Dr. Dean Franks
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. A. Dean Franks is an Assistant Professor in SoE at USM. They received their PhD (2017) in Curriculum and Instruction from TAMU, MA (2008) in English from SFASU, and BA (2004) in English from UCA. Their areas of specialization are Social-emotional development through STEAM activities and play, STEAM motivation, and LGTBQ+ educational experiences in STEAM education.
- Literacy and Reading (PHD) - Texas A & M University-College Station (2017)
- MA - Stephen F Austin State University (2008)
- BA - University Of Central Arkansas (2004)
- Motivated for STEM: Developing an understanding of highly motivated students’ self-image in STEM education, Science Educator, 2019
- Developing a community of academic writers: Using social media to support academic motivation, productivity, and accountability, The Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019
- Transacting With Characters: Teaching Children Perspective Taking With Authentic Literature, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 2018, 10.1080/02568543.2018.1464529
- Both Theory and Practice: Science Literacy Instruction and Theories of Reading, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, 2016, 10.1007/s10763-015-9661-2
- Minding the Gap, Teaching at Work, 2015, 10.1007/978-94-6300-082-6_9
- Beyond the Story Map: Inferential Comprehension via Character Perspective, READING TEACHER, 2015, 10.1002/trtr.1377