Teaching and Learning Iowa History: Iowans and the Civil Rights Movement (Canvas net)
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Jul 1st 2015
Katy Swalwell
Dr. Katy Swalwell joined the School of Education faculty at Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor of Education in 2014, after serving on the faculty of George Mason University and the University of Maryland, College Park. Born and raised in Iowa, she graduated from the University of Northern Iowa's teacher education program in 2002. For several years, Dr. Swalwell taught at a rural public high school in Minnesota and worked at a New England boarding school in the summers. In 2011, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction.
Her research focuses on social studies education, social justice education, and the intersection of policy and classroom practice with a particular emphasis on social class—from documenting teacher activism in the face of anti-union reforms to understanding the reproduction of privilege in elite schools. Her work has appeared in Rethinking Schools, Teaching Tolerance, Democratic Education, Education Policy, and several edited volumes. Her award-winning book, Educating Activist Allies, was published by Routledge in 2013.
As a professor, Dr. Swalwell has worked extensively with undergraduate and graduate students as well as practicing teachers. She is a Zinn Education Project Research Fellow, co-founded the Critical Resources for Elementary Social Studies Teachers group, and serves on the board of the Social Studies Special Interest Group and the Critical Educators for Social Justice within the American Educational Research Association.
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