Rebecca Nelson

Dr. Rebecca Nelson

Associate Professor
(308) 865-8871
COE B194
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