Karen Neufeld, Ed.D.

Liberal Studies Program Director

McDonald Hall, Room 211
Telephone: 559-453-2052
Fax: 559-453-5558
Email: kneufeld@fresno.edu

What programs do you teach in?

  • English department
  • Department of liberal studies
  • Teacher education program

Education

  • B.S., elementary education, Kansas State University, 1966
  • M.A., reading, Kansas State University, 1972
  • Ed.D., supervision and administration in education, University of Kansas, 1978

Share why you teach at FPU

  • I value being able to unapologetically raise issues of faith within the context of my discipline, and I also have the honor of teaching persons committed to representing God’s agenda in the world. I desire to prepare future teachers with both a faith world view and the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of children.

Scholarly interests 

  • I write for children. It is the most scholarly, highly disciplined and challenging thing I do.

Publications

  • Articles in language arts, education, elementary English journals and computer software Children’s book: Up and Back, Lift and Dust
  • Children’s picture books and magazine stories

Current professional and service experiences

  • Active member of Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
  • Church librarian at College Community Church MB

Professional affiliations

  • International Reading Association
  • National Council of Teachers of English
  • American Library Association
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  • Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
 
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