Stephanie Wasta

Stephanie Wasta earned her Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education at the University of Iowa. She is a professor and graduate director in the Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities Department in the College of Education at James Madison University. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses pertaining to TESOL and social foundations of education. Dr. Wasta is the past president of the Virginia chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Her research interests include culturally responsive teaching practices, the use of multicultural literature in social studies education, and equity practices to support multilingual learners.

Publications

Reimagining Family Engagement: Building Equitable Relationships With Multilingual Families Under Faculty Mentorship
Reimagining Family Engagement: Building Equitable Relationships With Multilingual Families Under Faculty Mentorship
Ekaterina Koubek, Stephanie Wasta. © 2023. 28 pages.
Employing a qualitative case study approach, the researchers examined three preservice teachers' (PSTs) perceptions of building relationships with diverse families while...