Amy R Neeman
Professor College of Arts & Sciences English Providence
Biography and Expertise
As a professor of English at Johnson and Wales University, Amy Neeman’s research and teaching interests include academic and language issues of international students, as well as bilingualism, and code-switching. She also is interested in the areas of children’s literature and children’s media, media and body image, and the connection between popular culture and pedagogy. She is a frequent speaker at Popular Culture Association conferences and has written and presented on the integration of pop culture into the classroom.
Neeman holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from Brown University in Linguistics and Cognitive Science. In addition to teaching, one of her interests is designing workshops and other programs aimed at improving the academic language skills of international students.
Education
PhD
Brown University
MA
Brown University
BA
Queens College
Semifinalist
National Association for Bilingual Education
NE Popular Culture Association
Neeman, A.
Teaching Second Language Learners: From China and Beyond.
TETYC
Neeman, A. & Newman, D.
From Desperate Housewives – Past and Present- to The Real Housewives of NJ to Simply House: Views of Family and Gender in Popular Culture
“Linking our students’ stories to course content: The popular culture connection.”
Oral Presentation
Nepca 25
Northeast Popular Culture Assoc.
Virtual
Popular Culture in the Classroom: Universal Design and Experiential Learning
Northeast Popular Culture Association
Virtual
Diversity, Representation and Identity: Ideas and Practices in the Classroom
Oral Presentation
Nepca 2023
Northeast Popular Culture Association
virtual
Popular Culture in the Classroom – Engaging Students through Popular Media
Oral Presentation
Northeast Popular Culture Association Conference
Northeast Popular Culture Association
Virtual
Do Haagen Dazs and Snickerdoodles Make You Smile? A Closer Look at Nonsense Words
Oral Presentation
Popular Culture Association National Conference
Popular Culture Association
Virtual
Engaging Students: Exploring Ideas and Practices for Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom.
TYCA
virtual
Slithy Toves and Borogroves: What They Teach about Language
Popular Culture Association
Portsmouth
NH
The Intersection of Course Objectives and Social Themes
Popular Culture Assoc.
Washington
DC
Exploring Marriage, Gender, Race and Ethnicity through Film
NEPCA
Worster
MA
From Understanding to Action: Students, Social Issues and the Popular Media
Popular Culture Association
San Diego
Intersecting Literature, Film and the Global Literal Classroom
NEPCA
Keene
NH
Female Character Development and Agency: It’s not Grimm in Once Upon a Time
NEPCA
New London
CT
Pedagogical Challenges in Teaching Anti-Fat Bias, Obesity and Popular Public Perceptions
International Popular Culture Association
Reykjavik
Iceland