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College of Education and Human Services

CEHS Faculty Profile

Faculty Profile
Name Department
Erik Jacobson Early Childhood, Elementary, and Literacy Education

Program of Specialty
  • Literacy Education
Scholarly Interests and Specialties
  • Adult Literacy Education (in the Unites States and Japan)
  • Sociocultural perspectives on literacy
  • Online technologies
  • Professional Development

Professional Association Memberships
  • National Reading Conference (NRC)
  • International Reading Association(IRA)
  • New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning(NJALL)
  • Commission on Adult Basic Education(COABE)
  • Association of Adult Literacy Professional Developers(AALPD)
  • Women Empowered through Education and Action Research Network

Other Types of Reviews
  • National Reading Conference: Reviewer of Paper Presentation

Leadership positions in professional organizations
  • Chair - J. Michael Parker Award/ National Reading Conference
  • Co-chair - Adult Literacy Study Group/ National Reading Conference
  • Vice-president - New Jersey Association

Work with schools and Other Agencies
  • Write on Sports - Working with local school systems (West Orange, Newark) on a summer sports-writing camp for middle-school students