Faculty Profile for Dr. Lori Czop Assaf
Dr. Lori Czop Assaf
Professor — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 3051
phone: (512) 245-9163
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Ph. D. 2003 The University of Texas at AustinCurriculum and Instruction Specialization in Literacy
“The Authoring of Self: Looking at Preservice Teachers’ Professional Identities as Reflected in an Online Environment”
M. Ed. 1996 The University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum and Instruction with Reading Major
B. A. 1988 University of San Diego Bachelor of Arts in Diversified Liberal Arts and K-8 Teaching Certification
CERTIFICATIONS
California Elementary Education PK thru 8 (Lifetime certificate obtained in 1988)
Texas Elementary Education Self-Contained Grades PK-6th (Lifetime certificate obtained 1988)
Texas Reading Specialist Grades PK-12 (Lifetime certificate obtained in 1995)
Texas ESL Education PK-6 (Lifetime certification obtained in 1995)
Teaching Interests
Masters and Doctoral Level Literacy CoursesInternational Perspectives on Writing Instruction and Teacher Professional Development
Research Interests
Writing Instruction and AssessmentIn Service and Pre Service Teacher Education
Professional Identity
Professional Learning
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Hoff, M., Lussier, K. O., & Assaf, L. C. (2021). Balancing in a Whirlwind: The Influence of International Service-Learning on Preservice Teachers’ Movement Towards Humanizing Pedagogy. Information Publishing.
- Assaf, L. C., Phakomile, P., & Brooks, J. M. (2021). Superheroes and Community Innovators: Opportunities to Engage in Critical Literacy in a Makerspace Camp in Rural South Africa. Language Arts.
- Assaf, L. C., Sowa, P., & Zammet, K. (n.d.). Global Meaning Making: Disrupting and Interrogating International Literacy Research and Teaching Edited Book. U.S.A: Emerald.
- Assaf, L. C., Lussier, K. O., & Lopez, M. (2020). Becoming Linguistically Responsive Teachers. Teacher Education Quarterly, 47(2), 108–133.
- Lussier, K. O., & Hoff, M. (2019). A Literacy Awakening”: The Role of Study Abroad and International Service Learning for Preservice Teachers’ Literacy Engagement. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 5(2), 47–65. Retrieved from https://fire-ojs-ttu.tdl.org/fire/index.php/FIRE/article/view/163
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for College Achievement, 2021, Texas State University. August 24, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Fulbright Specialist, Fulbright. June 1, 2016 - June 1, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors for Spring (2021), Alpha Chi. May 1, 2021 - May 25, 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Developmental Leave Year Long Supplemental Award, Texas State University. September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: International Research Accelerator, Texas State University. August 26, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Selected Grants
- Justice, Sean Bradley (Principal), Assaf, Lori Czop (Co-Principal), Kinard, Timothy A (Supporting), Martinez Hinestroza, Jose Manuel (Supporting), Veech, Joseph A (Supporting), Close, Hunter G (Supporting), Burke, Quinn (Supporting). EPK-2: Exploring PK-2 Teachers' Abilities to Identify CT Precursors and Implement Learning Activities that Strengthen Computer Science in Early Childhood Classrooms, National Science Foundation, Federal, $450000. (Submitted: November 2019, Funded: September 2020 - August 2023). Grant.
- Assaf, Lori Czop (Principal), Hooper, R. (Co-Principal), Stephens, L. (Co-Principal). College Ready Writers Program Advanced Institute, Department of Education through National Writing Project, $20000. (Funded: 2016). Grant.
- Assaf, Lori (Principal), Lopez, Minda (Principal), Reed, Jason (Principal). Texas State University Equity and Access Grant: George Ancona: Pioneer Mexican American Photographer and Author, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4100. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
- Justice, Sean Bradley, Assaf, Lori Czop. EPK-2 Exploring PK-2 Teachers’ Ability to Identify CT Precursors and Implement Learning Activities that Strengthen Computer Science in Early Childhood Classrooms., LBJ Institute, STEM-For-All Partnership within the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, $50000. (Funded: June 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024). Grant.
- Cocio, Andrea (Principal), Errazuiz, Constanza (Co-Principal), Assaf, Lori Czop (Supporting). Identidad y posicionamiento profesional de estudiantes de pedagogía a partir de sus fondos de conocimiento e identidad: modelo explicativo de sus repertorios discursivos en dos universidades nacionales, Ministry of Education Chile, Fondecyt Ministry of Education Chile, $30000. (Submitted: June 1, 2020, Funded: October 15, 2020 - October 15, 2024). Grant.