Valerie Kinloch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Contact Info

E-mail: kinloch.2@osu.edu
Office: 217 Arps Hall
Phone: (614) 292-7435
Fax: (614) 292-7695

Mailing Address

1945 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210-1177

Education

Ph.D., Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan
M.A., Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan
B.A., Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina

Research Biography

Dr. Valerie Kinloch is Associate Professor in Literacy Studies (Adolescent Literacy & English Education) in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. She holds affiliate appointments in the Department of English and the Department of Women's Studies at OSU. She earned her B.A. in Honors English at Johnson C. Smith University, her M.A. in English and African American Literature at Wayne State University, and her Ph.D. in English with emphasis in Composition and Rhetoric at Wayne State University. Prior to joining the faculty at OSU, Dr. Kinloch was on faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City. There, she worked with masters and doctoral level students at Teachers College and with students and teachers in local high schools. She was a visiting senior English instructor at a high school in Harlem. Prior to this, she worked as a Writing Resident in an urban middle school through the Writers-In-The-Schools program in Houston, Texas.

Her research interests include the social and literary lives, literacy learning, and collaborative engagements of youth and adults in and out-of-school spaces, particularly in urban contexts. She is the author of several journal articles, including "Revisiting the Promise of Students' Right to Their Own Language: Pedagogical Strategies" (in College Composition and Communication Journal), "'The white-ificaton of the hood': Power, politics, and youth performing narratives of community" (in Language Arts Journal), "'To not be a traitor of Black English': Youth perceptions of language rights in an urban context," in Teachers College Record), and, among other articles, "Suspicious spatial distinctions: Literacy research with students across school and community contexts" (in Written Communication). Her co-authored book, Still Seeking an Attitude: Critical Reflections on the Work of June Jordan, was released in 2004, and her single- authored biography on poet-educator June Jordan titled, June Jordan: Her Life and Letters, was published in 2006. Dr. Kinloch was awarded a Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant as well as a Grant-in-Aid from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to support her work on the writing, literacy, and activist practices of African American and Latino/a high school and first generation college students in urban settings. In particular, this work examines how community gentrification and a politics of place can heavily impact the lives, literacy practices, and survival strategies of urban youth of color.

Dr. Kinloch's latest book is titled, Harlem our minds: Place, race, and the literacies of urban youth (http://store.tcpress.com/0807750239.shtml), and she is currently completing various book projects, including an edited book on critical perspectives on education in urban settings. In addition to her publications and current research projects, Dr. Kinloch is the recipient of the 2010 AERA Scholars of Color Early Career Award. She also received the 2010 Dean's Inspiration Award from the College of Education and Human Ecology at OSU.

Activities and Honors

Director, Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color (CNV) grant program, NCTE (2008-2010; 2010-2012)
Co-Editor, NCTE-Routledge Books Series in Literacy Studies (2010- )
Chair, Standing Committee on Research, NCTE (2010-2013)
Editor, Innovative Writing Instruction column, English Journal (2008-present)
Chair, Affirmative Action Committee, AERA Division K (2008-2010)
Appointed Trustee, Research Foundation of the National Council of Teachers of English, NCTE, (2007-present)
Program Planning Coordinator, The Research Strand of NCTE (2007)
Member, Standing Committee on Research, NCTE (2006-2009)
Research Mentor, "Cultivating New Voices" grant program, NCTE (2006-2008; 2008-2010)
Editorial/Advisory Board Member, Language Arts, (2006-2010)
Editorial/Advisory Board Member, English Education, (2005-2010)
Advisor, Annenberg/NY Public TV, "Teaching Multicultural Literature at the Middle School" (2004-2006) (see http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/tml/workshop6/commentary2.html and http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/tml/workshop1/commentary2.html)
Member, Commission on Language, NCTE (2002-2006)

Research Funding

Coca-Cola Critical Difference For Women Grants for Research on Women, Gender, and Equity, Department of Women's Studies (OSU). "Not being left behind: Adolescent and adult females debating race and place in narratives of urban gentrification," (2008-2009).
Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (OSU). "The politics of place, writing, and youth digital discourses" (2008-2009).
The Spencer Foundation, Research Grant. "Youth Literacies, Spatial Narratives", (2006-2007).
National Council of Teachers of English, Grant-In-Aid. "The Impact of Place-Based Narratives on the Writing Practices of Urban Youth", (2005-2007).
National Council of Teachers of English, "Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color" grant recipient and fellow. "Writing in the Community" (2000-2002).

Selected Publications

Selected Books

Kinloch, V. (2010). Harlem on our minds: Place, race, and the literacies of urban youth. New York: Teachers College Press.
Kinloch, V. (2006). June Jordan: Her life and letters, Women of Color Biography Series. Praeger Press/Greenwood Publishing.
Kinloch, V. and Grebowiz, M. (Eds). (2005). Still seeking an attitude: Critical reflections on the work of June Jordan. Maryland: Lexington Books.

Selected Articles & Chapters

Kinloch, V. (2010). "Crossing boundaries, studying diversity: Lessons from preservice teachers and urban youth." In A. Ball & C. Tyson (Eds.), Studying diversity in teacher education.
Chapman, T., & Kinloch, V. (2010). Emic (insider) studies: Research on individual actors and independent learning spaces. Handbook of English Language Arts, 3rd edition.
Kinloch, V. (2010). "To not be a traitor of Black English": Youth perceptions of language rights in an urban context. Teachers College Record 112(1).
Kinloch, V., Ball, A., & Franquiz, M. (Guest Eds.). (2010). Special issue of Research in the Teaching of English (RTE) titled, Research on literacy in diverse educational contexts
Kinloch, V. (Ed.). (2009). Critical literacy research with urban youth: Implications for teaching & teacher education. English Education, 41(4).
Kinloch, V. (2009). Literacy, community, and youth acts of place-making. English Education, 41(4): 316-336.
Kinloch, V. (2009). Suspicious spatial distinctions: Literacy research with students across school and community contexts. Written Communication, 26(2): 154-182.
Kinloch, V. (2008). Power, politics, and pedagogies: Re-imagining Students' Right To Their Own Language through democratic engagements. In J.C. Scott, D. Straker, & L. Katz (Eds.), Affirming students' right to their own language: Bridging language policies to teaching practices (pp.85-98). London & New York: Routledge.
Kinloch, V. (2008). Response to Kelly Wissman's 'This is what I see': (Re)envisioning photography as a social practice. In M.L. Hill & L. Vasudevan (Eds.), Media, learning, and sites of possibility (pp.53-55). New York: Peter Lang.
Kinloch, V. (2007). Youth representations of community, art, and struggle in Harlem. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education Journal 2007(116): 37-49.
Kinloch, V. (2007). "'The white-ification of the hood': Power, politics, and youth performing narratives of community," Language Arts Journal 85(1): 61-68.
Kinloch, V. (2005). "Revisiting the promise of Students' Right to Their Own Language: Pedagogical strategies." College Composition and Communication 57(1): 83-113.
Kinloch, V. (2005). "Poetry, literacy, and creativity: Fostering effective learning strategies in an urban classroom." English Education 37(2): 96-114.

Selected Courses Taught

T&L 642: Reading Across the Curriculum
T&L 925: Research on Spoken Word & Poetry
T&L 925: Qualitative Research: Youth Literacy, Community, and Video Documentation
T&L 925: Research on Writing in the Community
T&L 913: Research and Theory in Written Composition
T&L 873: Popular Culture and the Teaching of English
T&L 971: The English Curriculum: Literature

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