Dr. Rebecca Nelson
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Research focus areas: Research Area 1: Dialect variance and accent bias with pre-service teachers and how this impacts the K-12 classroom. Research Area 2: Identifying the lived experiences of marginalized pre-service teachers in teacher education programs.
Areas of Expertise
- Pedagogy
- Teacher Education
Education:
Ph.D., The University of Toledo (2018)
Academic Discourse, Critical Language Pedagogy, Sociolinguistics
M.Ed., The University of Toledo (2007)
Secondary Education – English Language Arts
Teaching Licensure (2003)
Integrated Language Arts 7-12, State of Ohio
B.A., The University of Toledo (1998)
Communications (Journalism)
Joined UNK Faculty: 2018
