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CURRICULUM VITAE
KATHRYN HU-PEI AU

• Business Address
  University of Hawaii
  College of Education
  1776 University Avenue, WA2-223
  Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Phone (808) 956-9828/Fax (808) 737-3349/E-mail kathy@kathyau.com

• Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D. in educational psychology, 1980
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, M.A. in psychology, 1976
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Professional diploma in elementary education, 1971
Pembroke College in Brown University, Providence, A.B. in European history, cum laude, 1969

• Employment

1995 - present
Dai Ho Chun Professor of Education, College of Education, University of Hawaii

1980 - 1995
Educational Psychologist, Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP), Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Honors and Awards

1999 - Reading Hall of Fame
1998 - Oscar Causey Award, National Reading Conference, for outstanding contributons to literacy research
1996 - Fellow, National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
1989 - Distinguished Scholar, AERA Standing Committee on the Role and Status of Minorities in Educational Research and Development
1980 - National Scholar Award, National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education

• Selected Recent Publications

Au, K.H.  (in press).  Cultural identity and learning to teach in a diverse community:  Findings from three case studies.  Journal of Teacher Education.

Au, K.H. (1998). Social constructivism and the school literacy learning of students of diverse cultural backgrounds. Journal of Literacy Research, 30 (2), 297-319

Au, K.H., & Carroll, J.H. (1997). Improving literacy achievement through a constructivist approach: The KEEP Demonstration Classrom Project. Elementary School Journal, 97 (3), 203-221.

Au, K.H., & Scheu, J.A. (1996). Journey toward holistic instruction. The Reading Teacher, 49 (6), 468-477.

Au, K.H. (1992). Constructing the theme of a story. Language Arts, 69 (2), 106-111.

Au, K.H., Scheu, J.A., Kawakami, A.J., & Herman, P.A. (1990). Assessment and accountability in a whole literacy curriculum. The Reading Teacher, 43 (8), 574-578.

Au, K.H., & Scheu, J.A. (1989). Guiding students to interpret a novel. The Reading Teacher, 43 (2), 104-110.

Au, K.H.  (2002).  Communities of practice:  Engagement, imagination, and alignment in research on teacher education.  Journal of Teacher Education, 53(3), 222-227.

Au, K.H., & Raphael, T.E.  (2000).  Equity and literacy in the next millennium.  Reading Research Quarterly, 35(1), 170-188.  

Au, K.H. (1997). Literacy for all students: Ten steps toward making a difference. Distinguished Educator Series, The Reading Teacher, 51 (3), 186-194.

Au, K.H. (1995). Multicultural perspectives on literacy research. JRB: A Journal of Literacy, 27 (1), 85-100.

Book Chapters

Au, K.H.  (2002).  Multicultural factors and the effective instruction of students of diverse backgrounds.  In A. Farstrup & S.J. Samuels (Eds.), What research says about reading instruction (pp. 392-413).  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.

Au, K.H.  (2002).  Balanced literacy instruction:  Addressing issues of equity.  In C.M. Roller (Ed.), Comprehensive reading instruction across the grade levels (pp. 70-87).  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.  

Au, K.H.  (2000).  A multicultural perspective on policies for improving literacy achievement:  Equity and excellence.  In R. Barr, M.L. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, & P.D. Pearson (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, Vol. III (pp. 835-851).  New York:  Erlbaum.  

Au, K.H. (1997). Ownership, literacy achievement, and students of diverse cultural backgrounds. In J.T. Guthrie & A. Wigfield (Eds.), Reading engagement: Motivating readers through integrated instruction (pp. 168-182). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Au, K.H. (1997). A sociocultural model of reading instruction: The Kamehameha Elementary Education Program. In S.A. Stahl & D.A. Hayes (Eds.), Instructional models in reading (181-202). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Books

Au, K.H., Carroll, J.H., & Scheu, J.A. (2001). Balanced literacy instruction: A teacher's resource book (2nd edition). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.

Raphael, T.E., & Au, K.H. (Eds.) (1998). Literature-based instruction: Reshaping the curriculum. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.

Au, K.H. (1993). Literacy instruction in multicultural settings. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers.

• Service to Professional Organizations

Director, International Reading Association, 1998-2001
President, National Reading Conference, 1996-97
Vice President, American Educational Research Association, 1992-94