Dr. Joseph M. Shosh
Associate Professor of Education

B.A., Moravian College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Dr. Joseph M. Shosh, a summa cum laude graduate of Moravian College, earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University. He currently serves as associate professor of education and director of the Master of Education Program in Curriculum and Instruction. A recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English Paul and Kate Farmer English Journal Writing Award, the James N. Moffett Award for Classroom Research, and Cornell University’s Merrill Scholar Teaching Award, his professional interests lie in curriculum negotiation, transactional approaches to teaching and learning, and urban education. Dr. Shosh is a frequent contributor to English Journal, where he has written on a wide array of topics related to English education, including curriculum design, composition pedagogy, theatre production, and Shakespeare. Dr. Shosh teaches courses in literacy education, composition, and educational research in addition to supervising secondary education candidates in local public schools, New York City, and London. Prior to joining Moravian's education faculty full-time, Dr. Shosh taught both middle school and high school English, supervised English student teachers throughout Manhattan and the Bronx, and served as an ethnographer on a research team for the New York Network for School Renewal.

Selected Research Projects and Publications