Curriculum Vitae

Matthew Hall                        PDF Version

Department of Special Education, Language and Literacy
The College of New Jersey
Education Building, Suite 311
PO Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628
matthew.hall@tcnj.edu  e-mail

EDUCATION

  • 2013 | Ph.D  | New York University, Teaching & Learning (Literacy Focus) Dissertation: Designing is learning: An investigation of multimodal composing
  • 2002 | M.Ed |The College of New Jersey, Special Education
  • 2000 | B.S.    | The College of New Jersey, Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Reading Specialist – State of New Jersey
  • Teacher of the Handicapped – State of New Jersey
  • Elementary School Teacher – State of New Jersey
  • Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – State of New Jersey

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • (2017 – Present) Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey, Department of Special Education, Language & Literacy
  • (2012 – 2017) Assistant Professor, The College of New Jersey, Department of Special Education, Language & Literacy
  • (2011 – 2012) Adjunct Professor, New York University, Department of Teaching & Learning
  • (2011 – 2012) Student Teaching Supervisor, The College of New Jersey, Department of Special Education, Language & Literacy
  • (2010 – 2013) Researcher, New York University, EXCEL Academy @ NYU
  • (2009 – 2011) Graduate Assistant, New York University, Department of Teaching & Learning
  • (2008) Adjunct Professor, Manhattanville College, Department of Education
  • (2008 – 2009) Staff Developer, Lakewood Public Schools, Lakewood, NJ
  • (2006 – 2008) Literacy Coach, Lakewood Public Schools, Lakewood, NJ
  • (2005 – 2006) Reading Coach, New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Early Literacy
  • (2002 – 2005) Elementary Teacher, South Brunswick Public Schools, South Brunswick, NJ
  • (2001 – 2002) Permanent Substitute, Neptune Public Schools, Neptune, NJ
  • (2001 – 2002) Summer – Extended School Year Instructional Aid, Hillsborough Public Schools, Hllsborough, NJ

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2016  |  TCNJ School of Education Outstanding Faculty Member Award for Excellence in Teaching

RESEARCH SUPPORT

External

  • 2016  |   Co-Principal Investigator. National Science Foundation, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (NSF 14-526), “Collaborative Research: Designing the Impact Studio – Dynamic Visualizations in the Write4Change Networked Community.” (Project period: 10/1/2016 – 9/30/2018; total award $549,913)

Internal

  • 2017-2019   |   Support of Scholarly Activities (SOSA)  Award: Exploring Visual Literacy as a By-Pass Strategy for Struggling Readers. 3FWH/Year
  • 2014-2016   |   Support of Scholarly Activities (SOSA) Award: Global Authoring in the 21st Century: Creating a Multimodal Participatory Composing Environment. 3FWH/Year

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles

  • Hall, M. & Stornaiuolo, A. (In Press). Tracing networked writing in an online community through resonance maps. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2019.02.012
  • Slobodzian, J., Pancsofar, N., Hall, M., & Peel, A. (2016). A closer look at the pragmatic model of mentored undergraduate research: Examples from one school of education. CUR Quarterly, 37(1), 41-45.
  • Hall, M. (2015). Composing in public: The ambient audiences of a writing lab. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 59(3), 309-318.
  • Smith, A., Hall, M. & Sousanis, N. (2015). Envisioning possibilities: Visualizing as inquiry in literacy studies. Literacy, 49(1), 3-11.

Book Chapters

  • Stornaiuolo, A., Hull, G., & Hall, M. (2018). Cosmopolitan practices, networks, and flows of literacy. In K.A. Mills, A. Stornaiuolo, A. Smith, & J. Zacher Pandya (Eds.), The routledge handbook of writing, literacies, and education in digital cultures. New York: NY: Routledge.
  • Stornaiuolo, A. & Hall, M. (2014). Tracing resonance: Qualitative research in a networked world. In K. Vasbo & G. Gudmundsdottir (Eds.), Methodological challenges when exploring digital learning spaces in education (pg 29-44). Boston: Sense Publishers.

Other Publications

  • Hall, M. & Stahl, K.A.D. (2012). Devillainizing video in support of comprehension and vocabulary instruction. The Reading Teacher, 65 (6), 403-406.

 

REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • Stornaiuolo, A. & Hall, M. (April, 2020). Developing a networked space to support global collaboration between secondary school writers. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled)
  • Broderick, D. & Hall, M. (April, 2019). Transmediation as deep meditation: Infusing the arts in qualitative analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in Toronto, Canada.
  • Hall, M. (November, 2018). Youth as change agents: Networked representations of change. Paper presentation at the Annual Literacy Research Association Conference in Indian Wells, CA.
  • Stornaiuolo, A. & Hall, M. (March, 2018). Writing for impact: Writing as social action in online communities. Paper presentation at the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research in Towson, MD.
  • Stornaiuolo, A. & Hall, M. (January, 2018). Tracing impact through data visualization of networked writing. Paper presentation at the 5th International Conference on Writing Analytics in Tampa, Fl
  • Hall, M. & Smith, A. (November, 2017). Tracing uptake through youths’ compositional moves. Paper presentation at the Annual Literacy Research Association conference in Tampa, Florida.
  • Hall, M. (February, 2017). Writing as change: Exploring the dynamics and interpretations of “change.” Paper presentation at the Annual Penn Ethnography Forum in Philadelphia, PA
  • Hall, M. & Stornaiuolo, A. (November, 2016). Tracing impact through data visualizations of networked writing. Paper presentation at the Annual Literacy Research Association conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Stornaiuolo, A. & Hall, M. (April, 2016). Write4Change: A global online writing community. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in Washington, DC.
  • Hall, M. & Stornaiuolo, A. (April, 2016). Resonance maps of adolescent writing practices in online spaces. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in Washington, DC.
  • Smith, A., Phillips, N., Stornaiuolo, A., Hall, M., Jung, J., Washington, S., & Allen, S.  (February 2016). Tracing mobile literacy practices ethnographically: Exploring a transliteracies approach. Alternative format presentation at the Annual Penn Ethnography Forum in Philadelphia, PA
  • Smith, A., Phillips, N., Stornaiuolo, A., Hall, M., Wargo, J. (December 2015). Methods for researching transliteracies in practice: An embodied theoretical review. Alternative session at the Annual Literacy Research Association conference in Carlsbad, California.
  • Hall, M. (April, 2014). The performance of designing: Improvisation in the composing context. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Hall, M. (April, 2013). Where’s the writing?: Locating print in multimodal design. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco, California.
  • Hall, M. (April, 2013) Exploring multimodal methods for analyzing social interaction in composing contexts. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco, California.
  • Davis, L. & Hall, M. (April 2012). Designing identity: An exploration of youth identity in multimodal design contexts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association conference in Vancouver, Canada
  • Rainville, K., Shanklin, N., Hall, M., & Gamble, K. (May 2009). Literacy Coaching: Processes and Perspectives on Learning and Leading. Presentation at the International Reading Association 54th Annual Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Hall, M. & McDowell, J. (April 2009). Lab Classes: Making the Most of Literacy Coaching. Presentation at the National Literacy Coaching Summit in Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Hall, M. & McDowell, J. (May 2008).  Lab Classes: Making the Most of Literacy Coaching. Presentation at the International Reading Association 53rd Annual Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
  • McDowell, J. & Hall, M. (May 2007). The Critical Role of Administrators in the Coaching Process. Presentation at the International Reading Association 52nd Annual Convention in Toronto, Canada
  • McDowell, J. & Hall, M. (May 2007). Measuring What We Do: Using Data to Drive Coaching and Teaching.  Presentation at the International Reading Association 52nd Annual Convention in Toronto, Canada.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

  • Hall, M. (2018, October). Write4Change: Examining Adolescent Writing in an Online Writing Community. Presentation at the Fall Faculty Colloquium sponsored by the Faculty Senate at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2017, September). Assessing Student Writing. Presentation for Elementary Education Capstone Student Teacher Seminar at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2015, October). Using Images to Foster Critical Reading Skills. Presentation at the TCNJ Dyslexia Conference, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2015, October). Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom. Presentation at the Kappa Delta Pi Fall Conference, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2015, May). Keynote Address for the Kappa Delta Pi Induction Ceremony held at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2014, September). Assessing Student Writing. Presentation for Elementary Education Capstone Student Teacher Seminar at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2014, July). Approaches to Co-teaching. Presentation at the Middle School Retreat for Urban Educators, Ewing, NJ.
  • Hall, M. (2012, December). Visual Literacy in the Classroom. Presentation for the student organization The Young Child, Ewing, NJ.

TEACHING

Graduate Courses

  • Digital Literacy in a Globally Connected World
  • Correction and Remediation of Reading Difficulties: Practicum
  • Reading Diagnostic Procedures: Practicum
  • Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs
  • Language/Reading Strategies for Students with Disabilities
  • Language and the Teaching of Reading
  • Language and Literacy in the Upper Grades
  • Language and Literacy in the Early Grades
  • Practicum in Literacy Education
  • Teaching Reading in the English Classroom
  • Language Development and Literacy Birth – Grade 6
  • Content Area Literacy

Undergraduate Courses

  • Literacy Strategies, Assessment and Instruction in Reading
  • Literacy Learning Across the Curriculum (with a Teaching Writing Emphasis)

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION

Positions Held

  • 2012 – 2014  |  Historian/Secretarial Assistant. Writing and Literacies SIG
    American Educational Research Association (AERA) [Appointed]

Manuscript Reviewing

  • 2017 – Present  |  Research in the Teaching of English
  • 2015 – Present  |  English Teaching: Practice & Critique
  • 2014 – Present  |  Australian Journal of Language and Literacy
  • 2012 – Present  |  The Language and Literacy Spectrum

COLLEGE SERVICE

  • 2018 – Present  | Chair of Department Promotions and Reappointment Committee
  • 2017 – Present  |  Faculty Senate Executive Board
  • 2016 – Present |  Committee on Academic Programs
  • 2016 – Present  |  Faculty Senate
  • 2015 – Present |  Coordinator – Reading Specialist Program
  • 2013 – 2017      |  School of Education Curriculum Committee
  • 2012 – 2016      |  Graduate Programs Council

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • International Literacy Association
  • Literacy Research Association
  • American Educational Research Association
  • National Council of Teachers of English