Dr. Karis Jones is a teacher educator, literacy consultant, public humanities scholar, and community activist. She studies issues of equity in literacies learning and writing across disciplinary, fandom, and gaming spaces.
Degrees
- PhD in English Education from New York University
Awards
- Shelby Wolf Dissertation Award
- Nominee for NYU Steinhardt’s 2021 Outstanding Dissertation Award
Publications
Jones, K. and Storm, S. (2022). Sustaining Textual Passions: Teaching with Texts Youth Love. Journal of Literacy Research.
Jones, K. and Storm, S. (2022). Fighting Toxic Fandoms: Critical Media Compositions in a High School Classroom. NCTE Books Program.
Jones, K., Storm, S., and Corbitt, A. (2022). Humanizing Horror: Re-Reading Monstrosity in Popular Literature. English Journal.
Jones, K., Storm, S., Castillo, J. and Karbachinsky, S. (2021). Chasing New Worlds: Three stories of roleplaying in the classroom. Journal of Language & Literacy Education. 17(1), 1-17.
Jones, K., Storm, S. and Beck, S. (2021). Sustaining Student Voices in Writing Conferences. English Journal. 110(6), 38-44.