Sherry Marx

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

Professor, ESL/Multicultural Education/Qualitative Methods


Sherry Marx

Contact Information

Office Location: EDUC 341
Phone: 435-797-2227
Email: sherry.marx@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

PhD, Curriculum & Instruction, (ESL Education & Multicultural Education), , University of Texas, 2001
: Turning a Blind Eye to Racism No More: Naming Whiteness and Racism with Pre-Service Teachers Working with English Language Learners of Color.
MA, Teaching, (Teaching Certificate: Secondary English/Language Arts & English as a Second Language (ESL)), University of Louisville, 1997
BA, Major in English, Hanover College, 1989

Teaching Interests

Qualitative Research
Multicultural Education
ESL Education

Research Interests

Qualitative Research
Issues related to race, racism, and language in educational settings

Awards

Researcher of the Year, 2017

TEAL

Teacher of the Year, 2015

TEAL

Nominee Carnegie Professor of the Year, 2014

TEAL

Commencement Escort to CEHS Valedictorian, 2014

CEHS

Winner Paper with the Best Practical Applications Award, 2013

Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd

Finalist Sage Best Paper Award, 2012

Sage

Fulbright Scholar, 2011

Eötvös Loránd University

Winner of the AERA Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) Outstanding Contribution to Research , 2008

Nominee for CEHS Researcher of the Year, 2007

Secondary Education

2002 Winner of the AERA Division D Qualitative Methodology Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2002

Winner of the AERA Division G Social Context of Education Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2002


Publications | Books

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

Professional Journal

  • Meyer, M., Marx, S., (2015). How an excited student became a “washout”: What can we learn from engineering dropouts who succeed in other fields? . Prism: American Society of Engineering *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

Other

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Teaching

    TEAL 7546 - Qualitative Data Analysis, Fall 2024
    TEAL 7546 - Qualitative Data Analysis, Fall 2023
    TEAL 6545 - Research in Educational Settings, Summer 2023
    TEAL 6545, 7545 - Research in Educational Settings, Spring 2023
    TEAL 7547 - Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research, Spring 2023
    TEAL 7546 - Qualitative Data Analysis, Fall 2022
    TEAL 6545 - Research in Educational Settings, Summer 2022
    , Spring 2022
    TEAL 6545, 7545 - Research in Educational Settings, Spring 2022
    TEAL 7547 - Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research, Spring 2022
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2020
    TEAL 7820 - Seminar: Special Topics in Teacher Education and Leadership, Fall 2020
    TEAL 6710 - Diversity in Education, Spring 2020
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Research Methods, Spring 2020
    TEAL 6710 - Diversity in Education, Fall 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Summer 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Summer 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Summer 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Summer 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Summer 2019
    TEAL 6710 - Diversity in Education, Spring 2019
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Spring 2019
    TEAL 6710 - Diversity in Education, Fall 2018
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2018
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Spring 2018
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Research Methods, Spring 2018
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2017
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2017
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Spring 2017
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Spring 2017
    TEAL 6735 - Systems of Language and Literacy for English Language Learners, Spring 2017
    TEAL 6735 - Systems of Language and Literacy for English Learners, Spring 2017
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2016
    TEAL 6545 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2016
    TEAL 6730 - Educational Linguistics, Spring 2016
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Methods I, Spring 2016
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2015
    EDUC 6550 - Research for Classroom Teachers, Fall 2015
    EDUC 7780 - Qualitative Methods II, Spring 2015
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2014
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Methods I, Fall 2014
    EDUC 7780 - Qualitative Methods II, Spring 2014
    Honors Project on ESL Math Education, Fall 2013
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2013
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Methods I, Fall 2013
    Independent Study on Action Research, Spring 2013
    EDUC 7780 - Qualitative Methods II, Spring 2013
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2012
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Methods I, Fall 2012
    TEAL 4710 - Language and Cultural Diversity in Education, Fall 2010
    EDUC 6770 - Qualitative Methods I, Fall 2010

    Graduate Students Mentored

    Samantha Yoder, Teacher Education & Leadership, January 2020
    Karen Washburn, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2022 - December 2023
    Gordon Geddes, Teacher Education & Leadership, February 2018 2021
    Thomas Mgonja, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2018 - June 2021
    Isaiah Jones, Teacher Education & Leadership, August 2016 2020
    Alex Hildebrand, August 2016 - March 2017
    Angie Minnichielo, Engineering Education, April 2013 - April 2016
    Patty Norman, Other, March 2013 - March 2016
    Stacie Gregory, Engineering Education, June 2013 - April 2015
    Glori Smith, Teacher Education & Leadership, January 2013 - April 2015
    Dinah Scott, Other, April 2011 - June 2013
    Dennis Heaton, Teacher Education & Leadership, January 2004 - December 2012
    Ronda Bicmore, Teacher Education & Leadership, January 2002 - December 2012
    Troy Hunt, March 2010 - June 2011
    Jackie Maldonado, August 2009 - April 2011
    Judy Wright, 2010
    Zanjay Avery, Engineering & Technology Education, September 2007 - December 2009
    Juanjuan Zhu, March 2008 - March 2009
    Brenda Lewis, September 2006 - April 2007
    Duane Runyan, September 2006 - April 2007
    Jodie Spendlove, September 2005 - April 2007
    Curtis Waite, January 2006 - December 2006
    Christine Labrum, August 2004 - April 2006
    Blair Powell, 2005
    Jennie Taylor, January 2004 - December 2004