Jenny Martin received a B.S. in English from Radford University and earned her license to teach English in grades 9-12. After teaching several years as an English and photojournalism teacher at Broadway High School, she earned a M.A. in education from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). She served as an adjunct instructor for 13 years at Bridgewater College and EMU. In 2014, she earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech. Her current research examines new literacies and voice in teaching writing and democratic learning and new literacies in teacher education. Martin joined the Bridgewater faculty full-time in 2014.
Contact information
- Flory Hall 315
- 540-828-5662
- jmmartin@bridgewater.edu
Education and certifications
- Education: B.S. in English, Radford University; M.A. in Education: Curriculum and Instruction, Eastern Mennonite University; Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Virginia Tech
Teaching Fields
- Education, Foundations in Education and Educational Psychology
Expertise and Topics
Speakers Bureau
- Learning and Adolescent Development
How can we best help adolescents learn? What does the research help us understand about teenagers, social interaction and learning in context?
- New Literacies in Teaching and Learning
What are the technologies being harnessed in today’s classrooms? How might some of the tools be useful to you?
Media Expert
- Education
- Motivation and learning
Research areas and specializations
- Voice in writing in secondary English classrooms, digital internships in English Education, and co-teaching
Personal interests
- Spending time with my family, reading, cycling and swimming
- jennyleighmartin.com
