• Elementary Education, K-5
• Department of Elementary and Special Education
• College of Education
• Literacy Studies [Ph.D.]
• Curriculum and Instruction [M.Ed.] - Elementary School Education

• PHD, Vanderbilt University (2020)
• MED, Middle Tennessee State University (2008)
• BA, Sewanee: The University of the South (2004)

Janna Brown McClain CV

Having spent nearly a decade teaching language in K-12 public school settings, Dr. McClain’s research focuses on preparing teachers to meet the increasing linguistic demands of the classroom, both in terms of honoring the diverse linguistic backgrounds of students as well as supporting student access to the language of school.