Stephanie Vandrick
Professor
Stephanie Vandrick teaches in the ESL Program in the Department
of Rhetoric and Language. Professor Vandrick received a double M.A.
in English Literature and TESOL from Michigan State University in
1974, and has been teaching at USF since that time. She specializes
in second language reading and writing classes. She has also taught
women's literature classes in the English Department, as
well as Freshman Seminars and other classes in women's
studies. She is a frequent presenter at various TESOL, applied
linguistics, and second language education conferences. As part of
her interest in literature, she writes a blog on books and reading.
She was a recipient of the Frank Beach College Service Award in
2002.
Her publications include three books: Interrogating privilege:
Reflections of a Second Language Educator (University of Michigan
Press, 2009); Writing for Scholarly Publication: Behind the Scenes
in Language Education (Erlbaum, 2003) (co-edited with Christine
Pearson Casanave); and Ethical Issues for ESL Faculty: Social
Justice in Practice (Erlbaum, 2002) (co-authored with Johnnie
Johnson Hafernik and Dorothy S. Messerschmitt), as well as numerous
articles and book chapters.
Administrative Appointments
Former Department Chair
Former Women's Studies Program coordinator
Former Director of Dual Degree in Teaching Program
Research Areas
Critical and feminist pedagogy
Identity issues and ESL
Role of social class in second language education
Use of personal narrative in second language education research
Use of literature in ESL classes