Education
Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, major in Program Administration and Pedagogy, University of Arizona, 2012
M.A. in English Language/Linguistics, University of Arizona, 2007
B.S. in Computer Information Systems, with Secondary Education and Math minors, LeTourneau University, 2001
M.A. in English Language/Linguistics, University of Arizona, 2007
B.S. in Computer Information Systems, with Secondary Education and Math minors, LeTourneau University, 2001
Professional Positions
Sr. Trainer, Instructor Professional Development, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Sahuarita, AZ, 2019-Present
Instructional Developer/Designer, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Sahuarita, AZ, 2018-2019
Assistant Director of Second Language Writing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 2013-2018
Lecturer/Graduate Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 2005-2013
Program Coordinator and Teacher, Yewwah Int’l Ed. Center, Shanghai, PRC, 2002-2005
High school math teacher, Marshall ISD, Marshall, TX, 2002
Instructional Developer/Designer, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Sahuarita, AZ, 2018-2019
Assistant Director of Second Language Writing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 2013-2018
Lecturer/Graduate Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Aug. 2005-2013
Program Coordinator and Teacher, Yewwah Int’l Ed. Center, Shanghai, PRC, 2002-2005
High school math teacher, Marshall ISD, Marshall, TX, 2002
Scholarship
INVITED TALKS
Insights on the New Certification Exams and Process. Panelist on Association of Talent Development webcast, Sept .2020
Presenting yourself and your brand. Invited speaker, with Jessica Shumake, to Google Women Techmaker Hackathon, Tucson, AZ, Nov. 2015
Peer Review in EFL Writing Contexts. Invited speaker to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC, May 2010
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
(Reed, nee Johnson)
Tardy, Christine; Reed, Kara; Slinkard, Jennifer; LaMance, Rachel. 2020. "Exploring Global Englishes content and language variation in an academic writing course." TESOL Journal, e520.
Reed, Kara. 2017. “Review of Learning the Language of Global Citizenship." Community Literacy Journal, 12.1.
Reed, Kara. 2014. "Collaboration and Writing: More than exchanging words." Asian Journal of English Language Teaching. 24: 35-66.
Reed, Kara. 2013. "Beginning a list of works cited." Rules for Writers.7th ed. Eds. Kristin Little, Amy Kimme Hea, and Anne-Marie Hall. Boston/NewYork: Bedford Martin.
Johnson, Kara. 2012. "Review of Learning and Teaching Narrative Inquiry." Linguist List, 23 (697). <http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-697.html>.
Johnson, Kara. 2012. "Review of Multilingualism: Impact." Linguist List, 23 (5177). <http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-5177.html>.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Bridging the gap: Writing instructors, tutors, and students. Presentation with Chris Hamel-Brown, Emily Palese, Camilla Jiyun Nam at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Oct. 2016.
Writing Feedback: It’s like you’re talking to me. Presentation at TESOL Electronic Village Technology Fair in Baltimore, Maryland, Apr. 2016.
The Articulation of Space and Hospitality in Online Classrooms. Presentation with Dev Bose and Jessica Shumake at Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium 2016, Feb. 2016.
Online Intercultural Collaboration: Insights into the Writing Process. Presentation with Hsin-I Chen at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2014.
Developing writing processes: Beyond the writing classroom. Presentation at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2014.
ESL Writing: Teaching Visual Rhetoric with Technology Presentation at AZ-TESOL, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 2013.
Collaboration and Culture: the effect of peer review on university students’ writing process. Presentation at New Directions in Critical Theory Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 2012.
Breaking the Barrier: Peer Review and Discussion Techniques for ESL Writers. Panal presentation with Jinjing Zhao and Katherine Sylvester at Pima Professional Development Day, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Feb. 2012.
International Corpus of English Composition (ICEC). Presentation at AILA 2011 (The 16th Annual World Congress of Applied Linguistics), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, PRC, Aug. 2011.
Affects and effects of Peer Review in an EFL content specific writing context. Presentation at AILA 2011 (The 16th Annual World Congress of Applied Linguistics), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, PRC, Aug. 2011.
Peer Review in EFL writing: A waste of time? Presentation at 17th Annual Graduate Linguistics/TESOL Symposium, ASU, Tempe, AZ, March 2011.
Insights on the New Certification Exams and Process. Panelist on Association of Talent Development webcast, Sept .2020
Presenting yourself and your brand. Invited speaker, with Jessica Shumake, to Google Women Techmaker Hackathon, Tucson, AZ, Nov. 2015
Peer Review in EFL Writing Contexts. Invited speaker to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC, May 2010
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
(Reed, nee Johnson)
Tardy, Christine; Reed, Kara; Slinkard, Jennifer; LaMance, Rachel. 2020. "Exploring Global Englishes content and language variation in an academic writing course." TESOL Journal, e520.
Reed, Kara. 2017. “Review of Learning the Language of Global Citizenship." Community Literacy Journal, 12.1.
Reed, Kara. 2014. "Collaboration and Writing: More than exchanging words." Asian Journal of English Language Teaching. 24: 35-66.
Reed, Kara. 2013. "Beginning a list of works cited." Rules for Writers.7th ed. Eds. Kristin Little, Amy Kimme Hea, and Anne-Marie Hall. Boston/NewYork: Bedford Martin.
Johnson, Kara. 2012. "Review of Learning and Teaching Narrative Inquiry." Linguist List, 23 (697). <http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-697.html>.
Johnson, Kara. 2012. "Review of Multilingualism: Impact." Linguist List, 23 (5177). <http://linguistlist.org/issues/23/23-5177.html>.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Bridging the gap: Writing instructors, tutors, and students. Presentation with Chris Hamel-Brown, Emily Palese, Camilla Jiyun Nam at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Oct. 2016.
Writing Feedback: It’s like you’re talking to me. Presentation at TESOL Electronic Village Technology Fair in Baltimore, Maryland, Apr. 2016.
The Articulation of Space and Hospitality in Online Classrooms. Presentation with Dev Bose and Jessica Shumake at Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium 2016, Feb. 2016.
Online Intercultural Collaboration: Insights into the Writing Process. Presentation with Hsin-I Chen at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2014.
Developing writing processes: Beyond the writing classroom. Presentation at Symposium on Second Language Writing at ASU, Tempe, AZ, Nov. 2014.
ESL Writing: Teaching Visual Rhetoric with Technology Presentation at AZ-TESOL, Tucson, AZ, Oct. 2013.
Collaboration and Culture: the effect of peer review on university students’ writing process. Presentation at New Directions in Critical Theory Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 2012.
Breaking the Barrier: Peer Review and Discussion Techniques for ESL Writers. Panal presentation with Jinjing Zhao and Katherine Sylvester at Pima Professional Development Day, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Feb. 2012.
International Corpus of English Composition (ICEC). Presentation at AILA 2011 (The 16th Annual World Congress of Applied Linguistics), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, PRC, Aug. 2011.
Affects and effects of Peer Review in an EFL content specific writing context. Presentation at AILA 2011 (The 16th Annual World Congress of Applied Linguistics), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, PRC, Aug. 2011.
Peer Review in EFL writing: A waste of time? Presentation at 17th Annual Graduate Linguistics/TESOL Symposium, ASU, Tempe, AZ, March 2011.
Academic Awards and Grants
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Herbert E. Carter Travel Award; GPSC Travel Grant
- President’s List; Gold Key Honor Society; Scholar Athlete of the Year Award; Academic All-Conference (tennis); Academic All-Conference (soccer)
- Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship
Professional Service & Membership
TESOL International Organization
AEA (American Evaluation Association) member, since 2019
ATD (Association for Talent Development) member, national and Tucson chapter, since 2017
Invited Abstract Reviewer for the Language, Culture and Socialization strand for the Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), 2016-2017
Invited reviewer/judge for TESOL (Distinguished Research Award, Travel Grant Award, TESOL Convention Proposals) 2014-2018
TESOL International Association member, since Jan. 2007
AEA (American Evaluation Association) member, since 2019
ATD (Association for Talent Development) member, national and Tucson chapter, since 2017
Invited Abstract Reviewer for the Language, Culture and Socialization strand for the Conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), 2016-2017
Invited reviewer/judge for TESOL (Distinguished Research Award, Travel Grant Award, TESOL Convention Proposals) 2014-2018
TESOL International Association member, since Jan. 2007
Courses Taught
Training courses, Freeport-McMoRan, Sahuarita, AZ
Speaking Well: Instructor
Instructor Observations: Instructor
Instructor Fundamentals: Instructor
Graduate courses, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
SLAT 596y (SLAT Proseminar): Invited Co-Instructor for Processes section, with Dr. Linda Waugh and Dr. Roby Ariew
SLAT 596j (Second Language Acquisition Research): Graduate Teaching Assistant, with Dr. Jun Liu
ENGL 591 (Preceptorship in teaching writing): Instructor
ENGL 620 (Culture and Language in TESOL): Instructor and Course Developer
Undergraduate courses, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
ENGL 101, 102, 107, 108 (Undergraduate Writing Composition I, II) : Instructor
ENGL 255 (Intro to English Language and Linguistics) : Instructor
ENGL 255 (Intro to English Language: Academic Speaking for Non-Native Speakers): Instructor and Course Developer
ENGL 355 (Sociolinguistics: Intercultural Communication): Instructor and Course Developer
ENGL 393 (Writing Tutoring Internship): Co-Instructor
ENGL455 (Intro to Teaching English as a Second Language) : Instructor
Speaking Well: Instructor
Instructor Observations: Instructor
Instructor Fundamentals: Instructor
Graduate courses, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
SLAT 596y (SLAT Proseminar): Invited Co-Instructor for Processes section, with Dr. Linda Waugh and Dr. Roby Ariew
SLAT 596j (Second Language Acquisition Research): Graduate Teaching Assistant, with Dr. Jun Liu
ENGL 591 (Preceptorship in teaching writing): Instructor
ENGL 620 (Culture and Language in TESOL): Instructor and Course Developer
Undergraduate courses, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
ENGL 101, 102, 107, 108 (Undergraduate Writing Composition I, II) : Instructor
ENGL 255 (Intro to English Language and Linguistics) : Instructor
ENGL 255 (Intro to English Language: Academic Speaking for Non-Native Speakers): Instructor and Course Developer
ENGL 355 (Sociolinguistics: Intercultural Communication): Instructor and Course Developer
ENGL 393 (Writing Tutoring Internship): Co-Instructor
ENGL455 (Intro to Teaching English as a Second Language) : Instructor