergent English language learners in a ninth grade ELA classroom. Literacy in the New Landscape of Communication: Research, Education and the Everyday. Klagenfurt, Austria.
Araujo, J., & Wickstrom, C. (2015, May). Culturally Mediated Writing Instruction in a diverse context. The 3rd English Language Learner Forum. Bronx, New York.
Araujo, J., & Wickstrom, C. (2015, April). In their own words: Engaging English learners in meaningful language acquisition through personal narrative. International Linguistics Association. New York, NY.
Araujo, J., & Thompson, J. (2014, November). Siguiendo el viaje de Enrique: preparándonos para la próxima inundación de niños inmigrantes en nuestra puerta y más adelante en nuestras aulas. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Dallas, Texas.
Araujo, J., Szabo, S., & Raine, L. (2014, November). Preparing writers and teachers of writing: Bridging the stories of pre-service teachers in an undergraduate literacy course. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Delray Beach, FL.
Morton, T., & Araujo, J. (2014, November). A call for help: Bridging the literacy needs of Lauren. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Delray Beach, FL.
Araujo, J., & Wickstrom, C. (2014, February). Teacher actions in two adolescent English language arts classrooms. Writing Research across the Borders III. Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense. Paris, France.
Stewart, M. A., Araujo, J., Revelle, C., & Knezek, L. (2014, February). Cultural mirrors: Using multilingual and multicultural literature that promotes academic and personal success for ELs. National Association of Bilingual Education. San Diego, CA.
Araujo, J., Patterson, L., Revelle, C., Wickstrom, C., Bence, J. Q. (2013, December). Complex adaptive teaching: Setting conditions for transformative literacy for adolescent English learners. Literacy Research Association. Dallas, TX.
Araujo, J., Wickstrom, C., Patterson, P., Stewart, M., & Revelle, C. (2013, November). Reinventing the teaching of English: Literacy leadership, generative learning, and the common core. 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English. Boston, MA.
Araujo, J., Blau, S., Bynum, R., Check, J., Guess, M., Sahakian, P. (2013, November). Directing a project site then, now, and beyond: 40th Anniversary Strand. 40th Annual Meeting of the National Writing Project. Boston, MA.
Stewart, M. A., Araujo, J., Revelle, C., & Knezek, L. (2013, April). “Hey, that happened to me!” Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Conference. Dallas, TX.
Araujo, J. (2012, November). Expanding the learning zone: Transforming the literacy practices of English Language Learners in two ELA high school classrooms. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. Detroit, MI.
Wickstrom, C., Araujo, J., & Patterson. L. (2011, February). Culturally Mediated Writing Instruction for Adolescent English Language Learners. Writing Research across the Borders II. George Mason University, VA.
Araujo, J., Wickstrom, C., & Patterson, L. (2010, November). Paper Presentation: I see you therefore I can teach you. National Reading Conference. Fort Worth, TX.
Assaf, L., Wickstrom, C., Patterson, L., Araujo, J., Hoki, C., & Fuentes, A. (2010, November). Mediating academic language instruction for English Learners. National Council of Teachers of English. Orlando, FL.
Baldwin, S., Patterson, L., & Araujo, J. (2010, April). Connecting complexity thinking to the sustainability of action research in educational settings. American Educational Research Association. Denver, CO.
Araujo, J. (2009, February). How does teacher-decision making impact adolescent student academic writing? American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, IL.
Araujo, J., Hoki, C., Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C. (2009, November). Reading between the lines: How teachers use culturally mediated writing instruction with adolescent students, National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia, PA.
Araujo, J., Connington, L., Hoki, C., Hunt-Barron, S., Kaminski, R., LeMahieu, P., Marlik, J., Swain, S., Wahleithner, J., & Wickstrom, C (2009, November). Learning about our work through local site research. National Writing Project. Philadelphia, PA.
Patterson, L., Baldwin, S., Araujo, J., Berry, M., Stewart, M., & Shearer. R. (2009, December). Paper: Action research: Talking back to mandates, scripts and best practices. National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Wickstrom, C., Patterson, L., Araujo, J., & Hoki, C. (2009, October). Building adolescent ELL writers through culturally mediated instruction. 53rd Meeting of the Association of Educators and Researchers. Charlotte, NC.
Wickstrom, C., Patterson, L., Araujo, J., & Roberts, J. (2009, February). Diversity among adolescent English learners: How teachers use culturally mediated writing instruction to build dynamic support networks for individual students. 30th Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Center for Urban Ethnography, Philadelphia, PA.
Harris, M., Araujo, J., & Burton, B. (2008). Teacher education scorecard: A tool for assessing response to changing learner needs. The Holmes Partnership, Mobilizing educational partnerships for equity and success. Orlando, FL.
Wickstrom, C., Araujo, J., & O’Brien, K. (2008, November). Developing third spaces in culturally mediated writing instruction. National Writing Project, San Antonio, TX.
Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C., & Araujo, J. (2008). Going public with complexity: How teachers enact principles and practices of culturally mediated writing instruction with adolescent English language learners. 29th Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Center for Urban Ethnography. Philadelphia, PA.
Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C, Araujo, J., & Roberts, J. (2008, February). Culturally mediated writing instruction. Because shift happens: Teaching in the 21st century National Conference. National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX.
Patterson, L., Wickstrom, C., Araujo, J., Curtis, J., Pearce, T., Roberts, J., Isgitt, J. & Wilson, A. (2008, December). Seeking order in complexity: Making sense of how secondary teachers mediate writing instruction for English language learners. National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
