Wendy Williams
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Dr. Wendy R. Williams, Associate Professor of English Education and Visual Storytelling, is the author of Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry (2018, University of Massachusetts Press) and numerous articles and chapters. She is at work on three book projects: 1. Mentoring Youth Writers: How to Help Students Thrive in the Writing Classroom and Beyond (National Council of Teachers of English). 2. Visual and Multimodal Storytelling: Interpreting and Composing Picturebooks, Graphic Narratives, Short Films, and Animated Works. 3. Writing about Food (co-edited collection with L.M. Nicosia).
She has developed new courses for ASU on visual storytelling (ENG 446/520), Studio Ghibli films (ENG 466), writing about food (ENG 394), children's literature (ENG 473), narrative and arts-based research (ENG 505), and mentoring youth writers (ENG 484/584).
Dr. Williams serves on the university's Curriculum and Academic Programs Committee (CAPC). She recently organized and hosted the 2023 ASU Writing Series with support from an Arizona Humanities Grant. Previously, she has served as the "Teaching Creative Writing" column editor for English Journal, chair of NCTE's Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee, and chair of ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Awards Committee. Her ASU community outreach projects have included founding and directing the Young Authors' Studio program from 2017-2023 (free writing programs and events for youth led by ASU student writing mentors) and Sparky Slam events (a spoken word poetry competition for youth).
Prior to joining the ASU faculty as a tenure-track professor in 2015, Dr. Williams taught high school and middle school English for nine years. Outside of her work in English education, she is a cellist, urban gardener, and formally-trained chef (2001, A.O.S. Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Scottsdale Culinary Institute).
2015. Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction: English Education, MLF Teachers College, Arizona State University
Book (Monograph)
Williams, W.R. (2018). Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry. Boston: University of Massachusetts Press.
Articles, Chapters, and Editorials
Williams, W.R. (2022). "Expanding What Counts as Writing: Animation in English Language Arts." English Journal, 111(6): 78-80.
Williams, W.R. (2021). "Reflections on Writing and Teaching: A Study of Five Writing Contest Winners." English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 20(3): 385-397.
Williams, W.R. & ByBee, K.D. (2021). “Visions of the City: Examining Urban Landscapes in Shaun Tan’s Visual Narratives.” In L. Nicosia and J. Nicosia (Eds.), Examining Images of Urban Life: A Resource for Teachers of Young Adult Literature, pp. 151-163. Myers Education Press.
Williams, W.R. (2020). “Examining Studio Ghibli’s Animated Films: A Study of Students’ Viewing Paths and Creative Projects.” Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 63(6): 639-650.
Williams, W.R. (2020). “Taking Risks with Form.” English Journal, 110(2), 104-106.
Williams, W.R. (2019). “Attending to the Visual Aspects of Visual Storytelling: Using Art and Design Concepts to Interpret and Compose Narratives with Images.” Journal of Visual Literacy, 38(1-2): 66-82.
Williams, W.R. (2019). “Exploring the Art of Spoken Word Poetry with Students: A Sample Unit.” In K. Macro and M. Zoss (Eds.), A Symphony of Possibilities: A Handbook for Arts Integration in Secondary English Classrooms, pp. 36-50. National Council of Teachers of English Press.
Williams, W.R., & Reid, S.F. (2019). “Young Authors’ Studio: Writing and Learning Together in Arizona.” Literacy Today, 38-39.
Williams, W.R. (2018). “Attempting Arts Integration: Secondary Teachers’ Experiences with Spoken Word Poetry.” Pedagogies: An International Journal, 13(2), 92-105.
Williams, W.R. & Blasingame, J. (2017). “Celebrating All Voices: Assuring Diversity in Young Adult Literature.” In J.A. Hayn, J.S. Kaplan, and K.R. Clemmons (Eds.), Teaching Young Adult Literature Today: Insights, Considerations, and Perspectives for the Classroom Teacher, 2nd ed., pp. 223-250. Rowman and Littlefield.
Williams, W.R. (2017). “Learning from a Teacher-Machine: Terror and Implanted Knowledge in The Prisoner.” In M.M. Dalton and L.R. Linder (Eds.), Screen Lessons: What We Have Learned from Teachers on Television and in the Movies, pp. 59-66. Peter Lang.
Williams, W.R. (2015). “Every Voice Matters: Spoken Word Poetry in and outside of School.” English Journal, 104(4), 77-82.
Williams, W.R. (2014). “New Technologies, New Possibilities for the Arts and Multimodality in English Language Arts.” Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE English Language Arts), 14(4), 327-355.
Williams, W.R. (2014). “Art Does Align with Common Core State Standards.” Language Arts, 92(2), 120.
Williams, W.R. (2013). “‘Untold Stories to Tell’: Making Space for the Voices of Youth Songwriters.” Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 56(5), 369-379.
Williams, W.R. (2013). “What’s Cooking in Your YA Literature Class?” In A.P. Nilsen, et al. (Eds.), Literature for Today’s Young Adults (9th ed.), pp. 378-379. Pearson.
Courses
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 394 | Special Topics |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
ENG 597 | Graduate Capstone Seminar |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 520 | Visual Narratives |
ENG 446 | Visual Narratives |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 473 | Crit Approaches Children's Lit |
ENG 505 | Narrative Research Methods |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 484 | Internship |
ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 471 | Literature for Young Adults |
ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 520 | Visual Narratives |
ENG 590 | Reading and Conference |
ENG 446 | Visual Narratives |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 584 | Internship |
ENG 484 | Internship |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 446 | Visual Narratives |
ENG 505 | Narrative Research Methods |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 473 | Crit Approaches Children's Lit |
ENG 598 | Special Topics |
ENG 466 | Studies in International Film |
2018 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 484 | Internship |
ENG 520 | Visual Narratives |
ENG 446 | Visual Narratives |
ENG 584 | Internship |
2018 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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ENG 505 | Narrative Research Methods |