Texas A&M University-Commerce | Department

 

Merry Boggs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Assistant Department Chair
Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
merry_boggs@tamu-commerce.edu
903-468-3236

Ph.D. August, 1999 University of South Florida/Tampa, FL
            Major: Curriculum and Instruction
            Minor: Reading and Language Arts
            Cognate: Qualitative Research

M.Ed. May, 1986 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
            Major: Educational administration
            Minor: Psychology

B.A.    June, 1982 Auburn University   Auburn, Alabama
            Early Childhood Education (PK-3rd)

Teaching

Graduate Level Courses:

RDG 528: Integrating Writing
RDG 562: Critical Issues in Literacy Education

Undergraduate Level:

RDG 380: Comprehension and Vocabulary
Rockwall Field-Based Courses

Research Interests

• Teacher Development in an Era of High-Stakes Testing
• Action Research of my University Teaching

Research Publications & Presentations

• Boggs, M & Szabo, S. (In press for early February, 2009). Teachers talk about factors that influence their ability to teach effectively, College Reading Association Yearbook.

• Boggs, M. (2008). A critical piece of an effective reading methods course.  The Reading Professor, 30(1)13-17.

• Szabo, S., Sinclair, B, & Boggs, M. (2008).  Reading strategy awareness of student teachers. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 131-135.
• Boggs, M. (2007) Why are we reading? North Carolina Middle School Journal.  http://www.ncmsa.net/journal/PDF/Feb08/Why-are-we-reading.pdf.
• Cassidy, J., Garcia, R., & Boggs, M. (2005). The SIQ-III test: Gender issues in literacy. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 49(2), 142-148.

• Boggs, M. (2002). Adapting literature circle to enhance pre-service teacher methodology: Giving meaning to classroom experiences. Texas Teacher Education Forum, 27, 48-57.
• Boggs, M. (2002). A teacher educator’s action research: Facilitating preservice teachers becoming writers and writing teachers. Networks, 5 (1). http://www.oise.utoronto.ca~ctd/network/journalVol%205(1).2002march/index.html.
• Boggs, M. (2001). Assessment and instruction of phonics for young children: A model for collaborative teaching and learning. In  J. Cassidy & S. Garrett (Eds.). Early Childhood Literacy: Programs and Strategies to Develop Cultural, Linguistic, Scientific and Healthcare Literacy for Very Young Children and Their Families, (pp. 107-122). Corpus Christi, TX: CEDER.

Grant Participation and Training Presentations

2008
     Texas A&M Commerce Faculty Enhanced Research Grant ($8,200), Texas Teachers Talk about Factors that Shape Teaching in the Current Era of High-Stakes Testing,

2006
     Texas A&M University-Commerce Mini Grant, Texas Teachers Voices: Impact and Insights of Twenty-Six Years of State-Mandated and High Stakes Testing ($600.00)

Current professional Service

• Coordinator and Liaison for the Rockwall Professional Development Center
• Advisor for the Teacher’s Aide
• Advisor 4-8 math, science, and math/science
• Advisor for EC-6 majors
• Assistant Department Chair

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