Helen Maniates

Associate Professor, School of Education, University of San Francisco

Helen Maniates, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Teacher Education and coordinator of the Master of Arts of Teaching Reading Program in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. As a community engaged scholar, her work addresses both “schooled” literacy and out-of school literacy practices. Her research projects investigate classroom teaching at the micro-level to uncover practices that extend access, increase outcomes, and operationalize social justice principles.