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Trenia Walker, EdD

Interim Chair of the Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education (IFCE)

Professor


Hokona Hall, Room 121
505 277-0106
tlwalker@unm.edu
http://lostinsimulacra.wordpress.com
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Dr. Walker received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, her M.A. in History, and her B.A. in English from the University of Houston. Walker has served as a middle- and secondary- school History and English/Language Arts teacher, university History lecturer, a supervisor of student teachers, and held several administrative positions at the university-level.

Special projects/initiatives

  • Fulbright Scholar in Kosovo 2013-2014
  • U.S. State Department/U.S. Embassy in Kosovo Grant - 2014 ""Supplemental Teacher Training Program - Preparing Better Teachers""
  • Conducted a 5-week ""Institute in American Education"" for 10 undergraduate students from the University of Pristina who were preparing to become teachers in the Republic of Kosovo.

Research & Scholarly Interests

  • Media, culture, and curriculum
  • Teaching history
  • Comparative education
  • School/teacher effectiveness