Amber Warren

English language learning and qualitative research specialist.

English language learning specialist and consultant.

Bio

Amber N. Warren, Ph.D. (Indiana University), is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Multilingual Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University. She has taught English in Thailand, South Korea, and Tennessee. In her research, she uses qualitative methods to explore how teachers make sense of education policies and pedagogical approaches that shape their work, and intersections of media and policy in the lives of educators and language learners. Her work can be found in outlets including Teaching and Teacher Education, Language and Education, Linguistics and Education, Classroom Discourse, Critical Discourse Studies, and Journal of Education Policy. She is co-editor of several books, including Activism in Language Teaching and Language Teacher Education (Bloomsbury, 2024), Toward equitable futures in online language teacher education: Designing for criticality, dialogism, and advocacy (de Gruyter, forthcoming), and Language Teacher Educators at a Crossroads: Exploring the Intersections of Identity, Emotions, and Agency (Routledge, forthcoming).

Education

  • Ph.D., Literacy, Culture and Language Education, Indiana University
  • M.S., Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee
  • B.A., English, Shenandoah University

Availability

Amber is available for consulting, mentoring, and professional development in literacy and language education, qualitative analysis, and teacher-led research for instructional decision-making and improvement. She also conducts trainings, performs needs analysis, develops curricula and provides support for accreditation for English language programs.