Interim Dean, School of Education, McKeown School of EducationSullivan Building 303D978.542.2748
Michelle Pierce earned a bachelor of arts degree in French from Wellesley College, a master of arts in teaching in foreign language education from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctor of education degree in literacy, language and cultural studies from Boston University. Dr. Pierce is associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, having previously taught for 15 years and served as chairperson in the Secondary and Higher Education Department. Her research interests and grant projects focus on early college programs and the high school/college transition for under-represented students. Dr. Pierce received a Fulbright scholarship to Chile in 2009 and completed the HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) program for women leaders in higher education in 2011.
Early College programs and the high school/college transition for under-represented students
Pomerantz, F., & Pierce, M. (2010). Collaborating with classroom teachers to improve performance assessments in literacy methods courses. The Reading Professor, 32, 2, 14-24.
Pierce, M., & Pomerantz, F. (2006). From pre-service to in-service: The evolution of literacy teaching practices and beliefs in novice teachers. In J. Hoffman, D. Schallert, C. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, & B. Maloch (Eds.), 55th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 235-248). Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.
Pomerantz, F., & Pierce, M. (2004). From literacy methods classes to the real world: Voices of pre-service teachers. Journal of the New England Reading Association, 40, 2, 55-62.
Rintell, E. M., & Pierce, M. (2003). Becoming maestra: Latina paraprofessionals as teacher candidates in bilingual education. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2, 1, 5-14.
Pierce, M., & Brisk, M. E. (2002). Sharing the bilingual journey: Situational autobiography in a family literacy context. Bilingual Research Journal, 26, 3, 589-611.
Pomerantz, F. & Pierce, M.(2008, March), A review of the research on the preparation of literacy teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Pierce, M. & Pomerantz, F.(2008, March). Performance assessments in literacy methods courses: What’s valid and what’s valued. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Pierce, M. & Pomerantz, F.(2007, February). Performance tasks and teacher test scores: Questions of validity and reliability. Session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, New York,NY.
Pomerantz, F. & Pierce, M.(2006, April). Out of college and into the classroom: First-year literacy teachers’ evolving beliefs and practices. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco,CA.