Martha Sidury Christiansen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies

Contact

sidury.christiansen@utsa.edu

Bio

M. Sidury Christiansen, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a former Fulbright Scholar and a Department of State English Language Specialist. Her research interests include sociolinguistics and digital literacies, especially on learners’ engagement with each other in online social network spaces. She explores the intersections between literacy and language ideologies, identities, and culture online. In the area of digital literacy, her current work focuses on the use of digital technologies for second language writing development (e.g., digital storytelling, use of apps, and video making to advance academic essay writing), and on the teaching of academic writing for research and publication. Her publications have appeared in journals such as Written Communication, Writing & Pedagogy, Journal of Sociolinguistics, International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Research, and the Journal of Response to Writing. She regularly presents at and attends state, national, and international conferences.

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Mission

COEHD will be an international model for developing inclusive, transformative leaders guided by principles of community, integrity, excellence, scholarship and service. The COEHD will have a critical impact on the realization of human and community potential through its leadership in education, health and wellness, human development and policy studies. All programs of study include a focus on developing competencies for working effectively in multicultural and cross-national contexts.

Martha Sidury Christiansen, Ph.D.