Biography
Jane’s research interests include academic writing, educational policy, student persistence and success, and faculty professional development in the context of community colleges.
Jane Nazzal received a master’s degree in education and a bachelor of arts in communication studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
She teaches in the department of English, Literature and Journalism at a southern California community college and has previously taught pre-collegiate courses in writing and math. She has actively participated in college governance and planning, serving on committees for student equity and the professional development of faculty and staff. She has also served as a faculty representative on the college American Association of Community Colleges Pathways Initiative workgroup, and as a member of the college Teaching and Learning Center planning team.
Jane is a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project through the University of California, Riverside.
She was awarded honorable mention by the National Science Foundation for her graduate research fellowship proposal on the effects of contextualized learning in community college basic skills math courses.
Publications
Nazzal, J. S., Olson, C.B., Chung, H.Q. Writing Proficiency and Student Placement in Community College Composition Courses (in press)
Olson, C. B., Krishnan, J., Chen, V., Nazzal, J. S., (2018). Helping English Learners Navigate the Challenges of Academic Writing. In D. Basaraba, D. Baker, & Richards-Tutor, C. (Eds.) Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Perspectives and Challenges. Nova Science Publishing.
Research Presentations
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. April 2019
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Regional Conference. University of Denver, CO. July 2018
Community College Studies Conference, University of California, Los Angeles. June 2018
Association for Public Policy and Management Regional Student Conference (APPAM). Claremont Graduate University, CA. March 2018
Jane’s research interests include academic writing, educational policy, student persistence and success, and faculty professional development in the context of community colleges.
Jane Nazzal received a master’s degree in education and a bachelor of arts in communication studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.
She teaches in the department of English, Literature and Journalism at a southern California community college and has previously taught pre-collegiate courses in writing and math. She has actively participated in college governance and planning, serving on committees for student equity and the professional development of faculty and staff. She has also served as a faculty representative on the college American Association of Community Colleges Pathways Initiative workgroup, and as a member of the college Teaching and Learning Center planning team.
Jane is a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project through the University of California, Riverside.
She was awarded honorable mention by the National Science Foundation for her graduate research fellowship proposal on the effects of contextualized learning in community college basic skills math courses.
Publications
Nazzal, J. S., Olson, C.B., Chung, H.Q. Writing Proficiency and Student Placement in Community College Composition Courses (in press)
Olson, C. B., Krishnan, J., Chen, V., Nazzal, J. S., (2018). Helping English Learners Navigate the Challenges of Academic Writing. In D. Basaraba, D. Baker, & Richards-Tutor, C. (Eds.) Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Perspectives and Challenges. Nova Science Publishing.
Research Presentations
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. April 2019
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Regional Conference. University of Denver, CO. July 2018
Community College Studies Conference, University of California, Los Angeles. June 2018
Association for Public Policy and Management Regional Student Conference (APPAM). Claremont Graduate University, CA. March 2018
