Jimmy McLean is a doctoral candidate in the Language and Literacy Studies program area in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Jimmy works with young writers and studies their writing practices. He is also interested in critical and humanizing writing pedagogies in elementary classrooms.
Studies elementary literacy pedagogies, literacy curriculum, and children's literacies from critical, feminist, and queer theoretical perspectives.
Tracey T Flores (Supervisor)Dr. Flores' research focuses on Latina mothers and daughters language and literacy practices, the teaching of young writers in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms, and family and community literacies.
Noah De Lissovoy (Committee Member)Examines effects of race, class and capital in schools and society; investigates and extends traditions of critical pedagogy and philosophy.
Allison Skerrett (Committee Member)Focuses on secondary English and literacy education in urban contexts, including among transnational youth.
Board of Directors, GLSEN Austin(2020 - Present)
Alexander, K. & McLean, J. (2022). Toward a pedagogy of anti-racist professional discernment in elementary literacy learning: Swords to ploughshares..
Towards Anti-Racist Educational Research: From Radical Moments to Movements: Rowman & Littlefield. (
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McLean, J.. (2019). Constructivist literacy learning as a vehicle for developing cultural identity and intercultural competence..
Internationalization in the classroom: Going global.: Rowman & Littlefield. (
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University Graduate Continuing Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin (2024 - 2025)
Judith Wells Lindfors Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Language and Literacy Studies, Curriculum & Instruction, UT-Austin (2023 - 2024)
Campus Teacher of the Year, Houston Independent School District (2022 - 2023)
L. Ramon Veal Research Seminar, National Council of Teachers of English (2021)
