Name:
Janet Kesterson Isbell
Title:
Professor
Department:
Teacher Education
Email Address:
Phone:
(931) 372-3824
Office:
Bartoo Hall 325, BOX 5042
Research Interests
Poverty • Literacy • Diversity • Equity & Social Justice in Education • Rural education & communities • International students
About
Dr. Isbell chairs the literacy concentration of the Exceptional Learning Ph.D. program where she teaches research and literacy courses. She also serves as executive director of the Elinor Ross Children's Defense Fund Freedom School. She is associate editor for the Journal of Intercultural Affairs and is a founder and first president of the Tennessee chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education.
