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Amber Jensen

Assistant Professor
English

4096 JFSB - Brigham Young University
701 E University PKWY
Provo, Utah 84602-2401

Research Interests

English Preservice Teacher Education
Digital and Multimodal Writing and Literacies
Secondary School Writing Centers
Composition Pedagogy

Teaching Interests

English Education
Writing Pedagogy
English Teaching Methods

Education

  • Ph.D., Writing and Rhetoric , George Mason University (2019)
  • M.Ed, Education Policy and Management , Harvard Graduate School of Education (2006)
  • B.A., English , Spanish, TESOL K-12, Brigham Young University (2005)

Licenses and Certifications

  • National Writing Project, National Writing Project Fellow (2012 - Present)
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), National Board Certification, Adolescent/Young Adult Language Arts (2012 - 2022)
  • Commonwealth of Virginia, Professional Teaching License, English 6-12 and TESOL (2007 - 2022)

Honors and Awards

  • Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research, Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age (2023 - 2023)
  • Humanities+ Student-centered Research Award, BYU College of Humanities (2022 - 2022)
  • Jensen-Hutton Grant for Emerging Writing Centers, Secondary School Writing Center Association (2020 - 2020)

Memberships

  • Utah Council of Teachers of English (UCTE) (2019 - Present)
  • English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) (2016 - Present)
  • Secondary School Writing Centers Association (SSWCA) (2013 - Present)
  • International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) (2010 - Present)
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (2008 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, English Teaching: Practice and Critique (2021 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Teaching/Writing Journal (2020 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Writing Center Journal (2020 - Present)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools (2020 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Pedagogy (2019 - Present)
  • Board Member, Secondary School Writing Centers Association (2019 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, ELATE Commission on English Teaching Methods (2018 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, ELATE Commission on Writing Teacher Education (2017 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, School-University Partnerships Journal (2016 - Present)
  • Conference-Related Role, SSWCA + CUWP Conference 2025 (2024 - 2025)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care (2019 - 2022)
  • Committee/Council Member, ELATE Commission on Everyday Advocacy (2018 - 2022)
  • Guest Speaker, Rocky Mountain Writing Centers Association (2021 - 2021)
  • Guest Speaker, Oklahoma State University (2021 - 2021)
  • Other, National Writing Project/Everyday Advocacy Working Group (2019 - 2020)
  • Other, Everyday Advocacy (Sponsored by NWP and NCTE) (2016 - 2020)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) Graduate Strand (2017 - 2019)

Courses Taught

Publications

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Presentations

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Amber N Jensen Tyler D Gardner Jaime Sadlier-Holley
Amber N Jensen Claire Margetts Annika Peacock Larissa Beatty
Amber N Jensen Annika Peacock Danelia Dust
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Amber N Jensen Jenny Goransson Tom Deans Tanya Baker Kat Greene
Amber N Jensen Ellen Shelton Heather Barton Betsy Woods Heather Abernathy Lauren Chandler Susana Benko Beth Rimer
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Amber N Jensen Tyler D Gardner Quinn Blackley Braden Slater Rachel Cutler
Amber N Jensen Rachel Cutler Hillary Hermansen Brian Ellingford
Amber N Jensen Amy D Williams Jonathan W Ostenson
Amber N Jensen Charlotte Land Kelsey Jones-Greer Mandi Dunn
Amber N Jensen Jenny Goransson
Amber N Jensen Amy D Williams Chanel Earl Joseph Wiederhold
Amber N Jensen Sarah Donovan Amy Vetter Kira LeeKeenan Charlotte Land Rob Montgomery
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Amy D Williams Amber N Jensen Chanel Earl Joseph Wiederhold
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Amber N Jensen ELATE Commission on English Methods Teaching and Learning
Amber N Jensen ELATE Everyday Advocacy Commission Members
Amber N Jensen Editorial Board of the Writers Who Care blog
Amber N Jensen ELATE Writing Teacher Education Commission Members
Amber N Jensen Adler Regan Gull Reegan
Amber N Jensen Nicole Green Zach Garrett Jessica Masterson Russ Mayo
Amber N Jensen Ann Burke Bethany Monea Laura Dacus
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Amber N Jensen David Premont Katie Alford
Amber N Jensen Christopher E Crowe Deborah Marie Dean Dawan Lynn Coombs Karen Thomas Brown
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