Faculty Profile

Grace Leu

Contact

Plass Learning Resources Center

Room 162

1700 SW College Ave

Topeka, KS 66621-1117

785.670.1434

grace.leu@washburn.edu

Degrees & Certifications

University of Rochester, Bachelor of Arts

Dallas Theological Seminary, Master of Arts

Amberton University, Master of Science

Fordham University, Master of Science

University of Houston, Bachelor of Arts

The University of Kansas, Doctor of Philosophy

Course List

• ED 165, Examining Teaching as a Profession: Diversity, Literacy, and Technology
• ED 295, Experiencing Teaching as a Profession: Diversity, Literacy, and Classroom Management
• ED 354, Curriculum and Assessment

Scholarly Interests/Activities

Publications

Leu, G. S., Cho, H., Chen., S.J. (2024) "Closer to Our Lives": Teaching Animal Farm to Junior High School Students in Taiwan. The Reading Matrix, 24(1), 53-72.

Leu, G. S. (2024). AUMI among the ADMIs: The Adaptive Digital Context. In The AUMI Editorial Collective (Ed.), Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (pp. 78-83). University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11969438

Leu, G. S. (2023). Dialogical Pedagogy (Publication Number 30422293) [Ph.D., University of Kansas]. Dissertations & Theses @ University of Kansas; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. United States -- Kansas

Kozleski, E. B., Hunt, P., Mortier, K., Stepaniuk, I., Fleming, D., Balasubramanian, L., Leu, G., & Munandar, V. (2021). What Peers, Educators, and Principals Say: The Social Validity of Inclusive, Comprehensive Literacy Instruction. Exceptional Children, 87(3), 289–306. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014402920969184

Leu, G. S. (2020). My Life the Way I See It: Reconstructing Minoritized Youth With Disabilities as Critical Thinkers. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 64(2), 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1083

Presentations

Andino, I., Castilo, K., Leu, G. S., Lopez, J., McGuckin, K., Nunez, J., Roca, S., Sanchez-Ramierz, D., & Sosa-Dolmo, J. (April 11-13, 2024) The Power of Inclusivity: Multicultural Youth Creating Vibrant Communities Through Class Discussions. AERA Youth Teams in Education Research Program (YTER). https://doi.org/10.3102/IP.24.2164012

Leu, G. (October 5, 2023). Shifting Students' Classroom Identities Through Class Discussions. Omaha, Nebraska: Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Conference

Leu, G. (December 6, 2022). Dialogical Pedagogy: Creating Inclusive High School Class Discussions. University of Kansas, Hall Center for the Humanities: Disabilities Studies Seminar

Hunt, P.; Kozleski, E. B.; Leu, G. (February 1, 2019). Literacy Instruction for Students with Severe Disabilities Implemented in General Education Classrooms. Indianapolis, Indiana: Council for Exceptional Children