Kimberly Gomez
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5105 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-624-6018
EMAIL:
kgomez@pitt.eduFull Time Faculty - Associate Professor
EDUCATION
1994 Ph.D., University of Chicago, Educational Psychology
1991 M.A., University of Chicago, Educational Psychology
1980 M.S., Florida State University, Speech Pathology
1978 B.A., University of Florida, Speech Pathology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The role of literacy and language in content-area inquiry learning environments
Multiple source comprehension of traditional and online texts
The development and support of the literate self in adolescence and adulthood
Digital media learning and integration in and out of school
School Affiliations
- Department: Instruction and Learning - Associate Professor
- Department: Learning Policy Center - Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
- Program: Language, Literacy, and Culture - Associate Professor
- Program: Learning Sciences and Policy - Associate Professor
Recent Publications
- Gomez, K. (2009). “Living the literate life”: How teachers make connections between the personal and professional literate selves. Reading Psychology. 30, 20-50.
Book Chapters
- Celedon-Pattichis, S. & Gomez, K. (in press) Transforming Pre-Service Teachers’
Knowledge for Mathematics and Science Teaching. In E. Riojas Clark, B. Bustos Flores, R. Hernandez Sheets (Eds.). Teacher Preparation for Bilingual Student Populations: Educar para transformar.
- Goldman, S., Ozuru, Y., Braasch, J., Manning, F., Lawless, K., Gomez, K., & Slanovits, M. (in
press). Literacies for learning: A multiple source comprehension illustration. In Stein, N. (Ed.) Development Science Goes to School. Taylor Francis.
Manuscripts
- Gomez, K., Gomez, L., & Herman, P. (under review). Conspicuous strategies to support reading to learn: Preparing urban youth to engage in science inquiry. Cognition and Learning.
- Zywica, J., Richards, K., & Gomez, K. (under review). Examining the design and affordances of a scaffolded-social networking site. Journal of Interactive Learning Research.
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Recent Course Instruction
Spring 2010 (2104)
Fall 2009 (2101)
Summer 2009 (2097)
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Recent Presentations
- Toward 21st Century Literacy: The Integration of Science, Reading, and Reasoning
Paper presented as a part of the symposium A Programmatic Approach to Supporting Text-Dependent Tools and Routines in Disciplinary Science Inquiry. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
- Middle School Students’ Ability to Decompose Claims and Evidence Within a Multiple Text Comprehension Tas
Paper presented at the annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
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Current Professional Participation
- University of Illinois
- Co-chair, Program Review Committee, 2010 International Conference of the Learning Sciences, to be held in Chicago, IL.
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Recent Grants
- Gomez, K. (Co-Principal Investigator with Kevin Crowley & Louis Gomez,
University of Pittsburgh). School/Community Partnerships in the 21st Century: How Digital Technologies Can Build a Culture of Learning That Extends Beyond School. Learning Research Development Center, The University of Pittsburgh. 75,333.
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