Rebecca Callahan
Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Doctoral Program
Program Coordinator, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Master's Program
85 South Prospect St
453 Waterman
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D., Education, University of California, Davis
- M.A., Education, University of California, Davis
- Bilingual Cross-Cultural K-16 teacher certification (BCC), University of California, San Diego
- B.A., Anthropology, University of California, San Diego
BIO
Dr. Callahan's primary research interests center on the academic experiences of immigrant-origin, language minority adolescents as they transition from high school into young adulthood. She is presently involved in several research projects that explore the effects of school context, social and academic processes, and teachers' pedagogical practices on the academic and civic development of immigrant-origin, potential bilingual students. She specializes in the intersection of educational policy with both language and immigrant/immigration policies.
Dr. Callahan recently completed an NSF-DRK-12 project, Design Technology in Engineering Education for English Learner Students (DTEEL) exploring bilingual elementary students’ problem-solving potential using engineering education. Other strands of her research examine the effects of English as a second language (ESL) placement on college preparatory achievement outcomes among language minority adolescents; primary language use and college-going among language minority students; and school context and academic preparation on the political participation of immigrant young adults. She has published in Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Policy, Social Science Quarterly, Theory and Research in Social Education, and the American Journal of Education.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Mid Career Researcher Award, Second Language Research Special Interest Group (SIG), American Educational Research Association (2020)
- Reviewer Award, American Educational Research Journal (2014)
- Early Career Researcher Award, Bilingual Education Research Special Interest Group (SIG), American Educational Research Association (2011)
Area(s) of expertise
- Educational Policy
- English Learner (EL) Education
- Immigrant Students' Civic Development
- STEM Pathways
- K-12 High School to College Transitions
Bio
Dr. Callahan's primary research interests center on the academic experiences of immigrant-origin, language minority adolescents as they transition from high school into young adulthood. She is presently involved in several research projects that explore the effects of school context, social and academic processes, and teachers' pedagogical practices on the academic and civic development of immigrant-origin, potential bilingual students. She specializes in the intersection of educational policy with both language and immigrant/immigration policies.
Dr. Callahan recently completed an NSF-DRK-12 project, Design Technology in Engineering Education for English Learner Students (DTEEL) exploring bilingual elementary students’ problem-solving potential using engineering education. Other strands of her research examine the effects of English as a second language (ESL) placement on college preparatory achievement outcomes among language minority adolescents; primary language use and college-going among language minority students; and school context and academic preparation on the political participation of immigrant young adults. She has published in Educational Researcher, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Policy, Social Science Quarterly, Theory and Research in Social Education, and the American Journal of Education.
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Mid Career Researcher Award, Second Language Research Special Interest Group (SIG), American Educational Research Association (2020)
- Reviewer Award, American Educational Research Journal (2014)
- Early Career Researcher Award, Bilingual Education Research Special Interest Group (SIG), American Educational Research Association (2011)
Areas of Expertise
- Educational Policy
- English Learner (EL) Education
- Immigrant Students' Civic Development
- STEM Pathways
- K-12 High School to College Transitions