Kayla Landers

Kayla Landers 2023

Kayla Landers

Communication and Digital Media

Instructor of Communication and Writing Program Director

College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Biography

Kayla Landers joined Alvernia University in Fall 2023 as an Instructor of Communication and Writing Program Director. Kayla has worked in higher education for the past 15 years. Prior to Alvernia, she was at Lehigh University where she taught first-year composition courses for multilingual speakers, graduate speaking and writing courses, and non-credit courses. Additionally, she was the ITA Liaison, overseeing state compliance of teaching assistants on campus.


Kayla earned her undergraduate degree in secondary education and Spanish from Slippery Rock University. She completed her Master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.


Because of her educational background, Landers is particularly interested in linguistic and multicultural issues that impact writing practices and pedagogy. Additionally, she is interested in multimodal composition and e-Portfolios. In 2022, she co-presented “Digital Literacies to Support the Writing Process: Pedagogical Significance of e-Portfolios” at the CCCC Annual Convention. She has also had multiple sessions at the TESOL International Convention and Expo over the past eight years. She is currently the International Teaching Assistant Interest Section chair, and she has also been a proposal reviewer for the last four years.

• M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• B.S. Education, Major: Secondary Education: Spanish, Slippery Rock University

• Linguistic and multicultural issues that impact writing practices and pedagogy

• Multimodal composition and e-Portfolios

• Conference on College Composition and Communication

• National Council of Teachers of English

• TESOL International Association

 

PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERING

• TESOL International Teaching Assistant Interest Section Past Chair (2024-2025)

• TESOL International Convention Proposal Reviewer (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024)

• Conference on College Composition and Communication Proposal Reviewer (2024)

• IELTS Higher Education Advisory Council Member (May 2022-2025)

• TESOL International Teaching Assistant Interest Section Chair (2023-2024)

• NAFSA Poster Fair Organizer (Global Language Programs Theme) (2023)

• TESOL International Teaching Assistant Interest Section Chair-Elect (2022-2023)

• NAFSA Poster Fair Reviewer (2021 and 2023)

• TESOL 2022 International Convention Volunteer Team Leader (2021-2022)

• TESOL International Teaching Assistant Interest Section Community Events Coordinator (2021-2022)



COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING

• East Cocalico Swim Team Parent Board (Webmaster 2024-2025 and Secretary 2022-2024)

• Tidal Waves Swim Team Winter Parent Board (Secretary 2024-2025 and Member at Large 2022-2024)

• Cocalico School District Professional Education Committee (2022-2024)

• Bennett Blazers Institute Parent Board (Secretary (2023-2025)