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    Lauren Johnson, Ph.D.

    Lauren Johnson

    Assistant Dean and Associate Professor

    Coordinator, COE Global Programs

    Phone470-239-3108

    Office location265, Cumming

    Area(s) of Expertise: Social Foundations of Education, TESOL, Diversity Pedagogy, Cultural Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Ethnography, Latin American and Caribbean Studies

    Overview

    Dr. Johnson is the Assistant Dean of the UNG College of Education. She has taught courses for the Social Foundations of Education, Diversity Certificate, and Masters of Education programs. Dr. Johnson has conducted anthropological research on issues of ethnicity and inequality, gender and sexuality, education, and diversity pedagogy. Her current research focuses on multicultural education, race/racism in teacher education, and social inequality in the Caribbean region.

    Courses Taught

    • EDUC 2110 - Critical/Contemporary Issues in Education
    • EDUC 2120 - Sociocultural Diversity in Education
    • EDUC 2130 - Explore Learning and Teaching
    • EDUC 7793 - Current Issues and Trends in Diversity
    • EDUC 7851 - Foundations of Inequity
    • MGMS 7200 - Conceptualizing Middle Level Learning and Diversity in Content 

    Education

    • Ph.D., Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida, 2012
    • M.A., TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2004
    • B.A., Latin American Studies (Anthropology Emphasis), Columbia College, Columbia University, 2002

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Johnson’s research interests include ethnic, class, and gender relations, educational anthropology, diversity pedagogy, issues of race in teacher education, tourism, immigration, and the African Diaspora of the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. 

    Work Experience

    ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

    • 2019: Interim Department Head, Culture, Language, and Leadership
      College of Education, University of North Georgia
    • 2015: Associate Professor; Coordinator of Diversity and Recruitment Initiatives (Limited Term Faculty 2014-2015)
      College of Education, University of North Georgia
    • 2013-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida (USF)

    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    • 2019 & 2015: Visiting Professor, Liaocheng University Faculty Exchange
      Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China
    • 2014: Faculty, Teacher Education
      University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA
    • 2013-2014: Associate Faculty, Anthropology
      Ashford University, Online Education
    • 2011-2013: Adjunct Instructor, INTO USF
      University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • 2010-2012: Adjunct Instructor, English for Academic Purposes 
      Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida
    • 2007-2010: Graduate Assistant/Instructor, Anthropology Department 
      University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
    • 2005-2007: ESOL Coordinator; ESL & English Language Arts Teacher
      Escuela Las Morochas, Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela
    • 2002-2005: ESL and English Language Arts Teacher
      IS 143M, Eleanor Roosevelt, New York, New York
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