Janna Jackson
Department:
Curriculum & Instruction
Title:
Professor
Professor
Professor
Location:
Wheatley Hall Floor 02
Biography
Dr. Janna Jackson Kellinger is a Professor in the Curriculum and Instruction department. She began her career in education as a high school English teacher. Her book Unmasking Identities (2007) describes her research with queer teachers. Both her most recent book, Up Your Teaching Game: Creating Story-based Games for K-12 Students and her previous book, A Guide to Designing Curricular Games (2017) lay out processes that teachers can follow to develop their own learning games.
Area of Expertise
Game-based Teaching
Queer Theory in Education
Degrees
B.A. in English and Psychology from Duke University (1992)
M.A. in Teaching from Duke University (1993)
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College (2004)