Associate Professor and Advisor, English/Single Subject (English Education)
jen johnson, PhD, is an associate professor of English/English education. Hailing from the Seattle area, they moved to the Bay Area in the 1990s where they earned a BA in Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. Since then, they have been an educator for over 23 years; was a co-director of the San José Writing Project; and was a director and coach for urban debate leagues around the country for over a decade.
Dr. johnson earned their doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University; their Master's in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University; and their Master's in Philosophy from Columbia University.
Their work is dedicated to leveraging culturally-sustaining-