Anna Yonas

Anna M. Yonas is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies at The University of Kansas, located in Joseph R. Pearson Hall. She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on supporting novice teachers in historical source analysis and addressing challenging historical themes like genocide and the Holocaust. She coordinates the Secondary History & Government Program and has over ten years of experience as a classroom teacher and administrator.

Education

• PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Virginia

Teaching

• C&T 335: Social Studies Curriculum Design
• C&T 420: Kansas Government & Public Policy
• C&T 541: Advanced Social Studies Pedagogy

Research Interests explore how educators navigate teaching traumatic histories, the role of instructional coaching in teacher development, and religious portrayals in state educational standards. Her work often intersects with Holocaust education, genocide curricula, and place-based learning methodologies.

Recent presentations include exploring antisemitism in Holocaust teaching at the American Education Research Association and analyzing religious resistance to curricula. Her work emphasizes practical strategies for teaching contentious historical topics.