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Staples, J.M. (in press). What’s possible: An African American urban adolescent boy’s reading engagement through media texts. In Media learning and sites of possibility: Literacies of Adolescence. L. Vasudevan & M. Hill. Peter Lang Publishing Group. Staples, J.M. (in press). With spirit and with truth: An African American woman’s epistemological resistance in the academy. In New dilemmas of the Black intellectual. M. Hill & G. Seaton. Routledge Press. Drakeford, W. & Staples, J.M. (2006). An Examination of the Influence of Procedural, Practical, and Perceptual Factors on Bias in School Disciplinary Practices, Teaching exceptional children 38(3), pp. 29-38. Staples, J.M. (2005). What’s love got to do with it?: Reading “Black femininity” in a media text. Perspectives on urban education, 4(1). University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Staples, J.M. (in review). “How does that hurt?”: Encouraging teacher leadership that confronts linguistic violence in popular culture media. English Leadership Quarterly . Staples, J.M. (in review). Encouraging agitation: Teaching teacher candidates to confront words that wound. Journal of Teacher Education . Staples, J.M. (in review). “Niggaz dyin' don't make no news!”: Exploring the intellectual work and literacy practices of African American urban adolescents. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy . Staples, J.M. (in review). “We cultural critics now!”: Inclusive literacy learning through a student and teacher generated framework for engagement. Journal of Curriculum and Instruction . Staples, J.M. (in review). “On the possibilities that emerge after school: Navigating the critical literacy engagements “struggling” African American urban adolescents have with media texts. Journal of Advanced Academics. Staples, J.M. (in review). “Niggaz dyin’ don’t make no news”: Exploring the intellectual work of adolescent readers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Staples, J.M. (in review). “Chicks is always on hard times”: African American urban adolescents reading the “possibilities” of womanhood. Harvard Educational Review. Staples, J.M. (in review). “Are we our brothers’ keepers?”: Exploring the social functions of reading in the life of an African American urban adolescent. Urban Education Staples, J.M. (in review). “Have peace, brother”: An interpretive framework for “disengaged” African American urban adolescents. The Journal of Negro Education. Refereed Articles in Preparation Staples, J.M. (in preparation). A framework for agitation: Teaching students about linguistic violence. Journal of Teacher Research . Staples, J.M. (in preparation). Instead of screaming: An African American woman's epistemological resistance to the academy. Journal of Thought . Staples, J.M. (in preparation). “Chicks is crazy!”: African American urban adolescents reading representations of femininity in popular culture narratives. Multicultural Perspectives . Staples, J.M. (in preparation). “Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid”: African American urban adolescents' ethos of peace. Journal of the Alliance of Black school E ducators . Staples, J.M. (in preparation). Literacy: The ministry of education. Reading Research Quarterly . Staples, J.M. “Crash!”: Reading social texts with “disengaged” urban adolescents. Manuscript in preparation. Staples, J.M. “Get rich or die tryin”: Toward a framework for using popular culture narratives in literacy education. Manuscript in preparation. Staples, J.M. and McIver, A. (Keynote Speakers, October, 2007). “Literacy and numeracy in academic and technical classrooms: Preparing 21 st century learning workers.” The United States Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps National Leadership Summit , Washington , DC . Staples, J.M. (Keynote Speaker, April, 2007). “Is niggaz always on hard times?”: A student and teacher-generated framework for examining a representation of Black masculinity in a popular culture narrative. The Language, Literacy and Culture Speaker Series. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Maryland College Park . Staples, J.M. (Keynote Speaker, April, 2007). “Closing the achievement gap: Promoting, perpetuating and preserving academic excellence among Black youth.” Phi Delta Kappa Regional Teachers Conference, Parsippany , NJ . Staples, J.M. (Workshop Leader, November, 2006). “Refueling your vehicle for teaching: Literacy and numeracy strategies for student achievement.” The United States Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps National Leadership Summit , Washington , DC . Staples, J.M. & McIver, A. (Keynote Speakers, October, 2006). “What students really know and understand: Job Corps students as 21 st century learners.” The United States Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps Meeting on Professional Development for Center Directors and Academic Managers, Ocean City , MD. Staples, J.M. & McIver, A. (October, 2006). The United States Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps Meeting on Professional Development for Center Directors and Academic Managers, Staples, J.M. & McIver, A. (July, 2006). The United States Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps Professional Development Institute for Reading and Math Teachers. James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Staples, J.M. (Keynote Speaker, March, 2006). “Lifelong Literacy Matters.” The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Baltimore , MD. Staples, J.M. (Keynote Speaker, February, 2006). “Lifelong Literacy Matters.” U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Baltimore , MD. Staples, J.M. (January, 2006). Understanding students to positively affect classroom management. Keynote Speaker at Catholic University. Washington, DC. Staples, J. M. (February, 2006).“Niggaz dyin' don't make
no news”: Listening to African American urban adolescents
reading (re)presentations of manhood in a media text. Paper presented
at the 27th Annual Staples, J.M. (February, 2006). Lifelong Literacy Matters. Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Baltimore, MD. Staples, J.M. (April, 2006). Building Bridges Across Teaching/Learning Spaces: Reading and Writing the World With Adolescents (Interactive Symposium). Paper presented at the Annual International American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA. Staples, J.M. (April, 2006). What’s possible: An African American urban adolescent boy’s reading engagement through media texts. Paper presented at the Annual International American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA. Staples, J.M. (December, 2005). Reading the Word and the World: Students’ Reading Engagement through Media Texts. Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Ocean City, MD. Staples, J.M. (April, 2005). The reading experiences and literacy practices of African American urban adolescents. Paper presented at the Urban Studies Colloquium Series, Philadelphia, PA. Staples, J.M. (December, 2004). Navigating the Scholarship of Practice: The Ed.D. in Academe. Panelist at the Ed.D. Collaborative at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Staples, J.M. (April, 2004). Beyond the walls of the classroom and outside the confines of pencil and paper: Collaborative inquires into literacy practices across time and space and adolescents. Paper presented at Annual International American Educational Research Association Conference, San Diego, CA. Staples, J.M. (April, 2003). Creating Professional Intimacy: Co-authoring Research Relationships in a Study of Teacher Leadership) (co-authored with Carol Merrill – English teacher at West Philadelphia High School). Paper co-presented at Annual International American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, Ill. Staples, J.M. (March, 2003). Exploring Students’ Multiple
Modes of Expression: Reader-response Through Media Literacy in an
After-school program. Panelist at Paper presented at the 26th Annual Staples, J.M. (October, 2001). Understanding Relationships Between
the Observed and the Observer in Research on Teacher Leadership
(co-authored with Carol Merrill – English teacher at West
Philadelphia Staples, J.M. (April, 1999). Culturally Relevant Teaching, Literacy and Curriculum Reform in an Urban Pilot School: A Student Teacher Uses Hip Hop. Paper presented at the Harvard University Student Research Conference and International Forum, Cambridge, MA. Professional Speaking EngagementsStaples, J.M. (March, 2006). Lifelong Literacy Matters. Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Baltimore, MD. Staples, J.M. (December, 2004). Reading the Word and the World: Students’ Reading Engagement through Media Texts. Keynote Speaker at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps, Region II Reading Conference, Ocean City, MD. Refereed Conference Proceedings Staples. J.M. (Panelist, Submitted, 2008). Are the bridges falling down?: New literacy teachers negotiating pedagogies in “old” spaces . The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York , NY . Staples, J.M. (Panelist, Submitted, 2008). Chicks is always on hard times: Examining representations of femininity in popular culture narratives . The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York , NY . Staples, J.M. (Panelist, In preparation, 2008). Teaching teacher candidates about diversity and teacher leadership . Paper prepared for presentation at the Professional Development Schools National Conference, Orlando , FL. Staples, J.M. (Panelist, April 2007). “Is niggaz always on hard times?”: A student and teacher-generated framework for examining representations of Black masculinities in popular culture narratives . Paper presented the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago , Ill. Staples, J.M. (Session Leader, April, 2006). Building bridges across teaching/learning spaces: Reading and writing the world with adolescents (Interactive Symposium). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco , CA . Staples, J.M. (Session Leader, April, 2006). What's possible: An African American urban adolescent boy's reading engagement through media texts . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco , CA . Staples, J. M. (Session Leader, February, 2006). “Niggaz dyin' don't make no news”: Listening to African American urban adolescents reading (re)presentations of masculinity in a popular culture narrative . Paper presented at the 27 th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia , PA. Staples, J.M. (Panelist, April, 2004). Beyond the walls of the classroom and outside the confines of pencil and paper: Collaborative inquires into literacy practices across time and space with adolescents. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego , CA . Staples, J.M. and Merrill , C. (Panelists, April, 2003). Creating professional intimacy: Co-authoring research relationships in a study of teacher leadership . Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago , Ill. (Staples Primary Author). Staples, J.M. (Panelist, March, 2003). Exploring students' multiple modes of expression: Reader-response through media literacy in an after-school program. Paper presented at the 24 th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia , PA. Staples, J.M. and Merrill , C. (Panelists, October, 2001). Understanding relationships between the observed and the observer in research on teacher leadership . Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore , MD. (Staples, Primary Author) Staples, J.M. (Panelist, April, 1999). Culturally relevant teaching, literacy and curriculum reform in an urban pilot school: A student teacher uses hip hop. Paper presented at the Harvard University Student Research Conference and International Forum, Cambridge , MA . Internally and Externally Funded Grants 2008-2009 The Stanford Center on Adolescence Grant , $10,000 (In Preparation; External Funding) 2007-2008 The Professional Development Schools/EDSP Grant , $20,000 (Internal Funding) 2006-2007 The General Research Board, $8,500 (Internal Funding) 2003-2004 The American Educational Research Association/Institute of Education Sciences, $15,000 (External Funding) 2001-2003 The Ruddie Foundation Grant for Urban Education, $25,000 (External Funding) The Ralph C. Preston Award for Scholarship in Teaching and AERA-IES Dissertation Grant Recipient 2003-2004 Lloyd G. Balfour Fellow in Education 2001-2002 Harvard University Scholar in Education 1998-1999 Nellie M. Quander Scholar 1997-1998 Howard University Trustee Scholar 1996-1998 Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship 1997 Ohio State Opening Doors in Education Research Fellow 1996 |
