Christian P. Knoeller

Associate Professor
English Education
Department of English

Education

Ph.D.	University of California, Berkeley, 1993, Education in Language and Literacy
M.A.	University of Oregon, 1981, Linguistics
M.F.A.	University of Oregon, 1981, English
B.S.	Bucknell University, 1976

Courses Taught

EDCI 422	Teaching English in Secondary Schools
EDCI 434	Teaching English in Middle School
EDCI 498F	Supervised Student Teaching Seminar (Secondary English)
EDCI 509	Process Approaches to Writing
ENGL 391	Composition for English Teachers
ENGL 492	Literature in the Secondary Schools

Professional Experience

2002-Present	Associate Professor in English Education American Studies & Women's Studies Affiliated Faculty Member Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1999-2002	Assistant Professor in English Education Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
1993-1999	Assistant Professor of English University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI

Research

Research interests include teaching contemporary Native American literature in secondary schools, Henry David Thoreau's interest in American history and indigenous cultures from an American Studies perspective.

Selected Publications

• Knoeller, C. (2006). 'A Hopi basket full of photographs:' Interpreting visual art in multi-genre works by contemporary Native American writers." Indiana English. Indiana Council of Teachers of English.
  
• Knoeller, C. (Ed.). (2005). An Oasis for Writers: Anthology of National Writing Project Teachers. Berkeley, CA: National Writing Project.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2005). "Not one voice, but many: Reading contemporary Native American writers." In Exploring culturally diverse literature for children and adolescents: Learning to listen in new ways, May, J. and D. Henderson (eds.) Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2005). "Engaging indigenous voices in the classroom." [Essay review of the book Reading Native American literature: A teacher's guide]. English Quarterly, 37.4, 18-21. Canadian Council of Teachers of English Language Arts.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2005). "A Profession Older than Writing": Echoes of Huckleberry Finn In Steinbeck's Travels with Charley in Search of America. Midwest Miscellany XXXIII, 22-35. Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature: The Midwest Press.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2004). "Recognising Indigenous Voices: Contemporary Multi-genre Works by Native American Authors." English in Australia 141, 21-30. The Australian Association for the Teaching of English.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2004). "Narratives of rethinking: The inner dialogue of classroom discourse and student writing." In Bakhtinian Perspectives on Language, Literacy, and Learning. Freedman, S. and A. Ball (eds.) Cambridge University Press. 148-71.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2004). "Driving home at midnight in a dense fog: Using metaphor to explore writing processes." Berkeley, CA: The Quarterly of the National Writing Project 26.2, 21-27, 39. National Writing Project.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2003). "Imaginative response: Teaching literature through creative writing." English Journal 92 (5), 42-48. (Themed issue on "The Power of Imagination"). National Council of Teachers of English.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2002). "Teaching Contemporary Native American Writers." Indiana English 25.1:55-60. Indiana Teachers of English.
  
• Knoeller, C. (2000). Completing the Circle. Champaign, Illinois: Buttonwood Press, (Millennium Prize winner). Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
  
• Knoeller, C. (1998). Voicing Ourselves: Whose Words We Use to Talk About Books. SUNY series, Literacy, Culture, and Learning: Theory and Practice. Series Ed. Alan C. Purves, Albany, New York: State University of New York Press.
  
• Knoeller, C. (1998). "Negotiating interpretations of text: The role of student-led discussions in the understanding of literature." In Michael Opitz (ed.) Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association.
  
• Knoeller, C. (1994). "Negotiating Interpretations of Text: The Role of Student-led Discussions in the Understanding of Literature." Journal of Reading, 37 (7), 572-580. International Reading Association.
  
• Knoeller, C. (1988). Office Communication. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall/Regents, (textbook, 150 pp.). [10,427 copies sold worldwide]