Dr. Joan Mitchell is Visiting Assistant Professor in English Education at Wake Forest University. She is a proud alumnus of Wake Forest where she received her BA in English and her MAEd in English education before earning her doctorate at the University of Alabama. Dr. Mitchell is a former high school English teacher who now serves as the secondary education director and English education coordinator in the Department of Education. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in writing pedagogy and English methods and supervises secondary student teachers during their internships. Her research focus is the pedagogy of revision and its impact on student writing. She is the co-author of the English education textbook Bridging English (6th ed.) and has published articles in various education journals and texts. As a regular presenter at both national and state conferences, Dr. Mitchell’s sessions have examined topics such as examining inequities in students’ opportunity to learn, embracing young adult literature, revitalizing nonfiction in the classroom, teaching effective revision strategies, and developing students’ writing identities.
- Program Coordinator, English Education
- Visiting Assistant Professor, English Education
- Director, Secondary Education
- Ed.D., The University of Alabama, 2013
- M.A.Ed., Wake Forest University, 2003
- B.S., Wake Forest University, 2002
- Teacher-Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow, Wake Forest University
- English Teacher, Heritage High School, Littleton, CO
- English Teacher, J.H. Rose High School, Greenville, NC
- Educational Consultant, Summit School, Winston-Salem, NC
- University Supervisor, Secondary Education Program, The University of Alabama
- EDU 101: How Do We Learn to Write?
- EDU 354/654: Teaching Secondary English
- EDU 364L/664L: Student Teaching Internship (English)
- EDU 365/665: Professional Development Seminar
- Milner, J.O., Milner, L.F.M. & Mitchell, J.F. (2017). Bridging English. (6th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
- Mitchell, J. (2017-2018, Winter/Summer). Teacher interview column. Notes on American Literature.
- Mitchell, J. (2017, Spring). Noel: Satire in miniature. Notes on American Literature, 1(3), 3.
- Mitchell, J. (2016). Infusing sports and vitality into secondary writing instruction. In A. Brown & L. Rodesiler (Eds.), Developing contemporary literacies through sports: A guide for the English classroom (pp. 64-66). Urbana, IL: NCTE.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J., Youngblood, K. et al. (2014). “Do I dare disturb the universe?”: Fighting for students’ right to read. SIGNAL Journal, 37(2), 30-35.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J. F. et al. (2014). The look of classic young adult literature. The ALAN Review, 41(2), 6-14.
- Milner, J.O., Milner, L.F.M. & Mitchell, J.F. (2012). Bridging English. (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J., Thomas, R., & Thompson, H. (2023, July). Exploring the intersections of college and university literacy education centers. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE), Atlanta, GA.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J., et al. (2022, November). Eight great English education authors who light the way for teachers. Co-chair and presenter for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Anaheim, CA.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J., et al. (2022, November). The intersection of literacy, sport, culture, and society.
Roundtable presentation for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Anaheim, CA. - Brown, A., Mitchell, J., et al. (2021, November). Eight great platforms that amplify marginalized voices. Co-chair and presenter for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), virtual due to pandemic.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J., et al. (2020, November). Eight great contemporary novels in which place and self converge. Co-chair and presenter for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), virtual due to pandemic.
- Brown, A., Mitchell, J. et al. (2018, November). Eight great American poets who inspire students to discover their own voices. Co-chair and roundtable leader for the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), Houston, TX.