Audaces fortuna iuvat.
Fortune favors the bold.
My name is Emily Mark. I’m a 27-year-old Show-me girl. My husband Sean and I are living in Lilongwe, Malawi while doing research for World Camp, Inc. I am working on my PhD in Curriculum & Instruction for Social Studies at the University of Missouri. I will be done in May of 2013, should all things go well!
I received my B.S. in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Social Studies in 2006 and my M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction for Social Studies in 2009. I have previously taught at an inner-city charter school in Phoenix. My students were sassy 7th and 8th graders, and I taught Social Studies and Language Arts. My student teaching was in Jefferson City, MO at a high school, where I taught Geography, World History, and American Government for grades 9-12. In the apst four years, I’ve taught in higher education at the University of Missouri, and I was blessed with wonderful young teachers to have as students.
In my free time (what free time!?) I watch movies, go for walks, debate the news with my husband, and visit with family and friends. I love to cook and bake, and I spend far too much time on Pinterest.
My research interests are teacher education, global education, intersectionality and identity construction, transformative learning experiences, study abroad, and social justice. My dissertation research focuses on the influence of transformative learning experiences on participants’ identity and global competence.
When I finish my Ph.D., I hope to work overseas in a university or with an NGO or education program. There is a whole, wide world out there!
