Karen Neufeld, Ed.D.
Traditional Undergraduate 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
